TomSeller
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Beautiful dog.
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Beautiful dog.
Sigarms
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Trial run to the mail box with a new to us "dog carrier".
This girls the oldest, and is going blind and doesn't like to leave the cement parking lot at the end of our driveway. We wanted to take her on walks with us out back with the other dogs, and trying this way out.
It's always hard to know when to take a dreaded visit to the vets, but with this girl, when she stops dancing on her hind legs when it's dinner time we know it will be soon. It's also hard to tell exactly how much sight she's losing because she knows the house so well. It's only when she gets outside we can tell she's really losing it.
This girls the oldest, and is going blind and doesn't like to leave the cement parking lot at the end of our driveway. We wanted to take her on walks with us out back with the other dogs, and trying this way out.
It's always hard to know when to take a dreaded visit to the vets, but with this girl, when she stops dancing on her hind legs when it's dinner time we know it will be soon. It's also hard to tell exactly how much sight she's losing because she knows the house so well. It's only when she gets outside we can tell she's really losing it.
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Looks like you are providing the best possible life for her! We have an old guy, similar situation where we can tell he doesn't see all that well, and doesn't hear some stuff, but it is difficult to tell how bad it is. He does great on all the walks within about a mile of our house, but twice recently when we were in thick timber he became separated from us and even though we could occasionally catch a glimpse of him, he seemed unable to hear us calling. This guy is my favorite dog (ever) so it feels pretty tough.
Kyle_in_Tex
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This.
I told my 12 year old daughter that when she gets old enough to date (like around 24
), to find a guy who loves his golden retriever.Or most any other kind of doggy....
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Tom, I hope your new friend is already like "an old friend" by now. How's he doing?
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This.
I told my 12 year old daughter that when she gets old enough to date (like around 24
Or most any other kind of doggy....
No better advice could be given. Dog lover are generally nice people.
Let me know how the age 24 part works out...
Kyle_in_Tex
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So we ended up with a female abandoned chihuahua.
A man drove past our church about 2 months ago, opened the door of his truck, tossed her into the grass, and drove off.
She must've just gotten over a batch of puppies, and was pregnant again. She went to the shelter vet for a week or so, and we adopted her. She is fitting in just fine. I'm a large dog man, with no large dog at the moment, and I have to admit, there are advantages to having a dog that only eats about a 1/2 cup of food a day.
She is fitting in fine now that we have gotten her 98% housebroken. She is really bringing a lot of joy and laughs to our family with her "chihuahua-ness" You should see her lightning fast reflexes playing with a small grasshopper.
If you had told me a few months ago that I would have a chihuahua, I'd have called you a bald face liar...
Now it's me that has to have a little come-upence.
A man drove past our church about 2 months ago, opened the door of his truck, tossed her into the grass, and drove off.
She must've just gotten over a batch of puppies, and was pregnant again. She went to the shelter vet for a week or so, and we adopted her. She is fitting in just fine. I'm a large dog man, with no large dog at the moment, and I have to admit, there are advantages to having a dog that only eats about a 1/2 cup of food a day.
She is fitting in fine now that we have gotten her 98% housebroken. She is really bringing a lot of joy and laughs to our family with her "chihuahua-ness" You should see her lightning fast reflexes playing with a small grasshopper.
If you had told me a few months ago that I would have a chihuahua, I'd have called you a bald face liar...
Now it's me that has to have a little come-upence.
Sigarms
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This.
I told my 12 year old daughter that when she gets old enough to date (like around 24
Or most any other kind of doggy....
LOL
That's one reason why my wife fell in love with me.
On our first date, I was on the ground playing with her yellow lab. I was always a dog person, but I had moved around too often and was on the road for work that I couldn't responsibly care for a dog of my own.
After we got married, at our old place in the suburbs...
The aussie mix on the right came in as a stray about 3 months after we got married, and the beagle mix about a month after that. All 3 are no longer with us. The girl (jack mix) in the "carrier" per my previous pic is our last dog that connects back to all of our orignial dogs. Not looking forward to that last vets "ride". Kind of an end to an era.
He is a really good dog. As well behaved as a 1 year old can be expected. I still miss my other guy all the time, especially when I see pictures of him. As I type this, the new guy is by my side on the couch. Probably not knowing how much he has helped me over the past few months since we got him.
TomSeller
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"My wife has" a Chihuahua and "I have" a Heeler and a Border Collie. That's the "official arrangement". The 2 are with me wherever I go and if I am in the house on my chair or in bed the chi is snuggled up to me. So I guess I unofficially have 3 dogs. The Chi was abandoned as well with 2 bad knees, a bad hip, mange, fleas, the whole shebang. Doctored her up and she is a GREAT dog, queen of the house. Funny to see her boss the other 2 around but she does. Of course I have taught the other 2 the chi is off limits. Chihuahuas are great dogs, just tiny.
