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Ill give it another go...try this http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/banyo/dogs-puppies/3-legged-dog/1141185440?utm_source=Gmail&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttonsVIP&utm_content=app_android

My friend phoned me to see if I can do something to help this little one, I have left a message on the No hairs Ark Chinese Crested FB page but will put it here as well. https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/banyo/dogs-puppies/3-legged-dog/1141185440 I am a fair way away so can't do much but will email the owner and maybe can meet up somewhere closer to me but if someone is nearer who can pick up the dog and get the little one to rescue it'd be really good

I have copied and pasted the article but there are gaps where the ads were https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/03/03/more-people-are-adopting-old-dogs-really-old-dogs/?utm_term=.5e55daff723b More people are adopting old dogs — really old dogs By Karin Brulliard March 3 Steve Frost of Redding, Calif., with 11-year-old Elmo, who takes four pills morning and evening. (Courtesy of Steve Frost) When a German Shepherd rescue organization posted Elmo’s photo online last fall, it made no effort to mask the dog’s problems. He wore a cone around his neck to prevent him from licking the large open sore on his hip. His fungus-ridden feet were swollen. His graying, 11-year-old face held a pathetic, ears-to-the-ground gaze. Steve Frost, a retired fire captain in Northern California, said he saw the photo and thought Elmo “looked like hell.” He immediately decided he wanted the dog. Four months later, Frost sits by his fireplace every morning and evening and gives Elmo four pills for his various ailments, “like an old man.” On Wednesday morning, he took Elmo in for prostate surgery. Frost, who had not owned a dog in several years, is now ushering one through its final years of life, which he says he figures will be “a lot better than living in a kennel.” [We love stories about dogs mourning their owners. But they might not be what they appear.] Frost, 59, met Elmo through the Thulani Program, one of a growing number of animal organizations focusing on adopting out older dogs, or “senior dogs” that are typically 7 years or older. Their age makes them some of the hardest-to-place animals in a society that still adores romping puppies, although that is changing as books on elderly dogs and social media campaigns convince pet-seekers that the mature pooches often come with benefits, such as being house-trained, more sedate and less demanding of people with busy lifestyles. But some of those adopters go further, selecting pets from programs for dogs in need of hospice care, or what amounts to assisted living for very ill or very old dogs. These programs usually commit to covering the cost of a dog’s medical and dental care, which might otherwise be a major obstacle to finding them homes, said Lisa Lunghofer, executive director of the Maryland-based Grey Muzzle Organization. The donor-funded group gave $225,000 in grants last year to 38 senior dog programs nationwide, several of which now promote hospice adoptions. Frost, who lives in Redding, Calif., and is a part-time professional pilot, said he knew he wasn’t up to the task of raising a puppy. He also knew he wanted a German Shepherd. An Internet search led him to Thulani, and that led him to Elmo, one of the organization’s hospice dogs. The Thulani Program, a German Shepherd rescue program, posted a photo of Elmo that made clear he’d be a project. (Courtesy of Steve Frost) Frost knows little about Elmo’s past, other than that he was turned over to an animal shelter in Los Angeles and had clearly been neglected. His ears had mites, his innards had worms, his prostate had a tumor and he was puppy-like in one key way: At age 11, he wasn’t house-trained. Now Elmo has two beds in Frost’s home and a permanent place in the back seat of his four-door Ford F-150, and the two take what Frost called “a man shower” together every few days. “This guy has just burrowed his way into my heart,” Frost said. [This dog died, but he went out in style: with a bucket list] Lunghofer stresses that most senior dogs do not require the kind of care Elmo has. The majority “just need a good home,” she said, and many “regain their vitality and reward their families with years of unconditional love and devotion.” And more of them are finding those homes, she said. Grey Muzzle — which says it envisions “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid” — recently surveyed its grantees, the majority of which said the situation for older dogs has improved in the past two years and that young people are more open to such adoptions. Nearly all said the main reason people adopt aging dogs is “altruism,” although mellowness and potty skills were also cited. “This is a great way to ease into dog ownership,” said Erick Smith of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, a Grey Muzzle grantee. “It’s not this epic commitment that you’re staring down.” Dante, a 10-year-old black Lab mix, had an eye removed shortly before he was adopted by David Writz of Eau Claire, Wis. (David Writz) David Writz, 34, said he’s hoping his newly adopted 10-year-old black Lab mix, Dante — who is not a hospice case — will stick around for five years or so. Like Frost, Writz found his dog online after deciding he didn’t have time for a puppy. When the two met in person at Bob’s House for Dogs in Eleva, Wis., Writz was smitten, despite the fact that Dante was about 20 pounds overweight. Then the shelter called and told Writz that the dog would be having emergency surgery to remove an eye with glaucoma. Did Writz still want him? “I was like, ’Obviously,’ ” said Writz, who works in a payroll office. “I figured at the very least I’d just get him an eye patch.” Knowing that Dante won’t be around for long “is the depressing aspect of it,” said Writz, who regularly takes Dante to a local brewery, where the dog happily begs for pretzels. “But I figure he’ll be happy the rest of his remaining years.” Russell Ulrey, a Muttville volunteer who helped start the shelter’s hospice program, said he was initially worried that he wouldn’t find takers. He was wrong. Last year, Muttville adopted out 85 hospice dogs, and Ulrey said demand is higher than supply. Caring for a terminally ill dog is “a life-changing experience,” said Ulrey, 41, but one he tells potential adopters to approach with flexibility. Ulrey, who has adopted several hospice dogs, said one lived 14 months until, one day, he charged up a hill to a favorite park and collapsed. A veterinarian euthanized him there. An Airedale mix named Ralph, in contrast, had multiple organ failure, rotten teeth and survived just a week. “A dog like Ralph, we didn’t take him out to the park. He didn’t want to go,” he said. “We made him cozy and made him feel really loved, maybe for the first time in his life.” Chachito, a 16-year-old dog who is blind and deaf, lives with Russell Ulrey in Northern California. (Russell Ulrey) These days, Ulrey and his partner, Marie Macaspac, are the parents of Chachito, a 20-pound mutt who qualified as a hospice dog because he is 16 years old, blind and deaf — exactly the kind of pet few adopters would be willing to take on. Chachito’s regime involves homemade meals of brown rice pasta and chicken, supplements for his joints, arthritis medication and lots of hanging out at the couple’s Fairfax, Calif., home. “He has his route,” Ulrey said. “He bonks into one wall and then knows he’s going to turn right.” Farther north, in Redding, Elmo is recovering from his prostate surgery, which added hundreds of dollars to the $1,000 or more Frost has paid — with Thulani funds — to get the dog in shape. Soon, Frost said, he’ll take Elmo for a ride in an airplane “The best you can do is make him have a great life, because his life up until this point has been hell,” Frost said. As for the end? Frost said he doesn’t focus on that. “If it didn’t hurt, you’ve got to question the love that’s involved.” Read more: This tennis tournament is using shelter dogs as ballboys Do pet cats cause schizophrenia? A new study suggests no. Dog treadmills and fake fire hydrants: How hotels host Westminster show dogs

