The red dog may have dodged a bullett

Todd Duncan Tennyson

Todd Duncan Tennyson

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Went to the vet today and he felt the dog up.

The boy wouldn't let them take a temp.

and he growled when the Dr felt his nads and prodded his old gunshot wound from when the jerks that used to have him shot him with a .22.

I said "sorry, he has a few issues, but the doctor got things steadied out and then the dog was back to normal and tail wagging shortly after.




it has been 12 mo since the last visit and I was able to get the boy from 58 lbs to 62.4 lbs, which is good, because he was too skinny when we rescued him.

Dr C noted that he had injured his rt hind leg, maybe acl or one of the knee ligaments. He said it was an old injury... healed, and didn't seem to pop or grind, but if I had a spare $3500 laying around that I might want to get it to a spclst to look at if he indicates troubles later on, he checked his chart from about the time we first got him home and I had called about a spill he took and he seemed to hurt right where the Dr C noticed the injury.



I told him that my dad was an old school neurosurgeon and he used to have a saying that if it ain't busted, don't drag a scalpel over it.

I couldn't recall any spill until I got home and then I remembered it.


We have Pergo flooring in our home, if the dog has untrimmed nails, then it mind as well be like a pond that is iced over. He skitters and slips and slides on it.

I remember when he slipped and it was just like watching a deer try to cross a patch of ice on a lake, He splayed out and his legs bent in all the wrong ways. I have thrown some hallway rugs down in the bad spots, and he has learned that the flooring is slick in spots, but I thought I should mention it in case one of you guys could avoid a similar injury in your dogs.

He seems AOK now. He's strong and fit and full of fire.

Just don't approach him with a thermometer, or you are looking for trouble.
 
Hardwood floors must be a dog's worst enemy. I miss my Rottweiler.......everyday. My parents took up the carpeting in their home to ultilize the hardwood floors. "Molson" never like walking on them and they seemed to make his hip-joints sore from walking on them. My mom threw down some rugs and it was kinda comical to watch him go from rug to rug to avoid the hardwood floor.
 
We have a 14 year old Akita/Black Lab who also struggles with the hardwood floors. We've also put down rugs for his old bones to travel upon. Stairs are also becoming more and more of a problem for him, which sucks because the only way to the backyard is either through the garage (which requires going to the basement, then back up a short set of stairs into the garage) or onto the deck and then down stairs to the lawn.
 
Sure glad to hear that red dog is doing all right. Don't blame you for not dragging a scalpel over it!
Al
 
"The current consensus among biologists and archaeologists is that the dating of first domestication is indeterminate. There is conclusive evidence dogs genetically diverged from their wolf ancestors at least 15,000 years ago, but some believe domestication to have occurred earlier It is not known whether humans domesticated the wolf as such to initiate dog's divergence from its ancestors, or whether dog's evolutionary path had already taken a different course prior to domestication. For example, it is hypothesized that some wolves gathered around the campsites of paleolithic camps to scavenge refuse, and associated evolutionary pressure developed that favored those who were less frightened by, and keener in approaching, humans. These dogs also favored families with carpeting in their dwellings & camps over those having hardwood floors."
 
"The current consensus among biologists and archaeologists is that the dating of first domestication is indeterminate. There is conclusive evidence dogs genetically diverged from their wolf ancestors at least 15,000 years ago, but some believe domestication to have occurred earlier It is not known whether humans domesticated the wolf as such to initiate dog's divergence from its ancestors, or whether dog's evolutionary path had already taken a different course prior to domestication. For example, it is hypothesized that some wolves gathered around the campsites of paleolithic camps to scavenge refuse, and associated evolutionary pressure developed that favored those who were less frightened by, and keener in approaching, humans. These dogs also favored families with carpeting in their dwellings & camps over those having hardwood floors."

Hey Bob, did these early dogs also prefer "radiant heat"? insert smiley face
Al
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Bob and Al, you guys crack me up. I couldn't help but wonder what on earth led to the divergent path that produced the Chihuahua.

Todd, glad the red dog is doing fine. I can't say I blame him for his aversion to getting his temperature taken. Hasn't somebody developed an ear temp probe for dogs?
 
Todd
Glad to hear the Red Dog is going to be ok. Any slippery floor is hard on Puppies and Dogs hips. Slippery floors are a good way to develop bad hips in Puppies.
Sonny
 
"The current consensus among biologists and archaeologists is that the dating of first domestication is indeterminate. There is conclusive evidence dogs genetically diverged from their wolf ancestors at least 15,000 years ago, but some believe domestication to have occurred earlier It is not known whether humans domesticated the wolf as such to initiate dog's divergence from its ancestors, or whether dog's evolutionary path had already taken a different course prior to domestication. For example, it is hypothesized that some wolves gathered around the campsites of paleolithic camps to scavenge refuse, and associated evolutionary pressure developed that favored those who were less frightened by, and keener in approaching, humans. These dogs also favored families with carpeting in their dwellings & camps over those having hardwood floors."

Hey Bob, did these early dogs also prefer "radiant heat"? insert smiley face
Al
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Todd I hope your Red isn't so domesticated that it voids others have had that problem when retrieving .
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"The current consensus among biologists and archaeologists is that the dating of first domestication is indeterminate. There is conclusive evidence dogs genetically diverged from their wolf ancestors at least 15,000 years ago, but some believe domestication to have occurred earlier It is not known whether humans domesticated the wolf as such to initiate dog's divergence from its ancestors, or whether dog's evolutionary path had already taken a different course prior to domestication. For example, it is hypothesized that some wolves gathered around the campsites of paleolithic camps to scavenge refuse, and associated evolutionary pressure developed that favored those who were less frightened by, and keener in approaching, humans. These dogs also favored families with carpeting in their dwellings & camps over those having hardwood floors."

Hey Bob, did these early dogs also prefer "radiant heat"? insert smiley face
Al
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Todd I hope your Red isn't so domesticated that it voids others have had that problem when retrieving .


Wispete,

Usually the voiding is done to get the ducks to finally drop into the spread.

Seems like every time I commit to void, the ducks pour in.

You know how it is..
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