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Just planting the seed....
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Yup, they squeak too.
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Geary's tribute to Meile reminded me of a wonderful woman I knew up in Los Osos California; Ann Calhoun. Ann Loved Dogs (and people as well). She was an artist and a writer. Ann passed in July 2015, rather unexpectedly, but not before she lost the last of her many dog's, the Mighty Finn McCool. Her tribute to him, is one to appreciate.


Calhoun's Canons for April 26, 2015

In his beginning, was his end. Alpha. Omega.

The Mighty Finn McCool arrived in a cat carrier. A puppy small enough to fit easily in your lap, all elbows and stick-legs. His mother had died giving birth at the racetrack in Tijuana, and the puppies had been thrown in a cage to die. But volunteer angels from the Greyhound Adoption Center in La Mesa swooped in to save and nurse them back to health.

And so he arrived here 11 years ago to confront a dog-busy household filled with Basenjis and the late, great Archibald McDog, whose clumsy social graces towards puppies was to rudely poke them in the tummy with his nose. Finn's gentle sweetness precluded confrontation so he would hide in the nasturtiums and soon his soft, gentle nature befuddled Archie into proper Big Brother manners. The Basenjis, of course, dismissed him out of hand as some kind of small alien species beneath their interest.

He thrived and grew. And grew. Until he was towering over everyone, a stilt-legged dog who greeted strangers on the street by doing a happy little dance, convinced that this person had come a long, long way just to see him. He was also a leaner against legs, his politely insistent snooter searching for an ear-scratch. Born with a sweetness, he was a true gentleman in all things, convinced the entire world was an oyster that daily gave him pearls of joy; A morning hug and head rub, a daily walk to visit and slowly, carefully, inspect, inhale, savor each previously peed-upon bush and shrub and twig along the route as if they were the aromas from the finest wines. All of it delighted him.

As did racing runs with Archie at the dog park where, in many ways, our story begins and ends. It was there that his blinding speed and juvenile awkwardness in controlling those long legs sent him into a slide that slammed him into the leg of the kiosk. With a sickening thunk, he went down, his fate sealed. I loaded everyone into the car and raced for Coast Veterinary clinic to find Dr. Stephens waiting and the diagnosis of a bad leg break was rendered. Like race-horses, bad breaks in large dogs with tall, tall legs is very often an ultimate death sentence. But since he was so young and healthy, Dr. Stevens and I decided to go for broke. Dr. Sykes, the local dog orthopedic surgeon was called in and together they put in the steel plate and gave him his leg and life back.

Recovery took weeks of confinement, careful rehab work, endless guided potty-calls, but somehow Finn knew he had to endure all this patiently if he were ever to run free again. And so we forged a deep bond and understanding: He had my heart and I had his back. We were in this together, whatever it was.

And so his life was restored to him. A reboot. A ten year gift to us both.

But all love stories end and for Finn that came with age-related hind leg nerve damage that made one leg fail and made getting up and about difficult. Anti-inflamatories helped until a few days ago when he stumble, went down hard and was unable to move. We got him to the vet and, as fate would have it, Dr. Stephens was on duty. Once again, we tried a Hail Mary pass -- hospitalization with IV prednisone, a treatment worth a try since prednisone can often make magic happen. But in this case, magic was impossible. Dr. Stephens discovered a re-break in the old plated, repaired leg. The old fatal injury had returned.

I was able to get quickly to the office to say goodbye as Dr. Stephens, the doctor who gave Finn his second life ten years ago, was there again to gently help him out of it. Beginnings. Endings. Alpha. Omega.

I will bury Finn's ashes under the brave little apple tree. The first of its delicate, pale blooms are open now, giving me the promise of another spring. And once again, there will be another ghost in my garden. This one with tall legs, a happy soul, and all my heart.

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thank you Dan...
wonderful tail...;)

my mighty Finn... Lab & Dane mix
last year when he beat me to the Pelican gift exchange package..
sender informed me later it had also held cookies sent to him..
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wearing Elizabethan collar currently..( cone of shame backwards )..
he likes to fly and he can..but sometimes runs out of runway..
= 6 wire stitches...

