Yessir. Mostly as a side hustle. They didn’t want to pay him anymore, so he’s on Bronx Pinstripes now. Actually heard PFT and Big Cat name dropper him on today’s PMT. It’s kinda crazy.
So my mom has worked for a vet for close to the past 12 years or so. She has ended up with a bunch of rescues over that time, dogs and cats. This has become annoying at times because she basically hoards animals, but they're well taken care of and she's not a total crazy cat lady or anything. So my dad retired in Feb and he and my mom are slowly moving back out to the 40 acres they bought before I was a kid. Me and my dad put up a nice chain link fence for the dogs they already had, and have built a shed specifically to be a kennel for her cats and dogs. A month or so back, my mom was out of town and saw that the local shelter near their 40 acres had 2 Great Pyrenees females that needed fostering. I was up helping my dad and she requested we go pick them up. Now, I rolled my eyes hard at this. My mom and dad both got young heelers over the summer, so the dogs are stacking up again. And I knew every foster becomes her dogs, so there were now going to be like 8 dogs around. But whatever we went and got them. They were ok, didn't mix well with the boy dogs, the other girls (heelers and a could small dogs my mom has) they didn't seem to mind. They obviously weren't big on heading into kennels at night, but they eventually got into the routine. Anyway, I'm back in Alabama for about a month and get a text message on the 1st of December... SURPRISE PUPPIES! Oh lawd help us. Came back up a few days after they were born for my grandma's funeral and have gotten to watch them over the past 10 days or so. We had them outside in a separate pen but have to move them into the shop when it's too cold. They're 15 days old and have now started opening their eyes as of yesterday and are an absolute mess. Squirming and squealing all over the place. Momma (we've taken to calling her Scarlett and her sister Melanie) has them well taken care of and Mel is the only one allowed nearby aside from people. They've jumped my dog a couple times, and because Mel was jumping all the dogs when Scar was giving birth is how they found out she was even having puppies. She was a thin pregnant. 4 boys, 2 girls. 2 all white (one boy, one girl) and 4 with random spots. Could be purebred if the spots fade over time, but we don't know for sure. My dad has been pestering me that I need to get a new dog because Ody is getting old (11.75 years :) ) and I had more or less told him to drop it because I don't want to even think about losing Ody because I will be a disaster when it happens. Hell even typing that made me sad as fuck. But since these fell in our lap, I feel like I have to take one. Anyway, here's what you really want:
I'll be picking up a 10-week old golden retreiver puppy on February 6 and I am very impatient about it.
Really? All the ones I’ve met have been p lazy. Our neighbor had one when we had our St Bernard and they were like mirror images of each other: would lay down 10 feet apart and just stare-off rather than get up to play. Not all large dogs need a ton of space. St. Bernards, Mastiffs, Newfies, Great Danes, etc... do surprisingly well in smaller setups. At a certain point it becomes impractical—like you probably wouldn’t want to live with a 150-200lb dog in a studio apartment—but you don’t need a 100 acre farm to care for those breeds. You don’t even need a big yard (or a yard at all if you’re good about daily exercise). They’re bred to sit and watch over the flock at night and wreck any intruder that tries to fuck with it. It’s not a husky.
I think Pyrnees are generally more active nocturnally. At least the 2 females we got seem to be. Lay around all day but at night they raise hell. Sheep dogs, ya know. We've tried them in the fence and outside, and they won't go far, but they'll roam a good 15 or so acres at night howling and barking and raising all sorts of hell. Probably didn't help my early morning deer hunting attempts. But they are generally pretty lazy when we keep them inside too. They are super playful though, with people.
Yeah, I’m probably talking out my ass here but I think on average the sheep guarders need a lot less exercise than the herders.
Yeah ours would lay around all day and then spend all night patrolling and barking at anything that moved. Ours didn't really enjoy being inside much at all.
