Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread

[Deej 76831]

1 hour ago, Tailgate said:

Tank decided to make this screen panel a doggy door today.

Appropriate dog name.

[Deej 76831]

Whatcha eatin'?

Edited May 13, 2020 by Deej

[dcbc 14487]

Today is the one year anniversary of Maeby's homecoming.  She's grown a bit.

Edited May 15, 2020 by dcbc

[BevoSwag 272]

First dog we’ve ever owned that sleeps through thunderstorms. Our previous five or six went into frenzy at first clap of thunder. She could care less.

[Deej 76831]

1 hour ago, BevoSwag said:

First dog we’ve ever owned that sleeps through thunderstorms. Our previous five or six went into frenzy at first clap of thunder. She could care less.

My youngest freaked out at first, but then she realized the older two don't even notice and she's fine with them, now. 

[Beau Vine 54254]

It has been a terrible week -- today we lost the nicest dog to ever walk the earth. Abby had a bunch of seizures Wednesday, got worse Thursday and spent the day at the vet. When we picked her up yesterday, she couldn't stand, swallow, or see. After no improvement, we had her put out of her misery this afternoon. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you hug your dogs extra tight and tell them that they're good dogs.

 

[AUS-97HORN 11809]

Abby looks awesome. really sorry that you lost her Beau.  giving Chloe and Sadie extra belly rubs

[SHOOTER12 8811]

29 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It has been a terrible week -- today we lost the nicest dog to ever walk the earth. Abby had a bunch of seizures Wednesday, got worse Thursday and spent the day at the vet. When we picked her up yesterday, she couldn't stand, swallow, or see. After no improvement, we had her put out of her misery this afternoon. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you hug your dogs extra tight and tell them that they're good dogs.

 

What a beautiful dog. So sorry you had to endure this.  Godspeed on the healing.

Edit: And yes, I'll be hugging the hell out of Rambo tonight.

Edited May 16, 2020 by SHOOTER12

[Deej 76831]

On 5/12/2020 at 3:38 PM, Tailgate said:

Tank decided to make this screen panel a doggy door today.

Fuck yo screen door.

 

[Deej 76831]

31 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

It has been a terrible week -- today we lost the nicest dog to ever walk the earth. Abby had a bunch of seizures Wednesday, got worse Thursday and spent the day at the vet. When we picked her up yesterday, she couldn't stand, swallow, or see. After no improvement, we had her put out of her misery this afternoon. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you hug your dogs extra tight and tell them that they're good dogs.

 

Damn, I didn't need to see this. Might be taking my oldest for a trip to the Rainbow Bridge tomorrow.

Good girl, Abby. 

Edited May 16, 2020 by Deej

[MissingInAction 25107]

Those eyes say, "Just love me. That's all I need."

My condolences.

[HOOKEM4 5038]

"If you dont throw the damn toy, I sweater gawd. Woof, asshole"


Full disclosure, I tried to post this before I saw the sad news. This is the best and worst thread on ST. Damn I hate the pain. Godspeed Abby. We dont deserve you and we wont replace you, but we will remember you as the best dog.

[NateHitch 1282]

Rest in peace sweet Abby

[BevoSwag 272]

@Beau, Abby...So sorry.  Nothing worse than having to put your best friend down.  I've done it more times than I like to think about but the next one that comes along helps to somewhat ease your pain of today.  Memories will always be your friend.

[ChickenSandwich 9843]

Rest In Peace Abby, and be strong Deej. 
 

Fuck 2020

[sdm 890]

So sorry for your loss Beau Vine. Godspeed Abby!

 

Edit - Just saw your post Deej, sending white light.

Edited May 16, 2020 by sdm

[NorthLoop 14215]

5 hours ago, BevoSwag said:

First dog we’ve ever owned that sleeps through thunderstorms. Our previous five or six went into frenzy at first clap of thunder. She could care less.

Is that a JR? Mine isn't afraid of storms at all. It's like he doesn't even notice them.

