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HAPPY BIRFDAY TO FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!

At first I was to but aspirin is really not as bad as its reputation w/ dogs I don't think. I adopted a broodie STRAIGHT OFF THE FARM when she was 11 years old. The man that transported her knew Aggie (Aggie Desperado) well and told me, emphasized to me, that I should be sure and give her her aspirin-one a day! Well that was a bit much even for me but I could not argue with her health being so good so I followed suit but I did reduce it down to the 81 mg typical daily dose instead of the 325 mg regular size. They knew her they loved her she was very healthy and it was important to them that she got that aspirin everyday and made sure I knew about it so I trusted them. She did very well and lived to be almost 15 years old at which point old age caught up with her and she wanted to leave on her own terms which she did. She advocated for senior greyhounds while she was here and looked almost more like a stock dog than a greyhound and she was a AAA racer despite being short in stature. People knew her from her successful career. I think she ran a lot at Lincoln Park. Shout out to you Aggie! Sending love! Never forgotten.

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When Ivy came home from having her leg amputated she also was NOT prescribed anything for pain. I was surprised and inquired but was assured that she did not need anything more than aspirin if I wanted to give her a little of that. In fact she did not appear to be bothered by anything and jumped into our bed the first night home. I was standing there looking at her and looking at the bed where we always slept trying to figure what to do and she knew it and just jumped in with no trouble before I knew what was happening. 4 days later she was jogging with me again-and leading as usual- and felt like a million. I think maybe its like one of the posters above pointed out -the pain from the surgery is nothing compared to osteo pain. My Ivy truly felt great very shortly after her amputation with no rx meds. She was on Fresh Factors because that stuff is magic and I keep all my dogs on that always. It also helped her to sail through weeks of chemo without so much as 1 sick day.

Greyt to meet you & Banjo! Sending love and positive energy!

They're finally on the right track now

Thanks for the report! I like to know things that work in case I need them someday.

Could be reacting to all the pollen. Some folks say wiping their feet off with a wet wipe etc helps.

What a powerful and beautiful tribute! I so enjoyed reading of his personality and antics and wow! what a guy . He will be with you always. "What we have enjoyed we can never lose…All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."-Helen Keller For love is as strong as death, Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can the floods drown it. Song of Solomon 8:6-7 Until we meet again.. You say that all you have left are memories but this is not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it, for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left in your tender care a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories that tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by. I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life. I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. When you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what you think death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate. Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you. Until we meet again... (Only part of a very long heart felt poem by Terri Oronato)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAGGER! He will be with you always.

Greyt article! Thank you very much for posting it.

Amazing and wonderful! Willa's is spot on for sure

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ODIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! They're on the move big time! Greyt pics!

Wanna have some more fun with them? Restrain them(you can put them in a crate or behind baby gate or tie up etc) from being able to come and get their cheeze but let them watch you put it on the blanket- make it very easy. Always Gin them up as you are doing it with a little excited talk. Then go to them and ask them if they want their piece of cheese etc ginning them up some more then say 'search' and set them free. The hound should just run over and get his cheese. Do it a few times. The next day either repeat or make it just a little harder-maybe put almost under blanket. Be sure and let the hound watch you so he knows where its at. Wash rinse and repeat. Gin the hound up, say search & release the hound from the restraint. In only a few days, if that long, the hound will have figured out this new fun cheeze game and want to "play." Increase the difficulty of the hide gradually and and one day when you can see they understand the game don't let them see you place the cheeze. Just make it an easy find and release them. So now you have them looking for it themselves on command without knowing where or if the cheeze is there! When they find it-even from the very first time-make a BIG BIG DEAL out of how wonderful it is that they found it. Always tell them how good they were to find it and praise them. Be excited for them. And never do any corrections or anything negative when it is game time. This really doesn't take long. Most greyhounds have PLENTY of hunt drive and I think you will be amazed at how quick you can teach them to search on command. Of course as the game goes on you will want to put it in other places besides just the blanket. They'll search for it like always and they will find it. Start with real easy hides behind a small piece of furniture etc and just increase difficulty as they gain experience. It won't take long before you'll have them even being able to find it inside drawers etc. Just leave the door cracked open at first to make it easy for the first couple times. And just like that you are doing room searches! As you increase the difficulty you can put more than 1 hide in their search area. What a lucky dog! TWO pieces of cheeze! You know they will be having great fun with this game. Easy peasy and they would really enjoy it-as would you!

Me too!

Stunning