My girl gets an extra treat today. While I was gone two NoleNBlue showed up to my property looking for a suspect on the run. One had its German Shepherd and the other cop had his "assault rifle". They open the gate to my backyard and enter, both notice my doggie door and security cameras (I hear them talking about the two on the footage). The cops don't waste any time in leaving, only issue is they left my fucking gate open! Shortly after they leave my dog goes outside and can smell the shepherd and starts following the tracks. She stops at the open gate and gazes at all the unroamed property. With all the temptation in the world she turns around and walks back into the house.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with people in this world. Dogs have so much to offer that go beyond just being a pet and people go and do shit to hurt them and then just kick them to the curb.
I would like to report that Denny, my Boxer, is now 10.4 years old. He has to take arthritis meds and his thyroid is out of whack, he lost 10lbs after taking the meds btw . Not sure how long I have left but he's the best!
Bribes worked for me temporarily, but to your point, Redford (the red merle) soon thereafter lifted his leg and peed on the rug. He hasn't done that in years. I guess he was telling us to fuck ourselves for the embarrassment.
What I meant is that these things would not stay on him, no matter what And a quick update, it’s coming to an end. It’s his last Christmas. I just hope he feels good for another 2-3 months but the end is near. Can’t even complain, he is 15 years old and a great dog. I will miss him but I try to view these last few months as a celebration of his life. Had a few meltdowns here when he got sick and pulled through, thanks guys the support was appreciated.
Introducing the latest member of the huckleberry brood Artemis, Artie for short. She came out of hoarding situation, heartworms, and 2 months in isolation. She's the sweetest thing ever and Darwin loves her. Like his tail hasn't stopped wagging since she got here. Already putting on weight and her coat is filling in. After the bff peaced I was a bit nervous about being a single dog dad of 2 but couldn't break them up so signed the adoption papers on Monday.
My brother got my dog a cowbone and that old fucker is so spoiled that he refused to do the hard work of chewing it... just licked the blood as the bone slowly thawed. He did get pretty hype about it, though. Started bucking and rubbing his face all over it.. just wouldn't chew it
We got our dog some femurs from a meat market but he does not chew on it either. He goes from front yard to back yard to change burial sites. He also runs towards the hole first thing when he goes out to make sure it's there.
Opened presents yesterday morning and tied the bows to the dogs: Took them to the beach for 5 hrs and they are dead I repeat DEAD today:
If I don't get stuck in denver due to weather I get to pick my dogs up tomorrow after a week of boarding them. Cant wait
Here’s a picture of my sick doggo :( Anyone had a problem with your dog getting the shits after taking NexGard flea and tick? Gave her her monthly dose yesterday and she’s been shitting like a goose ever since, probably 15-20 times over the last 24 hours. Going to give it til Monday and probably call the vet, she’s still eating and drinking good so maybe it’s just something she ate or a bug.
Maybe a hour after she ate, she’s never had a problem before taking it. Thinking it’s just a bug going around.
Darwin as well. Btw, something I've been noticing for a couple months. When Darwin yawns he trembles. When he was frightened he used do this but now it seems like almost always. Going to probably drop a few hundred at the vet next week on it but wondering if anyone had experience with something similar?
My dad called me and told me he put my dog and my SIL’s dog down yesterday. They were both old and he just retired so he’s home now and said they had accidents in the house and he had to clean it up so it was time for them to go. He’s a horrible person who I hate with every ounce of my being. RIP in peace Maggie Mae.
So yes, my father killed 2 dogs because they annoyed him. Not because they were both so bad they needed to be put down but because he wanted to get rid of them so he just decided to get rid of them both at the same time to save him the trouble.
Yeah he’s a shit person. I’ve posted on here about how we don’t have anything to do with my family. They took her in because I went out in the field for work and couldn’t take her with me. When I finally settled into a place I tried to bring her with us but my mother started crying and begged to keep her. That’s the only reason she was in their care and I tried multiple times to bring her with me. She wasn’t mistreated but I knew what would happen when she got to be old and how my dad is. He’s been retired for less than two weeks and put them both down because he didn’t like being home all the time and having to mess with them. He’s a shit person.