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Baz 01-05-2016 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo_Gearhead (Post 8938796)
We had our Blue Heeler almost 19 years.

He would assist me when I had felled a tree for firewood. As I walked up the trunk lopping off the branches he would run in and grab them as they fell, pulling them back away. Even trying at the large ones that greatly outweighed him -- front paws low and dug into the earth, mouth clamped around a large branch, his rear haunches high, his body and head tugging like a bulldozer!

But this last year was unkind to him. Bitten by a rattlesnake or copperhead(?) combined with his age, his health declined. Rear legs weakened, loosing a lot of weight, almost deaf, the inevitable end was approaching.

The pain started Tuesday - had to have him put down yesterday.

RIP “Skipper”


So sorry for your loss. 19 years is a very long run! As one owned by 2 amazing Blue Heeler girls (approx. 10 Y/O), I can't imagine the pain you are feeling. So much devotion from this breed you feel guilty every day that you are just a lowly human.

RIP Skipper - somewhere down the road you'll greet my 2 girls and show them the ropes at the bridge.


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syncroid 01-05-2016 08:17 PM

I have not posted in this thread for awhile. My heart goes out to all of you that have recently lost your furkids. It seems there have been quite a few that have recently passed. Damn! I know how it feels. It sucks. I am looking at Olive right now curled up on my wife's lap with a nice "binky" wrapped around them and thinking how lucky I am.
My condolences and best thoughts for all of you that have given your furkids the love and devotion that they deserve all the way to the end.
Okay, going to try and get rid of the lump in my throat now. :(

Baz 01-09-2016 05:17 PM

My brother and his family just lost their 13 year old rescue "Pepper" last week.

So they went out and rescued another...introducing "Sage".....

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syncroid 01-09-2016 05:30 PM

Sage is a cutie. Olive approves.
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Joe Bob 01-12-2016 04:58 PM

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Baz 01-12-2016 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by syncroid (Post 8950937)
Sage is a cutie. Olive approves.
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Thanks Dan....please give sweet Olive a belly scritch from the girls. :)

Baz 01-12-2016 06:45 PM

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poorsha 01-12-2016 10:35 PM

Yo dude
 
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Craig T 01-13-2016 07:16 AM

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poorsha 01-13-2016 04:05 PM

Thanks Craig T.
No idea why they post this way.
Has happened in the past.

Craig T 01-13-2016 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by poorsha (Post 8956536)
Thanks Craig T.
No idea why they post this way.
Has happened in the past.

;) He's too cool to be sideways.

sammyg2 01-14-2016 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sammyg2 (Post 8919240)
My daughter's dog (my buddy) has the cancer again and there's nothing they can do this time.
He's lost almost half his weight and is wobbly in the legs, but he's still happy to see me and to get his ears scratched.

She's coming down from school this weekend.
I hope for 3 things: she gets to see him again, he doesn't pass on Christmas, and he doesn't suffer.

This is gonna be tough on the little guy. I don't think I'll ever have another dog.

With all the sad news lately, I thought I'd share some (guarded) good news.
Heel-n-toe sent a PM asking how lucky was doing, this is what I shared:

Quote:

I talked to another vet who disagreed with the diagnosis.
He set us up with a custom diet and Lucky has put on a pound and a half since Christmas.
His appetite is back and he keeps the food down better now.
He looks better and has more energy and when I pet him now I don't feel every bone in his spine and ribs. He was really looking bad.


Before we were feeding him grocery store kibble (purina or similar) and can of alpo every day and we'd give him a couple of those bacon flavored treats every morning. Anything we could do to keep weight on him.

the vet said that stuff was all junk and was possibly poison. Especially those bacon flavored treats. He said they're made in China and are horrible for a dog.

The food we're giving him now is expensive but that doesn't matter, we already have a fortune invested in him :-)


So bottom line is we have our fingers crossed and it "looks" like he's getting better.

syncroid 01-14-2016 05:58 PM

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Tough day at the office. ;)


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Slownomore 01-15-2016 09:03 PM

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My faithful sidekick. Though he's not good at fetching wrenches yet...


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Baz 01-19-2016 09:17 PM

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rayporsche 01-20-2016 03:41 AM

Awesome trio !!!!

