Sometimes, a dog is just a dog?
I made that final appointment with the Vet for Jack the Cattle Dog on Thursday. He's 14, mostly blind from cataracts, mostly deaf, and shows signs of dementia. He's in amazing shape for a guy his a...
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To CA Poppy: different parents for Jimmy and Ben - they're sort of the extreme ends of the "miniature" breed extremes. Jimmy's 17" tall and weighs 35 lbs; Ben is just 13" tall.
To Crowe: I just remarked to Ed the other day: "Did you ever think we'd own a dog this puny??" LOL!! I have to admit, that in the small confines of an RV, smaller is nice - I can't tell you how many times, in our no-slide Class C, I would ask Ike "Would you go sleep in the bed, please?" just to get him off the floor and blocking access from the kitchen to the living room.
I love this cross (poodle/aussie) - the poodle seems to erase the Aussie Aloofness towards strangers? Jimmy and Ben never met someone they didn't just LOVE. On the other hand, for the first time in 4 decades, I don't feel "protected". Aussies are very protective of their people and "stuff" - and Jack was like having a loaded .45 caliber around. I felt very safe hiking in the woods by myself, for example.
To Crowe: I just remarked to Ed the other day: "Did you ever think we'd own a dog this puny??" LOL!! I have to admit, that in the small confines of an RV, smaller is nice - I can't tell you how many times, in our no-slide Class C, I would ask Ike "Would you go sleep in the bed, please?" just to get him off the floor and blocking access from the kitchen to the living room.
I love this cross (poodle/aussie) - the poodle seems to erase the Aussie Aloofness towards strangers? Jimmy and Ben never met someone they didn't just LOVE. On the other hand, for the first time in 4 decades, I don't feel "protected". Aussies are very protective of their people and "stuff" - and Jack was like having a loaded .45 caliber around. I felt very safe hiking in the woods by myself, for example.
