ONSC dog thread v2.0

[NCFJ]

Poor Brandi, you are probably correct on the sting. My Catahola, Bayou had the same effect when he chomped on a Scorpion in the Keys. Looked like he had a softball in his mouth.

Did you try Benedryll?

 

[S4Cruiser]

Poor Brandi, you are probably correct on the sting. My Catahola, Bayou had the same effect when he chomped on a Scorpion in the Keys. Looked like he had a softball in his mouth.

Did you try Benedryll?

Oh yeah - vet administered shots of Benadryl and prednisone. Plus oral benadryl. This was all last night soon after the pic. She looks 'slightly' better this am. She gets 75 mg of Benadryl plus prednisone twice daily for the next few days...maybe it will make her sluggish...doubtful though. At least she behaves normal and it doesn't seem to phase her.

 

[NCFJ]

Yeah, it took Bayou a couple days for the swelling to come down. He was already a self heating throw rug so sluggish was not a concern. She'll be fine

 

[NCFJ]

I had a guy stop by the shop a couple days back, with his 8 year old son. Nice kid, good manners, to me a typical 8 year old kid, in to everything. His father tells me about being at a school meeting and a resource officer (sheriff's deputy) suggests to him that he put his son on Ritalin. Principal agreed. He went on to explain that medical advice is something he takes from doctors, not a deputy at the grade school and his boss.

It got me to thinking. When we got Sam neither of us had raised a Jack in the past and we knew of their reputation so we bought a few books on the subject and learned how to deal with them and god forbid, train them. It worked out pretty well and we learned how to direct some of that energy. If we can only get him to run the treadmill we could sell power back to Duke.

So if a couple average people can figure out how to get a hyper dog to be well behaved ( for the most part) how is it that our well established educational system turns to drugs like Ritalin to make 8 year old boys not act like a typical 8 year old boy. Maybe this should be in the rant thread.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Little bit of kiddy pool fun!

 

[izzyandsue]

Such a peaceful sound...

 

[Beau Diddly]

We have 2 German Shorthair Pointers, Dixie-12 & Ellie Mae-5, and an English Setter, Cotton who is just over a year old. They're great travel dogs and we've driven to Maine, Montana, Texas, and most of the places in between over the years, mostly to hunt.

The endless backyard adventures, Cotton & Ellie Mae

Ellie Mae made it in the Garden & Gun magazine, Southeastern Wildlife Expo in Charleston

Ellie Mae on point, Dixie backing in the Francis Marion National Forest, wild quail

Cotton on point during her training on pen raised quail

 

[NCFJ]

Great looking dogs!

 

[mtweller]

We have 2 German Shorthair Pointers, Dixie-12 & Ellie Mae-5, and an English Setter, Cotton who is just over a year old. They're great travel dogs and we've driven to Maine, Montana, Texas, and most of the places in between over the years, mostly to hunt.

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The endless backyard adventures, Cotton & Ellie Mae
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Ellie Mae made it in the Garden & Gun magazine, Southeastern Wildlife Expo in Charleston
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Ellie Mae on point, Dixie backing in the Francis Marion National Forest, wild quail View attachment 1474530

Cotton on point during her training on pen raised quail View attachment 1474531

You run your dogs in NAVHDA? We are working on getting a Pudelpointer puppy ourselves (have been for 5 months).

 

[Beau Diddly]

You run your dogs in NAVHDA? We are working on getting a Pudelpointer puppy ourselves (have been for 5 months).

During the season, I try to hunt them every Saturday, maybe an occasional half day during the week. I like the idea of NAVHDA and other shoot to retrieve groups, but I can't commit to the travel and all of the other time. I've heard good things about Pudelpointers and it sounds like you're going through a reputable breeder, good luck and post some pics when that day comes.

 

[jamesurq]

Here's one of mine - working hard. Doing his job of looking cute.

 

[jfz80]

Working breeds are amazing to watch....

This one, well not so much. I just walked away for a drink and dude steals my memory foam mat at the drafting table.

 

[sleepycruiser]

My best bud turned 11 today!! She is awesome. Had her since she was 8 weeks.

 

[S4Cruiser]

Someone had an exhausting time at the CRR!!

