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

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norm wrote:

LloydXmas wrote:

TOYS!!!!

STICKS!!!

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i was asked to post this picture

AndyVanSlyke

Hey!! Here's an update on Fiki and Lodi! I took this picture of Fiki tonight. They are doing great! They're able to be let out and run on the paths and come back to me all the time!

LloydXmas

I went out and came back to this!!!

Wobbie

norm wrote:

just got back from the vet...when i woke this morning, norm was holding up his right rear leg...somehow during the night, norm tore a pad on his paw...for those of keeping score, his recent surgery was on his left leg...so now he has to get around with a weakened left leg and a very sore right paw

ugh

wtf, normie? :wtf:

get well......so you can break/tear/ruin something else :fp:

twisted thoughts

LloydXmas wrote:

I went out and came back to this!!!

AndyVanSlyke wrote:

Hey!! Here's an update on Fiki and Lodi! I took this picture of Fiki tonight. They are doing great! They're able to be let out and run on the paths and come back to me all the time!

Lookin good Fiki!!!

twisted thoughts

Some pics of Bugsy enjoying the nice weather








Eating an ice cube...

PJ_ROCKS

twisted thoughts wrote:

Some pics of Bugsy enjoying the nice weather








Eating an ice cube...

cubBEE_girl

This story made me smile.

School Comfort Dog 'Retires,' Gets His Photo In The Yearbook With The Seniors
By Elise Solé, Shine Staff

Portage High School
One very furry high school graduate was honored this week with a yearbook photo of his own.

Prince “the therapy dog,” bred by Lutheran Church Charities is a 9-year-old golden retriever who works in the guidance office at Portage High School in Illinois. He's retiring and as a parting gift, he had a professional photo taken and published alongside the class of 2013.

"We've never done anything like this but it was a nice way to say goodbye to Prince," Melissa Deavers-Lowie, Portage High School's yearbook adviser, told Yahoo! Shine. "Parents and students thought it was so cute and funny. And on Sunday, he'll lead the graduating class of 2013 onto the football field for the ceremony." Naturally, he'll be dressed for the part, wearing a custom-made red cap and gown.

“Prince comes to school and works with me in therapy groups,” Tim Kunstek, Portage High School’s guidance counselor and Prince’s handler, told Yahoo! Shine. "It’s pretty phenomenal how much the kids love him.”

Prince, who lives with Kunstek and his family in Portage, Illinois, has worked a 9-5 gig for the past 4.5 years. Every day, he rides to school with Kunstek and spends his morning greeting students as they arrive at school. He also sits in on counseling sessions with Kunstek and his students, and patrols the hallways, making sure kids are going to class. During lunch, he hangs out in the cafeteria. “Kids would sit on the floor and feed him Tater Tots and other treats, but he started gaining weight, so we’ve scaled back on that,” said Kunstek. And Prince travels for work: In the wake of the tragic shootings in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School, he was on hand to make the sure the children had a smoother transition back to school. “The kids at Sandy Hook loved him and all the other therapy dogs so much that Lutheran Church Charities is now trying to raise money for therapy dogs at Sandy Hook,” said Kunstek.

At the end of a long day, Prince heads home with Kunstek for dinner. Upon his retirement, he’ll remain with Kunstek and work part-time, possibly with kids. And he won't be forgotten: His Facebook page boasts more than 1,500 likes and he keeps his friends updated with photos of his life at school and at home.

But Portage High School won’t be without a therapy dog for long. Isaiah, a 1-year-old golden retriever, is in training to be Prince’s replacement. “There’s something really calming about golden retrievers; they have a big effect on people,” said Kunstek.



http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/school-comf ... 25247.html

Enkidu

cubBEE_girl wrote:

This story made me smile.

School Comfort Dog 'Retires,' Gets His Photo In The Yearbook With The Seniors
By Elise Solé, Shine Staff

Portage High School
One very furry high school graduate was honored this week with a yearbook photo of his own.

Prince “the therapy dog,” bred by Lutheran Church Charities is a 9-year-old golden retriever who works in the guidance office at Portage High School in Illinois. He's retiring and as a parting gift, he had a professional photo taken and published alongside the class of 2013.

"We've never done anything like this but it was a nice way to say goodbye to Prince," Melissa Deavers-Lowie, Portage High School's yearbook adviser, told Yahoo! Shine. "Parents and students thought it was so cute and funny. And on Sunday, he'll lead the graduating class of 2013 onto the football field for the ceremony." Naturally, he'll be dressed for the part, wearing a custom-made red cap and gown.

“Prince comes to school and works with me in therapy groups,” Tim Kunstek, Portage High School’s guidance counselor and Prince’s handler, told Yahoo! Shine. "It’s pretty phenomenal how much the kids love him.”

