Melbomb Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Asolutely wonderful news that you have Phoenix with you now Jed! I'm ecstatic for you, there is nothing like the love of a dog to pull you through the bad days and to keep you laughing with their silly ways! She really is a good looking girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCPuppy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Oh Jed that is fantastic news, so exciting you can at last have your own Pheonix kisses and slobbers. nothing better for the days when things get you down. I am so happy for you, and thanks to all the people that helped make it happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Aw shucks Toohey. I'm really embarrassed now. (Jed shuffles feet in dirt) Thanks for those kind words. My friends are smiling alright - in fact, they are laughing their heads off - at me!! They told me if I stopped showing there would be no one to laugh at. BB Pheonix knew exactly who I was - the so and so who kidnapped her from her nice home with her nice owner and nice cocker friend. When I called "pup pup pup" as I did when she was tiny, she recognized the sound. She was interested. She is settling in, although slowly. It is a big thing for a happy boxer to change homes at 6 months, but she is coming around, and is being very spoilt. She does come when called, she has learned to jump in and out of the station wagon, she has learned that the dog biscuits are on the bed, and to jump up, push the plastic away and eat the biscuit. Rotten little jerk!! We went visiting, she was up on the chair - "hop off" - so she got up on the other chair. Unfortunately, she wont retrieve. Dogs pass learned behaviours down to younger dogs. Somewhere about 1980 something at my house, a Cocker taught a boxer to retrieve, and all boxers from then on retrieved. So we had great games, retrieving furry ducks, kongs and balls. There was always someone left to hand the baton to someone else. Every afternoon after work, we played retrieving -- whoever got the dummy (or whatever) first had to fight off interference to bring it back to me --- so bringing it back looked like a rugby scrum, but the dummy came back with someone every single time, and everyone was happy. The boxes loved retrieving - absolute favourite game. Not sure that i would have been accepted in trials, but hell it was fun. Am trying to teach Pheonix to retrieve. She has a pink fluffy dumbell, and a couple of squeaky things with ropes/ She will run to it if I throw it, but that's it. Give it a couple of months, and then see if her special friend (S##thead will show her how). It's pretty hard to teach a non retrieving breed to retrieve if they don't want to an I do have to ask what the hell the Hungarian Vizla is doing? Thought they were retrievers. he retrieves slow dog biscuits and pieces of pizza from the floor. Things are different in Hungary obviously! Oh, and we are learning "sit" as well. Not sure that she loves me, wants to know why I have kidnapped her though!! Boxers are not allowed to lick or slobber - but I am so grateful to those who helped .. GO DOGTAINERS How much, Ruralpug, looks good? Edited October 7, 2010 by Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Here's the surprise!! Pheonix, back living with me. I believe boxers need someone to bond with, and I don't believe in rehoming. My situation means that it is very unlikely I will be able to have the dogs back much before Christmas. The fire happened when Pheonix was 7 weeks and 6 days old, and I have seen her once since then. So, not my dog. She is my only boxer at the moment (I' m working on that though ). All my friends have dogs - I've lived with a Springer/Border and a Lab, 2 Schnauzers and a Kelpie, Cockers, and now with a Vizla, a Staffie x Crocodile and a rescue I actually dumped gave to my friends 8 years ago. Supposed to be a St Bernard x Malamute. I'd go Malamute x Cattle Dog x Foxie. But they are not MY dogs, and as a kid I was indoctrinated by old stockmen who hated others trying to win their d ogs over. Plus, now that I can get around a bit, it would be nice to have someone to train, to take for walks and do stuff with. Additionally, she will grow up to be my dog. I asked on the forum if someone was travelling to here and could bring her. A lovely DOLer who doesn't want to be named, offered to pay for the crate hire, and asked Dogtainers to pay the freight. Dogtainers happily obliged, and I collected her - very travel weary, on Saturday afternoon off a Virgin flight. I am incredibly grateful to Dogtainers and the Doler for this. If you are flying your dog/pup soon, send via Dog tainers to thank them for helping me out. What a great thing for the Doler and Dogtainers to dol Pheonix began her huge journey at 7am on Saturday, and we got her out of the crate at 4.30. We took her across the road to some grass to toilet, but all the Indian taxi drivers driving by kept shouting "Lovely dog lady" and she was so stressed by all that attention that nothing happened, of course. She has been bug eyed about all the new stuff, and sticking to me like glue. She's very quiet, which I think will change when she settles. She is coming out of her shell more today. Give her a few weeks.She is very like her mother Roxy in nature, and I am sure that bringing her down was the right thing to do. Roxy was one of those easy going home bodies Pheonix was getting great care where she was, but she didn't have an owner. Anyhow, I miss my dogs. None of my friends mind an extra dog, it was simply the expense, and I needed to be well enough to care for the dog. The other dogs "in care" are all older and established in behaviour and ownership, so they will come home and say "g'day mum" and have a sniff around, and although everything will be different I will be there. Currently, I am the breeder only for this girl, not her owner and I thought that needed to be changed, so she wasn't lost and bewildered at 12 months - better at 6 than twelve Wouldn't have been possible without Dogtainers, so................ GO DOGTAINERS ;) That is Fantastic news - you must be so happy..... Go Dogtainers.. ( You know you spend too much time on Face Book when you go looking for the Like button :D ) Ash X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 And I forgot to mention and thank Marg, her lovely carer, and Lesley, my other lovely dog carer, who gave up all their saturday to drive Pheonix to the airport so she could come to live with me. They are a couple of great dog breeders, kind, caring, prepared to go the extra yards. Thanks, both you Chickie Babes. I wanted to buy you both a present and I met this really nice bloke, who told me he would sell me a lovely present for you both - it's called the Westgate Bridge. He says yu will love it. Pretty expensive though, but he is going to do me a REALLY good deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralPug Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I wanted to buy you both a present and I met this really nice bloke, who told me he would sell me a lovely present for you both - it's called the Westgate Bridge. He says yu will love it. Pretty expensive though, but he is going to do me a REALLY good deal Be glad to be rid of the damn thing - I'll help him pack it...ask him if he can remove the whole of Kings Way as well. Hey while you're shopping for gifts how about a garden ornament? There is a concrete arch here that just getting in the way... ...... ...... