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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 5:48 am
Love the pics! The pups are so cute.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 6:18 am
Oh dear, I am already certifiably insane. I was thinking of taking in another hound dog. Gigi loves having another dog around and there is this 7 year old Maine bluetick hound who needs a home. She belonged to an older couple and the man died and the woman is moving and can't keep her. Am I nuts?
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 8:05 am
Nope. But then you are talking to someone with 4 cats and 2 dogs. Try to beat that!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 8:14 am
I win! By one whole cat! The other dog is named Josie and she is coming to visit today at 3 p.m. to see if she fits with my happy household!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 9:24 am
I'm a bit late to the party, Hermi! Your pup is gorgeous! Is she a beagle mix? Uhhhh, I thought you weren't a dog person? Psssst, neither was I, and now I'd probably trade the cat before ever considering getting rid of Lola - who is setting on my lap as I type this! 
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 9:46 am
Vacanick, your pup is adorable... Hermie, I figure you can have as many animals as you can afford.... kinda like kids. If you have the love and the time...go for it!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, August 05, 2007 - 11:17 am
Careful though, sometime neighborhood covenents come into play.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 06, 2007 - 8:54 pm
I think you and Gigijuju will be happy if they get along.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 9:57 am
5 week old pictures of the boys! They are growing so fast, DH and I enjoying them even with all the extra work. This morning I'm dashing around getting ready for dr visit and looked into box to find someone had pooped and everyone walked in and tracked all over. So here I am cleaning puppies, box and me. And the little squirts are attacking me to play.

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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 10:25 am
Awww.... I want the black one! And their tails are starting to get very curly! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:50 pm
Wow, such cute puglets! The black one is so shiny and healthy!!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 8:52 pm
They are both (all) so cute! I'm going to chime in and say that the fawn one is super-duper cute too! I'd take either (if I didn't have my hands full with my JRT LOL)!!!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 2:13 pm
Thank you for admiring my little guys. I am so crazy about them and I just heard DH babytalking to them. How about that? I am pretty sure I am going to get to keep at least one.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, August 12, 2007 - 9:51 am
Babytalking is a good sign, SG!
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 10:12 am
So much cute! For the past few weeks, my Whitney has had a sore place somewhere on her. I feel like the world's worst Mommy for not knowing exactly where, but she is hard to figure out. She has a chronic problem with a sore place on her back (this isn't a visible sore I'm talking about, just something back there hurts)...she'll cry whenever she's picked up when its bothering her. But the vet has never been able to find anything wrong. So, a few weeks ago, she started crying when I'd pick her up. I thought it was the usual problem and didn't think too much of it, I was just careful if I had to pick her up. But it has gotten much worse...and it isn't her back issue. The sore spot is either on her back leg or on her tummy, I haven't been able to determine exactly which, because she'll shriek when you get near the sore spot, then will continue to shreik if you get near HER, making it impossible to figure out exactly where the spot is (at least for me). Its gotten so bad that she won't snuggle with me or get really close to me, because I guess she's worried that I'll touch her and it will hurt. But she runs around and jumps around like normal...you wouldn't know there was a problem unless you tried to touch her. She's at the vet right now for her 6-month check-up (teeth cleaning, vaccinations, etc) and they will hopefully be able to figure out what is wrong. I actually figured I would have heard something by now. I'm hoping the fact that they haven't called means they haven't found anything serious. I definitely want them to find whatever is there, I just REALLY don't want it to be something serious. So, any of y'all who read this in the next few hours, please pray for my little Whit...that we can figure out how to fix whatever it is and that it isn't anything major. I miss our snuggle time and I can tell she does, too. I'll post an update when I have one.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 2:36 pm
Cd, I'm praying this is something that can easily be resolved. Poor little Whitney!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 3:18 pm
When that happened to my boston it was due to pancreatitis. We had to really restric her diet, and NO table scraps. The vet told us that as dogs get older, their bodies can't handle the salt, fats, sugar and extra calories that younger dogs can.
