The New Offical Mutts of the House thread

[Bodean]

I'm a softie for my dog. She doesn't sleep on the bed though.

Wish I could let her chase squirrels and cats but, you know city life...
Not the right thing to do. Many pc folks.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Good that you don't let Penny run with the Vietnamese. I remember that there was a thing where the wildlife was disappearing in Golden Gate Park near their neighborhood, like it was Dien Bien province. Maybe cooking fires on the carpet too?

 

[mastermind7864]

Isabell (our pit) has to be under the covers.....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Silk sheets?

 

[Bodean]

You must have a king size bed. Penny's 50 lbs is in the way.

Jay, Mims lived in Saigon for 2+ years.
She told me about the Manly tradition of eating dogs, better if the dog dies stressed.
Yuck.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Never heard about the stressed part. I always figured it'd be the other way around.

 

[stig]

Thais got his knee rebuildt today. He is still somewhat sedated and his buddy, Sam, is not leaving his side.

Now for 6 weeks we'll have to hope the right knee, which is partly torn will hold up. Then once the left knee is healed up they can rebuild the right one.
If the right crucial ligament breaks before the left knee is healed, we'll have to pull the plug. So he'll be living an extremely sedate life till then.

Those two operations would normally cost about 3 grand each

Good thing my vet is my good buddy and that when his business partner needed a bunch of trees taken down 3 years ago, I did it for him and told him I'd rather be owed a favour than be paid. So they are doing the work and I only have to pay for the titanium parts.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Get better fast, Thais!!!

 

[Cobleskill]

That picture makes me miss having a woodstove.

Wachoo using for heat?

 

[Bodean]

Good deal, Stig. Everyone's.pulling for Thais....

Great idea to keep the vet on retainer.

 

[Reddog]

Good deal, Stig. Everyone's.pulling for Thais.....

+1 hope all the healing goes as planned.

 

[Burnham]

Thais got his knee rebuildt today. He is still somewhat sedated and his buddy, Sam, is not leaving his side.

Now for 6 weeks we'll have to hope the right knee, which is partly torn will hold up. Then once the left knee is healed up they can rebuild the right one.
If the right crucial ligament breaks before the left knee is healed, we'll have to pull the plug. So he'll be living an extremely sedate life till then.

Those two operations would normally cost about 3 grand each

Good thing my vet is my good buddy and that when his business partner needed a bunch of trees taken down 3 years ago, I did it for him and told him I'd rather be owed a favour than be paid. So they are doing the work and I only have to pay for the titanium parts.

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Keeping all my fingers crossed. It's hard to manage an active dog when they need rest and recuperation...they just don't get it . Best wishes.

 

[stig]

Wachoo using for heat?

Wood!

But I have a big furnace, a buffer tank and central heating.

Nice even warmth in the whole house, hot water, even heats the hottub and is a lot less hassle than woodstoves, but I miss sitting next to the stove after a day in the winter woods, letting the radiating heat work on me.

Jumping in the hottub when I get home, makes me miss it a lot less, though

Thanks for your good wishes everybody, this one is going to be tough for Thais to get through.
Had he been older, I wouldn't have put him through it, but he still has 4-5 good years ahead, hopefully.

 

[Burnham]

I'll be thinking of him, Stig. Glad you got off easy yourself, that was scary to read.

 

[stig]

You know, it happened so fast it didn't even scare me.
It was just WHAM, and I was under a log.
Dragged the saw over and cut myself free.
Still can't quite believe I didn't get hurt.

Soimetimes it is just better to be lucky than smart, I guess.

 

[Burnham]

Luck is good, but an untrustworthy ally.

 

[pete mctree]

Luck is good, but an untrustworthy ally.

Agreed, but everyone needs a bucketload of it sometimes

 

[Cobleskill]

I find a good scare keeps me much more on my toes for a long long time. Not that I go looking for such. Happy you lucked out, Stig.

 

[Thor's Hammer]

I got a small dog for the children 2 years ago. A little cairn Terrier. As some know, my Wife has been... behaving strangely. When I got my 24 hours with the kids, the first thing they sobbingly told me was that their mother had got rid of their dog. I went and fetched him back, and now he lives with me. I've always had big dogs, so this little guy is a cinch to look after. Fantastic little personality.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Good on ya!

 

[Buzz]

What's his name Ed?

 

[Thor's Hammer]

Teddington Bear Esq.

We call him Ted.

 

[woodworkingboy]

The little guy was probably wondering what the heck is going on?

 

[pete mctree]

Nice Ed. Just seems normal you having a dog around

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Well done Ed.... Well done sir