~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

little Miss Moper:



poor thing. :roll:

How about another treat

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

imalive wrote:

little Miss Moper:



poor thing. :roll:

How about another treat

she is such a little manipulator when it comes to treats....treats when you leave the house, treats when you return (even if it's a minute later ), treats for pottying, treats at bedtime. sheesh. of course, I can rarely resist "the look" :roll:

PJaddicted

We are hanging in there, keeping Monty very busy is helping not only him, but me. He loves all the attention, walks and fetch. Thanks for all your thoughts and good vibes, I still can't believe he is gone. He was such a powerful dog that had such presence in our lives. That once in a lifetime heart dog.

The stone is a gift from a Doberman Friend. It is gorgeous.


This is Petey's final resting spot on our property.


Monty on one of our first hikes alone, he is having a blast being able to go off lead again, he couldn't for the last few months because of Petey's heart being in such bad shape.

Phantom Pain

imalive wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

imalive wrote:

little Miss Moper:



poor thing. :roll:

Is it just the female Goldens ?

Bailey is so much more active..Chloe loves to just sleep all damn day

:?

gracie has two speeds....fired up or sleeping :roll:

Chloe has 2 speeds awake..and sleeping

:oops:

Who Princess

PJaddicted wrote:

We are hanging in there, keeping Monty very busy is helping not only him, but me. He loves all the attention, walks and fetch. Thanks for all your thoughts and good vibes, I still can't believe he is gone. He was such a powerful dog that had such presence in our lives. That once in a lifetime heart dog.

The stone is a gift from a Doberman Friend. It is gorgeous.

What a lovely tribute to Petey.

twisted thoughts

PJaddicted wrote:

Aww... kinda hard to be sad when you see a smiling face like that

drsluggo

Enkidu wrote:

We just took another photo - before and after, one year later. Shocking.

Happy Gotcha Day.

That's a fantastic side-by-side... that is some quick growth...

Lots of good doggie pics on here the last few days!

Wobbie

where the hell has sammi been? :?

PJaddicted

I'm falling in love with this incredibility sweet young boy named Monty! When his breeder sold him to me 14 months ago, she said she felt he would help us get through Petey's death. She could tell he had a healers soul. She was right. He is a cuddle bug and is helping me to keep moving forward. While he is nothing like Petey and could never fill that void, he is making his own place in my heart, now that I'm letting him in. Now that it is all said and done....getting Monty was a great decision.

norm

PJaddicted wrote:

I'm falling in love with this incredibility sweet young boy named Monty! When his breeder sold him to me 14 months ago, she said she felt he would help us get through Petey's death. She could tell he had a healers soul. She was right. He is a cuddle bug and is helping me to keep moving forward. While he is nothing like Petey and could never fill that void, he is making his own place in my heart, now that I'm letting him in. Now that it is all said and done....getting Monty was a great decision.

monty's a good boy!

whispering hands

PJaddicted wrote:

We are hanging in there, keeping Monty very busy is helping not only him, but me. He loves all the attention, walks and fetch. Thanks for all your thoughts and good vibes, I still can't believe he is gone. He was such a powerful dog that had such presence in our lives. That once in a lifetime heart dog.

The stone is a gift from a Doberman Friend. It is gorgeous.


This is Petey's final resting spot on our property.


Monty on one of our first hikes alone, he is having a blast being able to go off lead again, he couldn't for the last few months because of Petey's heart being in such bad shape.

I know exactly how you feel, cause if I didn't have Ace to break the fall of Momo I would have straight DIED..It was odd how God put them to pass nearly a year apart. You have gotten Monty tested for this disorder and he's come clean I guess?? If so, you have a good solid set of years left with him!! MY Aunt is an avid Dobie fan, she just lost her boy Apollo to Wobbler's Disorder, it was hard to say good bye, but she went and got another little guy from a Dobie rescue, and named him Wallace, he's a joy to her and her husband since they can't have children, and their female Nigel ( don't ask, I have and have gotten one answer, they didn't name her) seems to know her job is to raise little Wallace and make him a good dog. Maybe when the time is right, the door will open for Monty to do the same thing.. you guys are SUCH awesome=great dog owners and I wish there were more like you out there; as an animal rescue participant, I pray for owners like you to come along with every dog I rescue!! Keep hugging Monty and it will all be ok!!

