My friend, I’m so sorry to hear this.
I think I’ve posted this before… It helps me grieve.
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Fuck. All the dust.
Might as well drop this here. Was going through Chris Stapleton’s newest album. Pretty good stuff. Enjoying myself.
Then… BAM!
Instant tears.
God damn it Chris, little trigger warning maybe?
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So many good girls and boys 
Sorry about what you’re going through Wichita. I don’t have any experience with a dog but with my cats they always let me know, like others said. Sounds like you may have some time left.
Macy week four. I feel so lucky that we’re able to visit her every week before we pick her up. She’s turning into a sassy little lady.
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Was spending the night at a friend’s house last winter. One of her dogs woke me up by whining at my door. Odd. I was slow getting up so I found a giant smelly pile of gooy poo and a guilty looking German Shepherd. Fortunately it was on a rug so I scooped it up and rolled the rug over before it could soak into the carpet under it. Poor Sig. If you gotta go you gotta go.
Another aussie owner falls victim to the dog bed hoax
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Yeah, from my sample size 1 experience, they just don’t do dog beds. Best was a streak of a few months where he slept on a fuzzy pad behind the toilet (they like it cold sometimes).
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Make that 2. Zoe always shunned the dog bed
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Yea I splurged on a memory foam bed for ours. She was terrified of it and wouldn’t even step foot on it.
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I managed to get a new toddlers mattress of free cycle which my kelpie spends 25% of his time on (more if it’s hot) he spends the remaining 75% of the time jammed up against me, much to the disgust of my bf.
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Jake update
Pretreatment his blood protein number dropped to 3.7. Normal is 5.5-6.5
Two weeks on the steroids and other meds he is up to 4.7!
Another test mid January and then hopefully he can go on a low maintenance dose.
Also if you have a pooch with diarrhea type issues, highly recommend VisbiomeVet probiotics. It’s been over a month and absolutely no issues whatsoever since he started. (It’s amazing as a pet servant^ how much you pay attention to your pet masters digestive functions). Not sure if it requires a vet script or not.
^at least in our house the dogs are the owners. We are the help.
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How it started when I met my new puppy Magellan back on Nov 21:
Big stick energy
He has a favorite bush that he jumps into and lays down on every opportunity
He like bite.
Dog park action shot. Looking majestic af
I’ve had two cats before but this is my first dog. Mostly been a positive experience, the teething (aka biting everything) is getting a little annoying, also puppy-proofing and then re-puppy-proofing since he’s doubled in size in a month
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Nice carpet. Is that recliner where you sit to watch the closet?
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I’m angling for a visit from The Love It Or List It people
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Introducing The Poopin’ Pontiff, Melvin.
He belongs to my godson and his fiancee. Pic is from the last pre-covid Halloween.
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Puppy question: any good methods to discourage crate biting? Whenever I’m nearby I try redirection to acceptable chew toys, which is moderately, temporarily successful. As soon as I’m out of range she’ll start in on biting the crate again. I honestly feel like she does it for attention because she knows I’ll come over and tend to her but idk if they’re that smart yet. It’d be nice to stop this before it becomes a habit; I assume it will destroy adult teeth and don’t want it to be a thing then.
Unrelated, we’re in an apartment and are considering getting a grass pad. I understand there are mixed thoughts on that (and pee pads in general) and some theory that they could prolong the house training process, which is fair but honestly it’s looking like a serious quality of life issue because winter is the WOAT. Anyone used one / have thoughts on the matter?
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I’m buzzed so skipping the first point tonight but my dogs have always been forced outside once they knew better. A puppy knows right away whether inside is good or bad and transitioning from floor pad to outside seems worse than the other option imo. You just need to take out often at first and then make sure you let it out before it’s bladder is exploding after.
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I’m scurred.
