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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 3:24 am
Whitney sounds like a cutie. Congratulations!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 2:09 am
Well, we got through the first day okay. She crawled into her crate as I was getting ready to leave, so I gave her a treat, told her goodbye and left. I don't even think she noticed I had left the room for a while, because I didn't hear any crying. I managed to get through work okay, but I was counting down the minutes...then about 5 minutes before the end of my shift, my boss came in and wanted to have a staff meeting. I told him that we could have one, but he had 4 1/2 minutes, because my dog was alone and I wasn't staying late. (I am the only person who leaves at 2pm, the others on staff come in at 2, and frankly, I am a little tired of my bosses thinking that means we should always have meetings at 2, since only one person gets inconvenienced...they don't give me any notice...they don't pay me OT for staying. But that is probably fodder for another thread. Do we have a rants about work thread?) So, anyway, I left at 2 and when I got home, I didn't hear barking or crying. Of course, as soon as I opened the door to her room, she was just a little ball of energy wanting to be loved and played with. We went out for a nice walk, she wanted to go for a car ride (she kept steering me towards the car), so we drove down to the park and walked one of the nature trails there. Today was a little harder. She was on to my plan, and I couldn't get her to come into her room on her own. I had to pick her up and take her in and put her in her crate (I'm not closing her up in the crate, I just have it open in the room she stays in) and she followed me to the door and then cried after I left. I'm sure she'll be fine, but getting past the first few days is just rough. But we are halfway through this week, so that is good.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, June 09, 2006 - 11:56 am
I am laughing so hard...see if I can tell this right. Lucee has a chair in the sunroom where she can see street,yards etc. Just a minute ago she was barking funny...I went to check and she was all puffed up..fur sticking out like a porcupine...I looked and there was a racoon leisurely strolling in the yard. Lucee was having a fit and the racoon was enjoying it.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 6:21 am
We took the dogs to watch the Flag Day parade. Lucee thought it was all pretty exciting but Charlie was trying to get his nap in.

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Mizinvanccouver
Member
02-22-2003
| Friday, June 16, 2006 - 8:58 am
Awwwwww they're so cute Supergranny!! Thanks for sharing!! lol
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 6:34 am
Will be posting my first Whitney pic soon...having some technical problems!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 6:52 am
Okay, here it goes!
She wasn't nearly as excited about having her picture taken as I was about taking it!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:01 am
And one more:

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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:24 am
Oh my goodness! She looks so much like our dog Cassidy! especially how Cassidy looked when she was a puppy! (But I see she is 7 and small! Cassidy is 11, much grayer in the face now and 75 lbs.) It is amazing how much they can look alike being such different breed mixes! (Cassidy's mom was German Shepherd and Black Lab and her dad was probably Border Collie, Australian Cattle Dog or a combo.) WOW! I am so surprised! Anyway, congrats on Whitney and she is beautiful! I posted a photo of Cassidy a mo. or two ago.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:29 am
Monday, April 03, 2006 - 12:23 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassidy Feb. or March 2006 Cassidy's pic is in archives from April 3, 2006 12:23 pm. The photo was taken in Feb. or March this year. I wish I could post baby pics of her but of course we don't have digital cameras back then. Someday soon we hope to get a new printer with a fax and scanner and then it will be much easier to post a baby pic of her. Right now our scanner is in the garage and I do not know how to hook it up.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:44 am
SuperG, I love seeing your pics! The porcupine raccoon post was funny! Raccoons are so bold! My little runt of the litter Cashmere (kitty) was puffed up like that once at 2am in the garage, she was probably age 17 at the time. She was on my right and a rac. on my left, she was ready to take it on! Rac. grabbed food on the way out, so bold! Happy Belated bday to Sandy and Mocha!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 7:47 am
I looked at your Cassidy pic and I can definitely see what you mean! It would be funny to see Whitney and Cassidy side by side, since there is such a size difference. Whit would probably look like Cassidy's puppy (she only weighs about 17 lbs!).
