NE Pets Forum #23

I bet Cliffie slept better too. :)

Winston is getting so big and handsome!

Has anyone ever done therapy training with their dog?

Like at a hospital or nursing home?

Yes

When I'm in a hospital or nursing home, the pet therapy I want will not involve pets...

ugh

Victor! No, Ronnie, never did any therapy....I think the dog needs to pass a test.....my art teacher's daughter rescued a hound when she was living in Colorado a few months ago....the poor boy was living in a shelter for a whole year....he's only 2.....a cross between a redbone coonhound & a lab, they think.....I met him today for the first time, & I would have taken him home in a minute!

I believe there is a certification for therapy dogs. If I am in a nursing home I hope there are cat or even dogs to make my day brighter.

LOL Victor & Doug...

I've been reading up on it and there is a test...all the ones in my area the dogs have to be a year old, lots of time to practice, just wondered if anyone has done it. Winston seems like he may be a good candidate just need to make sure I'm able to commit. Something to think about.

Try looking over in the Pets group - I think that I remember people talking about Service Dog certification.

Well - the kitty boys are sick. Both of them have very low T4 (thyroid) and high ALT - which is a liverfunction indicator. The good thing is that BOTH of them have it, otherwise I would be very worried about Sampson who had radioiodine for his HyperT 10 months ago. We are starting by looking for parasites that Wallingford might have picked up on a walk and shared and then go from there. Wish me luck.

Oh. no, Memory! Hope the vet is able to find the cause quickly....& cheaply!

Certainly good luck!

Awe, so sorry Yank, hope it's nothing serious and treatable.

good luck Memory.. will pray for the babies

I got word today that my arab mare, who has been in retirement at a friends house, passed away. she was 33 yrs, very old for a horse.

sad, but she gave your family & her current one a lot of pleasure.

yes she did. DD's a mess.

I would guess so. she probably thought that 'Sammy' would live forever. Luckily it happened before winter so they didn't have to fight to keep weight on her.

so sorry to hear that... always hard loosing our buddies

Sorry to hear that jumper, my condolences.

So sorry Jump (((♥)))

Hope you & your family, Jumper, will find happiness in your memories of Sammy.....

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Have to share this - on my way back from the Vet in Stamford this morning, I stopped to look at a book store and walking down to the Orvis outlet I ducked into a pet store. There was a 4 month old ferret in a glass cage with not a single thing in it but a bowl with food and water. I could not stand it - the poor, bored thing! I bought it a cat toy - a hard plastic ball with cut outs and a bell inside. It was so happy to have a toy and rolled it all over trying to get the bell out. Totally made my day!

I'm glad I played with Alice yesterday and showed today. She helps ease the loss. DD was able to ride at school today, helped her some too.


Alice is my quater horse/ mustang mare. So far she is a very spunky 20 yr old.

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good job Memory.. bet it was happy with it's ball

Wonderful Memory. I hope that the pet store owner learned something also.

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Nice of you Mem but I thought for sure I was going to read you had adopted it! :-)

Glad you were able to ride Alice....hope she showed well, Jumper! Memory, you are an awesome person....

Sorry to hear.

You have a good heart Memory!

My granddog, Ollie, was acting a little more spirited today, but my DIL said his cough is getting worse..:>(

poor baby

Had to put Sam in Doggie Day Camp for a few days while I went back to WI for a visit. Will pick him tomorrow. Hope he's not too upset.

Suey is going to camp soon as I am headed to NH.....she gets very stressed even though the kennel is very nice.....

She misses her mom.

Yes, she's the original Ms. Velcro!

Aww poor Suey :-(