The Dog Thread

[ebandit]

deja vu

...........another doggy pic..........but a sketch

TR you're dogs so cute.........no wonder it's fussy.....my bruiser

eats anything.......like me.......it too avoids getting washed.....yesterday

i spotted her unfortunate friend blow dried from the poodle parlour

Mark L

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re: deja vu

...........another doggy pic..........but a sketch

TR you're dogs so cute.........no wonder it's fussy.....my bruiser

eats anything.......like me.......it too avoids getting washed.....yesterday

i spotted her unfortunate friend blow dried from the poodle parlour

Mark L

Nice sketch, bandit! I can't draw for the life of me.

I occasionally babysit a neighbor's standard poodle, thankfully my neighbor has enough presence of mind to not giver her that ghastly poodle haircut.

I actually gave her a haircut myself this summer - my neighbor never got around to taking her to the salon, and because the weather got so hot I felt sorry for her and just felt compelled to do it myself. It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped because she's touchy about her paws, but at least she didn't end up looking all ridiculous like the other poodles. (I think "dog show level" shih tzus have it even worse, actually.)

PS - I always thought poodles were stupid, but she's actually the sweetest old lady I've ever known. (Sorry, only pic I have of her, but that is usually what her hair looks like. Except it's a lot more even.)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I guess poodles can be all right, it all depends on what their masters do with them. (Cool sketch, btw., bandit.)

But then we have something like this (poor shih tzus)... I can't imagine any self-respecting, greasy, sweaty, and perpetually hungry bicycle rider would want to do this to his/her dog. (If you do do this I don't want to know you.)

 

[jmdirt]

Re: deja vu

...........another doggy pic..........but a sketch

TR you're dogs so cute.........no wonder it's fussy.....my bruiser

eats anything.......like me.......it too avoids getting washed.....yesterday

i spotted her unfortunate friend blow dried from the poodle parlour

Mark L

Nice sketch, bandit! I can't draw for the life of me.

I occasionally babysit a neighbor's standard poodle, thankfully my neighbor has enough presence of mind to not giver her that ghastly poodle haircut.

I actually gave her a haircut myself this summer - my neighbor never got around to taking her to the salon, and because the weather got so hot I felt sorry for her and just felt compelled to do it myself. It didn't turn out as well as I had hoped because she's touchy about her paws, but at least she didn't end up looking all ridiculous like the other poodles. (I think "dog show level" shih tzus have it even worse, actually.)

PS - I always thought poodles were stupid, but she's actually the sweetest old lady I've ever known. (Sorry, only pic I have of her, but that is usually what her hair looks like. Except it's a lot more even.)

NICE shoes!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re: deja vu

NICE shoes!
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Well, truing can take a while, right? Might as well get comfortable, is what I say. (Weather permitting at the time I might have actually worn my pajamas!)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Right, so I bathed the dog, gave him his flea treatment, trimmed his nose hair a bit...

And this is my best artistic interpretation of a Shih Tzu.

No worries, he got plenty of baby carrots having to sit through this photo session.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

My neighbor's Standard Poodle Ellie (I babysit her when he goes out of town) is on her last leg being she's getting a bit long in the tooth...

They did some blood tests and an ultra sound being she's constantly throwing up and has lost lots of weight in the past few weeks, so after trying some meds (which she throws up) they're now looking for cancer.

She is/was such an awesome dog (not much help at truing a wheel, regrettably), I hope my neighbor has enough sense to put her to sleep when and if the diagnosis is cancer. (I offered to go with him to the vet, this is always such an emotional time for a dog owner. Think I'll probably/definitely lose it myself.)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I regret having to report that Ellie, the Standard Poodle, is no longer with us... my neighbor had her put to sleep a couple of days ago.

While she may have been incompetent at truing a wheel she was such an awesome dog otherwise, I will miss her deeply. I actually cried when he had told me the news.

RIP, Ellie

 

[jmdirt]

I'm at a point with my 16 year old Lab that I have to buck up and make a call. She has had several drops over the last year, and I kept thinking that she was going to make the decision for me...I don't think that is going to happen. I have had had dogs my entire life, but she has been the most amazing creature!

