Pets

[ShinbonerBaz]

Haven't seen the article, but that's horrible to hear about that staffy. Hopefully commonsense prevails and this individual is prosecuted and banned from having any sort of pet.

Cannot understand the mentality of these oxygen thieves, what possible satisfaction can they get from mistreating a defenseless pet?

What get's me even more is when you see these heroes on tv shows like Animal Rescue or the like and they don't want to give their animals up, even though they are incapable or unwilling to care for them properly.

"Makes me blood boil"

 

[Dan]

Just a follow up on that story about the poor dog, this is what she used to look like.....

After a full recovery ............

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mo...f-animal-cruelty/story-fn7x8me2-1226216097085

 

[Gabbie]

Cannot understand the mentality of these oxygen thieves, what possible satisfaction can they get from mistreating a defenseless pet?

What get's me even more is when you see these heroes on tv shows like Animal Rescue or the like and they don't want to give their animals up, even though they are incapable or unwilling to care for them properly.

"Makes me blood boil"

Ditto. My pulse rate goes up when I see cruelty like this. Have to turn the TV over.

 

[Gabbie]

I'd say he'd get a couple of his most interesting episodes ever, just out of following you, Bonnie and Clyde around for a few hours.

The latest is today we were bomb dived on by a pair of nesting Pluvers. Had to change direction quick smart.

 

[Mr Reliable]

The latest is today we were bomb dived on by a pair of nesting Pluvers. Had to change direction quick smart.

Your walks with the pooches sound so relaxing, Gabbie. Not.

 

[Mr Reliable]

Dan, thanks to the good people who did the rescue that you could post that second photo as well as the shocking first one .

 

[Gabbie]

Your walks with the pooches sound so relaxing, Gabbie. Not.

As I was ducking out of their way all I could think of were the words of Cesar "Calm and Assertive" Dogs were fine but Clyde was licking his chops later when a family of Curlews were lurking near footpath.

 

[Gabbie]

How do your pets cope with the heat?? Mine are getting on, 11 and 10, and the past few days up here have been shockers, HOT and HUMID. Lucky for them and me the whole house has air con and they are happy to be inside. Their walk this morning didn't last as long as usual, 20 mins tops today, as it was probably 27 at 6.00a.m. and poor Bonnie was dragging her heels.

If you can't take them to a beach or have a pool of any description. someone told me to cool dogs down to hose their feet. If you feel hot so do your pets. Ice blocks in water buckets is good.

 

[MacMum]

Also cool down with wet towell, high up in their groin/kidney area....good guide to how they are faring in the heat..... doesn't hurt to drape a wet towell over them as well..

These actions can help prevent dehydration....regular drinks too of course.

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

Heat is not a huge problem in my neck of the woods (NW coast of Tassie) even in the middle of summer we usually get a cooling sea breeze off Bass Strait. Having said that, it does depend on what you are used to and 24 or so can feel like 30 here sometimes. We sometimes give our dogs a large ice cube to chew on (about twice the size of a cigarette pack) and they love it. No water restrictions here either so the sprinkler in the back yard gets a run, although Archie tends to grab it and runs around getting everyone wet.

 

[Gabbie]

Also cool down with wet towell, high up in their groin/kidney area....good guide to how they are faring in the heat..... doesn't hurt to drape a wet towell over them as well..

These actions can help prevent dehydration....regular drinks too of course.

Good tip MM.

Mine are enjoying the air con. They let me know when they want to go out, last time was 10 mins ago and they didn't hang around outside for long, neither did I. It's a real stinko here today and yesterday. Around 31 to 33 but on News.com it says feels like 39 today. And they're NOT WRONG.

 

[Gabbie]

Heat is not a huge problem in my neck of the woods (NW coast of Tassie) even in the middle of summer we usually get a cooling sea breeze off Bass Strait. Having said that, it does depend on what you are used to and 24 or so can feel like 30 here sometimes. We sometimes give our dogs a large ice cube to chew on (about twice the size of a cigarette pack) and they love it. No water restrictions here either so the sprinkler in the back yard gets a run, although Archie tends to grab it and runs around getting everyone wet.

Wanna swap

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

Wanna swap

Ha, the grass is always greener hey?

I bet you've got plenty of other positives on idealic Magnetic Island!!

 

[a4brianp]

Got a pug Grandkids dog and Foxie here and couldnt work out why my tomato crop was going backwards with no ripe ones to pick.
Puzzle solved today Foxie was caught eating a nice tomatoe and pug was in the plot.
Didnt know dogs liked them but these to do.

Now fenced off.

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

Got a pug Grandkids dog and Foxie here and couldnt work out why my tomato crop was going backwards with no ripe ones to pick.
Puzzle solved today Foxie was caught eating a nice tomatoe and pug was in the plot.
Didnt know dogs liked them but these to do.

Now fenced off.

Ha, got a Pug and a Lab, renowned unfussy eaters, they eat a lot of stuff that I never knew dogs would (bananas, walnuts, plums, apples), but never tried 'em on tomatos, bet they'd have a go though

 

[Dan]

Jack trying to get the moth that's on the outside part of the window ......

