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Isn't she sweet Lovely photo. Hand feeding is just what we do when necessary. I hand fed both my girls when they got picky with food during their pregnancys and I hand fed Zena almost every day of her last few weeks with us. We do it because we love them.

I agree with westiemum. Chicken necks, wings and beef/lamb bones. All fresh, no chemicals and yep, know what they are eating. As well as great for teeth bones keep them occupied for a while. My girls absolutely love nothing better than sitting in the sun chomping on a bone. My vet always comments on my girls teeth. Great for their age. Mini schnauzers are prone to having bad teeth apparently. I have never had to physically clean their teeth.

Aren't our fur friends just amazing how they get us thinking and then the next moment it's like they read your mind and up they get once more. Treasure the time you have left with her.

How terrible for you now that you are disappointed with your product. Can't imagine why the plaque hasn't been screwed on. Definitely not good customer service. At times like this you should be very pleased with what you pay for and totally satisfied. I'd definitely be ringing first thing Monday. After all it's something you want to look at and cherish.

It's obviously not the way we want them to come home but when my Zena came back to us it actually made me feel calmer somehow. Maybe just the thought she was back with us. I don't know. Hugs all round

Lol. That bought back a long forgotten memory. We once had a male schnauzer who put his head in the bin for who knows what reason and as he pulled back the top of the flip top bin came too and stuck on his head. Never did that again.

Tough decision, probably the right one. Just been there myself barely 2 weeks ago. Your friend will need your support. Tough times. So sorry.

The things we do !!! Lol

Thankyou T and S. Glad to hear somebody else's fur friend lasted longer than expected. All doggie cancers are terrible and it's awful to watch them go through it. Brave little souls. Molly is being great. So glad we have her. Would be lost otherwise.

Yep. Lots of smiles and lots of tears. Talk about her all the time too. They may not be here with us any more but will never ever be forgotten.

What a coincidence SM. I too am working on a snapfish photo book as a tribute to my girl. I literally have hundreds of photos of her and all our fun times together. Very therapeutic. You've done a great job. Great pics.

So saddened to hear of the loss of your little guy. It is the most hardest, unbearable decision to make. I don't believe it makes any difference whether it's a broken body or mind. It still hurts even though deep in our own hearts we know we are doing right by our little fur friends. I am still an emotional wreck after saying goodbye to my girl just a week ago. At least my Molly is being a comfort to me. She is taking it quite well. All my close friends have said just take it slowly, treasure the memories and look at photos and remember everything about them. This advice I will now send to you. Take care of yourself. My thoughts are with you.

Thanks Ernies Mum. Hope you doing a bit ok now too. The loss of a fur baby is a hard thing to deal with. Physical pain, definitely.

Thanks Ernies Mum. Memories are helping but still having plenty of 'moments'. She's just constantly in our minds. She was just that type of dog.

Love most breeds but truly a mini schnauzer owner through and through.

Thankyou T. Trying not to over think things as you say. Just been listening to other people's views recently and it's just got me wondering. My Molly would love several meals a day. She only ever thinks of her belly. Lol Seriously considering changing to 2 meals but I will certainly keep in mind the portion sizes as I don't want to overfeed. Yes, I do know about keeping the salt content low as well as the protein apparently

I have always fed my dogs once a day in the late afternoon. Other people I know feed a little in the morning and a little in the afternoon. Just recently though I have heard that feeding morning and afternoon is better as it puts less stress on the kidneys and therefore lessens the chance of kidney disease. Now that I just have one dog ( said goodbye to my other girl last week) I am open to all suggestions on how to elimate the chances of any illness. I have also fed my girls on a fresh food diet and they do eat all kings of different vegetables but I have read recently that sweet potato is very good for them. How should this be cooked, just boiled? And all opinions on both subjects is very welcome.

Totally understand Gretel. It's not nice. We said goodbye to my baby girl on Monday but whenever she had bad days I would always get upset too. I hated what was happening to her. Now I'm just constantly upset and it hurts real bad. Miss my little girl.

Yes Dave, that she did. Right up to the last day she kept trying. I swear I have never known such a tough little dog.

