Loving my Oldies

Litttle Winnie has been rehomed. The first home was a dud. I saw the red flags, but let my heart rule my head. The people were lovely, but unfortunately somewhat anal and had absolutely no idea (despite lots of information written and verbal from me) how to integrate her into their existing home which of course included another dog. Anyway, I still had one application that I wanted to follow up and to cut a long story short, they are experienced with rescue dogs, don't race around saying the sky is falling at the slightest thing and Winnie is now in a home with three adults and two other dogs, so a dog for every person and a person for every dog where the dogs are the most important things in their lives. So, what's next on the cards or perhaps in the dog beds? Here is Lilo, the most gorgeous little redhead, l/h Chihuahua of 5 years. Sadly she has diabetes and will be on insulin injections twice a day. This is new for me, never having had a dog with diabetes, so I have appointment at the vet this afternoon to learn how to administer these injections. I confess to being a bit nervous, but if others can do it so can I LOL. Quality of pic not good, don't know why.

Thank heavens that people are looking after this very old DOLer

I occasionally find a "nugget" in a dog's bed. I think they are just so sound asleep, needing to go to the toilet and a bit slips out. Think of it as a present . Joking aside, if worried take her to your vet. Maybe her poor beginnings have made her muscles not as strong as they should be, but as you say it is a normal poo, I feel it isn't something to worry unduly about. However, I do worry that you haven't posted a photo

I do it to put people at ease as well. Not that I have big dogs, but if ever I am in that situation. I think we can overthink these things and be a bit anal. Although I fully understand the point about how we speak about dogs influences how we [some people] think and act. As with most things, it is a balancing act.

I was reminded of this thread today while helping out Denise At Paws rescue group. They have a Cocker x Cavalier puppy up for adoption and, needless to say, they were absolutely deluged with applications. Someone made the executive decision to task me with going through the applications (I am considering what revenge to take) and I was amazed at the number of people who called their dogs their Furbabies - frightening really LOL. However, depending on other circumstances, I forgave them.

I call my dogs “my babies” because they are my lovely little creatures. They are my responsibility and they depend on me for everything. HOWEVER , I do not mistake them for babies with fur on. They are dogs first and last.

That is just so right @Teebs. I remember (a lifetime ago) when I was a volunteer at a pound, sometimes in particularly hot weather we would just take the dogs down the road to the park and sit under a big tree. The dogs loved it. One of my dogs (now gone to god) could take 5 minutes just sniffing in one spot. I live in a very popular dog walking area and it takes me every bit of self control not to give some owners a whack around the head at their total lack of understanding (or even desire to understand) a dog’s needs, personality, etc. And as for those who get all embarrassed because the dogs start sniffing each other. God help the dogs

I don't see that as a humanising crime. I talk to the dogs, they like to be included, and either their ears perk up or they couldn't care less LOL. They come looking for me if I am in another room for too long by their measurements. They like company and part of that is hearing a voice focussed on them. As for "furbaby" -----

4 years !!! So beautiful

I received these photos of Ralphie (ex DAP rescue Dazzy) yesterday. Hard to believe the transformation. Wonderful new "parents". Go back to the opening post to see the difference. Amazing. I am so happy.

After a few "meet and greets", we have a family who wants to adopt Winnie. I really hope it works out as they are lovely people and have a very placid 6 y/o female Cavalier. So in a couple of weeks, Winnie will be moving to Wahroonga (very close by) and will have a family of five (2 adult children and one nearly adult lovely lovely lad). I am so bloody cross though. When they came over for their meet and greet, after a while I suggested we take Harley and Winnie for a walk and we were all really enjoying it. Barely around the corner and about 100 metres on what do we come across but a woman with her unleashed, very large, unfriendly dog. People in a house (where the dog had just wandered into) came out and kept on at the woman until she very grudgingly took the dog away. I haven't walked for ages, but I know the little Dirt Girls would love a trot around the block and just when I get myself psyched up, this happens. Apparently the woman doesn't live nearly, so hopefully this is the first and last time she is around. .

What a lovely old boy and what a wonderful life he has had. I had never heard of Sippy Creek until some years ago I visited an elderly relative who lived in Buderim and volunteered on occasion there. They were doing a fund raiser which entailed “selling a brick” of the extensions they needed doing. I was very proud of my efforts: I managed to sell one brick!! Lovely to see all pets mingling

Good luck @BDJ. You are onto the cause immediately, so should be all good from now on. Old age sucks !!!

No advice, just happy you are taking your boy to the vet. Anything to do with eyes - vet immediately. Good luck and let us know what the vet says/thinks.

I first saw the stupidity of more and more laws being enacted in 1999 when I became a volunteer at Burwood Animal Shelter. Up until that time, I had no knowledge at all of the terrible underground of dog farming and abuse. This was around the time when the Companion Animals Act was being put into legislation and being pretty wet around the ears, I thought this was going to put an end to lost dogs. How naive can one be? In my naivety, I put together what I called my Seven Point Plan and one of those points was, @tdierikx, enforce the legislation that already exists. After a few years, I realised that people actually don’t want to do anything. Little frogs, big frogs, all desperately protecting their own little pond or puddle of water. The politicians at all levels are useless. They talk, make big announcements and most of the time nothing happens. As Greta Thunberg says, we don’t need any more, “Blah, blah, blah.” So succinctly put, Greta. I have said on many occasions, if DOCS can’t protect little children, even those known to be in danger, what chance do our animals have.

She is quite good, still timid and nervy, but very lovable. I’ve written her story, taken heaps of photos and just waiting for her story to go up. Her photos don’t really show how small she is. Loves her ball (doesn’t bring it back outside but does in the house LOL)

Right. After I’d asked, I wondered if you meant them.

Which one is that? Perhaps she doesn’t know about it??

Yes, she is much better, thank you. Still follows me slavishly, but can be distracted by the other dogs doing something, which I take as a positive.

Winnie is settling in beautifully.

You should see her IRL. I was looking at her last night and the depth of colour is extraordinary as is the shininess of her coat. She is such a sweet little dog … someone is going to be very lucky.

Lucifer was in the final show and the trainer gave him to Frank who won the championship with Annie because he didn’t feel he could give Lucifer the life and training he deserves.

I watched bits and pieces of it. Started off with six dogs, finished with 5. Anyone know the story behind that?

I miss them too and I miss posting about the little dogs who come and go. Sadly, the stories are all gone because Troy doesn’t archive, just deletes, which is understandable. Did you see the story about Megs? It was around about April last year and before you made a comeback . I’ll find the link. I will definitely try to get a video of her doing zoomies. It was so unexpected and had put my iPad down.

We did. It was lovely having a little dog to cuddle on the bed. Shala doesn’t like being on the bed and The Dirt Girls can’t get up and down on their own. Yes. Can’t see any Poodly curls, though. She is 4.8kgs, but I think she could put on a couple of hundred grams. OMG , I am sitting in my garden and she has just started doing wild zoomies. So wonderful to see.