New canine addition for the holiday

[Norm reynolds]

I have a Sheltie and a rescue black lab the lab I have had fro three years now and every time it rains he get really upset have been working on that and I am NOT giving up on him then I have my baby the sheltie
Shelties are very smart When I first t got her she would not come to me then I had my accident at work which Now I am on disability and now she will not leave my side and late at night some time I am in a lot of pain she some how knows I can be in bed and in pain when she will give me a little kiss as to say she is here for me I have had other dogs in my life but shelties are special and very lovable dogs and this dog has melted my heart
The only problem with shelties is they are barkers and loud I all most lost her this past March she got some kind of infection and needed surgery when they opened her up a girl for the hospitable called me and said she was not going to make it
I have to tell you that felt like having your heart pull out of you she loved me so much and has all ways been here for me a 1/2 hour later the surgeon called me and told me what happen and that she was NOW in recovery and gave her 85 % chance to make it though the night when I asked him what the girl told me he said that He has a habit to pushing the envelop and he was 98% sure he got all the poison out of her system
well that was nine months ago and she is doing great she is here with me as I am typing this and she still worries like I said she is always by my side no matter what room I am in She did cost me a lot of money but I love her to much not to try to save her funny thing is when I was young I was not in to dogs but this little sheltie melted my heart [image][/image]

[njsteve]

Here is a dog's entertainment fantasy. Just hanging out by the fireplace for hours on end:



And when the fire goes out, he can always hang out with the "undesirables" at the electric heater.

[mockingbird812]

[Xplantdad]

If you remember....a beagle showed up at our house on Thanksgiving evening...so we took her in...and Holly promptly named her Bella...

Well...we tried as hard as we could to integrate Bella into our household that includes two adult cats...but it didn't work out like we had hoped it would.

I put the word out to some friends...and Don Breen (one of my buddies and a Pavillion regular) stepped up and took Bella in.

Don had gotten a beagle puppy not long before we "adopted" Bella...and she is assimilating into her new surroundings quite well. It was hard to let her go...but it's for the best...

Don...

Here are some pics of Bella and DJ in Bella's new home!










This one cracks me up!

[mockingbird812]

[rich p]

Wow Steve !! Chaos I see there ! Is that ALFA in front of the heater ?

[njsteve]

Yes, there is never a quiet moment here.

I think Freddy Kruger is the only "normal" pet we have, with no real behavioral issues. He was another rescue, a former feral cat that was captured, neutered and released (they clip one ear as a marker) under a local wild feline control project. He was eventually picked up by animal control and brought to the local cat shelter. He was there for 5+ years because no one wanted a 9 year old cat with FIV (the feline version of HIV). He is as healthy (and as big) as a cow.

This morning I heard the pup whining and looked down the stairs and saw pup laying at the bottom of the stairwell, crying because the cat wouldn't play with him. All kitty would do was sit on the middle stair landing and hold up one paw in pup's direction. I guess that's his version of "Talk to the claws".

He's a good cat but gives us a scare sometimes. You'll wake up in the middle of the night with unbelievable pressure on your chest. Thinking your having a coronary you open your eyes and see Jabba the Cat staring back at you.

[njsteve]

A little update on the little guy.

He hasn't really grown much. He has gained a pound. He weighs around 7.8 pounds now and has all his adult teeth. Doesn't look like he's gonna get much bigger than this.

He definitely has the attitude of a much larger dog though. Here is his opinion of the latest in dog-training celebrities:

[njsteve]

Today it was about 65 degrees in New Jersey. All the snow melted and I spent an hour and a half doing the "poop walk" collecting all the canine gifts from the past three months. The dogs really enjoyed the day outside...and the mud.

[rubbinisracing]

I watch the "Dog Whisperer" all the time...One of my favorite all time dogs is his Pit Bull named "Daddy"...most laid back Pit Bull I've ever seen.