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Monday, August 13, 2007 - 4:01 pm
For some reason unknown to me, this computer just closes windows...I say that because I was almost at the end of a long update post and my window just closed. No errors, no nothing, just gone. So I guess I'll be starting this again. Another thing unknown to me? What is wrong with Whitney. The vet didn't find anything. From all indications, she is in perfect health. And today was her comprehensive, so there were a LOT of indications! She had blood work, urinalysis, ultrasound, X-rays and many many other things. During the vet exam, she didn't even cry out when they examined the area in question. The nurse told me that she did do her shrieking thing when the nurse tried to pick her up, but other than that NOTHING. Now don't get me wrong, I am very happy that she's in good health. But, I barely got her to the car before she was crying again (when I picked her up from the shopping cart to put her in the car) and things didn't get any better when we got home. The vet's had 2 suggestions: she needs a chiropractic adjustment or it is behavioral. I don't know what would have caused this sudden behavioral change...I don't think moving would have done it. She likes the house and the yard and we were here for a few weeks before this started. And other than that, I don't know what has really changed. I just don't know. The vet said to keep an eye on it for another week or so and that if there wasn't any improvement to do the chiropractic thing. So, anyway, that's where we are. Pretty much where we already were. Except I feel nearly as bad for not being able to pinpoint the sore spot, since the vet can't do it either. I just wish I knew how to handle it...what to do. She seems kind of sad when I don't pet her, but is just so scared when I do. Today I knew I'd get peed on when I had to pick her up, but I picked her up and cradled her anyway (I had to take her collar off and give her a bath. No way to do that without picking her up). She's over there on the bed now. Moves away any time I go near her. And I end up crying a lot just because I don't have any idea what to do. If she's really hurt I don't know how to make it better...and if it is a behavioral thing, I don't know why she's suddenly started hating me. *SIGH*
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Cdbga
Member
10-04-2004
| Tuesday, August 14, 2007 - 2:50 am
Escapee, I've been reading up on pancreatitis this morning. Whitney does have several of the symptoms I saw, but she isn't vomiting and there is no diarrhea. I wish I had her test results with me, so I could check whether they tested her pancreatic enzymes yesterday. I do know that they did an ultrasound, but I wonder whether this is one of those things that you would have to be looking for in order to find it? I find myself playing Dr. House lately...last night I was wondering whether the cause could be environmental! I am thinking I might put her on a 24-hour fast, then put her on her bland diet for a few days and see if that helps. I was talking to a guy I work with this morning about it and was reminded that Whitney does have a history of abuse, so it is possible that whatever pain she's experiencing has pushed her back in to that old behavior. I was told that before Rozella adopted her, she had to have quite a lot of training, because she was just terrified of people. But she's been a happy and very sociable dog since I got her. She still is, but there is definitely something wrong. These are the times when I just wish that she could talk to me.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 1:19 pm
My boston never had diarrhea or vomited. They took her into the vet and he happened to just look at her enzymes, and sure enough she had a mild case of pancreatitis that would flare up at different times. She would stand kinda hunched up sometimes, and wince and cry out if you picked her up. Putting her on reduced fat (Science Diet R/D) and making sure she had plenty of water (or even some unflavored pedialyte to make sure electrolytes were up to the right levels.) Sometimes in the summer dogs can get really over heated and it just throws their systems outta whack. It could be a pinched nerve as well in her back or ribs. An X ray would not catch that, only an MRI would.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, August 16, 2007 - 11:24 am
Ohh Cdbga, been gone for a couple of days and just reading about Whitey. I hope you find the cause of symptoms. Poor Whitney...and you! We really do suffer along with our furbabies.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, August 17, 2007 - 10:08 am
SG ... I saw your name and was hoping there were new puglet pictures! :o)) Cdbga ... how is Whitney doing??
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Friday, August 17, 2007 - 7:39 pm
I have to put a small picture up, site isn't accepting even medium web pictures right now. This is at 6 weeks and it is hard to get a picture cause they are in fast motion all the time. Here they are dragging all their toys in the basket. It was so funny. Even if they are a lot of hard work we enjoy these guys so much. DH claps his hands and says hey boys and they come running with their little tails wagging. They are very smart, they have paper trained themselves, but sometimes they get all their feet on the paper and then miss it. Funny little guys. I am glad we decided to have this litter..it is an experience I wouldn't have wanted to miss.

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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, August 17, 2007 - 9:29 pm
Oh sheesh, talk about a ton of cute in a basket ...
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 11:53 am
cd, I hope you figure out what is going on with Whitney soon.. Cute, SG!
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