A man and woman are working together in an office.
The woman says 'I bet I can get the boss to give me the day off.'
'Ya, how are you gonna do that?'
With that she hangs upside down from the ceiling.
Boss comes along and says 'what on earth are you doing?'
'I'm a lightbulb' she replies.
Boss says 'You have been working too hard and it is affecting your brain. Go home and rest.'
With that she leaves. The man follows her.
The boss says 'where are you going?'
'I'm going home too'
'Why?'
'I can't work in the dark now can I?'
The woman says 'I bet I can get the boss to give me the day off.'
'Ya, how are you gonna do that?'
With that she hangs upside down from the ceiling.
Boss comes along and says 'what on earth are you doing?'
'I'm a lightbulb' she replies.
Boss says 'You have been working too hard and it is affecting your brain. Go home and rest.'
With that she leaves. The man follows her.
The boss says 'where are you going?'
'I'm going home too'
'Why?'
'I can't work in the dark now can I?'
And with that, we have whole new meanings for, "turning on the lights", and dare I say, "screwing in a lightbulb".
Seeing that he's now over 15 years, and on heavy meds, maybe it's time for more yung'in shots. Here he's 3.5 months old.
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He has cataracts and doesn't see very well.
His hearing is either very selective or he just can't hear well.
He has a collapsing trachea.
He has an enlarged heart.
He has water on the lungs.
He gets disoriented sometimes.
He is syringe fed meds twice a day, two syringes. He is also on hip and joint treats.
At this point he gets whatever he wants to eat as the Vet says it doesn't matter.
The Vet also said don't buy more than two weeks worth of meds at a time.
That being said, he has lots of love and affection to give. He still lives for his walks and gives back in ways that only dog people understand. Notice I didn't say dog owner. He's the one that owns me. He's owned my heart since the day I met him.
This may not seem enlightening, but to me it is. I get to share my best bud with you guys while I still can, and that's the spirit of the forum, sharing.
His hearing is either very selective or he just can't hear well.
He has a collapsing trachea.
He has an enlarged heart.
He has water on the lungs.
He gets disoriented sometimes.
He is syringe fed meds twice a day, two syringes. He is also on hip and joint treats.
At this point he gets whatever he wants to eat as the Vet says it doesn't matter.
The Vet also said don't buy more than two weeks worth of meds at a time.
That being said, he has lots of love and affection to give. He still lives for his walks and gives back in ways that only dog people understand. Notice I didn't say dog owner. He's the one that owns me. He's owned my heart since the day I met him.
This may not seem enlightening, but to me it is. I get to share my best bud with you guys while I still can, and that's the spirit of the forum, sharing.
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Here a neighbor's Doberman got cancer at 13, had to be put down.
Goofy guy, loved babies...
Sad when they get terminally sick, and you know nothing more can be done, only palliative treatment.
Seeing this happen always makes me morose.
Goofy guy, loved babies...
Sad when they get terminally sick, and you know nothing more can be done, only palliative treatment.
Seeing this happen always makes me morose.
Yes but we are quick to put the bad behind and remind ourselves of how much good there is/was. Yes, I will be a big puddle when Bingo leaves but having had him in our lives has made me a much better person. He can't speak but he sure can teach.
What's the old prayer.."help me be the person my dog thinks I am.."
Cloning your dog is available for a deposit of U.S. $25,000.00 and if successful another $25,000.00.
But somehow I just don’t see you and your wife doing that! BTW cloned dogs don’t guarantee the personality will be the same as that is influenced by nuture!
But somehow I just don’t see you and your wife doing that! BTW cloned dogs don’t guarantee the personality will be the same as that is influenced by nuture!
I had friends in Bangalore who had a few generations of Labradors, meaning they kept one of the litter after mating to a suitable female.
Then the children grew up, and they let the last one pass on due to old age....
Then the children grew up, and they let the last one pass on due to old age....
I know a bit about Labrador dogs. They, and this is unusial amongst canines, enjoy swimming. If they see water, they jump into it!
Then shake themselves off vigorously when getting out.
It's instinct. Similarly the closely related Golden Retrievers have alert instincts to retrieve dying birds from land or water... let's be honest, they were shot.
Retrievers and Labradors are considered excellent Guide Dogs for the visually impaired. Mandy had a sweet nature, and devotion to duty. Many were the times it dragged a dying bird into the house. A retriever has a soft mouth. My Mother was horrified at such vermin in her house, but I always patted Mandy for doing her job.
However, my Mother who was almost as deaf as a post, found the Sophie the Toy Poodle a better companion. It would yap its head off with any activity at the front door. It was also far quicker than the Retriever at catching tennis balls.
We think it used its ears more than its eyes. It could hear the bounce of the ball! Don't underestimate Poodles. A Hunting Dog in France. Able to leap into the air.
Then shake themselves off vigorously when getting out.
It's instinct. Similarly the closely related Golden Retrievers have alert instincts to retrieve dying birds from land or water... let's be honest, they were shot.
Retrievers and Labradors are considered excellent Guide Dogs for the visually impaired. Mandy had a sweet nature, and devotion to duty. Many were the times it dragged a dying bird into the house. A retriever has a soft mouth. My Mother was horrified at such vermin in her house, but I always patted Mandy for doing her job.
However, my Mother who was almost as deaf as a post, found the Sophie the Toy Poodle a better companion. It would yap its head off with any activity at the front door. It was also far quicker than the Retriever at catching tennis balls.
We think it used its ears more than its eyes. It could hear the bounce of the ball! Don't underestimate Poodles. A Hunting Dog in France. Able to leap into the air.