[Clintonaldo 2574]

This thread makes me cry sometimes. 

[Deej 76831]

1 hour ago, sdm said:

So sorry for your loss Beau Vine. Godspeed Abby!

 

Edit - Just saw your post Deej, sending white light.

I'm getting drunker than Cooter Brown tonight.  Gave her enough meds to get her right there with me. 

Poor girl.

Edited May 16, 2020 by Deej

[BevoSwag 272]

10 hours ago, NorthLoop said:

Is that a JR? Mine isn't afraid of storms at all. It's like he doesn't even notice them.

Sorta.  She showed up on our doorstep when we lived in Louisiana about 9 years ago.  Vet said "terrier" and a little Pit.  When walking several people have asked is she is JR.  She weighs about 40 pounds which seems a little heavy for just JR.  Best dog we've ever owned.  

[jw4381 3080]

Condolences beau. Rip Abby. 

[dcbc 14487]

Sorry for your loss, Beau.  She's beautiful.  Waiting on bloodwork for our old fellow right now.  Need to hand out more dog hugs today.

/dusty in here.

[ChickenSandwich 9843]

Bear and new school buddy sending thoughts and prayers to all dogos in need. Paw power is real. 
 

 

[Chewbacca 7780]

Good girl, Abby.

[ChickenSandwich 9843]

Maddox is the worst morning dog ever. 
 

 

[Buzzrock 14922]

Dog ball

[VABuckeye 2472]

Good girl, Abby.  It's such a sad day when we lose one of them.

[Deej 76831]

Emma lives to see at least one more day. Her back legs weren't working and she would scream if you tried to touch her back end. Readjusted her meds. Happier today. It's just a matter of time at her age, but she's comfortable at the moment. 

[Deej 76831]

And today, Penny was having some serious gastric distress after eating a baby bird knocked from the trees during the storm. Stretching her head skyward, eyes glazed over, in obvious discomfort. Loaded her in the car and drove her to the emergency vet. Get her out of the car and she immediately goes after a squirrel on the sidewalk. Suddenly she is better. Lol. 

Took her home without going in to the vet to pay what would have been a ridiculous amount of money. She still is a bit quiet, but no longer in distress. Keeping an eye on her. If she's still down Monday, I'll take her to her regular vet. 

Edited May 16, 2020 by Deej

[dcbc 14487]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

And today, Penny was having some serious gastric distress after eating a baby bird knocked from the trees during the storm. Stretching her head skyward, eyes glazed over, in obvious discomfort. Loaded her in the car and drove her to the emergency vet. Get her out of the car and she immediately goes after a squirrel on the sidewalk. Suddenly she is better. Lol. 

Took her home without going in to the vet to pay what would have been a ridiculous amount of money. She still is a bit quiet, but no longer in distress. Keepingban eye on her. If she's still down Monday, I'll take her to her regular vet. 

I ate too much pizza last night.  So, to Penny, samezes.   I feel you, gurl.

/glad she got better on the cheap.

Edited May 16, 2020 by dcbc

[Deej 76831]

Just now, dcbc said:

I ate too much pizza last night.  So, to Penny, samezes.   I feel you, gurl.

/glad she got better on the cheap.

Thanks. You never get out of those places for less than $2k.

[dcbc 14487]

Just now, Deej said:

Thanks. You never get out of those places for less than $2k.

No kidding.  My trip to the regular vet for 2 of ours the other day turned into $450 after blood tests.  Just paid to have babygirl (see above) fixed.  Them dogs are spending all my stimulus.  What will become of the guitar and amp sellers now.

[Deej 76831]

I'm just glad COVID put an end to monthly A&M visits with Blue. Funny how she suddenly doesn't need bloodwork done every month.

[jw4381 3080]

Chess dogs.

[Neonmoon 38129]

On 5/15/2020 at 3:33 PM, BevoSwag said:

First dog we’ve ever owned that sleeps through thunderstorms. Our previous five or six went into frenzy at first clap of thunder. She could care less.

