Dogs

[TheCADJockey]

I love this dog...

Hahaha.. awesome! So judging. How old?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Hahaha.. awesome! So judging. How old?

Pretty sure she just turned 4 last week.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

New friend as of yesterday!

Is that a Great Dane puppy? He's huge. Good looking dog

 

[Craftfan]

Cash
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[Craftfan]

Cash

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[beernbourbon]

so, would that be double cash back????

 

[TheCADJockey]

No longer skin and bones, or able to wear the stupid little jackets grandma bought her.

 

[beernbourbon]

Damn thing cute as hell lol

 

[jmcquesten]

Cash

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That dog is awesome.

Here are mine. The one in the middle just had a $7500 surgery for a ruptured disc. It was that or....

He's recovered by now, as for me, it will take me a couple years ($$$).

 

[iijakii]

Is that a Great Dane puppy? He's huge. Good looking dog

10 mo old, 110 lb Great Dane. Great dag.

 

[GrogNerd]

That dog is awesome.

Here are mine. The one in the middle just had a $7500 surgery for a ruptured disc. It was that or....

He's recovered by now, as for me, it will take me a couple years ($$$).

our Howdy had a ruptured disc. neurologist in Leesburg quoted us $5000 for the surgery. we couldn't afford that, so we were saying our good-byes when our regular vet called us to let us know we could take him to Virginia Tech and it would only cost us $1700

the Howdy's a Hokie now

 

[TimmyWit]

our Howdy had a ruptured disc. neurologist in Leesburg quoted us $5000 for the surgery. we couldn't afford that, so we were saying our good-byes when our regular vet called us to let us know we could take him to Virginia Tech and it would only cost us $1700

the Howdy's a Hokie now

Glad to see he's doing ok. Now that he has made it through surgery, why not get some pet insurance so you never have to consider saying goodbye to howdy over $5K again

 

[jmcquesten]

our Howdy had a ruptured disc. neurologist in Leesburg quoted us $5000 for the surgery. we couldn't afford that, so we were saying our good-byes when our regular vet called us to let us know we could take him to Virginia Tech and it would only cost us $1700

the Howdy's a Hokie now

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The Vet in Leesburg is the one that did Peter's surgery. They said around $5K for the surgery, after $2500 for the MRI to diagnose the issue. I wish someone would have told me about the Tech deal. Was that at Tech in Blacksburg, or whatever they have in Leesburg (I've seen signs in Leesburg for a VA Tech something, but I thought it was equine)?

I borrowed from everywhere I could to get Pete the help he needed. I'd never seen a dog yelping in that much pain before, I had to do something.

I've looked into health insurance for the 3 dogs. It would be helpful, but now he has a preexisting condition and that type of surgery wouldn't be covered if ever needed again.

 

[GrogNerd]

We did drive to Blacksburg

The Tech vet in Leesburg is definitely equine

Once his back was healed, we were able to address his skin issues (you can see a couple of his hotspots in the picture)

We're still going to Leesburg, but now for the dermatologist

 

[csdunham]

Daisy the beagle...

 

[slym2none]

I may have posted this before - of so, pardons. But the pic above made me remember this pic of my brothers dog I took, and made a meme out of:

He doesn't like having a camera pointed at him, but if he's tired, he doesn't care as much. This is him & his previous roommate, Aja. She left us a couple years ago now...

 

[popgunandy]

Kaly and Belle (aka Tiny and Chubbers) - our beloved Mini Aussies

 

[TimmyWit]

The Vet in Leesburg is the one that did Peter's surgery. They said around $5K for the surgery, after $2500 for the MRI to diagnose the issue. I wish someone would have told me about the Tech deal. Was that at Tech in Blacksburg, or whatever they have in Leesburg (I've seen signs in Leesburg for a VA Tech something, but I thought it was equine)?

I borrowed from everywhere I could to get Pete the help he needed. I'd never seen a dog yelping in that much pain before, I had to do something.

I've looked into health insurance for the 3 dogs. It would be helpful, but now he has a preexisting condition and that type of surgery wouldn't be covered if ever needed again.

