Random pictures/stories of our furbabies

[Austina]

My pretty girl went for a groom today, including pamper package. She smells gorgeous





Sorry, but it’s dark here by 4.30pm now

 

[AGBF]

My pretty girl went for a groom today, including pamper package. She smells gorgeous

I wouldn't mind burying my face in her sweet smelling, clean fur!

 

[Austina]

It won’t last long @AGBF , she’ll probably find something stinky tomorrow

 

[missy]

It won’t last long @AGBF , she’ll probably find something stinky tomorrow

LOL tell me about it. Whoever said cats are clean is kooky. Or perhaps my cats are just special cases lol. Filthy creatures but we love them.

Dottie is a pretty pretty girl!

 

[AGBF]

It won’t last long @AGBF , she’ll probably find something stinky tomorrow

I would still enjoy it while it lasted, Austina. That's one thing I miss about having a longhaired dog: being able to bury my face in the soft fur. (And having a Newfie I could bury my whole body in his soft fur!) I like being very close to my shorthaired "new" dog, Hero. He feels almost naked in my arms because there is so little between us when I hug him. So I feel close to him. I always call him, "Baby" which I never called Griffin, although Griffin was just as young as Hero is now when I got him. Hero seems like a baby to me, all sleek and vulnerable. Griffin was like a stuffed animal.

 

[Austina]

Dottie has a Newfie friend called Ursa, and in the woods, she really looks like a black bear walking around

 

[MamaBee]

She is so adorable! I hope she smells nice and clean for a while! Does she shed?
My dog, Bailey, is white and cream and has long hair. His fur is beautiful but if I give him a good scratch and hug..there’s a hair nest on my dark floors when he walks away. It’s actually worse after his bath..He doesn’t stay nice smelling for long..

 

[Austina]

No @Mamabean , you’re not really supposed to clip Spinoni, but she doesn’t have a typical coat, which should be rough and wiry. They’re supposed to be hand stripped, but we’re pretty sure her previous owners had her spayed when she was only 6 months old, and this affected her coat

 

[MamaBee]

No @Mamabean , you’re not really supposed to clip Spinoni, but she doesn’t have a typical coat, which should be rough and wiry. They’re supposed to be hand stripped, but we’re pretty sure her previous owners had her spayed when she was only 6 months old, and this affected her coat

She’s beautiful just like she is now! Perfect..

 

[clumberlove]

No @Mamabean , you’re not really supposed to clip Spinoni, but she doesn’t have a typical coat, which should be rough and wiry. They’re supposed to be hand stripped, but we’re pretty sure her previous owners had her spayed when she was only 6 months old, and this affected her coat

My friend has a spinoni she used to show. It would take her 2 days to fully strip him by hand! Lovely boy though he weighs nearly as much as I do and has almost knocked me over many times. He likes to put his front paws on your shoulder and give kisses when he likes you. Big slobbery beardy kisses hahaha! Your girl looks beautiful even without the traditional coat

 

[junebug17]

My pretty girl went for a groom today, including pamper package. She smells gorgeous





Sorry, but it’s dark here by 4.30pm now

@Austina, Dottie is just the sweetest thing!

 

[canuk-gal]

@Austina, Dottie is just the sweetest thing!

Yup. She has a great family!

cheers--Sharon

 

[ice empress]

Happy belated Halloween!!

 

[ice empress]

I couldn’t help it... here are a few more gratuitous pics of my fur baby getting into the Halloween spirit!

 

[TooPatient]

 

[MarionC]

Issy’s fall portrait, and a photo of her with her friend Wendy, wearing babushkas.

 

[missy]

Issy’s fall portrait, and a photo of her with her friend Wendy, wearing babushkas.

Awwwww what a beautiful fall portrait.

And haha "Babushka" love that word. My nieces and nephew (my dh's brothers kids) call my MIL "Buscia" which shares the same roots I believe.

Hugs to Issy and to her friend Wendy too. Sweet sweet babies.

 

[ice empress]

If anyone is looking for a career change, I may have found you your dream job!!

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-petting-job-100-hour-puptern-texas

 

[missy]

If anyone is looking for a career change, I may have found you your dream job!!

