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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 4:28 pm
Good luck WG, I hope it works out just the way you want it too ;) let us know what happens at the vet. We do crate him quite a bit, but for an active high energy dog that seems to get to him bad, so we're trying to strike a balance.... sheesh having so much emotion for an animl is draining eh?
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 3:52 am
Another place that would have lost and found signs would be your local Petco or Petsmart or other such store. Sandy, and I know this is upsetting to think about, but her family might have gone away for the holidays.. hopefully not, or home soon so you don't have to wait too long. But sometimes people discard, or let disappear the most amazing animals. Critter was picked up running loose, had just had a litter and she had (still has) the most amazing temperament, confident, not the least bit shy.. just marched into my life.. she HAD to have been socialized, but no one came to the pound for her. And my neighbors also found one of the cutest and most personable cats at the pound.. everyone in the neighhood loved Freddy. He's disappeared since, but the neighbors seem to go through one cute puppy or cat after another The vet will look at her teeth and paws and such to estimate an age for you. Dahli, I hope you can have a very successful surgical experience. Crating is definitely good and he'll probably need that post surgery. I guess the hind leg on a whippet would be hard to immobilize.. that is what I had when I mess up my cruciate.. and after surgery I had an immobilizer for a few days and crutches for a few days.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:00 pm
Anxious to hear about Wargod's visit and if the puppy is chipped. The boys go in next week to be "fixed" and I told DH they both should be chipped while in there. Dahli I keep thinking about Jackson and hope it is going better. We have run into several whippets (and their owners) on our travels. They make great traveling companions in the rv's. Love looking at them...they make me want to pick up a sketch book and try to catch those fluid lines! I'm not even that good of a sketch artist but whippets are inspiring.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 1:26 pm
We couldn't take her yesterday, Darren ended up working to late to go to the vet. He did tell his boss though that he needs off by 4 today so he has time to take her. I was sorta happy about it, it gave me the time to finish grooming her, I ended up having to cut some of the gunk (she had goatheads and stickers twisted in her fur I just couldn't work out and a wad of gum!) out of her fur. Now she's all pretty and ready for the vet, though with her underside a lot lopsidedly cut, lol. That's a good idea about Petsmart Sea. There's one right around the corner from us. I'm a little nervous about hanging flyers outside, we're expecting rain and I'm worried they'll end up unreadable unless I can laminate them before I hang them up. I just can't wrap my head around putting an animal on the street. I mean, I know sometimes you just can't keep em for one reason or another. We had Riley we just couldn't keep cuz she was so miserable with the kids (and snapping at them to prove it) but we made damn sure she went to a good home and still get updates on how she's doing (heh, being treated like the little queen she is!) If you can't keep them, it's up to you to find a responsible alternative for them, not toss them out on the street like garbage! Ok, that makes me mad!
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Sisalou
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 4:24 pm
War, that makes me mad too. That little pup is lucky to have found you guys. She sure is a cutie pie.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 8:05 pm
Makes me mad too!!!! Leaving them out to fend for themselves, liable to get run over and traumatized. Unfair! With all the goatsheads and gum and stickers you've cleaned off her War, seems hard to believe she was only out ONE day. Would it be awful for me to confess? I'm kind of hoping nobody comes forth and she just gets to stay put.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 10:15 pm
LOL Bisc, more and more so am I! Darren and Dakota took her to the vet today. She isn't chipped. Vet said do what we're doing, check animal control, check for the chip, put up flyers around the neighborhood and places people with dogs go. If someone calls to inquire, give no information except the bare basic description and make them prove they know her. Describe her, her sex, unusual markings, etc. Then if it sounds legitimate, invite them over and watch how she reacts. Lost dogs would go to their people, if it's not her people, she'd most likely be nervous. Vet said 10-14 days is the normal wait period (we'll wait an extra couple since it took 2 to get out to animal control) and then if no one has claimed her, congrats you have a new puppy! She said then bring her in and have a chip put in and she's really yours. Done what you can to find the owner, waited 2 weeks, taken care of her, etc. If we do that, and have her spayed at the same time, they'll give us a discount on spaying for having the chip done. She said $30 for the chip, $20 to put it in and then for her weight, $105 for spaying (not sure what the discount is.) Is that about right? We haven't had Harvey chipped, mostly cuz he's too lazy to run away, but I'm thinking if it's that cheap better safe than sorry! They did suggest doing shots even if she's had them before because we just don't know if she had them. And they gave her a check up and say she's quite healthy. She checked her teeth, said still has puppy teeth but also a few adult teeth and she saw no signs of the pup going through a heat cycle yet (can you really check for that???) She estimated her age to be 6-9 months old. Then called out the other vet and let him look, he noted the same things and estimated between 6 and 10 months. And that she's a purebred Lhaso Apso. So we'll hang up the flyers and wait and see what happens for a couple weeks. If her family finds her, yay for reuniting them! If no one finds her, I can honestly say no one here would be sad about her staying.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:34 pm
Yay, that's great progress! Maybe this is a silly suggestion, but if you took a copy of your posts here or made a handwritten log, like a diary. i.e., MMDDYY checked Animal Control MMDDYY checked chip w/Vet 1 and w/Vet 2, found NO chip, these were their suggestions. etc. That way, should someone come trying to claim her 6 months down the road, you have documented that you honestly did everything possible to find her owners. No yanking you in front of "Judge Judy". lol
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:43 pm
Aww War her colorings are the same as Jack's. How's Harvey dealing with her?
