The boys! Going pretty good! Petey is being a good big brother, and Monty is a very sweet calm puppy.
~*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
The boys! Going pretty good! Petey is being a good big brother, and Monty is a very sweet calm puppy.
Looking good!! :thumbup: I gotta say....I prefer the floppy ears.
"sweet" "calm" and "puppy" could have never been used to describe Gracie (well, maybe sweet ). yesterday, I found this st. bernard toy out in the garage. Gracie had a lot of fun with it.............right up until she absolutely eviscerated it last night. the entire belly was ripped open. :shock:
If I had known then what I know now...
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
"sweet" "calm" and "puppy" could have never been used to describe Gracie (well, maybe sweet ). yesterday, I found this st. bernard toy out in the garage. Gracie had a lot of fun with it.............right up until she absolutely eviscerated it last night. the entire belly was ripped open. :shock:
look at how sweet she is...st bernard gutting aside
So an update on the Trix, just got back from the vet. Getting some blood work done "T4". The in house all looked good, her RBC was a bit low. She was also was giving some more meds for her GI tract. She has lost 11 pounds in the last couple months. Xrays look good
PEACE
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"
So an update on the Trix, just got back from the vet. Getting some blood work done "T4". The in house all looked good, her RBC was a bit low. She was also was giving some more meds for her GI tract. She has lost 11 pounds in the last couple months. Xrays look good
PEACE
losing 11 pounds doesn't sound good . is she basically just getting old?
If I had known then what I know now...
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
So an update on the Trix, just got back from the vet. Getting some blood work done "T4". The in house all looked good, her RBC was a bit low. She was also was giving some more meds for her GI tract. She has lost 11 pounds in the last couple months. Xrays look good
PEACE
:problem: 11 lbs. sounds like a lot. Hope the Trix gal is OK.
So an update on the Trix, just got back from the vet. Getting some blood work done "T4". The in house all looked good, her RBC was a bit low. She was also was giving some more meds for her GI tract. She has lost 11 pounds in the last couple months. Xrays look good
PEACE
losing 11 pounds doesn't sound good . is she basically just getting old?
The vet was really worried about the weight lose, but i have seen it coming in the last month. She has been eating only about a third of what she normally eats. Let me tell you, she has never missed a meal, eating everything in site. Over the last month she has just not been eating, except for her treats!!! No matter how many of those i give her she wants more, i imagine because she has slowed down on her regular food. Now get this, she has been letting me know that she is hungry, even with food in her dish, so i tried cleaning her dish, like three different times, still not eating it all. So i tried to just putting the food in another dish and same result. I decided a couple nights ago to just put it on the floor and what do you know she ate it all. I don't get it and neither does the vet. He still thinks it has to do with either her GI tract or her Thyroid. So we are getting some blood work done.
Today is her Birthday , she is 13 now. She will get steak for dinner and as many treats as she wants
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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"
I bought some doggie nail clippers today... But i'm really scared in case i cut too short and clip the quick...
I think this has come up in the thread before but not sure...
Anyone got advice? I've heard that i should use baking soda to stop the bleeding if i accidentally clip her too short......
So an update on the Trix, just got back from the vet. Getting some blood work done "T4". The in house all looked good, her RBC was a bit low. She was also was giving some more meds for her GI tract. She has lost 11 pounds in the last couple months. Xrays look good
PEACE
Has your vet ruled out Addison's? They can rule it in with a simple blood chemistry test, and if she responds to steroids it's pretty much confirmed. The late, great Seamus (black Lab) lost his appetite slowly and lost a total of 12lbs before we figured it out (this was the dog who ate dead seagulls, stethoscope earpieces, dentures, a bottle of aspirin and, on one memorable occasion, a total of 20 lbs of kibble).
Slow, insidious onset with vague symptoms. Steroids were a lifesaver and he was treated successfully for the rest of his life.
Might be worth asking about.
Ps the 20 lbs of kibble episode happened when the husband left the door to the mudroom open and Seamus was never one to let an opportunity pass him by. Proved once and for all that he would eat until he puked, and then eat again ad infinitum.
I bought some doggie nail clippers today... But i'm really scared in case i cut too short and clip the quick...
I think this has come up in the thread before but not sure...
Anyone got advice? I've heard that i should use baking soda to stop the bleeding if i accidentally clip her too short......
I"M SO NERVOUS!!!! :? :?
You can do it little by little if you're not comfortable clipping a big chunk off right away! I totally understand why you're nervous though. If you look under their nails, you'll see where it's just nail versus blood vessel.
With our dogs, we first played with their feet a lot to get them comfortable with that. We didn't want them moving around and trying to pull their feet back when we had the clipper on their nails!
