O/T lets see your pets

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by Leon

Here is Gigi, my problem child. A rescue I don't usually work with tagged her (that is how you hold them before you pick them up) here at the Garland, Tx. shelter and I picked her up. After 3 months and finally getting her to a behaviorist for some temperment issues, he gave her back and said he couldn't help her after only a week.
The rescue told me there was nothing they could do and for me to bring her back to the Garland shelter. She would be labeled dangerous (which she can be to other doggies as of now). She hasn't been aggressive to a person, which I am aware of. She wasn't even aggressive to the trainer except for one time when he said she had a right to be. I didn't really care for his methods of training but at least he is trying to help the cause.
Bringing her back would mean euthanizing her and I already had her 3 mos. So I adopted her. That was 3 months ago. She will take some time but will be fine. (fingers crossed). She is very loving towards me, of course. I don't feel she would be good with my other doggies so she is in her own run...and I walk her for a long walk (a mile or more) every day. The other doggies have a large yard. *She has gained approximately 10lbs from when this pic was taken. She probably weighs close to 50 lbs now. This is a poor picture.

Leon

Good luck with your dog. She is lucky to have you!

Bob

[Leon]

Thanks Bob. She is a great doggie but has been abused. I don't think you can train an abused dog in a week as the behaviourist gave up on her, imo.

Here is Lola as I type this message, sleeping behind me. She was a stray on a street in East Texas, around 8 yrs ago. She jumped in my arms and it was all over. She sleeps on my chest every night. We had a DNA test done on her and she is mostly whippet. She looks comfortable although is snoring kind of loudly right now.

Originally Posted by obcbobd

Leon

Good luck with your dog. She is lucky to have you!

Bob

[darwinbulldog]

Here's Walter. He likes a good nap.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Here is my cat, Mao:



Unfortunately, he had to be put down after an accident in February. I miss him every day.

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

[Dpeck100]

This is my wife Michelle and I's shih tzu Grace Kelly. We got her In November of 2017 and she was actually born on September 11th that year. Unfortunately our beloved Ginger Rogers passed that year after a long hard fought battle with a rare form of cancer and we laid her to rest in July. Losing her was the toughest thing I have ever had to endure. Just heartbreaking losing my little one after 13 years with her. The shih tzu breed is a lap dog and so they are extremely affectionate and need lots of attention. Grace has been a wonderful addition to our lives and just so much fun to have around. My wife snapped this pic yesterday of her chilling on the floor. Like Ginger and think she enjoys posing for the camera!

[daves_resale_shop]

This is albus- the tired Boston terrier

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

This is albus- the tired Boston terrier

Love the BTs. I have 2 of these

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

Our second cat Ernie became a diabetic, and the veterinarian told me in order to save him, I would have to inject him twice a day with insulin. I said that will never happen, as Ernie was difficult and I was certain he would never sit still and would claw me to death.

But for two years I gave him his insulin twice a day, and he got used to it very quickly. I had to inject him at the nape of his neck, and he reached the point where he would tip his head voluntarily for the shot. I imagined it gave him some kind of relief, and he might have even looked forward to it.

Those extra two years we had him were a blessing.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by irv

Sorry for your loss, Adam.
We had to put down our's in January due to diabetes. We got him from a nearby neighbor who didn't look after him at all and, imo, didn't deserve to have pets.
He was a great cat who greeted me everynight by running to his favorite chair looking to play even before I could get my work boots off.

I miss him a lot.

Your loss too.

We only had Mao (actually, Hai Mao, which means black cat according to my daughter) a bit under 5 years. He was a feral cat who showed up on our doorstep during Thanksgiving, undernourished and in some distress. My daughter started feeding him and gradually gained his trust but it took months for him to adopt us. Eventually, when she left for college I became his go to person because my wife is the dog's person. We were inseparable whenever he was in the house. He ended up being 11# of hell on wheels, bigger than the dog, but a really sweet personality for an apex predator. He hunted the local rodent population (which was considerable) to extinction; some mornings I'd come outside and find rat and mouse parts all over the front yard. He got hurt while roaming his territory one night in February (we still don't know how but given his climbing propensities I think he fell out of a tree in the rain) and made it home with a broken back. I had multiple consults and operations but after a month of extraordinary efforts we euthanized when it became clear that there was no chance of recovery from the nerve injuries he'd suffered. The tough little bastard actually took two shots to euthanize; he was that strong even after a month of medical torture and losing a good chunk of his weight.

I was inconsolable for weeks. Still haven't fully gotten over it. Amazing how they get under your skin.