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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 3:55 pm
My Jaggers' been pretty sick for the past 2 weeks, he started out not being able to keep anything down, once he seemed to get over that he started having trouble walking and hasn't been able to get up to lay on the couch or the bed, so he pretty much just lays on the floor, unless of course I put him up on the couch so he can enjoy his blankie and pillow. The good news is today when I got home from work he was up on the couch and his walking seems to be getting better, I no longer have to carry him up and down the steps when I bring him out to go to the bathroom.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 9:42 pm
{{{{{{Jagger!!!}}}}} I hope he's healing well and will be back to his old self soon! Kristy - That's such a wonderful story and picture. It brought tears to my eyes. Who - Awesome photos of Bomba! What a character!! Loved loved all the pics of everyone's babies! That pic of Harvey is a riot!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 10:51 pm
(((((Jagger&Jagger)))))
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 7:17 am
Poor Baby Sorry he isn't feeling good.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 9:27 am
(((Jagger))) I hope he continues to improve!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:36 am
Aw Jagger, I hope you pup is feeling even better today! It sucks when they aren't feeling well and there's not much we can do to help. Bud got his stiches out yesterday and immediately started licking the scab/scar area. Sis said that he'd made it completely raw within just a few minutes so now he's back to wearing tshirts to keep him away from that area. Also said the vet is pretty pleased with the way his healing has gone, though did caution about letting him get out and play in the dirt too much until the scab is healed over.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:56 pm
Jagger the dog Jagger: Hope your doggy is feeling better soon. Is that his picture in your profile? He's so cute! Has the vet seen him recently?
Bud So glad to read he's healing. And I love all the other photos and stories here!
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Regee
Member
10-09-2005
| Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 8:09 am
Wargod: So glad "Bud" is doing much better. Have they located the guy who did this yet and the dog? Hopefully he can't hide forever. Reg'ee
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 8:19 am
I checked on Snopes.com by using the words 'fireman dog kiss'. The above photo was taken in 1999. The fireman is Jeff Clark. He states he did not save the dog. I guess there was more than one dog who ran out of the house under their own power. The dobie went on to have 5 puppies and she lived several more years.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 9:14 am
Mocha had a little accident this morning. She was up on the bed with me and DH, and she was in between us. Then she decides to roll over Jonathan and ended up rolling off the bed. She hurt one of her back legs. It's definitely not broken and it doesn't seem to be bothering her much anymore. I couldn't believe how she just rolled over and off the bed. She and Sandy are having plenty of fun though, playing around. We are going to keep an eye on her, but hopefully we won't have to take her to the vet.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Saturday, February 04, 2006 - 9:33 am
So much dog trauma! I hope Bud, Jagger and Mocha are all on the mend! I had to take my Sheba to the vet this past week. She had not been feeling well for a couple of days - wouldn't even come out to get her daily treat. Her temp was 105, and the vet thought she either had an abcess or, he feared because of her age, maybe cancer. She's been on antibiotics and pain meds since (he did not want to put her through further testing until we could get her to feeling better and the fever down). I think it is good news that the lump burst, bled and drained alot of puss, because I'm thinking that means abcess and probably not cancer. Anyway, she was feeling alot better last night and much, much better this morning. She is almost 14 and has always been so healthy and active. I think this might be the first time she has had to go to the vet. (I give them shots myself). She did not even know to be scared. She'll know when I take her back on Thursday.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 12:14 am
Awwwwwwwww {{{Saxy & Slinky}}}! I hope Mocha and Sheba are both doing lots better. Slinky - It does sound like it was an abscess with what you describe. Here's hoping for good news! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 8:25 am
{{{Jagger, Bud, Mocha, Sheba}}} Slinky, yes, sounds like an abscess.. hope you have stock in Panalog (we used to go through a fair amount of that with all our dogs).
