Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread

[futureman 22552]

my aussie is 10 and has started vomiting a couple times a week, mostly overnight. anyone ever dealt with something like that? I took him to the vet after it had happened a few times and they didn’t seem concerned. but it’s continued to happen for about a month now. 

[Deej 76946]

3 hours ago, futureman said:

my aussie is 10 and has started vomiting a couple times a week, mostly overnight. anyone ever dealt with something like that? I took him to the vet after it had happened a few times and they didn’t seem concerned. but it’s continued to happen for about a month now. 

If it's in the middle of the night and is just bile, it may be acid reflux, especially being an older dog. How often do you feed him and when? If he has an empty stomach when he goes to bed, you may try breaking his feeding down into smaller, more frequent meals.  

[futureman 22552]

Just now, Deej said:

If it's in the middle of the night and is just bile, it may be acid reflux, especially being an older dog. How often do you feed him and when? If he has an empty stomach when he goes to bed, you may try breaking his feeding down into smaller, more frequent meals.  

his feeding schedule is inconsistent because he’s always been a grazer. sometimes he lets it sit most of the day before eating it. but he’s been like that his whole life and this has only been happening recently. I’ll probably just take him in again and see what they say. 

[Deej 76946]

1 minute ago, futureman said:

his feeding schedule is inconsistent because he’s always been a grazer. sometimes he lets it sit most of the day before eating it. but he’s been like that his whole life and this has only been happening recently. I’ll probably just take him in again and see what they say. 

Blue gets Prilosec twice a day to keep her stomach acid levels down, due to her surgically corrected liver shunt. Might ask the vet about that if it's a reflux issue. Obviously it's safe for dogs. 

[Sbbruin 21898]

Just now, Deej said:

Blue gets Prilosec twice a day to keep her stomach acid levels down, due to her surgically corrected liver shunt. Might ask the vet about that if it's a reflux issue. Obviously it's safe for dogs. 

Yeah, Crosby took a prilosec type pill to assist with his stomach handling like 5 pill sin the am and another 4 at night.  His liver cancer was inoperable (or at least we weren't going to put an 11.5 year old lab through that type of surgery with no guaranty of success and likely diminished quality of life), so we just pumped him full of drugs and he was happy as a clam for another 6 months.  

[Deej 76946]

And it's dirt cheap for the generic. 

[Storm the Field 5302]

Pictures from day-care yesterday are my two dogs in a nutshell:

Tyler, the lab/basenji, happy and dumb as a sack of rocks, nary a care in the world.

Maddie, the dingo,  with ears on high alert and ever-present resting bitch face, wondering what the catch is.

[AUS-97HORN 11824]

the Golden and the GSP are Judgy AF in those pics.

[Kennythetiger 9479]

I like the dingo. Even if it did eat a baby. 
And the German Shorthair is beautiful. 

[Deej 76946]

[Brew 3049]

The mutt doing his favorite thing. I think he would be content just sitting in a car all day every day.

[Beau Vine 54465]

This is Juno.  My wife actually got her while I'm vacationing in Colorado.  I think she's trying to get me to come home.

 

 

[BradInATX 9208]

10 year old lab and 3 month old half boxer half lab. She's a fuckin nutjob. Love her.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

Being goofy this AM.

[Player 4576]

New addition at my niece’s house…





Bob the bloodhound.

Gloom, despair, and agony on me….whoaaa!

[MissingInAction 25204]

Regal AF.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

Rini is going in for surgery this AM, so positive thoughts her way would be mich appreciated.

[Neonmoon 38130]

Dewey: Is that a fucking squirrel on my lawn?

 

 

[sdm 892]

Sending white light your way Rini, you got this!

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

7 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Rini is going in for surgery this AM, so positive thoughts her way would be mich appreciated.

Rini is out of surgery and doing well.  They got the whole mass, but it was attached to her vaginal wall, and so some of the vaginal wall had to be removed.  I quipped with the vet that at her age, that was something she didn't really need (she is almost 12).   He giggled a bit, and agreed.  So, all went well!  She is staying overnight.  I just took her donut to the vet, and she will come home tomorrow.  I bet they give her the good drugs like she got last time. 

[MissingInAction 25204]

Discovering more pics of our mountain adventure

 

[ChickenSandwich 9853]

Olympic Skateboarding was a hit with nephew and Bear. 
 

