sparkycat

They are very cute - I hope they find a home quickly - Devons are beautiful little busy cats.

I think your Mrs Cranky is a bit over the top. At my vet dogs and cages are on the bench seats or the floor. Personally my dogs stay on the floor but I always put the cat cages on the seat so my cats are not subjected to strange dogs sticking their noses up close.

Hemorrhoid cream such as Anosol works really well - thick antiseptic,astringent.

esky is beautiful as even and Fritz is very cute - are you going to race Fritz with Esky ?

Cats always rule :) - in our house the game is catch a very fluffy Lappie tail with claws extended :laugh: or do a Siamese yowl and scarce the s@#t out of big Keely :laugh:

What about a Lappie? - they are very gentle with kids and are happy to lounge around all day or go for a run. Mine is always being mistaken for a BC X .

when I was growing up they were always called Qld heelers, never heard them referred to as anything else until I joined an obedience club. In the 1950's they were Blue Heelers my parents had some in PNG and I still think of them as that.

I have a huge coated beautiful Lappie who loves everyone and anyone who ignores her gets howled at :laugh: I really enjoy taking her out and getting stopped even if most people think she is a BC X that is until she howls. :laugh:

I did a thread on Keely's operation - not sure how to link back to a DOL post - hope this works http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/167319-femoral-head-ostectomy-after-operation/page__p__3685081__hl__%2Bfemoral+%2Bhead+%2Bremoval__fromsearch__1#entry3685081

My wolfie x BC x nutcase ( 30kgs) had this a couple of years ago - the cost was just under $2000. She had some hydrotherapy sessions after and on our vets advice we took her swimming as much as we could -there is a nice dam at Frank Smith Park Coromandel Valley. I found the best pain relief for her was massaging the top of her hips with the palm of my hand. She recovered well and now walks without a limp, looks running and chasing a ball.

I don't know why it happens but I have seen it happen many times at dog parks. Someone will arrive with a dog on lead and start walking around and other dogs will approach and then scuffles start. I also have a dog with iffy re-call and as she loves going to the dog park I just watch her very carefully and let her run around she usually ends up trotting next to me as I do laps of the park. She has a few special dog friends that she likes to play with and there are always lots of people she can "talk" to !

I'm so sorry to hear this - you made the kindest and hardest decision - big hugs to you - I too will miss the Mr Wilson stories and photos

I am very sorry to hear this Jelly I had followed your earlier thread but not commented - you have made the bravest and hardest decision. You have given me a lot of comfort as I went through a similar situation earlier this year with a cat.

I'm having a good laugh at all the wonky ears - here is my beautiful Lappie with one ear that didn't come up I looked up ear taping when she was a pup but the human males in my household were horrified at the idea :laugh:

Me too !

Sorry no help here at all but I think we need a video - I would love to see a pack of sighthounds howling :laugh: I have a howler and I find it really cute - she throws her head back, sticks her nose in the air and goes for it - she has a huge array of howls - the most common is soft and lovely "I'm being adorable so I can't be ignored"

Yes Floud is for f..... loud - my OH named her when I told him I was getting a Siamese kitten - she is a chatter box but I have met a lot worse

Floud decided to help me with some sewing as usual :)

This is Jaana just after she had been washed and groomed - not only did she have a lot to say to the groomer but then she complained (as usual) because I wanted to take her photo - believe it or not she is the sweetest dog normally

Jaana and I started a training/ agility class about 6 weeks ago. I really didn't think she would like it but she has suprised me and seems to really enjoy and tells the whole class regularly ! The one thing she was reluctant with was jumping on the table so when she finally did it she very happy :laugh:

Our Deerhound managed to "bounce" 3 family members through windows - luckily all 3 incidents were injury free and we did manage to claim replacement glass off our house insurance.

I think I might have had the same one - black and white BC look with loop sided ears but with maybe a little something else added - a very serious wise looking maybe older dog ! I liked the survey because it made me think of my preconceptions of BC's - I really thought through my answers and debated with myself if I was answering because I thought it was a BC or actually answering about the specific photo.

Sounds like the one I had - nice looking dog

I could say that my Lappie is non-shedding because her fur doesn't fall out by itself BUT she does have a huge coat which requires regular brushing otherwise her undercoat mats and she gets full of bits of garden. :) So when she is inside she drops leaves, dirt and twigs everywhere.

I watched it and I must say that I found the fact that the dogs were chained up permanently rather disturbing. I understand that they are a dog bred for hard work who like nothing better than exercise so to keep them chained up seems cruel. There were some great scenes of them playing with polar bears -one in particular the polar bear was rolling around on its back.