* I think that I posted about my mental struggle last fall so obviously I got some more months with my pooch!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re:

I'm at a point with my 16 year old Lab that I have to buck up and make a call. She has had several drops over the last year, and I kept thinking that she was going to make the decision for me...I don't think that is going to happen. I have had had dogs my entire life, but she has been the most amazing creature!

* I think that I posted about my mental struggle last fall so obviously I got some more months with my pooch!

Sorry to hear, jmd. (This is always such a delicate and emotional situation with a pet owner, so I'll try not to say something stupid.)

If your doggie refuses to eat, can't get up on her own to poop and pee, and has lost that spark in her eye I'd say let her go. (Especially the last one is a good indicator for me, but only you as her owner can tell.)

I know the pain, so just know you're not alone in having to make that final decision.

16 years is a remarkable age for a large breed, btw., you must have provided her with a good life. So at least take some comfort in that.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Right, so found a doggie in the neighborhood who seemed to have been hopelessly lost (actually, she kinda found me) -

She looked undernourished, looked like she hadn't seen water in many years either. Not to mention all the scars on her back which may have come from some sort of a harness...

Right now I've got her in my bedroom (had already taken her to PetSmart to check for a chip [she didn't have one]), she seems to be sleeping rather well at the mo'.

Not sure anyone wants to claim her (seeing as they had dumped her off in my 'hood), so I'll just have to take care of her myself.

 

[jmdirt]

Re: Re:

I'm at a point with my 16 year old Lab that I have to buck up and make a call. She has had several drops over the last year, and I kept thinking that she was going to make the decision for me...I don't think that is going to happen. I have had had dogs my entire life, but she has been the most amazing creature!

* I think that I posted about my mental struggle last fall so obviously I got some more months with my pooch!

Sorry to hear, jmd. (This is always such a delicate and emotional situation with a pet owner, so I'll try not to say something stupid.)

If your doggie refuses to eat, can't get up on her own to poop and pee, and has lost that spark in her eye I'd say let her go. (Especially the last one is a good indicator for me, but only you as her owner can tell.)

I know the pain, so just know you're not alone in having to make that final decision.

16 years is a remarkable age for a large breed, btw., you must have provided her with a good life. So at least take some comfort in that.

She still eats (I blend wet food with water to make it easier), but she has lost the use of her rear legs so I am her legs now. Also due to the stenosis/myelopathy, she has bowel 'slips'. The toughest part is that she hasn't lost that spark in her eye. Her eye sight is poor, but when I get close to her she lights up.

My brain can logically see things, but my heart can't give up on her.

 

[krebs303]

Re: Re:

I'm at a point with my 16 year old Lab that I have to buck up and make a call. She has had several drops over the last year, and I kept thinking that she was going to make the decision for me...I don't think that is going to happen. I have had had dogs my entire life, but she has been the most amazing creature!

* I think that I posted about my mental struggle last fall so obviously I got some more months with my pooch!

Sorry to hear, jmd. (This is always such a delicate and emotional situation with a pet owner, so I'll try not to say something stupid.)

If your doggie refuses to eat, can't get up on her own to poop and pee, and has lost that spark in her eye I'd say let her go. (Especially the last one is a good indicator for me, but only you as her owner can tell.)

I know the pain, so just know you're not alone in having to make that final decision.

16 years is a remarkable age for a large breed, btw., you must have provided her with a good life. So at least take some comfort in that.

She still eats (I blend wet food with water to make it easier), but she has lost the use of her rear legs so I am her legs now. Also due to the stenosis/myelopathy, she has bowel 'slips'. The toughest part is that she hasn't lost that spark in her eye. Her eye sight is poor, but when I get close to her she lights up.

My brain can logically see things, but my heart can't give up on her.

I had to make a similar decision a few years back. My friend asked me this: Are you keeping her alive for you or for her?

 

[jmdirt]

Re: Re:

I'm at a point with my 16 year old Lab that I have to buck up and make a call. She has had several drops over the last year, and I kept thinking that she was going to make the decision for me...I don't think that is going to happen. I have had had dogs my entire life, but she has been the most amazing creature!

* I think that I posted about my mental struggle last fall so obviously I got some more months with my pooch!

Sorry to hear, jmd. (This is always such a delicate and emotional situation with a pet owner, so I'll try not to say something stupid.)

If your doggie refuses to eat, can't get up on her own to poop and pee, and has lost that spark in her eye I'd say let her go. (Especially the last one is a good indicator for me, but only you as her owner can tell.)