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Fuzz Butt is now 9.5 pounds and 5 months old....

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This is Davin....a failed foster who (as of March) has a forever home with a friend in NC. How anyone could give up on this little guy.....shaking my head......

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I like it!

Anyone mess with the cars will result in the deployment of the hair missiles from the elevated launch battery.


Fox 1, AWAY!!!

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We got her this year

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She is a pretty little dog!

How big is she now?

One year ago we lost our beloved Jack to lymphoma:

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3 days later I found Mr. Hankey (we call him Hank)


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1 Year later......

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and many pints of my blood,

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He has become a 90 pound bundle of joy...

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Attn: Craig T

A co-worker is getting a female from this litter of near 3 week olds...

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Yesterday

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She is a sweetheart!
Pepper says hi...

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Paging Craig T- It's Mastiff City at my co-worker's breeder. This is one litter...


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Tell her all take ALL of them!....and a good divorce attorney, cause my wife would leave me.

I did a C section on a Mastiff once: 10 pups to remove (all lived) and the biggest damned uterus to sew up that I ever saw. She weighed 195 before surgery and 155 after.

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Outside it looked like this under clear skies. Overnight temps hitting 27-30 degree, all water in the soil was frozen and raised about 2". Everything was cold soaked.
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Inside, it looked like this after a particular Lump looked outside when he was pushed out for his morning doo.

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Oh hell no! Human..... just keep walking
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This looks OK and you could see it without telling anyone ;)

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Have the book on my nightstand.
Will let you know how it is when I get around to reading it.

Good book, hope they don't bugger up the movie....

Off to Homey Doh for parts....Schatzi along for the ride....

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Winkipop has been struggling to get up from a seated position for the past couple weeks now. She turned 11 back in March so it could be just arthritis but whatever is happening I'm going to get her checked out as thoroughly as possible. The good news is the same vet who repaired both of Billabong's rear cruciate ligaments a few years ago is back in town and he also does stem cell procedure, in case Winkipop is a candidate for that to rejuvenate her capsules.

I'm getting ahead of myself so will wait to have her examined with diagnostics before knowing more but I am SO glad this vet is back in town. He had been working in Panama with the Floating Doctor group. Maybe he's just back here for the holidays - I'll find out when I see him.

I've never seen Winkipop so reluctant to get up on all 4 legs. It's so sad and heart breaking for a dog that has been very active all her life. I'm optimistic we will find a way to address this issue.

Here's Winks....

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I gave Winkipop a 1/2 tablet of Previcox.227mg last night, leftover med from Billabong's surgery, and she's like a new dog this morning.

A big thumbs up for pain meds!

Will still take her in Monday for full Xray exam and blood work. They will Xray every joint in her body as a screen for potential stem cell treatment.

That was the last of the Previcox I had but I have some 50mg Tramadol I can use between now and Monday which will help reduce her Joint pain.

Will keep everyone posted as I'm sure the stem cell treatment might be of interest to others with similar situations.

Thanks, definitely do. Hopefully, the Dr finds something fixable.

Wishing all the best for your little Aussie battler Baz.

When cowboy got arthritis the vet suggest I give him a butt massage every evening along with the other more conventional treatments. Last few years of his life he'd greet me at the door ass first waiting for his rubbin.

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Hey Baz,

Nothing but happy thoughts, well wishes and positive Henry vibe being sent towards Winkipop during her challenging times. Happy to see that better living through modern chemistry is helping with her discomfort.

Hope your vet buddy has nothing but good news for your girl.

Please give your little cutie some belly rubs from us but Henry is asking that some of the well wish belly rubs get spread around to the other girls too.

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Henry and his humans.
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Heh heh... not sure I'm reading you... are you saying he took one look/feel and decided "no thanks, you might forget to let me back in... I'll hold it until it warms up a bit"?



Grandkids got an early Christmas present earlier this week from Mom and Dad... a Chorkie. I'd never heard of that one... part Chihuahua, part Yorkie.

Meet Daisy...

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