swazzie

This poem is just lovely just what I need to read now.

I was ok Christmas Day as it was so busy, but Boxing Day all I could think of was I wish Bru was here. Then I had a memory pop up on my Facebook page of a pic I posted last year of our two furries chewing their second lot of Xmas treats with small boy watching them sitting on the deck.

I miss Brus beautiful face xx

Love to all missing their furry friends .

I love the grey one - it's like he's going , can you stop can you just stop, we're going to get in soooo much trouble... Stop Norman !!!

Meanwhile his other two mates have wandered off, nope don't know that cray cray hound

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Chloe has yet to meet a person she doesn't love , she doesn't even bark at the door knockers selling religion.

Bru on the other hand did bark at the door knockers and sounded fierce , but once they saw his body wagging behind the door the game was up ????

One time he took an instant dislike to a tradie who came to quote for a job. He normally loved everyone so it's was very strange, he positioned himself outside DS door and refused to move or stop barking at the guy until he left.

It was very out of character for him.

Ps the guys quote was crazy so I like to think he had good judgement ????????

I'm so sorry for your loss.

When we lost Bru in augt, Chloe his partner in crime missed and still misses him terribly.

I have to watch her closely as some days she is just so lonely ,so I get her out to a park to see other doggies.

I know she's having a hard time when she'll head off to a corner somewhere and just curl up - which is not her doggie personality at all - she's normally in the middle of everything

The days I'm home with my three year old are better for her.

thinking of you and Tyson xx

I'm so sorry to hear this , it's really hard and sometimes it takes a few months for things to really sink in that she is gone.

Big hugs.

I'm so sorry to hear this Labadore. You have given him a wonderful 18 mth since you rescued him and I can only imagine how happy he'd have been with his doggie friends and you.

It's hard and so unfair but spend the time hugging and taking pictures if you can.

Big hugs to you xx

Thanks for all the really helpful replies .

DH thinks we should wait a few months, so I figure I'll research abit during that time and I'll get that book- thanks for the link .

It's interesting idea and probably a good one to consider fostering dogs that aren't your favourite breed.

Wasn't sure if this should go in rescue section but anyway here goes

I've been thinking about looking into being a foster doggy mum.

After losing bru this year it's way too soon to adopt for us but I miss having two dogs, Chloe would love the company and we have lots of backyard space.

I get the feed from lab rescue and think each day- we should foster , why not

My questions and dilemma is

-I don't think we'd be very good at it- I know the point is to help short term accom for dogs before their forever home but I'm worried we'd get so attached each time that it would be too hard to give them up.

Also we both work, although me part time so not sure how that would work.

The other thing is our 3yr old who is dog obsessed thinks all dogs are like Chloe( and Bru was) ie love a cuddle , wrestle.

Anyone willing to share how you fare with fostering ?

Oh he is just gorgeous ???????????? love English sheepdogs

Have to admit I'm irrationally scared of them .

I didn't grow up here so that is probably where some of my fear comes from, I can't really tell the dangerous /non dangerous apart( aside from knowing what a python is)

In saying that, I appreciate they are a part of the eco system and must live somewhere.

My friend is pretty devastated and the dogs were trying to protect their mum( friends mum)

She lives beside a property that backs into scrub and despite continually asking , they don't keep their grass down.

So she gets many snakes each year.

She's had it now and will move before getting another dog .

Sorry for morbid post

A very good friend of mines mum lives out in Ipswich

Her two dachshunds caught a brown snake in the yard.

One of the dogs got bitten and died soon afterwards.

The other one is not well , from other issues at the moment so it's especially sad.

Poor dog- hate bloody snakes,

Appartently people are seeing lots of brown snakes out that way already this year - mind your poochies.

I waited until it was night and I was alone to read this, very beautiful and oh so so true.

The loss of our beautiful Bru is still very raw for me and he is everywhere in this house and in our memories.

The pure love that a dog gives you each day is very special.

I don't think I'll ever get over his passing.

What an awful thing to happen, sending positive vibes that all will make a full recovery .. Hugs

We miss him so much , his birthday was the 25th he would have been 7????

