sandhiller Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Finney said: Our old dog Chance found the Christmas tree, I am afraid this will be his last Christmas at his age. That is a heart warming shot. I am going through the same with my Weimeraner Gus. He feels like a puppy yet, is in no pain, wants to do everything with me he has done all his life, his hips just won't let him and he doesn't understand. We give them all the love we possibly can and in no way can come close to the love they give us. My thoughts are with you Finney. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finney Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Thanks Sandhiller, he still gets around good just slower, Momma and I make sure he is comfortable and gets what he needs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Life was good. Giving Mom morning kisses Then YOU tell her I was cleaning those delicious mud flaps on the feed truck. Why man why ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finney Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Scooter found the tree also, the only thing they bother in the house is the dirty clothes basket. After momma and I go to bed they will turn the basket over and drag out enough to make a bed. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Groaner of the day😄 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I walked in to see this tonight. All I said was you poor *******. He has came a long way from when he came to us last summer. At the start you could not be sure if you going to get bitten for moving your hand too fast to tolerating this stuff 😀 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 ...the New Zealand "Huntaway" doing what he does best.....Sayin' something like ..""Move you woolly basturds ''' ..in his loudest voice.... Mike 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 More bark than bite? Sheep don't seem overly concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stronger800 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 If these pictures show up twice, I apologize. I thought I had posted them an hour ago and then they disappeared. My girls got me a dog pillow, and he seems to like it as well 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 7 hours ago, hardtail said: More bark than bite? Sheep don't seem overly concerned ....a 'bark'' on those Huntaway's that will rip the wax from your ears...great hounds...very nice nature but they have one major issue...in their prime...about 5/6 yrs old...they to often succumb to some weird intestinal issue.....good as in the evening.....dead as in the morning.....as our beautiful Huntaway, "Jed'' passed that way.... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 ...on a brighter note....Station hounds, ready for the days work..... Mike 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 7 hours ago, stronger800 said: If these pictures show up twice, I apologize. I thought I had posted them an hour ago and then they disappeared. My girls got me a dog pillow, and he seems to like it as well I saw that post earlier today, does seem to have disappeared! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkandcattle Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 14 minutes ago, DT Fan said: I saw that post earlier today, does seem to have disappeared! I can see it . still cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Fan Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 29 minutes ago, junkandcattle said: I can see it . still cute It's back, it was gone when I made my last post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Mike do their stomachs turn? Friend just lost a dog that way over Xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 17 minutes ago, hardtail said: Mike do their stomachs turn? Friend just lost a dog that way over Xmas Yes....something like that......the vet explained it to me...(.just about made my stomach turn.).....he said even if you got the old hound in pronto....the outcome could not be predicted to be the outcome that one would hope for......due to the mess of complications .....this basically due to the fact of the dog not being able to lie still for a week or so.... I n my little circle of dog owning friends...the incidence of the 'Huntaway' dieing this way is quite extraordinary.....most ok in the evening....dead in the morning...... There dosen't seem to be any particular feed/work related/ incident pattern to it....Very distressing for the shepherds / farmers with their working dogs... Tears in our house when ""Jed"" expired in this manner.....He was a neat dog....smart ...and just ''part of the family'' Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, mike newman said: Yes....something like that......the vet explained it to me...(.just about made my stomach turn.).....he said even if you got the old hound in pronto....the outcome could not be predicted to be the outcome that one would hope for......due to the mess of complications .....this basically due to the fact of the dog not being able to lie still for a week or so.... I n my little circle of dog owning friends...the incidence of the 'Huntaway' dieing this way is quite extraordinary.....most ok in the evening....dead in the morning...... There dosen't seem to be any particular feed/work related/ incident pattern to it....Very distressing for the shepherds / farmers with their working dogs... Tears in our house when ""Jed"" expired in this manner.....He was a neat dog....smart ...and just ''part of the family'' Mike Almost sounds like a severe case of colic in a horse. Distressing to hear it is common. Always painful to lose one of the family. My condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, mike newman said: Huntaway' Mike, curious about the history of the Huntaway. Is it a recognized breed? Or used to describe a type of stock dog? Did they come from a cross of certain breeds? Or coming from generations of breeding good stock dogs to good stock dogs until they became a breed unto themselves? From your pictures and stories they seem to be very trainable and we'll behaved. So sad they have a genetic health defect. Wish they could find a way to breed that out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike newman Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 OK Jeff ...get yourself a nice cup of cocoa...and settle back..... The "Huntaway"..or the NZ Huntaway have been bred over many years ...initially to suit the demands of the New Zealand high country sheep stations... The breed is relatively new, dating back to the late 19th century...colour is generally black and tan.... Only dogs that have won events at Dog Trials...can be registered as stud "Huntaway's",..by the New Zealand Dog Trial Association.... Huntaways are large , deep chested dogs....weighing from 55lbs to 90 lbs.....about 22 to 26 inches high , at the shoulder....smooth haired and with floppy ears .....and generally, very amiable critters !! They are required to have great intelligence, agility and stamina, for days of working over steep country....covering large distances, driving very large mobs of sheep..... Their bark is deep, and repeating , with usually short pauses between barks, which allows them to sustain the barking .... this for very long periods... Early New Zealand had vast pastoral high country ''runs'' or Stations , this in the South Island, running thousands of sheep.....in early days, all unfenced , thus the requirement for big strong heading dogs who could make a serious 'bark' as opposed to the initial British dog breeds who barely barked at all.... Check out the Molesworth book, Jeff.....some of those early Stations had in excess of 100,000 sheep , pre 1900..When NZ's population was around 3 and a half million humans...there was seventy million sheep running around !! I trust this was helpful....good to chat with you a week back... thankyou.....and here is a sheep picture, not very brilliant, taken about a few years gone....You well know why the old Huntaway is more than handy to have around ...!! Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 9 hours ago, mike newman said: big strong heading dogs who could make a serious 'bark' as opposed to the initial British dog breeds who barely barked at all.... Enjoyed visiting with you too! Calling you on the cell phone is more clear than calling my own house, go figure😄 Thank you so much for the education Mike! The difference in handling sheep and cattle. Sheep react to the bark and move accordingly. Cattle will get riled up if a dog barks too much so it is a best to have a quiet cow dog. The temptation to make a correlation here is almost too much to bear but I will restrain myself🙊🤠 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Maybe the piledriver is shaking the landlines🤔 I'm sure any correlation would be insightful and most welcomed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 This will be Gus's last Christmas with us. Sad but grateful the Lord entrusted me the care of one of his most beloved creatures. I wish people could show the compassion for each other that animals show for us. KWRB, sir, thank you for this this thread to relay our blessings. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWRB Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, sandhiller said: This will be Gus's last Christmas with us. Sad but grateful the Lord entrusted me the care of one of his most beloved creatures. I wish people could show the compassion for each other that animals show for us. KWRB, sir, thank you for this this thread to relay our blessings. Happy to do so. This thread has been exactly what I'd hoped it'd be. Gus seems from all the posts about him, to have also been all you could have hoped for. Like many other things, a relationship with a dog is a result of what you put in. I've said it a million times but I'll say it again. It's not a coincidence that they're so great. I think God wants us to have examples of pure love, since humans aren't great at doing it ourselves, so we have dogs. In honor of Gus, I'm gonna go snuggle Franklin super tight and scratch his head for a long time this morning. Happy New Year to you Sandhiller. You're a good dude. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 The "crew" didn't think Mother should be lounging around the house on this balmy 31 degree day😄 Sorry bout a cat in the dog thread but it identifies as a dog. Runs with em sleeps with em. Will have nothing to do with the barn cats😄 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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