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:44 pm
Great idea Biscottiii!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:47 pm
Yesterday we took Jack back to the groomer's for the 2nd time. They said he did SO much better. His hair was so long - no more curls! - and he had so much static that they couldn't use the blade attachments, but he looks great! Asked them to cut his chin a little bit more so he wouldn't look so much like an old man this time. She said he's made great improvement. Doesn't like to stand up for them but they dealt with that. So he got his hair cut yesterday, and he's getting something else cut on Monday. Poor baby. At least the vet won't have to shave his wee wee and woo woo to see to do the job.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 11:52 pm
War yes $105 sounds reasonable for spaying a dog her size. Spaying is more expensive usually than neutering.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:02 am
Not sure about the microchipping for Jack. Hubby says no. We got a coupon good until Dec 31 for $59 which included the first year of home again services. So not sure what it will cost now as the vet had said to wait until he got neutered to do it. Asked if we couldn't just get the chip put in and not the services; they don't do it that way. And the neuter. Their basic neuter is more advanced than most places. And we have the option of doing pre neuter blood work to see if he's at risk for certain things during surgery, and to have a record of how he is now so they can do blood work each year and compare. It seems kind of extreme. And will be expensive. And since I'm griping about expense, they won't give me a prescription for his heartworm medicine. I can get the same stuff at Dr Fosters and Smith if I have a script. There it will be $3.50 a pill [in a pack of 12]. At the vet it is $9 a pill. I'm already going to get flea meds online because there's almost that big of a difference per container and it's the same brand, same stuff. Add $30 every 6 weeks for grooming - I need to win the lottery! Or get a job. Tho we are planning on buying clippers and grooming him ourselves once he's had the puppy/adult massive shed. I guess he's worth it. Tho after he's neutered we might end up changing vets if we can find one that is good and will write a script for heartworm meds or sell it to us cheaper. Our vet when we had Jake sold heartworm medicine at her cost because she believed every dog in the area [near a river] needed to take it. All this and every time I see my dad he ridicules me for feeding Jack a premium food and measuring it, getting his shots, etc. His dogs only get their shots when/IF they get fixed and that's it. THey've had one dog live until age 12, the rest have been 15 - 17 years old. And Toby was 23.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:47 am
Hey Serate! When my sis got her little guy Shitzue neutered, she elected to remove the testicles (sorry to sound gross folks). Said that made it easier for later groomings, less chance of clippers nipping while edging around that area. She said it didn't cost any different, IIRC. Something to consider. Made sense when I saw the smoother area. (not like he had any further need of them) There was an incident earlier where the groomer took a chunk out of his wee wee, that I wrote about earlier. So, anything to avoid problems.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:52 am
LOL, it's a bit like kids, Serate, complain about the cost of dr and pharmacy bills, but we're going to do it cuz we love them! Same with the pets! Great news about Jack getting groomed and doing well with it! That is a good idea Bisc and I will do that. Once we got a good determination of her age, I did go get her puppy food (a bag that should be just big enough for two weeks.) Also got a food/water dish that's her, a collar, and a puppy toy which she loves so much its going pretty much everywhere with her. Tomorrow when I go to hang a flyer at Petsmart, I'm going to get one of those cheapie dog tags and have just my phone number engraved. I figure if the worst happens and she gets lost again, at least I can be called since we don't know who her owner is or if she has one. She already has her own blankie as well. After posting about sis' dog and her crate, lol, I realized...she has a dog crate! I called and asked if I could borrow it for puppy and picked that up also. I'm not big on crating but I do think puppys should be confined at night and the crate sounds more comfy than a cardboard box! Other than the crate this is all stuff that can go home with her if she goes home. Harvey is too funny with the puppy. He started out timid, like he had no idea what she was or what to do with her. Now he tolerates her to puppy play with him and will join in with her when she's out running around the yard. No aggressiveness (that would take energy and he just doesn't do that, lol) or signs of jealousy. Course whichever kid isn't playing with the puppy is playing with him or petting him. Harvey is very easy going though and I think it helps that the puppy is too. Couple pics, here's Caleb and Harvey:
