OT: Pets

[StumpyTown]

My boys are turning 10 & 9 this year. As per the previous conversation in the thread about losing our fur babies the realization just hit me that both of my dogs are going to be considered seniors in under a year.

 

[buggs]

Sorry about the pets folks, they truly are family members.

Our cat is partying on after $3000 worth of surgery in the fall.

 

[jokesondee]

I like dogs way better than people.. Just kidding but you just can't beat dogs, having a shity day, they always greet you at the door wagging there tails and giving you kisses , always. Even mine is still doing this even though i know she's feeling like crap.

Im not kidding.

 

[Jets 31]

Sorry to say we lost our little girl today. She died peacefully in her sleep. Man it is a tough day.

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Hey really sorry for your loss , it's a absolutely horrible thing to go through. Just looking at my last post, November 24th 2022 our Chance made it 1 week after i posted and we had to put her down, just a awful, awful thing to deal with. We went a entire year with no dog because it hurt too much and didn't want to go through that ever again. The house felt very empty for a very long time and then just this past December we saw a picture of a rescue from the Pas and went and got her .Never had a rescue before and she's a handful but wow it's great having a dog again, we named her Bella . Anyway i know what you are dealing with and it will get better for you eventually.

 

[Jetland162702]

Hey really sorry for your loss , it's a absolutely horrible thing to go through. Just looking at my last post, November 24th 2022 our Chance made it 1 week after i posted and we had to put her down, just a awful, awful thing to deal with. We went a entire year with no dog because it hurt too much and didn't want to go through that ever again. The house felt very empty for a very long time and then just this past December we saw a picture of a rescue from the Pas and went and got her .Never had a rescue before and she's a handful but wow it's great having a dog again, we named her Bella . Anyway i know what you are dealing with and it will get better for you eventually.

Thanks Jet 31. I appreciate your thoughts.

 

[Buffdog]

Sorry about the pets folks, they truly are family members. A

Our cat is partying on after $3000 worth of surgery in the fall.

Ugh my cat had one of those a year ago. The little idiot was eating my foam roller and it plugged his guts

 

[LadyJet26]

Holden and I had to make the hard decision to help Taz across the rainbow bridge in January. He was the pet I've had the longest. He was around the majority of my adult life and went with us to our first house and made it to the new bigger house. He had stopped eating, wasn't using the litter box and had lost most of the muscle in his back legs. It was time and we were there with him at the vet. We got him cremated separately. I recently got a tattoo of Tazzy. I miss him so much

 

[Buffdog]

Holden and I had to make the hard decision to help Taz across the rainbow bridge in January. He was the pet I've had the longest. He was around the majority of my adult life and went with us to our first house and made it to the new bigger house. He had stopped eating, wasn't using the litter box and had lost most of the muscle in his back legs. It was time and we were there with him at the vet. We got him cremated separately. I recently got a tattoo of Tazzy. I miss him so much

Sorry for your loss

 

[LucianoBorsato]

Holden and I had to make the hard decision to help Taz across the rainbow bridge in January. He was the pet I've had the longest. He was around the majority of my adult life and went with us to our first house and made it to the new bigger house. He had stopped eating, wasn't using the litter box and had lost most of the muscle in his back legs. It was time and we were there with him at the vet. We got him cremated separately. I recently got a tattoo of Tazzy. I miss him so much

RIP Taz

 

[kanadalainen]

It was time and we were there with him at the vet. We got him cremated separately. I recently got a tattoo of Tazzy. I miss him so much

Sorry for your troubles. We've had a number of cats and dogs (5) when the kids were babies -> teen years. Kids and pets make for a busy house - but it still kicks my ass when I think of the pets winding down and finally passing. One male black tabby was an undersized rescue from a dairy farm, really miss that little guy.

He used to hang on the back of my chair while I practiced guitar. One of the few that enjoyed my songs.

 

[macmaroon]

Holden and I had to make the hard decision to help Taz across the rainbow bridge in January. He was the pet I've had the longest. He was around the majority of my adult life and went with us to our first house and made it to the new bigger house. He had stopped eating, wasn't using the litter box and had lost most of the muscle in his back legs. It was time and we were there with him at the vet. We got him cremated separately. I recently got a tattoo of Tazzy. I miss him so much

Sorry for your loss

 

[PaulPooley]

This is 1 year old Myla. She’s a northern rescue pup.
Loves the dog park and chasing her kitty cat friend around the house.

 

[CorgisPer60]

This is my roommate's cat, who was being ridiculously photogenic yesterday morning. She's taken up the mantle of being my lap cat after my own lap cat died 18 months ago.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

 

[ps241]

What a thread. I do a catch up and find myself in tears in the Calgary airport. Pets are so amazing and reading about our fellow posters losing their little bundles of joy is tough.

 

[Buffdog]

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Doesn't look very impressed with the costume lol

 

[mondo3]

Chewie recovering from being attacked by 3 dogs at the dog park. He’s ok but not happy about wearing the cone

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

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Chewie recovering from being attacked by 3 dogs at the dog park. He’s ok but not happy about wearing the cone

That is awful, which dog park?