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polo1665
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So we ended up with a female abandoned chihuahua.
A man drove past our church about 2 months ago, opened the door of his truck, tossed her into the grass, and drove off.
She must've just gotten over a batch of puppies, and was pregnant again. She went to the shelter vet for a week or so, and we adopted her. She is fitting in just fine. I'm a large dog man, with no large dog at the moment, and I have to admit, there are advantages to having a dog that only eats about a 1/2 cup of food a day.
She is fitting in fine now that we have gotten her 98% housebroken. She is really bringing a lot of joy and laughs to our family with her "chihuahua-ness" You should see her lightning fast reflexes playing with a small grasshopper.
If you had told me a few months ago that I would have a chihuahua, I'd have called you a bald face liar...
Now it's me that has to have a little come-upence.
We took over the care of my step daughter's Shih Tzu. I really didn't want the dog at the time, but if anything happened to the little guy now, I'd be heartbroken.
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bookemdano
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We adopted a 4 yr old Pom male that was a breeder for a puppy mill the Humane Society got closed down. Poor guy spent his whole life in a small
cage sitting in filth. All his hair was wore off his back end and back of his legs and stomach. Eat up with fleas and ticks and ear mites. He didn't
know his name, how to play or show affection. Took us 6 months to heal his body and a year to heal his spirit. He's now over 15 yrs old and has a
bad heart but he and I have been joined at the hip for the last 10 years. When he passes, and it's coming, it'll be like losing a child.
This is Buddy.
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cage sitting in filth. All his hair was wore off his back end and back of his legs and stomach. Eat up with fleas and ticks and ear mites. He didn't
know his name, how to play or show affection. Took us 6 months to heal his body and a year to heal his spirit. He's now over 15 yrs old and has a
bad heart but he and I have been joined at the hip for the last 10 years. When he passes, and it's coming, it'll be like losing a child.
This is Buddy.
Dano
bookemdano
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Don't know about the "nice guy" so much, but he is a good dog and I never dreamed I'd ever love a little dog so much. Born and raised on a farm,
we always had dogs. Mostly Walkers, Black and Tans and Redbones for hunting. I've always had big dogs, 2 German Shepards, , 1 Blood Hound,
1 Boxer and 2 Pit Bulls. Never wanted a small dog. My sister was a member of a volunteer rescue group and she talked my wife into taking this
one in. He was is such pitiful shape I guess my heart just reached out to him. He didn't bond with either of us for about 8 months then he started
gravitating toward me. I would take him for rides on my tractor and Ranger and we'd both take him on my Harley. At about 1 year, he wanted in
bed with us and so I reached down and pick him up. He promptly curled up against my hip and has slept there for the past 10 years. He loves my
wife and is protective of her but he comes to me if he thinks he need protecting.
How any one could treat a little bundle of love and sweetness likehe was treated is way beyond anything I'll ever be able to comprehend. I traded the Harley Ultra Classic in on a 2014 MX Miata with the folding hard
top. He absolutely loves that car. He thinks it's his personal chariot and I'm his chauffeur.
I know he don't have much longer to live and I try to give him a ride everyday the weather permits. Here he is with the top coming up after a ride. We'd
just cut his hair short for the coming summer months. He can't take the heat. And another one of him giving me instructions on the tractor.:confused2:
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We took in two Springer Spaniel (litter mates) rescue dogs that had to go as a pair. They were never mistreated--that's important-- but I think never emotionally welcomed into the home. It took a year for the male to warm up and the female became my BFF forever after we went bird hunting. She is the best bird dog I have ever owned and never missed a downed bird. She watches me 24/7 for any dangers.
We are all now inseparable and the male guards the yard and our turf from danger while the female guards me from any threat. I think they just know they have a forever home and with hugs and admiration have blossomed into what they could have been. They are the best dogs we have ever owned.
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My little border collie has been with me for 6 months now and is coming out of her shell a little. She bonded with me on day 1 when I put her in the bathtub and scrubbed the feces off of her, then took control of her eating and activities. Tolerated my wife after 3 months but still won't go to her. Trusts no one else yet but does not cower and run away after so much as hearing voices. She will run up to strangers now and bark, then run away. Sometimes she stays and barks until I get there, which is what I want. Slow process but faster than I worried about on day 2. She was tormented in a dog hoarding situation from what I understand, passed around around to 2 or 3 places that could not deal with her trauma. Then to a shelter who put her on the un-adoptable list (not a good list). Then to a rescue lady who tried her best with very little income but had 15 dogs so this one got little attention. Great dog and I am so glad I have her. Super affectionate.
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