 

[hookemATL 11916]

Cooper growing like a weed and really taking to his basic commands. Very happy with his disposition and the way he behaves around the kiddos. 

[Fico 1791]

Someone needs to get Sadie a cold Bud Light and a sammich.

 

[MissingInAction 25204]

Sadie is proud of what her momma gave her.

Kind of has the Al Bundy napoleon hand going.

Edited July 27, 2021 by MissingInAction

[Biff Tannen 45750]

51 minutes ago, Fico said:

Someone needs to get Sadie a cold Bud Light and a sammich.

 

I should buy a boat. 

[hookemATL 11916]

12 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I should buy a boat. 

He looks like me on a Friday night after getting the kids down to sleep. Stare into the middle distance and scratch my pud. 

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

My big fat hound dog passed away 2 months ago.  I miss him a ton, best dog I’ve ever had.  

 

My wife’s 1.5 year old vizsla wanted to keep my beast hound playing all the time.

So I contacted the breeder that I had my Giant Schnauzer deposit with and was able to pick up a Giant Schnauzer puppy at the end of March.   Meet Schwartz.
 

 

It worked out great. My beasthound was able to ride out his last month and a half in relative peace while the two puppies raised hell and left him alone. 

 

Here is my new buddy enjoying a ride.

 

 

One more from today standing in front of the counter begging for an extra meal.

6 months old to the day, 64 lbs and due for another hair cut . 

[52-80 19262]

Man, i feel so fucking sad and handicapped and powerless. 
 

My in laws have 3 beagles: a chill one, a moody aggressive one, and an ultra-timid one prone to epileptic seizures. 
 

Theyre old, so the seizures are getting more frequent and violent. On top of that, when the seizures happen, the aggressive one starts attacking him. Why? Because hes confused? Whatever. 
 

This happened for last 2 days.  We hear a commotion, we run out, and we find the one bloody and convulsing.  Its fucking heart breaking.  Theyre outdoor dogs and theres no way here to keep them separated   Nobody is available to take the aggro one.  And anyway the epileptic one is probably at the end of life  

 

 

[Nicole44 22078]

I filled out adoption forms on this little gal.

I’ve missed out on two dogs recently. Hoping the third times a charm but I don’t want to get attached to the idea at all.

Still miss Little Bitty every damn day and she can’t be replaced. But I miss the companionship and feel like after nearly 5 months my heart and my mind are ready for a new adventure. 
 

Hoping to hear something back tomorrow I guess. Just got all the forms filled out…if that doesn’t work out I will just keep trying. What is meant to be is meant to be.

 

 

[MissingInAction 25204]

Thats a little outlaw right there.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19151]

On 7/27/2021 at 4:09 PM, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Rini is out of surgery and doing well.  They got the whole mass, but it was attached to her vaginal wall, and so some of the vaginal wall had to be removed.  I quipped with the vet that at her age, that was something she didn't really need (she is almost 12).   He giggled a bit, and agreed.  So, all went well!  She is staying overnight.  I just took her donut to the vet, and she will come home tomorrow.  I bet they give her the good drugs like she got last time. 

So just an update.  Rini came home on Wednesday.  She has been sleeping a lot thanks to good drugs.  She wears her blue donut and just snores away.  It is really cute.  

The worst part is she cannot be active and should not jump.  Lifting a 75 lb dog who hates to be picked up to put he in the bed is not the easiest thing.  

[Nicole44 22078]

3 minutes ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

So just an update.  Rini came home on Wednesday.  She has been sleeping a lot thanks to good drugs.  She wears her blue donut and just snores away.  It is really cute.  

The worst part is she cannot be active and should not jump.  Lifting a 75 lb dog who hates to be picked up to put he in the bed is not the easiest thing.  

Glad you have her home with you! 🤘🏼❤️

[pch 1261]

2 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

So just an update.  Rini came home on Wednesday.  She has been sleeping a lot thanks to good drugs.  She wears her blue donut and just snores away.  It is really cute.  

The worst part is she cannot be active and should not jump.  Lifting a 75 lb dog who hates to be picked up to put he in the bed is not the easiest thing.  

The things we do for love!  Keep up the good work.🙂

[MaybeACoordinator 8349]

For lunch today I made myself a guacamole cheeseburger, and instead of eating it standing in the kitchen, I decided this deserved to be eaten sitting down...My table is outside on the porch and it was too hot to eat out there so I sat on the edge of my bed.