We stopped going years ago after seeing multiple attacks happen and close to getting into fist fights with crappy dog owners that allow their dogs to aggressively dominate our dogs.

There are dog owners that go there knowing their dogs are aggressive, but because they are bigger dogs they dont fear their dogs getting injured.

 

[larmex99]

That is awful, which dog park?

We stopped going years ago after seeing multiple attacks happen and close to getting into fist fights with crappy dog owners that allow their dogs to aggressively dominate our dogs.

There are dog owners that go there knowing their dogs are aggressive, but because they are bigger dogs they dont fear their dogs getting injured.

I owned a chain of pet stores for 20 yrs and have a bit of advice for weary pet owners. Flexi retractable leashes are weighted so that they are very useful as a club in the event that your dog is attacked. They are designed to be used on the thin edge not in the flat side. I have first hand experience from an attack and knocked the dog out in 2 swings.

 

[MrBoJangelz71]

I owned a chain of pet stores for 20 yrs and have a bit of advice for weary pet owners. Flexi retractable leashes are weighted so that they are very useful as a club in the event that your dog is attacked. They are designed to be used on the thin edge not in the flat side. I have first hand experience from an attack and knocked the dog out in 2 swings.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will look into that. I use to carry a bigger walking stick that I made from a large tree branch. Effective poke in the ribs usually persuaded the dog to retreat.

Still wont go back to dog parks as there are just to many bad owners that take their dogs there because they cannot walk them on a leash. The only dog park I would consider is the one downtown, its small, completely fenced in and if I fight broke out you can get to it quickly.

But we know of a couple of dogs that were badly injured being attacked there as well.

 

[Jets 31]

That is awful, which dog park?

We stopped going years ago after seeing multiple attacks happen and close to getting into fist fights with crappy dog owners that allow their dogs to aggressively dominate our dogs.

There are dog owners that go there knowing their dogs are aggressive, but because they are bigger dogs they dont fear their dogs getting injured.

Ya we had the same problem, i would love to take our new dog to the park so she could run but i don't know how she would interact with other dogs so i'm not doing it, common sense to me .

 

[Buffdog]

Ya we had the same problem, i would love to take our new dog to the park so she could run but i don't know how she would interact with other dogs so i'm not doing it, common sense to me .

Not sure what part of the city you're in, but we stated taking the pups to the path at the floodway years ago. Most people let their dogs run off leash there and the ones that don't are cool. Never had a problem with an aggressive dog

The most annoying thing my dog does is that he'll try to hump other dogs once in a while (he's fixed). The funny thing is that he'll only try to hump fluffy blond dogs, and he always humps their head

 

[Jets 31]

Not sure what part of the city you're in, but we stated taking the pups to the path at the floodway years ago. Most people let their dogs run off leash there and the ones that don't are cool. Never had a problem with an aggressive dog

The most annoying thing my dog does is that he'll try to hump other dogs once in a while (he's fixed). The funny thing is that he'll only try to hump fluffy blond dogs, and he always humps their head

It's funny i guess because our dog is a rescue the rescue that we got Bella from gave us one free session with a dog trainer and we brought up wanting to take her to a dog park and the first thing he said was why? I said so she could run, she's got so much energy a walk doesn't do it for her. He said dog parks are the worst and to take her out to the floodway or a field and let her run. I'm in decent shape but running around the house and yard with her gets tiring and right now my backyard is a skating rink from this shity weather so i can't even do that right now. Yesterday i bit it in the backyard picking up poop and it landed on me at least the poop was frozen.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

There is a small dog park kind of behind the Costco on Regent that I take my younger pug to, they have a small dog area and large dog area with a fence in between both which is great. Although he's cocky and he THINKS he should be with the big dogs ha.

Anyways from what I've seen the people on the large dog side seem pretty responsible with their pups. I know the Kilcona park that's off Lagimodiere is supposed to be quite large, it's off leash and free range regardless of size and I've read about enough incidents there with other dogs and coyotes that I don't bother taking him there.

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Chewie recovering from being attacked by 3 dogs at the dog park. He’s ok but not happy about wearing the cone

poor Chewie. What breed is he?

 

[Buffdog]

It's funny i guess because our dog is a rescue the rescue that we got Bella from gave us one free session with a dog trainer and we brought up wanting to take her to a dog park and the first thing he said was why? I said so she could run, she's got so much energy a walk doesn't do it for her. He said dog parks are the worst and to take her out to the floodway or a field and let her run. I'm in decent shape but running around the house and yard with her gets tiring and right now my backyard is a skating rink from this shity weather so i can't even do that right now. Yesterday i bit it in the backyard picking up poop and it landed on me at least the poop was frozen.

The worst time of year is when all the dog shit thaws and the lawn turns into a giant cesspool. At least that's what happened with our two dogs out there taking dumps all winter and our three kids breaking their promises of "I'll pick up after them, dad... I promise"

We switched our dogs to a raw meat diet a few years ago (for health reasons). Although it's expensive, the biggest upside is that their shit doesn't stink anymore and it just dries up and crumbles. Haven't picked it up in years