I have a new sturdy wooden one now It was one of those white ones that are annoying; 5mm thick and worse than useless as the centre was dished in a little. It was the dog's chopping board and I always hated it. so now I am glad glad glad

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ5 If this is your plane Sandgrubber...YOU HAVE ARRIVED! Hope the dogs are ok

I bought a new cleaver and first time I used it I chopped the chicken frame and the chopping board in half

I cut off that length of skin that the big wing feathers would grow and the triangle of skin on the inside, I reckon that would get rid of most the fat. The frames are less of a fuss though.

what is your flight number and departure details Sandgrubber? (if that is not an invasion of your privacy) We can all keep an eye on your doggies for you here--> https://flightaware.com/live/ I have added this link as I think it's sandgrubber's plane https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ5 She has just left LA

I am sure I took a photo of Penny's bandaged leg but now can't find the photo, I could only find a couple of her after the bandage was removed. She is cross in the first photo; if I remember correctly I turned the light on and woke her up

Yes, the little dogs must handle it better Vehs, my Penny (Westie) was 16 when she had a repair done and apart from a couple of days when she was feeling very very sore she was as getting round ok after the supporting bandage (I can't quite remember; it may have been a very light plaster) and stitches were removed. Penny's surgery was the simple procedure which costs approximately $1000

I will get some more info on Friday Jumabaar, after I have talked to Henry's vet. It's hard to keep him calm as he is full of beans and I'm worried in case he causes further damage

I just love that little Archie Rozzie, lovely teeth here is a photo of Saffy and Henry at the Westie Christmas party, every dog got a chance to ride in Santa's sleigh Saffy: "I have had enough of this train and WANT TO GET OFF NOW"

