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Dan in Pasadena

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She's lovely, but still nutty as a box of frogs. Gave her a brush today and ended up with a pile of hair big enough to stuff a pillow. :ROFLMAO:
We've had her 7 months now.
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She's gonna be a good one. She'll be taking good care of you and yours.

To me, all dogs are good and a few are great from the get-go. My Fifi (adopted this Spring @ 1-1/2 year old) is truly special. She couldn't be more affectionate and is eager to please at all times. Never gets touchy with another dog large or small and is friendly to all humans. We have 3 small grandchildren so that is important. On top of all that she's got a pretty face, pretty eyes and a pink "pencil eraser" nose. She gets a lot of attention because of them too.

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Dan in Pasadena said:
She's gonna be a good one. She'll be taking good care of you and yours.

To me, all dogs are good and a few are great from the get-go. My Fifi (adopted this Spring @ 1-1/2 year old) is truly special. She couldn't be more affectionate and is eager to please at all times. Never gets touchy with another dog large or small and is friendly to all humans. We have 3 small grandchildren so that is important. On top of all that she's got a pretty face, pretty eyes and a pink "pencil eraser" nose. She gets a lot of attention because of them too.

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She's a pretty looking dog.:love:

Tara our other dog has a pink nose. It didn't start off like that when she was a pup though. The vets reckoned she has vitiligo like Michael Jackson did.
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Yeah, he's crazy and so much fun. Boxers are the clowns of the dog breeds.
He had a heavy duty ball and he'd push it around the back yard (with his nose) like a soccer player barking the entire time. He would hit fence, push it up the fence then balance it on his nose like a seal in the circus. lol
Such a show-off, he made sure people was watching. Zeek would wait on the front yard for the kids to come over after school to play soccer, but when he would put his big muscles on top of the ball, but they couldn't kick it out. We have a lot of stories about him.
 
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Lost my little buddy today and I'm heartbroken.

Joey was to be 15 in Feb. He seemed to be the healthiest he'd ever been. Full of energy, got the "zoomies" I call them running around full speed and wanting to play.

He stopped eating 7 days ago, couldn't even be tempted by his favorites: string cheese, graham crackers, milk from my cereal bowl, nothing at all but he'd drink a lot of water. He began vomiting bile more and more. What was really obvious is that he'd stand and stare off at nothing as though in a trance.

Took him to the vet today, ultrasound revealed nothing at all wrong internally but he was badly dehydrated and had lost 1/4 his body weight. Down to only 9lbs! She immediately noticed he was cognitively not there. Offered to rehydrate him and give meds to improve appetite but it wouldn't have done anything for the neurological event he'd had.

Absolutely breaks my heart to be writing this. I'm a total slob when it comes to my pups. We lost my mother-in-law at 100 yrs old last week as I posted elsewhere so I hope he goes to be with her. Rest in Paradise, my little buddy til I go to be with you (I hope). -Your Papa
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Lost my little buddy today and I'm heartbroken.

Joey was to be 15 in Feb. He seemed to be the healthiest he'd ever been. Full of energy, got the "zoomies" I call them running around full speed and wanting to play.

He stopped eating 7 days ago, couldn't even be tempted by his favorites: string cheese, graham crackers, milk from my cereal bowl, nothing at all but he'd drink a lot of water. He began vomiting bile more and more. What was really obvious is that he'd stand and stare off at nothing as though in a trance.

Took him to the vet today, ultrasound revealed nothing at all wrong internally but he was badly dehydrated and had lost 1/4 his body weight. Down to only 9lbs! She immediately noticed he was cognitively not there. Offered to rehydrate him and give meds to improve appetite but it wouldn't have done anything for the neurological event he'd had.

Absolutely breaks my heart to be writing this. I'm a total slob when it comes to my pups. We lost my mother-in-law at 100 yrs old last week as I posted elsewhere so I hope he goes to be with her. Rest in Paradise, my little buddy til I go to be with you (I hope). -Your Papa
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Such a cute picture. Such a sad story. My condolences.

