Pet love appreciation thread

cyclones500

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I have a cat who will be 17 in a couple of months. Found her as baby kitten in our garage.

I've had family pets come and go which have hurt as well, but when my baby girl goes I'm going to be distraught.
I've had an 18- and 17-year-old cat. It isn't easy when it ends, but positive memories endure.

Embrace the heck out of the time you have with her.
 

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My wife and I folded about a year ago and let our mini Goldendoodle, Otz, sleep in bed with us, namely because he just didn’t want to sleep in the kennel anymore. It’s kind of funny he’ll sleep with his head on a pillow sometimes- probably because he thinks he’s human or something
Your goldendoodle looks almost exactly like ours. Same color and same smallish size. And ours is definitely at least 70% human. Our other dog is a grayish/blackish shih tzu with white paws, neck and mouth area. He's great too, but not nearly as humanish.
 
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As much as I care about my dogs, I have done them no favors with their eating habits. I don't know when I let things go off the rails, but their diet largely consists of people food. They get scrambled eggs with a little syrup, chopped deli turkey, half a burger each when I grill burgers, omelets and lots of other stuff that is probably terrible for them. They aren't obese, but still not good I'm sure. My wife gets so mad at me and always says "you made them this way" which is completely true. They are so food spoiled that they walk away from Farmer's Dog dog food. I really need to talk to our veterinarian the next time that I take them in for shots. I'm guessing that she won't be thrilled with me either.
 
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This is ********* the Wonder Pup, border collie - Aussie mix (his father was a sailor), about a year ago, right after his life was saved by the miracle workers at Hixson-Lied who performed emergency surgery to repair a perforated gut ulceration caused by arthritis meds given by his local vet. Apparently, border collies (and border collie mixes) do not tolerate that drug.

Those ISU docs, interns, students and even clerical staff were brilliant, gave expert care, called us twice a day to give updates, and were just TOP NOTCH. Yes, it cost a lot, but we were relieved to have had the money to save him. We are extremely grateful to the blood donor dogs as well, since our boy had to have a blood transfusion a few hours after surgery which also helped to save his life.

Long story short, there is nothing more true than the love and care of an animal, both given and received.
 

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This is ********* the Wonder Pup, border collie - Aussie mix (his father was a sailor), about a year ago, right after his life was saved by the miracle workers at Hixson-Lied who performed emergency surgery to repair a perforated gut ulceration caused by arthritis meds given by his local vet. Apparently, border collies (and border collie mixes) do not tolerate that drug.

Those ISU docs, interns, students and even clerical staff were brilliant, gave expert care, called us twice a day to give updates, and were just TOP NOTCH. Yes, it cost a lot, but we were relieved to have had the money to save him. We are extremely grateful to the blood donor dogs as well, since our boy had to have a blood transfusion a few hours after surgery which also helped to save his life.

Long story short, there is nothing more true than the love and care of an animal, both given and received.
He looks like a very good boy!
 
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When our 15 year old shih tzu was put to sleep because it was definitely time I was the one to go pick him up in his urn. When the vet clinic lady put the urn on the counter I burst out in tears like a baby as a 50 year old man. I have zero embarrassment about it. It was 100% real love emotion for someone that I will always miss.
 

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My wife and I are more than happy to have our dogs sleep in bed with us. I will often give up my own comfort to accommodate one or both of them being bed hogs. I wouldn't do the same for my wife (and probably visa-versa) so I guess the dogs win.
My wife kicked our dog out of bed when we had our first kid. I contemplated kicking her out instead but gave in "for the kids".
 

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He looks like a very good boy!

Well, not to brag, but he is also a gentleman and a scholar. Has a huge vocabulary, knows quite a few tricks (sit, shake, roll over, stay, wait, relax, cover dog, ballerina dog, "go around", jump, how many, and the correct answer to the question "Is [insert name] an a**hole?". He is an excellent hall monitor when the cats are fighting, and can count (knows when he's been shorted on Milk Bones). High marks as well for raccoon and coyote patrol, and has quite a sense of fairness (you should hear his sneeze of disdain, a regular eff-you in Dogonese).
 
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As much as I care about my dogs, I have done them no favors with their eating habits. I don't know when I let things go off the rails, but their diet largely consists of people food. They get scrambled eggs with a little syrup, chopped deli turkey, half a burger each when I grill burgers, omelets and lots of other stuff that is probably terrible for them. They aren't obese, but still not good I'm sure. My wife gets so mad at me and always says "you made them this way" which is completely true. They are so food spoiled that they walk away from Farmer's Dog dog food. I really need to talk to our veterinarian the next time that I take them in for shots. I'm guessing that she won't be thrilled with me either.
A little human snacks won't hurt them.;)
 

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Our shih tzu shows love, affection, contentment when snuggling with us by yawning really big and making an audible sound while doing so. It is super cute. I told my wife that this a Charlie showing us how much he loves us and she was unconvinced so I Googled it and it is very much a thing.