Baz 01-24-2016 11:49 AM

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Geronimo '74 01-24-2016 01:53 PM

We said goodbye to Hemmy a while back.
This one will try and fill his pawsteps in a few weeks when he's ready to leave the nest.

Marley (our buddy's soon to be new best furry friend)

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Baz 01-24-2016 02:57 PM

Looking good, G-man. Sorry for your loss. What's the new puppy's name?

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syncroid 01-24-2016 04:46 PM

Football day for Olive.
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Joe Bob 01-24-2016 06:53 PM

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Baz 01-24-2016 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by syncroid (Post 8970283)
Football day for Olive.


Ha - always love seeing those Olive pics, Dan!

Thanks!



This is what's known as the "Cattle Dog Stink Eye"!

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billybek 01-24-2016 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NotaBRG (Post 8970478)
https://youtu.be/CuUdOwzxU5A

Hmmm, how do I imbed this instead of it just being a link? Maybe it's the browser on my phone...

Here you go... Super cute by the way.....
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Geronimo '74 01-25-2016 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Baz (Post 8970135)
Looking good, G-man. Sorry for your loss. What's the new puppy's name?
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Marley (border collie)



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Baz 01-25-2016 11:33 AM

Marley - what a great name - you don't see that name too often! Woof!

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vash 01-25-2016 11:38 AM

Isn't there a dog novel with a dog named Marley?


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Gogar 01-25-2016 11:42 AM

This is Bentley and he is a good boy.

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Geronimo '74 01-25-2016 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by vash (Post 8971196)
Isn't there a dog novel with a dog named Marley?
.

I know of a movie, Marley and me, or something.
Dunno bout the novel.



Our border at work with me, nervous all day because of the new surroundings...
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ledhedsymbols 01-25-2016 05:55 PM

Here's the new pup Duke with our border collie Dice in the back yard.

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SiberianDVM 01-26-2016 06:30 AM

Border Collies and Cattle Dogs rule......

but all dogs are lovable.

Great pictures, guys and congrats on the new pups.

syncroid 01-31-2016 11:37 AM

Time to put this thread back up top.
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Baz 02-03-2016 05:55 PM

Hi Olive! :)

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stealthn 02-03-2016 06:24 PM

Our 13 year old Weim is skin and bones, eats two cans and kibble a day now, has started peeing and some times pooing in the house.....


And we still love her like she was a puppy :D

syncroid 02-03-2016 07:21 PM

^^^Now that is funny. Baz's post.

stealthn, We have a 18 year old cat that is going through the same time. Kind of hard to be mad at them when they are that old.

Baz 02-07-2016 08:06 PM

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gordner 02-07-2016 08:50 PM

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sc_rufctr 02-08-2016 05:13 AM

Coolest dog ever ^^^

This one's cool as well!

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sammyg2 02-09-2016 02:11 PM

I took lucky into the vet again Friday before last to have another tumor removed.

This one almost got though the wall of his intestines but the vet said he got it all without too much cutting.

doggy recovered quickly (he's used to it) and is still putting weight back on and looking good.

But something happened to him this time. Don't know if it was a stroke or bad anesthesia monitoring or what.
But he is not the same mentally.
He gets scared easily when he thinks he's alone and now he barks, never did that before.
He gets lost and can't find his way around.
He bumps his head on everything there is, he has an eye infection because he scratched his eye on something he ran into.
He walks in circles sometimes, but rarely in a straight line anymore.
He isn't housebroken anymore. he makes it outside most of the time but goes on the patio instead of the grass.

I had to build a fence around the pool last week because he fell In twice, only did that once in 12 years before.
With those little legs he's not much of a swimmer and can't see to find the steps, I was afraid my wife or son would find him floating in the pool one day.

It seems like it's one step forward and two back.

Baz 02-09-2016 02:24 PM

Yo Sammy - as much as I really hate saying this - he may be getting near the end of his run.

No way am I telling you what to do. I'm no expert on canine health - your vet would be that person as well as a few on here (Siberian for one).

Huge respect to you for giving your all to your companion, as he has done for you all of his life.

Please give your buddy a belly rub and head scritch from my 2 girls.

Praying for you both.....

Baz 02-12-2016 04:47 AM

LOL.....

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