BajaBlanca
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check out these dog heroes
Today we had the pleasure to meet 2 folks who go down in my book as VERY IMPRESSIVE FOLK...they have 8 Baja adopted dogs .... and until recently had
10, but 2 went to old age doggie heaven ....
As we were chatting on our porch, the puppies were sticking their noses out of the car window !! Here are a couple of them, with no further ado:
and their honorable owners V. and J.
These folks made my day !!! aren't we lucky to have souls with such big hearts visiting Baja ?
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Gypsy Jan
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Good People, Good Doggies!
Thanks for sharing.
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Woooosh
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This dog was my hero: "Oso", our Blind Chocolate Lab, 10 years old, 125 pounds and never had a bad day right up to his last. He went blind at 5 from
PRA (common in Labs). We put Falcon Bells on our sighted dogs so he always knew where everyone was.
Oso could chew the felt off a tennis ball in ten minutes. 
[Edited on 11-12-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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BajaBlanca
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I love the idea of his being able to hear where the other dogs were !! so you are a hero too !!!!! thanks for sharing.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
This dog was my hero: "Oso", our Blind Chocolate Lab, 10 years old, 125 pounds and never had a bad day right up to his last. He went blind at 5 from
PRA (common in Labs). We put Falcon Bells on our sighted dogs so he always knew where everyone was.
Oso could chew the felt off a tennis ball in ten minutes.
[Edited on 11-12-2011 by Woooosh] |
Beautiful boy Whoooosh. My Toby is getting on in years. He's still completely healthy, but I find myself wondering what I'll do when that day comes.
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Good man Woooosh! Falcon Bells....what a genius idea.
We have 5 dogs....and really care about them.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Falcon Bells... I'm curious, what size and why specifically those?
Here's another neat story I picked up off of Cesar Milan's Facebook page about two Great Danes.
http://www.cesarsway.com/newsandevents/dognews/Blind-Love-Li...
Wonderful story, great outcome!
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Woooosh
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When we discovered Oso had PRA (Pre Retinal Atrophy) and was going blind fast, we found a book called "Living with Blind Dogs". We used scent
training at first- marking the entry to dangerous areas with Eucalyptus oil). The potted plants on the stairs were placed there to keep him from
diving off the edge. We added river rocks around the pool so he would not end up in the pool (not that he minded that when it happened because he
knew where the stairs to get out were). The falcon bells were an idea in the book as well- they are made of brass and stand up to the salt water. He
loved to run on the beach and swim in the ocean- even when blind. I worried most about him falling in a hole or running someone over- because he was
just following his pack. Falcon bells come is all sizes and worked great for him. Now they are all on his cremation Urn with his collar wrapped
around it.
One thing I learned from Oso was that perfection is overrated. It is the flaws in life that bring out the inner beauty.
Same two chocolate labs when younger and in their prime... no one stays young, pretty and healthy forever.
[Edited on 11-13-2011 by Woooosh]
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Lytle Creek is a rural area near civilization so dogs get dumped here. We try to find them homes (sometimes they think they are home) 
Currently, I have five rescued animals, three Husky's, a very loving Pit Bull, and my current wife. Been stuck with?/on? them for some time. 
Neal
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Geriatric pooches
Neal, you're a good dog. You deserve a chewy treat.
Don't mean to hijack this thread but as long as we're discussing perro viejos...
Our little baja rescue member of the family has hit the ripe old age of 14. Her sight and hearing aren't what they used to be but she's compensated
with the sense of smell. Walks can seemingly take days.
A couple weeks ago her back legs, which were already weak, began to give out from under her. I thought this could be the end and took her to the vet
with my breath held. A sympathetic old codger himself he said, "we could give her an x-ray but I know it's arthritis. We'll try her on some
medication and if that doesn't help, we'll try another."
Within hours of her first dose she was running around like several years had been subtracted and she's still doing well on a daily dose.
I'm curious if anyone else has any experience with Deramaxx or other arthritis meds. Side effects, long term results, good suppliers, etc.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by El Camote
Neal, you're a good dog. You deserve a chewy treat.
Don't mean to hijack this thread but as long as we're discussing perro viejos...
Our little baja rescue member of the family has hit the ripe old age of 14. Her sight and hearing aren't what they used to be but she's compensated
with the sense of smell. Walks can seemingly take days.
A couple weeks ago her back legs, which were already weak, began to give out from under her. I thought this could be the end and took her to the vet
with my breath held. A sympathetic old codger himself he said, "we could give her an x-ray but I know it's arthritis. We'll try her on some
medication and if that doesn't help, we'll try another."
Within hours of her first dose she was running around like several years had been subtracted and she's still doing well on a daily dose.
I'm curious if anyone else has any experience with Deramaxx or other arthritis meds. Side effects, long term results, good suppliers, etc.
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Getting old is the pits! The orthopedic surgeon who operated both of Maggie Mae's knees recommends Fish Oil ---high in anchovy and sardine oil, and
glucosamine and chondroitin. We buy it all on line. Be careful in buying cheaper glucosamine and chondroitin products for pets as often they have
very little of the important ingredients.
We buy the Joint Max treats and the Iceland Anchovy and Fish Oil from Entirely Pets
Good service from them and prices are better for the good products than in the pet stores.
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BajaBlanca
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folks, please share more dog tories !!! this is a good thread. Our rex, who is so young at 5 has been showing definite signs of back keg joint
trouble which is so much better now that we give him fish oil ....
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