January 2, 20241 yr 34 minutes ago, Chewbacca said: 2 hours ago, txhorns said: My dogs had puppies 2 weeks ago. 10 golden retrievers. What does 24 mean? The name of each dog is Jack Bauer.
January 2, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, txhorns said: My dogs had puppies 2 weeks ago. 10 golden retrievers. The A2M is a little odd but great pic!
January 2, 20241 yr Popular Post Willow and I got our first round of disc golf in. Gonna be a great 2024.
January 6, 20241 yr We had our first prospective new owner for Samson over yesterday courtesy of the rescue. Tall middle aged guy. What does he do? Walks straight up to him head on and tries to pet him and Samson jumps up on him barking and growling. Dumbass. I don’t think that one is going to work out.
January 12, 20241 yr Popular Post Was in Katy for business yesterday at a project. Driving down a back road heading to I-10 and a little dog ran out of a drainage ditch right in front of us. No time to react. Knew it was bad, but the little guy was still alive. Found a number for the owners from a neighbor and my wife called them while we took the dog to an animal hospital in Katy. Owner husband said their dogs get out all the time and they can't figure out how. Owner wife met us there and I apologized through tears and she said the same thing about it getting out and it wasn't my fault. Very quiet drive back to Austin and a shitty rest of the day. I was a wreck all night and called the vet this morning to try and confirm what I already knew. Vet said they couldn't tell me since I wasn't the owner. But then called me right back as she felt sorry for me (I hung up crying after the first call) Little Gus didn't make it. Fucking sucks. Tears just won't stop and I feel sick - as bad as when we put our 14 year old lab down a couple of years ago. Never hit anything before, and wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I hope nobody ever has to go through this.
January 12, 20241 yr Don't tear yourself up man. You did way more than most would do in that situation.
January 12, 20241 yr Not your fault. You did everything you could do. 1 hour ago, landman said: Owner husband said their dogs get out all the time and they can't figure out how. This pisses me off. If my dogs got loose just once, I wouldn't rest until I figured it out. Reeks of "I just don't want to make the effort."
January 12, 20241 yr Just now, Deej said: This pisses me off. If my dogs got loose just once, I wouldn't rest until I figured it out. Reeks of "I just don't want to make the effort." Agreed. My dog is either inside, in the backyard with me or my wife or on a walk on a leash. It would be extremely difficult for him to get out without me seeing it happen.
January 12, 20241 yr I have a little fucker that jumps the fence in a few places. So spending the weekend adding some height. Now when he goes out I am with him. Sucks, cuz he loves to be out, but not going to risk it. @landman you did more than most. Hang in there.
January 12, 20241 yr 58 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said: I have a little fucker that jumps the fence in a few places. So spending the weekend adding some height. Now when he goes out I am with him. Sucks, cuz he loves to be out, but not going to risk it. @landman you did more than most. Hang in there. fatten him up so he can't jump so high
January 12, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, NorthLoop said: fatten him up so he can't jump so high He is a bit fat, but can hop like Spud Webb.
January 12, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, NorthLoop said: Don't tear yourself up man. You did way more than most would do in that situation. This. I don’t agree with it, but “country dogs” seem to just be understood that they might not come back one day. My wife’s folks have probably lost 4 dogs since I’ve known them to running away or being hit by cars. Because that’s just how they’ve always treated “country dogs”.
January 12, 20241 yr Sorry landman. Freak accidents happen. Exactly what happened to Bevo upthread. I guess that brings me to a question. The week after it happened the lady that hit him dropped a card off in our mailbox expressing apologies for the accident. Her exact words were “I hope he’s ok” and left her email. I honestly haven’t sent anything because I don’t want her to take on anything because of Bevo being a goofy dog. Should I? I’d hate for her to feel any worse.
January 15, 20241 yr On 1/12/2024 at 4:41 PM, Fudbelty said: Sorry landman. Freak accidents happen. Exactly what happened to Bevo upthread. I guess that brings me to a question. The week after it happened the lady that hit him dropped a card off in our mailbox expressing apologies for the accident. Her exact words were “I hope he’s ok” and left her email. I honestly haven’t sent anything because I don’t want her to take on anything because of Bevo being a goofy dog. Should I? I’d hate for her to feel any worse. Tough call. I needed to know/closure, even though I knew when it happened that it wasn't going to end well. Couple of days later and definitely getting through it. And spending an insane amount of time with our little Lady - a 15 month old English Spaniel.