PJaddicted

WH. Thank you for that post. For now Monty won't be tested for DCM. Petey tested negative for the only known gene that causes it, so there has to be at least another one, his blood is being used to help find it. The only other way to screen for the onset of DCM is to do a 24 hour holter monitor and then if there are problems, follow up with an echo-cardiogram. Both l very expensive tests, done by a canine cardiologist. Our cardiologist was a 2 hour drive each way. Petey was on 7 different medications that cost us about $300 a month, vet bills for the 20 months of DCM were around $6000. His brother who was never diagnosed with DCM died from it only 6 weeks before Petey. Petey also showed signs of Wobblers back 6 months ago. Poor boy was the most gorgeous Dobe and had the worst health. I won't get another Dobe, DCM can show up in any line of Dobes, 60% will get it in their lifetime.

PJ_ROCKS

PJaddicted wrote:

I'm falling in love with this incredibility sweet young boy named Monty! When his breeder sold him to me 14 months ago, she said she felt he would help us get through Petey's death. She could tell he had a healers soul. She was right. He is a cuddle bug and is helping me to keep moving forward. While he is nothing like Petey and could never fill that void, he is making his own place in my heart, now that I'm letting him in. Now that it is all said and done....getting Monty was a great decision.

I am so happy to read this, thanks for sharing.

I remember that day(post) when you were thinking about getting Monty, you were not sure about getting him. Some of us said, get him! Then you showed us the picture of the puppy, and i just had a feeling you would get him. Next thing we all know, you made up your mind to get him!

Who Princess

PJaddicted wrote:

I'm falling in love with this incredibility sweet young boy named Monty! When his breeder sold him to me 14 months ago, she said she felt he would help us get through Petey's death. She could tell he had a healers soul. She was right. He is a cuddle bug and is helping me to keep moving forward. While he is nothing like Petey and could never fill that void, he is making his own place in my heart, now that I'm letting him in. Now that it is all said and done....getting Monty was a great decision.

This really touched my heart. I can remember the sadness we've experienced losing one of our dogs and though every one of them has been irreplaceable somehow another dog came through and brightened our lives. Dogs are amazing. They ask for so little and give us so much.

PJaddicted

The last couple of days were so hard, filled with tears and sadness and today, I'm feeling pretty good. Monty and I did a 2.5 hour hike. We had a great time. I think he is going to become a great dog. It was the right decision to get him, my heart was right and you all helped me to make that decision. Thank you.

Austicman

Bubba was 7 yesterday She got to run the house for the day. Sleeping on the lounge, sleeping on the bed, lots of treats and scratches



Monty's a good boy!!

AELARA

I just watched this video today and I found it really cute.
http://www.adespoto.tv/watch_video.php?v=28b9f1e02f52e5f

haffajappa

imalive wrote:

where the hell has sammi been? :?

still hangin' around, spooning stairs.

we have been busy lately... or at least i have. these days sammi just lounges around with the family while I'm at one of my million jobs. finally am stopping by the doggie thread and catching up on the bad news that's floating around. so sorry to hear of cleo, winston, and of course petey. Petey definitely was an alpha dog around here! :( :( best wishes to you guys going through such a hard time. hang in there.

as for you rob, I hope you're doing well and that gracie is taking good care of you!

haffajappa

Enkidu wrote:

We just took another photo - before and after, one year later. Shocking.

Happy Gotcha Day.

loooooooooove this
what a cutie i love german shepherds!!!

Claireack

PJaddicted wrote:

I'm falling in love with this incredibility sweet young boy named Monty! When his breeder sold him to me 14 months ago, she said she felt he would help us get through Petey's death. She could tell he had a healers soul. She was right. He is a cuddle bug and is helping me to keep moving forward. While he is nothing like Petey and could never fill that void, he is making his own place in my heart, now that I'm letting him in. Now that it is all said and done....getting Monty was a great decision.

Honestly, that is so lovely to hear