The Quack Shack

[Tooshay89]

Dog hair tumbleweeds!
I never ever thought I would miss those, but i miss them dearly.
My best, once in a lifetime dog, was a golden retriever/black lab mix. "Ladybug" Had golden's hair, only black. I got her back before the designer breeds were a thing, and she was just a $75 mutt.

She lived to be 12, we had to put her down almost 2 yrs ago because she had a tumor growing around her trachea and esophagus, slowly choking her. Broke my heart into a million pieces. We knew the time had come so we gave her a great last day, long walk by the creek.
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She's gorgeous! A black golden retriever, I love it! Labs/Goldens have such high instances of cancer and tumors, it's horrible. I'm so sorry that Ladybug had to go through that. Dogs should live as long as their humans. Why can't we figure out a way to make that happen?

 

[Pyxis]

As requested, here are the big guys:

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are so cool @Pyxis. Are they friendly and how are they in your cold snowy winters?

 

[Pyxis]

They are so cool @Pyxis. Are they friendly and how are they in your cold snowy winters?

Very friendly They do really well in the cold; they don't seem to have a problem with it.

Ciara is being confusing, though. She was DNA tested female at hatch. However, as of today she is making noises that I'm pretty sure are 'male' noises. So I'm confused.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Humm! That’s interesting! IsClara old enough to lay? Or how old are they when mating an egg laying begins?

 

[Pyxis]

Humm! That’s interesting! IsClara old enough to lay? Or how old are they when mating an egg laying begins?

Okay, heard back from a breeder. Sounds like sometimes females do grunt until they are fully mature at two. So I'm gonna keep going with her being a female, lol.

Female emus sometimes start laying at 18 months, sometimes not until after 2. Usually, unlike with other birds, they DO have to have access to a mature male to lay. So technically it may have been possible for her to lay this year, but with no mature male around, I wasn't expecting it. Next year

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do both male an female care for the babies?

 

[Pyxis]

Do both male an female care for the babies?

Just the males

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s good news about Clara.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just the males

Just like the Ostrich that is so sweet. So as soon as they hatch the mama gets up and leaves? Or does she even brood?