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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 7:29 pm
Hi Marley! Kar he is a doll...do the other guys like him? I am having a hectic day. My son has a rescue german shepherd 9 months old. He's only had her a month. Her name is Riza and she is horribly thin, but slowly gaining and her abuser must have been a woman cause she is so scared of me. They were here over the 4th but DS was taking care of her then. DH & DS left this morning on a week fishing trip eastern WA and I am babysitting Riza. Remember I have 4 obnoxious spoiled pugs who are used to having our undivided attention. On the other hand I have Riza who really needs a lot of attention and reassurance. First thing I did was walk her down to the beach...best way to bond with a dog...and it worked. Calmed her down and she is accepting me better but boy are the pugs noses out of joint.
this was taken over the 4th, Riza in the back, our niece's Bernese Mountain dog Bruce and one of our pugs Charlie.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 7:38 pm
Drover is not really happy about not being the "puppy" any more. It's quite clear he feels usurped. He has given in and played with the puppy a few times, but mostly he tries to ignore him, and growls a bit. Max just takes it all in stride. He really doesn't like to play. We got him a little later for a puppy and he's never really been a playful dog. But he accepted the pup right from the beginning, and never says a cross word to him. And the four cats are adjusting too. The oldest hisses and growls, the two middle cats have accepted him, and the youngest one has just stayed hidden for the week! Funniest of all, my little red horse just loves the pup. He runs up to the gate every time he's out and nickers to him, and they've been sniffing thru the paddock fence. Best buds forever!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 9:02 pm
Awwww, Marley is so cute. Then I looked at the rest of the Karuuna family, and they are darlings as well. When we are in South Padre, we are friends with all the dog owners on the beach. There is a beagle or beagle mix who is on our same schedule, and we watched her for a long time before we started talking to the owner. This dog is SO smart we started calling her Juju. She doesn't have to be on a leash because she is so smart and good. Her real name is Poco. Poco and her owner usually walk close to the vegetation line. One day I was coming from the opposite direction and saw Poco running up a wooden ramp (and Poco is old enough not to be able to run all that fast), as though she were leaving the beach, while her owner walked on down the beach. When her owner turned and saw where she was, Poco started laughing and ran back down the ramp and joined her owner. She was pulling a joke! Look, Mom, I'm going the wrong way! Hahahahaha, fooled you! Now, how smart a dog is that? Oh, and PocoJuju looks like Max. 
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:02 am
Lol, Juju. I'm afraid Max isn't the brightest star, but he is definitely our most affectionate pup. Marley thinks Colorado summers are too hot, so he decided to use the dogs' water bucket to cool off.
Oh, and he's put in a request for a bigger pool. And the other dogs would like to remind him that they DRINK that water! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 10:05 am
LOL Kar, that's what PJ was doing at the beg. of summer (except they have a pan, not a bucket) and Harvey would just stand there and glare at her.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:26 am
I hope he doesn't pee in the pool...
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 11:50 am
Kar he is adorable! Oscar had his consult Saturday and is booked in for Aug 20. He is having TPOL surgery. (I looked for a link but all I kept getting on a search were things about T'Pol and Star Trek lol.)Right leg first, and that is what it's costing me but c'est la vie he's worth it. They remove the ruptured ligament, cut some bone down and basically invert it changing the whole mechanics of his knee and reattach with a metal plate, he'll be my bionic dog.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 3:52 pm
Jasper did you see the picture of our nieces Bernese? I always think of Oscar when they come! I'm glad they have a procedure that will help Oscar and I have some good bean recipes (been there and done that with those vet bills). Marley's picture sitting in the bucket is priceless. You should frame it and call it the "Dog Days of Summer".
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Jasper
Moderator
09-14-2000
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 4:17 pm
SuperG - I scrolled up and saw some of the extended family. Bruce looks like a big solid boy! Surprisingly the orthopedic vet wants Oscar to lose 20lbs. That will put him at around 90lbs. Says it will be better for him in the long run recuperation and thereafter. Our vet had always said his weight was fine, but this guy says he is more militant and when the majority of dogs he sees have joint problem setc, all take his advice. Marley - I just love puppies with their fat little bellies.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, July 28, 2008 - 7:48 pm
Kar, Marley is sooo cute, Bill said hope you have a job for Marley, Labs get bored easily 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 7:46 am
Awww all the poochie-pix are sooo KUTE!!! Glad I dropped by. 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 8:27 pm
You guys are going to laugh to this. I have an almost 13 year old German Shepherd, and of course my newer 11 month old beagle. Well my German Shepherd gets mad as heck at the baby beagle sometimes for bugging her, but not when the baby beagle licks her ears. She will actually start this moaning noise and go into almost a trance while the baby beagle licks her ears. So for fun I put a little dab of peanut butter on my German Shepherd's ear and she got the best 5 minutes of enjoyment she has had in years!..LOL! My baby beagle licked that ear until there wasn't even a scent of peanut butter left..LOL MY German Shepherd was in heaven the whole time...Like how we would feel getting a good back rub. Here's a pic of them both on the couch

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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 10:24 pm
Ah jeepers Naja, too bad you can't make a Youtube of that, bet you would get a slew of 'hits'! Maybe baby beagle was a cat in its former life. I can just picture it, how incredibly FUNNY! They really look like sweethearts, so innocent in the pic. Great story.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 5:25 pm
Now thats a win-win situation for sure. Everyones happy Thanks for sharing that Naja
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 5:52 pm
I just did it again about 15 mins ago and this time I snapped a picture. I swear my big dog is in a total daze and moaning while this is going on.

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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 6:16 pm
Awww Thats so cute Naja. I got my new rescue pug.She has some issues as expected from being abused but I think shes going to be a real sweetheart.Ill take a pic if I figure out how,and then figure out how to post.
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Saturday, August 02, 2008 - 6:29 pm
Thats awesome Naja!! great bonding time too!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 8:59 pm
Congrats Lakecat! Glad you got your new furbaby home! I have no doubt with all the love and attention you will be showering on her, the issues will be resolvable. Naja, that pic is worth a thousand words! hehehe He kind of has that fuzzy look, like people get when they're getting a massage.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, August 04, 2008 - 10:46 pm
Lakecat, if you can't figure out how to re-size or post the pics, you can send them to me at juju2bigdog at Yahoo. If you do, make sure you identify who you are, so I don't automatically delete them.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 2:06 am
OK,thanks.It may be awhile, Im moving on Wed and it may be awhile before I get set back up.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 10:21 am
I thought I'd come with a story. My best friend has just (today) adopted a pointer that was rescued from a puppy mill. She had had at least one litter before rescue. She spent some time at a prison, where they are exposed to decent behavior from human beings and human contact. Her name is Ladybug, but they want to name her Sasha. I'm getting all of this second hand right now, but will try to get more info and a pic or two later.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, August 05, 2008 - 10:43 am
Ahhh very nice story Darrell .. keep us posted! Naja .. love the picture of your German Shepard letting the Beagle licking his ears!! So cute!!!
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Bombaycat
Member
07-21-2007
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 - 5:57 am
They just announced on the Today Show that Jill Rappaport's(sp) 13 year old german shepard named Jack died. She did several stories about his battle with bone cancer.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 1:22 am
After sis and her family lost their Athena late last year and our uncle lost Bud earlier this year, neither was in a hurry to get a new pup. Today a friend of theirs showed up and said he had a friend who has a litter of puppies and if they wanted one, they could come check them out. They are a little over six weeks old, pitt bull/rot mix, and cute as can be. Uncle got a boy he's named Ziggy, sis got a girl they haven't named yet. Since they named Athena after the Greek Goddess, they're looking to do the same for this puppy. Sis wasn't too excited about some of the names that she remembered or others told her, I thought for about two seconds, remembered an episode of Stargate SG-1 and suggested Hathor (in Stargate, one of the comments about her was that she was the goddess of sex, drugs, and rock n roll, lol.) That just cracked sis up so Hathor is on her name list. Also up for consideration is Isis.
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Saturday, August 09, 2008 - 8:28 am
How about Freya? The Norse god of love and beauty? and uh, also known as the Goddess of war and death... 
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