Loving my Oldies

I have sent this story to Malcolm Turnbull.... he has a couple of dollars to spare, so I thought he might be interested to learn about PACERS and this particularly sad story.

Yes, please. Thank Carrie too. Donation being made.

Isn't that just too wonderful. You think you are bringing them home to have a couple of decent few weeks and the just keep on keeping on :D Happy Anniversary Not sure about her very eclectic eating habits, though

This is just unbelievably tragic. That poor poor family. I will donate tomorrow. I am in shock.

A groomer I used a couple of times worked from her home and one day she was looking after her daughter's little Bull Terrier. The little BT was absolutely gorgeous and when I said so, the woman asked me if I was joking - LOL. She was so used to unfavourable comments that she was stunned when I raved on about how gorgeous the little dog was. I think that we have to remember that even people who own dogs generally don't know much about the different breeds and have to cut them a bit of slack - but it can get tedious to hear the same comments over and over again.

Ha ha ha - well I'm glad to be the inspiration for something . . . . . Jeune is a burrower under the blankets as well. I'll go into the bedroom with my first cup of coffee and call out, "Where's Lumpy Pumpy?" Tamar leaps onto the bed with wiggles of delight and the blankets start to move - being a law unto herselt, Jeune may or may not emerge but if she does, she rolls over onto her back, her tail going like the clappers wanting a belly rub. I have long since given up worrying about cot death .

My experience has nothing to do with breeding, just an example of sheer ignorance. I bought two puppies (one from a BYB - knew nothing at the time - and one from a breeder). I was a nervous wreck, particularly at the way they curled up to sleep and I asked my vet if dogs could die of cot death :p . He didn't laugh at me either. Apart from knowing all about vaccinations, health checks and microchipping (although it wasn't legislated then), about all I knew was that they were dogs. The best thing that happened for the sake of my future dogs was that I became a volunteer dog walker at a pound.

Anyone who is a friend of someone like that probably wouldn't report her if they saw her with a pet. However, now that she has been in the newspapers, other members of the community might - it is to be hoped.

Yes, ladybird - LOL. So many nursery rhymes are horrible Ooops, I forgot to say that that photograph is just brilliant, Persephone.

:D It isn't even 24 hours since their first post. Not everyone accesses their personal messages and forums at work on their boss's time.

They certainly have the huge personalities to match their mum's photographic skills

:D I haven't read the whole thread. But I have to ask you: have you ever been set upon by three very large dogs? I am getting quite dismayed by all the dog bite threads in which people show very little sympathy for the people who are attached. Try to imagine what it would be like to be an innocent bystander suddenly being set upon by three very large dogs. I wonder whether you'd be calling it laughable then when people/police came to your aid and then pursued the dogs by whatever means possible. Yes, my heart aches for these dogs, but get real. More than two years after the incident, I still have the scars from being bitten THROUGH A FLEECY by an SWF. I hate to think what I'd look like if I'd had a few puncture wounds from dog/s the size of a Ridgeback.

Jake was a special dog loved by special people.

Oh my, what a stunning girl, Dwynwen. Such a huge hole their leaving us makes in our lives. :nahnah: RIP Suki

Thank you everyone . Danny seems fine now and is keeping down all his food and water and keeping his tail up. I did ask about keeping up the electrolytes, but he hasn't needed supplementary hydration. So all is goody good good.

They are steep and the width of each individual step is quite narrow. I think your fear would be realised as although Myrtie and Tamar use them to come up, no one will use them to go down. My bed is 58cm from floor to top of mattress.

I bet when he started he never dreamed how big DOL would become :D

He is much better, I think. His tail was up virtually the whole day, they all had two walks and he happily went on both. Such a relief to see him almost back to normal. Has taken a while though, because he was sick for a little while before I realised he was sick and not just being woosey. Nothing like good healing DOL vibes :D

Mr PP (Personality Plus)

Absolutely great news, Yellowgirl. It is to be said that even when there are disagreements from time to time, dogs seem to get used to "how things are", so maybe it is not so much missing her as being pleased that the status quo has been restored. In the last couple of days, I have observed Tamar trying to urge Myrtie to play. Beforehand, Myrtie used to pick pick pick on Tamar, stop her when she came running to me, blocking her and things like that, but in spite of this, Tamar the Timid seems to becoming much livelier and wanting to play with Myrtie. Who knows . So long as they are happy

Don't be hard on me, Saxonpup, . I have to have some company in bed.

An opportunistic trawler. Probably thought his stare was a come on and for some women or men, who knows, combined with a distinctive car, it might have worked.As it happened in broad daylight, I wouldn't be too concerned, but keep to streets where there are places, like the milk bar, you can duck into. If it happens again, dial 000 and when it is answered, look directly at him and say "POLICE please" very very loudly.

OMG, thank god for a big belly laugh. And then another OMG at people's gullibility. Scary scary scary.

Oh what a naughty spottychick. . From what you tell us about Dylan, I have no doubt that next time he sees the clippers he will grab them and make them bite you ;) Poor boy, poor you . Yes it is dreadful when we unintentionally do something to our babies and I could tell you a dozen times not to beat yourself up, but you will. ;) ;) Myrtie lies on a bed underneath the study table, and I have lost count of the times I have given her a kick

Chaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrlotttttttttte, come to mummy moocher. ;)