sugar2912
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posted on April 17, 2001 08:40:21 AM new
My li'l guys have it so ruff around here. I took this one this morning. This is why my bed is never ever made:
Does anyone else let their pets run their lives?
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zilvy
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posted on April 17, 2001 08:43:34 AM new
Sugar, Sugar does anyone who has pets have a choice???? I never know which side of the bed I will be able to get out on as my Tigger chooses to sleep on different sides depending on his mood. He also decides when it is time for me to go to bed by chirping, meowing or yowling depending on how late it is. Gosh, and I thought I was all grown up and could decide for myself when it was bed time.
Your cutie pie really has the life...look at us, just like people head on the pillow...Tig does that too and Snores
[ edited by zilvy on Apr 17, 2001 08:46 AM ]
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Muriel
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posted on April 17, 2001 09:23:33 AM new
Here I am (waving my hand wildly)! I'm guilty! My dogs sleep in the same spot yours does! And you're right; that's why I can't make the bed. The only difference is my dogs are usually sleeping on their backs with their legs up in the air. 
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Linda_K
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posted on April 17, 2001 09:49:28 AM new
Sugar - Does anyone else let their pets run their lives?
We have two dogs (a black lab and a Beagle) that run our lives, own our hearts and they don't even belong to us.  They belong to our neighbor who own 4 dogs, 2 horses and 3 cats. Guess our two cuties come to visit us because they seek more attention.
We've been adopted and we feel blessed by the love they give us.
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butterfly5
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posted on April 17, 2001 10:33:13 AM new
Our two toy poodles allow us to sleep in the bed with them. Cinnamon (the red one) and Sassafras (the silver one) are snugglers and you have to move them before you turn over.
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gravid
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posted on April 17, 2001 11:59:33 AM new
We have friends out of state that can't come visit us because they have to take care of this old arthritic /diabetic cat that needs medication several times a day and they can't leave it with anyone. It ruins opps I mean runs their life.
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butterfly5
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posted on April 17, 2001 12:23:22 PM new
Cinnamon is a diabetic too, and requires a daily insulin shot. Our SPCA keeps her when we go on vacation and charges a dollar a shot. Small price to pay for peace of mind.
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stusi
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posted on April 17, 2001 01:07:42 PM new
our toy poodle had a habit of running around the house like a speed demon after she was given a bath. perhaps she was trying to dry herself off. she would jump on the couches and beds. last summer she jumped off the couch and let out a cry and started limping. she tore a ligament in her knee. it was surgically repaired with nylon fishing line and she is now fine. to discourage her from jumping on the furniture we put a dog bed in three different rooms. each bed has a small cover like a baby's receiving blanket. she eats green beans and carrots more than she eats dog food. she is 12 years old and seems to be getting more and more spoiled. or is it just that we are spoiling her more since the accident? LOL!
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zilvy
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posted on April 17, 2001 01:42:18 PM new
Stusi, are the vegetables raw or cooked?
We had a Weirmaraner who absolutely loved lettuce and carrots. He would chew a carrot until it was almost liquid...and always begged by the kitchen counter while I was making salad.
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gravid
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posted on April 17, 2001 02:38:16 PM new
butterfly5 - I bet they don't know that service is available. They just talk about none of there relatives could be trusted to care for a cactus. I will tell them Thanks!!
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stusi
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posted on April 17, 2001 03:51:29 PM new
zilvy- we give her cooked carrots and canned(cooked) low sodium green beans. most dogs could do very well on a vegetarian(we are not) diet. they are not naturally as carnivorous as cats! our poodle, however, has the teeth of a young dog largely due to chewing on bones.
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joycel
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posted on April 17, 2001 03:59:34 PM new
Just had to add my dog story since it's fresh on my mind--We have a Border Collie that is a stick chasing fool. Last week my sister threw a stick for her and instead of catching it horizontally, the stick bounced and she caught it vertically--down her throat. My sister pulled it out and we took her to the vet where he said there was so much blood and yuck down her throat he couldn't tell how bad the damage was. I expected that he'd just give us something to soothe her throat, but instead he said there was a 50-50 chance that the esophogas was so badly damaged she wouldn't be able to eat again, and we'd have to put her to sleep. He recommended keeping her at the office where they'd feed her only through an IV and then they'd check again in 5 days. Needless to say, it was a scary week! But-- they scoped her again yesterday and found the damage was healing nicely. It was wonderful when he said "I can't believe this is the same dog I checked last week." Yah-hoo! Everything depended on that checkup yesterday because both vets (we'd gotten a second opinion) said if the damage was bad there was no way they could repair it. Whew! Even though she's still coughing and gagging a lot, what's one more throw-up mess on the carpet if it means she lives!!!!!
[ edited by joycel on Apr 17, 2001 04:01 PM ]
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zilvy
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posted on April 17, 2001 04:37:47 PM new
Thank goodness for a happy ending....poor pup probably didn't know what hit her...
Now I wonder if she will even want to catch something like a ball (sizeable enough not to go into her throat) Maybe a frizbee?
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hEpBuRn
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posted on April 17, 2001 04:42:06 PM new
My dogs eat fruits and veggies. They especially love bananas, especially if they can peel it themselves
I dont bother to make my bed. Soon as I get up, they get up with me, then when I hit the pc, they go back to bed.
