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Linda Burgess - from Senior Dog Rescue has been nominated for Best Canine Rescuer of the Year It was great speaking with you Linda and obviously a well deserved nomination! Julie Thank you Julie! I feel pretty darn proud and quite humbled. Congrats to all nominees

All has been said. What a sadness for all. Hugs Di.

Nic, I share your heartbreak with you. Old Ray was a very special man, a hero among dogs and man. Thank you for taking him into your heart and home and giving him the life he deserved and bringing to him the job he had to do with Hannah. It was meant to be. I feel for Hannah now and hope that she will find her peace soon. Your family has lost a treasured member, and at this time for you it must be doubly hard. I'd love to sit in that seat one day.........

So nice to hear Rach!!!

Gee you are so kind . Fearless, wow that's nice, determined, oh yes. Just let someone tell me they are not worth it! Every one has such a special story and so much to overcome but everyone a treasure. Thanks Ruth for your time, energy and understanding. The results are just lovely.

Hi varicool! There are quite a few reasons for a 'fit' to occur and it's not epilepsy (as such) unless it repeats quite a few times and other causes are ruled out. That's the point at which medication can be considered. Of course that would be not a huge deal as once the meds level is sorted it can be controlled as Nytewynd has experienced. Can you explain what it looked like? You said no foaming, did he make chewing motions? did his legs 'run' or pedal? how long did it last? did he make any sounds? I know how scary it is and it must have been just awful to be driving! Poor little man.

This is really interesting K9. Having heard how hard Tiffany has been for dogmad, it seemed strange that is wasn't working for her. When you say it can be difficult is time a factor? I'm thinking along the lines that we see badly stressed, badly treated animals all the time that eventually find their feet in the security of our homes with love and patience. Is this going to be the key for a case like Tiffany? I battle with extremely shy, unsocialised, fearful dogs often and they all come around in time. In their own time usually and sometimes not fully until they are rehomed into good sitautions. K9 your comments are very helpful

Thanks K9 for you advice. I'm hoping to rehome her to a home that will be interested in some basic obedience training to keep her a 'nice' girl. She is woth the effort.

I'm hoping that the points above could be tailored to my situation. I have a foster here who is a Chi X (possible Terrier) only 1 year old, very bright and alert and quite dominant with other dogs. Just lately she has decided that she should bark at any person that comes to visit. It's far from convenient and not good for any prospective owners. She barks and barks and will not stop. Last night it took around an hour before she finally settled with people that were visiting. The 2 kids were frightened as her bark is very loud for a small girl. She seemed to get worse seeing their reaction. I isolated her for short periods of time to help settle her. When she did settle she wanted the attention of the girls and licked them gently. With other people once she does come around she enjoys their attention affectionately. She has no obedience at all and could well do with that but with others fosters time is hard to find. With me she has bonded nicely and is very sweet and loyal and similar with my teenage son. She has always taken a while to get to know new people, but is friendly when she does. Having dogs with unknown background and experience is always a challenge, but with the littlies I uausally have I rarely have problems outside toilet training and lead training. Any pointers please?

Thank you Roz! Always there for the sad soul's last days. Rest easy Molly...... http://www.freewebs.com/seniordogs/pawsawh...rementhaven.htm

dogamd you have had the worst week. Barney was a lucky little old man. He had exactly what and who he needed for the end of his dear life. I know you made a lot of scarifices to have him with you, and you know how worthwhile it was. Barney knew you were there just for him, albeit for just a short time. For him that time would have been the best he'd had in years. You have suffered greatly. the only comfort for you is that you have done the job you had to do and now he is at peace. Now all my hopes and tears are for Dixie. Let's hope that it's a good result tomorrow. :rolleyes: Love and hugs from all of us. LL, CC, HB, PTT, MM & MP.