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

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

this dog of mine :roll: ....sound asleep



I often wake up in the middle of the night and can see all four legs, straight up, silhouetted against the dark

Kinda like about the time you posted this?

hope you guys are all doing good!!!

PJaddicted

Hope no one supports this company. http://www.occupyforanimals.org/iams--e ... -food.html

I feed raw for close to 5 years now and if for some reason I can't do that in the future, I will cook my own dog food. I don't trust the dog food manufacturers. Over the years I've had too many friends lose dogs that were very young to kidney failure, something is very wrong with that.

twisted thoughts

PJaddicted wrote:

Hope no one supports this company. http://www.occupyforanimals.org/iams--e ... -food.html

I feed raw for close to 5 years now and if for some reason I can't do that in the future, I will cook my own dog food. I don't trust the dog food manufacturers. Over the years I've had too many friends lose dogs that were very young to kidney failure, something is very wrong with that.

Thats horrible! I know people who feed their pets these brands, and Ive been trying to tell them for years, its no good. I once knew a vet and she told me in private that the foods that are sold at veterinarian offices (Iams, Eukaneuba and Science Diet), and promoted by the vets are there for a reason. Those pet food companies pay for the vets to go to school, and the vets in turn promote their product...knowing full well it is not the best option for your pet.

As soon as I found that out, both my dog and cat were off the Purina (loaded w/ by-products which are no good anyways) and we switched to Wellness brand. Both of them have improved skin, fur and energy. Its like night and day.

Thanks for sharing PJaddicted. I'll be sharing this for sure.

Edit: I wrote that before I watched the video. That was awful and very hard to watch. If you dont want to watch the video, or dont make it through the whole thing, you can find more info at:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/pets/iams.html

PJ_ROCKS

PJaddicted wrote:

Hope no one supports this company. http://www.occupyforanimals.org/iams--e ... -food.html

I feed raw for close to 5 years now and if for some reason I can't do that in the future, I will cook my own dog food. I don't trust the dog food manufacturers. Over the years I've had too many friends lose dogs that were very young to kidney failure, something is very wrong with that.

Thanks for sharing, i will pass it on to as many as i can.

really makes me mad!!!

norm

last full day in the not-so-snowy sierras...happy 2012 all







hurry up!!

PJ_ROCKS

norm wrote:

last full day in the not-so-snowy sierras...happy 2012 all



hurry up!!

Look at all those sticks...

no snow around here on the plains...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012...

StillHere

norm wrote:

last full day in the not-so-snowy sierras...happy 2012 all







hurry up!!

those are gorgeous photos ~ Norm ~ handsome pup
awesome
Happy New Year

twisted thoughts

Some lazy photos of Bugsy - as you can see, he spends most of his time sleeping

All up on dad's pillow!!!


Sharing his bed with his feline brother


Keepin warm by the fire


Happy New Year everyone!!

pandora

twisted thoughts wrote:

Some lazy photos of Bugsy - as you can see, he spends most of his time sleeping

All up on dad's pillow!!!


Sharing his bed with his feline brother


Keepin warm by the fire


Happy New Year everyone!!

love these!

pandora

Happy New Year from Maddie and Lucy! Bonnie the Bulldog too ( she is almost blind now
and pushing 10 years... thats a very old lady bulldog






Maddie has been missing Charlie this year ... a sadness we all feel

Wobbie

pandora wrote:

Happy New Year from Maddie and Lucy! Bonnie the Bulldog too ( she is almost blind now
and pushing 10 years... thats a very old lady bulldog






Maddie has been missing Charlie this year ... a sadness we all feel

that's a good looking family you have!

pandora

thank you! ... they are the cutest part!

eeriepadave

cute vid of what a dog does when it gets cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... H_xEn2NK6c

Rani

Bailey update:

It was -16 degrees Celcius, about -23 with the windchill factor yesterday...

And she willingly spent about 4 hours in that damned inclimate weather. :shock: :shock: :shock:

She was nearly dead 2 months ago.

Leave it to a Husky, who looks like she will be seeing 16 on Feb 25th.

Claireack

Rani wrote:

Bailey update:

It was -16 degrees Celcius, about -23 with the windchill factor yesterday...

And she willingly spent about 4 hours in that damned inclimate weather. :shock: :shock: :shock:

She was nearly dead 2 months ago.

Leave it to a Husky, who looks like she will be seeing 16 on Feb 25th.

So pleased to hear that!!!

Haven't been on in a while. So hope everyone and their doggies are doing fine. Molly had a lovely christmas, she even got to eat some real meat on christmas day when we visited my mum for tea (we're veggies so don't do the turkey thing) she was in heaven!!

pandora

eeriepadave wrote:

cute vid of what a dog does when it gets cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... H_xEn2NK6c

gosh that was precious!

thanks for the smile

PJ_ROCKS

Sophie playing with her ball today, under the chair go figure.




she puts it on the side of the couch, then barks at it




she is telling me to get it for her...

Who Princess

A wonderful doggie story in the newspaper today: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/01/06 ... nk=skyline

A special Chihuahua mix from Fort Worth was born to run

By Brenda Jones

Special to the Star-Telegram

The ears get your attention first. Next, you notice the different-colored eyes: one a piercing ice blue and the other dark brown.

When you meet Vespa, you expect to see a puppy playfully running. But she hops, and then stands upright like a Texas kangaroo.

That's when her special nature becomes apparent. Vespa has no front legs.

But, believe me, it doesn't slow her down.

I adopted Vespa from Chihuahua Rescue and Transport, an exceptionally well-run organization that makes sure its dogs find loving forever homes.

After losing my previous dog to a heart condition, I decided there was no better way to demonstrate my belief that all animals are worthy of love than to open my heart and home to one with special needs.

Instead of front legs, Vespa was born with little "chicken wings" that allow her to crawl or hop, but only on soft surfaces such as grass or carpet.

I wanted her world to be bigger than that, so I researched front wheels for dogs. (She was not a candidate for prosthesis). Missing front limbs are a much bigger challenge than missing or injured back limbs, as it turns out.

I tracked down OrthoPets, a group out of Denver that specializes in making animals more mobile.

Vespa and I flew to Denver, where the pros there made a mold of her chest and attached her perfectly fitted "vest" to wheels. Back home, I worked with her to stretch out her legs and help her learn to run.

And the door to that bigger world opened for my sweet Vespa.

Editor's note: Brenda Jones and photographer Ron T. Ennis, both of Fort Worth, share in the care of Vespa, a year-old Chihuahua mix.

If you click on the link, there are some great before and after pictures of Vespa and a video showing her trying out her new "wheels."

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Sophie playing with her ball today, under the chair go figure.

I've seen that look before...it's as if they think the ball is alive

we finally got some snow. gracie was so fired up she was humping my leg!

pandora

heart warming story ... thank you!


and precious pictures