Loving my Oldies

I was going to refer the OP to Deshonko Kennels. Shonkypaws and I are nearly ready to launch it. Won't be long now. And here you are :D . I'll have two pink ones please. Oh, and thimble sized please.

I met Wazzat Xolo's Naca at the Brisbane Exhibition and his skin had a few little lumps and erruptions (nothing like this girl's though, poor little thing). Apparently they are normal. I would imagine her skin has never had the treatment and upkeep necessary. Go to The Chinese Cresteds thread in Breed Sub Forums and ask what they think. Well done for taking this little girl on. :D

I still contend that had she (or others like her) been living in a village she would have been very lucky indeed to have received assistance. In the 17th Century when village life was still the norm, Thomas Hobbes described the natural state of mankind (the state pertaining before a central government is formed) as a "warre of every man against every man". He said that life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short". Even those of us leaving in so called cold and heartless cities would consider our lives a bit better than that .

Danny is a 6.2kg Spitz cross and the size of him when he has humped some bedding is amazing ;)

Being a busybody ( ;) ;) ) I spoke to "my" house sitter and she is currently tied up with a job, however she did mention that her husband does it as well. I asked if he was as caring and tidy and dog loving as she was and she said, "God yes!" In fact I recall her telling me that he was very particular about everything he does. So, if you are interested, I can put you in touch with each other. The daughter of one of the other vet nurses there also does house sitting. My house sitter even does just a one nighter or a weekend. Nothing too big or two small.

Yes, couldn't have put it better myself - . Early days yet, try not to worry or your boys will pick up on it and equate the new dog with your worry and put their own incorrect connotations on it.

And do the full tie!! If a dog's penis can't go back, don't wait too long until you get help, though, because it can be very painful.

There are two things to look at here: 1. When in doubt, don't. 2. You are naturally going to be very nervous about boarding your beloved pets. I know someone who lives in your home while you are away, if you are interested. She is a vet nurse at the vet hospital I use, is an older woman and very very caring and responsible.

I know The waiting is awful. Imagine what s/chick is going through if we are biting nails and gnashing teeth

Well said. I feel as sorry for the woman as I do her children. OMG I don't know what sort of glasses you are wearing, but "when we all lived in villages", we only had to grow a hair out of a mole to be burned at the stake as a witch and "when we all lived in villages" if this woman showed signs of mental illness, at best she and her children would have been run out of the village and her animals beaten to death; at worst she and the children would have been beaten to death as they were chased away. Exactly. Too much bad behaviour is being "blamed" on mental illness, under the influence of drugs/drink/the devil etc etc

I'm holding my breath and have everything crossed !!!!

Wolf is one very handsome young man

That's the point of course - one that so many people wanting to "get rid of a dog" just don't and will never understand My concern too. It is hard s/chick and we all hope too that little pup doesn't end up somewhere inappropriate.

It is a tablet (supposedly chewable, but Tamar treats everything given to her with the utmost suspicion that I have to poke it down her throat) and for Tamar's weight, she has three a day.

Tamar is under 4kgs (Maltese Shih Tzu cross).

http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=135736 I found this old topic through googling "Canine Tranquil Formula" - I very rarely visit the Health/ Nutrition/ Grooming. I took Tamar to the groomer yesterday and explained that she was becoming worse in her shrinking and timidity (except when she decides that another dog in the street needs to be told a thing or two ). The groomer (also a breeder and shower of Standard Poodles) suggested I try this formula as she had tried the feline version on cats with great success and had seen excellent results for dogs using the Canine version. She gave me a week's supply for Tamar; frankly I am at my wits end with her. She has been with me for over 6 years and was about 6 months old when I took her out of a pound for another rescuer. I kept her to rehome her because she was so badly traumatised that I thought another move would be just additional stress that she couldn't handle. I ended up keeping her (after the first adoption lasted less than 24 hours ) because she had become extremely attached to Jeune. I know now that this too was not a good move as Jeune was quiet and timid too, but at the time, I saw it as a lovely comforting relationship for both of them. We learn at the expense of our dogs, sadly. When I took Tamar from the pound, she was in excellent condition, coat clean and free of knots and her weight was good, so I can only assume ( correctly or not) that she was to start with a timid dog and being lost (she was found under a house) and impounded traumatised her. Anyway, I'm giving these tablets a week's trial and hopefully will see an improvement. Anyone's experience with this forumla would be of interest.

I know they are harmless, but the prospect of one of these landing on me or touching me gives me goosebumps all over. I was folding washed dogs' bedding: I know my photographic skills are virtually zilch, but in this one he is madly whirring his wings:

Agree totally with this post especially emboldened part. True and they should not be judged in a negative way. Yes, too true, and it annoys me intensely when judgement is passed on people because they spend huge sums on their pets - who are obviously members of their families. I wonder how many of the people who write these stories and then finish off with "it's just a cat/dog" have had their pets' lives saved by the expertise of the veterinary establishment. I wonder how many lives of much loved animals are now going to be saved because of the devotion of the owners of Il Gato and his vets?

All she needed to do was to pick up a phone. Change "couldn't" to "wouldn't"

And so did Jasmine. Dammit, K9A. I was getting ready to take the dogs out for their morning walk and so this thread had been revitalised and read it through all over again. So I am late again !! The photographic record of your boys growing up surrounded by love and these gorgeous dogs is absolutely priceless.

I know most of us think of Jed and her loved ones, lost and living, everyday, but just bumping this as I have been a lazy lately.

I was recently at the Brisbane Exhibition in the Dogs Hall and thought exactly the same thing. I saw lots of dogs on their own, even cages of the toy ones. Whether anyone was "keeping an eye on them" I wouldn't know, but I wasn't about to test security That poor little boy and his poor owners . The thing that people who love their animals don't understand is that people like the person who took Harry simply don't care. All they care about is what they want, whether it be the actual dog or cat or other pet, or whether they think they can make money out of them. I suppose it is a bit like being a defensive driver: you have to be on the lookout all the time for someone else who might be doing the wrong thing. Let's us all hope that Harry will be returned safe and well.

I'm not often moved to little tears on DOL, but this nearly had me going, Rach. Well done to you all and LORD LUKI as a permanent member of DOL.

I didn't know that. Great name OT, but on the name front. My first dogs were two little Maltese called, Nammu and Calypso, my name is Cynthia. I used to say that I was going to buy Optrex (eye wash which kept the dogs' faces from staining), rebottle it and market it under the name Calcynammu. Occasionally I signed myself Calcynammu, too

I agree. Sometimes a name pops into your head when you know you are going to pick up a dog, but generally it is good to wait and see. But just for fun . . . . . Pepper is a spice Tango is a dance Rumba is a spicy dance - LOL.