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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:30 am
Dolphinschild, I was going to post something to you last night about Ladybug, but I was in a very sad mood about a lot of things, including the death of my dog's grandfather (a dog I knew well), and didn't. And today, I've come here to find out she made it home. I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU and SO RELIEVED and if I weren't in the office, I'd jump up and down. YAYAYAYAYAY!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:33 am
Great news, DC! I just knew it would turn out this way.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 8:39 am
Yay Ladybug!!! <does a triple back flip>

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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 9:28 am
Oh Happy Day Ladybug !
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 9:42 am
Darling poochies, UG. Can I have the little black and white one when you are finished with him?
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Urgrace
Member
08-19-2000
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 9:46 am
Sorry, OG. He's my favorite grandpup, along with Lena and Dixie and Zelo and Cracker Jacky.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:22 am
Darn!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 2:11 pm
Dolphin, I'm so thrilled to hear Ladybug made it home! Yankee, I am so sorry to hear of Finnegan's grandfather's passing. {{{{{hugs}}}}}
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 4:20 pm
Dolphin, I just caught up in this thread, have been mostly watching fire news this week, but was so delighted to see that both had retuned safely.. What a great ending to a scary story!! {{{Yankee}}} Gracie.. I think Jacky is going to end up fitting in very well with those two..
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 4:45 pm
I posted an update on Archie in landileigh's folder.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:07 pm
Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers. It helped me get through my stress and worry. HUGS!!!
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:07 pm
Merrysea I hope your fur baby will be ok. Hugs...
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 1:46 pm
Finnegan's grandfather Glad the doggies made it safely home. October is Adopt a Shelter Dog month. Check out this book. I've had my new pup for just over a month now. The rescue had listed her as a 25-lb. border collie mix and then they showed up with an underweight 50-lb. German shepherd mix. Not exactly the doggy I was hoping to adopt but, hey, no one's perfect! I would've loved a medium Benji-type dog but it didn't work out that way. Life's surprises sometimes turn out for the best though! She was abused but is very sweet and lovable. I'm taking her to beginner class but we're the only ones in it so the trainer had us come in for an extra class with a different group (who were on lesson six and we've only had lesson three) for socialization. My dog went a little crazy, I was so embarrassed! This is goofy - she wouldn't or maybe couldn't pick up her squeaky football. She'd roll it around the floor with her nose and bat it with her paw but she would not pick it up. Until two days when she suddenly did and it was like Helen Keller at the well. She was so excited, lol. She just learned to shake paws too, only problem is now she keeps smacking me with her paw for attention!
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 2:45 pm
AWWW Calamity your new fur baby sounds like a total doll. It is understandable her reservations because of her past. If you adopted a child they would be the same way. I am glad the universe brought you both together. She sounds like she is going to recover and you have a lot of love to give to her to help her get there. HUGS to you both. Thank you for your comment , we have one small patch on the fence to finish reinforcing, to make sure they don't have any more breakouts. The boards are old, so they push on them and cause them to break, so we reinforce the fence with small holed hogwire. It doesn't look attractive, but it sure does the job good LOL. Can I ask what you named your new baby? Take care and best wishes... Hugs...
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 3:27 pm
Calamity, 'Helen Keller at the well moment.' Too funny but a great analogy.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, October 26, 2007 - 9:25 am
Thanks, Dolphinschild and Ophiliasgrandma. And that's good news about your fence! My dog's full name is Keewa Ani, nickname Kiwi. I've heard that names with a hard "K" sound are easier for dogs to distinguish so I was thinking Coco ... no ... Kermit... no ... Keewa Ani ...okay! No one else can have a dog named that, right, lol? It's from the Northern Exposure episode "The Quest" and was the name of the mythical Jeweled City of the North that Joel went looking for in his last show. Keewa Ani turned out to be (for him) Manhattan in the mists of the Alaskan wilderness. Since we call her Kiwi and people keep asking me "what" she is, I'm telling them that she's a rare New Zealand Shepherd and it never fails to impress. They're like, "Ooh, I've seen Australian Shepherds before but never a New Zealand Shepherd." Truth is, she's a mutt. But I like mutt dogs the best anyway.
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Dolphinschild
Member
06-22-2006
| Friday, October 26, 2007 - 1:45 pm
I love that name for her and thanks for explaing why too. I like mutts as well. Some of the best dogs come from the mutt breed lol.
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Friday, October 26, 2007 - 1:59 pm
So glad your furbabies came home, Dolphinschild. Reminds me of once, when I was a teenager, my beloved cat Mr. Fritz left for two weeks. We lived in a rural area and were sure the coyotes had gotten to him. Imagine my surprise when I saw him in my NEIGHBOR's front window... they'd found him the day after he left and had been trying to find Fitz's owner as much as we'd been trying to find Fritz. Right next door! (((Yankee)))
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Slinkydog
Member
11-30-2005
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 9:08 am
So glad your pups returned, DC! Congrats on your new one, Calamity. I decided to lay in bed and watch a bit of a dog show this morning. All such cuties, but I had to think of Supergranny and her crew when I saw the pug and the french bulldog. The commentator even commented that the french bulldog is a "clown," a description I've also heard Supergranny use. Roxy and Bobby have developed severe arthritis, and I can't tell that the medicine is helping them much. For some reason, the vet put Bobby on Rimadyl and Roxy on Previcox. Also just went to the vet to get Adequan for Roxy. She needs an injection twice weekly. Bobby rarely gets up - maybe only once or twice a day - and hasn't put his right foot on the ground in about 6 weeks. Roxy can't seem to control her back end. She gets to moving (always sideways), and can't seem to stop until she falls down. It is really quite pitiful. But, they both still enjoy eating and their faces look happy. I've had dogs get old before, but never get this crippling arthritis. I don't know at what point it would be kinder to put them to sleep. They don't seem sick, just pitiful.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 10:53 am
Slinky, even perfectly healthy dogs can look pitiful. I think all dogs know that trick. Seriously, when the day comes to make that decision, you will know.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 11:04 am
Slinky, it is never easy to chose the right time. When our Cocker, George was only 8, he became so crippled with arthritis, it hurt us to watch him. Nothing took his pain away and we did chose the way out. BUT, you could see the pain in his face, especially, his eyes. As OG said, you will know.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, October 29, 2007 - 4:56 pm
Slinky, I am so sorry to hear about Roxy and Bobby. I think today there are alot of things available to help with our older pets that weren't available a few years ago. One thing I just discovered is that most thrift stores have a pet box for blankets with holes. Usually $1 can buy a nice soft one perfect for dogs. $5 can buy a stack of cozy warm blankets to make a nice nest for old bones. Easy to throw in washer and dryer too. With my big "crew" (lol Slinky) these have been life savers. I think your vet will also help you know when the pain is unmanagable...mine did with Sophie so I was able to keep her with me as long as possible. It is so hard to let them go and yet we have that responsibility when we accept their love.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 3:25 pm
Roxy and Bobby Oh, I know it can be so hard seeing our fuzzy friends get older, Slinkydog. My best wishes to all three of you.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - 11:50 pm
I'm happy to read all of the happy news of coming homes and new furbabies. My Kellie is around 17 now and it gets more difficult with her, but I don't think it's "time" yet, either. She's having accidents and she has trouble getting around at times, her sight is definitely bad, but she's still up for occasional rough housing with the cat and gets excited to eat, so I just don't know...... I have to guess she's around 17 because of how long we've had her and the guess-timates of her age by the Humane Society (3-4 yrs) and the vet (2-3) since she was a stray. I just use 3 as an average and go from there. It is hard when they get old. Very hard. 
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 3:54 am

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