OT: The PUPPY THREAD

[Deadpool8812]

Hearding ball...the best thing to tire a dog out

 

[dragonoffrost]

Hearding ball...the best thing to tire a dog out

That will become one large amazing puppy

 

[Deadpool8812]

That will become one large amazing puppy

He's 2 years old...44kg...won't get any bigger. Might fill out a bit more but we want to keep him lean because the wife can barely handle him as is lol

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Happy Birthday Willow! Doggie ice cream for all. We are dog-sitting for the in laws. Three 75lb+ dogs in our tiny Cape Cod house. Next few days are going to be chaos.

 

[Jack Straw]

In her element

 

[Jack Straw]

Zouzou is ready for her morning workout

 

[Eyeseeing]

Jets fan here.
I like checking the opponents thread before we play them.
I saw this and thought this is awesome.
Dogs are truly man’s best friend.
If you don’t mind
Jaxxi 6 month old Border Collie
Autumn 2 year old Akita/Husky mix

 

[DancingPanther]

Jets fan here.
I like checking the opponents thread before we play them.
I saw this and thought this is awesome.
Dogs are truly man’s best friend.
If you don’t mind
Jaxxi 6 month old Border Collie
Autumn 2 year old Akita/Husky mix


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We are all puppy fans. Great post

 

[Superman33]

Jets fan here.
I like checking the opponents thread before we play them.
I saw this and thought this is awesome.
Dogs are truly man’s best friend.
If you don’t mind
Jaxxi 6 month old Border Collie
Autumn 2 year old Akita/Husky mix


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The dogs can stay, but you gotta go.

 

[Jack Straw]

Jets fan here.
I like checking the opponents thread before we play them.
I saw this and thought this is awesome.
Dogs are truly man’s best friend.
If you don’t mind
Jaxxi 6 month old Border Collie
Autumn 2 year old Akita/Husky mix


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J-E-T-S Jets fans are ok. Giants fans are a different story.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

The pug has picked up when I’ve been drinking because he always jumps up where the snack jar is.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

First post in the puppy thread (despite being asked to post in here a few times).

Ol' Mac may be slowing down. I can't quite say on his way out but he's changed over the last few weeks. Something is off with him. He's 12.5 so he's no spring chicken.

Earlier in the Summer he went through a shaking spell where he wouldn't eat and his entire body would be trembling. I took him to the vet immediately. Of course that jabroni mostly stopped by the time we were seen by the vet but I got some video of it. They looked him over and ran some tests along with trying to see if they could get him to show that type of behavior again. The only thing they could guess is that his hips are starting to "go" as he reacted in some type of way when they pushed.

They prescribed some gabapentin for that along with some of his general anxiety.

The shaking for the most part went away from then until about a week ago. Now he's doing it a large portion/majority of the time that i've been home over that time. Not saying that he doesn't do it when i'm not at home just in the sense that i've been able to observe it.

When he's let out into the yard he kind of wanders around aimlessly now when in the past he would do his business and come right back into the house. The other day? Stood in the back corner for ~10 minutes just staring. He's slow. Not as attentive.

His eating schedule has changed. He won't eat right as I put it out anymore but it'll get eaten as the day goes on so he's not completely avoiding food. Just not scarfing it down like he usually would.

Just feel a little helpless. First time with a dog reaching this stage in my life.

It’s back. Meds aren’t doing anything seemingly anymore. He can’t sit without scooting now so I think it’s definitely his hips.

Got a vet appointment tomorrow but don’t really expect to hear anything more than what I was told months ago.

It’s awful watching him struggle.

 

[Lord Defect]

It’s back. Meds aren’t doing anything seemingly anymore. He can’t sit without scooting now so I think it’s definitely his hips.

Got a vet appointment tomorrow but don’t really expect to hear anything more than what I was told months ago.

It’s awful watching him struggle.

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Do they have any compression bandages or “shorts” to help with his hips? Keep it all in place sort of like a knee brace?

They do but I don’t know if it would help

Dog Hip Brace for Dysplasia and Arthritis - Ortho Dog Hip Hound

The Ortho Dog hip brace is designed for dogs who suffer from arthritis or mild to moderate hip dysplasia. Ask your vet if Ortho Dog hip braces are right for your pup.

orthodog.com

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I’ll let the vet tell me what’s best.

He’s back to “normal” this morning and wagging his tail and moving normally because of course he is.

 

[DancingPanther]

Mom and Dad are watching the boys while we're in CO. The Niece has joined them for the weekend. She is a very talented sax player (not kidding, makes state band and stuff, very proud)

Brutus is very curious

 

[PDX Flyer]

Late night with Mr Bernie Parent

 

[FlyerNutter]

Nayla

Pros: great tracker
Cons: great tracker

 

[Jack Straw]

Dogs do have a remarkable talent for finding disgusting dead things (although to be honest, this dead seal rotting on the beach in Maine wasn't too hard to find)

 

[Superman33]

My guy found a dead bird in the sand on the beach on Sunday. He refused to drop it, not even for a treat. He also just kept running from me, so I ended up just walking off the beach and I told him he can live there now. He eventually followed me into the walkway between the dunes and it was a tight enough corridor that I could grab his harness and he dropped it.

We had to have a discussion on the way home about who is in charge.