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The Dog thread Mar 29, 2022 2:38:25 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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Post by jen on Mar 29, 2022 2:38:25 GMT -5

Mar 28, 2022 13:58:27 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

It looks like our dog is on borrowed time now.

The infections have been caused by a mass near her vagina. He doesn't know if it is malignant or not, but it is probably growing, and sooner or later will block her urethra.

Surgery is inadvisable, and she is too 'action dog' for us to consider chemo or radium.

There is no indication of speed, but she has already outlived her allotted span, and still looks and acts 'full of it'. We are hoping for months.

I'm so sorry to hear. I hope she does not get much pain through it and is generally comfortable.

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The Dog thread Mar 29, 2022 3:30:00 GMT -5 heatherly and jen like this

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Post by a_muppet on Mar 29, 2022 3:30:00 GMT -5

Mar 29, 2022 2:38:25 GMT -5 jen said:

Mar 28, 2022 13:58:27 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

It looks like our dog is on borrowed time now.

The infections have been caused by a mass near her vagina. He doesn't know if it is malignant or not, but it is probably growing, and sooner or later will block her urethra.

Surgery is inadvisable, and she is too 'action dog' for us to consider chemo or radium.

There is no indication of speed, but she has already outlived her allotted span, and still looks and acts 'full of it'. We are hoping for months.

I'm so sorry to hear. I hope she does not get much pain through it and is generally comfortable.

Thanks for reminding me. The vet said she was certainly not in any pain.

I am going to up her walks to two a day. I hate to think I might miss out through any apathy on my part.

We are going to cancel our september trip to Malta.

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The Dog thread Mar 29, 2022 4:14:46 GMT -5 via mobile a_muppet and jen like this

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Post by cassie on Mar 29, 2022 4:14:46 GMT -5

Cherry, be ready for the well meaning but totally idiotic people who will ask how old she is and say oh well she's had a good innings...

They don't understand that no matter how long we have with them its never long enough and most of us would give all we have for an extra month/ week / day...

Smile and know they have never known unconditional love as we have.

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The Dog thread Mar 29, 2022 7:19:17 GMT -5 cassie, jen, and 1 more like this

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Post by a_muppet on Mar 29, 2022 7:19:17 GMT -5

Mar 29, 2022 4:14:46 GMT -5 cassie said:

Cherry, be ready for the well meaning but totally idiotic people who will ask how old she is and say oh well she's had a good innings...

They don't understand that no matter how long we have with them its never long enough and most of us would give all we have for an extra month/ week / day...

Smile and know they have never known unconditional love as we have.

Thanks

I remember the guy who fitted our kitchen floor saying "A dog is the only thing on the planet that will love you more than themselves.."

I also like the line "Dog is god spelled backwards."

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The Dog thread Apr 4, 2022 10:33:36 GMT -5 via mobile a_muppet likes this

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Post by VanessaNDF on Apr 4, 2022 10:33:36 GMT -5

Ooh doggies!

I have had many throughout the years. But most recently I had to let my older sister and her husband have my precious Bella cause I moved back in October and can't have any pets. 😭 I think I was more upset about it then Bella was. She loves people and she's getting really spoiled over there which makes me happy.

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The Dog thread Apr 4, 2022 13:16:35 GMT -5 kjay and jen like this

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Post by a_muppet on Apr 4, 2022 13:16:35 GMT -5

Mine is definitely resting more, and the little spots of blood seem to be getting more prevalent.

Her leg twitching seems to be increasing too.

I am going to start putting her on a lead when we see large dogs. She has always seen herself as bigger and badder than the rest of them, and I don't want her finding out that is no longer true.

When I think of all the larger dogs she has frightened off just by lunging at them, she was amazing in that. Even as I was telling her off for it, I could see her still grinning as she walked past them, and I am sure she was muttering under her breath: "wimps"

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The Dog thread Apr 5, 2022 12:31:21 GMT -5 a_muppet and jen like this

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Post by VanessaNDF on Apr 5, 2022 12:31:21 GMT -5

Apr 4, 2022 10:33:36 GMT -5 VanessaNDF said:

Ooh doggies!

I have had many throughout the years. But most recently I had to let my older sister and her husband have my precious Bella cause I moved back in October and can't have any pets. 😭 I think I was more upset about it then Bella was. She loves people and she's getting really spoiled over there which makes me happy.

I also had a Boston Terrier named Nibbles. My older sister got her on an impulse buy. She's more of a cat person so I don't even know why she had the poor thing in the first place.......But Nibbles eventually came to live with me and I loved her so much. She got along well with Maggie, who was a German Shepard/Akita mix. They were best friends. When Nibbles used to beg for food, she would squint her eyes and squeeze out a tear drop.

I couldn't say no to that lol.

But in the end, Nibbles only lived for a year and half. She passed away four days before my birthday...in my bed next to me. I'm not sure why she died tho. It was very hard for me to get passed that cause of the way she died and where. She was buried in the back yard behind the garage.

Maggie, had to be put to sleep cause we simply didn't have the funds to figure out what was wrong with her. I have her ashes and I miss her very much still. She was a great dog. Although she shed a lot, she loved everyone.

Molly was my mom's Shih Tzu. She got her when I was around 14. She lived until she was about 14 yrs old. I think she died of a broken heart, cause my mom went out town and then she came back and then left again soon after...

So now the only dog left is Bella. My twin got her and apparently her landlord told her it was ok, but his wife didn't want any pets. So she came to live with me and I got attached.

I miss having a dog.

From this point on, I decided that I would never get another dog unless I was able to care for it the way it should be.

