echoemb

Celeste:

It doesn't seem to be such a big deal to me. They were so broken and I knew I could help but didn't know the outcome. Was so pleased that everybody turned out well. I helped alot of people with their dogs when I had the rescue. They would get the dog and have some problems so I would go and we'd figure it out. Most of the time it wasn't a big deal. Had one lady whose new dog kept potting in the house. Found out husband would take the dog to work with him (dog stayed in pickup all day) and then they went right into the house and nobody gave this poor dog a potty break. So he went when he couldn't hold it any longer and too bad it was in the house. Once I told her that she has to allow the dog some time outside, everything worked out. Sometimes the lack of common sense was shocking.

I totally enjoyed my work in the rescue and I really enjoyed rehabbing the various dogs. Most of the people on this thread have probably "saved" a dog in their own right and they have kept them thru thick and thin and that is the biggest saving.

Celeste

I agree. A big thank you and hugs for all you out there.

M.Elizabeth

We have a Cockapoo who does not shed and rarely barks. Wonderful traits. We do take him to the groomer every 5 weeks to keep him handsome!
Marcia

Celeste

We hope you all had a great Christmas! We took Emily to our parents for the day. A few days before I had taken three rolled rawhides, put a ribbon on them, then stuck them in among the branches of my parent's Christmas tree. It is a little three footer on top of a side table. I THOUGHT I put them out of the (Standard) Poodle's reach, but the next day, Dad told me how Eric (black color) came running into their room that morning with one of them in his mouth! Somebody was more than a little disappointed when his present got put back in the tree... but he was sidetracked with a ride to work and a visit with us and Emily.

My parents forgot my request to wait to give the rawhides to the poodles until Emily could get hers too, but put them back in the tree, and later when I handed them out, Brigit (chocolate color) was not in the least bit interested in hers, but keenly so on Emily's. (I knew it had to be hers because it still had a ribbon on it.) There was a bit of snatching and retrieving going on. I think Emily wound up with hers in the end. Dogs can be so much like little kids with their jealousies and such!

mirabelle

Hi everyone
It has taken me a while to go through my photos but here are my two wonderful people in a puppy suit. Sammy is a sometimes white Maltese Shitzu whom I have had since he was 6 weeks old, he is now 10 and a little grumpy old man with a heart condition. But I wouldn't trade him for the world. Prince (my avatar) is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and is now 7 years old and a little hyperactive.
Our first dog was a Cavalier KCS but sadly he passed away in 2004, only 3 weeks before we were moving interstate. His name was Buster and he was 12 when he passed away. My little Sammy was fretting for his mate so that prompted us to get another dog.
They are thoroughly ruined, spoilt rotten hand fed and have me wrapped around their little paws. What a wonderful world to live in.

mirabelle

Do you see a trend with these photos, either asleep or lying on a bed

luvTooQuilt

my two furballs.. Athena & Sally

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Athena is 'smiling' in this pic..

Celeste

Mirabelle - "people in a puppy suit", I like that. They sure are cute!

Celeste

That really does look like a smile! Do they get along this great all the time? What kind of dog is Athena?

AZ Jane

The first pics are Peaches, a 3 YO English Bulldog. Peaches is our first Bulldog and I love her dearly. We got her just after Christmas from a rescue in Tucson. She is originally from TX. She was rescued from TX by a lovely couple who were not told the truth about her medical conditions, there are many!! Anyway, she was given up because her medical just got too expensive and it seems this will be lifelong. Soooo, maybe we really don't need to go on vacation this year????
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