Prince, who lives with Kunstek and his family in Portage, Illinois, has worked a 9-5 gig for the past 4.5 years. Every day, he rides to school with Kunstek and spends his morning greeting students as they arrive at school. He also sits in on counseling sessions with Kunstek and his students, and patrols the hallways, making sure kids are going to class. During lunch, he hangs out in the cafeteria. “Kids would sit on the floor and feed him Tater Tots and other treats, but he started gaining weight, so we’ve scaled back on that,” said Kunstek. And Prince travels for work: In the wake of the tragic shootings in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School, he was on hand to make the sure the children had a smoother transition back to school. “The kids at Sandy Hook loved him and all the other therapy dogs so much that Lutheran Church Charities is now trying to raise money for therapy dogs at Sandy Hook,” said Kunstek.

At the end of a long day, Prince heads home with Kunstek for dinner. Upon his retirement, he’ll remain with Kunstek and work part-time, possibly with kids. And he won't be forgotten: His Facebook page boasts more than 1,500 likes and he keeps his friends updated with photos of his life at school and at home.

But Portage High School won’t be without a therapy dog for long. Isaiah, a 1-year-old golden retriever, is in training to be Prince’s replacement. “There’s something really calming about golden retrievers; they have a big effect on people,” said Kunstek.



http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/school-comf ... 25247.html

Thank you for posting this - what a fabulous story.

LloydXmas

Lyla is almost 6 months old.

LloydXmas

PJ_ROCKS

cubBEE_girl wrote:

This story made me smile.

School Comfort Dog 'Retires,' Gets His Photo In The Yearbook With The Seniors
By Elise Solé, Shine Staff

Portage High School
One very furry high school graduate was honored this week with a yearbook photo of his own.

Prince “the therapy dog,” bred by Lutheran Church Charities is a 9-year-old golden retriever who works in the guidance office at Portage High School in Illinois. He's retiring and as a parting gift, he had a professional photo taken and published alongside the class of 2013.

"We've never done anything like this but it was a nice way to say goodbye to Prince," Melissa Deavers-Lowie, Portage High School's yearbook adviser, told Yahoo! Shine. "Parents and students thought it was so cute and funny. And on Sunday, he'll lead the graduating class of 2013 onto the football field for the ceremony." Naturally, he'll be dressed for the part, wearing a custom-made red cap and gown.

“Prince comes to school and works with me in therapy groups,” Tim Kunstek, Portage High School’s guidance counselor and Prince’s handler, told Yahoo! Shine. "It’s pretty phenomenal how much the kids love him.”

Prince, who lives with Kunstek and his family in Portage, Illinois, has worked a 9-5 gig for the past 4.5 years. Every day, he rides to school with Kunstek and spends his morning greeting students as they arrive at school. He also sits in on counseling sessions with Kunstek and his students, and patrols the hallways, making sure kids are going to class. During lunch, he hangs out in the cafeteria. “Kids would sit on the floor and feed him Tater Tots and other treats, but he started gaining weight, so we’ve scaled back on that,” said Kunstek. And Prince travels for work: In the wake of the tragic shootings in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School, he was on hand to make the sure the children had a smoother transition back to school. “The kids at Sandy Hook loved him and all the other therapy dogs so much that Lutheran Church Charities is now trying to raise money for therapy dogs at Sandy Hook,” said Kunstek.

At the end of a long day, Prince heads home with Kunstek for dinner. Upon his retirement, he’ll remain with Kunstek and work part-time, possibly with kids. And he won't be forgotten: His Facebook page boasts more than 1,500 likes and he keeps his friends updated with photos of his life at school and at home.

But Portage High School won’t be without a therapy dog for long. Isaiah, a 1-year-old golden retriever, is in training to be Prince’s replacement. “There’s something really calming about golden retrievers; they have a big effect on people,” said Kunstek.



http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/school-comf ... 25247.html

PJ_ROCKS

LloydXmas wrote:

Lyla is almost 6 months old.

twisted thoughts

Wobbie

twisted thoughts wrote:

that's quite a look

gracie got all her stitches and staples out today...and chemo, to boot it's hard to tell she's sick.

twisted thoughts

imalive wrote:

twisted thoughts wrote:

that's quite a look

gracie got all her stitches and staples out today...and chemo, to boot it's hard to tell she's sick.

that's his grumpy old man face

glad to hear gracie is doing well... now that the stitches are out i assume she'll be going to the park more often again. yay gracie!

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

gracie got all her stitches and staples out today...and chemo, to boot it's hard to tell she's sick.

Good news!

Have you checked out the medical marijuana for dogs thread?
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=209020

Or maybe she could just hit your bong. :P

PJ_ROCKS

Who Princess wrote:

imalive wrote:

gracie got all her stitches and staples out today...and chemo, to boot it's hard to tell she's sick.

Good news!

Have you checked out the medical marijuana for dogs thread?
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=209020

Or maybe she could just hit your bong. :P

very good news all around...

Wobbie

after five weeks of post surgery home confinement....gracie got to go to the park today!!!! she would have gone yesterday but bad dad had a bad hangover . anyway, she was quite happy to explore her old stomping grounds.

these were taken yesterday in the back yard: