Self-indulgent pet thread

[danny la rouge]

Sorrel is just away out with Mrs la rouge, who takes her for the weekend morning walks (I do week days). She's going to be 12 this year (Sorrel the Labrador, not Mrs la rouge), and she has arthritis. But she's still up for a walk. Well, she's still up for going anywhere, really.

If she thinks the car keys have been picked up, she's at your legs, nudging you towards the door.

"Where we go? I can come? I come. I find car. Car this way. I show you".

Then she'll run up and down, finding out who else is coming.

"It'll be fun. We go in car. You come too? You me go in car." Doing breathy pants that we interpret as Dog Laughter.

Now, you can call me an anthropomorphising sentimentalist if you want, but I'm absolutely certain that that's what goes through her head.

 

[Saffy]

My cassie is the same, if she sees we're putting on our walking boots she's wrapping herself around our legs, herding us to the door.

She's a little terror though, if we just take her for a walk around the block or down to the newsagents she'll stop and sit down as she wants to go in the car, as that means we're going to the woods.

 

[Griff]

Here's Kat on my lap

 

[moose]

Hello Kat and hello Griff, too!

Here's one of the Ranking Miss P from last week. We had to count her toes after seeing this, but turns out the extra one is just toe fur.

 

[trabuquera]

Awww brilliant pics … Kat is like Essence of Cat in cat dressing drizzled with catsauce. and Ranking Miss P is painfully adorable. moar plz!

 

[a_chap]

First day on holiday. What better way to end the day than a log fire and an English Springer?

 

[Manter]

She's got paint on her

She's gorgeous

 

[iona]

a_chap snap!

 

[Saffy]

First day on holiday. What better way to end the day than a log fire and an English Springer?
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That looks like bliss!

 

[a_chap]

Damn! iona will you marry me?

 

[a_chap]

That looks like bliss!

It's very much my idea of bliss. And I think it's Bracken's idea of bliss too. Bless him.

[gets all weepy]

 

[chriswill]

The Pack

 

[a_chap]

On holiday. In Norfolk. In February. Surely the weather will be just awful...

 

[StoneRoad]

I'm beginning to think Ben de-Dog understands a lot more than we think.
He's been to Whitehaven a few times now, for a weekend on the boat.
Told about it in advance; and as we drive down the hill there, he perks up - "ah ha ! - I've been here, and a beach for walkies"; we then go around the harbour and he goes absolutely nuts. Let him onto the pontoon and he's racing along the walkway to get onto the boat first.
What I think he can't quite grasp is the concept of tides, the sea keeps nicking the beach ...

 

[Saffy]

Cassie has just hurt her back leg, I feel awful. She tried to jump on the bed and she cried out and started to panic and breathe really quickly. I managed to hold her and she cuddled up in my arms.
My son came in to see what was the matter and she managed a tail wag for him and a lick of his arm.
Anyway, when he left the bedroom she wanted to jump off the bed and so my daughter lifted her down and she's gone back down stairs and appears to be walking ok.

Off to the vets tomorrow I think, my poor cassie dog, she's going to break my heart.

My sons is sleeping on the sofa next to her bed tonight, as he doesn't want to leave her.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Cassie has just hurt her back leg, I feel awful. She tried to jump on the bed and she cried out and started to panic and breathe really quickly. I managed to hold her and she cuddled up in my arms.
My son came in to see what was the matter and she managed a tail wag for him and a lick of his arm.
Anyway, when he left the bedroom she wanted to jump off the bed and so my daughter lifted her down and she's gone back down stairs and appears to be walking ok.

Off to the vets tomorrow I think, my poor cassie dog, she's going to break my heart.

My sons is sleeping on the sofa next to her bed tonight, as he doesn't want to leave her.

get well soon, cassie

 

[two sheds]

My collie regularly pulls a muscle or something like and limps for a couple of days then it gets better.

How old is she?

Fingers crossed.

 

[Saffy]

She's 2, we've been so careful to not force exercise (with ball throwing) because she's a Lab and they're known for their dodgy hips.

Thank you, I'm gong to get my other half to take her to the vets tomorrow.

 

[chriswill]

Last one

I Promise

 

[a_chap]

-cough-

Has your phone number visible, like.

I hate myself for even pointing this out. Sorry.

 

[Schmetterling]

-cough-

Has your phone number visible, like.

I hate myself for even pointing this out. Sorry.

 

[chriswill]

I did consider that when I posted it. Then I realised it's the wife's number so it doesn't matter too much.

 

[a_chap]

then I realised it's the wife's number so it doesn't matter too much.

Not funny.

 

[Orang Utan]

-cough-

Has your phone number visible, like.

I hate myself for even pointing this out. Sorry.

Are you worried some caninophile will get in touch with the dog and try to groom it?

 

[chriswill]

Not funny.

I'm kidding obviously, call me. I'll prove it

 

[Knotted]

One of the new beasts. Puff. She was found by a fella a few streets away from me around November. Pleasant little thing. Ain't no bother and good in front of the camera.

 

[Knotted]

We took on this ferret from someone in Gibralta. I've no idea why. I call him Rock. He's young and insecure, but loves snuggles and walks.

 

[Knotted]

This is Lucky. He was found by some Romanian builders in Uxbridge. They were considering throttling him but one of them saved him. Hence his name. He ended up with us. This ferret has a lovely character.

 

[clicker]

George has heard snow is forecast in London.

 

[CRI]

She's 2, we've been so careful to not force exercise (with ball throwing) because she's a Lab and they're known for their dodgy hips.

Thank you, I'm gong to get my other half to take her to the vets tomorrow.

What's the word on Cassie Saffy ? Hope all is okay.