I love him so much...you know exactly how I feel, Norm is your buddy too. I'm trying to plan FL again, my friend who is a vet just got home form having the stems cells implanted in her boy. I need to do it too, have to try everything for this beautiful boy.
:oops:
last week i was at the post office and i chat a lot with the clerk and she asked my about norm and when i answered i was smiling...she said "whenever you talk about norm you always smile"...and it's true...the little guy really changed my life and no matter how bad things are he always puts a smile on my face
it breaks my heart that you have to go through this but petey couldn't have found a better friend than you...stay strong...hugs to you and petey
It pains me to look at him, I so wanted to see him grow old. You know I've done everything in my power to insure a healthy life and none of it mattered, genetics caught him early. I am trying to stay positive and enjoy every moment, but knowing how fast this disease is progressing I have to stay in reality. Hopefully the new meds will kick in and slow the damage. He is the sweetest boy I've ever had in my life, and we are so close, he knows me inside and out. There are days I wished that I never tested for DCM, and didn't know, but then we wouldn't have a chance of possibly buying some time.
Thanks for being out there, your boy is very lucky and so are you! There is no other relationship like a person and their dog, or a dog and his person! :P You are a great dog owner Tim. ox
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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.
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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
Hike yesterday....trying to make every day a good one!
Look how happy he is. You are doing wonderful things for him. Take it one day at a time, he is...
Isn't that the truth....I get scared that it bums him out how much I think of his disease and worry. He is so attached to me, and seems to know what I'm thinking, wish I could turn my brain off. He is simply the best dog I've ever had in my life. I've started a Blog for him, no writing yet...just 3 years of pictures up loaded. http://hismerhprincepiere.blogspot.com/
~*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 love him so much...you know exactly how I feel, Norm is your buddy too. I'm trying to plan FL again, my friend who is a vet just got home form having the stems cells implanted in her boy. I need to do it too, have to try everything for this beautiful boy.
:oops:
last week i was at the post office and i chat a lot with the clerk and she asked my about norm and when i answered i was smiling...she said "whenever you talk about norm you always smile"...and it's true...the little guy really changed my life and no matter how bad things are he always puts a smile on my face
it breaks my heart that you have to go through this but petey couldn't have found a better friend than you...stay strong...hugs to you and petey
why is petey at the cardiologists???
i apologise but im a toe dipper on this thread so im not up on all the goings on.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
Petey has a genetic disease, Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Unfortunately it takes Dobermans out pretty quickly, especially when it comes out in a young dog like Petey. I have taken him to three different cardiologists to try and get one to treat him while he is still in the occult stage, before heart failure. Our new one is doing that for him, it's just so sad that we wasted 5 months with no strong heart meds and his heart got worse and closer to failure. Here is a link to info about the disease: http://www.dpca.org/PublicEd/PEC/PECGeneticCardio.html
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oh my he had some pretty big feet to grow into there! Petey is beautiful.
I am so sorry. I know how painful this is for you.
Knowing and cherishing this time is truly better even if he is bided no extra time.
Maggie Mae was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 4 and was gone within a few short weeks. A horrible shock for our family.
You have been blessed to know him and call him your own, as we were blessed to have Miss Mags her short life.
Praying for Petey.
Hang in there... try to look at it like he does and don't let your worry get in the way of enjoying every day with Petey. He's so tuned into you, let him help you enjoy life.
I have to say, those were some GINORMOUS puppy feet that boy had! Could he walk on water?
Thanks everyone! He still has big feet for a Dobe, they are suppose to have nice tight cat feet, not Petey! I always figured it was because of all the hard running he was going to be doing being my dog, where we live the hiking trails are very rocky. He is my heart and soul dog and no matter how painful the last 5 months have been knowing he won't be with me too long, it's been so worth getting to spend part of my life with such a awesome being.
~*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
Thanks everyone! He still has big feet for a Dobe, they are suppose to have nice tight cat feet, not Petey! I always figured it was because of all the hard running he was going to be doing being my dog, where we live the hiking trails are very rocky. He is my heart and soul dog and no matter how painful the last 5 months have been knowing he won't be with me too long, it's been so worth getting to spend part of my life with such a awesome being.
hang in there man...
petey sounds like a great dog.
just make every second count and focus on the good... good luck to you both
It only gets worse... and ticket sellers beware, she has terrible credit.
