Loving my Oldies

No advice, but certainly my thoughts are of you and your girl and your little Westie. It will be tough, but think only of your dog (is she Isabel or is that you?) and yourself. When she is gone, hold her and cuddle her for as long as you want. Don’t let anyone hurry you. (And think of the practicalities: have a towel or a mattress protector under her.) Hugs to you all.

Oh for goodness sake!! How can you even ask. OF COURSE YOU AND NEKO HAVE PRODIGIES :rofl: :love:

What exciting news. Dogs feel happiness, sorrow, fear, loneliness, like all of us, but I wonder if they have a perception of what they are missing out on - that is, what people/we think they should be able to do? I have a very elderly dog who used to run and play and race around and enjoy his walks, but now, the best thing in the world for him is to join me on the LazyBoy and snooze a few hours away. I am pretty sure he isn’t lying there regretting the passing of his youth. :laugh: I am very happy you have more time with your little dog. It is amazing what finding the right meds and mix of meds can do. I hope you continue to relate the journey of “Days with my Dobe” :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: Good ole DOL. Some of you are always thinking ahead in ways to help people and their dogs. Blinkblink, you are tops.

What a sad world we live in when these sorts of feelings come to the fore. But we all do it to a greater or lesser degree and I, for one, can understand perfectly how you feel. I am so sad for your puppy and you; it is devastating to adopt a dog and find he/she has all sorts of health problems and the kindest most loving this we can do is to let them cross the Bridge. As Snook says, we are all different and if this other dog (Irish Setters....... swoon) feels right for you, go for it. The dog still needs a loving caring home despite what has gone before. Keep us posted. little doberman pup.

Beautiful. You are the tops dog daddy : That water - I could just about dive into my screen LOL.

Exciting !!! (In no time at all, the topic of this thread will read: Widget: From big belly to babies! And now, Baby’s Babies’ Babies. :laugh: :laugh:

I couldn’t help but wonder if that is how they were all curled up (Pix in #1075) in the womb.

Deepest sympathies, Jules. Your beautiful dogs [family] have always been much loved and I am sure I speak for many when I say we loved hearing about them. Goodbye sweet Renae

Good thinking. I had one dog who used to attack the head of the vacuum and others who were terrified and everything else in between. All reactions are normal for that particular dog. We just need to understand that and act accordingly for the benefit of the dog. Let us know how you go. Where are the photographs? An 8 week old darling called Pollyanna and you don’t post pictures :eek: Shame on you :laugh: :laugh:

Neko sure is a yummy mummy and is showing off how sylph-like she can be after just giving birth. Show off

And this is one of the myths about dogs in pounds. The vast majority of dogs (at least in towns and cities) in pounds are your neighbour’s dog who is lost. And probably most of those who don’t give a toss would sure give a toss if their dog ended up in a pound. Sure there are some unwanted and dumped, but those are in the minority.

Nothing wrong with appropriately directed passion, Sarse

This is an inflammatory statement in regard to Gilgandra pound, in my opinion. It was a general statement and it is true of many pounds. I know nothing of Gilgandra and it is obvious that I was not aiming my statement at Gilgandra. But if you want to jump up and down and read into my post something that wasn’t there, go right ahead. Gilgandra sounds exceptional and that is wonderful, but remarks like yours above don’t do them any favours. All you needed to say, that, fortunately Gilgandra is an exception, etc etc etc.

How did I miss these? Brilliant as always and that water ............ My feet just ache with the longing to be paddling - so long as Jonah and Jesse were there too. :thumbsup:

It is always going to happen, Sarse. Don’t forget, pound staff are not always terribly well versed in animal behaviours or needs. I remember collecting a dog from a pound in Sydney to take to rescue and at the time, the pound staff said she’d “obviously” give birth approx 6 weeks previously. She gave birth to four (I think) puppies that night :eek:

I know it isn’t the point of this thread, but it did make me laugh because of my human family likenesses. I have a brother and two sisters and whereas one of my sisters is very different in looks from we other three (despite being a twin of the brother), we are so obviously all from the same family, it verges on the ridiculous: same mannerisms, same voice inflections, etc. My eldest sister and I look very similar and sound almost identical. I have a photograph of my mother when she was about 8 and it could be a photo of my eldest sister’s daughter in early 20th century clothing. Some years ago, my brother showed me a photograph he’d taken of a man standing outside a garage in outback Queensland. I gasped and said, “That is obviously a relation.” This man was the son of a cousin. So despite “input” from two generations of women, the male likenesses were still dominant. I wonder why we find family likenesses extraordinary? It is obvious that there would be these likenesses, but it is always interesting.

Wonderful photos as always. Those two are definitely a match made in heaven - Ronin looks as though he is the happiest dog in the world. Good luck with the new venture.

LOL. Others did the hard yards (and miles - yesterday was a terribly hot day here in Sydney ). So congratulations to Cazstaff and those incredible people who find links on the internet. Research champions. My first thought when I saw Minnie's gorgeous pics was how you'd be wowed by her if she'd come to you for fostering. :) That was the plan, but Cazstaff was able to return her directly to Pete. :thumbsup:

LOL. Others did the hard yards (and miles - yesterday was a terribly hot day here in Sydney ). So congratulations to Cazstaff and those incredible people who find links on the internet. Research champions.

Well done, Caz. Two beautiful photos. Any news on Tania?

LOL - I thought he was channelling a ferret

The difference between the girls and FB (Fatty Bombah :laugh: :laugh: ) is extraordinary. Yes - it is good to have photographic evidence that a decision was the right one. Probably the majority of people will always wonder whether a Caesar was the right way to go even when it is 100% the correct option.

Oh, she is beautiful.

Gilly sounds amazing. I think we deserve a photo of him