Loving my Oldies

Thank god you stood up to your friend. What an idiot. Your dog = your rules. If someone wouldn't respect my wishes as to what people do or don't do with my dogs, they would not be welcomes in my home. With regard to people coming over, if you know they are coming, make sure Mack cannot get to the door - shut him out the back with a toy or a treat. If they come unannounced, ask them to wait at the door while you put a lead on Mack and then calmly let them in while Mack is on his lead and cannot jump. Just an anecdote: my sister made her dog into an hysterical wreck when people visited. Instead of doing the above, she'd start shrieking to someone to grab the dog and shut him away. It was horrible to see. Luckily, I wasn't around much, but saw the end result of her mismanagement. And it was the don't fault of course

Rosette, I cannot and will never accept the sentiments in your last sentence. There is so much than can and should be done. 1. The neighbours charged with not containing their dog. 2. The neighbours charged with breaking the terms of their lease. 3. The council and police at least expressing their condolences to the HuskyDrake family and promising to do their utmost so ensure no other people and their beloved pets suffer in this horrendous way. 4. The council undertaking to abide by the laws that already exist. And probably more that I can't think of. Your sort of comment enables those who should be doing something to continue to do nothing.

RIGHT!! Send them to me IMMEDIATELY.

What a tragic tragic event . My deepest sympathies, HuskyDrake. When will the legal system step up to the plate? There are so many threads recently about people such as HuskyDrake just being abandoned because those who should will not do their duty by their communities. My heart breaks for you. Someone else will recall it, but there is a legal company focussing on animal issues; perhaps they may be able to help. It is just too horrible. There is another organisation called Voiceless which doesn't deal in cases such as this, but they may be able to advise you how to seek legal assistance.

Ah,dear. The downside of loving . I'm sorry to hear of Collie's passing. A sad day for you and Bruce. I hope he can find another mate.

Ahh, so gorgeous.

Just look at that gorgeous boy Steppin' Out

LOL ain't that the truth!! I've loved the Destiny and Bonnie stories. So few foster caring stories on DOL anymore.

You seem to have it all under control. Congratulations on your little family

Unless an animal's fears and limited comfort zone is placing an impediment on the ability for him or her to enjoy life and making difficulties for the human family, I don"t see the need to try to "fix it". That said, I perfectly understand where you are coming from, Michelleva. You take her and Georgia out to parks where they meet other dogs and people and she always does very well. I liken it to their feeding: we wouldn't persist in trying to make any of our dogs eat something they didn't like, would we? I have a tiny dog who is very very reactive and I started to taking her to obedience classes just to have her mixing with lots and lots of other dogs and trying to lessen her really bad reactions. She was perfect LOL at classes. Back walking the neighbourhood and seeing other dogs . . . . still a nightmare Feeling as you do and wanting more for Bonnie, I'd be inclined to give it a couple of tries and if it helps, great, and if it doesn't well you have given it a try for Bonnie's sake. :) :) She and Georgia are beautiful girls and have a loving family. What more could they want :laugh:

Damn it! I'm having little tearies here :laugh: :laugh:

And Mr Tobias makes three. Perfect Jules.

Sense of entitlement Don't let Joe Hockey near them!!

Well, I know that for a fact. I am my dogs' and my cat's slave :laugh: :laugh:

I would go further and say that she probably saved his life.. No way would the boy's mum got the dog off him.

A very happy and moving result

Hmm, I'm not too sure that I go along with it. Those elephants looked pretty riled up to me, they aren't being just slowly mooched along - they are being snapped at around their feet. If it is true that elephants never forget, I wouldn't want to be one of those dogs off in snooze land when one walks by.

LOL oSo. As I have said on DOL before, I am proud to be called anthropomorphic. On the other hand, none of my dogs or my cat gave me breakfast in bed on Mothers Day .

Too gorgeous.

So long as the mice were just toys

LOL. I think that would be my reaction, too.

Jeez, cannibal - there is enough crap around. Let us have our warm and fuzzies for a little while :laugh: :laugh:

He is probably a bit of both. Probably unsocialised and quite unsure of how he is to behave, wanting to visit and play, etc etc. He looks gorgeous, but too much bigger than your puppies Donatella for safety, as Melza says.

LOL at your disparagement of Stan. Who was the DOLer who used to have a sign off, something along the lines of: blessed are the cracks as they let in the light ?? Persephone ?? Louise Brooks ?? Someone will remember.

Beautiful beautiful girl. Ha ha ha, that is just what I thought - little Joey !! There must be a few 15ers on DOL: my Danny (date unknown) and Gussy estimated somewhere around October 1998 as well.