And puppy, little Princess JD and her octupuss:
The puppy has staked out a couple places all her own, where Harvey is too big to get to and she can lay down and nap without the kids bugging her. One, for the next day or two, is under the Christmas tree. The other is under the desk. Darren has a box that he's covered with a bathroom rug and uses as a foot rest. She doesn't care if you got your feet up or not, when she's ready to go to sleep, this is her spot:

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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 12:54 am
Oh that little octopuss has a tennis ball in it's head and each of the tentacles has a squeeky toy. And ouch Biscotti! Poor dog getting chunks taken out of him!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:14 am
Awww they are both so cute, nice looking kid too! Love the pictures! Yeah about the chunks, that was pretty awful. The store (she's never gone back there BTW) was defensive. The woman manager who 'did the deed' took an emergency day off (coincidentally) the day after the trimming. Their Male Supervisor, firm body language stance, came over to try to argue. Sis said (loud enough for LOTS of customers to hear) "How would You like it if someone took a chunk out of Your p*cker?" He bent over clutching himself, in reaction. No more arguments, they referred her to their offsite vet and paid for all. Took a week of antibiotics and ointments, difficult cause you can't bandage the spot. Major fear that he would be fearful of getting trimmed again (that was his 1st or 2nd trim). But he's been okay, since she got a groomer that works in her own vet's office as a Vet Tech. Poor baby!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:28 am
Thanks! That's just horrible Bisc! At first I'd be inclined to say accidents happen but the whole way they reacted, the groomer taking off, the boss being argumenative that makes the whole situation terrible!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:36 am
Yeah, that and the fact that the woman groomer hadn't even SAID anything! Puppy was licking and whimpering that night. $1,700 puppy and she could have sued bigtime, plus she had paid extra for the 'deluxe' trim. My Sis was HOT, that male manager should have known better than to mess with her!
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:22 am
Jack earlier today letting me know he wanted me to quit taking his picture and take him potty outside!
Jack as I type. At least HE knows what he's supposed to be doing at 3:20am. Wish I could sleep.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:29 am
Serate, he's cute as a bug's ear! Wasn't Jack the one who started out having probs doing the doodoo dance? And now HE's the one begging to go outside. lol Maybe if you could let Jack sleep WITH YOU you would find it easier to count sheep. My first thought was "Where's Jack's head?" Thx for the pics! lol
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:37 am
No Biscottii I sang him "the potty song" when he was good and pottied outside. Still do. Neighbors think I'm crazy but Jack loves it. We dance around doing a weird version of the cha cha. I'm only having probs sleeping due to too much caffeine. Had a migraine earlier and caffeine helps - but I can't take excedrin. Funny. Jack was sleeping with "daddy" but I went in and got him cuz I was lonely. He's just recently started sleeping the night with us. Sometimes. When we first got him he was so little, not even 2 1/2lbs, so we put him in the cat's pet taxi at night. When he got older I'd try to keep him in bed with us and after about 10 minutes he'd whine cuz he wanted in the taxi. He slept with us in the hotel - he loved the king sized bed. We just play it by ear. If he wants to sleep with us fine, if he doesn't he whines and we put him in his new pet taxi - bigger than the cats.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:41 am
And thanks, we think he's cute too. Hmm I think I lost a dog in California, a pure bred Lhasa Apso. Similar coloring to Jack, not spayed yet. Anybody in here find her? War it would be good for your kids to go through a whole pregnancy/birthing process. I think your puppy and Jack would make cute babies! We could call them Lhasa Tzu puppies! I can hold off on getting him neutered for a few weeks if you are interested! *L*
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 2:53 am
Heh, Bisc, I had trouble too figuring out tail from head then saw Jacks nose. He's such a cutie and looks like a very cuddly little fellow! LOL, puppy sure did travel a long way on her short little legs! If ya bring Jack out he and little princess JD could tag team chewing on my shoes. They'd be too busy playing to make some cute little puppies!
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Tmagicsaq
Member
03-26-2004
| Friday, January 04, 2008 - 8:58 am
Hello I just wanted to say that i have a female named Molly that looks just like Jack (same coloring. She is almost 3 and is only 8lbs. They are sooo cute.
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