Pets, pets, pets (of the non feathered kind)

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Thought it would be a nice idea to start a pet thread where we can post pics and share our pet stories with others. So feel free to add you contributions here :)

I'll kickstart things, here is one of Eric, our much loved Whippet

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here are the chicken murdering staffies lexi and polo
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and here are the 7 puppies they had earlier this year
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Aaaah,Eric looks sooooo cute,a real sweetie snifter ;) .As for Lexi and Polo,I'm assuming you took that pic straight after they killed the chooks,Lexi looks as guilty as hell and Polo looks likes he's thinking a dogs' got to do what a dog has to do....... ;)
I will be adding some pics of my motley lot,once I've figured out how to get my camera phone working properly :oops: .
I adore Whippets and Staffie's,your pups girlracer look adorable.
 
Bayleafvan2.jpgBayleaf my very ancient (Over 100 in dog years) goldie waiting in his most favourite place to go out on a delivery.
 
Poor Bayleaf-ageing a hundred years waiting for you Earthly ;) :lol: .Did you name him after Bayleaf from The Herbs? He's very sweet and cute,your Bayleaf not Herb one.......
 
When we first bought Bayleaf home, his first act was to eat a Bayleaf tree. (So Bayleaf the Gardener etc)

His second act was to dig up some dog toys that were buried in the garden. (After that we were just praying that no previous owner had buried their pet there) Luckily we were moving shortly after.

We were house hunting when we bought Bay. We were staying at a farm B&B when the farmers wife announced I've just got to go and feed the puppies. What a sales pitch!

His first name was Blue Bum as this was how he was marked after he chose us.
 
He's a real credit to you,and his name suits him.So the bay tree didn't survive his enthusiastic pruning then :lol: I could picture it and it made me smile.

It is lovely when a puppy choses you,but then,I've got 2 that chose me,they are constanly in mischielf and I frequently wish they hadn't :o not really,I do love them but they're hard work.
 
Bay is getting very doddery. He also gets very anxious if he doesn't know where I am. Of late he now has to lie beside my bed to stop him wandering and whining all night. Trouble is he can no longer 'do' stairs so I have to either carry him up or do a sort of wheelbarrow with the back legs. (& lift him in & out of the van)

The things we do for pets!!
 
yes,stairs for 'oldies' can be a trial.I used to have a border colliexalsation,he lived to 17yrs which was unexpected as at 10yrs old my vet thought he had seriously shortened his life........
He got heavy to help up the stairs,but had to come up with me(he slept on my bed before i got a husband) so never stopped coming to bed with me.I found it easier to place a towel underneath him(like a sling) and go slowly upstairs.That way I could support his back legs with out breaking my back.The dog went slowly,and I only had to hold the towel enough to stop him falling,he would stop for a rest if necesary and then we'd carry on.Some days he was worse than other's,so I did offer more support.
Do you give Bay cod liver oil at all? My dog Tubbs was put on cod liver oil when he was 10yrs old,permanently.When he was about 14 or 15 yrs he also had a human aspirin(dog version is rimadyl)but rimadyl didn't work for Tubbs.This kept him mobile,able to get in and out of my estate car and go for a 3hr walk every day for a long time.It was my fault his back legs eventually gave up completely.
 
Bay was on Asprin, but we have moved him onto Ibuprofen. He now sleeps ok, but is just weak in the back legs. Today he sat down with his rear in the flower bed and his front a few inches higher on the patio and couldn't get up.
 
Very cute,surprised you need sheep with chooks......mine are more effective than my mower :(
 
ellie 2 year old BC bitch

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bailey now 6 months (on left)
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max and paddy now 18 months(working dogs)
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They are lovely,although you're mad having collies :P .I bet they love working,they all look happy and fit.
 
i know, bailey the puppy is driving me mad every morning yelping to be let out. there quite looky as they get alot of exercise and are poultry mad. the pup who is only five month is digging every vole and mole hole up in the garden , creating foot deep holes that are tricky to navigate in the dark.
 
LOL,I think my Sirius(should have called him Satan)would love to play with your Bailey,helping him to do your 'gardening' :lol: .
 
Earthly said:
Bay was on Asprin, but we have moved him onto Ibuprofen. He now sleeps ok, but is just weak in the back legs. Today he sat down with his rear in the flower bed and his front a few inches higher on the patio and couldn't get up.
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I was told that Ibuprofen is fatal to dogs - I'm not a vet, but it would be worth cheicking it (and getting him on to Metacam/Rimadyl)
 
Thanks for the info. Just Googled "Ibuprofen is fatal to dogs" and after reading about 60 articles, 85% say it's dangerous and 15% say it's fine.

I think it's back to the drawing board. I'm reluctant to ask our vet as they always have something incredibly expensive to recommend.

Bay has been on the Ibuprofen for several weeks, and we did have a scare about internal bleeding until we realised he had scoffed a load of Damsons.
 
Our old Cavalier was on Metacam for years. To start with from the vet at great expense (think we must have been supporting half his family on what we used to hand over each month!!! :lol: ) then started buying it on the internet. You have to have the prescription from the vet & send it off, they send pills back by return, much, much cheaper. (Still more than ibruopfen though). we didn't mind, would have done anthing for her, kept her going about 3 years.

Still miss her now........ :cry:

Got a mad Bichon now, a friend decided she'd made a terrible mistake 24 hrs after getting her & the breeder wouldn't take her back (not even the NEXT day) Some breeders are so unscrupulous - not interested in the animal. Anyway she came that night & never went home ! She's crackers!!!! :lol: :lol:
 
Lucylou said:
Our old Cavalier was on Metacam for years. To start with from the vet at great expense (think we must have been supporting half his family on what we used to hand over each month!!! :lol: ) then started buying it on the internet. You have to have the prescription from the vet & send it off, they send pills back by return, much, much cheaper. (Still more than ibruopfen though). we didn't mind, would have done anthing for her, kept her going about 3 years.

Still miss her now........ :cry:

Got a mad Bichon now, a friend decided she'd made a terrible mistake 24 hrs after getting her & the breeder wouldn't take her back (not even the NEXT day) Some breeders are so unscrupulous - not interested in the animal. Anyway she came that night & never went home ! She's crackers!!!! :lol: :lol:
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My mum kept her spaniel by giving her metacam,not for as long as your cav Lucylou,but a few extra years.
With my old dog Tubbs,when he was a pup he got run over(whilst in my dad's care) and after breaking both his left legs in three places each,fracturing his pelvis,and others scrapes etc made a full recovery until 10yrs old.Then he had another accident,seriously damaging his front left leg.Vet tried to treat it,first of with rimadyl,metacam,then cortisone injections in his joints.By this time,his back end had given up.The dog was completely helpless and couldn't get up.I'd actually decided to have him pts,as there weren't any options left.
A friend suggested cod liver oil,I gave it a try and it worked,really well.The vet was pleased,I remember asking him if the injuries would shorten Tubbs life,and,he replied that unfortunately it would.
Some years later,he was put on aspirin,human aspirin as rimadyl didn't work on him.rimadyl is the dog version of aspirin.
Tubbs lived until he was well over 17yrs,I still miss him now :cry: .
As for your Bichon's breeder,she shouldn't breed.I keep in touch with everyone who has had a pup from me, they all know I will have any dog back that I have bred.
With dogs,as a breeder,you must be ready to take back any dog you have bred at any age.If circumstances have changed so you can't,you should help to re-home your progeny,seeing as you bred it in the first place.I do hope that Bichon breeder is no longer breeding.
 
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