[YOUTUBE]GQ7MGmI71jk[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Mr Reliable]

How do you fellow dog lovers go with clipping your dogs' claws?

The greyhounds and labrador are angels when it comes to any sort of grooming/care, but the Maremma is, shall we say, totally unco-operative and likely to be downright nasty when it comes to anything like this. You might even say scarey and dangerous.

Any suggestions please?

By the way, I would not rule out the use of a dart gun, as used by vets when working on lions, tigers etc. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing for a "pet" dog? If necessary, I'm prepared to put my embarrassment to one side in the interests of the dog.

 

[Mr Reliable]

Jack trying to get the moth that's on the outside part of the window ......

[YOUTUBE]GQ7MGmI71jk[/YOUTUBE]

Protein!

 

[Dan]

How do you fellow dog lovers go with clipping your dogs' claws?

The greyhounds and labrador are angels when it comes to any sort of grooming/care, but the Maremma is, shall we say, totally unco-operative and likely to be downright nasty when it comes to anything like this. You might even say scarey and dangerous.

Any suggestions please?

By the way, I would not rule out the use of a dart gun, as used by vets when working on lions, tigers etc. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing for a "pet" dog? If necessary, I'm prepared to put my embarrassment to one side in the interests of the dog.

Don't shoot the dog with a dart gun lol

I don't clip Jack's claws because he gets plenty of walks on the concrete that naturally blunt down his claws.

 

[Mr Reliable]

Don't shoot the dog with a dart gun lol

I don't clip Jack's claws because he gets plenty of walks on the concrete that naturally blunt down his claws.

We live in a rural area. No concrete footpaths. Any other suggestions please?

Regards
Desperate Dog Owner.

 

[Dan]

Then I guess you have no choice but to clip em. Have you tried using a muzzle and a body brace just to keep Maremma still?

 

[Twinkletoes]

We live in a rural area. No concrete footpaths. Any other suggestions please?

Regards
Desperate Dog Owner.

Our 13yr old dog Bella (Lab/Doberman X, which looks like a rottweiler puppy and is my baby) is impossible to clip as well Mr R. Take her for walks? She heads for the nature strip. Nothing works, and it stems back to when a twitchy handed vet tried to clip them early on and cut into the quick, causing profuse blood loss and immense pain. We ended up giving up, but if she ever needs to go into the vets for anything I ask if they could give it a go. So far so good.

Our other dog Archer (7yr old cream lab) is an athletic legend of a thing, hellbent on guarding their domain from prospective predators (we live on a corner so plenty wander by). I arrived home today to be greeted by Bella and Archer, as they do everyday. Bella came through to the garage and Archer remained in the yard, standing up against the thigh high fence which separates the yard from the driveway. Gave him the usual pat and hello but noticed a whopping great growth inside his mouth which had come from nowhere. SHIT!

Took him to the vet almost immediately. Shitting myself about tomorrow's visit where a section will be removed for analysis by a pathologist. The lump's on his jaw, inside his mouth, and on both sides of his molar teeth. If it's malignant I'll be a bloody wreck. It's not all hard, which is one positive. In fact, some of it's quite soft, so there's a possibility it's a large abscess or infection due to a foreign body lodging in his gum or tooth. He's also not in the usual age range for such a malignancy. Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We also have a 13yr old cat named Holly, who's been a great pal for years, and who's the boss of the dogs. Fortunately she's fine. I'll post pics of each one day.

I've loved checking this thread every few days btw. Great work y'all.

 

[Dan]

Looking forward to the pics TT, hope all goes well for Arch

 

[Twinkletoes]

Looking forward to the pics TT, hope all goes well for Arch

Thanks Dan. It's never nice going to the vets with one of the older animals, as you never know when they'll have some bad news for you, but I wasn't expecting this one today with our youngest. Hopefully the Archer name gives him the necessary strength to fight this crap off. Oh, and note to self...........do not look up info on this crap online!

 

[Gabbie]

Thanks Dan. It's never nice going to the vets with one of the older animals, as you never know when they'll have some bad news for you, but I wasn't expecting this one today with our youngest. Hopefully the Archer name gives him the necessary strength to fight this crap off. Oh, and note to self...........do not look up info on this crap online!

Hope all is well with Archer TT. I hear you on looking up crap on dogs online, you become aware of so many things that could be wrong. Look forward to some pics of your pets.

The nail clipping query by Mr R. Do you have a dog groomer in your area by any chance?? Sometimes they are calmer than a Vet and probably more experienced in clipping coats and nails as well. The Dog Groomer on Maggie has offered to trim Clyde's front paw nails as the Vet said she wouldn't risk it because the pink part of his nails is quite long and if she accidentally snipped that area, the claret would flow. My undercover patio area and driveway is concreted and that helps "file" them down as well as the walk on the road and a foot path area in the morning.

LOL at Jack trying to get to a moth on the OUTSIDE. The bug du jour at my place these days is March flies, big swines that can bite and Bonnie the wonder dog is an expert at catching them.