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Heya everyone. As some of you know Atlas, my Bull Terrier has just become a Delta dog, meaning he can visit nursing homes I have to was him every fridays afternoon for our Saturday morning visits. I noticed today that his skin is a bit flakey tonight after his bath (this is only the 4th week of doing it) What shampoo should i be using? I have one that is an everyday shampoo for dogs. Can i give him so vitimins to help him out? If it gets too bad i will be pulling him out of the program, i am not going to risk his health for it. Any advice? He loves visiting!! Thanks Cin

when i got Kaos desexed i worried all day, she was the first famale dog i have owned, so the first i have had desexed. My boss almost sent me home from work! When i when to pick her up they said she had spent most of the day cuddleing up with the nurses and vets when they were on their lunch breaks! She was so happy, i had to crate her to keep her from playing to rough with Atlas Glad you pup is ok Sorry to hijack - Can you get a tattoo for microchiping? Kaos got a tat for being desexed, i didnt know you could get one for the microchip. Would make it easier for the RSPCA to find it if they have a tat?

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Thought you might like to have a look at the photo of my boy

14 years ago my brother came home with this tiny tiny Saffy puppy, Zeus. He was about 5 weeks old and cost him $15 He became my dog, the biggest sook you could find! He hated water, he would rather be in your lap getting a pat then running for a ball (and when he did get the ball he would NEVER return it to us!) When he was ten years old his brother, Major, died. They had been together since the day we got Zeus. We didnt think Zeus would make it, he went downhill so fast, a few weeks later he was attacked by a dog, we were thinking of getting him put to sleep, he was just so depressed. We got another dog, Duke, a Bulldog, Zeus started playing like a puppy again. The last few months he has been getting sicker.... We made the choice to let him run free.... An hour ago i held him in my arms while the vet injected him. It was quick, he relaxed in my arms and it was over.... My heart is broken once again He was my baby, the best dog anyone could ever want... I love you Zeus... Cin xxx

Thanks again - I am heading over to mums at 11 to spend the day with him. Might take him for a drive. I dont want to be upset in front of him - i want him to think everything is ok going to be a hard day

If you ever love an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember... The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter - simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore, and claim its special place in your hall or front room - and when you feel it brush against you for the first time - it instils a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come. The second day will occur eight or nine or ten years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surpising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. And you will see sleep when you once saw activity. So you will begin to adjust your friend's diet - and you may add a pill or two to her food. And you may feel a growing uneasy feeling on and off until the third day finally arrives. On this day - if your friend and whatever higher being you believe in have not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own - on the behalf of your lifelong friend, and with the guidance of your own deepest Spirit. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you - you will feel as alone as a single star in the dark night. If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you. But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul - a bit smaller in size than your own - seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come. And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very, very lightly. And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie - you will remember those three significant days. The memory will most likely be painful, and leave an ache in your heart. As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and embrace it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache. But there will be, I assure you, a fourth day when - along with the memory of your pet - and piercing through the heaviness in your heart - there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love - like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow - and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets - it is a Love we will always possess. (by Martin Scot Kosins)

Thanks guys. God he was/is a great dog

This time tomorrow my 14 year old Staffy wont be with us anymore, he cant breathe very well, he falls over and cant get up, he cant eat, he is cold all the time. We made the choice to let him go.... I feel so quilty, What if he has more time left?? I was so sure this was the right thing to do, then i made the appointment and it all feels so wrong I remember when he was a puppy, he was such a sook! All he wanted to do was snuggle up and get a pat. Even now, snowing outside, he will get up and walk over just to say hello, is it right to let him go when he can still make the effort to see us? But on the other hand how can he be happy being in so much pain all the time? Tell me I am doing the right thing.... Tell me he will thank me for it.... ;) ;)

I hate that My parents made a rose garden a few years ago... and left a big spot feel so they could out old boy in there when the time comes (very close now..) He is the sweetest boy (staffie) but turns aggressive at the vets... We will be getting him PTS at home... I dont give a rats about the price. (my vet said i am one of the few who never asks for prices, if they need the care they get it. Lucky my vet doesnt mind if i only pay $10 a week off!) If only all pets could be loved like ours Cin

Oh, Atlas goes all the time. If we are walking he will pee on anything and always does a poop. At obedience it takes 30 mins for him to pee on all the rabbit poo before he is ready for class.. and he always does a poop. he will ALWAYS pee in the tunnel during agility. He will not go in the crate, or any crate. he was at the vets over night, they rung me up saying he was crying and barking and they didnt know what was wrong (he didnt bark once all day) Told them to take him for a pee and poop and he would be fine... sure enough, he settled down when he got back He still likes to try to cock his leg if in a new house, but i know his tricks and keep a very close eye on him! Cin