Dogs

   / Dogs #31  
Dogs sure are tough compared to us. Keegan has been chasing sticks for years, and finally over ran one too fast. Given she sprints at 30mph, I'm surprised it took so long to happen, but this stick impaled the inside of her mouth under the tongue. 1/2" around, and better than an inch deep stab. Blood was just pouring out. Took her to the Animal hospital where they stitched her up under sedation. Apparantly they were going to wait a little while to do it, but after 10 minutes her crate had a huge puddle of blood in it (kinda like our porch, garage, and car) so they took her to the OR immediately and put in a couple of deep, and a couple of superficial sutures. Picked her up 3hrs later. She was better, but still had blood dripping out 7hours later!

Well, this morning after having a big melena poop in the living room, she wants to go play fetch again. I'm still recovering from cleaning up the carpet.

Todd
 
   / Dogs #32  
I tried to stay off this topic but I just can't. My years without a dog have for the most part, been happy ones. But, my wife wants a dog. I list as many reasons as I can think of against this idea. She listens, nods her head and one day comes home with a mongrel puppy.
As firmly as I can, I tell her I'll have nothing to do with the mutt. She takes him to the Vet for his shots and exam. And here I will tell everyone that Front Line works. The Puppy no longer has fleas. They are all on me./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
About this time I realize that I am the only person in this house that understands that puppys must be housebroken/w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif
My wife also lets me know that when she goes to work early, I will have to give puppy his breakfast. When she leaves it's too early. Also, the three evenings a week she plays tennis I will have to feed him. So now I'm giving the potlicker most of his meals/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
And, someone has to take him out, and make sure the varmits don't get him, even if he wishes they would/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Then there is the usual puppy stuff, chewing on shoes, draging them and other things thru the house. His favorite pastime is finding a piece of paper, and chewing it into confetti/w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif. Interesting, that he totally ignores the chew toys and other stuff my wife bought for him.
The dog figures I am the one he needs to get attached to, so he tries to follow me outdoors. Mostly what he does is to get under my feet./w3tcompact/icons/mad.gif He has discovered that the cows will charge him, but he has found a way to turn this into sport. He will go up and bark at them until they give chase, then he runs and hides. Behind me./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif
So, this is mans best friend. who needs enemies.Well. I have a quotation too.

"Anyone who hates kids and dogs can't be all bad"
W. C. Fields


Ernie
 
   / Dogs #33  
Ernie,

Too Funny/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif I have a quote also:

Outside of a dog, a book is mans best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's to dark to read.

Mark Twain (I think)

Al
 
   / Dogs #34  
Ernie, I suspect you and I have much in common. I grew up with dogs and cats, but they were never allowed inside the house. In fact, Dad wouldn't even allow one on the porch. But for a number of years when we lived in town, our daughters had a miniature poodle, but when it was finally gone, I told them they could not have another dog until they were grown and out of my house. And I told my wife she couldn't have another one until she got a divorce. That was the end of that for several months, but then I was sent to Quantico for 10 weeks. When I got home, my wife showed me this tiny ball of fur that you could almost hold in the palm of your hand (don't know what kind it was) and said, "Isn't he cute?" I said, "Yes, have you talked to a lawyer yet?" It was never mentioned again, and I don't know where it went but it wasn't there when I came home from the work the next day./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif However, in my old age and senility and with my wife wanting a dog, and two grown daughters and a grandson saying we "ought to have a dog" out here in the country, so I got her a dog. And as you might guess, he lays at my feet when I'm here on the computer, has to be in the recliner with me when I'm in the living room, follows me everywhere outside (except when the tractor motor starts or the air compressor), will do his best to beat me through the door anytime I open a door; house, car, or pickup, goes to his bed when he sees me going to bed, and is up and ready to go no matter what time I get up in the morning./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird
 
   / Dogs #35  
Toddler

glad to hear your dog is doing well. I had the same thing happen about 2 months ago. Playing fetch with a rock, I threw it into the woods. Roscoe went full steam in and I heard him yelp. He kept searching for the rock continuing to yell. He finally came to me and there was a 1" dia. stick drove into his chest 3" deep. Vet said if it woulda got him in the center of the chest that it would have killed him. He was down and out for a week or so but he`s back to his antics again. The vet said that sort of injury is not that uncommon. You`re right, dogs are alot tougher than we are.

steve

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by TheBigO on 08/13/01 09:09 PM (server time).</FONT></P>
 
   / Dogs #36  
<font color=blue>I suspect you and I have much in common</font color=blue>
Besides being under a transformer when it was struck by lighning?/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif There just seems to be something about me that when someone looks at me they somehow conclude that I need a dog. So they try very hard to give me one. And strange as it may seem every one of them ends up having a physical or a behavioral problem.
I'm not really anti dog. But, I do think that too many people get a dog when they really have no buisness with one. Also, many get a breed that is totally wrong for them.
I have know people who bought an Irish Setter, because they thought the idea of one laying in front of a fireplace was "quaint'. These are hunting dogs, the only time they are going to lay anywhere is after they have been run all day, and are too pooped to do anything else.
Not long ago I read that every time Disney releases a Dalmation movie, the sale of Dalmations goes thru the roof. Of course, these dogs are all being bought for children. It's not a good breed for children, it was bred to work horses.
The dog ends up tied up in the backyard, develops all sorts of bad habits, and in many cases ends up down at the pound.
Well, on this site I know I'm preaching to the choir, so I'll leave the pulpit.


Ernie
 
   / Dogs #37  
<font color=blue>Disney releases a Dalmation movie, the sale of Dalmations goes thru the roof</font color=blue>

Ernie, things like that never cease to amaze me, but it's a fact. Did you know that Clint Eastwood's first "Dirty Harry" movie sold more S&W .44 magnums than any advertising S&W could have done./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif And the really amazing thing to me was that so many of them were sold to cops who should have known better./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif

Bird
 
   / Dogs #38  
I'm glad to see so many people are getting their dogs from shelters. I've always gotten my dogs from shelters. They always seem to understand that you saved them. My two best friends are a female St. Bernard, Patti, who is almost 3, and a male mastiff mix (172 lbs), Mulder, who is almost 2. They are my best friends and constant companions. Mulder is recovering from knee surgery, and as soon as he heals he will have to go through it all over again, because both his knees were bad, probably from an injury as a very young puppy before we got him (we got him at 9 weeks). The poor little guy has gone through alot of pain (even with pain killers), and alot of expense (over $1700, just for the first surgery), but without the sugery he'd be crippled, so it had to be done. His big sister, Patti, tries to help him through his recovery! I wouldn't live a day without my dogs, nothing compares to the unconditional love of a dog. You never argue, you're just pals for life!!

Rich
 

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