Because this was a messy sort of burger, I armed myself with a full paper towel to use as a napkin, and I had to resort to it fairly often.

So at one point I set it down on my knee to take a bite out of the burger, and Georgie, the Aussie mutt you see below, went in full stealth Kiowa coyote dog mode, slunk out of nowhere, snatched my napkin off my knee, and made for the exit, me yelling at him all the while.

He flattened his ears and tucked his tail and gave me an apologetic look, as if to say, "Look, man, you know how I feel about burgers. And also paper towels...A paper towel with burger juice on it? Forget it, dude...."

And with that was out the door.

About ten minutes later I'd finished and rinsed my plate and sat back down again. Georgie came back in the house and walked right over to me, looked me in the eye, and presented me with the gnawed pine cone you see here, and then walked away to take a nap.

 

 

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

15 hours ago, 52-80 said:

Man, i feel so fucking sad and handicapped and powerless. 
 

My in laws have 3 beagles: a chill one, a moody aggressive one, and an ultra-timid one prone to epileptic seizures. 
 

Theyre old, so the seizures are getting more frequent and violent. On top of that, when the seizures happen, the aggressive one starts attacking him. Why? Because hes confused? Whatever. 
 

This happened for last 2 days.  We hear a commotion, we run out, and we find the one bloody and convulsing.  Its fucking heart breaking.  Theyre outdoor dogs and theres no way here to keep them separated   Nobody is available to take the aggro one.  And anyway the epileptic one is probably at the end of life  

 

 

Get the dog with seizures to a vet for blood work and urine samples. That stuff is usually cheap and can tell you an awful lot about what’s going on.  It may very likely provide some insight to what is going on.  I may be something as simple as a cheap medication or it may tell you that this dog is suffering and the humane thing needs to happen.  It’s a tough call that I have had to make twice in the last 2 years. A 14 year old Vizsla with a brain tumor and my 13 year old hound with a ruptured spleen.  In both cases we had to do the selfless thing and it hurts to this day.  But neither of my boys suffered. They went out with hearts full of love. 

[deadshank 24653]

Old Pedro (business partner’s dog) was put down Monday.  Had the canine version of ALS.  It is a crying shame to see this one go.  He was all dog and then some.  Fierce, loyal, hard headed and a sweet disposition. 
 

Headed down to his favorite spot at deer camp today to pour one out for him, put his ashes in the Frio and kill a bottle or two in his memory. 
 

It was my pleasure to know you, Pete. You’ll be missed. 

[futureman 22552]

10 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

Thats a little outlaw right there.

 

[52-80 19262]

12 minutes ago, JoseMedinaDeJesus said:

Get the dog with seizures to a vet for blood work and urine samples. That stuff is usually cheap and can tell you an awful lot about what’s going on.  It may very likely provide some insight to what is going on.  I may be something as simple as a cheap medication or it may tell you that this dog is suffering and the humane thing needs to happen.  It’s a tough call that I have had to make twice in the last 2 years. A 14 year old Vizsla with a brain tumor and my 13 year old hound with a ruptured spleen.  In both cases we had to do the selfless thing and it hurts to this day.  But neither of my boys suffered. They went out with hearts full of love. 

In this small town there's 2 vets and they're both kinda shitty/lazy but that's another story.  We went yesterday and they just issued some more antiseizure meds. 

So supposedly the aggro dog did not start getting aggro against the timid dog until a few years ago when the timid dog starting getting (occasional, mild) seizures.  Is it annoyance? confusion?  Maybe that little fucker needs a dog therapist instead of a vet.

Seizure dog is 10, and otherwise physical health is still not at EOL, so nobody here has the heart to stare down that other street.  Papa in law is gonna erect a new fence splitting up his yard so the dogs can be separated and I guess that's gonna be my weekend labor.

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

On 7/22/2021 at 9:35 AM, futureman said:

my aussie is 10 and has started vomiting a couple times a week, mostly overnight. anyone ever dealt with something like that? I took him to the vet after it had happened a few times and they didn’t seem concerned. but it’s continued to happen for about a month now. 

Try famotidine shortly before bed. It’s probably acid. I had to do this with my hound for years. You will need to look up the dog dose. I cannot recall it off the top of my head. 