I hate to say this, but poodle kids are prone to strokes, even when young. We had a little girl who had them about once a year, but after a few hours would be right back on her feet again. Her last day with us, I was leaving for work, and found her wandering near the road. She seemed a bit out of it. I scooped her, and put her by the back door, figuring she'd scratch to get in. Nope. She wandered off into the great beyond. We never found her.
 
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Dan in Pasadena said:
Lost my little buddy today and I'm heartbroken.

Joey was to be 15 in Feb. He seemed to be the healthiest he'd ever been. Full of energy, got the "zoomies" I call them running around full speed and wanting to play.

He stopped eating 7 days ago, couldn't even be tempted by his favorites: string cheese, graham crackers, milk from my cereal bowl, nothing at all but he'd drink a lot of water. He began vomiting bile more and more. What was really obvious is that he'd stand and stare off at nothing as though in a trance.

Took him to the vet today, ultrasound revealed nothing at all wrong internally but he was badly dehydrated and had lost 1/4 his body weight. Down to only 9lbs! She immediately noticed he was cognitively not there. Offered to rehydrate him and give meds to improve appetite but it wouldn't have done anything for the neurological event he'd had.

Absolutely breaks my heart to be writing this. I'm a total slob when it comes to my pups. We lost my mother-in-law at 100 yrs old last week as I posted elsewhere so I hope he goes to be with her. Rest in Paradise, my little buddy til I go to be with you (I hope). -Your Papa
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Sorry to read that, Dan. Regardless of age, that's a hard loss and is never easy
 
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Thanks Kay, thanks Mike.

I'd never heard poodles were susceptible to strokes before because in the past I always had big dogs. I don't know what happened that I morphed into the "old-guy-with-little-dog" stereotype!

We adopted Joey and his littermate sister, Sugar when they were about 5 or 6. They'd never been apart a day in their lives. When their original owner got a terminal diagnosis he asked his sister to take them. He didn't want them split up. We ended up with them but when Sugar developed a brain tumor (now I'm wondering if it was a stroke too!) she literally went blind overnight and was in pain so had to be put down. That coincided closely to my retirement at the end of '17 and Joey went with me EVERYWHERE after that. He loved it. Was a hit at Home Depot riding quietly in the cart on his blanket. I will miss him more than I can say. We've had two "new" adoptees, Fifi and Max since February. I guess they'll be Home Depot shoppers now!
 
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Dan in Pasadena said:
Lost my little buddy today and I'm heartbroken.

Joey was to be 15 in Feb. He seemed to be the healthiest he'd ever been. Full of energy, got the "zoomies" I call them running around full speed and wanting to play.

He stopped eating 7 days ago, couldn't even be tempted by his favorites: string cheese, graham crackers, milk from my cereal bowl, nothing at all but he'd drink a lot of water. He began vomiting bile more and more. What was really obvious is that he'd stand and stare off at nothing as though in a trance.

Took him to the vet today, ultrasound revealed nothing at all wrong internally but he was badly dehydrated and had lost 1/4 his body weight. Down to only 9lbs! She immediately noticed he was cognitively not there. Offered to rehydrate him and give meds to improve appetite but it wouldn't have done anything for the neurological event he'd had.

Absolutely breaks my heart to be writing this. I'm a total slob when it comes to my pups. We lost my mother-in-law at 100 yrs old last week as I posted elsewhere so I hope he goes to be with her. Rest in Paradise, my little buddy til I go to be with you (I hope). -Your Papa
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I'm sorry for your loss, Dan.
Sorry to hear about your MIL too.

You've got a big heart and I'm sure it's filled with joyful memories of both.

Be well, my friend.
 
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Thank you to everyone for the kind words.

Spoil your fuzzy friends and enjoy every minute with them. 2 weeks ago I thought Joey would be one of those little dogs that lasts til 17 or 18 years old. Give them a scratch behind the ears or a gentle belly rub for me (and Joey)
 
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