Hopefully in time we'll be able to accept it, but right now I keep thinking he'll come round the corner any minute .

Chloe misses him a lot, but she's getting lots of extra attention off the small boy and is loving it.????

Thanks all for the kind words.

Thank you for sharing this , I couldnt read it all right now, but will save it for a later time xx

Thank you

I think I'm worried as Chloe was very much the follower( but mummy dog to my ds).

Bru while very quite was the boss dog and she just went where he did. She loves the attention of dogs and aside from her humans here who she'd happily cuddle with all day, would be happy in a field of dogs wrestling . Bru wasn't very fussed with other dogs, aside from Chloe, he was a people dog.

I will take on board all the comments and make sure we get her to the dog park regularly .

She just seems sad, but it has been only a few days

I guess in my heart I know she'd do well with another dog as she's very much the mum dog, it's just not something we can even think about now or forseeable future.

Too soon

Back again with another question!

So Saturday was the day that Bru passed.

We included Chloe our other lab on the day, she got to sniff him and hang out with him until we buried him.

She knows where he's buried and has sat on his grave for a little while .

The lovely vet who came to the house, said to me as she was leaving to watch her as dogs that are very close can get very down.

The issue is she is already withdrawn, yesterday she was being a bit funny all day but we just have her lots of cuddles.

Today was the first day she was home alone , we got home and she sat with us for a little while and has now gone into bed and won't come out- not her normal behaviour .

She seems sad

Is there anything i could give her?

Or am I reading into it too much/stressing too early- be honest

Thanks for any advise

We have taken our dogs since they were pups to our local monthly farmers market and also to any other dog friendly market we can find.

Most people are fine with it and the amount of attention the dogs get, from kids especially, makes it a lovely expierence.

If you just make sure the dogs do their business before you go in and bring them out,as soon as they do the I wanna pee shuffle, then no accidents.

I love the community feel that you get when bringing the puppies to markets.

Thank you all for your kind words.

Bru passed this morning.

The vet was so kind to us, she wasn't even our normal vet, they wouldn't come out due to it being Saturday.

We haven't buried him yet, it will be later today.

I miss him already and we are all so devastated.

I can't get the why him, out of my head

The vet is coming to the house at 8.30am.

I can't sleep(DH neither ).

I know it's the right decision but knowing that is not helping me much now

We had big cuddle and pat with him, just before DH carried him into his bed.

I also don't know how mister 3 will react , we've been trying to prepare him but..

I think we've made the decision and it will probably be Saturday. He's gone so frail, barely eating and his whole frame and head has shrunk.

It's just not fair to him , he can't even stand up without assistance now, but once up can go downstairs by himself, but can't come back up.

He looks at me so sadly, it's heartbreaking

Yesterday this woman said to me when her lab was sick and she brought him to vet , they made the call there and then as "after all he was just a dog"

I know I'm sensitive at the moment, but why do people feel the need to say stuff like that.

I was minding my business.????

I posted a couple of week ago about my beautiful 7 yr old lab suddenly getting ill and being diagnosed with cancer.

I've created this topic to talk about his last days

I don't expect responses and won't ask questions

I just need some where to talk about him iykwim

Since I last posted he has gone downhill fast.

He's barely eating although he rallies for a few days and then goes downhill again.

We've tried him on almost every food we can , some he'll eat for a day or two and then stop.

He's still got his happy Bru demeanour, which makes it even harder for us to make the call.

We think he's mostly pain free although he is making this chesty weezy noise at times.

That is awful ????

Thank you for sharing that. I'm sorry for you loss.

A friend asked me yesterday, when the time came would we bring Chloe and our little boy. Chloe yes ,but I can't imagine bringing a 3 yr old - he's a young three in many ways and I think he would refuse to leave the vets without Bru and it would be hard for all.

I've no idea really though and while he's still happy and eating I hold out a bit of hope we'll get a bit longer.

There is no pain as yet, he hops up and down no issues and still runs up and down stairs which I figure has to be good.