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 bought some doggie nail clippers today... But i'm really scared in case i cut too short and clip the quick...
I think this has come up in the thread before but not sure...
Anyone got advice? I've heard that i should use baking soda to stop the bleeding if i accidentally clip her too short......
I"M SO NERVOUS!!!! :? :?
You can do it little by little if you're not comfortable clipping a big chunk off right away! I totally understand why you're nervous though. If you look under their nails, you'll see where it's just nail versus blood vessel.
With our dogs, we first played with their feet a lot to get them comfortable with that. We didn't want them moving around and trying to pull their feet back when we had the clipper on their nails!
I have always been intimidated by claw clippers so I used a Dremmel tool with great success. You have to introduce the concept slowly, first by just getting them used to the drill being on, then sloooooowly touching them with it. I have 12 squirmy paws to deal with and it's been a safe bet for us. Sweet Pea's got incredibly hard, fast-growing claws which apparently are the norm in Treeing Walker Coonhounds. But the Dremmel does a nice job with them.
I bought some doggie nail clippers today... But i'm really scared in case i cut too short and clip the quick...
I think this has come up in the thread before but not sure...
Anyone got advice? I've heard that i should use baking soda to stop the bleeding if i accidentally clip her too short......
I"M SO NERVOUS!!!! :? :?
You can do it little by little if you're not comfortable clipping a big chunk off right away! I totally understand why you're nervous though. If you look under their nails, you'll see where it's just nail versus blood vessel.
With our dogs, we first played with their feet a lot to get them comfortable with that. We didn't want them moving around and trying to pull their feet back when we had the clipper on their nails!
I have always been intimidated by claw clippers so I used a Dremmel tool with great success. You have to introduce the concept slowly, first by just getting them used to the drill being on, then sloooooowly touching them with it. I have 12 squirmy paws to deal with and it's been a safe bet for us. Sweet Pea's got incredibly hard, fast-growing claws which apparently are the norm in Treeing Walker Coonhounds. But the Dremmel does a nice job with them.
thanks guys!
i tried doing sammi's nails last night but i bitched out and didn't really cut off too much, and i only did 2 paws before she was over it and walked away. her paws are uber furry though so its hard to do everything at once... maybe i'll try again today.
Today is her Birthday , she is 13 now. She will get steak for dinner and as many treats as she wants
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIXIE GIRL!!!!
i've been busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest....this will be my one post for the last 3 days.
If I had known then what I know now...
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
a bittersweet day at the park...it will be Gracie's last because we are moving to Salt Lake tomorrow. It was such a great park...not a dog park, per se, but not used by anything but dogs!!
If I had known then what I know now...
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
R & G GOOD LUCK WITH THE MOVE! I hope you both make lots of friends!
My guys play non-stop now! It is exhausting watching them! Petey seems very pleased with the puppy situation. He has the best of both worlds, he is top dog and has extra privileges like getting on the bed, going to work with me, getting his food first, etc. and....he has his own playmate! It warms your heart to see him playing with another dog, something that he has never been able to do before. The last two weeks have been overwhelming to say the least, but I can see now the right decision was made. Monty was meant to be a part of our family.
I switched Monty to 100% Raw Feeding yesterday, already I'm happier with the volume of his poop. He wasn't totally crazy about his kibble, never finishing a meal. He inhales the raw. I chop it up for him, but will soon be giving him whole pieces that take a long time to eat. He is a bit under weight right now, and I expect he will start to gain now with his new found gusto for eating.
Off to OB 1 orientation class. Yup....going to give dog training another try with my new boy. I expect Monty is going to enjoy it. He is very different then Petey.
~*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
My guys play non-stop now! It is exhausting watching them! Petey seems very pleased with the puppy situation. He has the best of both worlds, he is top dog and has extra privileges like getting on the bed, going to work with me, getting his food first, etc. and....he has his own playmate! It warms your heart to see him playing with another dog, something that he has never been able to do before. The last two weeks have been overwhelming to say the least, but I can see now the right decision was made. Monty was meant to be a part of our family.
Yay! I knew it would work out.
Like I said earlier, I really think puppies benefit from having a big brother or sister. They make the adjustment much faster than the older dog because they are used to having littermates to play with. But the older dog gets so much out of it too, being top dog and all. To me, the older ones start to act much younger with a puppy around.
Good luck with Monty's Obedience training! I think Obedience is one of the most enjoyable things to do with your dog.
Today is two weeks since I picked up little Monty. I just turned around to find this scene:
~*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
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*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
Looking good!! :thumbup: I gotta say....I prefer the floppy ears.