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I just came in to catch up on what's been happening and as others have already said, you are an amazing woman Jed. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I wanted to buy you both a present and I met this really nice bloke, who told me he would sell me a lovely present for you both - it's called the Westgate Bridge. He says yu will love it. Pretty expensive though, but he is going to do me a REALLY good deal Be glad to be rid of the damn thing - I'll help him pack it...ask him if he can remove the whole of Kings Way as well. Hey while you're shopping for gifts how about a garden ornament? There is a concrete arch here that just getting in the way... ...... ...... :D ;) ;) Oh, noice, could I have 2 please? Do you ship?? Anyone want to buy a nice brindle boxer bitch? Very nice, very cheap. Gets put outside for toilet, goes, then runs around looking in every window in the house (to the detriment of the garden) to get someone to let her in. Think I am not smarter than the boxer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toohey Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 (edited) . Edited December 19, 2014 by Toohey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyMilo Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Just checking up on you Jed. I hope you and Pheonix are enjoying your time together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 My house has been demolished, despite the wet weather. it was so good to receive photos of bare earth were a house once stood - although quite surprising!! Phoenix has settled in well. Here she is giving the business to a D Man tug - she carefully removed the fur, and had great fun doing it. After she got over the trauma of the plane trip, and the change of home, all is well. She thinks she is a cocker. We went to a show (socialisation) and she was so pleased to see the cockers. Well, i guess she grew up with them, so there is nothing wrong with thinking she is one ..... maybe!! I am going to investigate the local dog club, to see if we would like to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxagirl Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Awwww she is gorgeous Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 My house has been demolished, despite the wet weather. it was so good to receive photos of bare earth were a house once stood - although quite surprising!! And rather confronting I would have thought. Have you decided on the design of your new house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ari.g Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow, Phoenix is growing so fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkon Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Confronting but also exciting surely. To think that there is progress in getting back to your own place must be lovely. How is the healing going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Thanks Boxagirl & ari.g - - she'd be nicer if she was red Healing is going quite well. Too slow for me, but the experts tell me I am healing well. Can now stand on my left leg, but not my right leg (without hanging on) can walk further than I could - the grafts are healing in places. So, yes, some progress. And if I shut my eyes I don't fall over (this is a biggie). I am not getting as tired as quickly. I am also driving. Not around Australia, but here and there. The insurance policy is replacement, so the house has to be basically the same as it was. This is ok with me, I bought it because I like the design. There will be some small changes - ie, where the toilet door opens, and moving the laundry from one end of the house to the middle, and making it bigger. Builder seems quite decent, and because I couldn't be bothered, I am leaving it all to him. I have chosen the bricks, floor tiles etc. already. I wasn't upset about the house - I have accepted that it is stuffed - in fact, it was the least of the things I grieved over ... so I guess I am pleased to be getting a new one. I have deliberately not let anything which happened after the fire upset me - I walk away from things with the potential for grief or anger. Edited October 26, 2010 by Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbesotted Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Might take pre-orders on the book? Trouble is I think I've posted all the stories here.Dogbesotted - I bred the brindle bitch on the previous page. I don't drown them at birth but I am just not keen on brindles. And I love her colour, but not enough to keep her, obviously If you have a brindle, I'd admire it but I don't want one, I find reds more pleasing to the eye. A good dog is a good dog. Have had one brindle dog. He was imported, it was brindle or nothing, so it was brindle, and yes, I loved him to bits. He was a bit slow, but very sweet and kind. Some men like blondes - I like reds Brindle maremmas. What's wrong with white white white? They don't even get dirty. Deshonko & Shonkypaws Kennels might try to develop a brindle maremma. (Off to the lab now to see what's on the slab) ;) can only just barely restrain myself at the prospect of brindle maremmas ... might need buy buy a full dozen H i do believe i felt the maremma world give a collective shudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatchat Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Great to hear that you are more mobile and that the new house is not too far away!! You mental strength just awes me!!! Love Phoenix, she is pretty. I like brindles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I walk away from things with the potential for grief or anger. Ah, lessons please. I guess it is the only way, we'd go mad otherwise. You'll have to start showing the raising of the house on the Renovations thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbomb Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Awww Phoenix Hasn't she grown! :D Anytime you want to post more photo's please feel free! I'm glad to hear you are improving Jed! It must be annoying that it is taking so long to get back to 100%. I can't imagine the frustration that you might be feeling when you know that you can do something but your body won't allow it. You will get there and DOL is behind you all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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