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Dadio wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 11:32 am Our sweet Bell died on Friday at 5.50 pm , mother of three litters of puppies , the most devoted and doting of mothers , survivor of an emergency suzerain delivery of the last litter , battled back to health after two bouts of cancer surgery , she finally was laid low by heart disease at the age of ten , my lap feels empty in the evening now and my eyes are like raisins from the tears shed , she now chaises pheasants in the infinite woods and walks that wait for all our dog friends .

Really sorry homz....i know its super hard to deal with.
my condolences

Thanks guys

Dadio wrote: ↑Sun May 09, 2021 11:32 am Our sweet Bell died on Friday at 5.50 pm , mother of three litters of puppies , the most devoted and doting of mothers , survivor of an emergency suzerain delivery of the last litter , battled back to health after two bouts of cancer surgery , she finally was laid low by heart disease at the age of ten , my lap feels empty in the evening now and my eyes are like raisins from the tears shed , she now chaises pheasants in the infinite woods and walks that wait for all our dog friends .

That's tough man, sorry to hear. I never had any pets growing up (parents didn't allow it) and never thought I'd shed a tear over an animal. But about 5 winters ago my wife's little Yorkie was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. And when it came time to take her to the vet to be put to rest and end her suffering, my heart was crushed. It's still very heavy just thinking about it now typing this.

I'm really sorry for your loss Dadio, it's always difficult saying goodbye to a pet that has been a part of the family for any length of time.

We used to live in Alabama a few years ago and there was a shelter nearby that had a pretty high euthanasia rate. Before we even moved down there, a friend of ours was trying to get a puppy adopted before they put her down due to kennel cough (!!!!!). Apparently their resources are spread so thin that treating that, as run of the mill of a condition as it is, was going to be too costly. We told her that if she could take her in until we moved down, we'd take her. So that's how we got our first family dog, a pure bred Southern Black Mouth Cur, Sadie. for a dog breed that is supposed to be used for hunting wild boar and what not, she's a big chicken shit! Super lovable, playful, has absolutely zero sense of personal space, and is amazing with our kids. She just turned 5 and is going on 4 months if you go by her character
Our other dog, Bella, we took in from the same shelter in August of 2017 as a palliative foster. She was 9 when we took her in. She had actually been adopted out of the same shelter as a puppy and was taken back as part of an abuse case against her owner. She a Golden Lab - Mastiff mix so you can imagine how big she should be. Well, she was 56 pounds when we got here and completely covered in flea dirt, just skin and bones. All her joints clicked and cracked when she moved because she had such little muscle tone to hold them together. We took her for a complete care session at a groomer and then had her on a steady diet of cheeseburgers, bagels (of which she ate two full packages in 15 minutes when I had to duck out to pick up my daughter at daycare ), and whatever else she wanted just to get some weight on her. We were told she might live a few more months and we were concerned about how our daughter, who was 3 at the time, was going to handle her passing. Well, we haven't crossed that bridge yet. Bella is going to be 13 this December and is living her best life. She's a few pounds shy of the century mark,and the most gentle, loving, grateful animal I have ever known. You'd figure she would have a bunch of difficult personality issues after being abused the way she was, but she's just such a sweet old girl and amazing with the kids. Our 2 year old boy, who is an absolute brute, can do whatever he wants with and to her and she just enjoys the attention. I've actually got a picture of her lying on the couch with my daughter lying on top of her when she was about 4. To say we're grateful for her is an understatement.

Rigsby and little Frais (full name " Fromage Frais " and daughter of our recently lost Bell by a toy poodle , the litter all had silly cheese names as they were Baby Bell's ! but we kept her so the name stayed ) both chilling out in a fresh water pool after chasing Frisbee's and balls on a hot day at the beach in Wales where we are holidaying .

And this is a little bundle of joy ( or more likely a ball of hair and teeth ) who we found for sale locally to where we are staying and she is coming home with us at the end of the week , we've had two Border Collies from Wales before and they were both fantastic dogs .



We all need a little puppy therapy right now , not only to sooth the loss of Bell our King Charles but also my father who passed nearly two weeks ago after three years of Alzheimer's , been a hard ride especially under Covid lockdown , I've been on call for emergency help 24/7 all that time as I'm closest family , I really need some puppy time now !

The inspectors.
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I was touring Facebook and Andy (yes, that Andy) posted this beautiful pup needed to be rescued. So I tortured over it (we havent had a pet in nearly 20 years) and went to pick her up. A lovely Husky (I think a little Malamute mixed in) with gorgeous crystal blue eyes. She hopped right into the back of my truck and took a seat next to my daughter and has been a perfect fit in our family from the first minute.

Here is our Ahsoka (yes, we are big Star Wars fans)...

I used to walk with a Husky with our first Collie , they were best mates ! Magnificent looking dog

Definitely looks like some Malamute in there. Gorgeous pup.

Hard knock life.

The white'ish girl is a small Lab / Retriever mut. The long leg girl is a Potcake.

Here is my English Staffy, Jenny.

She weighs 12.5 kgs (27.55 pounds) last time I weighed her, and just over 14 inches at the shoulders, my friend got a English Pointer pup and at 9 weeks he was already taller than her, she gets to play with him once a week for an afternoon and she has put on a lot of muscle!

Red collar about 6 months old, black collar about 12 months old.

She is the light of my life!

Was looking through some older pics and ran across this one.

While unloading groceries, I came back out to this.
This picture was a couple years ago, so he is a little taller and a good bit thicker now.

Current situation in the livingroom. She stole his bed and he's pleading with his eyes for me to evict her.

The action in this thread made me look back. I posted a picture of Lulu 5 years ago (Page 6 - Dec 2016).
Just this last week I took a similar pic (with no intention of using it for this)