goeduck
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Dang I missed out, that would be my kind of dog. All my dogs have been down and outers. Good for you for looking after her.
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Dang I missed out, that would be my kind of dog. All my dogs have been down and outers. Good for you for looking after her.
QRTRHRS
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Sorry to not have a good end to my story. Although she seemed to be a bit "perky" yesterday, my beagle/mix rescue did not make it. Her blood "counts" were pretty bad. This am, she was shivering in spite of heating pads and warm blankets symbolic of liver failure. It may have been infection, loss of blood, exhaustion or perhaps internal damage from puncture wounds or some combination.
The rescue which had taken over her ownership agreed to having my wife and I take her back to our farm and bury her which we did do this evening. The rescue personnel, the vets, vet tech, etc, everyone involved are pretty sad. Sweet thing that she was seemed to be fighter so all of us had high hopes.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of other pups in need so we all are moving on...
The rescue which had taken over her ownership agreed to having my wife and I take her back to our farm and bury her which we did do this evening. The rescue personnel, the vets, vet tech, etc, everyone involved are pretty sad. Sweet thing that she was seemed to be fighter so all of us had high hopes.
Meanwhile, there are plenty of other pups in need so we all are moving on...
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Bummer..... take some solace in the fact you did a very good thing, and gave her some comfort till the end. Well done, sir. :thumbsup:
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cqaigy2
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Yes, well done.
rekees4300
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plenty indeed ... keep up the good work :thumbsup:
Sigarms
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SSS method for the two legged critter.
You and the rescue people probably showed it more love in the last few hours than it had in it's life... meanwhile the pup's original owner will go out and do it all over again.
rlneal
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Here in Kentucky many people (including us) have livestock guardian dogs. Typically Pyrenees. Their purpose in life is to bark all night to keep the coyotes away and to roam about their "territory". Sometime ago our neighbor (about 1000 feet away) commented about how much he barked. Well, dogs get old so we did not have one for awhile and the neighbor commented about how many coyotes he now heard. We know have 4 dogs, 3 of which are half Pyrenees and they like to roam and bark. Our neighbor appreciates them though, because the black headed vultures will attack a newborn calf and kill it. The neighbor found one of our dogs keeping the vultures away from one their new born calves the other day.
That's one difference between farmland and the suburbs. I keep a rooster because I like to hear him crow; I wouldn't do that if I had neighbors close enough for it to be an annoyance. I also am not a commercial grower. Does your state have a right to farm law?
2LaneCruzer
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When we moved in this house more than 40 years ago, someone in the area had a rooster that we heard most every morning, especially when we were up and around. It never was a nuisance; in fact I kinda miss it.
I also enjoy hearing them crow; which is the only reason why I keep one. The guy that I have now usually starts sounding off right after I go out to water in the morning; yet a young bird can start sounding off at about 3:30 in the morning and keep carrying on until dark. In that case they can be as annoying as a barking dog who carries in for no reason except that he's tied on a chain 24/7.
rlneal
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That is true, big difference between farmland and suburbs. When my son got his first Pyrenees he lived in a small town. The dog barked a lot but the neighbors did not complain. Eventually, he moved from that house to an apartment in a larger town. I took the dog and we lived in a suburb. I had to fence the yard and keep him in the basement at night so he did not bark all night. My son lives in that same small town again and his neighbors have chickens. You are allowed to have 5 chickens and no roosters. I do not think there are any state rules, it is up to the local municipality to set the rules.
jaxs
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Being tied on a chain 24/7 is plenty reason for "carrying on". It is a serious offense in Texas to tie a dog unless someone is in attendance. Under some circumstances (lack of food or water,multiple animals or second offense to name a few) will land offenders in jail.
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That's why I worded it that way; I would bark all day long too, if I spent my life on a chain. That's actually the way that my current Lab spent the first year of his life; tied out in summer, and he spent the winter in an unheated garage. When I got him he weighed 63 lbs and was suffering from lungworm, which is from licking slug trails; or in his case, more likely from eating them because he was so hungry. The first time that I saw him he was curled up in the back seat of my coworker's truck, cowering because he didn't know what to do. I literally had to teach him how to be a dog; riding on my ATV the first week when a grouse flew up, he jumped out of my arms into a patch of snow, doing a complete somersault; then got up and looked at me like it was MY fault!! :laughing:
He was so eager to please, I thought he was going to drown before learning that he can't breathe when his head's under water. About 75% of the reason I keep chickens is because he likes to play with them... although the feeling isn't mutual. He has sent more than one to an early grave from playing too roughly.
I have also(mostly) gotten rid of the cowering, although he occasionally has a relapse, usually with women of a certain structure.
That's why I worded it that way; I would bark all day long too, if I spent my life on a chain. That's actually the way that my current Lab spent the first year of his life; tied out in summer, and he spent the winter in an unheated garage. When I got him he weighed 63 lbs and was suffering from lungworm, which is from licking slug trails; or in his case, more likely from eating them because he was so hungry. The first time that I saw him he was curled up in the back seat of my coworker's truck, cowering because he didn't know what to do. I literally had to teach him how to be a dog; riding on my ATV the first week when a grouse flew up, he jumped out of my arms into a patch of snow, doing a complete somersault; then got up and looked at me like it was MY fault!! :laughing:
He was so eager to please, I thought he was going to drown before learning that he can't breathe when his head's under water. About 75% of the reason I keep chickens is because he likes to play with them... although the feeling isn't mutual.
He has sent more than one to an early grave from playing too roughly.I have also(mostly) gotten rid of the cowering, although he occasionally has a relapse, usually with women of a certain structure.
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I had almost 80 chickens at one time that would free range 24/7, 3 roosters. Suburbs type neighborhood (everyone has 3 acres). I have cattle also. I quickly shrunk my flock after finding out selling eggs wasn’t as fun as it sounded like lol.
I had around 30 for two years. As soon as I sold the flock, 2 neighbors complained because they missed seeing them roam around all day. I was surprised and kinda felt bad I got rid of them lol.
Also I never lost too many chickens at once due to my cattle. I was told many time people witnessed my cattle chasing after a fox that was interested in my chickens. I lost 6 total in 2 years I believe.
