It was pretty brutal. She was walking the area the next morning at 5 am because she was so torn up about it.
Any of you guys ever put gps trackers on your dogs? We talked about it because we also have a Husky that loves roam when he can get loose.
Both my dogs and cat are chipped but that only IDs them. I didn’t know there was a way to gps (locate them).
We run these for hunting, but they wouldn't be practical for everyday use. You could throw it on your dog if you go hiking or something and want the piece of mind in case he goes expolring. They track pretty well out to 8-10 miles, and will keep a spotty signal out to about 12miles. There are cheaper models but these are the latest and greatest.
While not a regular poster in this thread I had to put down my first dog last week. She was 9.5 years old and got an intestinal disease that lead to blood clots that we just weren’t able to turn her around. My wife and I got her when we first got together and she was there for every major event along the way. I’ll take any advice you guys got since it’s been a pretty shitty weekend with this being the first one without her.
We all handle loss differently. Mourn your pup the way you want and don’t allow anyone to not let you be sad. Sorry for your loss.
Sorry man, one of the hardest things I’ve been through was losing my first that I got right out of high school. He’ll never be replaced, but I rescued a puppy and that really helped. My though was he would have wanted another needy dog to get spoiled the way he was. Sorry again for the loss.
Very sorry for your loss DistantFactor , as has been said allow yourself time to mourn in the way this appropriate for you. There's no right or wrong way to honor the memory of the dog you lost. It will get easier, but you will never forget him.
We get a new foster tomorrow, 2 year old named Henry that was hit by a car and supposedly has two broken ribs, so he's likely going to need to be on crate-rest for a while. Poor guy was supposed to be put down on Tuesday, as the medical cases almost always are, but Pixel stepped in and took him. Looking forward to meeting him after work tomorrow.
That sucks man. I'm not sure there is anything anyone is going to tell you to make you feel better. Just keep in mind you did the right thing and were looking out for your pups best interests through the end. Outside of that, talk about her, be sad, but time will help. Also, like others said, get yourself another pup as soon as you're ready. For me it is weird not having a dog in the house. I hope this helps and condolences to you and your wife.
The next dog will find you when the time is right. Always seems to work out that way. Sorry for your loss. It gets better over time but will take some time.
There was a cat on this rail 30 minutes ago. Chloe did not see the cat, but smelled it as soon as she walked out the door and went right to this spot. Their sense of smell is fascinating.
This is our new foster Henry. He was supposed to die on Tuesday, as happens with most medical cases when they get to the shelter, but Pixel wasn't about to let that happen. He was a stray and they think he was hit by a car. He's got two broken ribs and some damaged cartilage in the base of his tail, at least one gnarly scar, and some pretty bad flea dermatitis, but everything is on the mend . We think he is about 2 years old, maybe a border collie mix, and very sweet. Loves to give kisses and get up on his back legs to put his arms around you for hugs. The wife is already falling in love .
Training is going well, he will hold place and come for the most part. Just have to keep working with him. He gets so down sometimes when training and goes submissive. Don't want him submissive just eagar to work. When, we play fetch after he does well to build him back up.
lol it might happen, hard to say. If we keep him we won't really be able to foster so we will have to see.
There are some shitty people on earth. As I have stated before I live near the beach and when I moved into my condo one of th issues was a lack of AC. But, living near the beach made me think it wasn’t that big of a deal. Over the last 10 years it has gotten hotter and hotter. Now having two bulldogs I had to get AC put in because my pups were “dying”. Finally got it put in and they are overjoyed. Anyway my sister is dating a guy who had an 8 year old bulldog. His son put the pup in the backyard during the recent heatwave when the temp (where he lived) was over 110. The poor dog was scratching at the door so bad that the neighbors poured water on him because they thought no one was home. The shit tier son was in the house and the poor dog diwd in the backyard of heat stroke
That's a terrible story. That heat can sneak up on you and I can only hope the kid learned his lesson. Speaking of the heat...anyone in the market for a dog house, these have been a life saver. They have a fairly small footprint, stay surprisingly cool in the summer and somehow the rain doesn't get in them.
I hate the thought that he suffered for absolutely nothing, makes me very sad. But it’s a good thing posting it Daniel Ocean because some don’t understand how heat can be dangerous for dogs.
Always absolutely amazes me. Used to train GSD, Belgians and Rotts for Schutzhund and IPO certifications. It's basically bite work, obedience and then tracking. The bite work and obedience is pretty amazing how smart they are and I could wrap my head around that. However, the tracking is still something to this day that I cannot wrap my head around. I just can't process how they do what they do. Test that always boggled my mind the most. You lay down a track, say 500 meters in length. Stranger more or less walks a path and that is the scent the dog has to follow, generally you wait an hour or so for testing, but for training you might wait 3 or 4 to make the dog really work. Every time we prepared an advanced dog for their final test, this trainer would turn into a creek, walk upstream 20-30 yards and then exit either side. Not ONE time did I ever see a dog miss this, rain, wind, hot, cold, humid or dry. Of course this wasn't a beginner dog, it was trained, but that shit still boggles my mind. And none of the dogs I mentioned have even a 1/10th the capacity for scent that a Basset/Blood Hound do. I've read some pieces that make that number look conservative as well. Sense of smell is so acute some people think we can't comprehend it.
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