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Diavolo · 04-14-2010, 09:01 PM

Last night I got the news that a red boy I transported two years ago bloated. The damage was so bad that they let him go on the table. He was really a good dog. Godspeed Honz.

Kimbo · 04-14-2010, 09:14 PM

I am really sorry to hear that Diavolo.

I saw this video today. I love whales and I love dogs, evidently whales and dogs like each other too!

Sorry ya might have to watch a commercial first.

Link

Lady Pamela · 04-17-2010, 02:29 AM

About 2 months ago a friend brought me a cat. I was asked to foster her because she and her sisters were left outside. They had been starved so bad that the two sisters expired.

She is a Himalaian Purshan and was sooo very sick.

Well I have now gotten her to eat, walk again and have decided to keep her.
Bella is her name now. And she loves the crap out of me...smiles

She has a very long way to go before her sore are better. And she doesn't have a voice. But I know what she is saying when she opens her mouth like she is meowing...lol

Her one eye is partially blind I believe as well. And I am quite sure she has a lil brain damage. But she is growing healthy by the day. And is very loveable.

Her muscles were gone by the time I got her but they are beginning to build again.

I feel so blessed she found her way to our home.

Sometimes the best things in life,
Aren't tied in pretty packages and bows...wink

Diavolo · 04-17-2010, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Pamela

Sometimes the best things in life,
Aren't tied in pretty packages and bows...wink

They sure aren't. Two years ago I fostered a scared blue Doberman. He's OCD, he has IBD and he blows his coat from time to time. But he never moved on to another permanent home, he loves me to death. He's not a pretty package, he's pretty much a trainwreck, but he's my boy and I adore him.

Andrew, Jr. · 04-17-2010, 02:27 PM

The reward money for finding the children who stoned the pit bull mix is now at $8K (all put up by various folks). It is going to have the children prosecuted. As for the dog, she is still recovering from her injuries. My neighbor is on top of the list to adopt her. He and his son go and visit weekly. I can hardly wait for them to bring her home.

Kimbo · 04-17-2010, 10:45 PM

There is a lot of concern in Seattle for the dogs. Distemper has hit the racoon population very hard here and now there is concern about the dogs that have not had their shots. I used to have a large racoon population around my house, I have not seen one in months.

Andrew, Jr. · 04-19-2010, 10:42 AM

There is a guy at Church who is in vet school. He swears that skunks make the best pets, once their spray pouch is removed. In fact, there is a new thing going on at his school where skunks are having this defense mechanism removed from skunks and they are being sold as pets.

Personally, I don't think it's right. I think skunks should be left out in the wild.

Andrew

FeminineAllure · 06-07-2010, 05:24 PM

I just wanted to share with all of you animal lovers...I trapped 2 of my 7 feral cats today to go get medical attention and to be spayed/neutered. They will be back on Wednesday and I pray everything goes well.

Diavolo · 06-08-2010, 06:33 AM

I pulled a young Doberman out of Oakland last week. He'd been there two weeks and was totally withdrawn. He was collapsing in the shelter. Dobermans will do that. One of the gals there told me that he had become unadoptable but they knew he was a good dog and didn't want to have to put him down.

He's heading to the rescue on Sunday and he already has a new family interested and coming to see him next week. The lady sounds awesome, they've adopted from the rescue before. I hope they take him. I just love him, he's a great little dog.

Meet Sherman.

The red one is my Rita and the blue one is my Bubba.

christie · 06-08-2010, 08:34 AM

I posted this in the Pets thread, but thought that some of you dealing more with rescue canines might have some ideas for the transition/socialization of Sookie, our latest Giant Schnauzer rescue.

All of our schnauzer pack are rescues. Max who is almost 22/23, Scooter was a Katrina rescue boy and Samson also came out of rescue.

Here is my conundrum. In all my years of having rescues as pets, I usually get the overly excited to have a home, in your face untrained behaviored pups.

Not our Sookie. While she has made great strides the last couple of days, I have never had a dog that just wanted to den up and be completely isolated. Since she came out of a horrific situation where she was found in a medium crate with a full size shephard, and obviously had no socialization/training, I am not expecting her to just perk up and be all, "Yay, I have a home" but I do want to figure out how to ease her process without reinforcing the behavior of isolating herself.

Treat bribing isnt working (I know Caesar would have my head for trying it), and she has started to come up to us for affection. I am hopeful that its just a time and patience thing. Ya'll all should know I have the patience of a gnat!

Any ideas for how we can facilitate the process?

Diavolo · 06-08-2010, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christie0918

I posted this in the Pets thread, but thought that some of you dealing more with rescue canines might have some ideas for the transition/socialization of Sookie, our latest Giant Schnauzer rescue.

All of our schnauzer pack are rescues. Max who is almost 22/23, Scooter was a Katrina rescue boy and Samson also came out of rescue.

Here is my conundrum. In all my years of having rescues as pets, I usually get the overly excited to have a home, in your face untrained behaviored pups.

Not our Sookie. While she has made great strides the last couple of days, I have never had a dog that just wanted to den up and be completely isolated. Since she came out of a horrific situation where she was found in a medium crate with a full size shephard, and obviously had no socialization/training, I am not expecting her to just perk up and be all, "Yay, I have a home" but I do want to figure out how to ease her process without reinforcing the behavior of isolating herself.

Treat bribing isnt working (I know Caesar would have my head for trying it), and she has started to come up to us for affection. I am hopeful that its just a time and patience thing. Ya'll all should know I have the patience of a gnat!

Any ideas for how we can facilitate the process?