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 9:09 am
Whitney looks quite content Supergranny, what an adorable picture of your two!!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 9:31 am
What a sweet face Whitney has. I am anxious to see her standing up. I can see in the first picture that she has the one eye open just a little to see what in the world you are doing!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, June 19, 2006 - 7:50 am
Cdbga, it would be funny to see them together!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 2:11 am
I don't know that I'll ever be able to get a picture of her standing up Supergranny. Whitney's philosophy on that seems to be that if she is standing, she should be moving...if she's going to stay still, she might as well be sitting down or laying down! But I did a cute picture of her sitting in the car that I will post soon. Do any of you have to walk your dogs on leashes? I live in an apartment, so I have to walk her, rather than being able to just let her out and our city has strict leash laws, so she always has to be on a leash. She came with her own leash and collar, but I've been wondering whether it is better to use a collar or if I should try some type of harness. She pulls against the collar a lot and I really don't like pulling on her neck. I tried one of those Easy Walk Harnesses, but the leash still hooks on in the front, which makes it a little awkward walking her, since she is so low to the ground. And, honestly, I didn't like that when I pulled on it, it pulled her legs...and she didn't seem to like walking while she was wearing it. Walking is the only exercise she gets...she doesn't like to play with toys or anything, but loves to walk. While I'd like to have a little more control over her when we are walking, I don't want to take away the pleasure she gets from it just to make things easier for myself. I've seen harnesses that have the hook on the back and don't seem to fit around the legs the same way, which I think might work better for both of us. I was just wondering if any of you could recommend anything. The past couple of days, I've been having a lot of back pain. I have chronic back problems, so it is par for the course. Yesterday evening, I was laying on my bed, with Whit at the foot. The pain was so bad that I was nearly in tears and I know I was making some whimpering sounds. As soon as Whit heard it, she came right up to where I was, put her head next to mine and "kissed" me, then she started brushing my arm with her paw like she was petting me...and just giving me a very concerned look. It was just really precious! I realized that that is the same thing I do when I'm comforting her.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 5:45 am
Aren't pups great like that Cdbga? Dakota has asthma and if she's having a really bad time Harvey won't leave her side. If he's not laying next to her he'll sit on her feet. There have been times when she was starting an attack and the way he's acted around her tipped us off something was wrong. He'll also do it if they're just sick and feeling lousy. If we have to go to the dr, he'll sit by the door waiting for them to come home. I think he takes almost as much comfort comforting them as they do. I can't help with the walking. Harvey will go just far enough to make it a pain to carry him home. He absolutely hates to take walks, lol. He does get his exercise though. We have a large back yard and he runs and jumps (chases birds though he isn't serious about catching them) and has two kids willing to get down on the ground and roll around with him or throw the ball endlessly to keep him active.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 2:48 pm
Some pictures of Whitney awake! In her favorite chair:
Ready for a ride in my car:
You can get an idea of her size from these two pictures.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, June 22, 2006 - 4:34 pm
Ohhh..she is darling!! You just want to give her a hug. There really is no cut and dried rule about collars versus harnesses. Seems to be the individual dog. We used a harness on our big airedale, he was trained so well that I didn't need to even put a leash on him except for following the leash laws.(And he always had a sporty neckerchief on.) Now Lucee our little black pug we have to put a collar on her to keep better control of her. If Whitney starts choking with her collar when you walk...immediately change to a harness. Good luck with your little doll!!
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 3:13 am
Whitney is so cute! What a little sweetie!!!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 4:31 pm
LOVE Whitney!! OMG! What a cutie! Supergranny, THAT'S A PIC!!! So adorable!! A summer reminder for everyone and anyone who owns dogs <or kitties>...PLEASE keep your pets out of the heat!! NEVER keep your pets inside the car during the summer...actually, don't let them stay in cars when the temps are over 70 degrees. If you live in a HOT climate, please be aware a pup can suffer heat exhaustion or heat stroke while going for a pee!! PLEASE, DO NOT keep your dogs outside! Kennel them in the house...a garage is no better than shade when the temps are over 100! Heat is not a pup's friend, it KILLS! What to do... If you suspect your pup is suffering from a form of heat exhaustion or heat stroke...RUN to your nearest vet! If the problem is minor, <Cami is on continual watch for minor heat exhaustion>, apply a COLD towel or washcloth to the top of the head. Repeat as necessary...SOAK that head! Give small amounts of COLD water and ice cubes to rehydrate. If you don't see an improvement in less than a half hour CALL YOUR VET! We are 110 today and Cami likes to 'take her time' finding 'that perfect spot'. We went through this last year and it looks like we're in for another long summer, this year.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 4:50 pm
Thank you Kstme for reminding us the importance of taking proper care of our pets during this heat. So important!  
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, June 23, 2006 - 9:01 pm
Bomba just got his first taste of watermelon for the season. Not likely this is his first taste ever of the delicious treat, but this was his first reminder of it in a while..... First taste, he gently takes it from Mom's hands. Rolls the morsel around in his mouth with a clear, "what the heck is this stuff" look on his face. He chews, swallows, and then starts wagging his tail furiously. Second taste just about included Mom's fingers. I'd say he likes watermelon!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 1:09 am
Thanks for the tips Kstme! Whitney also likes to take her time to find the perfect spot. I live in GA and is just starting to get really hot here. I've been taking a travel bowl and water when we walk, but I am going to start carrying a towel in my backpack, too, just in case I need to cool her down.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 3:47 am
Your welcome! A really important thing to note about cooling a pup down...it does NO GOOD to throw a dog in water or hose him down. His cool-off center is his head. We have the greatest morning weatherman here. He has a golden lab who comes to work with him everyday and has been on set for the last 9 or 10 years! Jordon, the dog, is getting quite old now and last week he had heat exhaustion. John Fredricks, the weatherman, treats this dog like a king and was blown away when it happened to Jordon. John's always given the 'keep out of the sun' advice, but now he's really stressing it with some terrific tips to keep your doggy cool. That's a great way to walk your pup, Cdbga!! 
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