 

[JohnVee]

This was one of my vacation roommates last week. His girlfriend was just as cool as he was. I made sure they both know they're always welcome at my house if they want to visit. I alway went German Shepherds over Dobermans...these guys did their best to make me feel bad about it.

 

[Beau Diddly]

I alway went German Shepherds

My favorite breed, I've had 2 over the years. Unfortunately, with birddogs I don't have room for another. We used to brush our GSD every day, literally every single day with a shedding blade, and while it did help with the smell (riddance of dander), that double coat was just too much to have in the house.

 

[Mtbcoach]

With heavy hearts, I have to report that our beloved Rubi the Tibetan Mastiff is resting, peaceful and pain-free after an amazing and as my youngest daughter proclaimed "Bad-a$$" life. Rubi was my companion and guardian on adventures traversing the US, 4 trips to Moab, conquering the Rubicon and everything in between. To the very end, she would fight to be our guardian despite her disabilities.

She had been losing mobility over the past year, the decline steepened over the past 2 months such that we almost cancelled our vacation plans, but our youngest daughter moved back home to stay with her while we traveled. Upon our return, she had declined such that she was unable to stand to eat/drink and could barely perform bodily functions standing but could not achieve the proper voiding position. We've exhausted all options offered by our veterinarian, thankfully, they offered to make a house call to allow us to be comfortable with her as she passed. We are so thankful of their offer, she hated going to the vet's office and we wanted her to be relaxed and at peace with her family.

In my 60 years, part of my identity is being a "dog" guy, my wife had put up with this for everyday of our 29 years together, our children always had a dog in their home. This one is hard, she always had my back, never left her post as my guardian, my family or anyone that traveled/camped with us. In her last days, she fought to climb the stairs every night to sleep at our daughter's doorway while we were away, just as she did every night for us when we are home. We would try to barricade the stairs to keep her downstairs but she would whine and insist on doing her duty. We are working hard to remember the vet's guidance...that we are giving her the gift to be out of pain and Rest In Peace. That place is hard to find right now, she will forever be part of me, yes Rubi, Rest In Peace...

 

[jdayment]

View attachment 1505023 View attachment 1505024 View attachment 1505025 View attachment 1505026 View attachment 1505029 With heavy hearts, I have to report that our beloved Rubi the Tibetan Mastiff is resting, peaceful and pain-free after an amazing and as my youngest daughter proclaimed "Bad-a$$" life. Rubi was my companion and guardian on adventures traversing the US, 4 trips to Moab, conquering the Rubicon and everything in between. To the very end, she would fight to be our guardian despite her disabilities.

She had been losing mobility over the past year, the decline steepened over the past 2 months such that we almost cancelled our vacation plans, but our youngest daughter moved back home to stay with her while we traveled. Upon our return, she had declined such that she was unable to stand to eat/drink and could barely perform bodily functions standing but could not achieve the proper voiding position. We've exhausted all options offered by our veterinarian, thankfully, they offered to make a house call to allow us to be comfortable with her as she passed. We are so thankful of their offer, she hated going to the vet's office and we wanted her to be relaxed and at peace with her family.

In my 60 years, part of my identity is being a "dog" guy, my wife had put up with this for everyday of our 29 years together, our children always had a dog in their home. This one is hard, she always had my back, never left her post as my guardian, my family or anyone that traveled/camped with us. In her last days, she fought to climb the stairs every night to sleep at our daughter's doorway while we were away, just as she did every night for us when we are home. We would try to barricade the stairs to keep her downstairs but she would whine and insist on doing her duty. We are working hard to remember the vet's guidance...that we are giving her the gift to be out of pain and Rest In Peace. That place is hard to find right now, she will forever be part of me, yes Rubi, Rest In Peace...

We are sorry for your loss

 

[little_joe]

Jerry, it's hard to "like" such a post....

Rubi was such an amazing lady - man she could scare the daylights out of you if you didn't know what a sweet, affectionate lady she was (especially as she came up from behind, between one's legs lol). I am very happy I got to see her recently.

I'm so sorry to hear about her, for you, your family, and the pack. She had an amazing life with the Davis Family, which is the greatest gift we can give our friends as we try to reciprocate their devotion to us. Rubi, rest easy and run free you big, beautiful girl....

 

[jamesurq]

sorry for your loss - been through it a few months back. Still stings when I think about it.