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  1. You'd think so. :laugh: She does have her fav. frog toy next to the case ready to go in though. :laugh: She's told me about Abbey and her frog friend before. Abbey you naughty girl you! :laugh: It was so funny when we had Ab's here, there was this one particular teddy she took a fancy too, and let's just say, she wanted to be more than friends with it.... This was part of Kerri's reply when I thanked her for the heart attack earlier on. :laugh: Haha… she's not goin nowhere….notice the big green half dead frog laying face down next to her…well that’s her bonking frog friend hah! ( ) Take care Kerri, Rohodny and Abenini
  2. Remember the little chi, 'Abbey' I rehomed back in 2010? Here was her original thread; http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/201749-the-story-of-4945-at-blacktown-pound/ When I rehomed Abbey to a lady called Kerri in WA, I not only found her the bestest home, but at the same time found a great friend. Kerri and I have been in regular contact since Abs went to live with her and I get regular pics and updates of Abs. Kerri was there for me when I lost Gyps. I will never forget her crying into the phone with me. She has a heart of gold and has to be one of the most caring people I know, especially when it comes to animals. And to think at the time, I was having second thoughts about sending Abs so far away. I am so glad I did because it was meant to be and the best thing for Abs. She fitted in perfectly and is so so happy with Kerri and her fur brother, Rodney. She is absolutely spoiled and loved so dearly, I couldn't of asked for a better home for her. Abs has matured into a beautiful little girl. She was only 12mths old when I rehomed her and has filled out heaps since then. (see the most recent pic below :laugh: ) Anyways point of this thread is, I got an email tonight from Kerri. I didn't read it properly and at first, thought she wrote "Abs isn't with us anymore". I swear my heart stopped. I thought the worst, until I read the rest of it and then re-read it again. Here it is; Hi Rach I’m sorry about this but Abbey just isn’t happy here anymore and as you can see by the photo she is almost packed and ready to come back to you. I’ll keep you posted ok. Regards Kerri Oh and did I mention Kerri has a great sense of humour? Eta spelling
  3. Oh that's right. I forgot about those little cuties T. I just sent her a text and will email her the link now. She did say she was happy to put in the training with a pup and was considering a pup to begin with so you never know. *wink wink* Thanks heaps. :)
  4. Hi Guys, I had a lovely lady named Jen and her 2 children aged 10 and about 7? come out today to meet Buddy, the kelpie boy I have in care. They seemed a really decent family but sadly Buddy was not the dog for them. Anyways, they asked me to ask around to see whether another rescue has something suitable, Jen has experience with cattle dogs having owned 2 for many years. She is home most of the time. She works 4 or 5 hrs every 2nd day. Her 10 yr old has his heart set on a kelpie or kelpie/border collie blend (like our Jaz, they fell in love with her - and wanted to take her :) ). He had his heart set on a kelpie before he got here, hence the reason they came to meet Bud. Jen asked what I think she should do - and should they get a younger pup instead. I told her in my honest opinion, I think she is best off going for something a little older. Around 2-3 yrs old who has been through most of the silly puppy stage and who will be a little more settled, esp around the kids. She agreed. (esp after seeing Jaz and her Son interact the way they did). They are located in Wahroonga and happy to have a yard check. I am not sure if anyone has anything suitable, but I can only ask. :) They are seeking a family dog and prefer a male Kelpie or kelpie/border collie blend or even a lab or lab blend 2-3 yrs though I am sure they are willing to consider a little older or younger if suitable (Jaz is 9 and they were more than happy to take her :) ) They would like a calm, gentle dog who will be good with the kids. She said it is not something she takes lightly and understands dogs are for life. In all honesty, if it had of been a perfect match with Bud, I would of had no hesitations whatsoever sending him to live with them. They are ideal and I have no doubts they'd provide a dog with a wonderful and loving home. If anyone has a dog in care, who they think might be suitable please PM me/post the details here. Alternatively I can forward Jens no. to you if you like. Many thanks Rach :)
  5. Aww they look like they are having a ball!
  6. I agree. Lock the gate, put up a security camera if you can - and get up! I'd be seriously concerned about these ppl turning up at that hour of the morning wanting to escort your Dad to the bank. There are too many sicko's out there. Whose to say they are not planning something more sinister? Just out of curiosity's sake how old are these ppl roughly? are they kids? middle aged? I would also be contacting the police to let them know what's going on. Whether they do anything or not is another story but at least you've reported them. They might be doing the same to several others.
