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Not sure if this will work but I was finally able to do a video about Elbie and Hoover. We used to go to South Durras with them every year. We still go, but now it will be with Dodge and Fable.

Proheart the annual injection doesn't have ivermectin but we do not want to do the annual injection for our new dog. Our previous two dogs who passed at 13 and 14 had it all their lives without any issues but we're just a little wary these days. Fable's a Kelpie so I'd like to avoid ivermectin. Just wondering what other BC and Kelpie owners are using these days in terms of monthly tablets/chewables as Googling is only giving me Interceptor. Thanks in advance. ETA: I know there are other threads about this but I didn't want to hijack the most recent thread about injections plus this was kind of breed specific

I felt like I had to post here where it all began ... 14 years later, 173 thread pages later, we had to say said goodbye to Elbie today. We were lucky to have almost 14 years with him and he stayed with us as long as he could but he let us know today that it was time for him to go. We learned so much from him and we have met so many wonderful friends through him. There are so many memories that are inextricably linked to the little black dog who stole our hearts in 2010. He was happy to the end - giving tail wags and happy kisses to the vet who came to our house on a Sunday. He fell asleep peacefully, happy and without pain or fear. He was safe and surrounded by people who loved him and that was all we could have wanted for him even though we didn't want him to go.

Sadly we lost our beloved Hoover yesterday. We had hoped so much that he would make it to another Christmas and perhaps one more visit to South Durras - but he did make it to his 13th birthday and had a wonderful time ... so we are very thankful for the very precious time that we were able to have with this beautiful boy. He was a beautiful Kelpie with absolutely no badness in him. Calm, gentle and sweet-natured, we brought him to all our yard checks so we could see how the potential adopters treated a dog, how their kids treated a dog, how their resident dogs treated a dog ... As you can see from this album, he was the best foster carer in the world especially with puppies. We will miss him terribly.

A while since I last posted but here are some photos from Elbie's birthday yesterday. He turned 13!!! I can't believe it. He's very grey now but still very lively and spry and has no idea that he has a senior dog :)

Meet foster dog #23 Derby He's a little bit cute <3 Although he's currently going through an Awkward Ears Phase :D

They're unimpressed that foster dog #23 is here, though :D

Annual trip to South Durras

Strudel's new family

Meet foster dog #22. Her name is Strudel

Former foster Evie <3

Little posers

South Durras this year

It's been a while between updates because of toxic smoke and other reasons. But Esme's found her forever home. Here she is with her brother Stevie.

Thanks all. Glad you liked the photos of Esme. Some Christmas photos sent through from the adopters of former fosters We are incredibly lucky that we get updates in relation to all 20 of our previous foster dogs. Some are more sporadic than others, but all the adopters still keep in touch. Some of the foster carers in our group never get any updates, so I know that we are very fortunate. It also makes handing them over 'easier' in a way given that we don't lose touch about how they're doing - it always feels like they've joined an extended family. Former foster Evie, adopted in August 2017. Here she is on Christmas day with her 'cousin' Piglet the cav and her human 'brother'/friend Finley. Finley learned throw a ball for her before he could even crawl! Former foster Dyson, adopted in December 2016. Former foster Jack (was Takeshi). Adopted January 2019. Former foster Frida. Adopted in October 2012. Here she is with her brother Niko the Kelpie Former foster Monkey, adopted in June 2018.