Pets and Other Animal Friends II

[doodler]

Tigs, I am so sorry.

[atruant]

((((Sal))))

[killersmom]

((((Sal)))! I am so very sorry to hear about Ernie. He was a wonderful friend to you.
I am thinking about you.  I know you will miss him.

[bubba]

I am so sorry to hear about Ernie.

[killersmom]

For Sal:

http://www.indigo.org/rainbowbridge_ver2.html

From a very good mutual friend who just lost his beloved pet of 14 years.
He shared it with me as a help for his loss and my loss of Killer and I share it with you for Ernie.

[Cally]

I'm so sad for you and Ernie, (((Sal))).

[Tigs]

For Sal:

http://www.indigo.org/rainbowbridge_ver2.html

From a very good mutual friend who just lost his beloved pet of 14 years.
He shared it with me as a help for his loss and my loss of Killer and I share it with you for Ernie.

Thnaks ( ) Linda, thats sweet!

[Tigs]

Thanks everyone!

This morning I had the task of going to the vets to get his body cremated. I managed to cry buckets again!

This morning, for the second time, I got asked if I wanted an 8 month old Jack Russell dog, for the second time I had to refuse.

2 cats are enough at the moment....................................................Let alone the moody (female) teenager, with rampant hormones and ME, or yuppy flu as it was known!)!

Sal 

[fritzkep]

So sorry for your loss, Sal.

[doodler]

Growing up quickly...
Emy and pups at their 6 weeks birthday celebration

[Tigs]

how sweet!!!

[killersmom]

They are getting so big, Sherry and so cute!!

[doodler]

They ARE a lot bigger than when they started! Haven't weighed them yet... usually do it at 4-8-12 weeks since there is a formula for predicting ideal  adult weight (which works well for big breeds and marginally well for small ones, but it's still just a guess with those in between.) They're all pretty much the same size... a few slightly smaller, but no whoppers... so I'm kind of just ignoring the fact they'll be 7 weeks this weekend. The pups I've heard back from in last year's litter are smaller than what I guess-imated, so it's kind of 'what's the point?'

Esther is bigger than what she would have been at this stage if there had been more pups. Unchallenged access to the milk tap makes for a chunky monkey. She's getting a lot more active and I need to move her and her mom to a puppy pen. We'll see how THAT goes!

[doodler]

yahoo news story



Dog rescues abandoned newborn
By Sarah D. Bunting - Photo via Ghana News Agency.

A farm dog in Ghana has attained hero status after spending a night protecting an abandoned newborn human. Authorities say the dog, along with its two-week-old charge, was found under a bridge in Winkongo (which is near Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional Capital of Ghana), near the farm where he lives – with the tiny baby snuggled against him.

A search party had been convened to look for the dog, not the baby, when the pooch's worried owner got concerned that her pet hadn't returned home in the evening. Searchers spent most of the night tracking the hound through nearby fields and woods, and came upon the unlikely pair quite some time later; finally locating him under the bridge near the farm he calls home, they were surprised to find the dog curled around a human infant.

Madam Rosemary Azure, Director of Health for the Talensi-Nabdam District, shared the remarkable story with the Ghana News Agency at a ceremony for a different occasion entirely – the launch of two vaccines that will help prevent diarrhea and pneumonia – although it's not impossible that officials will find themselves presiding over a medal presentation to "Hairy Poppins" sometime soon.

The baby himself is in relatively fine fettle after his adventure. His umbilical cord had not been cut, and had gotten infected, but the little one was otherwise unharmed; he's had all his vaccinations, and is currently in the custody of a local health directorate until new, non-bridge arrangements can be made for him. Azure noted that she couldn't say what had led to the baby's desertion by his mother, but speculated that the parents were teenagers, and took the opportunity to caution locals against unprotected sex. Police are investigating

[killersmom]

They ARE a lot bigger than when they started! Haven't weighed them yet... usually do it at 4-8-12 weeks since there is a formula for predicting ideal  adult weight (which works well for big breeds and marginally well for small ones, but it's still just a guess with those in between.) They're all pretty much the same size... a few slightly smaller, but no whoppers... so I'm kind of just ignoring the fact they'll be 7 weeks this weekend. The pups I've heard back from in last year's litter are smaller than what I guess-imated, so it's kind of 'what's the point?'

Esther is bigger than what she would have been at this stage if there had been more pups. Unchallenged access to the milk tap makes for a chunky monkey. She's getting a lot more active and I need to move her and her mom to a puppy pen. We'll see how THAT goes!

I never thought about the lack of other puppies and unchallenged access to the milk and being larger. But that makes perfect sense.