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Posted by Michelle C. on October 1, 2009, 8:46 pm
Sandy wrote:
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>> Let's hope she's matured enough. A blue quilt sounds like just the
>> right touch, imo. Even though your new couches aren't blue, they do
>> sound lovely.
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> LOL! They *were* lovely, Michelle. But the multiple repairs left them
> less so. ;) Still, at least these couches were reparable -- the blue
> ones were destroyed down to the wooden framework, all in one evening. It
> was awful. That dog obviously had separation anxiety to a high degree,
> and we hadn't been told about it. :(
>
What type of dog was it? And yes, it must have been under some serious
stress. Did the people you were dog-sitting for pay for your replacements?
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Sandy on October 2, 2009, 10:19 am
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> What type of dog was it? And yes, it must have been under some serious
> stress. Did the people you were dog-sitting for pay for your replacements?
He was a lab mix -- probably some pit bull, too, judging by his eyes.
There were no people, as his owner had died. We took him in temporarily;
here's his story and a few photos:
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<http://www.sandymike.net/html/dj.html>.
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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 2, 2009, 7:19 pm
Sandy wrote:
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>> What type of dog was it? And yes, it must have been under some serious
>> stress. Did the people you were dog-sitting for pay for your replacements?
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> He was a lab mix -- probably some pit bull, too, judging by his eyes.
> There were no people, as his owner had died. We took him in temporarily;
> here's his story and a few photos:
> <http://www.sandymike.net/html/dj.html>.
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Ah, DJ was such a cute pup and had one heck of a story. How strange
that the distemper got him in spite of his vaccines. :-(
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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Posted by Sandy on October 3, 2009, 10:17 am
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> Ah, DJ was such a cute pup and had one heck of a story. How strange
> that the distemper got him in spite of his vaccines. :-(
It was because the new place had distemper raging through it; he wasn't
the only one who was stricken. It was heart-breaking. He really was
cute, but he had a terrible effect on our sweet old Dexter. Dexter took
to hiding in a corner, curled as small as possible, *all* day and all
night. He began losing fur in great quantities and was terribly
depressed; he just couldn't cope with a large puppy who wouldn't leave
him alone. Sad as DJ's story was, we just couldn't put Dexter through
that.
That's why, when we were considering getting Bisou, we had an agreement
with her previous owner that she'd take her back if Dexter had any
problems. The previous owner lives in northern CA, and she said that
she'd fly here herself to pick up Bisou, if we needed to give her up.
However, Bisou is much smaller than DJ was, and she wasn't as persistent
about trying to play with Dexter, so that went very well. Whew!
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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
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Posted by Michelle C. on October 3, 2009, 2:20 pm
Sandy wrote:
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>> Ah, DJ was such a cute pup and had one heck of a story. How strange
>> that the distemper got him in spite of his vaccines. :-(
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> It was because the new place had distemper raging through it; he wasn't
> the only one who was stricken. It was heart-breaking. He really was
> cute, but he had a terrible effect on our sweet old Dexter. Dexter took
> to hiding in a corner, curled as small as possible, *all* day and all
> night. He began losing fur in great quantities and was terribly
> depressed; he just couldn't cope with a large puppy who wouldn't leave
> him alone. Sad as DJ's story was, we just couldn't put Dexter through
> that.
>
> That's why, when we were considering getting Bisou, we had an agreement
> with her previous owner that she'd take her back if Dexter had any
> problems. The previous owner lives in northern CA, and she said that
> she'd fly here herself to pick up Bisou, if we needed to give her up.
> However, Bisou is much smaller than DJ was, and she wasn't as persistent
> about trying to play with Dexter, so that went very well. Whew!
>
Hi Sandy,
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to imply that you shouldn't have given DJ up.
Definitely have to look out for the well-being of your first dog, and
I can see how a rambunctious and good-sized pup could be too much for an
older dog. I would have made the same choice.
I guess the distemper shots can only do so much if the dog is getting
such a huge dose. Yikes! That's good to know.
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
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>> Let's hope she's matured enough. A blue quilt sounds like just the
>> right touch, imo. Even though your new couches aren't blue, they do
>> sound lovely.
>
>
> LOL! They *were* lovely, Michelle. But the multiple repairs left them
> less so. ;) Still, at least these couches were reparable -- the blue
> ones were destroyed down to the wooden framework, all in one evening. It
> was awful. That dog obviously had separation anxiety to a high degree,
> and we hadn't been told about it. :(
>