The DOG thread

[kinein]

Originally Posted by Baz

Thanks for making the pic brighter

[Steve Carlton]

Oscar, now 4 months old. He's gonna look a whole lot different tomorrow after his first haircut...

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by Baz

That's impressive. I've had 5 liters of husky pups and could never have got 1 liter still for a shot. 7 pups sitting for a shot. DAMN!

[Baz]

For those who (like me) started off with just one furkid...and wondered if they should get another.....go for it - two's always better than one....

[jhynesrockmtn]

I've gotta quit looking at this thread. I'm missing my pooch now that he's living mostly with my ex and not having a dog around for the first time in forever is hard. Just not set up right now with work and living by myself to have one. *&^%(*&

[Baz]

This is something that always makes me feel so sad for the dogs and equally sad for the human race.

I have seen many dogs being walked to the euthanasia room. They go with the handler wagging their tails and so happy to get out of their imprisonment. I always think that they believe that they are going home or for a walk or maybe to go get a toy. Since dogs literally can smell death (that is why they are used as cadaver finders), they usually slow down and then stop entirely before entering THAT room. They feel it, they smell it, they sense it. They do not want to go into THAT room but then they look up in the eyes of the HUMAN who is holding that leash and follow the human blindly into the room of death. WHY? ?? Because above all else, above the smell of death, above the fear of what will soon befall them, THEY TRUST HUMANS. ABOVE ALL ELSE.

Yes, I feel sorry for the human race. What HAVE we done to this dedicated and loving companion called DOG? What ARE we doing?

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Blountville, TN I am sorry to say that Micah and his brother were PTS today. RIP sweet boy, run free with your brother now.


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Carolina ACD Rescue & Rebound

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[genrex]

Well said. I have no words, just lots of tears.

Jerry, it is very hard to read this thread. This thread makes me smile big smiles, and cry big tears. It is very emotional. This thread is what prompted my decision to volunteer at the shelters. Unlike you at this point in time, I work less than full-time, so I have the time to volunteer. I know it's not the same as having a dog of my own, but I'll see how it goes. I'll report back to you on my experience. In the meantime, I hope you find a woman who deserves a wonderful guy like you. Don't be surprised if I try to set you up on a blind date.

Steve, I'm looking forward to your next picture. I'm sure I will laugh out loud! Baz, thank you for this thread, and thank you to everyone for contributing!

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[goat]

My pup has been coming to my office for he last month.
My lunch breaks are better my breaks are away from a computer walking about. He is really quite I hope to make this permanent.

[Jim Bremner]

Baz,

Today has been stressfull to me. I've held my dogs and cats for their finnal shots far too many times.

Just heart breaking about those two brothers.

I've nueterd all of my dogs that I didn't plan on breeding. My next dog will be a rescue. Cole will not take it well. but he'll learn to share our house.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Jim Bremner

Baz,

Today has been stressful to me. I've held my dogs and cats for their final shots far too many times.

Just heart breaking about those two brothers.

I've neutered all of my dogs that I didn't plan on breeding. My next dog will be a rescue. Cole will not take it well. but he'll learn to share our house.

You're a good man, Jim.

I wish everyone would spay/neuter.......

Please give Cole a cookie and belly scritch from the girls

[AFC-911]

Here's Lily enjoying the view of Downtown Miami from the Hilton.



This was taken during my work / vacation in July of last year.

[Steve Carlton]

Oscar turned out to be a handsome young lad under the big fluffy coat...

[Jim Bremner]

Originally Posted by Baz

You're a good man, Jim.

I wish everyone would spay/neuter.......

Please give Cole a cookie and belly scritch from the girls

He told me screw the scratch! He said he wanted a piece of tail but he's a ball less wonder

[monoflo]

EMMY RIP 2011 13yrs (Rescue)

Bam now 1-- picture at 4 weeks
looking to add a rescue next year

Kayla RIP 2011 14yrs

[matt f]

Just watched a story on the news about the shepard(?) rescued from a mountain at 13000 ft. after being abandoned there by his/her owner. Don't know all the facts, but want to believe i would make it or not WITH my buddy. The owner is trying to get the dog back but the rescuers are not agreable.

"Until one has loved an animal,
a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France

"He is seen to come crouching along, to lay his force, his courage, and all his useful talents, at the feet of his master." Oliver Goldsmith

Baz, I know the pup is not a heeler, just a dog, but GOSH...Kidding of course!

[Baz]

Matt,

I didn't know about this but just now looked it up.....I'm with you.....how do you abandon your dog and then not go back to get her????? Screw that guy...what a POS selfish idiot scumbag!


Hiker Who Rescued Dog in Battle With Owner Who Abandoned Her on Treacherous Hike | KSEE 24 News - Central Valley's News Station: Fresno-Visalia - News, Sports, Weather | Local News


Hiker Who Rescued Dog in Battle With Owner Who Abandoned Her on Treacherous Hike

Two Denver hikers are locked in a bitter battle over the fate of a German Shepard named Missy, who was abandoned by one and then rescued by another at 13,000 feet.