Edited July 30, 2021 by JoseMedinaDeJesus
Dog dose

[Nicole44 22078]

So the little gal is going to end up going with a family with more than one dog. She’s been fostered around two older dogs and that’s what she is used to. Back to the adoption drawing board…lol. At least I’ve got paperwork filled out at the local shelter and other places. I’m ready…just have to find the right one…or the right one finds me. However it works. Man I miss Little Bitty. 

[MissingInAction 25204]

Coming up on our four year adoptiversary and I couldn't be prouder of Lunas development. She was such a timid mess when I got her. Now sh is master of all she surveys. Except for me of course.

How it started , and how its going.

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

Took this dude out for a haircut yesterday and to the St. John’s river  this morning hoping he could see the manatees.  But, no luck today.  6 months and 1 week old, up to 66 lbs  

 

[sdm 892]

7 minutes ago, JoseMedinaDeJesus said:

Took this dude out for a haircut yesterday and to the St. John’s river  this morning hoping he could see the manatees.  But, no luck today.  6 months and 1 week old, up to 66 lbs  

 

Beautiful puppeh!

[rage-a-holic 4487]

new 8 week old Airedale demon here

 

 

Edited July 31, 2021 by rage-a-holic

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

11 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

new 8 week old Airedale demon here

 

 

That is a cute puppy.  I had my guard dog choices down to 3 breeds. Airedale, Doberman, and Giant Schnauzer.  Airedale would have been a blast. 

also appreciate the cameo by a fat GSP.

[rage-a-holic 4487]

5 minutes ago, JoseMedinaDeJesus said:

That is a cute puppy.  I had my guard dog choices down to 3 breeds. Airedale, Doberman, and Giant Schnauzer.  Airedale would have been a blast. 

also appreciate the cameo by a fat GSP.

she's just big boned

[rage-a-holic 4487]

.....and I need some puppy raising links and resources. My girlfriend is young, stubborn and insane. She has no idea how to raise a puppy, but thinks she does. She refuses to take my advice about anything because she can't stand being wrong about anything if I'm right.

Example 1 - she thinks you just let puppies run around all the time day and night and do whatever they want. Sleep in bed with you, pee/poop in the bed with you, fall off the bed, walk on your head while you sleep, destroy sheets and pillows, etc. Putting a puppy in a crate is terrible because the puppy cries, so she takes him back out. All her stupid naive young friends agrees this is how you raise a puppy.

I've tried to stress the importance of crate training, but she is ignoring me and actually sleeping on the sofa with the puppy because I don't want him pissing/pooping/destroying the bed. Help me out before I tell her to move home.

[JoseMedinaDeJesus 207]

11 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

.....and I need some puppy raising links and resources. My girlfriend is young, stubborn and insane. She has no idea how to raise a puppy, but thinks she does. She refuses to take my advice about anything because she can't stand being wrong about anything if I'm right.

Example 1 - she thinks you just let puppies run around all the time day and night and do whatever they want. Sleep in bed with you, pee/poop in the bed with you, fall off the bed, walk on your head while you sleep, destroy sheets and pillows, etc. Putting a puppy in a crate is terrible because the puppy cries, so she takes him back out. All her stupid naive young friends agrees this is how you raise a puppy.

I've tried to stress the importance of crate training, but she is ignoring me and actually sleeping on the sofa with the puppy because I don't want him pissing/pooping/destroying the bed. Help me out before I tell her to move home.

Robert Cabral on YouTube lots of great free information about whatever you can imagine.  I subscribe to his website.  It’s 15 a month.   Really good information. It was recommended by my schnauzers trainer as a second source of information and good answers to issues when I don’t want to wait until our next session.  
 

 

…and holy shit I cannot imagine an Airedale raised like that. He will run your house in no time. Terrible animal to let do whatever it wants. I put a martingale collar on Schwartz and he was either in the crate, or tied to my belt with a 10 ft leash. Instant behavior corrections and he learned very quickly who he is supposed to be with as well as the family hierarchy.

Edited July 31, 2021 by JoseMedinaDeJesus

[rage-a-holic 4487]

2 minutes ago, JoseMedinaDeJesus said:

Robert Cabral on YouTube lots of great free information about whatever you can imagine.  I subscribe to his website.  It’s 15 a month.   Really good information. It was recommended by my schnauzers trainer as a second source of information and good answers to issues when I don’t want to wait until our next session.  

Thanks, but that $15 will probably go to waste, since there's a good chance my girlfriend won't even look at the links. I probably should have said free links and resources.