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Sunday is supposed to be 14 with a chance of showers... afraid we'll have to give this one a miss... too cold for my little chookies ;)

I wish I could remember the quote I read the other day .. basically that losing a loved one isn't the greatest loss, the heartbreak is in having to cope and live on while they are not here. I still have dogs 'visit' me too, I find it comforting. My heart is really aching for you Rachel, I know how close the bond was with you and Whitey. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other and one day you'll realise that you're thinking of the beautiful life and memories you had with Whitey, and the intense pain of losing him will have subsided enough to hold him in your heart without it breaking. Keep writing your thoughts and memories ... I do think it helps xxx

Oh god, Rachel, I'm so so sad to read this . Sweet Whitey, he touched so many people, he was such a brave boy and such a fighter. The video has reduced me to bawling . Rest in pain free peace darling Whitey

I saw the title of this thread and my heart went into my mouth. Do you remember posting a picture of your little Rennie from Renbury in my thread about my own little Rennie from Renbury? Seeing his gorgeous little face there made me cry happy tears, looking just like a little Rennie should, and knowing he was safe and happy with you. I'm so very sorry to hear of his passing . I love his little box. xxx

Just seeing this now, Jules I'm so so sorry to hear about Brock Just heartbreaking ... I think many of us are crying along with you xxx

Umm, wow. This thread is quite upsetting, poor little dog

Poor little mite, made me cry She needs love and security (and possibly medical attention) not made into a laughing stock.. I'd take her in a second. You're not different to anything around here Louis you handsome boy ;)

I'll be at the Eastwood park with my four littlies on the 10th. Anyone else with small dogs want to come along?

Thank you for letting me share Rennie's story and also for the lovely, kind comments. She is one special girl our Rennie. I've had a few heartbreaks in rescue recently, but this one sweet little angel has helped to put my heart back together ... somebody knew we needed each other xx eta ... massive thanks again to Tweety for picking Rennie up from the pound and taking her into her warm, loving home until we could get the flight arranged, and also to the lovely DOLers who offered their help to make sure Rennie was safe. xxx

Oh nooo..sorry YG I think he came from heaven He was picked as a stray back in Aug 09 and was a last minute save. Apart from being very underweight, having a slight heart murmur and missing most of his teeth, health wise he seemed ok, it wasn't until about 5 months later he started having fits and was diagnosed with epliepsy but medication has kept them under control. It's the heart murmur now that we need to monitor as it's progressively getting worse each year but we have a good vet and his quality of life is excellent...there's alot of dancing and spins still left in this little man Lol, it's okay they're happy tears TD ... so much love and teariness in this thread already, it was only a matter of time before I joined in I was just struck by how similar he is to my Rennie. You're his angel, thank god he found you Thanks for sharing his story, I can just see him dancing, happy as a clam to be part of a loving family now (smiling heart)

You have a Rennie from Renbury too?! Piccies please! I'm not sure what area she was in, she was picked up as a stray. Here he is, sorry about the small pic but can't seem to get them any bigger. Promptly burst into tears! lol. Oh, little angel What's his story? How long have you had him? I CANNOT believe his name is Rennie, he's from Renbury and he looks like my Rennie!! I want to know everything!

You have a Rennie from Renbury too?! Piccies please! I'm not sure what area she was in, she was picked up as a stray.

I knew you guys would love this story Kirislin, her eyes looked very bad in the photo, I thought the same thing, but I think it's mainly a reflection of how sick and sad she is. Her left eye had the corneal infection & both eyes seemed a bit 'cloudy' for the first week or so. The vet put her on 'dry eye' drops for the right eye and a healing ointment for the left one. She still has a scar from the infection, but has great vision in both eyes. Her new owner is more than happy to put in 'dry eye' drops every day to prevent another infection. There are 4 albums of pics of Rennie on our facebook page if you'd like to see more