Scott Washburn found the dog bloodied and near-death atop Colorado's Mt Bierstadt and then organized a search and rescue party to save her.

He wants to keep the dog, alleging that Anthony Ortolani lacks the ability or compassion to care for the creature, which went without food and water for eight days.

But Mr Ortolani says he didn't abandon the animal, an oncoming storm forced him to choose between staying by her side and perishing, or going down the mountain without her.

Scott Washburn and his wife Amanda discovered Missy on August 11, wounded and near-death atop a mound of bloodied rocks. They gave her food and water and tried to get her out, using their first aid kit to bandage her wounds, but the animal's paws were too damaged for it to walk.

They posted a photograph of Missy on the 14ers.com, a social network for mountain climbers. Immediately, dozens of people tapped into her plight and opted to organize a rescue for the dog - at the same time, wondering who could be so cruel as to bring an animal to the top of a mountain and leave it there.

Eight volunteers banded together to rescue Missy, launching a nine-hour mission to find and recover her. They found her just before a snowstorm was settling in and put her in an over-sized backpack to remove her from her perch.

A veterinarian volunteered to take her in and found that the dog miraculously had no fractures, no internal injuries nor other permanent damage from the ordeal. 'Her survival and shear will to live are astounding by any measure,' Mr Washburn said.

The Washburns grew attached to the dog, but that's when her owner, 29-year-old Anthony Ortolani entered the picture - happy his dog had been saved and embarrassed he wasn't the one who came to her rescue.

'I am at a complete loss of words. My gratitude for the people involved in this is without measure,' Mr Ortolani posted on 14ers.com. He asked for the name of the clinic Missy was being treated at so he could be reunited with her and reimburse them for healing her.

Reading the mounting messages of disdain for his treatment of the dog, he explained his actions. 'Missy was hurt during an attempt at crossing the Sawtooth. It was Missy, a friend and I,' he said. Her injuries made it impossible for her to walk, so the two hikers tried to lower her from boulder to boulder with ropes, but she was getting hurt worse and worse.

'Eventually she just stopped standing or moving at all and I knew she was pretty badly hurt,' he said. 'I picked her up on my shoulders and was hopping from boulder to boulder but I couldn't keep her on me.'

They spent two hours trying to get her down, but with encroaching clouds and mounting fear, they made the difficult decision to leave her behind. 'I called the 911, the sheriff's office and search and rescue and I was told that it was to risky for them to send rescue crew up there for a dog,' he said, adding that 'thinking about her suffering was awful beyond words' and that he convinced himself she had died of her injuries to cope with the guilt of leaving her.

'All I can say is that I am relieved that she is okay,' he said on the message board. 'I am ashamed that it wasn't me who got her off of the mountain, I underestimated the good will and resolve of the hiking community of Colorado, and I am eternally grateful.'

He said that in the days after he left her, he searched the internet for 'dog found on Bierstadt' every days, but didn't find anything. He had just about given up hope when he read about her heroic rescuers and her good fortune.

'I can't bring you all there to when I made that choice and what was going through my head. My kids, my friends son, a lot. I do know that I do want my Missy Girl back. I also know that there are many people that think I don't deserve her back. I can tell you that she would be very happy to see me. I have learned a lot and I am convicted to never let this happen again. Missy is getting another chance, I am asking the same,' he said.

However, now that Missy is in the care of the local law enforcement, things aren't that simple. Mr Washburn thinks that Mr Ortolani is an unfit dog-owner and that he can offer a better life to Missy. He said that he understands Mr Ortolani's choice to leave her, but not his choice not to return.

'My wife and I had to abandon her as well. When we found her on Saturday we knew that we would be unable to bring her out ourselves and with extremely heavy hearts we left her on a rock knowing that she may die,' Mr Washburn said. 'Despite being forced to abandon her, we came back for her.'

The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case, not to decide who the dog's rightful owner is, but whether or not Mr Ortolani is guilty of cruelty to an animal.

[matt f]

Baz, thanks for the article. Didn't know the guy never attempted to go back after the weather cleared. That guy is a POS of the highest order.

fox news is teasing a story to run around NOW in 2 minutes.
hope you can catch it.

[Seahawk]

Rika and Jack...

[Baz]

Originally Posted by matt f

Baz, thanks for the article. Didn't know the guy never attempted to go back after the weather cleared. That guy is a POS of the highest order.

fox news is teasing a story to run around NOW in 2 minutes.
hope you can catch it.

Saw it this morning on CNN, Matt. I think they are going to charge him now with animal cruelty. Coloradans love their dogs! I hope he gets a huge fine with the funds going to an animal rescue group plus jail time. That beautiful creature spent 8 days waiting for her human to come back. He is a POS of the highest order.

[Baz]

Laylo (Choctaw for "little boy")



This cutie was rescued by a good samaritan running down the middle of a busy road in Gastonia NC. His boarding is paid through the weekend. We need RESCUE ASAP! PLEASE email me here on FB or at pchristine.thomas@yahoo.com also, call 704-718-0525 HE ONLY HAS UNTIL MONDAY!!





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