@anne-maguire It's wonderful you have given Biddie a safe home!
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Been a while!
My dog Biddie, who came to live with me in January 2020 is settling into a real sweetie. She has been a sweetie the whole time, but a pretty undisciplined one - now the is starting to learn some manners, and better behaviour! I don't know what the the first year or so of her life was like, but can guess it wasn't very nice. She was completely unsocialised, and terrified of everything, pretty much. She doesn't get the shakes when the grass is being cut any more, but she still hides under my desk. Her other great fear is water - she is terrified of getting wet. She will get her feet wet at the creek, but that's it! She is a Huntaway/GSP cross. Fortunately she has the Huntaway size, & some of the GSP spots but there rest of her is Huntaway, which is a working dog from New Zealand, an Australian Kelpie mix.
The little black cat (Bran) is doing very well. Lots of purrs, sleeping on knees, and all that lovely cat stuff. He did miss Pug, but he is an only cat now, and is enjoying all the attention. He and the dog are not friends as yet, but lbc is not afraid of Biddy, and has whopped her a couple of times!
In my own wilder past goats were also part of my life, starting out with Alpines & Nubians, but found Toggenburgs were the breed for us. Lived in 15.95 acres if woods, but when we needed to move, what worked for goats didn't work for people & vice versa. Finally found a place for both, but eventually too little time. Our last goat went as a companion to a horse, but my daughters never forgave "giving Cookie away." May your friend have time, enjoyment, & continuing memories!
Milo and Frankie ❤️ Awe!!! So sweet!
Daffer and Annabell are adorable!!! Sure brings back some great memories….we had Alpines Nubians and Pygmy goats
I may have to dig up a photo that my kids wouldn’t want made public…HAHAHA! Our 4-H goat club used to have a costume class…….
updated by @cindy-stammich: 11/20/22 10:47:02PM
Here are Daffer & Annabell, pets of a friend. She says that they are giving a green thumb's up to my most recent video:
"Tutorial, Simple 3 Chord Sing a Long" where I tell of singing Home on the Range" to my goats.
I'm correcting my C.S. Lewis quote: “No,” he said, “not our dogs.” However, he said, there would be, in heaven, “the essence of dogness.” I think those of us loving our pets would go more with the idea of without them heaven wouldn't be heavenly.
Two thoughts: C.S. Lewis said dogs (or was it pets? should look it up) must go to heaven or else we wouldn't find it heavenly; & at the lake alongside our big dog park I found tucked away a memorial stone to a dog saying it was always the best hello, but also the hardest goodbye.
My malamutes all seemed to go at 10, while my huskies could go to 12, 13, 14, so the husky in my wonderful husky/malamute mix is now 14, but oh the joint problems! Had a woman say the final year for her mal was 15 but again those joints. I read these losses & dread it coming.
Hugs to all losing &/or loving their pets.
Hugs to all who are missing their sweet furry companions... 
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I like "The Rainbow Bridge"
There are going to be quite a few canine and feline companions to meet me there!
Vale
Pug Maguire,
28 Feb 2009 - 15 Oct 2022
Well, Shelby, a.k.a. Schlubby, turned 16 in April - and died in May. She was skinny enough and basically just wasted away. She passed in the Mrs.' arms. We knew she was a tiny cat, but it;s been confirmed, comparing her with the two we replaced her with toward the end of the summer. They're huge by comparison, and house wreckers! They are from the same litter. The one with the Manx tail is Bobbi (which makes sense, bob tail). The one with the very soft fur is Charmin (which makes sense in a weird way). At feeding time, the two squeak like mice. But they run around the house like a herd of buffalo, and jump up on everything! They want to cling to the Mrs., and dig their nails in. Then they lie down where you trip over them. I really appreciate our Schlubby time so much more!
Our cats have never been let outdoors. We have fox, coyotes, fishers, and who knows what else. Bears and cougars are farther north - we're by the St. Lawrence River, right near Lake Ontario. But at least we don't have rattlesnakes (my sympathies, Salt Springs). For that I appreciate being here in southeastern Ontario.