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 8:44 am
Thanks, Watching and Sea, for your hugs and for the correct spelling of abscess. (I knew it did not look right, but just too darn lazy to look it up). Sandy, one of Sheba's babies that died last summer, was always kind of sickly and she had several abscesses over the last couple of years. So I am somewhat familiar with them, and that is why I felt good about Sheba's condition when I saw it had burst. Sheba, by the way, continues to feel much better every day, and she is only half way through her medicine. I am giving her pills to her in canned food "meatballs." Of course, I have to give the other four pups meatballs, too. The last few mornings they have all been lined up at the back door (french doors with little windows down to about a foot from the floor) so that they can bark incessantly in their demand for meatballs at their first sighting of me going to get coffee. Gotta love 'em!
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Jagger
Member
08-07-2002
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 2:27 pm
I'm hoping Sheba and Mocha are doing much better. It's always good to hear Bud is doing good, hopefully he'll behave now that he got his stitches out, no rolling in the dirt, you need to keep it clean. jagger hasn't had the greatest weekend, a lot of laying around, not eating, spending a lot of time just laying on the floor next to me. He's pulled himself through this twice already, I'm hoping he can do it again.
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 2:38 pm
Awww, Jagger . . . I hate to hear he's not feeling very well. It probably helps that you are on the floor with him, though. How old is he?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 4:08 pm
{{{Jagger and Jagger}}}
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, February 05, 2006 - 9:03 pm
Slinky, I hope Sheba continues to improve! Saxy, I hope also that Mocha is feeling ok. I remember when Harvey was a puppy, we'd put him on his leash and were taking him for a walk. Coming out of the door I somehow caught his leg in the door. OMG, I think I was more traumatized than him. He ended up ok, favored the leg for a day or two, but my guilt over it lasted much longer, I felt so bad for what I'd done to him. Hopefully you're baby we'll come out of it just fine! Jagger, I'm sorry to hear you're pup has had a bad weekend. He sounds like a strong little guy though. My prayers are with ya'll! We thought Caleb and Dakota handled Bud's attack pretty well. At first they were a little hesitant but it didn't take them too long to get over that and back into having him as their little friend. Until yesterday. The kids were out riding their bikes on the cul-de-sac and they'd only been gone a few minutes. I heard both of them come screaching into the driveway and Caleb came in in tears. He said as they were riding down the street back towards our house this dog came flying out of a house and chased him all the way back home. Poor kid was in tears and absolutely terrified, telling us how this dog had been trying to jump up on him and how no matter how fast he peddled the dog kept going faster. Found out a few minutes later the dogs owners kid had opened the door and the dog took off before they could stop him and that he really wasn't trying to hurt Caleb, was a friendly dog intent of playing (should have seen this pup, he was about the size of a chiuauah and quite friendly!) Caleb was upset though because he said all he could think about was the dog that attacked Bud and we had to explain that the dog that attacked Bud was a different type of dog that was violent, quite a difference from the little one that ran after Caleb. I guess we were just so busy telling the kids what to expect with Bud we really didn't take the time to explain more about the type of dog that attacked him. As far as I know, the guy and dog have yet to be caught. He will have to show up sometime though, his house is right down the street! There was another pitt bull attack this week, though I'm not quite sure what to make of it, there's been a couple different versions of what happened in the paper a few days this week. Apparently a cop was chasing down a pitt, the dog turned and attacked him, biting at his feet and ankles and the cop decided he couldn't run fast enough so took out his service revolver and shot the dog. That's where stories start to contradict each other. Some of the neighbors claim the dog has been a nuisance in the neighborhood, running around and causing problems, others say no, he was on a leash. Another thing they agree on is that he is a 5 month old puppy. They said before the cop could get teh dog the owners had taken him and gone to the vet, so they were calling around to find out who was taking care of the puppy so they could ticket the owners. This story ran in the paper a couple days early this week....then nothing more about it. I know pitts can be vicious, I've seen what they can do, but a puppy? Is it really neccessary to shoot a 5 month old puppy, or are the cops just so wound up about the pitt bull attacks rising that they're twitchy and over reactive? Can a puppy really do that much damage?
