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[Peep_Show]

penny.... HUGS!
It's the one truly horrible day for all the years of joy a dog gives us, yet this is the main responsibility of a pet owner to shepherd their charge through whatever they must. My condolences as it's just plain HARD.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Penny I am so sorry. We lost 2 a month apart so I know your anguish.

We knew Lucy our border collie was getting towards the end as she was one month short of 15 years of age. But having to let Dingo go due to the DM hit us hard. 4 months later one of us will out of the blue say Man I miss that dog. But like you said, the decision had to be made in his best interest.

Still it is a hard decision to make.

Hugs all around. I am still missing Charlie the Pap and craving another pup. So expensive though, and the stock market is killing us.

 

[pennyJo1960]

It is tough worst is we have to wait

 

[perchie.girl]

I finally found the dog I want for the future... smart agile long lived loyal.
Texas Cattle dog....

 

[bobbi-j]

penny.... HUGS!
It's the one truly horrible day for all the years of joy a dog gives us, yet this is the main responsibility of a pet owner to shepherd their charge through whatever they must. My condolences as it's just plain HARD.

While it’s horrible for us, I think it’s the kindest, most unselfish thing we can do for a suffering pet. I agree that it’s our responsibility to them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay what is every one else doing today having oatmeal with Raspberry jam in my oatmeal for flavor

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Worked all day, Penny.

 

[microchick]

Texas Cattle Dog!??!?

Oh thank you for showing those to me! I'm going to start doing research now. I saw a Meme yesterday on Pinterest about ACDs with this beautiful head shot of one looking bored/disdainful as only an ACD can do when it is totally bored and the caption was "I heard you! I'm just ignoring you now like I did the first time!" which is SO like an ACD.

I just came in. Got the chicken run rearranged which meant netting came down, hot wire got taken apart, panels got unscrewed (could anybody have designed those clamps to be harder to use?) shoved into the right position, then everything reassembled. I still have the Big Bird pen and Bachelor pen to dismantle but it's chain link and a pain. I'll tackle it tomorrow hopefully before it rains.

Discovered one varmint tunnel. It got filled with wire and I buried more wire.

I let the hens and bantams loose and my oh my, what happy birds. Wouldn't life be interesting if all it took to make us blissfully happy was dead grass to scratch around in.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good grief we have the most beautiful weather today t-shirt only one layer of clothing birds are thrilled with the weather 70 degrees out

 

[microchick]

Only 50ish here but it sure feels good to be out in the sun. I don't know which is worse, how tired I am or how sore I am.

This is the first physical activity (physical work) I've done since November. Doc told me that it takes a bit of time before the gout medicine kicks in and until it does it's job of breaking down the tophi (uric acid crystal clumps) I'd probably really get painful after I do anything physical.

One of those situations where the cure is as bad as the disease.

Strange. I haven't seen or heard mass migratory flock go over like they usually do this time of the year here. I saw one about a week ago and nothing since. Usually I'll be outside for a morning and all I hear and see all morning are flocks with close to a thousand birds in them flying over in a continuous V. Makes me wonder if the migritory paths have changed and if they have why.