Little Gifts

I'm soooooo jealous! I don't even like small fluffies but sometimes T you get ones that make me melt!

Poor litle guy. I know you will make the right call about him based on what the vet finds.

Bjelkier I hadn't thought of the coat issues - it has been decades since I had a dog that had a coat that used to be clipped so simply didn't even think about it from that side of things. The dog they were using was a 10 year old boy and he was extremely friendly/sociable. He was standing on the table having his hair blown dry and used the time to say hello to everyone around him, so at least it wasn't being done under any duress from him. From the look of his coat I doubt he'd been clipped since the previous year as he still had a longer 'lion' mane than body coat. Hopefully he is a well loved boy and they keep him suitably warm during the winter months after this is done. The parade is next weekend so I'll try and get a pic.

I've bought muscle tees in the Doggone brand before - maybe they have plain ones?

I was just at the groomers and they had a gorgeous samoyed boy in who had the most unusual coat colour. Turns out he'd been dyed and he was getting dried off before being shorn to resemble a lion for a parade next weekend. They showed me photos of him in his lion coat from the year before and he looked amazing! I don't have a pic unfortunately.

They look so much healthier and happier! Amazing work!

I'm so very sorry Noelle. Rest easy over the bridge Lucca.

I use that same praising tone of voice on young kids and dogs - the high pitched "Good boy!" I really should learn more dog terminology because I tend to name dog body parts by the human names. Upper thighs, ankles, feet (instead of paws), thumb nail (instead of dew claw) that kind of thing. I referred to a dogs 'cankles' recently and noone knew what I was talking about.

Thanks Kja - I'm the same - even though I have full cards floating around they are also on our portable hard drive but after trips I like to isolate the card until I sort through the photos and print out what I want, otherwise I would forget where I'm up to. I also clean my camera off every couple of days or after events. I got the bigger card because I do travel a bit and tend to avoid taking vid footage because I'm worried I'll fill the card. This way I wont have to worry so much!

I had to give my old 2GB SD card to mum as she got a camera for Mother's Day and it didn't have one. I went out today to buy another card for my camera and because of the price (and the fact I have loads of 1 and 2GB cards lying around with photos still on them from past trips that I have done nothing with) I bought an 8GB SDHC card. It is Sandisk and has the SDHC logo on it. Now I'm not sure whether I would've been better just getting another 2GB SD card? My camera is a Panasonic Lumix DMW BCD10. My camera manual is a little confusing on the topic - it recommends SD cards up to 2GB but says you can also use SDHC cards of 4GB or greater as well as long as they have the genuine SDHC logo on them (otherwise they wont be SD quality). What the? So what do you photography experts think of a higher gig card? Is there any difference in quality for a Lumix? I figured it would save me having lots of smaller cards floating around on my trips. Thank you!

There was recently another thread titled 'jammies' I think and it has a link to Kickinitalong who make the four legged jammies for a few different breeds. Megs was making them here on DOL but isn't doing it this year.

Yep, keep them warm in the cold weather - fleece coat that actually gives some leg cover is fine. He's a nice shiny boy and I love the name Lochi!

I figured it was going to be a cold winter based on the fur coat my sister's husky/shep cross has been developing well ahead of schedule. I am currently sitting at the computer wearing a beanie and wondering if I would fit on the dog's sun beds outside!

May you never again have to suffer such sorrow Jed. Goodbye precious things. There are many that know and remember your names.

The sewing room is now permanently shut. He went in again this morning, selected some fleece from the shelf and was chewing away happily in the front room. I don't mind if he sticks to offering design ideas (from a dogs perspective of course!) but eating the product is going to get him fired!

AKA 'holes' after a few washes!

Not only does Oscar like mats but it seems he likes fabric too! I just went into the sewing room to sort something out and all the fabric on the floor was in a mess. I went out with the torch and found 3 pieces in the yard, covered in dirt and chew marks. I'm blaming him because the other dogs have never dragged anything inside or outside - they just chew it where it is. He likes to take his for walks. After a wash I'll assess the damage and hopefully be able to cut creatively around any chewed spots. Don't you love helpers?

Snook the fabric ends at the tail and is kind of shaped over the thigh and has little leg bits so if your dog were to lie on its back it is all bare skin from the base of the tail/bottom through the underbelly and right up to around the front of the legs. Dogs can easily go 1s and 2s with their jammies on - boys and girls!

Oh dog those before photos just kill me! Dogs are just the most forgiving and magical creatures - they never give up on us humans!

Steve I've got some hand knitted coats I will put up for auction very, very soon as I was also waiting for it to cool down. Coogie I will PM you re coats for Issy and Alf. But just so everyone else knows - I'm not really making them to sell. I'm just making a batch for some rescue dogs. I don't want to over commit and not do what I've already planned.

Hot pink with back legs coat mentioned in my post above.

I do have this pattern and will be using simpler variations on A and C for Ams and BFR (quick to sew and easy to get on and off) but I'm assuming you want one of the ones with back legs like this other one I have (hot pink one in post below)? I'd easily be able to make a pattern and enlarge it to suit Issy. The other thing I can suggest is that coats without legs that have longer backs and sides are also good for chilly dogs as when they lay down they kind of fan over them like a blanket without getting tangled when they try and stand again or move around. I bought the hot pink ones below for my old SBT and she hated me putting her back feet in them but loved the blanket kind of effect of a slightly larger coat.

Ams I've given up waiting for measurements - I'm just going to do my own thing! Got the last trim I wanted for the collars so it's all systems sew now! Coogie here is all the fleece fabric I have for coats so if there is anything you like you'd better say so quickly or it will be used for coats for Ams dogs (and some for BFR). Also I'd need to know how many you want/need and will need to srto out some measurements, particularly for the legs as I can't remember if Issy has chubby hocks like Oscar! But we'll get to that.

Have you worked out whether he likes burger rings yet?

He is very handsome and I love the name!