((((( good vibes ))))) to petey!! :thumbup:
Gracie had a few accidents while we were gone to columbus :oops: :wtf: . We took her home yesterday and she was back to "normal"....but tired. I think she just had too much fun with the sitter.
If I had known then what I know now...
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good vibes to petey and gracie and all the other sick puppies
don't compete; coexist
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
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when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
good vibes to petey and gracie and all the other sick puppies
Thanks, pepe.....just when I think Gracie is good to go, something happens (accident? :wtf: ) which makes me worry. I know those meds are really hard on her.
If I had known then what I know now...
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
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Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
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
good vibes to petey and gracie and all the other sick puppies
Thanks, pepe.....just when I think Gracie is good to go, something happens (accident? :wtf: ) which makes me worry. I know those meds are really hard on her.
Poor Gracie. :(
Hoping someday soon this will all be a distant memory!
I thought there was some unusual activity regarding my posts...
Excellent! EXCELLENT!
now Pepe and I can add a computer technician to our team of evil scientist dogs...
Muhuhaha!
And i like your style, Macbook Pro Sammi's only computer of choice!
we're assembling quite an a-team, eh?
don't compete; coexist
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
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It pains me to look at him, I so wanted to see him grow old. You know I've done everything in my power to insure a healthy life and none of it mattered, genetics caught him early. I am trying to stay positive and enjoy every moment, but knowing how fast this disease is progressing I have to stay in reality. Hopefully the new meds will kick in and slow the damage. He is the sweetest boy I've ever had in my life, and we are so close, he knows me inside and out. There are days I wished that I never tested for DCM, and didn't know, but then we wouldn't have a chance of possibly buying some time.
Thanks for being out there, your boy is very lucky and so are you! There is no other relationship like a person and their dog, or a dog and his person! :P You are a great dog owner Tim. ox
*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
*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
Look how happy he is. You are doing wonderful things for him. Take it one day at a time, he is...
Isn't that the truth....I get scared that it bums him out how much I think of his disease and worry. He is so attached to me, and seems to know what I'm thinking, wish I could turn my brain off. He is simply the best dog I've ever had in my life. I've started a Blog for him, no writing yet...just 3 years of pictures up loaded. http://hismerhprincepiere.blogspot.com/
*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
awwwwww
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San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
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LA1
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2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Awesome picture. What a great dog.
why is petey at the cardiologists???
i apologise but im a toe dipper on this thread so im not up on all the goings on.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
*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 am so sorry. I know how painful this is for you.
Knowing and cherishing this time is truly better even if he is bided no extra time.
Maggie Mae was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 4 and was gone within a few short weeks. A horrible shock for our family.
You have been blessed to know him and call him your own, as we were blessed to have Miss Mags her short life.
Praying for Petey.
I have to say, those were some GINORMOUS puppy feet that boy had! Could he walk on water?
*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
petey sounds like a great dog.
just make every second count and focus on the good... good luck to you both
I thought there was some unusual activity regarding my posts...
now Pepe and I can add a computer technician to our team of evil scientist dogs...
Muhuhaha!
And i like your style, Macbook Pro
It only gets worse... and ticket sellers beware, she has terrible credit.
just noticed my pj bag is in the background!
Bo had a haircut recently, still looks like a lamb
Little Beauregard....so cute!!
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Ooooo so you have a little hornbag on your hands?! haha You have to hide it!!! LMAO!
★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
((((( good vibes ))))) to petey!! :thumbup:
Gracie had a few accidents while we were gone to columbus :oops: :wtf: . We took her home yesterday and she was back to "normal"....but tired. I think she just had too much fun with the sitter.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
*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
Thanks for the awesome picture!!!
1995 San Francisco
San Jose
San Diego 2 shows
2003 Missoula
2005 Missoula
2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty
Gorge 2 shows
2009 Utah
LA1
LA2
2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"
2013 Portland
Spokane
2018 Missoula
Sending lots of good thoughts Petey's way!
Hoping someday soon this will all be a distant memory!
we're assembling quite an a-team, eh?
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'