Salt, I remember when you posted that Fritz was bitten by a rattlesnake. I'm so sorry you lost him. Those are hard times when we watch our pet decline despite all we are trying to do to save them. Cheers to the new pup.
Mary, I met you folks and your dog a couple years ago in Berea. Love the costumes.
Nina (aka Dulcinina)
Yes, the pup can be adorable, she's a Lab and Bulldog I think. Really high energy 24/7. There were 8 of them at the shelter the day we got her. I think she's 4 mos. old today, ........old Fritz was one of the best.....when a big old Black Bear pinned my old Beagle against the backyard fence and was going to do her in, Fritz covered the 300 ft in a split second and wailed that Bear and rescued the Beagle....never got a scratch, when our 16 year old cat was lost in the forest after a hurricane tore the joint up.......I turned him loose in the forest and told him to find that old cat.........an hour later he brought her back...........125 lbs of spit and vinegar with a penchant for Boar's Head roast beef and fried chicken from Popeye's on Sunday. Bears at the kitchen door....he would run 'em off. Coyote's no sweat....'nuff said.
Love love love the butterflies and the butterfly pup! @mary-z-cox
I am so sorry about Fritz, but on a happy note - what an adorable pup @salt-springs
Robin Thompson:
Thanks.....it was a bad situation that despite everything the vets at the University of Florida hospitals did and thought it just got worse over about 10 weeks.
I enjoy seeing the critters!
@salt-springs I'm sorry about Fritz.
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I enjoy seeing the critters!
@salt-springs I'm sorry about Fritz.
Look at that sweet little babe! 
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New Pup after Fritz was lost due to long term complications from a Rattlesnake bite......
updated by @salt-springs: 11/02/22 10:39:31AM
I have always like 'mustached' dogs. They remind me of my very first dog Facha, and my big sweet mixed breed dog Jasper.
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What a cutie.
what a gem that Jolene is. and great name too! <3
Jolene just turned 1 year old; I adopted her about 8 months ago from Berkeley Humane.
No caption needed.
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Oh the life of the beloved household cat. I'm glad they are so pleased to own you.
Teddy and Rufus... bros just chillin' in the sun...
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@alphie There's no accounting for tastes in music or anything else. :)
Teddy Romeo Roosevelt just chillin'...
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I remember Charley from Berea...nice dog! And, at 6 months, he looks as happy as a Bassett could possibly look!
Charley @ 6 Months :)
Hey, Bull Terrier named Gary! So nice you can foster, @paula!
Oh my. What a 'squishable' nose Gary has! 
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Our cat Teddy taking a nap in our bed today...
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Both are very cute!
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Charley & Violet @ 4 months
Charley
Paul Rappell:
"This'll do. Please don't close it."
...doing her best cashmere sweater imitation.
This is familiar stuff to me. ;)
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"This'll do. Please don't close it."
As Rockwell sang back in the '80s, "I always feel like somebody's watchin' me"
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Paul that's too funny!
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Shelby (a.k.a. Schlubby) and Angus got along. Or, I should say, Schlubby tolerated Angus. She was known to swat him from time to time. In our household the smaller pets ruled. We had a very small bunny, Abby, who jumped up onto the back of a sofa and bit Schlubby on the stomach. He chomped down and held on when she jumped off. The cats gave that little bun a wide berth.
Schlubby has the sweetest facial expression, who could resist her?
It's good that you can give her the love and reassurance she needs after losing her furry companion.
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Little Shelby, a.k.a. Schlubby, turned 15 on the Ides of March. She's doing fairly well in spite of hyperthyroidism. She's on a salt-free diet, which means fewer treats. She's skinny enough as it is. Her behaviour changed after Angus died. She's acting much more needy now, and often calls out when we're out of sight. Still, she has always had a great attitude and cooperates when anything, such as cutting her nails or being checked by the vet, needs to be done.