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a_muppet Global Moderator Posts: 25,641	The Dog thread Apr 8, 2022 7:24:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by a_muppet on Apr 8, 2022 7:24:26 GMT -5 Some of these are adorable. brightside.me/wonder-animals/17-people-who-took-their-dog-to-the-groomer-and-got-back-a-completely-different-pet-796886/?utm_source=tsp_pages&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_5_minute_crafts_men
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The Dog thread Apr 8, 2022 8:01:59 GMT -5 via mobile a_muppet, jen, and 1 more like this

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Post by cassie on Apr 8, 2022 8:01:59 GMT -5

Apr 8, 2022 7:24:26 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Some of these are adorable.

brightside.me/wonder-animals/17-people-who-took-their-dog-to-the-groomer-and-got-back-a-completely-different-pet-796886/?utm_source=tsp_pages&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_5_minute_crafts_men

I hate to say it buut I prefer some of the before pictures.... I like scruffy dogs.

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The Dog thread Apr 8, 2022 9:12:22 GMT -5

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Post by a_muppet on Apr 8, 2022 9:12:22 GMT -5

Apr 8, 2022 8:01:59 GMT -5 cassie said:

Apr 8, 2022 7:24:26 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Some of these are adorable.

brightside.me/wonder-animals/17-people-who-took-their-dog-to-the-groomer-and-got-back-a-completely-different-pet-796886/?utm_source=tsp_pages&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_5_minute_crafts_men

I hate to say it buut I prefer some of the before pictures.... I like scruffy dogs.

I don't altogether disagree with you

Number 5 is how my mum's dog turned out. It had really long hair when she rescued him.

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TestDummyCO Preferred Member Posts: 2,198	The Dog thread Apr 8, 2022 16:12:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TestDummyCO on Apr 8, 2022 16:12:55 GMT -5 Apr 8, 2022 8:01:59 GMT -5 cassie said: I hate to say it buut I prefer some of the before pictures.... I like scruffy dogs. I agree!

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The Dog thread Apr 16, 2022 14:29:45 GMT -5 cassie, kjay, and 1 more like this

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Post by a_muppet on Apr 16, 2022 14:29:45 GMT -5

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The Dog thread Jul 22, 2022 7:17:54 GMT -5 heatherly, a_muppet, and 4 more like this

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Post by cassie on Jul 22, 2022 7:17:54 GMT -5

So today my boy Murphy is six.

Its flown by , 6 years gone already... Theres still so much to do and explore so many games to play so many places to visit.
Yet he is on average halfway through his lifetime.

We have them for such a short time. So we had a party just a little one, a homemade victoria sponge cake, some doggy choc chip cookies and doggy chocolate filled with turkey paste ( Bleh) but the dogs loved it..

We love them so much and they bring such joy to our lives why not celebrate every milestone?

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Post by Popcorn&Candy on Jul 22, 2022 7:45:51 GMT -5

Jul 22, 2022 7:17:54 GMT -5 cassie said:

So today my boy Murphy is six.

Its flown by , 6 years gone already... Theres still so much to do and explore so many games to play so many places to visit.
Yet he is on average halfway through his lifetime.

We have them for such a short time. So we had a party just a little one, a homemade victoria sponge cake, some doggy choc chip cookies and doggy chocolate filled with turkey paste ( Bleh) but the dogs loved it..

We love them so much and they bring such joy to our lives why not celebrate every milestone?

That's wonderful, cassie.

I LOVE dogs. In fact, my family had two dogs growing up. They were truly precious.

Anyhow, dogs love their treats!

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The Dog thread Jul 22, 2022 8:30:11 GMT -5 cassie and kjay like this

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Post by a_muppet on Jul 22, 2022 8:30:11 GMT -5

Jul 22, 2022 7:17:54 GMT -5 cassie said:

So today my boy Murphy is six.

Its flown by , 6 years gone already... Theres still so much to do and explore so many games to play so many places to visit.
Yet he is on average halfway through his lifetime.

We have them for such a short time. So we had a party just a little one, a homemade victoria sponge cake, some doggy choc chip cookies and doggy chocolate filled with turkey paste ( Bleh) but the dogs loved it..

We love them so much and they bring such joy to our lives why not celebrate every milestone?

You did that so well, I could have been there.

Happy birthday Murphy.

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TestDummyCO Preferred Member Posts: 2,198	The Dog thread Jul 22, 2022 19:52:53 GMT -5 cassie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TestDummyCO on Jul 22, 2022 19:52:53 GMT -5 Happy Birthday, Murphy!!!!

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The Dog thread Sept 1, 2022 5:06:04 GMT -5 a_muppet, jen, and 1 more like this

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Post by cassie on Sept 1, 2022 5:06:04 GMT -5

Sept 1, 2022 2:53:04 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

This is lovely. Not sure that it is comedy though.....

www.dfordog.co.uk/blog/funny-dont-leave-your-dog-behind.html

Ive read it before doesnt stop me welling up though,,

Im sure most of you will have heard of rainbow bridge.. www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/2907.html

Please note I am not a happy clappy believer in sky fairies but.... I used the song over the rainbow for my boy Oscars memorial, the last photo is one of him crossing a bridge and the light that day had created a rainbow effect.

The day after his death I stood by the back door wondering how to face the world without him. I took a deep breath opened the door and was greeted by a bright bold rainbow arching the sky in front of me.

In these times of grief it doesnt matter if there is more chance of a rainbow in October than any other time , its doesnt matter that its chance or atmospheric conditions, the only thing that matters is that it gives hope and comfort and when we have lost someone so precious, then comfort is exactly what we need.