January 15, 20241 yr Think my Golden may have been stung in the face by something yesterday. Small red mark on cheek and face swelling at the moment. Benadryl the preferred treatment? breathing, eating, drinking all normal. Edited January 15, 20241 yr by ChickenSandwich
January 16, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said: Think my Golden may have been stung in the face by something yesterday. Small red mark on cheek and face swelling at the moment. Benadryl the preferred treatment? breathing, eating, drinking all normal. I'm sure you've done something by now but yes, Benadryl works - the dose is 1 mg/pound of body weight. So one Benadryl per 25 lbs. Hope he feels better!
January 16, 20241 yr Yep - my 16 lb Biscuit attacked a yellowjacket that was buzzing my 4yo and got stung. Half a benadryl and he was fine.
January 16, 20241 yr Popular Post 3 hours ago, Fudbelty said: Paint me like one of your French Bois Derpy is as derpy does
January 16, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, NorthLoop said: Yep - my 16 lb Biscuit attacked a yellowjacket that was buzzing my 4yo and got stung. Half a benadryl and he was fine. He couldn’t hold down Benadryl. Would just throw up the water and food he would try to keep down all day. Never knew if he kept the meds down long enough to be effective. Swelling seems way better today, but still can’t hold anything down. Vet wants to see him immediately.
January 16, 20241 yr Popular Post Vet said he checks out fine. Not sure if it was a sting but gave a shot of Benadryl and some Pepcid. Helps because he wasn't keeping down the pills. Better safe than sorry. Not 100% but getting better Edited January 16, 20241 yr by ChickenSandwich
January 16, 20241 yr Guddest boi! When my dogs talk I always picture them talking like idiots and spelling like the chik fila cows.
January 16, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Fudbelty said: Guddest boi! When my dogs talk I always picture them talking like idiots and spelling like the chik fila cows. Cat Fud
January 18, 20241 yr Good day Surly dog lovers.. I have a question. We have a Frenchie.. awesome dog. Unfortunately, we cannot get the little guy to stop itching/biting/licking his paws.. My vet's eyes light up with dollar signs every time I walk in there, as I usually drop 700 to a k, so I would like to know if anyone has a remedy or treatment that works before the vet suggests a litany of tests and prescriptions. I have switched him to a completely grain free dog food, he now gets 2 benadryls a day, and takes itch relief chew daily. I noticed substantial improvement when we switched his food, but its not perfect. I would appreciate any help, it sucks seeing the little guy so uncomfortable. Thanks in advance
January 18, 20241 yr Food has been the culprit with my dogs. Try some different foods or making your own and see how he does.
January 18, 20241 yr I got this for the mutt but it was more for goat head stickers and hot concrete. She is part Bostie, so kind of like a French. Didn't change her diet.
January 18, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, texashorne said: Good day Surly dog lovers.. I have a question. We have a Frenchie.. awesome dog. Unfortunately, we cannot get the little guy to stop itching/biting/licking his paws.. My vet's eyes light up with dollar signs every time I walk in there, as I usually drop 700 to a k, so I would like to know if anyone has a remedy or treatment that works before the vet suggests a litany of tests and prescriptions. I have switched him to a completely grain free dog food, he now gets 2 benadryls a day, and takes itch relief chew daily. I noticed substantial improvement when we switched his food, but its not perfect. I would appreciate any help, it sucks seeing the little guy so uncomfortable. Thanks in advance I'm in the same boat. Everything we've tried has worked some but never fully. He gets a Cytopoint shot every few months but lately it hasn't seemed to work at all. We'll probably try Apoquel next but it's fucking expensive. We try to save the Benadryl for when it's really bothering him because I don't want it to become ineffective and not have anything to help him when he's got it bad. Tried a balm like TOR posted but he hated it so much that he would bite me when I tried to apply it, and he never bites anything or anyone ever. My guess is it burned his skin or something.
January 18, 20241 yr The Dalmatian I had used to chew and scratch areas of herself raw. Once she started, she just wouldn't stop. Nothing really helped except putting one of those inflatable collars on her so she couldn't reach the irritated areas. Once the hot spots healed, she'd stop for a few months or so. A big part of the problem was the chewing/scratching would just make it worse, so taking away the ability for her to do so helped a lot.
January 19, 20241 yr Stetson going in for a nail trim and teeth cleaning tomorrow morning. Oh yeah, they are going to chop his balls off too. I feel really aweful for the guy, but Bob Barker knows best, right?