You lucky SOB. Dewey let us know the other night he did not appreciate the loud thunderstorms. But thankfully no barking. He was shaking. Just needed extra cuddles 

[LebongJames 1812]

This thread is so tough sometimes. Our almost 13 year old lab scares me from time to time. She has a tumor now on her paw. She can still jump on the bed and is still loving to eat and go on short walks.

On a more positive note we moved into a new hood and we found this gem of a greenbelt. I can only take the young’n.



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[dcbc 14487]

I turn my back for one minute.

 

Edited May 17, 2020 by dcbc

[kmac30 416]

BIL lives in Alaska and is getting this guy today.

[triplehorn 2664]

Chipmunk patrol resumed on the pacific crest trail yesterday (gifford pinchot nat forest trail heads opened friday)

 

Had to head in the direction of lower elevations due to persistent snow pack.  fwiw, almost got stuck in a random snow covered section of a forest road with deep tire ruts 10 miles into the wilderness having seen no one heading in.  Would have survived, but man that would have sucked.

 

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19105]

It has been a terrible week -- today we lost the nicest dog to ever walk the earth. Abby had a bunch of seizures Wednesday, got worse Thursday and spent the day at the vet. When we picked her up yesterday, she couldn't stand, swallow, or see. After no improvement, we had her put out of her misery this afternoon. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you hug your dogs extra tight and tell them that they're good dogs.







 

I bet your Abby and my Abby are playing together in that yard up in the sky. They leave us too soon.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19105]

Harvey bringing the lulz.

 

 

 

[Goo Punch 4275]

My boy Chief is sick. He got sick about two days ago, and being the curious boxer that he is it's not extremely unusual for him to get into something/eat something that he shouldn't and be sick for about a day. As I went to sleep yesterday (around noon) I asked my mom to keep an eye on him as I was surprised that he wasn't feeling better by then. She woke me up a few hours later telling me we needed to take him to see a vet. He was finally up on his feet but he couldn't walk, he was off balance, he was disoriented, his head was cocked to the side, his tongue was hanging out of his mouth, and his eyes wouldn't stop darting back and forth. It was pretty hard to watch my boy like that.

I got up and drove us all to a 24 hour emergency vet clinic in Round Rock where their initial guess was that it was one of two things: vestibular disease (common in older dogs/boxers, and treatable), or a brain tumor (common in older boxers, and deadly). We sat in the parking lot with Chief for a little over an hour before he could be admitted. We had to wait in the parking lot for another couple of hours before they told us to go home, and that they'd be doing tests on him and would call us later.

I got a call around 11 last night saying that it wasn't vestibular disease (bad news), but that they didn't know what it was. They said his white blood cell count was high and they didn't know why, and they asked my permission for more tests and I gave it to them (I'm on disability and I get $522/month- right now the bill is $3400 and i don't even care as long as they take care of him). They said that a neurologist would see him and that he would call me in the morning.

The neurologist called today and said that Chief has a serious inner ear infection which certainly affected his balance/ability to walk. However, they had to perform a spinal tap, and this revealed that Chief has meningitis which they fear may have spread to his brain. That said, they are hopeful that they caught it early enough to get Chief to be able to recover. He's going to stay at the hospital for at least another night, and they will call me again tomorrow with an update.

Everyone loves their dog, but i have no problems saying this- Chief is damn near all I have. I lost my job in 2015 because of my health problems, and had to move back home to my mom's house and haven't been able to work more than one very seasonal job since then. With all of my friends and peers being married/working/raising kids/out of state/etc, all I really have is my mom and our two dogs, and Chief is my boy. He turned 9 on February 20th, and he has so much boundless energy and was in such good shape that I expected him to possibly be around longer than me. Now all of that is up in the air, and I am disconsolate. Please pray for my boy if that's your thing. I just want him to be able to come home and be himself again. I love my boy Chief more than anything.