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thedewey
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posted on April 17, 2001 05:21:03 PM new
My name is Jack, and even though it's obvious that I'm a person like anyone else, people tell me I'm a Yorkie. I sleep with my mom and dad, and even though I barely weigh 5 pounds, I'm an *excellent* bed hog. 
My mom has a special chair for me in her eBay room, and she puts my very own pillow and blanket in the chair for me, and that's where I sleep while she's on the computer.
My favorite activity (next to sleeping upside down) is watching out the window and keeping our yard free of any critters like neighboorhood dogs and k-i-t-t-i-e-s (Mommy has to spell that word, or I'll go bananas!) and squirrels.
Here's a photo of me asleep in my chair, after a long day of critter-watching. Boy, do I have it rough!
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joycel
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posted on April 17, 2001 05:26:25 PM new
One of the good signs we saw while she stayed at the vet was when we stopped by to visit and take her for a walk, and all she wanted to do was pick up sticks, pine cones, rocks, etc...whatever she could find for us to throw. Needless to say, she didn't get to play that day, and the vet says NO MORE STICKS! (That command is going to be hard to keep!) but playing with a ball would be OK in a few weeks.
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MuRiEl
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posted on April 17, 2001 05:30:57 PM new
thedewey - I have one of those Yorkie cuties at my house too! Aren't they sweet??
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thedewey
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posted on April 17, 2001 05:44:55 PM new
Muriel -- Most definitely! But what's even sweeter is Yorkie puppies! Jack and Taffie have had two litters. It's a blast watching them grow from little fuzzy black floppy things into precious puppies! I wouldn't mind breeding them again, but we've decided not to. She had 6 puppies both times, and although she did super with them, we don't want to overdo it. 
Here's a photo of the second litter (3 boys, 3 girls).
(goofed the photo!)
[ edited by thedewey on Apr 17, 2001 05:46 PM ]
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zilvy
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posted on April 17, 2001 06:36:26 PM new
hEpBuRn::::I give up how does a dog peel a banana? Do the step on it and squoooosh it out, bite the and and pull back the peel? Come on inquiring minds want to know?? Better yet can you get a piture?
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Bunnicula
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posted on April 17, 2001 09:36:21 PM new
My dogs hold the banana between their front feet & pull down on the peel. BUt I warn you, this is extremely messy!
I have also discovered since getting my lizards that my dogs love broccolli, cilantro, cawliflower & the all the various other veggies I feed their scaly brothers & sisters.
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zilvy
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posted on April 18, 2001 03:51:45 PM new
Bunni is that where your cauliflower has been going....I'm telling your doctor...you are supposed to eat more veggies!
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ashadowdancer
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posted on April 18, 2001 06:59:13 PM new
I hope I get this right! Here is my little boy Braxton.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong.
[ edited by ashadowdancer on Apr 18, 2001 07:01 PM ]
[ edited by ashadowdancer on Apr 18, 2001 07:17 PM ]
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Linda_K
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:07:08 PM new
Well worth the wait. What a cutie!!!
[ edited by Linda_K on Apr 18, 2001 07:54 PM ]
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sugar2912
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:07:45 PM new
Just put [img ] and [/img ] without the spaces, with your url inbetween, like this:
Well, it didn't work for me either...Is your url right? It said it couldn't find the page.
[ edited by sugar2912 on Apr 18, 2001 07:08 PM ]
[ edited by sugar2912 on Apr 18, 2001 07:09 PM ]
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ashadowdancer
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:19:35 PM new
I think that the url is right. I tried it again, and it still didn't work. Thank you for trying to help me...I am going to check it again, and make sure it is right.
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HEPburn
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:23:12 PM new
zilvy, bunnicula described how its done, exactly Messy, yes. Funny? Definetly.
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sugar2912
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:26:39 PM new
Well Ashadow, hurry up, I'm dyin to see Braxton!
Thedewey, I would have had to have kept every one of those adorable little guys!
Just so y'all know, I have a loudly snoring pug on my lap right now... makes it kind of hard to type!
Edited to correct Braxton's name.. my faux paws!
[ edited by sugar2912 on Apr 18, 2001 07:27 PM ]
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ashadowdancer
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:34:07 PM new
I got it fixed!
I had to change the name...it was alittle different.
Thank you for your help.
Here is another pic. of Braxton. This is his favorite position.
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Kazanne
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posted on April 18, 2001 07:42:16 PM new
Wish I had the means to show you a pic of my beloved dog - she's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, going on 12 years of age now and full of arthritis but still cute and cuddly all the same. Your pics are adorable.
Lost my other Staffy not long ago, he swallowed a half chewed up tennis ball and perforated his bowel - killed him. No more tennis balls around here from then on.
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sugar2912
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posted on April 18, 2001 08:10:56 PM new
Braxton is cute, is that a Beagle? I had one of those when I was small, but she "ran off" into the woods one day... at least, that's what my folks told me. I'm not sure if that's the real truth or not. I was only 4 then and I still question my mom about it.
Kazanne, I'm sorry you lost your loved one. It is never easy. 
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