January 19, 20241 yr A friend had his dog in his fenced yard. They were out with it. Some guy comes walking along their fence and starts reaching over the fence towards the dog. They told the guy the dog doesn't like strangers and told him to stop. He replied, "All dogs love me!" and then got bitten. Dude filed a complaint with the city and the city has the dog "on file" now as being dangerous and claims it's strike one. WTF? That is natural behavior and the guy was warned. You shouldn't be entering any part of your body into someone's yard to mess with their dog. Edited January 19, 20241 yr by Deej
January 19, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, Deej said: A friend had his dog in his fenced yard. They were out with it. Some guy comes walking along their fence and starts reaching over the fence towards the dog. They told the guy the dog doesn't like strangers and told him to stop. He replied, "All dogs love me!" and then got bitten. Dude filed a complaint with the city and the city has the dog "on file" now as being dangerous and claims it's strike one. WTF? That is natural behavior and the guy was warned. You shouldn't be entering any part of your body into someone's yard to mess with their dog. Yeah, that's some bullshit.
January 20, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Deej said: A friend had his dog in his fenced yard. They were out with it. Some guy comes walking along their fence and starts reaching over the fence towards the dog. They told the guy the dog doesn't like strangers and told him to stop. He replied, "All dogs love me!" and then got bitten. Dude filed a complaint with the city and the city has the dog "on file" now as being dangerous and claims it's strike one. WTF? That is natural behavior and the guy was warned. You shouldn't be entering any part of your body into someone's yard to mess with their dog.
January 20, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Deej said: A friend had his dog in his fenced yard. They were out with it. Some guy comes walking along their fence and starts reaching over the fence towards the dog. They told the guy the dog doesn't like strangers and told him to stop. He replied, "All dogs love me!" and then got bitten. Dude filed a complaint with the city and the city has the dog "on file" now as being dangerous and claims it's strike one. WTF? That is natural behavior and the guy was warned. You shouldn't be entering any part of your body into someone's yard to mess with their dog. Is that guy on file with the city for being a dumbass with a strike one?
January 20, 20241 yr Pretty much the exact same scenario happened w/ a friend of mine who has 5 Beaucerons. Privacy fence and a woman who had been day drinking had come up on her property (fence is maybe 8-10' from the curb) and messing w/ the dog - not mean, but still antagonizing a younger (<2yrs) dog that doesn't quite know better yet. Imagine her surprise when the dog scaled and cleared the fence and ended up biting her - more of an excitement nip, but it's a nip from an 85# dog that stands as tall as her. She called the city and they came out, saw the property/fence and told that lady to get fucked and stay off of other people's property/quit messing w/ other people's dogs. I *think* this is the one, but it could have been her sister: The whole pack:
January 20, 20241 yr The type of person who would call the city or animal control over a FENCED dog is a miserable human being that just wants to inflict their misery on everyone else.
January 20, 20241 yr 40 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said: The type of person who would call the city or animal control over a FENCED dog is a miserable human being that just wants to inflict their misery on everyone else. Most people in Austin, now.
January 20, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Mittens said: Pretty much the exact same scenario happened w/ a friend of mine who has 5 Beaucerons. Privacy fence and a woman who had been day drinking had come up on her property (fence is maybe 8-10' from the curb) and messing w/ the dog - not mean, but still antagonizing a younger (<2yrs) dog that doesn't quite know better yet. Imagine her surprise when the dog scaled and cleared the fence and ended up biting her - more of an excitement nip, but it's a nip from an 85# dog that stands as tall as her. She called the city and they came out, saw the property/fence and told that lady to get fucked and stay off of other people's property/quit messing w/ other people's dogs. I *think* this is the one, but it could have been her sister: The whole pack: Gorgeous pups. Damn good breed. Saw them working as EOD dogs in Bosnia and was always impressed by their demeanor. Have always wanted one.
January 20, 20241 yr Outstanding dogs, no doubt about it. Smart as fuck with incredible temperament. The alpha of that pack (far left) is 10 and the best socialized dog I've ever seen. He can be off leash anywhere - she was taking him to bars/brunches/lunches from Day 1, so nothing phases him. Just chill af and would love a scratch please. Spoiler
January 20, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Mittens said: Outstanding dogs, no doubt about it. Smart as fuck with incredible temperament. The alpha of that pack (far left) is 10 and the best socialized dog I've ever seen. He can be off leash anywhere - she was taking him to bars/brunches/lunches from Day 1, so nothing phases him. Just chill af and would love a scratch please. Hide contents Those are beautiful dogs.
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