Just wanted everyone to know that my Zena came home to us today in time for Easter. We had her cremated and she received the best treatment. I now have my little 'red' girl ( from day 1 she had red collars, red coats, red leads, red bowls and red blankets) back with us in her beautiful little red urn. It's not the same as having my beautiful little girl here to cuddle but at least her soul is now back where it belongs. With us. The days have been hard. We have our moments. Molly is doing ok. She did something the other day to prove to me that we would be fine. We'll eventually get there. Thankyou for everyone's beautiful comments.

Hey Tassie. Glad to hear Kirra is still doing ok. Hopefully you will get a lot more time with her. Hurts too much when they leave. I hope your little Ingrid continues to have good days too Gretel

Just want to tell you all of an interesting moment I had this morning with my Molly. We are still struggling, she seems quiet but this morning Molly did something to prove to me we will be ok. First thing Molly came downstairs and she did seem very quiet and as I watched her she wandered over to one of our lounges where Zena spent a lot of time and she walked the full length of it looking up and to me it looked like she was checking to see if Zena was there. This upset me and I will admit that after my husband left for work Molly and I sat on the ground and I had a good cry with her and spent some time just talking to her. For once she sat and really listened to me and looked me straight in the eye. From there we went back downstairs and she wandered over to a dog toy box I have in a corner of the room. This she only ever uses when there is another dog staying with us. I stood quietly just watching her and she rummaged around until she found a toy. One of Zena's and in the middle of it is a squeaker that actually makes a laughing noise. This is not a toy she would usually choose. She grabbed it, made it laugh and came running over to me and dropped it. Maybe it was my imagination but it seemed to me that she was trying to say it's ok to laugh and play and we'll get through this. I gave her a big hug and then gave her a good game of fetch. And yes she did make me laugh and from that moment she seemed like her old normal self. I really think you have to give animals more credit than the average person would. I honestly think I have been totally blessed to have had Zena in my life and now her daughter has well and truly stepped up. I really love my girls.

Thanks everyone. We are missing our precious girl terribly. It's been a s... day. Memories will keep us going. I hope. And all our very supportive friends. Zena touched so many people's hearts. She was just that kind of girl. She loved everyone and everyone loved her. Hope she's happy now. We aren't but realise life must go on and we really need to look after her daughter, our Molly, now.

Thanks everyone.It has been such a hard day. Everywhere I look I can see her and even as I move about the house I have had to stop as I have found myself calling out to her and Molly as I normally would. It is a crappy time mackiemad. My girls and my other pets mean so much to me and I know I love them all too deeply but they give back what you give them. I have just spent the day reliving the last 8 weeks and I just honestly hope that there was nothing else I could have done for my Zena. She truly was a special schnauzer. Those that were a part of her life know what I mean. I could go on forever about her. This little one was so intelligent I used to have to spell certain words just so she wouldn't get excited over whatever it was I was saying. She loved santa and would look to the sky when he was mentioned. She loved birthdays and Christmas and would unwrap all her gifts by herself. People must think I'm mad but she truly would. She could read me like a book and always knew what I was up too. How can I get over losing an animal like that. She was super amazing and yes I have so many memories and hopefully none will be forgotten. All my people who have bought puppies Zena produced have been very supportive but then we did become such good friends with all of them. Amazing people. Poor little Molly does seem to be missing her. She is quiet and occasionally it seems like she's looking for her. Won't sit in Zena's lounge spot. She just sits in her place right next to where Zena spent a lot of the last few weeks. But we are giving her lots of love, hugs and attention. Hopefully in time we will all be ok.

A lot of you would already know about my Zena. For those who don't she was diagnosed with cancer that was untreatable. Yesterday we had to make that heart wrenching decision to let her go. She passed away very quickly and peacefully but has left a huge hole in our hearts. Our life can never be the same without her. She was such a beautiful little girl. Everyone who met her loved her and she loved right back. Everywhere I look I can see her and the tears just don't stop. We just miss her so so much and honestly just want my girl back. Yes, I know she's not tired or in pain anymore but we just had so much more left to do. She was only 9. Rest in peace my little lovey. I will never ever forget you. Until we meet again. Loved you Zena