A rescued 10yo Macau Greyhound learning how to enjoy resting on something other than concrete or canvas - for the first time since she was a pup in AUS.
A rescued 10yo Macau Greyhound learning how to enjoy resting on something other than concrete or canvas - for the first time since she was a pup in AUS.
Looks like she has it dialed in! Awesome to see her finally living the good life!
Looks like she has it dialed in! Awesome to see her finally living the good life!
She gets along with our existing 2, but the 5 our group has received (so far) all have a high prey drive. The prey drive can be tempered, but does cause issues when camping, as we will have to use two layers of x pens and a hard crate, for her safety.
This is one of the 10year olds. She has been sitting in a cell (think Alcatraz) for more than 2 years. She was not even let out on a regular basis for those two years from what those on site have shared. Search for Macau greyhound, for a FB page, if you want to see the awful details, and the success stories.
We were not planning on a third dog, but we will find a way to fit one of these fit... We had already removed our dinette to make space for our two, so out comes one of the recliners to make room for a third.
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2016 SS 2250 E450 (over 4k lbs CCC and 7500 tow)
Dragging a TJ, WK2, or a cargo trailer
Way back on page 143, I posted a pic of my sweet Abby girl. Link here.
Abby had to be put down shortly after Goshen this year due to liver cancer. In fact, Goshen was her last trip. She was a great dog, and was loved by everyone who knew her. It was deeply emotional to me, so I didn't say much about it on the forum. I let a few people who knew her best know, but other than that I kept it bottled up inside. It happened so quick that it didn't seem possible. Little over a week from a normal, apparently healthy dog, to making the awful decision to end her suffering.
While I knew I would always get another dog, I was surprised at how long it took to... if "get over' isn't the right term, how about "come to grips with it" instead. It took months to get to the point of thinking about the next dog. I eventually told my wife that I wanted a puppy for Christmas. I knew I would never have another Abby, but I knew what I wanted in my next one. I wanted another Australian shepherd. They are truly the best dogs in the world. I have always preferred females, so that was a given. I wanted another copper or red one. She would have to have a white blaze on the snout and forehead. She would have to have a white "ruff" around the neck and if possible, I wanted white "socks" on the feet. As these are all standard Aussie traits, so it's not like I was looking for a one in a million.
Thanks to Aquaman on this forum, I got in touch with a friend of his that is an Aussie breeder. Actually a miniature Aussie breeder. One thing led to another and below is a picture of my Christmas present. Her name is Trixie. She checks off all the boxes on my list. She will be a tiny thing, probably less than half the size that Abby was, but I don't care. Size does not matter a whit to me.
I think she is the cutest little fur nugget I have ever seen. Very smart too. Housebreaking is going very well. Leash training too. She is going to make an excellent camping dog.
Oh yes, she is adorable and as you can probably tell, I'm a herding breed type guy. I do herding competition with mine and will someday find a new male puppy to keep my female company. What you had to do with Abby is a horrible thing to deal with. I had to do the same with my 'Tucker' Memorial Day weekend. He had pancreatic cancer and it happened in three days. Hardest thing I've ever had to deal with.
She is a cutie! Love the Aussie breed. A co-worker has a couple - Gunner and Gracie - and they a great!
If we weren't so partial to Shelties, Aussies would be my next pick.
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"Sunny" the 2017 Sunseeker 3010DS
2006 Jeep Liberty Toad
.... and lovin' life........MOST of the time.
We have three little dogs and weren't quite sure how they would like RV life. Our littles one 10 lbs shivered on the 2 hour ride to St. Augustine. But once we got there she loved it. She is an escape artist so I brought a long lead to tie around a tree for her. I thought the other two would be fine. Well they decided the smells around were to much to resist. So they wanted to wander off the site. The dollar store was in walking distance and 2 more leads were in order. They all loved it.
Is there a trick to getting the pic in the correct position? It shows up on my computer right side up.
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Forest River 2018 Sunseeker 2850SLE
Is there a trick to getting the pic in the correct position? It shows up on my computer right side up.
My guess is, you took the picture win an iPhone. It is notorious for posting pictures sideways. No matter how I position the camera for the picture, I always (seem to) get it wrong. But an easy fix is to download Picasa (I have version 3.9). Load the picture in Picasa, then just save it back out (click "File", then "Save"). Picture is now upright when you post it.
This is an Apple thing, so if you want to sling blame, sling it there.
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Ed and Sharon
2010 Wildcat 28RKBS
2019 Ford F-250 XLT - AWESOME Truck!
Retired AF MSgt
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