SVP’s reply “I doubt you'll see this. But here's to Dipper. My avatar is still Otis. Who was our Dipper. Several years ago, I did what you did and I wept sitting alone on the set trying to get through a 6 minute obit to a dog on a show meant to be about sports. Here's what I learned: nothing connects humanity quite like our shared love of our dogs. People still stop me and say, "That thing you did for Otis...man..." In that way, he lives on. Oddly enough, in the hearts of those who never knew him. Dipper will as well. Beautifully done, Jon. I know his memory will be a blessing always.”
I literally can’t watch this. It’s been a fucking week. Our one dog has been rough for about 2 months. She’s been on the mend and doing better. Anyways, my wife was taking some of her medication earlier this week and accidentally dropped a pill. Our other dog slurped it up before she could grab it. She usually doesn’t do that. We induced vomiting but by the time she did the pill didn’t come up so we took her in for monitoring. 6 hours in she suffered a ton of seizures and we had to rush her from our vet to ER vet where she sits and probably going to have to put her down this morning. Which was fucking blindsided us. About 3 this morning I hear noises and wake up to find my other dog having a seizure herself and it’s bad. We had to rush her to the ER to put her down because I couldn’t be selfish. She’s suffering and it was time to say goodbye. I’m a fucking wreck this morning. I’m working because I don’t know what else to do? I guess I’m just preparing to put down both of them down within 1/2 day. They were the best fucking girls. Me and my wife both got them when we were single and dated about a year into having them. Zoey and Pretzel. They didn’t know much else besides me and my wife and they grew together for over 9 years. It leaves us with our recent rescue, Hamilton who cuddled up and slept by us this morning after coming back.
It can’t be stated enough. This existence is a lot of shit. Politics, day-to-day pandering to corporate world, general hatred by people towards other humans. But not dogs. You come home spent from the rat race of life, everyday. They greet you, and all the flaws you present, with all the excitement in the world. I’m going to miss that. I’m going to miss that couple of seconds of the world going gray all-around me and the pure love I received everyday from Pretzel & Zoey.
Update on this. Somehow against every update Zoey, came out of all her seizures and everything and is at home (against everything they basically told us). I don’t believe in a higher power, but I believe in some form of karma and the ‘sisters’ that didn’t even like each other (at first, they became close as hell) needed one to say goodbye for the one that was younger and more healthy. The smallest was the alpha and the pig is now trying to animal farm the void and we have instantly had to curtail his sudden cockiness. RIP p-dog. 17 pounds of pure female alpha and smarts (and all the love)
Last pup has been adopted! Went to a nice older couple who live on the beach. Celebrated by taking Sully out for a beach day. I think he’s glad to be an only child again.
I had my two dogs go within three weeks of each other. Also we’re both puppies when my girlfriend (now wife) and I moved in together. It’s incredibly hard and although my beliefs are like yours I like to think they almost immediately reunited somewhere.
My big guy started limping pretty badly yesterday. He's had a couple minor ones over the last few months but this one is worse. Trying to get a vet appointment tomorrow but I'm expecting the dreaded ACL/CCL tear. We have pet insurance, so I'm not particularly worried about the cost. But just give it to me straight - How awful is this recovery timeline going to be? My guy is a 70 pound Carolina Dog/German Shepherd mix, so the idea of trying to keep him still for months is terrifying.
The pup I grew up with, Black Lab named Dixie, had to be put down back in 1998, it absolutely destroyed my Dad. I always wanted him to get another dog over the years but the whole "there will never be another one as good" thing was in full effect. My Mom passed away last week after several years of poor health, and with my Dad staring at an empty house all day, my sister and I really want him to have a dog so he doesn't get too lonely and go crazy. When we brought up the subject of a dog, he was a flat "no" to begin with, but I'm hoping we can bring him around. on the many occasions I drove down there to see them these last 8 months, I always brought one of our pups and you could just see what it does for him. If he says yes, we will foster through the rescue until we find a good fit for him, has to be the right mix of qualities as he is almost 74 and getting a little more fragile, but I'm confident we can do it. Just gotta get the stubborn SOB to say yes.
Man that was tough to see. Went back and watched the SVP one as well, just for an extra dose of tears
I knew I’d have to make this post on here eventually but I thought it would be for my best girl not my daughter’s sweet best girl. My daughter is a having to put her 5 year old bulldog to sleep because of kidney failure. 6 months ago she was given a month to live but she fought as hard and as long as she could. May good girl Lola Rest in Peace she is Flash’s 2 year younger almost identical sister Last one is flash for comparison of how much they look alike
So sorry, man. No matter if it is your dog or not, they are all special. Y’all will be in our thoughts.
thank you. She is gone. They had someone come to their place and she left at 1158 am on my daughter’s lap. She was tired and ready to rest. She was only 5 so not nearly long enough for such a good girl.
Anyone had to deal with Giardia that seems resistant to treatment? My bulldog has now gone through two rounds of treatment and he is still testing positive. Vet is going to consult with an internal specialist, but not sure what the prognosis is here.
Any chance of him just getting reinfected? Do you go to any public parks? Or have any standing water somewhere?
Potentially. No dog parks, but we have two dogs and 3 acres of land. We are picking up dog poop regularly, but who knows if we miss some. We have also had a ton of rain which has resulted in puddles. Lovely.
Two quick asks our golden loves toys but she destroys everything. Curious if anyone has recs for great durable toys / puzzle toys. Note: love benebones but when they get sharp they destroy our rugs She’s getting fixed EOM. Any tips are appreciated
Our golden loves elk/deer antlers. They can also get kinda sharp though. Anything with stitching or that's soft cloth will eventually get torn up. It's inevitable. The cone lasted about five minutes before we put her in old t-shirts and tied it into a knot on her back so it covered the wound. Didn't restrict her movement and worked well enough to keep her from licking it all day.
The blow up cones are better than the plastic from the vet so I’d order that ahead. After two days ours that was just fixed didn’t need a cone at all. We just put it on at night to make sure she doesn’t lick
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Fluff...ef_=ast_bln&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_sto Longest lasting ones we've ever had, our big girl tries to tear them apart and they have lasted at least a year on average before giving up the ghost. We've had probably 10 in her life and they are awesome. Been a few years since we bought a new one so who knows if their manufacturing has changed, but they've always been great in my experience
Buddy sent me this today. Love to see it They're apparently a lot more comfortable around people now.
One of ours had both knees done within three months. Be diligent about the flexing and icing, and he’ll be recovered before you know it.
Welp she finally got one. Girl got her first kill today. Squirrel in the backyard. Thought maybe she might never get one before she was too old and slow.
It's been nearly four months and it still feels so weird/awful not having Sabo around. We are going to be moving in the next handful of months and would love to get a pair of labs at some point within the next year or two after we get settled. I'm kinda falling in love with these fox red yellow labs and there's a reputable breeder nearby. So far I've been able to stop myself from going and looking at them. Will obv consider rescuing too since that's the best thing to do and god knows there are a ton of animals in need of good homes. Spoiler
this thing is pretty damn tough, had ours since Christmas and it’s still going strong. https://www.chewy.com/chuckit-kick-fetch-ball-dog-toy/dp/49717