"sweet" "calm" and "puppy" could have never been used to describe Gracie (well, maybe sweet
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
as i said on fb, i could look at this all day!
look at how sweet she is...st bernard gutting aside
ahhhhhhh, look how handsome they are, studs i tell ya.
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
PEACE
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
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
The vet was really worried about the weight lose, but i have seen it coming in the last month. She has been eating only about a third of what she normally eats. Let me tell you, she has never missed a meal, eating everything in site. Over the last month she has just not been eating, except for her treats!!! No matter how many of those i give her she wants more, i imagine because she has slowed down on her regular food. Now get this, she has been letting me know that she is hungry, even with food in her dish, so i tried cleaning her dish, like three different times, still not eating it all. So i tried to just putting the food in another dish and same result. I decided a couple nights ago to just put it on the floor and what do you know she ate it all. I don't get it and neither does the vet. He still thinks it has to do with either her GI tract or her Thyroid. So we are getting some blood work done.
Today is her Birthday
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
Gravy is sad because it's pouring rain outside today, and tomorrow is supposed to be the first day of summer.
I think this has come up in the thread before but not sure...
Anyone got advice? I've heard that i should use baking soda to stop the bleeding if i accidentally clip her too short......
I"M SO NERVOUS!!!! :? :?
Has your vet ruled out Addison's? They can rule it in with a simple blood chemistry test, and if she responds to steroids it's pretty much confirmed. The late, great Seamus (black Lab) lost his appetite slowly and lost a total of 12lbs before we figured it out (this was the dog who ate dead seagulls, stethoscope earpieces, dentures, a bottle of aspirin and, on one memorable occasion, a total of 20 lbs of kibble).
Slow, insidious onset with vague symptoms. Steroids were a lifesaver and he was treated successfully for the rest of his life.
Might be worth asking about.
Ps the 20 lbs of kibble episode happened when the husband left the door to the mudroom open and Seamus was never one to let an opportunity pass him by. Proved once and for all that he would eat until he puked, and then eat again ad infinitum.
She had a great birthday yesterday...
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
You can do it little by little if you're not comfortable clipping a big chunk off right away! I totally understand why you're nervous though. If you look under their nails, you'll see where it's just nail versus blood vessel.
With our dogs, we first played with their feet a lot to get them comfortable with that. We didn't want them moving around and trying to pull their feet back when we had the clipper on their nails!
This has some decent pictures, if it helps: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/dog_claws.aspx
*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 have always been intimidated by claw clippers so I used a Dremmel tool with great success. You have to introduce the concept slowly, first by just getting them used to the drill being on, then sloooooowly touching them with it. I have 12 squirmy paws to deal with and it's been a safe bet for us. Sweet Pea's got incredibly hard, fast-growing claws which apparently are the norm in Treeing Walker Coonhounds. But the Dremmel does a nice job with them.
i tried doing sammi's nails last night but i bitched out and didn't really cut off too much, and i only did 2 paws before she was over it and walked away. her paws are uber furry though so its hard to do everything at once... maybe i'll try again today.
i've been busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest....this will be my one post for the last 3 days.
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
Thanks,
She was sniffing the BBQ tonight and looking at me with those puppy dog eyes.
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
Thanks,
stop trying to kick your own ass
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
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
good luck you two with the move!
leave no biscuit behind!
My guys play non-stop now! It is exhausting watching them! Petey seems very pleased with the puppy situation. He has the best of both worlds, he is top dog and has extra privileges like getting on the bed, going to work with me, getting his food first, etc. and....he has his own playmate! It warms your heart to see him playing with another dog, something that he has never been able to do before. The last two weeks have been overwhelming to say the least, but I can see now the right decision was made. Monty was meant to be a part of our family.
I switched Monty to 100% Raw Feeding yesterday, already I'm happier with the volume of his poop. He wasn't totally crazy about his kibble, never finishing a meal. He inhales the raw. I chop it up for him, but will soon be giving him whole pieces that take a long time to eat. He is a bit under weight right now, and I expect he will start to gain now with his new found gusto for eating.
Off to OB 1 orientation class. Yup....going to give dog training another try with my new boy. I expect Monty is going to enjoy it. He is very different then Petey.
*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
what a cute name, love it! Hope the sun shines soon for Gravy and you!
Like I said earlier, I really think puppies benefit from having a big brother or sister. They make the adjustment much faster than the older dog because they are used to having littermates to play with. But the older dog gets so much out of it too, being top dog and all. To me, the older ones start to act much younger with a puppy around.
Good luck with Monty's Obedience training! I think Obedience is one of the most enjoyable things to do with your dog.
*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