Dog Owner Chat V. 5

[.Middy.]

Omen and Bones joined us on a road trip yesterday and we got to stay with our friends Astro and Stark! They had lots of fun taking pictures and playing in the pond this morning before we headed back home. Can’t wait to get home to see the rest of the crew, I miss them but no way could we fit all five in my tiny car for that long of a trip 😂

[Imzadi83]

^ Beautiful! You always take such gorgeous pictures .Middy.

[gamorasass]

^ Beautiful! You always take such gorgeous pictures .Middy.

agreed! i just can't get over how gorgeous all 4 dogs are!

agree as well! such gorgeous babies!

[Orcaccino]

A sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ Pᴇᴀᴄʜᴇs.

I ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪsᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ; sʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ Aᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀɴ Sʜᴇᴘʜᴇʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴍɪɴɪᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ.

Sʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴏᴡ 12 ᴡᴇᴇᴋs ᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ғᴀsᴛ! Tᴏᴅᴀʏ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ʀᴏʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪs ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ I ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴅᴏɢs ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. I ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍʏ Pᴀᴘɪʟʟᴏɴ's ᴏʟᴅ ʜᴀʀɴᴇss ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄʟᴇᴀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ғɪᴛs Pᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛʟʏ. I ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏɢ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴇᴇᴋᴇɴᴅ, ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ-ᴘᴇʀᴍɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ.

Hᴇʀᴇ sʜᴇ ɪs ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏʏ ᴏᴄᴛᴏᴘᴜs.

[Blue_Aussie]

@.Middy. Such beautiful dogs! I love seeing photos of them! Omen is getting so big!

@Warbird Peaches is just adorable!!! Good idea to get her to the dog park while she's still 12 weeks, as that is still inside the socialization period. c:

[Aemond]

my dog c:

[Blue_Aussie]

^ Aww! Shes so pretty!! (Assuming she’s a she cause of the pink harness?)

[ᴍᴀᴏᴄɪғᴇʀ]

I'm convinced Ruby enjoys giving me emotional whiplash;
one minute I'm excited for her Embark results in early October, and the next minute she needs surgery.
Honestly, this dog.
Anyway, only a small mammary tumour so things should go pretty well. She's going for her bloods next week, to make sure it's safe to put her under, and then she'll have surgery when those results come back, and then I guess after that we'll come to know if it's a problematic one or not.
It's kind of funny to me, remembering how fast I said yes when the vet asked if surgery was something I was considering. Like, yes??? Who would say no? I'd sell my kidney for this dog. (I was so 'yes. definitely. surgery. asap' that I didn't even consider asking for a quote, so that's going to make the next vet visit a bit awkward)
I had a bit of a stress moment when I thought about it earlier, so I had to treat myself to a canine spa day (and by treat myself I mean Ruby hated it of course but it made me feel good) so she may have an impending surgery but at least she was washed, smelling of apples, brushed, trimmed, teeth cleaned and claws filed. It's a trick so my brain goes, 'Ah, she's so clean and soft! A clean dog is a healthy dog'. Maybe then it was a sign that she --no more than an hour later-- found herself belly deep in mud... Dogs, eh.

[Imzadi83]

I'm convinced Ruby enjoys giving me emotional whiplash;
one minute I'm excited for her Embark results in early October, and the next minute she needs surgery.
Honestly, this dog.
Anyway, only a small mammary tumour so things should go pretty well. She's going for her bloods next week, to make sure it's safe to put her under, and then she'll have surgery when those results come back, and then I guess after that we'll come to know if it's a problematic one or not.
It's kind of funny to me, remembering how fast I said yes when the vet asked if surgery was something I was considering. Like, yes??? Who would say no? I'd sell my kidney for this dog. (I was so 'yes. definitely. surgery. asap' that I didn't even consider asking for a quote, so that's going to make the next vet visit a bit awkward)
I had a bit of a stress moment when I thought about it earlier, so I had to treat myself to a canine spa day (and by treat myself I mean Ruby hated it of course but it made me feel good) so she may have an impending surgery but at least she was washed, smelling of apples, brushed, trimmed, teeth cleaned and claws filed. It's a trick so my brain goes, 'Ah, she's so clean and soft! A clean dog is a healthy dog'. Maybe then it was a sign that she --no more than an hour later-- found herself belly deep in mud... Dogs, eh.

So sorry to hear this and will keep my fingers crossed for both of you.

It's sad that a lot of people won't put the money out for surgery. And a lot of people who would like to be able to do that for their dog just can't. I'm so thankful I opted for insurance when I did. Also there's always the question of risk, especially if the dog is older. I know with Chloe's heart failure I live in fear of something like that happening because of the risks involved.

And I'm like you. Kidney, heart, throw myself in front of a bus, whatever my little girl needs. I was heartbroken when I had to make the decision to let her go blind because the risk of surgery for her cataracts was too great.

Sorry your spa day didn't work out, hopefully her antics gave you a much needed laugh though. Hang in there!

[Kandz]

Oh a chat about dog owners! hi everyone! anyone here that owns a labrador?