Awww Zeke is adorable. Here is my black lab Cleo. She is getting to be an old girl. She is twelve.
Cleo looks mighty sweet! Sometimes I like dogs best when they start getting old, if that makes sense. You've been through so much with them by then that you just love them even more.
After the beating I took earlier in another thread, it's always nice to come back to the positivity of ~:~:~:The Doggie Thread:~:~:~ :wave:
Yeah, I saw your thread. You didn't think you might get your ass kicked for even suggesting such heresy? :P I think you might have been able to make a fairly decent case if you'd waited another six months (or years!) when people weren't still so emotionally attached. Or maybe if you'd taken a sarcastic approach, although I'm not sure The Porch always adapts well to irony. :roll: :ugeek: :lolno:
Cleo looks mighty sweet! Sometimes I like dogs best when they start getting old, if that makes sense. You've been through so much with them by then that you just love them even more.
I know exactly what you mean. I will take an calm and lovable Cleo over her crazy non stop barking and jumping puppy self any day.
Sometimes I like dogs best when they start getting old, if that makes sense. You've been through so much with them by then that you just love them even more.
old dogs are awesome.
sure, puppies are sweet and cuddly and new. and let's face it, new is always enticing and exciting...dogs or people .....but there is something to be said for longevity and the passage of time. you really know your dog, he or she knows you...you've got history...and sure, you can just *be*. puppies are fun! old dogs can be too...but the mellowness of doggie age is truly awesome imo. i miss my 'old dog'....sinead. sadly, she's been gone 9 years now, and before i had a digital camera so no pics online of the beauty. but what a dog! chloe os 9 now, and while she still is quite puppyish in many ways, she also has grown/mellowed in her age and top dog status. i think she is a lot happier.
This is my dog Morgan. He is a year and a half old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I can't imagine if we didn't have him because he has brought so much joy to our family. My son adores him and he adores my boy. They are best friends.
I was going to make a comment about what a brave man you are, raising a toddler and a puppy at the same time, but I see you have them both crate-trained. So that's how you manage! :P
Srsly, your little boy is so cute and Morgan is really a handsome dog! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
so i had a meeting this morning and i dropped norm off with my folks...they absolutely love him...my mom had a refrigerator repair man come to fix the fridge and when he came in, my mom got up to greet him but norm (who was lying at my mom's feet) stood up in front of her, let out a small, low growl and wouldn't let her move...she just told the guy where the fridge was and sat back down
Then yesterday, she went back into her dog run for the first time since her surgery. She's got a shaved tummy and we felt a little bad. It was 45 degrees in the morning (Vegas winter ). So, I bought a new blanket and folded it up for inside her doghouse. When my wife came home, the blankie was in SHREDS. Oh well, at least Gracie stayed warm and had fun. :roll:
What the FLOWin devil??!! :shock: YOU SENT GRACIE OUTSIDE????????? :shock: i dont BELIEVE this!!! She's a house doggie!!!!!!
So we're off to see the New Zealand's gig's and we'll be gone a week and we're really curious as to how much Orbit will grow while we're gone!! We'll measure her tomorrow and when we back.
ooooh have fun! And PLEEEEASE post new pics of Orbit when u return!!!!
This is my dog Morgan. He is a year and a half old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I can't imagine if we didn't have him because he has brought so much joy to our family. My son adores him and he adores my boy. They are best friends.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These pictures MADE MY DAY!!!!! oh my god i cant stop AWWWWWing!!!! Cropduster, you NEVER mentioned you hadd a doggie!!!! PLEASE post more pics when u can! What a LOVELY birthday surprise for me!
I've got to get some new ones of my girls put up. They're happily strolling into twilight years and we just go on walks on the beach now (instead of full-bore Frisbee).
believe it or not, we don't "need" anything. that is only the spoiled brat in us trying to fill some temporary solution to an emptyness that does not exist.
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
I've got to get some new ones of my girls put up. They're happily strolling into twilight years and we just go on walks on the beach now (instead of full-bore Frisbee).
Cleo use to go on runs but now all she can handle are shorter walks. She could do more but I don't want her hurting the next day. It's hell getting old.
I've got to get some new ones of my girls put up. They're happily strolling into twilight years and we just go on walks on the beach now (instead of full-bore Frisbee).
Cleo use to go on runs but now all she can handle are shorter walks. She could do more but I don't want her hurting the next day. It's hell getting old.
