what do you think of Dogs
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They do make you smile, eh? Well...most of the time.
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First time at the dog park today. All was going well when a big hairy German Shepard came in. He may have been another similar breed. But they hit it off & were wrestling all over the place. I was surprised as the GS was at least double the weight of what Willy is. But Willy was holding his own. Willy is tired now. lol.
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Went swimming earlier this evening. Our Aussie sat on the deck on watched. Refused to join us. We're going to see if we can coax him into using the doggie float we got for our Yorkies - it holds 60 lbs.
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I woke up from a dream 2 hours ago and stayed awake. I dreamt I was back in my old home and it was just like it was years ago, when all was happy. I was getting ready to go to bed, in my dream, and I looked around and all of my dogs I ever had/knew were there in the house with me! ALL of them! It was such a nice dream. I have never dreamt about all of them with me before!!! I woke up sad missing them though. Rocketman had to stay an extra week at vet. He has been there 5 weeks today. I sure miss him. They are taking out his second set of stitches on Wednesday or Thursday.
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hey_kittay:
I woke up from a dream 2 hours ago and stayed awake. I dreamt I was back in my old home and it was just like it was years ago, when all was happy. I was getting ready to go to bed, in my dream, and I looked around and all of my dogs I ever had/knew were there in the house with me! ALL of them! It was such a nice dream. I have never dreamt about all of them with me before!!! I woke up sad missing them though. Rocketman had to stay an extra week at vet. He has been there 5 weeks today. I sure miss him. They are taking out his second set of stitches on Wednesday or Thursday.
Wow! How many doggies were there?
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^^ Well they were everywhere. As I turned out lights in my dream to go to bed, locked doors, etc... They followed me and watched me like they were helping. I have usually had mostly black dogs in my life, some black with markings and a few white or cream colored ones. There were LOTS of them. But mostly I noticed the black ones. They told me about Rocketman, "he didn't have a long time to live because I didn't catch it, the cancer, in time." A great dream with all the dogs but I woke up crying... Hope to see them all again!
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Our Yorkies like to sometimes lay down right on top of our Aussie when we're on the sofa watching tv at nite
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My dog had a follow up Vet visit. He is doing well... Short walks will happen Soon ... Weather permitting ... Just enough and not too much. Thanks for all the good thoughts And words that many of you sent
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I am so glad to hear your dog is doing better The_Fool! Spend happy times as much as you can! I hope soon I can be with Rocketman. He is well enough to come home. He has terminal cancer but the city of gulf shores, alabama is denying me a habitable dwelling. So Rocketman is being boarded and I cry for him every night. He is dying and I want him home. Please pray for us too! Thanks.
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hey_kittay:
I am so glad to hear your dog is doing better The_Fool! Spend happy times as much as you can! I hope soon I can be with Rocketman. He is well enough to come home. He has terminal cancer but the city of gulf shores, alabama is denying me a habitable dwelling. So Rocketman is being boarded and I cry for him every night. He is dying and I want him home. Please pray for us too! Thanks.
So sad to hear and at a time when you should be able to see him and try to make him comfortable and have someone he knows there. Sending thoughts and prayers.
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kittay...I hope you can spend more time with Rocketman. You both are in my thoughts & prayers.
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The_Fool:
My dog had a follow up Vet visit. He is doing well... Short walks will happen Soon ... Weather permitting ... Just enough and not too much. Thanks for all the good thoughts And words that many of you sent
Happy to hear he is feeling better. Pretty soon he will be running around.
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oobu24:
The_Fool:
My dog had a follow up Vet visit. He is doing well... Short walks will happen Soon ... Weather permitting ... Just enough and not too much. Thanks for all the good thoughts And words that many of you sent
Happy to hear he is feeling better. Pretty soon he will be running around.
He already does ..... he did with his leg problem too .... a different use of his leg somehow ... The tear was most noticeable when he was walking. As I said before ..... I just worry that he will undo all the effort or about his other leg. I took him for a block and a half to two ..... (I don't even feel like it was a walk) just to have him get the feel of it again .... If it hits 90 .... I probably won't take him for a walk .... unless I am up really early - before it gets up in temperature.
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The_Fool:
oobu24:
The_Fool:
My dog had a follow up Vet visit. He is doing well... Short walks will happen Soon ... Weather permitting ... Just enough and not too much. Thanks for all the good thoughts And words that many of you sent
Happy to hear he is feeling better. Pretty soon he will be running around.
He already does ..... he did with his leg problem too .... a different use of his leg somehow ... The tear was most noticeable when he was walking. As I said before ..... I just worry that he will undo all the effort or about his other leg. I took him for a block and a half to two ..... (I don't even feel like it was a walk) just to have him get the feel of it again .... If it hits 90 .... I probably won't take him for a walk .... unless I am up really early - before it gets up in temperature.
So glad to hear. Yes, keep the walks short in the beginning. You are doing all the right things for him. It's really hot & humid here so we just stopped by the dog park today. Willy had his tongue hanging out almost immediately. We only styed for 15 minutes or so. He was just walking around. He had no interest in the pups that were digging under a bench. Funny...the diff dogs at this park. Some are very nice for him to run around with but the other day there were 2 German Shepards that got rather aggressive. Bared their teeth & snarled at Willy. As soon as they entered the whole atmosphere changed. Do you go to dog parks at all?
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Our next door neighbor is an idiot! He got a beagle/pitbull puppy & got rid of him after less than a week. Now he has a box puppy. When my husband asked what happened to the other dog, our neighbor said "he didn't work out " Some people do not deserve dogs.
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Fool, so happy your pup is doing even better. Take it easy like you are doing. It may be your baby will not be able to do all the things he used to do, but he can still have fun! As far as dog parks...I have taken Rocketman to them here at the beach. It really is about the people that own the dogs. If the people have trained then decently the dogs will act okay and if they don't the owners will be cordial and apologize for their behavior. I find that the unbehaved owner can be much worse than the dogs. Good Luck to Willy, oobu. GG: that story is so terrible. Dogs are for life imo. * I just visited Rocketman. He is doing so wonderful! He was so happy to see me and then when it was time for us to part, I did not cry cause he looked so happy. And the staff treats him so well. I will have to make payments on his bill! It is crazy! But reasonable for all the surgery and boarding and care.
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Kittay...so glad you got to see a happy Rocketman. I'm glad that your vet can take care of him. I hope you can get him out soon. And you are so right about the owners of those dogs at the dog park. The owners of the shepards were young & kinda proud that they had tough dogs. Weird. Thank goodness I haven't seen them since. I'm not sure if the dog park helps or hinders Willy. He comes back kinda like a little punk. I think I will try walks instead for awhile. (I say that now till he looks at me & I think he wants to go to the dog park)
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I take our dogs out for short periods of time. This heat & humidity is terrible, but at least the humidity went away last nite. Our Aussie likes to catch the breeze from the fan in our outdoor living room.
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I took my dog to a beach that was a long Drive .... He swam and worked hard ..... At the same time enjoying himself. As long as I was in the water ... So was he. It has been a long time since having a beautiful day and a beach trip like this. The Vet said this is a good thing for him .... After the surgery and recovery. I have taken him for a fewer longer Walks .... With the pace slowed down. The swim was great. If my dog lays down all day now .... He deserves all the time he needs to do so.... It was fun. I enjoyed it and seeing people watching him and smiling was also good to see.
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^ So good to hear this Fool. I am smiling too. I'm very glad for you that he is healing. Sounds like a fun time at the beach!