Thanks WM and Tassie. I had previously phoned the vet and asked the reception to tell Henry's vet that he was walking much better but I'm unsure if the message got to her as when I phoned (on the next day)to ask about the knee support the call-taker asked the vet and the vet said it wouldn't help. I am wondering if the first message didn't get through and that Henry's vet was still under the impression that Henry was still not using his leg; therefore a support would not be useful. I hope that the above paragraph makes sense. Henry is booked in for surgery on Friday but I phoned yesterday and made an appointment first so that the vet has more time and can really check him out rather than the short er pre-surgery appointment. I am having trouble keeping him from running around, the cortisone (Previcox 57mg) is obviously doing its job and he is acting like a five-year-old, he is a different dog, poor little bugger must have been in some pain for quite some time. I know the vet said that if he doesn't need surgery she would treat him long-term (I don't know what with yet; maybe low dosage cortisone?) Henry has also been getting monthly injections of Synovan since December

On Thursday Henry was limping (left back leg) so off to the vet; he has torn his cruciate ligament, he is on steroids to relieve the pain and he has put his paw on the ground on Friday and today is walking on his leg ok, so it may not require surgery. I will phone his vet this morning to ask but I feel that some leg/knee support would be helpful so that the ligament can be taken care of. Has anyone tried the Balto dog knee brace? the price is not too bad and it may help. https://alphamobility.com.au/shop/balto-dog-knee-brace-bt-jump/

Thank you very much PK, I reckon I'll give that brand a miss. On checking the ingredients I find that my dogs are getting them anyway as they get a spoonful of my home-made-super-dooper vegie slops with their minced turkey necks or tinned mackerel (mackerel is dog-yum-food) I usually keep some dry food as back-up when I forget to take their dinner out of the freezer. I'll go and order my shampoos now without adding their holistic tallow and duck kibble. Thanks again

I am thinking I may buy a 3kg bag of Holistic Grainfree Chicken and Duck with Garden Vegetable as there is some other stuff I also need from this on-line site that are a very reasonable price. Does anyone here use it as I can't find the list of ingredients anywhere; all I can find is this info http://australianpettreatcompany.com.au/products/australian-holistic-grainfree-dog-chicken-duck-garden-vege-3-kg-free-freight.html and here https://www.petusuals.com.au/Australian-Holistic-Grainfree-Dog-Food they don't appear to show percentages/weight/proportions, I am interested in the first six or eight listed ingredients (esecially the first and second as they are the ones that usually make up the bulk of the product. Thanks

Good, but a little bit sad https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/01/have-our-children-been-harmed-by-having-pets

what area did he go missing from again LG? can you also post another photo of him?

Yayyy, great news WM

copied from Wikipedia: 20 drops The minim was defined as one 60th of a fluid dram or one 480th of a fluid ounce. This is equal to about 61.6 μL (U.S.) or 59.2 μL (Britain). Pharmacists have since moved to metric measurements, with a drop being rounded to exactly 0.05 mL (50 μL, that is, 20 drops per milliliter). a chart (it shows 300 drops which makes sense as a drop is 1/2 ml) so if I have worked it out correctly there is a good chance I may be incorrect that means that (for a 30 day month) you will put in 10ml daily which is 200 drops and at that rate a 15ml bottle will last you 45 days. If you were to administer twice daily, and in both eyes, that would mean that you would put 50 drops (2.5ml) in each eye twice a day and that many drops would just run out. it is more likely that you would just put in 2-->5 drops in each eye can you please let us know how many drops a day your vet recommends?

There is this info PC--> http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-197324.html and https://www.vetary.com/dog/condition/flax-poisoning the above link says; Recommended doses of flaxseed oil for dogs range from about 1 teaspoon per day for a small dog to 1 tablespoon for a large dog I give about a tsp of ground-up, mixed-together, fenugreek/linseeds/millet daily so the linseed oil content will be minimal (as opposed to pure linseed oil)

I need to feed Henry with a small meal before I give him a wing or 1/4 chicken frame as he tries to swallow them with minimal chewing and they get stuck and i have to hold him up with his head facing the floor and whack him on the shoulder-area until the offending chicken-bit comes out. Henry and I just don't need this drama. Moral of the story is to feed them a small meal first to take the edge off their hunger

I can still see the photo, I am on my desk-top computer, I will do a screen-shot and post so hopefully it can be seen

I usually grind up linseeds (along with millet and fenugreek seeds) in the coffee grinder, I keep all the seeds in the freezer so they will last a while. I think linseeds lose their goodness when kept at room temperature. the dogs go yum yum when I mix the ground seeds into their minced turkey necks

I saw two Chows on Friday, handsome ranga-dogs They were lovely