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[PenelopeWitherspoon 19105]

My boy Chief is sick. He got sick about two days ago, and being the curious boxer that he is it's not extremely unusual for him to get into something/eat something that he shouldn't and be sick for about a day. As I went to sleep yesterday (around noon) I asked my mom to keep an eye on him as I was surprised that he wasn't feeling better by then. She woke me up a few hours later telling me we needed to take him to see a vet. He was finally up on his feet but he couldn't walk, he was off balance, he was disoriented, his head was cocked to the side, his tongue was hanging out of his mouth, and his eyes wouldn't stop darting back and forth. It was pretty hard to watch my boy like that.

I got up and drove us all to a 24 hour emergency vet clinic in Round Rock where their initial guess was that it was one of two things: vestibular disease (common in older dogs/boxers, and treatable), or a brain tumor (common in older boxers, and deadly). We sat in the parking lot with Chief for a little over an hour before he could be admitted. We had to wait in the parking lot for another couple of hours before they told us to go home, and that they'd be doing tests on him and would call us later.

I got a call around 11 last night saying that it wasn't vestibular disease (bad news), but that they didn't know what it was. They said his white blood cell count was high and they didn't know why, and they asked my permission for more tests and I gave it to them (I'm on disability and I get $522/month- right now the bill is $3400 and i don't even care as long as they take care of him). They said that a neurologist would see him and that he would call me in the morning.

The neurologist called today and said that Chief has a serious inner ear infection which certainly affected his balance/ability to walk. However, they had to perform a spinal tap, and this revealed that Chief has meningitis which they fear may have spread to his brain. That said, they are hopeful that they caught it early enough to get Chief to be able to recover. He's going to stay at the hospital for at least another night, and they will call me again tomorrow with an update.

Everyone loves their dog, but i have no problems saying this- Chief is damn near all I have. I lost my job in 2015 because of my health problems, and had to move back home to my mom's house and haven't been able to work more than one very seasonal job since then. With all of my friends and peers being married/working/raising kids/out of state/etc, all I really have is my mom and our two dogs, and Chief is my boy. He turned 9 on February 20th, and he has so much boundless energy and was in such good shape that I expected him to possibly be around longer than me. Now all of that is up in the air, and I am disconsolate. Please pray for my boy if that's your thing. I just want him to be able to come home and be himself again. I love my boy Chief more than anything.




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Sending positive thoughts to you and Chief.

[ChickenSandwich 9843]

Paws and prayers Derk. Hang in there. 

[Goo Punch 4275]

Chief is home! For now at least. His face is still droopy, he still has trouble walking, we're still awaiting the test results on if/how far the meningitis has spread into his brain, and he still may have to have surgery, but for now he's doing well enough to rest at home. hallelujah. was a tough couple days before now. and just look at how happy he is:

 

 

[sdm 890]

Sending white light your way Chief, get well soon! Hang in there Goo wishing you the best!

[Buzzrock 14922]

Samson is getting snipped on Friday around midday. What do I need to know about after care that day? My daughter is having a couple of friends over which might get him wound up.

He’s up to 40 lbs now and the vet said “He’s gonna get bigger”

[Chewbacca 7780]

Samson is getting snipped on Friday around midday. What do I need to know about after care that day? My daughter is having a couple of friends over which might get him wound up.

He’s up to 40 lbs now and the vet said “He’s gonna get bigger”

He will need at least 1 rub n tug a day for 3-5 days. Ask your vet how long they recommend.

[Deej 76831]

Penny had her anal glands expressed today. They brought her back out to the car and she gave me a look like "I thought you said the vet visits were touchless during the pandemic?"

[AUS-97HORN 11809]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Samson is getting snipped on Friday around midday. What do I need to know about after care that day? My daughter is having a couple of friends over which might get him wound up.

He’s up to 40 lbs now and the vet said “He’s gonna get bigger”