"Growing old ain't for sissies" - Bette Davis
I just got done putting a heating pad on my youngest's knee then stretching it. She tore her right ACL last March and had surgery. Though a Lab, she's built like a Shepherd and her left hip has full blown displaysia. She goes for hip surgery in March....have to keep that re-built knee in shape! They would both chase down a Frisbee in a second if I threw them...still the "F" word in my house.
believe it or not, we don't "need" anything. that is only the spoiled brat in us trying to fill some temporary solution to an emptyness that does not exist.
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
This is my dog Morgan. He is a year and a half old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I can't imagine if we didn't have him because he has brought so much joy to our family. My son adores him and he adores my boy. They are best friends.
I love him....it is one of my favorite breeds!
~*LIVE~LOVE~LAUGH*~
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
I've got to get some new ones of my girls put up. They're happily strolling into twilight years and we just go on walks on the beach now (instead of full-bore Frisbee).
Cleo use to go on runs but now all she can handle are shorter walks. She could do more but I don't want her hurting the next day. It's hell getting old.
"Growing old ain't for sissies" - Bette Davis
I just got done putting a heating pad on my youngest's knee then stretching it. She tore her right ACL last March and had surgery. Though a Lab, she's built like a Shepherd and her left hip has full blown displaysia. She goes for hip surgery in March....have to keep that re-built knee in shape! They would both chase down a Frisbee in a second if I threw them...still the "F" word in my house.
Awww poor baby. Sounds like she is a real trooper though. Lab's usually are. They are so tough it is hard to tell when they are in pain.
What the FLOWin devil??!! :shock: YOU SENT GRACIE OUTSIDE????????? :shock: i dont BELIEVE this!!! She's a house doggie!!!!!!
She IS a house doggie, but she likes her outdoor time, too ! When she was a little 3 month old puppy she was in her dog run (with pool and TWO water bowls) in 110+ degrees. :shock:
Here's some pictures from Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City.....first time in snow:
licking the snow.....
Gracie goes back in for chemo on Wednesday. She's doing well. :thumbup:
BTW - this thread is really picking up steam!
If I had known then what I know now...
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Then they admire your treat gathering abilities.
Yeah, I saw your thread. You didn't think you might get your ass kicked for even suggesting such heresy? :P
So take some advice from Django and chill out:
I know exactly what you mean. I will take an calm and lovable Cleo over her crazy non stop barking and jumping puppy self any day.
old dogs are awesome.
sure, puppies are sweet and cuddly and new. and let's face it, new is always enticing and exciting...dogs or people
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
This is my dog Morgan. He is a year and a half old Rhodesian Ridgeback. I can't imagine if we didn't have him because he has brought so much joy to our family. My son adores him and he adores my boy. They are best friends.
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8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
well that could be one of the cutest pics i've ever seen!!
Someone's gonna freak when they see this Norm
i know
Srsly, your little boy is so cute and Morgan is really a handsome dog! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
What the FLOWin devil??!! :shock: YOU SENT GRACIE OUTSIDE????????? :shock: i dont BELIEVE this!!! She's a house doggie!!!!!!
oh my goodness i LOVVVVVVVVE this picture!!! Zeke is GREAT!!! Thank you for posting this!!!
ooooh have fun! And PLEEEEASE post new pics of Orbit when u return!!!!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These pictures MADE MY DAY!!!!!
~Sen!
9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
That's a big ol doggy grin.
beautiful!
I've got to get some new ones of my girls put up. They're happily strolling into twilight years and we just go on walks on the beach now (instead of full-bore Frisbee).
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
Damn Norm should have been on an episode of
Cleo use to go on runs but now all she can handle are shorter walks. She could do more but I don't want her hurting the next day. It's hell getting old.
"Growing old ain't for sissies" - Bette Davis
I just got done putting a heating pad on my youngest's knee then stretching it. She tore her right ACL last March and had surgery. Though a Lab, she's built like a Shepherd and her left hip has full blown displaysia. She goes for hip surgery in March....have to keep that re-built knee in shape! They would both chase down a Frisbee in a second if I threw them...still the "F" word in my house.
I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
I love him....it is one of my favorite breeds!
*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
Awww poor baby.
She IS a house doggie, but she likes her outdoor time, too
Here's some pictures from Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City.....first time in snow:
licking the snow.....
Gracie goes back in for chemo on Wednesday. She's doing well. :thumbup:
BTW - this thread is really picking up steam!
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glad to hear she's doing well...looks like she had a great time in slc! :thumbup: