Kirislin

this is a common cross in the UK. I've seen a few here, but since Bedlingtons themselves are fairly rare here then a Whippet/Bedlington is even rarer. Probably rabbiters might breed them. I think there was one in rescue about a year ago. They're pretty cute looking. They remind me of a tiny deerhound.

these are the best I could manage for birthday girl. IMG_0351 by kirislin, on Flickr Sleepy IMG_0349 by kirislin, on Flickr windows to her soul IMG_0348 by kirislin, on Flickr

Neko is 4 years old today! I haven't taken a photo of her today as it's freezing here and she doesn't want to move away from the warmth but her son Obi looks a lot like her in the face. He's just a great big boy version of his mum. IMG_4416dpp OBI by kirislin, on Flickr and this is her brother Arkey who had a happy return to the straight drag lure chase last Sunday. He was the wunder kinder as far as speed and lure coursing went, and Marcus had high hopes for competing with him and then tragically he broke his front leg in late 2015 while in the care of someone else, and we thought he'd never run again. Sunday was the first time he's been allowed to run since the accident, and I admit my heart was in my mouth, especially as he yelped the whole way, but it was from excitement not pain. I dont kinow if he will ever be able to return to coursing though, there's much more risk of injury. We shall see...... anyway, welcome back Arkey! IMG_4476dppt by kirislin, on Flickr and finally Willow who is unrelated but might contribute at some time to the line. She's been to the fun days since she was a puppy but showed no real enthusiasm to chase the lure, until this last time, and only because she was allowed to have a tug-of-war with Minnie the jack russell terrier and it seems to have done the trick, the penny has dropped and now she will chase. IMG_4456dppt by kirislin, on Flickr

$68 I think. They never used to charge for a revisit but I was last time so not sure whether the policy has changed. The wonderful thing about my vet is he will see you afterhours for emergencies. Doesn't fob you off to the emergency vet.

I love Mary's polished horns. Do all girls goats (having a mental blank as to what they're called) get horns?

Haven't been here for a while, but the family, including Neko and Secret are doing well. Might get some photos today of the gang.

Do any of you know how much it would cost to book a photographer for a dog sporting event? Something where they would take photos that competitors would buy, so basically it's giving the photographers access to a market, plus the club who booked the photographer would require some pics themselves for promo purposes.

it would be enough to turn me off buying a pup if they were the conditions, but I can see why breeders feel the need to do it. Very sad.

This is the first I've heard of it. I dont know the boys names so they're safe from me. But you dont need a big knife to stab with. A little pointed veggie knife will do the job. The only ones who know what happened are the kids. Should be easy enough for them to clear their names. How come they dont tell?

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Thank you Stellnme and Scottsmum, your thread has helped me too. Since I wrote my comment above I have been to the vet, and he was equally as helpful. One thing he said to me is only focus on the quality of life reasons for letting her go, not any other factors because then I will just feel guilty. I won't take up anymore of your thread with Feather but I'm glad I read it.

I have just read this thread. It caught my eye because I am about to go through something similar and am trying to work myself up to making that final decision. Every word you wrote hit home with me, I understand what you went and are still going through. How lucky he was to have found you in the twilight of his life.

My friend got some recently with whole heads attached. He said the dogs loved them beaks and all.

is he thin? Does he seem hungry? I'd be basing how much I feed him on those things. BTW this thread is in the wrong place. You can ask Troy to put it in General or Health and nutrition.

amazing that if she was friendly she'd been living rough all those years. You'd think she would have buddied up with someone.

What does the vet think?

Such a huge problem nowadays because there are so many breeds of dog that aren't suitable for just anyone to own, but it's a free country and there's nothing stopping certain types of people owning certain types of dogs. What can you do?

You're such a softie

She's been doing well ever since. Back to eating, although she has to be hand fed, but I indulge her because I suspect it's a bit of senility that is the reason she just stares at her food and wont pick it up herself, and even if it is just being spoilt, I dont care, it's not that hard to feed her by hand, so what if she's got me wrapped around her skinny little paw for the time she has left.

Feathie hates having her photo taken but I got this last weekend while she was snoozing outside. I had a friend and his dogs come to visit and even though she mostly sleeps she still doesn't like to miss out on anything, so instead of sleeping in my bed, she still comes out to socialise, by sleeping in public :D instead of in private. That's Neko she is using as a pillow. IMG_4170dpp by kirislin, on Flickr

I saw that too. Very clever.

Feather whippet will be 15 next month. She is thin and frail and takes a lot of nursing, but she's only on one medication and although she mostly sleeps she still has her moments of joy, happiness and animation, so I don't think her time has come. That almost changed in the early hours of Wednesday morning. I was roused from a deep sleep by a dog panting under the doona. I pulled back the cover and poor Feather was just laying there, immovable, panting frantically with bulging eyes and bright red gums. She'd lost bladder control which she NEVER does normally but the area around her mouth was just as wet from her panting. My my poor little girl had got too hot under the doona but was trapped by the other dogs and possibly my legs, and she was too weak and frail to get out of there. I yanked all the bedding off and laid her on a damp towel and then put a damp face washer on her chest and turned the fan on her. I started syringing water into her mouth but it still took about 20 minutes for her to stop her frantic panting. After a while she seemed calm but when I tried to get her to stand she couldn't. She could use her front legs, but her back ones just dragged behind her. I just lay beside her till morning and continued to rehydrate her by syringing honey water every few minutes. I made an appointment with the vet but the earliest I could get in was 11.45am. She hadn't tried to stand once since I'd "rescued" her from under the covers at about 2.20am. I carried her outside once it was light and she was weak but able to have a wee, but when she came back inside she didn't want to open her eyes and the inner eyelid was halfway across her eyes. I wondered if she might have had a thumping migrane from dehydration. I sat sat beside her on my bed with my hand on her chest feeling her heart beat so weak, and her breathing so slow, I was sure she was dying. I even rang and cancelled the vet appointment as I didn't want to stress her and thought she wouldn't make it to 11.45am anyway.. But that time came and went and she just continued to lay there peacefully. Then sometime around 1pm she lifted her head and her eyes looked a bit clearer. I lifted her off the bed and she was able to make her own way outside for a wee, then toddled back in and went to the fridge making it very clear she'd like a bite to eat!. So I happily fed her and since then she's recovered and is back from the dead to her normal self! I know she won't be around for very much longer, we take each day as it comes, but clearly I had it wrong on Wednesday and she told me, not today mummy, not today.

I hope that lying selfish idiot never gets another pet.

very cute. Do they go back to their mums after hours or are they all orphaned? And something I've always wondered, what happens to them when they stop looking like babies?

sometimes the failures work out to be the best of all. Marcus wanted me to take a photo of Nekos puppies all sitting together looking intently at the camera. I never did succeed in getting him that shot but I think what I ended up with was much better. I don't know how to link it with this thing but it's the photo I took of them all NOT cooperating and I love it.