The preexisting condition wouldn't be covered but you never know what could happen. I'll share my experience as someone who considered it for years and finally pulled the trigger this year after a recommendation from a friend. A few months after we got the insurance, our little girl got cancer; ended up saving over $5K and it helped to not have to worry about the cost as we were going through that. After she passed, we adopted two more and got the insurance right away. One of them broke her toe about a month after we got her. On top of x-rays, she needed to be in a cast for 6 weeks and dogs don't do so well with casts. She went through about 10 casts before it was all done. Luckily it healed or they would have taken her toe. Now that we have the insurance, we'll never go without it again. It's a small price to pay for the comfort of knowing that we won't be in a position where we have to put a price tag on our best friends life.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

The preexisting condition wouldn't be covered but you never know what could happen. I'll share my experience as someone who considered it for years and finally pulled the trigger this year after a recommendation from a friend. A few months after we got the insurance, our little girl got cancer; ended up saving over $5K and it helped to not have to worry about the cost as we were going through that. After she passed, we adopted two more and got the insurance right away. One of them broke her toe about a month after we got her. On top of x-rays, she needed to be in a cast for 6 weeks and dogs don't do so well with casts. She went through about 10 casts before it was all done. Luckily it healed or they would have taken her toe. Now that we have the insurance, we'll never go without it again. It's a small price to pay for the comfort of knowing that we won't be in a position where we have to put a price tag on our best friends life.

Please share what company you use, how it was received by the vet and what hoops you had to jump through. I ask because I had a less than useful experience with a specific company. Since I adopt an average of one elderly dog every few years, this could be useful.

That said, I am the final port of call for the last two dogs I adopted and everything was maintenance. Wally is still that way as my vet has agreed that despite his seriously horrible teeth, he cannot go under general and besides, many of the teeth are so bad they could not be pulled anyway.

We have spent about $3K in the past for an ACL replacement on a dog and it hurt financially, but I was luckily working in Iraq at the so we could recover well. Now...not so much.

My company offers Pet Assure for a pitance but my vet does not use them and their equivalent of "out-of-network" was best described as horrid.

 

[brettwasbtd]

Please share what company you use, how it was received by the vet and what hoops you had to jump through. I ask because I had a less than useful experience with a specific company. Since I adopt an average of one elderly dog every few years, this could be useful.

That said, I am the final port of call for the last two dogs I adopted and everything was maintenance. Wally is still that way as my vet has agreed that despite his seriously horrible teeth, he cannot go under general and besides, many of the teeth are so bad they could not be pulled anyway.

We have spent about $3K in the past for an ACL replacement on a dog and it hurt financially, but I was luckily working in Iraq at the so we could recover well. Now...not so much.

My company offers Pet Assure for a pitance but my vet does not use them and their equivalent of "out-of-network" was best described as horrid.

I did a lot of research and narrowed it down to HealthyPaws and Embrace. We went with HealthyPaws cause we had known a few people that had positive experiences. The only negative for them is they don't cover the Dr fees, which could be a problem if we have to ever see a lot of specialists

 

[TimmyWit]

Please share what company you use, how it was received by the vet and what hoops you had to jump through. I ask because I had a less than useful experience with a specific company. Since I adopt an average of one elderly dog every few years, this could be useful.

That said, I am the final port of call for the last two dogs I adopted and everything was maintenance. Wally is still that way as my vet has agreed that despite his seriously horrible teeth, he cannot go under general and besides, many of the teeth are so bad they could not be pulled anyway.

We have spent about $3K in the past for an ACL replacement on a dog and it hurt financially, but I was luckily working in Iraq at the so we could recover well. Now...not so much.

My company offers Pet Assure for a pitance but my vet does not use them and their equivalent of "out-of-network" was best described as horrid.

We went with Embrace. None of the vets have given us a hard time and we have been to a few of them because we ended up at two specialists for the cancer. All they have to do is sign the form. Our local even faxes it over for us. We do pay up front but we haven't had any problems getting reimbursed. We couldn't be happier with them. When we called to cancel, they told us to send in a claim form for that final needle cause that was covered too. We didn't realize that once you have paid your deductible for one incident, every other incident for the entire year will be covered. For example, we paid the deductible for our dog when she broke her toe so if anything else happens this year, we won't have to pay the deductible again.

The most challenging part is probably just getting all the forms over when you first get started. They just have to be sure that someone isn't trying to claim something preexisting. They have a military discount too (not sure if you were in Iraq as military or contractor).