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-petting-job-100-hour-puptern-texas

Oooh definitely a dream job for me!!!
Thanks @ice empress.


Food and cuddling animals...what more is there? (oh and diamonds of course)

 

[TooPatient]

Gah! One of the dogs either ate or hid two persimmons, three apples, and an orange while I was getting dressed.

 

[ice empress]

Gah! One of the dogs either ate or hid two persimmons, three apples, and an orange while I was getting dressed.

Bahahaha. That’s too funny! They hid them in their bellies!!

 

[missy]

Gah! One of the dogs either ate or hid two persimmons, three apples, and an orange while I was getting dressed.

Better than them eating or hiding our diamonds.
As long as the persimmons and apples and orange cannot hurt the dogs that is!

 

[Blingalingaling]

I couldn’t help it... here are a few more gratuitous pics of my fur baby getting into the Halloween spirit!

Oh, my goodness!!! Hahaha!!! I think I'm in love!!!

 

[TooPatient]

Better than them eating or hiding our diamonds.
As long as the persimmons and apples and orange cannot hurt the dogs that is!

Persimmons are safe except the pits can be choking hazard or upset intestines. I was calling checking on that as soon as I saw them missing! Definitely a worst fear sort of moment.

 

[TooPatient]

Bahahaha. That’s too funny! They hid them in their bellies!!

I suspect so but am also suspicious as they only had about 20 minutes and there is no hint of sticky fruit mess on them or around the house and no fruit smells. I am a bit worried about where they may have hidden them and finding them before they got.

 

[missy]

Persimmons are safe except the pits can be choking hazard or upset intestines. I was calling checking on that as soon as I saw them missing! Definitely a worst fear sort of moment.

OMG yes. Been there ourselves. I will never forget the 2010 New Year's Day rush to the 24 hour emergency animal hospital with Bobby thinking he had swallowed Christmas ribbon. Oy. Then after the X-rays were inconclusive I had to call my sister and she met us at the Long Island vet hospital she works in (closed for New Year's Day) and she had to get a tech to come in help her and they did exploratory surgery on him. Good times.

Glad your fur babies are A OK. They sure can cause us lots of worry but life is never dull with them in it.

 

[TooPatient]

OMG yes. Been there ourselves. I will never forget the 2010 New Year's Day rush to the 24 hour emergency animal hospital with Bobby thinking he had swallowed Christmas ribbon. Oy. Then after the X-rays were inconclusive I had to call my sister and she met us at the Long Island vet hospital she works in (closed for New Year's Day) and she had to get a tech to come in help her and they did exploratory surgery on him. Good times.

Glad your fur babies are A OK. They sure can cause us lots of worry but life is never dull with them in it.

I can't imagine!

They do keep life interesting and make me get out of bed and smile even when I don't feel like it.

 

[Blingalingaling]

My "nephew" Murphy

HANDSOME!!!

 

[Matata]

Gah! One of the dogs either ate or hid two persimmons, three apples, and an orange while I was getting dressed.

One of my cats' house rules is "if it's round and it it rolls, it's a toy" and that's why I spend meal prep time on my knees fetching veggies and fruits out from under the bed.

 

[AGBF]

I was looking out my front window today and saw what looked like a German Shepherd, only grey and shaggy, walking alone down the middle of my street today. Dogs do not walk alone here like that. It was completely fearless. Plus we have three Golden Retrievers on this street, no German Shepherds. It was bigger and fluffier than I had ever thought a coyote might be, but after staring and looking (standing on furniture, too), I went to the internet. One site said there are no coywolves, that all eastern coyotes are hybrids of dog, wolf, and coyote. I spoke to my friend in Maine who owns wolves; wolf-dog hybrids; and dogs. Like the internet, she said coyotes are smaller than what I saw. But I am betting this was a coyote. Two of my dogwalkers said they saw coyotes (and foxes) while walking my dog. I never had any fears about coyotes and my dog when I had a Newfoundland because he was huge and also had loose skin and two coats of fur that another animal would have to get through to try to get at his organs. But my current dog is only 78 pounds with a sleek coat. The dog I saw (or coyote) resembled a wolf. Wolves mind their own business, and we don't have them here anyway. Stray coyotes prey on cats and small dogs. Although I can't see one preying on my insane dog.