Loving my Oldies

All those photos ..... just beautiful K. LOL, I remember when you asked for help about this. A good solution to rip it up. Polished concrete is very IN :laugh:

When I was a volunteer at a pound, there was so much “afraid of men” that I figured there could not be so many men abusing/frightening dogs. Totally a thought of mine with nothing to back it up, I just wondered whether it was simply dogs were seeing [smelling] a male who was much larger [taller] than they and they were simply instinctively on the alert. I’ve quoted and numbered the points in your post, juice, that apply to my experience. 1. This leads to so many crap diagnoses by so called experts: dominance, alpha, leader of the pack etc etc etc. Push a button and out comes something, anything to justify what a dog is doing. As you say, juice, we don’t know. What we need to know is that dogs are instinctual beings who come with thousands of years of conditioning. 2. Exactly. This can apply to virtually anything a dog does. It is very hard though when you have one of those fearful dogs. I have had Tamar for nearly 12 years. She was about six months old in the pound, a terrified, shitting and weeing wreck. She is still a timid and fearful dog and still goes to the floor sometimes when I walk towards her which breaks my heart. If she ended up in rescue, people would think she’d been abused. 3. I have had so many oldies, I’ve lost track. They all fitted in immediately. If you want to adopt and older dog, Sars, go for it, but don’t over analyse. :) :)

Swoooooooooooon.

Just saw this posted on FB. How odd ???? http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/mans-best-friend-rescued-by-kindness-homeless-peter-reunited-with-his-beloved-dog/news-story/1769517e431d1003e6170d07ebbd1857

I agree. A thread to warm the saddest heart. :thumbsup:

Exploration mode will set in very quickly, I imagine. Gorgeous confident little creatures.

Well, he does have a Secret and a Mystery. Enough to confuse anyone.

Thanks DDD! Have applied to join. Sounds like a great resource - I often have spare dog clothes, leads etc Oh good on you. The woman who started it lives at Dural which isn’t far from me and I often just drop in bits and pieces - particularly bedding. I’ll see all the parcelled goodies going far and wide on the porch waiting for pickup and delivery. Huge job!!

If people are diligent, like Juice, it can obviously work. But how many people would do that, I wonder? Personally, I would (and have) go down the track of pavers to make a pathway and plant native grasses. At SASH in North Ryde (Small Animal Specialist Hospital), a place I have visited many times over the years, they have laid artificial turf. Now obviously it gets a helluva lot more use than the normal home, but OMG, the stench . Frankly, I have to steel myself and cover my nose just to walk the few metres past it. How the staff can go out there, toilet the dogs, and then walk back into the hospital without walking through disinfectant, is beyond belief really. There is a hose there, but with the amount of use the area get, any hosing is virtually useless.

Get in touch with this group. They have drop off points around town or you could perhaps deliver it to them. https://www.facebook.com/groups/RescueResourceNSW/

That last photo is very precious. She will very soon become your Pei’s guide and much loved companion.

OMG, Kirislin! That pic third from the end. Heart melts.........

What a wonderful record of a dog's life. Couldn't get any better. What a magic day it was when Benny became part of your home, Brandiandwe. :birthday:

Crikey! There are some pretty good photographes on DOL and you are def up there with the best. These are brilliant. The colour in the first one was striking. But they all are.

:thumbsup: I’ve just broken my computer screen because I tried to join those gorgeous dogs of yours, Canetoad :laugh: :laugh:

What a clever, funny friend Thanks for the photographs is Mr Gorgeous-but-Taken. :laugh: :laugh:

Before using any product have the vet check his tear duct function. If there isn't anything wrong except a bit of irritation get Optrex liquid from the chemist, soak a cotton wool ball and wipe both eyes regularly for a few weeks. This cleans the eyes and reduces, at the very least, staining. In my experience with Maltese, the staining was completely eliminated on one dog and almost eliminated on another. I always have Optrex on hand just to give all the dogs' eyes an occasional wipe over and have never had dogs with staining since.

They aren’t beans; they are bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear. Too gorgeous.

A fox in the cat house :thumbsup:

Beautiful words. :rainbowbridge: Run free, Punpunya. You go with so much love.

He has given me a present: (hope I am not speaking too soon) all meds kept down so far :thumbsup:

Oh my goodness. Look at the pair of them ..... soooooo beautiful.

Run free little Nora :rainbowbridge: Take care, Jeanka. :hugs:

Deepest sympathies, Isabel. It is frightening, devastating and such an enormous event when we have to make the decision for our loved ones. Hugs to you.

Little white paw