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Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets.
Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets.
Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
It's been a while since I said anything on one of these (or Tildes in general) but a lot has happened:
I got married! My pup was at the wedding and he was brilliant, we got some lovely photos with him and he only barked once at a well meaning grandparent who came on too strong and strolled into his airspace intending to make a big fuss of him.
We entered a fun dog show last weekend and he won 2nd place "Handsomest Hound". Obviously the judge didn't have her glasses on and just made a mistake ;) but he was a complete angel when she came around to inspect him and it's something that I never thought we'd be able to do.
We started some new reactivity classes on Saturdays and he's actually been one of the best dogs there. So much so that the woman running them kept us behind after class today and is kicking us out... because she thinks he's not reactive and wants to try him in the normal Saturday classes instead. I felt pretty emotional and am cautiously optimistic about giving it a go next weekend.
He's been on a moderate dose of Reconcile (fluoxetine) for the last couple of months which he's responding really well to. He's 18 months now and we're aiming to keep him on it until he's about 2 years old and hopefully mellowed out a bit more. He is still not perfect: we've got some work to do before I can be at the stage where I can take him out with me to a restaurant or café and relax, and he's still fairly wary of children but I love this silly sod so much and I'm so proud of how far he's come.
I'm genuinely happy for you and the doggo, and thanks for popping back here to share the update! Don't discount your own efforts and progress, BTW. You have come a long way from being that super stressed new dog parent you were all those months ago. You should be proud of yourself too. :)
Thank you so much :) it also helped a ton that someone's recommendation here finally put us in touch with a trainer/ behaviourist that actually stuck around. I have been haemmorhaging money on this little boy but it's been worth it to be on a much more linear upward trajectory and crawl out of my pit of puppy blues!
Oh, nice. I didn't realize it was a Tildes user who recommended one to you. I'm happy to hear that, and glad it worked out!
What's his name? He looks adorable! I wish you guys well on your training journey. :)
He's called Garland :) loved seeing your pics of Zoey, Lilah and their kittens, super cute! Reminded me a lot of my mum's cats and their litters.
I was looking through my phone and saw some cute videos of my late cat Zoey and her first litter of kittens.
Video of her (pregnant) being super duper careful of my art supplies (it's a plastic triangle ruler, and plz excuse the messy room). I couldn't bring myself to tease her by startling her... she was just too cute.
https://i.imgur.com/hX4vlgl.mp4
Another video of her "due any day now" where you can see the kittens moving inside her.
https://i.imgur.com/FwmbH2t.mp4
Picture of Zoey and her 5 newborns.
https://i.imgur.com/Fds2YeR.jpeg
Last video of her kittens, now with their hairtie collars.
https://i.imgur.com/CpBd83O.mp4
One last picture for good measure. :)
https://i.imgur.com/OHJKrLQ.jpeg
Zoey always seemed to have dilated pupils, which gave her the most adorable Disney eyes I'd ever seen on any of my pets. She also had the softest fur. We kept one of her kittens to carry on her legacy, and so her daughter's name is Lilah. She is also super soft and makes soft-furred and sweet natured kittens! Lilah actually just had her own litter of 5 recently. Here are hers, that will be going to their new homes come this winter.
Pic 1
https://i.imgur.com/iO8sGhL.jpg
Pic 2
https://i.imgur.com/kYV7gCP.jpg
She's beautiful and the kittens are adorable :)
Thank you for sharing. She was a lovely lady.