Her comfort zone is going to be the crate, but she needs to get out. I would hook her up on the lead at regular times during the day and take her for a walk. She'll hate it at first but then it will become part of her routine and she will bond with you and eventually come out of the crate. She needs to go for dog walks with you, take her. It's the right thing to do. The best day will be when she walks over to you and puts her head in your lap. Or does the happy dance for a walk. It'll come. Sherman came out to me while I was reading in the yard and licked my arm today. Huge progress since last Friday.

Corkey · 06-08-2010, 05:29 PM

The walk is the most important aspect of her recovery. When she gets comfortable with it just being you or Jess, include the most calm of your pack to also go on a walk with her. You'll see progress.

04-17-2010, 02:29 AM	#3
Lady Pamela Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A Lady..Femme..Free Spirit with a touch of survivalist woman in me. Preferred Pronoun?: Spiritual Warrior..She Ra..Baby Doll, or anything close..ha! Relationship Status: In perfect love and perfect trust I believe that will be directed..for now Just friends in my life. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Live in Utah but take trips to Arkansas. Plan to move there eventually. Posts: 2,579 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,073 Thanked 5,939 Times in 1,609 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	About 2 months ago a friend brought me a cat. I was asked to foster her because she and her sisters were left outside. They had been starved so bad that the two sisters expired. She is a Himalaian Purshan and was sooo very sick. Well I have now gotten her to eat, walk again and have decided to keep her. Bella is her name now. And she loves the crap out of me...smiles She has a very long way to go before her sore are better. And she doesn't have a voice. But I know what she is saying when she opens her mouth like she is meowing...lol Her one eye is partially blind I believe as well. And I am quite sure she has a lil brain damage. But she is growing healthy by the day. And is very loveable. Her muscles were gone by the time I got her but they are beginning to build again. I feel so blessed she found her way to our home. Sometimes the best things in life, Aren't tied in pretty packages and bows...wink __________________ Believe what people show you the first time. It will keep you in balance, and will show you truth! ~~ Author unknown ~~ When negative thoughts come to mind, Let them die stillborn. Speak and do posotive in any situation, And watch your dreams grow and flurish. If you can't say anything posotive, Zip it up. Do not give birth to that which you do not want to see grow. See it, Believe it, Own it, Have it! ~~ Lady Pamela ~~

04-19-2010, 10:42 AM	#7
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04-14-2010, 09:01 PM	#1
Diavolo Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wine Cellar Posts: 163 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 130 Thanked 433 Times in 117 Posts Rep Power: 3304129	Last night I got the news that a red boy I transported two years ago bloated. The damage was so bad that they let him go on the table. He was really a good dog. Godspeed Honz.

04-14-2010, 09:14 PM	#2
Kimbo Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Eligible Butchelor Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 591 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 432 Thanked 551 Times in 257 Posts Rep Power: 120	I am really sorry to hear that Diavolo. I saw this video today. I love whales and I love dogs, evidently whales and dogs like each other too! Sorry ya might have to watch a commercial first. Link

04-17-2010, 02:27 PM	#5
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	The reward money for finding the children who stoned the pit bull mix is now at $8K (all put up by various folks). It is going to have the children prosecuted. As for the dog, she is still recovering from her injuries. My neighbor is on top of the list to adopt her. He and his son go and visit weekly. I can hardly wait for them to bring her home.

04-17-2010, 10:45 PM	#6
Kimbo Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Eligible Butchelor Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 591 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 432 Thanked 551 Times in 257 Posts Rep Power: 120	There is a lot of concern in Seattle for the dogs. Distemper has hit the racoon population very hard here and now there is concern about the dogs that have not had their shots. I used to have a large racoon population around my house, I have not seen one in months.

06-08-2010, 06:33 AM	#9
Diavolo Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wine Cellar Posts: 163 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 130 Thanked 433 Times in 117 Posts Rep Power: 3304129	I pulled a young Doberman out of Oakland last week. He'd been there two weeks and was totally withdrawn. He was collapsing in the shelter. Dobermans will do that. One of the gals there told me that he had become unadoptable but they knew he was a good dog and didn't want to have to put him down. He's heading to the rescue on Sunday and he already has a new family interested and coming to see him next week. The lady sounds awesome, they've adopted from the rescue before. I hope they take him. I just love him, he's a great little dog. Meet Sherman. The red one is my Rita and the blue one is my Bubba.

06-08-2010, 08:34 AM	#10
christie Member How Do You Identify?: A Force with which to be reckoned Preferred Pronoun?: just be nice... Relationship Status: I call her Mine Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Transplanted to the PNW Posts: 1,246 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,552 Thanked 2,476 Times in 706 Posts Rep Power: 14753263	I posted this in the Pets thread, but thought that some of you dealing more with rescue canines might have some ideas for the transition/socialization of Sookie, our latest Giant Schnauzer rescue. All of our schnauzer pack are rescues. Max who is almost 22/23, Scooter was a Katrina rescue boy and Samson also came out of rescue. Here is my conundrum. In all my years of having rescues as pets, I usually get the overly excited to have a home, in your face untrained behaviored pups. Not our Sookie. While she has made great strides the last couple of days, I have never had a dog that just wanted to den up and be completely isolated. Since she came out of a horrific situation where she was found in a medium crate with a full size shephard, and obviously had no socialization/training, I am not expecting her to just perk up and be all, "Yay, I have a home" but I do want to figure out how to ease her process without reinforcing the behavior of isolating herself. Treat bribing isnt working (I know Caesar would have my head for trying it), and she has started to come up to us for affection. I am hopeful that its just a time and patience thing. Ya'll all should know I have the patience of a gnat! Any ideas for how we can facilitate the process?