  7. Look at those little faces.... looking at those pics, esp the one of Phoenix all tucked up safely & content in bed bought tears to my eye's. They probably think they've died and gone to heaven getting all this love & care. How anyone could let any animal get in that condition is beyond me.
  8. Fantastic news! :cheer: :happydance: :dancingelephant: :cheer:
  9. Gorgeous pics Pers. :) Has the water dropped much from the last rains?
  10. That's just horrible. Poor poor babies. Thank God you's came along when you's did. Looking foward to lots of happy updates. I am sure with some proper love & care, they'll fill out and flourish in no time. :)
  11. keeping everything crossed for Pippa's potential new family. They sound ideal.
  12. Incredible and I believe it. (sorry this is going to be a very long post) A friend told me, not long after I lost Gyps that she would come back to me and that she'd always been in my life in some form or another. Oddly enough I was thinking the very same only days before we had this conversation. When I got Takoda I never got her to replace Gyps, nor did I expect her to be anything like her but she is in many more ways than one and I am not the only one to notice it. It's incredible. A few years back Gyps did her back in and from then on, was never able to use her back right leg to scratch her ear. When she had an itchy ear she would come running to me with her head tilted letting me know she needed a scratch. Anyways, guess who started doing the exact same thing a couple of months ago?, yes Takoda. And she has legs that do work! Me and Gyps used to have this thing where I would blink at her (one eyed) and she'd do it back. When I bought Takoda home and started noticing the similiarities, I decided to try it with her. Sure as houses she did it back. Many a time I have taken a photo of Takoda as I am thinking of Gyps and when I go to look at the pic, will find a rainbow or a white orb has showed up in it. I knew the day she'd arrive. It was though we had a connection before she was born even. She was due 11.8.11 and I told everyone that WAS the day she WOULD be born. I even felt Rani's pregnancy symptoms (Takoda's Mum) as strange at that might sound, and I knew as soon as the pains stopped, my girl had been born. Again I was right. When I called the breeder that night I learned Takoda had been born around lunch time, the exact time my pains stopped. Then there was the heart incident... Below was taken from Gypsy's thread in Rainbow bridge. As you probably know we welcomed little Takoda into our lives in October. I often wonder if you sent her Gyps or whether a part of you lives on in her somewhere. I never got her to replace you, I got her to help mend my heart. To help fill some of the emptiness in my life. It wasn't just a matter of just wanting her, I needed her. But what amazes me is just how much she is like you. In so many ways. She constantly reminds me of you. The way everynight, she comes to say Goodnight before bed, the way she plays with Jasmine - just how you used to, the way she works hard to hide her food then gives in to temptation and eats it :laugh: , or leaves it in silly places like the basket of clean washing for me to find it. :laugh: The way she hiccups even, the way she looks at me and knows I am her Mumma. The list goes on and on, but most of all it's the connection we share. It's uncanny and I cannot explain it... but I am thinking you might be able to girl. You know I have asked you for signs - to show me - to prove to me you're in there somewhere and I know you've answered me. It's just hard to believe without you here in body. I am not the only one who has noted the similarities either. A few weeks ago when I was sitting here at night with Cody sleeping at my feet just like you used to, I was thinking about you & her and wondering how two dogs could be so much alike. As I stared at Takoda I thought to myself "If you're in there Gyps, give me a sign. One I will know". Everyone else was sleeping, it was early morning. I got up to go to the bathroom and there on the paper before me was a heart. Takoda had wee'd me a heart. I laughed it off at first but then thought to myself 'hang on, was this the sign I was just asking Gypsy for?' "No" I told myself. I even took a pic to show Jack in the morning. But as I lay in bed thinking about it and how it could of been a sign from you Gyps, it hit me like a tonne of bricks. What do I suspect you died of? a heart attack, yes a heart attack. Maybe it was your sign to me after all.... Then there was those pics I took of Takoda out the back. Again I was thinking of you as I admired Takoda standing in the sun. She is so beautiful. And so much like you in not only her ways, but also her looks. I took a couple of photo's. The angle she was standing on made her look even more like you. It was eerie. Later when I went through the pics I noted those 2 particular pics I had taken whilst thinking of you Gyps, came out with Takoda in a beautiful ray of Sunshine. My first thought was "Gypsy is in there". It wasn't the first and I am sure won't be the last pic I have taken of Takoda with an orb(s) or