 

[Onkel_Udo]

We went with Embrace. None of the vets have given us a hard time and we have been to a few of them because we ended up at two specialists for the cancer. All they have to do is sign the form. Our local even faxes it over for us. We do pay up front but we haven't had any problems getting reimbursed. We couldn't be happier with them. When we called to cancel, they told us to send in a claim form for that final needle cause that was covered too. We didn't realize that once you have paid your deductible for one incident, every other incident for the entire year will be covered. For example, we paid the deductible for our dog when she broke her toe so if anything else happens this year, we won't have to pay the deductible again.

The most challenging part is probably just getting all the forms over when you first get started. They just have to be sure that someone isn't trying to claim something preexisting. They have a military discount too (not sure if you were in Iraq as military or contractor).

Seriously, thanks for the advice. Probably 3 of my dogs could reasonable qualify. Absolutely something I will look at.

Like I said, for the older dogs I CHOOSE to adopt, I am something close to hospice car so likelyhood is the insurance would be a poor fit. For those that get "dumped" on me by folks that got in over their head or had a major life upset...very useful.

FYI, was a contractor in Iraq so I do not qualify.

 

[Dan]

Ya ever just want left alone at the end of a workday
Some time to yourself some time for a mind's peaceful stay
I do I know, I do know for sure
Peace and quiet is a fine cure
And there is something that helps out even more
It is my dog and most loyal best friend that I know
Evermo. [emoji3]

 

[MaddBaggins]

Here's a meme I made out of Dyna a few years ago. She's 13 now. Sleeps most of the day but still wants to go outside to chase tennis balls and lay in the sun. Daughter love dressing her up. Dyna puts up with a lot of crap.

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Kaly and Belle (aka Tiny and Chubbers) - our beloved Mini Aussies

boy-oh-boy, those are tiny! Barley & Blue, my oversized Aussies are 72 lbs and 70 lbs. Barley is above my knee and I'm 6'4".

MC

 

[iijakii]

just chillin' on the stairs:

 

[Onkel_Udo]

just chillin' on the stairs:

I love how Dane sit, lean and lay. Our lab/dane mix would do things like that. We tried a few times to adopt one but just never found a good fix.

 

[iijakii]

Yeah, it cracks me up when he's sitting like that. Need to get him a high chair or something.

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Yeah, it cracks me up when he's sitting like that. Need to get him a high chair or something.

They seem to love twisting themselves up enough to sit in a barrel chair or old camelback. It is impossible not to smile when you see 5-6' long 140# dog rolled up into an 18" x 24" chair seat...snoring.

 

[podz]

My terriers, chillin' in bed.

 

[Tactical-Brewer]

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Our dogs. Spoiled brats. My German shepherd is about to get tossed. She continuously jumps out fence and drives me nuts but they're good dogs.

 

[Phildo253]

Here are my two danes. Sir Winston Asher (2 years old and 150 lbs) and Luna Eve (1 year old and 115 lbs)

 

[SanPancho]

the original west coast "Chopper"

 

[TheCADJockey]

the original west coast "Chopper"

I'm pretty sure that dog could kick my ass.

 

[Kharnynb]

our dog, then and now

 

[dkwolf]

Took Sage down to the fire station last night to give him a bath. Looks like I should have washed the truck while I was there, too...

 

[mcspanner]

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Yay I can finally post to this thread.

Meet Tovey, our English Springer. He was my wife's birthday present back in October but was newborn so we had to wait until now to get him home.

He's got a couple of field champions in either side of his bloodline so I'm hoping he will be biddable. Looking forward to the challenge though.

 

[iijakii]

Found a Reindeer outside

 

[m00ps]

So I dont have a dog since I dont have a dedicated brew area and theres just too much brewing crap around my place. But this is the abomination of cuteness I deal with every time I visit my parents.

Most spoiled thing ever. She can get my parents to do anything. They just cant ever say no. Doesnt help that her fur is softer than anything you can buy at Bed Bath & Beyond. Doesnt normally look THAT ridiculous, looks like she just got back from the groomer and they always stick a damn bow on her. Cocks her head like that whenever she recognizes a word

 

[tmendick]

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This is my little guy, Eppley, sticking his tongue out because he really wants me to throw his frisbee.
We got him from a local rescue he's about a year and a half, and spoiled like you wouldn't believe.