I'm glad Elvis had good final months, @mary-z-cox ! Enjoy Charley! Pets are family. <3
Thanks for asking. Elvis passed last June at 15 (he had a tumor on his aorta & finally his back broke) but he had an excellent last year with several beach camping trips & a fall mountain excursion in which he was able to escape and join old man McCalls bear hunting dog pack for a night of intense hound excitement. (they were poaching on our land) But he was like a puppy until the last month or two. We have been 9 months without a basset & just got Charley last week. He is one of the most intelligent puppies I have ever seen & Bob & I feel like new parents again.
Keep picking,
Mary Z. Cox
That's real cute, Mary!
Do you still have either of your previous two bassets?
That dinner looks great too. :)
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They look very sweet Venni!
I've had a rabbit or two during my lifetime of pet keeping, too. 
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The blessings of cats.
Our cat Sheba (aka BooBoo) carefully wrapped herself up in the top sheet like a burrito this morning, while I had the comforter and bedspread off being washed...
Of course the whole reason I had to take off the blankets to wash them was because 'someone' hurled up a big hairball on the bed when we weren't watching. Cats. This is why we can't have nice things.
BooBoo hiding her shame...
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Our little stray who showed up just shy of a year ago has us so well trained. It's amazing how we cater to her. She jumps on our laps for a short time, but it hs to be her decision. And we are so honored. Love that little critter.
Bran the black rescue cat from Christmas 2016 has turned into snuggly little cuddle-bug, especially since the dog arrived in February. He will now come and sit on my lap for cuddles and a sleep - voluntarily! I think it has a lot to do with senior cat Pug keeping away, avoiding the dog, and leaving the lap free. He even comes looking for nighttime snoozing under the doona!
When the dog is outside Pug will come for his usual "leg spot", and Bran will hop up for the "lap spot"! Now all I have to do is get all three in the right places at the same time!
There is still a little friction, because Biddy wants to play with the cats, but the cat don't want to play with her! Bran smacked her the other night, but without claws - just a little warning 'don't you dare do that'!
Patience, patience, patience!
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Your big blue looks like my late Humbug would have looked with a few more years under his fur!
We have three cats. Our big handsome grey boy cat Teddy is usually sweet, but he's very big and strong and turns into a powerful deadly tiger when any vets try to examine him. Imagine our dread when we found out he has to get a medicine drop in his one troublesome eye twice a day ...as in forever. Yikes!
At first he fought it a bit, but we kept turning the event into a petting/brushing mini session after his drop...he loooves being petted or brushed. So now two months later he absolutely demands we give him his eye drop twice a day, coming to get us, meowing loudly and leading us to the bedroom where we sit on the bed to give him his eye drop and then the reward of 30 seconds of petting or brushing. It's too funny! he gets so excited and in the middle of giving the drop he starts purring so hard he rumbles. 
That's when we call him Rumble Purr Teddy.
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@anne-maguire , nice to see you checking in! I hope those animules all realize how lucky they are and settle into polite behavior, adding extra joy to your life. :)
@buckeye67 : sorry i missed seeing your post til now. Those 3 "curs" are quite camera-ready and appealing! The genetics must have been a good match to produce that handsome brindle boy Sam!
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Well, rescue dog Biddy is well and truly settled, and has, I think, accepted this as her permanent home - at least I hope so! There was someone running past the house and over the bridge a couple of nights ago - she went off like a bomb!! Very big, deep barks and growls - took a while to settle her down.
Senior cat and her still at loggerheads - problem is, Pug runs from dogs, as the last dog he had anything to do with tried to eat him! Junior cat gradually becoming more and more at ease. Not cuddle up together friends yet, but while Biddy was asleep last night he did come up to the lounge, stood up to investigate a dangling dog paw, then just walked away. I think they will end up friends.
So, all working out for the best, for now!
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