light in it. And another post from the same thread; I believe also that their spirit lives on... And I know Gyps does live on in Takoda, it's just hard to accept atm. I will one day though. There is no way in this world I could be blessed with 2 dogs, so beautiful and sooooo alike. The night Gyps died she looked up at me and made this noise I had never, ever heard her make before. It's hard to explain and I don't really want to try to but the other day I heard that very same noise. It was no mistake. It is a sound I will never forget. My heart stopped for a moment as my thoughts raced back to that night... I went to see what/who it was and yes, you guessed it. It was Takoda, playing. Not long after I lost Gypsy I was speaking to a friend (Abbey's Mum Kerri) and she told me Gyps has probably always been in my life in one form or another. I was thinking the same thing only days earlier as I struggled to fathom how I would cope and live without her. It was as though she'd always been in my life. Forever. Kerri went on to tell me the story of her own heart dog a black shep x. I cannot recall her name off hand (so will just call her Sammy here) but she was Kerri's heart dog and when she lost her, she was struggling to cope just as I was. Kerri lives in a small town close to the mines. There was a golden retriever who lived close by who according to Kerri, was as mad as a cut snake. Not his fault. He'd had no training and was forever getting out roaming the neighbourhood. Anyways, after Kerri lost her heart dog Sammy, this dog would turn up to her house at all hours of the night and day, waiting to be let in. Kerri was lonely after losing Sammy and felt sorry for this dog so would let him in. What she couldn't figure out though, was the sudden change in him. He could sit and shake and wasn't jumping up all over her, he was so well behaved. He was just like her old Sammy used to be. The retriever would follow her everywhere, even to work. Kerri said as she'd pass through the mines the guys there would laugh and shout out "What have you done to that dog Kerri? he's like a new boy". Kerri said she was just as baffled as they were. One day Kerri was outside playing with the retriever when one of her friends turned up from out of town. As they sat down and got talking her friend says to her "You know when I pulled up I could of swore that was Sammy running beside you". The thing is... Sam was jet black, whereas the golden retriever was gold...... Kerri said they were 2 totally different looking dogs. Kerri got talking to another friend who believed she was holding onto Sammy's spirit and had to let go to set her free so she could come back to her again. Kerri said it still took a little while but she took her friends advice. She went somewhere nice where she was alone and reluctantly let Sammy's spirit go. (Told Sammy that it was ok for her to leave, that she'd (Kerri) be ok). Kerri said as soon as she did, the retriever stopped visiting and went back to his silly self, roaming around town. She believes Sammy's spirit somehow got into the retriever to be with her. She cried as she told me that. We cried together. She is usually a happy go lucky person who is forever joking but not this time... she was very serious. Oh and Sammy has found her way back to Kerri and back home again. This time in the form of a little foxy called Rodney. That in itself is a whole other story, but a lovely one too. :) When I fisrt moved in here 8 years ago, I kept having re-curring dreams of losing 2 of my 4 sibes. It went on for years. Always the same. I was in the country somewhere and 2 of them got out but it I couldn't find them no matter how far I searched... It was an awful feeling and one which would soon come true. In 2007 I lost Claude unexpectedly aged 6. A year later I lost Cassie to cancer aged 7. The dreams stopped for a while. Early last year I had a weird dream of 3 planets close to Earth. As much as they fascinated me, I was scared they were going to crash to earth. The dogs were with me as I ran into the house. At around the same time I was having recurring dreams that my dogs were stuck in a cage and I was worried they werent getting fed or let out. Someone or something was keeping me from them. It was a horrible feeling. When they were finally let out for a run, (at my insistence) they escaped and again I found myself searching and feeling sick with worry. Weeks later I lost Jay Jay, one of my original 4 sibes. Then a month later Whitey lost his battle with IMT. Another month or so passes and I had a dream that I lost something very precious to me, the engagement ring my Dad gave to my Mum. I knew it wasn't going to be the ring and had a feeling it was my Gypsy girl. I was right. Less than a week later, I lost her. And I believe that dream I had of those 3 planets, the fear I had of them crashing down, was a sign I was about to lose 3 of my dogs and have my own world come crashing down. I knew that dream meant something, just didn't know what until afterwards. I have seen my babies since. I have seen Jay Jay in the yard & on the lounge, I have seen and heard Whitey boy, (he had seizures in