Loving my Oldies

I have been wondering at Gussy's change over the past few months. She has obviously been watching youtube . She walks up and down the bed, sits on my pillow, sits on the bedside cabinet, etc etc. To my knowledge, there aren't any baseball bats in the house, but I will be checking. LOL.

Hard to find the words to say how special all those photographs are. A testament to love and a huge talent.

I haven't been following this particularly closely (days are too confusing and depressing as it is lol) but decided to take a look at the last few posts. In the latest news item link provided by Tdieriks in one part it says the the owners surrender their dog to council and a fews lines down it article says the dog was seized. I would say the truth has now become so totally distorted in claim and counter claim that it would need the judgement of Solomon and last I looked there aren't too many of those sorts of people around, let alone on Councils. And as for the owners, well, I imagine the concept of truth has long ago deserted them if it was ever within them. Media attention at all cost.

That is a great photo, Merle_Miss. Luckily the boy dog of mine who doesn't lift his leg is a toy breed with short stocky legs. I must try to get a photo, because he doesn't squat: he just rocks forward a bit, his tail goes right up and over his back and he wees. He is a very tidy wee-er LOL. How do I know? Because he doesn't like to go downstairs in all the rain we have been having for a few weeks and he leaves nice tidy little puddles on the deck, not splashes all over the place like my other dog does as he is learning new and bad habits. I have a girl dog (Maltese Shih Tzu) who stands up on her front legs to wee. So, the positions are many and varied :laugh: :laugh: Oh, I've also had female dogs who've lifted their legs. One used to inch her way up trees backwards trying to wee on top of other wees that were done by dogs taller than she was.

Westiemum, Bunter (about 13) had to have his tummy shaved at one stage and it took ages to grow back, but once started, the usual gorgeous coat arrived. And the groomers did a pretty awful job of clipping him a couple of grooms ago and it took ages for him to stop looking like a neglected, moulting fur coat. Whereas Tamar who is a few years younger and was clipped at the same time, has needed another clip. Isn't Vit E supposed to help skin and hair? Good luck with getting the wonderful Sumo back to glorious full coat.

I couldn't read it all; I have had such a gutfull of horrible. Day after day after day. Killing, maiming, abusing. How on earth does the human race continue. It is so horrible. And most of our leaders are little better than thugs either.

I can't tell you in terms of actual time, but I have found that age plays a role. I imagine your Sumo would grow quite quickly. I have had only toy breeds and found that the younger ones grow out fairly quickly, whereas the older dogs can take quite a while. Good luck with your showing. Sumo is one gorgeous big dog

Can only think that it is easier for them to sit on their arses in fantasy land on facebook than cope with the reality of the real world. That would mean actually getting off the computer, moving & fixing fences & dealing with the real issue Both owners & dog are lost causes really. Sad. You've said it all, really, Christina.

Awww - pretty gorgeous. How are they getting on?

Couldn't agree more. These people were behind the door when brains were given out.

I first saw this on FB and my comment there was along that lines that yet again a dog pays the price for having stupid owners. And from the accounts here of the owner's appearance on TV, "stupid owners" seems to be the real problem here.

Individuals may be living longer, but they are not necessarily living better or meaningful lives and able to look after their dogs and/or cats. It is like quoting deaths in road accidents as proof that people are driving more carefully and responsibly. You only need to take a look at the numbers of people totally or partially incapacitated to know that that conclusion is rubbish. That is off topic but use of stats to push an agenda makes me cross :D :D

I didn't realise there were so many really old people on DOL. :D :D When my little tribe (now four dogs and one cat) cross The 'Bridge I'll be in my seventies. I can't imagine not having a dog to alert me to visitors. I plan on getting a couple of large oldies to plod around the neighbourhood with me and, of course, snuggling up to me at night or any time I plonk onto the couch.

LOL, Brandiandwe. I think that all the time especially with Grumpette's gorgeous gorgeous creatures. Luckily for me, or should I say dogs, I've always been very aware of my limitations in terms of energy levels. I was a volunteer dog walker for many years at Burwood pound and fell in love with Rotties then. I used to love being able to walk a dog while resting my hand on his/her head. One of my other big loves is the Wolfhound type of dog as well. Ha ha ha - you've met me. Can you just see me plodding around the neighbourhood with a dog almost as tall as I am. :laugh: :laugh:

We are all so alike under those incredibly different exteriors.

SASH (Small Animal Specialist Hospital) at North Ryde in Sydney has a large fake grass area where the hospitalised dogs are taken to toilet and the stench is just incredible. It must be such a breeding ground of disease and, although I have been there many times over the years and cannot speak highly enough of the vets and other staff, it beggars belief that an animal hospital would have such a stinking area just outside their entrance. I am very anti fake grass because yet another unnecessary product made of petroleum that will never degrade and just add to pollution.

Gorgeous little horses. The bub might give Bella a run for her money in terms of coat colour. Dad is just lovely.

Oh, very good. Getting to know friends.

Yes, that crossed my mind too. Apparently his wife has taken him back since this "incident". I wonder what his children will feel when they grow up to discover (and they will because of social media) that their father beat a tiny little dog almost to death just because he was angry? I hope DOCS is keeping an eye on him.

You and me both labadore - there is a beautiful girl over the road from me. Just left to her own devices, walked a few times a week just dragging the woman along. I've heard from other people in the neighbour that at one stage there were thinking of rehoming because she is "silly", "jumps up", etc etc. Total drongoes and shouldn't be within 100kms of a dog.

We are going well, Yonjuro. All dosed up this morning LOL. God it is sticky stuff

Yes. There would have been some difference in the horror I felt at his actions if the dog had been a 60kg Rottweiler or similar only because the dog would have been more able to defend itself and simply because there would be more of it to be able to cope with the attack. It doesn't in one iota alter my feelings of disgust for this dreadful man. The fact that he is a surgeon only makes his actions worse - he KNOWS first hand what can happen to a body, any body, when it is assaulted. I would like to see him investigated by the applicable Board. I would like to see his face on every street corner ensuring that he is ostracised.

I mixed a small teaspoon in water for Danny - a bit tentative at first, but then he scoffed it down. Bunter (aka The Hoover) no problem - his disappeared in a couple of seconds flat. Tamar (who isn't coughing but why should she miss out :laugh: ) licked a little bit off my finger. I knew that Jeune wouldn't lick it, so I just wiped some across her mouth/front teeth. She just stood there licking it off, so I'll keep up this regime to see if there is any improvement. Now that Jeune's prednisone course has finished she is coughing quite badly again, so we really need to get to the bottom of it, poor baby.

What I don't understand is why lawyers tender evidence of someone being under severe stress as mitigation. If they take their stress out on a small and slight dog like a Papillon, I would argue that that is even MORE reason for them to be severely treated under the law. It shows them to be bullies and cowards. I don't care how nice this fellow was towards "financially strained" patients, he should have been given the full sentence allowable.

Much the same scenario this morning LOL, except that Jeune played Hoover.