EllenEveBaz

Adding our best wishes for a quick recovery.

Hope his paw is feeling better soon!

Who would have thought cyst would be such a happy word?

Go, Charlie, go!

Good to hear that he seems to be mending well, if slowly. Sounds like Casey is getting very satisfactorially spoiled. Sorry about your pinched nerve.

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Go, Trixie, go! She must feel so much better. Are you still taping the left foot? Any changes there?

Between Vegas and the fosters, you are having way too exciting times at your house. Best of luck to Vegas as he gets better.

Just sending a note of support. It sounds like you and your vet will make a greyt team for whatever is best for Danny. The only thing I can add is a reminder that pain medications seem to be highly individualistic, and what works for one dog (or person) won't for another. Don't be afraid to try different pain meds (or combinations) if just upping the dose of one doesn't help.

No experience, just sending good thoughts and healing ear scritches.

Sending gentle hugs to all.

Whew! Inquiring minds want to know: How is she doing otherwise? How much does she weigh now? Is she going to have to be extra quiet while she's healing?

One interesting idea someone told me was to have commands that differentiate between "no" and "enough." The first is forbidden behavior, the other okay but it's time to stop.

Baz's job was barking at anything in the air -- birds, planes, balloons, even big leaves in the fall. (Someone who runs a hot air balloon company told me that every ride had a soundtrack of dogs barking across the county.) Baz didn't seem afraid as much as indignant -- how dare you enter my airspace? I think most animals, including humans, have at least something of an instinct to be careful of threats from overhead -- maybe your boy's has been heightened somehow. I hope you don't have a lot of geese in your area.

Sending good thoughts.

Sounds like there is going to be some serious spoiling going on at Dewey!

Feel better soon, Boo Boo Boy! And your human, too. Might Roger prefer a soft cone instead of the plastic lampshade?

Go Darcy go! At least 2 times a day, 10 minutes at a time.

Sending best wishes and cyber ear scritches.

I don't know about pemphigus, but I'm sending best wishes. Nutmeg and Romie send tail wags to Robin and ask where they can sign up for the steak-a-day-diet.

Welcome to you and your pack!

Love Chancey's coloring and Ivan's ears. Welcome!

Gabby looks dah-vine in her mink. Welcome!

I'm so very, very sorry. I hope that, in time, your memories will bring you comfort.

arandomchic -- your idea of giving Molly a wait command in these situations reminds me of good advice I received when a new greyhound of mine went ballistic whenever he saw a non-greyhound male dog -- "If you don't like what your dog is doing, give him something else to do." We ended up practising sit-stays the instant I saw another dog on our walks, and it worked well. kudzu, I find categorizing a quick scruff shake, a squirt of liquid, and a rattle of pennies in a soup can as "roughing them up physically and psychologically" or "confrontation, intimidation and strong arm tactics" as extreme exaggeration. I expect we have a basic difference of philosophy on dog/human interaction.