Doggie stoke

[liv2ski]

Cleaned off an old computer and found the oldies but goodies. Back when Gunther and Maya were young with my daughters dog.

[splitter]

Holy Bleep, that deer encounter!

liv2ski, those are some good dogs, yes they are.

[::: :::]

Nice photo. What is up with the collars?

likely training collars (could even have gps)

[snowaddict91]

The park across the street with irrigation water is a godsend in the summer heat. We go there almost every day. I'm pretty sure its Oskar's favorite place on earth.

[Mr. Multiglisse]

I haven't posted here for quite awhile, as little Utah the short-legged wonder dog is getting pretty old and not super active in the normal doggie stoke style. If there was an "old dog stoke" thread, I'd post there. But this got me stoked, so I thought I'd share it.

As your dog ages and you contemplate "the big decision" there will be times when you need to give them the benefit of the doubt. Three weeks ago our 16.5 year old friend suddenly lost his back end. Couldn't walk, stand up, wag his tail, and became a bit incontinent. Very worrisome. Is this it? In these COVID times, I set up a video consult with our vet. There I am lying on the floor with my laptop so she can see the dog while I describe symptoms. She determines that he likely has some level of "intervertebral disk disease," or basically an inflamed disc, resulting in nerve impingement causing the loss of function. Dr. Internet tells me that this is fairly common, especially in younger, highly active dogs who hurt themselves. Recovery potential is good but takes time, as in four to six weeks. Later, several friends report that dogs they have known had had this and recovered fully in time. We become optimistic, spend the money on anti-inflammatories and pain killers, start massaging and carry him around a lot. Fortunately he only weighs 25 pounds.

Long story short, it is working, though I believe complicated by his old age. Here he is yesterday, walking slowly when just three weeks ago he couldn't walk at all. Stoked.

[JongDoe]

That's awesome Mr. M. Looks like a great dog, even in his old age.

[liv2ski]

likely training collars (could even have gps)

That's what I need to look into, but how does the gps sync up with no cell signal out in the woods?

[Mr. Multiglisse]

That's awesome Mr. M. Looks like a great dog, even in his old age.

Thanks for the support. He is a fine dog and despite his short stature, was a great ski dog. Here he is in more youthful times:

[krp8128]

That's what I need to look into, but how does the gps sync up with no cell signal out in the woods?

Uuum, I don't know, gps?

[crashtestdummy]

GPS syncs off of overhead satellites. The more satellites it sees (3 minimum) the more accurate the location it gives you.

I used a dog vest and an old iPhone 4 to watch one of my dogs, but he hated the poorly fitting vest and would barely walk.

That's what I need to look into, but how does the gps sync up with no cell signal out in the woods?

[skiballs]

My son’s new puppy.


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[liv2ski]

^^^^^ A Collie? I love those dogs.

[skiballs]

$2500 worth of “rough collie”, I’d be posting some shit in the wife thread were I still married to my son’s mother.


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[plugboots]

likely training collars (could even have gps)

Yup. Sorry for the delay. They will shock as well, but Kedar is almost deaf, so when we beep we can hear it to find him, and we’ve now trained Jessie to come when she hears the beep.
We didn’t upspend for the GPS. They’re never that lost, we keep them in sight mostly, and they stick around, it’s just that Kedar’s nose will cause him to wander, and Jessie’s version of “close” is a 1/2 mile circle around us.

[Johnny P]

View right now... or foggy stoke. Hard decision.
Both?

[Johnny P]

Ha.. foggy stoke.

[skuff]

I haven't posted here for quite awhile, as little Utah the short-legged wonder dog is getting pretty old and not super active in the normal doggie stoke style. If there was an "old dog stoke" thread, I'd post there. But this got me stoked, so I thought I'd share it.

As your dog ages and you contemplate "the big decision" there will be times when you need to give them the benefit of the doubt. Three weeks ago our 16.5 year old friend suddenly lost his back end. Couldn't walk, stand up, wag his tail, and became a bit incontinent. Very worrisome. Is this it? In these COVID times, I set up a video consult with our vet. There I am lying on the floor with my laptop so she can see the dog while I describe symptoms. She determines that he likely has some level of "intervertebral disk disease," or basically an inflamed disc, resulting in nerve impingement causing the loss of function. Dr. Internet tells me that this is fairly common, especially in younger, highly active dogs who hurt themselves. Recovery potential is good but takes time, as in four to six weeks. Later, several friends report that dogs they have known had had this and recovered fully in time. We become optimistic, spend the money on anti-inflammatories and pain killers, start massaging and carry him around a lot. Fortunately he only weighs 25 pounds.

Long story short, it is working, though I believe complicated by his old age. Here he is yesterday, walking slowly when just three weeks ago he couldn't walk at all. Stoked.

What a sweet pup.

[JongDoe]

Thanks for the support. He is a fine dog and despite his short stature, was a great ski dog. Here he is in more youthful times:

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[Mr. Multiglisse]

Link not working for me.

Ooops. Here you go.

[thefortrees]

Sometimes a walk means not walking and blocking the trail.

[riser4]

Nice Alpaca.

[bodywhomper]

My neighbors have two of those. They live with their goat herds

[liv2ski]

View right now... or foggy stoke. Hard decision.
Both?

JP, that is the back yard of mine and my doggies dreams. Noice.

[GSinister]

Prairie dog......

[JongDoe]

Is that Spuds?