the lead up to his death, and would make loud thumping sounds against the cupboards or doors when he was doing it, for months afterwards, I heard those same bangs), and I have seen Cass and Claude many a time out in the yard and also heard them. I have also seen them in my dreams since. I am not anxious and I am not searching anymore. I am happy and they are happy. They're always there waiting for me at the same place in the country. I have had this one a couple of times & hope to have it again. I didn't dream of Gyps until the night before I picked Takoda out, some 3 months after she passed. I longed and longed to see her again in my dreams, and it was so good when I did. In the first dream she died but looked so peaceful. I wasn't sad and I wasn't crying & screaming like I did the night she died. I cannot even explain it but I took comfort in her being at peace and being able to say goodbye to her properly. I remember I awoke not feeling sad but relieved that she was ok. Ironically when I went and turned on the computer - there before me was a much anticipated email from Takoda's breeder with pics of the pups. It was time to choose a puppy. It was as though she knew & came to say Goodbye to me in my dreams and to let me know she was ok and that it was ok to move on & let go. It was like a closing. A peaceful farewell. The 2nd dream I had of her she was slightly different to what she used to be (come to think of it, she was darker, just like Takoda is now and Gyps was as a pup). She was sitting on the ground panting and smiling just as she used to. I will never forget that face and smile. Makes me cry just thinking of that dream. I have also seen Gyps and heard her and felt her around me. Many many times. A few months after she died I was walking into the bedroom late one night and she was walking right beside me, just as she used to. When I went to call her and look twice, she was gone. I turned around and walking a few metres behind me was Takoda. Gyps will always be with me. They all will. And I know a huge part of her does live on in Takoda.
  13. My thoughts are with you at this sad time. R.I.P. beautiful girl. xxx
  14. Poor bub. He looks very sweet. I hope he turns up soon. :crossfingers:
  15. k9angel, Hi. I wasn't after x-breds, I was after a trio of purebreds, which is what I was lucky enough to buy. When I said, "3 for less than the price of 1", that was very tongue in cheek. I mean the $k's saved enabled me to cover all desexing, chipping, booster car carriers, crates, a Dehydrator for making their treats, a Mincer for prepping their human grade raw meat/veg, and to buy ZiwiPeak, way, way into the future. So, as you can see, definitely not "material things" at all, rather, much loved, exquisite, well behaved, beautifully adjusted family members that will undoubtedly be my last in this lifetime due to our respective life spans. The perfect way to round off a life that has never been without top dogs, multiple champion show horses & exotic parrots that cost as much as a house deposit. Sorry to hear about your Sibe, it must've been devastating for you - a pedigree, immunised annually? I'll be running with annual or bi-annual Titers Tests in an effort to stave off any future issues from that quarter. Should anything crop up, they're in the safe, caring hands of a Uni Prof Vet. Yes it was devastating. And no, he was not vaccinated annually.
  16. One of the broadest, most incorrect generalisations I've ever read ... I've got 3 sat here playing with me right now that are in perfect health and soundness, three for less than the price of one, three times the love and joy! 3 for less than the price of 1? you make them sound like material items and not living beings. Just because your 3 are sitting there now in perfect health and soundness, doesn't mean they are garenteed to stay that way forever. I had a sibe boy that started off healthy & sound. It wasn't until he was 6 that he was diagnosed with an immune disease. Twelve months later he passed on due to complications.
  17. If you were after a X bred companion and you are so worried about cost, why didn't you just adopt from the pound? That way you would of not only saved your pennies, but saved a life aswell. You may not want to fork out $1k+ for a companion, but I did. :D And to me, she is priceless. Worth every single cent AND some. There are no garentee's in life. Just because your pups may of passed their health checks now, that's not to say something won't go wrong later on down the track. I take it their still only young if you're waiting to see if they retain their baby teeth or not.
  18. Yes please T. That'd be great. Thankyou.
  19. The 18-55mm lens MnD Mum. :)
  20. Thanks guys. :) I took this pic using the manual settings. I think I had it on the M or AV setting, pretty sure it was the M setting. I was experimenting today. :laugh: I really have to read up on it so I know what I am doing.
  21. Another spider pic I took today. :)
  22. Gorgeous pics! He's sooooo cute. And :laugh: at you scooting along on the concrete. The things we do for a good pic. :laugh:
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