I know the pain, so just know you're not alone in having to make that final decision.

16 years is a remarkable age for a large breed, btw., you must have provided her with a good life. So at least take some comfort in that.

She still eats (I blend wet food with water to make it easier), but she has lost the use of her rear legs so I am her legs now. Also due to the stenosis/myelopathy, she has bowel 'slips'. The toughest part is that she hasn't lost that spark in her eye. Her eye sight is poor, but when I get close to her she lights up.

My brain can logically see things, but my heart can't give up on her.

I had to make a similar decision a few years back. My friend asked me this: Are you keeping her alive for you or for her?

I have asked myself and my wife that question many. many times.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

RE: doggie I had found wandering the streets recently...

I checked her into the local Humane Society yesterday, and about 24hrs. later (once they had logged her and her pic into their website system) her owners had reclaimed her. (Not sure they should have been able to, seeing as she was in such piss-poor shape when I had found her.)

Anyhoo, good luck out there, Speedy (didn't know what else to call her besides "hey, girl"), hopefully your owners will value you much more this time!

 

[jmdirt]

We set our beloved puppy free from her failed body

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re:

We set our beloved puppy free from her failed body

Sorry to hear because I know you and your wife are in pain, but I do think you did the right thing for your pup.

Hugs, jmdirt and wife, and good luck out there, pup! (Maybe you'll meet Ellie in the K-9 afterlife... I swear, she was a wonderful dog, it's not her fault she was born a poodle.)

 

[krebs303]

Re:

We set our beloved puppy free from her failed body

a difficult decision

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Sometimes our dogs love their winter sweaters, and sometimes they don't.

This one likes his new sweater, but he hates the snow.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Anybody here have any experience with Chihuahuas?

Am currently babysitting a couple of Chihuahua ladies right now, one is old, the other younger. They seem to get along okay enough, but I think I should keep them separate when walking them. (Or even feeding them.)

Such a nervous little breed, they're making me nervous! (At least they like to burrow in order to keep warm, which I like to do myself when it's cold out.)

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Update on the Chihuahuas...

They have made themselves comfortable in my bed, and thusly, have successfully displaced me. (The human.)

I suppose this means I should just go and make myself comfortable in their dog fort. (Till they need to go out to pee and poop, and till they need to be fed, that is.)

Dogs... we love 'em anyway.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Another update on the Chihuahuas...

They seem to wheeze once in a while (makes me think of Team Sky or the Norwegian xc-ski team in that they need an inhaler), but their owner said this was normal for them. So I'll just go with it and won't freak out.

Anyhoo, here's a piccy - I'm trying to get them into reading Cycling News, the reaction so far has been rather mixed.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Thought for sure the memory of Tom D's poopy incident on the side of the road would eventually fade, but yesterday while on my bike ride I saw this lady with a huge, gorgeous dog who proceeded to take a dump on somebody's finely manicured lawn.

First thought was whether the lady had poopy bags and was planning on cleaning the dog's crap up, second was - oh wow, that looks just like Tommy D!

So yeah, the association between dogs pooping and Tommy D has been made, no chance will the memory of that fateful stage 16 fade now.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Re:

OMG weighed the dog......................one hundred and two pounds....................

as to tiny chihuahuas? i know several................one the loveliest friendliest dog ever
sitting in the grass it climbs onboard cuddling up to my chest............

another...............pure evil! more than once i think 'cute dog' go to stroke.......
...........then SNAP now it strains on the leader to launch an attack upon myself

Mark L

Bah, the old gal looks as gorgeous as ever, as long as she doesn't completely smother you while she's resting in your lap I think it'll be alright.

Toby, the trike riding dog in my avatar (which had been kindly drawn by you, Mark), has a massive tumor on his front leg now... it's been biopsied, it's supposedly just a fat tumor.

Ah well, as long as he doesn't know about it and it's not bothering him we'll just have to forego any sort of unnecessary operations.

Chihuahuas are very cute and interesting, btw., like any dog they each have their very own personalities.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Back by popular demand - it's Toby, the trike rider!

I can only imagine what goes through a dog's head at this particular time... he's probably like - ***, I'm trying to take a siesta. Can't a dog get some proper rest around here?!