Dogs

[pshankstar]

Coffee this morning as I’m up with the new puppy. We decided our pack needed a third dog b/c it hasn’t been the same all week since losing Bella. I finally tired her out so I can sit, enjoy coffee and watch some of the Olympics this morning.
We wanted to rescue a dog from a local shelter. Unfortunately our now oldest dog is a rescue (Charlotte) who’s very selective around other dogs. We knew it would be a lot of work and may only lead to issues that never go away when a lot of the dogs at the local shelters say they are best as a single pet in a house. So a puppy would be the best way to introduce a new dog to our pack. So far it’s been going really well and Charlotte (our selective dog) loves playing with the puppy and is so good with her. Yesterday I snapped the second picture of Betty (I think that will be her name) sleeping on Charlotte’s legs after playing hard together outside yesterday.

 

[sweetcell]

i visited a museum in my hometown last week, and they had a big exhibit on wolves which included the following meme... lol:

 

[Sailingeric]

Remeber folks, hedgehogs are our friends, not food

 

[day_trippr]

This is so cool!

 

[VTX1300]

When you had a hard day of being a puppy!

 

[Kharnynb]

happy boys!

 

[WesBrew]

 

[z-bob]

Penny is a 13 YO rough-coated Aussie and very fluffy, and has a good bit of undercoat even tho' it's summer. She looks like an enormous Pomeranian.

She ran thru some burdock and is covered in burrs. I've been teasing them out, or in some cases crumbling them with my thumbnails so I can get the pieces out. But there are a few that are stuck tight very close to her skin on her belly and "arm pits". Is there any trick to getting those? They are too tight to cut them out with scissors. Maybe give her a bath and try to remove them while they are wet?

I've also heard of using coconut oil to soften them and turn the hair loose (I'd probably use rendered turkey and chicken fat; it melts at about the same temperature as coconut oil, and I have almost a pound of it) But the video I watched where they used coconut oil; the burrs were really not in there all that bad and they probably could have been teased out without it.

I think she's been chewing some of them out, but not the really bad ones.

I have some tools that look like dental picks (I'm not sure what they are called) that might be good for ripping them apart without pulling the hair. I haven't tried that yet.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I’m afraid that you’ll have to use scissors and cut them out. I hope she stays still for you. Good luck.

 

[z-bob]

I think I got at least half of them out; starting with the worst ones. There's about 10 times as many as I thought. I stopped because I was testing her patience. I'll dig some more out later. For the next 20 minutes we're playing with a ball and eating treats (cooked green beans; she loves them)

These things worked remarkably well; I got a lot of them out intact or almost intact:
https://www.harborfreight.com/mini-pick-and-hook-set-63697.html?_br_psugg_q=pick+set

 

[passedpawn]

Daisy waiting on the flying squirrels

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Belgian Blonde doggo biscuits

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Chillin with the old man.

 

[passedpawn]

Hey the local pet store has birds. Daisy-approved.

 

[DBerg]

Hey the local pet store has birds. Daisy-approved.

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[DBerg]

Now that's my kind of dog!

 

[GrogNerd]

Gemma likes to check out the rodents at the pet store.

 

[Kharnynb]

washing time!

 

[homebeerbrewer]

 

[sweetcell]

i had to look at this pupster, and now you do too.

 

[mac_1103]

Enjoying the view from the grain loft.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Enjoying the view from the grain loft.
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That's a great picture!

I like dogs, but I have a bird now. I really love her, she's 23 and most likely will outlive me. It's a sad realization but it's a comforting feeling too. She loves me a lot!

 

[pshankstar]

The doodles from earlier today. Clara on the left a 5 year old golden doodle 55lbs. Betty on the right a 5 month old mini bernadoodle about 8lbs.

 

[DrWizzard]

This is Lupa

 

[homebeerbrewer]

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

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Neat!

And when your yard is covered with all these rocks, then move away, or start on the neighbors yard.

 

[GrogNerd]

sod over them

 

[Yesfan]

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Hahaha!

Neighbor: "Where tf did all these rocks come from?!!!"

 

[GrogNerd]

 

[Kirkwooder]

My bird finding machine Rocket, doing what he does best!

 

[Kharnynb]

sasha has the best faces

 

[VTX1300]

Zoey with the new kitten. This is the great squirrel hunter but terrified of a 8 week old kitten.

 

[mac_1103]

Breakfast in bed.

 

[sweetcell]

i've just joined the i-lost-my-puppy club. zero stars out of five, do not recommend. from FB:

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Cirka's passing today. She came into our lives almost 13 years ago and was a scoundrel from day one. Far, far too smart for her own good, she used her intellect for evil: there wasn't a speck of food that was safe, no matter how far back you pushed it from the counter's edge. She was a great hiking partner, a protective swim companion, and a fearless defender (just ask the bear that she chased away when we first moved to Washington state). I truly do believe that it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all... but right now, we have an orange, fluffy, 45-pound hole in our hearts.

i miss my fuzzy girl so much, already. dammit.

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

So sorry for your loss, unfortunately I am in that club, it truly does get a zero star rating, I have felt your pain, looks like you shared some great memories and a special bond.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I feel your pain too. I lost a pup 11 years ago, and I'm afraid I'm gonna lose another soon. Spirit was only 7 when he passed. He had liver cancer. Dunkel, my almost 12 year old Rottweiler, has had a great life, but he's not gonna be around much longer. I'm enjoying every day that we have together.

 

[mac_1103]

The dog up and died,
(s)he up and died,
after twenty years he still grieves.
- Jerry Jeff Walker

 

[GrogNerd]

Deep ones

Very sorry about your puppy.

 

[Knightshade]

Sorry for your loss. Mine is getting a little older too, and I often have this thought when I look at him, or rather when he looks at me.

 

[Knightshade]

Don’t worry dude, even though you’ve somehow managed to lie down right in front of both the oven and fridge at the same time you’re so totally not in the way.