I just wanted to share a recent rescue experience with you all ... AKA the best thing I've ever done in rescue Six weeks ago I was looking at the Renbury urgent rescues (I don't know why, I shouldn't even have been in there) when I saw this face ... The write-up said she was a sweet elderly girl with large mammary lumps. No rescue could take her and she was due to be pts. I couldn't stop thinking about her, poor old darling, having to spend her last days sick and unloved in a cold pound. I knew if she came to me it would be for palliative care, but I just wanted her to be loved and secure in the time she had left. And so a couple of days later she was here, in my arms. Poor, pathetic little thing that she was, very wobbly on her feet, especially her back legs, two very large mammary lumps, obviously had several litters, an infected eye and infected paw, very underweight and very scared. But the love that was inside that tiny soul was astounding! Her body language told of her mistreatment, hunching into herself to protect her little body but her eyes pleading for a kind touch. I named her ‘Rennie’ after Renbury pound. Off to the vet and we had a bit of good news, what was thought to be mammary cancer was possibly just fatty lumps or hernias. We would have to wait at least two weeks before she could have them removed, she was just too malnourished. In those two weeks her little personality blossomed, her corneal ulcer and infected paw healed up with treatment, and good, healthy food 3 times a day made her healthier and stronger each day. Blood work showed no problems with liver, kidneys, etc, she was a healthy girl. The vet was very happy with her progress and her surgery was a great success! No cancer, but two inguinal hernias that had been left untreated for far too long. She was desexed at the same time. Two weeks later she saw the vet again to have her stitches removed and the vet was over the moon with how far along she’d come. No more wobbly legs… she didn’t have arthritis, she’d been malnourished and just couldn’t carry her weight. The vet did another full check and based on her current condition decided that she wasn't 10-12 years old, she was closer to about 7! She was now completely fit and healthy and had many more years ahead of her! Just last week Rennie was rehomed to a lovely older lady and they are just smitten with each other. Rennie just loves the individual attention and although she still often displays the body language learned from her past, she’s extremely affectionate and returns love a thousand times over. This is my sweet girl just before she went to her new home … My heart just sings when I think of Rennie ... thank you for letting me share my lovely story xx

Thanks so much for sharing that link MrsRB I don't know what it is about dogs in slow motion (especially cresties)... always makes me cry and smile at the same time for some reason Just loved it ... thank you!

Reminder about our coat drive I can offer 10% off new coats, shirts & jumpers from the shop to anyone who donates for Renbury. We also have some new shirts here that we'd like to send, a donation of just $3.00 will add a shirt to the parcel. I'll be at the Adelaide Dog meet on Sunday 12th ( http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/220116-adelaide-june-meet/ ) if anyone would like to bring their coats along, or you can drop them off here at the shop. xx

If DBT and Miss Squish are going, I have some donations to bring for your rescues Also, a reminder, if anyone has any dog coats or jumpers they no longer use please bring them along so I can add them to our 'coat drive' for the Renbury pound dogs. Will be posting them off next week eta... I can offer 10% off new coats, shirts & jumpers from the shop to anyone who donates for Renbury

Bumping for Renbury

Yep, that would make sense Andrea . Either way it would cost about the same. I just thought it would be nice for Renbury to be able to open one big parcel

We are doing a 'Coat Drive' for Renbury Pound. If you would like to donate any coats or jumpers for the chilly pups at Renbury please drop them off here at the shop... or even post them if you like, to: Adelaide Dog, 305A Payneham Rd, Royston Park, SA 5070. Good opportunity to clear out your doggy's wardrobe (or maybe I'm the only one who has a 'dog wardrobe' ) and make a difference to a cold pooch in the pound. We will be posting the coats off to Renbury in a couple of weeks. xx

All the best with your assignment MM. Very good topic you've chosen

So happy you've found her!! Well done :D

Gandor is one lucky boy KM! Love the pic of the three of you together I hope Vicsta sees how happy and loved he is ... well done everyone involved who helped with this heartbreaking situation Great news about Igor Miss Squish! BTW I have some donated food here for you to pick up ;)

DOLers are a bit brilliant aren't they? Glad to hear you've seen Vicsta and she's okay KHM, she's been on my mind a lot lately. Is there anything she needs? PM me if I can help in any way.

I've been too knackered to organise the little dog meets lately, so I'm happy to make it the 12th if it means more people can come along to this one. I'd love to catch up with everyone and will just bring Banshee. xx