Loving my Oldies

Hmmm, I was thinking it was the calm before the storm - LOL - or two stag locking horns. :laugh: :laugh:

No No No No !!!! No such thing as an ugly dog :laugh: :laugh: Spud is adorable and just love him sitting there surveying the world with his chooks gathered around him. Very special boy.

I'm sorry, but I don't know about that, Jules. You would have to talk to your vet about it, and go further afield if you want to learn more. I'm not a great one for pill popping, but as a doctor said to me once when I expressed concern about a medication and being on it for the rest of my life: if you had a heart problem you wouldn't worry that you would be on the applicable medication forever. So, if something works, the side effects are nil or minimal, particularly in an older dog, why not try.

It is very hard when you lose a dog in a multi dog household because you have to keep up a front for them. On the other hand, even in the deepest sorrow, they can make you laugh. And you have to look after them. As Tassie said, W Sibs. You are doing it tough at the moment, but willing to share your experience with others means a lot. I love love love that description, Pollywaffle. I will probably use it at some stage and pretend it is all my own work :D I have a side gate at which my tribe will be congregated when I return home, but I have to go only to the letter box or pull a weed or two and Danny will be pressed up against it waiting for his "Goddess" [ :D :D ] to return.

I havent got any of that DD ;-) The vet should have it or they can give you a prescription to take to the chemist. I get it from my vet for Myrtie who, like Basil, thinks she is 150 metres tall but is terrified of storms - first dog I've had how is afraid of storms. Even is there aren't any signs for me, her body language tells me that a storm is coming, I give her 1/4 tablet and she is back to her normal self.

Try very small doses of valium.

Definitely have his ears checked. Dogs have much more sensitive hearing that we do and there might be a noise the machine has started to make that you aren't aware of. OT :D I have a little female Maltese X who is also 9+ and she has discovered her inner puppy. She was always a bit noisy , but very timid with it. She seems to want to play with the other dogs whereas before Danny was the only one she'd play with. Good luck with Basil. They are lovely dogs.

Beautiful, Muttrus. At least you'll be spared the costs of dentals on those two lovely creatures.

So important to get second and even third opinions with something as major as possible eye surgery.

I did this a few years ago and ended up doing three trips to rescue groups with a car piled high with doonas, sheets, pillowcases, towels, etc etc and I jept getting getting donations for a long time which I drop around to dogmad. Hopefully they are going to the pounds she visits I also went down to the local Salvos shop to ask for the towels and bedding they couldn't sell. I did this twice: the first time they were willing, the second time, the woman was very furtive about it saying they were told not to give me anything, and then I was told by a neighbour that the shop had a big basket out the front selling dog bedding - LOL. At least they were prompted into another money (very little) raising opportuntiy. But the neighbourhood letterbox drop can produce absolutely amazing results.

I honestly can't tell. But my vibes must have travelled a long way, because this morning I was thinking about Kibah and wondering whether you had taken some more photos. PM Rappie and ask her to take a look. Hopefully it is all good.

Oh god, does it ever get that cold? Can't remember

I disagree. What is the point of half a dozen (or more) sites all saying the same thing? I know that if I had a dog up on, say, PetRescue, I wouldn't be happy seeing him or her on some unknown person's blog. Some information may be changed, left out, added to - whatever. You know as well, if not better, than I that some people in the rescue/rehome business will rehome a dog anywhere, but the majority of people want to know where their dog is being featured and what is being written about him/her. I would want to be in complete control of whatever information is going out on any dog I have for rehoming. How many sites can people visit? There is such a thing as too many choices.

I don't have any old trackies (god forbid, I'd look more like the Michelin Man than I already do ) but what about flannellette sheets and the like? ETA: I gave a bolt of yellow flannellette to Dogmad sometime ago; I don't know what happened to that.

How many more websites do we need? Why reinvent the wheel?

The first time I took my dogs to the groomers, they had heard of Buddy's tragedy. In fact, the man knew the salon involved, so the word of mouth is definitely going ahead. I still believe media involvement is called for to make the public more aware.

Caesar is 100% adorable. Well done and may you have many many happy times ahead of you.

Stan is a cross dresser, who would have thunk it? I don't think we can say that categorically, mantis. A lot of clothing today is androgynous and that looks like a singlet top to me. We need to be careful before pigeonholing Stan. On the other hand . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hey, Stan can write and spell . Maria must be pretty special. I think I have hurt Danny's feelings by insinuating that he is lazy. On this afternoon's walk, the thought of trundling around the block was doing my head in and so I decided to give walking up another street a chance. It has been two years approximately since Danny flatly refused to walk this street and this afternoon, he crossed the road without the slightest hesitation. We managed about 200 metres before the brakes went on. LOL.

Why is that a problem for the Show Ring? Sounds a bit OTT.

Colour suits you, Stan

One year or two, or a dozen: it is never long enough and the holes they leave in our lives are enormous. Oakley looked like a young man, but we never know what is lurking underneath a shiney coat and a lovely face. The bond between him and Chloe looks very strong and I hope with your love surrounding her, you both manage this sad time. Best wishes and deepest condolences.

What a shock, Ripley. Millie is another DOLer dog with so many fans. She was wonderful from the start and I too loved the updates and photographs about her and Lewis. My deepest condolences.

Not to mention the very strange looking and pretty scary feline looking down on them - LOL.

I don't think it is the Black Hawke. It is several days since they have had any BH and HUGE evidence on the deck (could be only Bunter) that it can't be the BH.