The DOG thread

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Mo_Gearhead

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.

[syncroid]

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]

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

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

[syncroid]

Sage is a cutie. Olive approves.



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[Joe Bob]

[Baz]

Originally Posted by syncroid

Sage is a cutie. Olive approves.



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Thanks Dan....please give sweet Olive a belly scritch from the girls.

[Baz]

[poorsha]

[Craig T]

[poorsha]

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

[Craig T]

Originally Posted by poorsha

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

He's too cool to be sideways.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

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:

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]

Tough day at the office.


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[Slownomore]

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


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[Baz]

[rayporsche]

Awesome trio !!!!

[Baz]

[Geronimo '74]

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)

[Baz]

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

[syncroid]

Football day for Olive.





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