Dobermann Pinschers – Family Members
This weekend I am going to my first Tellington Touch seminar. I got a working spot, which means I get to take a dog with me. Now I get to fret over which one and for what reason. There are so many reasons. We all have challenges, you know?
I fed everyone this morning, and in certain dishes, I put a frozen Kong.
This would be for Lilian,
Taylor, and Raven.
Then there’s Luigi. I put his frozen Kong on the counter. He gets a special diet due to he is a Calcium Oxalate dog. His body makes bladder stones of such. So he gets a bowl of home made specialties and distilled water for breakfast. I am not plopping a Kong in that to have him carry it off to smear the futon sheets!
I put Luigi’s Kong on the counter, and before I leave, I give him his Kong. This is also so the boy Dobies are put into their bedroom, and King Luigi has run of the rest of the house. No arguments.
So I am rushing around the house, trying to make my exit, and I stop and see Mr. Luigi enjoying his Kong on the futon already! Yum oh yum yum yum. I had to stop and examine my own sanity. Did I give him that Kong? I don’t recollect giving him that Kong. I did not give him that Kong! That means only one thing. That rascal got up on that counter and helped himself to that Kong!
Well, he knew it was for him, but geesh. That is just unacceptable. I have to find a better hiding place for his next breakfast Kong.
The neighbors behind me have a rope attached to a tree limb 25 feet up. At the end is a spring and a loop. I know this because as I was coming into the house, I saw the rope being flung into the air. Then I opened the back door and lightning bolts came through the air right in front of my face!
I turned to where noise was coming from and the idiot had flung that spring right over the electric wires! I said, “What was that! What’s going on!” The idiot didn’t answer. Just went away. It got very quiet.
So I called the Electric Co and they came out. I held the flashlight and the guy used a 30-foot pole to try to poke the spring and it’s rope off the power lines. Sparks were flying, so he pulled the 30 foot telescoping pole in and had to go into the idiot’s yard who did this and shut off the electricity to the block so he could unhook that piece from the wires without an electrical shower.
I don’t think the owners in the house knew what had happened. I think they are grandparents. I heard an old grumpy man voice say, “It’s always something,” as the the Electric Co man was doing his thing trying to shut the power off.
That said, I missed my Cat Chat show – the second half – which was the good half with the vet coming on. Stupid people!
So now, they cut the end off the rope, so no more spring, but now those long rope ends – two pieces – are flying back and forth in the air. It is UGLY. And one day, the winds will gust enough and the rope will wrap around those wires and it will do more damage. The the Electric Co guy didn’t tell them to remove that whole rope. There’s no culpability anymore.
Here are the promised pictures and update from Token’s (fka Dakota) new home. His original postings are here: TOKEN
Hi all!
We finally located a piece of equipment we needed to transfer the pics of Token. I have to pick up more batteries for the digital to catch him with the stuffed bunny in the mouth – he LOVES his stuffed animals – Whether we call him to go “outside” or for a “walk”….he runs & grabs one of those stuffed “babies” &comes running –it is hysterical! Here are 4 pics from his first few days with us:
“Token’s Seat” – The leather couch, he really likes it there. Rich gladly gives up the couch when Token wants to sprawl out
“Token Sharing Couch” – Rich is hanging off the side. They both like to constantly touch (Token loves to be pet & Rich loves to pet him). It’s quite heartwarming
“Token boys and bunny” – Here he is with Brody (10 Year old Shepherd mix), Rich & his purple bunny that he just dropped (he has a pink one too) (I had to put a close-up of this picture, so everyone can see the intensity between Token’s dad and himself, and that purple bunny between them. Too cute! Helen)
“Token and Riley” – Here is Token standing pretty with Riley our 4 year old mix.
His skin/coat has cleared up dramatically. He is still on antibiotics. We are also giving him Synovi (with Omega 3), vitamins & some herbs. His gums were quite pale the first week and we are happy to see the pick color come back this week. I ordered the book you recommended & look forward to reading more about extending a healthy, happy life for dog cancer survivors.
Thank you – more pics to come!
Katie
The book I recommended was The Nature of Animal Healing: The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat by Dr. Marty Goldstein, D.V.M.
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