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 10:45 am
I wanted to post a good story--a story with a good ending. We foster animals for POPP. We have had two dogs since last August. One was kept in a cage for awhile by a vet's office when the dog was turned over to POPP. HE is Burlap. The other dog lived on a 5 foot chain for most of its like. Her name is Tia. When we got these two dogs, both really loved having a big yard to run and play in. Both became very good buddies. They would give each other kisses, they played tug of war all the time. Whenever one would want to play, they would take the tug of war toy and walk up to the other one, teasing/taunting them to join in. They would always take the bait from the other. Many times we’d see then going down the hall or running in the back yard side-by-side both with the toy in their mouths. They were always playing by biting at each other with their open months. Here is Burlap’s bio that we had up at petfinder.com Burlap is a beautiful 2 year old Australian Shepard mix. He is neutered and up to date on his shots. He also has one blue eye and one brown eye. Sadly, Burlap doesn't like being at the adoption clinic so his behavior doesn't always show him in his best light, but his foster family can't say enough wonderful things about him. Burlap is eager to please and affectionate towards his master. He likes to play fetch and gets along with female dogs. He would love to be adopted with his best friend Tia as they play together great, but that is not a requirement. Burlap would do better in a home without cats as he likes to chase them. He gets very excited when his people come home and he is learning that jumping on people is a no-no. He quickly calms down with some attention. He is incredibly loyal and would make a terrific pet. Here is the one for Tia: Tia is a one year old lab mix. She is spayed and up to date on her shots. Tia loves to be around people. She gets along well with other dogs. She is curious about cats. She does well with children, although when she is first let in she is very excited and tends to jump. This is ongoing training with her. She can be a bit stubborn, but with the proper training will make a great dog. Tia will be better suited to a home where she is not the only dog. She would love to be adopted with her buddy Burlap, but that is not a requirement. They keep each other busy and out of trouble. Last week we got a call from a family that wanted to met them—both of them! We were excited that both might end up together in their “forever home”. The couple came over with their son. Their daughter was busy so she couldn’t come along. They really liked Burlap and Tia. They had lots of questions and we answered very honestly on all accounts. That was last Tuesday. What was really great was they the dogs played in all the ways we mentioned, so the family got to see how much these two dogs really liked each other. When they left after about an hour, we felt good about the chances of both being adopted. The family said they’d discuss it and get back with us. They indicated if the would adopt, they would do so on Saturday. They also made it clear they if the did adopt, it would be both—they couldn’t break them up after seeing the way they interacted and how much they like each other. The father liked Burlap’s eye. Burlap has one brown eye, and one eye that is blue on the bottom half and black on the top half. That eye had bothered other people. Friday Lotta got home before I did, and there was a message saying they would be adopting both the next day!! I can’t tell you how happy I was that they would be adopted together. I give credit to Lotta for the bios above—at one time they were much different and didn’t explain anything at all about their behavior at adoption clinic or their friendship for each other. I also can’t put into words how much I appreciate the family that has them for seeing the care the two animals have for each other and being willing to take both into their home. Here is a picture of Burlap and Tia. Burlap is on the right with his tongue hanging out.
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 10:48 am

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Mayajnn
Member
01-27-2006
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 10:52 am
Lance, that's wonderful! Congrats to Burlap and Tia on their new home and thank goodness for caring people like you and Lotta and the new adoptive parents.
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:04 am
It's so nice to hear good news like this!
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Lottaluv
Member
10-16-2004
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:06 am

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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:17 am
Oh that is wonderful news, Lance and Lotto! {{{Lotto}}} I know it must be hard to watch them go, even when you know they are going to a great new home.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Monday, February 06, 2006 - 11:48 am

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