I think those of us that have lost dogs are all feeling the feels mate. I had to refrain from reminiscing as well
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I think those of us that have lost dogs are all feeling the feels mate. I had to refrain from reminiscing as well
Yea thats a bit rough. Our wee girl got hit by a stock truck. We are always vigilant about closing the gate and whoever comes home last always shuts the gate for the night but Mrs forgot the night it happened, I can't blame her (although she's beaten herself up something silly over it) she's been working flat out all day every day for a a couple of months now and tiredness gets the best of us at times. She let the dogs out for a run round at about 8pm and we were sitting on the couch watching farming videos on YouTube (weirdos aye... go farming all day then watch videos of it at home haha) and we got a knock on the door which was strange that time of night but my mind instantly went to the dogs... young fella that was behind the truck had come back as the truck couldn't stop near our place, his mate was holding her on the side of the road, she was unconscious but still breathing, she was pretty messed up though, not bloody or anything horrible but I could feel her head was soft and one whole side of her was like jelly. Was bloody horrible as I knew the appropriate course of action and a trip into town to the vet for her final rights risked her becoming conscious and suffering so had to do the right thing. Bloody hard. The wee bugger really had me wrapped around her little finger I never thought it would be so hard losing a dog that was only 4 months old but it's rocked both of us. Driver of the truck was pretty shaken up, the young fella went down and told him what had happened as he pulled over further down the road where it was safe to do so. He wanted to come back and apologize but he didn't have anything to apologize for.
Oh that' so rough. Accidents can happen so quickly. So sorry for your loss Ryan.
Bloody hell @Ryan_Songhurst and @gonetropo what terribly sad stories! I'm sitting here in The Woolshed in Reikorangi doing a safety plan for a complex, close proximity shoot I gotta do for a retirement village and you fellas have practically got me in tears! Four months! Man that sucks and I've done the final trip to the vet with Bella, our 14 year old black lab who had a stroke. Man that sucked! Peace be with you, and especially your wife Ryan.
The little buggers are so fast when there is an opening! Our Rosie did the dash the other day. She got out onto the (quite) road and was doing figures of 8 on a tee intersection, thinking she was so fricken cleaver!!!!! I was shitty myself! No harm done though.
I'll finish on a more light hearted, somewhat comical note..... Uncle Des was out walking his morbidly obess fat lap dog in Blenheim, on one of those free running, retractable leads. Dumb dog decided to bolt across the road at a cat. Uncle Des got befuddled and wasn't fast enough on the STOP button. WHACK! Car runs over the dog! Stone cold DEAD! It's hard to walk a dead dog home on a lead, wether it is retractable or not! (Go on laugh! You know you shouldn't, but I laugh every time I think of it! "Dead dog walking!") Christ life can be cruel.
I'm going to give Rosie an extra cuddle (and a rabbit) when I get home! Yup, she is under my skin!
My silly boi has been chasing rabbits for weeks and yesterday was his lucky day, he finally got one.
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Big feels for ya, our border collie started losing weight recently. And then he started having back leg problems, basically hip dysplasia. But it was weird, it was coming on way to fast. We ended up at the vet, it was a combo of diabetes + hip dysplasia plus a kidney infection for good measure. The vet said he'd need 2 injections a day, a limited diet (difficult when we have another dog), probably glucose checks daily, and probably evening after hours vet visits for IV fluids. By this time he was buggered, his quality of life was shit, and he'd lost 5kg (normally 28kg down to 23kg), I could see it in his eyes it was his time. He was only 8 so early for a collie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
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I have 3 boys that have grown up with him, a real family dog. So the last couple of weeks have been hard for the whole family.
That's an awful shame.
It's a cliche, but the real cost of a dog is paid when it dies - I'm sorry for you.
I hate reading of a dogs passing on. My heart goes out to you.
Thats sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by vulcannz
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That's a real bummer vulcannz. My last dog who was a huntaway had diabetes and he required blood glucose tests twice a day and I had to give differing amounts of insulin dependant on his blood sugar levels. That went on for a bit over a year then he started getting multiple organ failure and spent the last week and a half at Massey in intensive care.
Yeah the vet told us even if we did the treatment he was only likely to last a year, and that border collies usually get cataracts within a few months and go blind. My boy hated vets, we have some hilarious stories of his post-op visits to the vet. So I could not seeing the treatment being anything but adding more stress and more discomfort to his life.Quote:
Originally Posted by rugerman
While I am very sad, he was a wonderful dog that added a lot to my families life. When we first got him 2 of my boys, my wife, and my mother in law were afraid of dogs. They are now true blue dog lovers, even my mother in law - who is a 70sih year old cambodian grandmother (who survived the Khmer Rouge). I think she has been hardest hit because he used to be her companion in the daytime when we all went to school or work. I swear that dog was bilingual.
My boy went blind but I got him the cataract operation on both eyes and that went well. The reason why my boy didn't last long was I never really got his blood glucose under control and it stayed high for all that time. It was during Covid and the Massey medicine specialist was stuck in Aussie so the rest at Massey ran out of ideas and my main vet topped herself which meant everything turned to shit. Diabetic humans last for a while if they get their blood glucose levels under control.
A lot depends on the dogs' age. Obviously if they are getting on a bit it is harder to keep them in the good glucose range since their organs are already getting a bit knackered with age.
It can be a real balance trying to keep their quality of life good without them suffering. One of the main problems is animals hide their pain etc... so it can be hard to really know how much they are suffering
If our farm owners come to visit Bo jumps up on the 79 and claims it. I told wife that's because we need to buy a 79 but she doesn't believe me!?
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Well, I thought: Why not open with a picture of my dog on this page...
He is a "Small Münsterländer" and a very versatile hunting pal.
An all year round companion and also super nice with kids and family.
Cheers
Ben
Nice. They are here but in very small numbers. I fell out with the breed on my only meeting. It bit me (at the Urchin car park).Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
p.s. On reflection, that was a Large Munsterlander I think. Not sure if the Small ones are here.
Oh, that sounds like an unfortunate meeting with a Large Münsterländer, indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
They are not only taller but also always black-white instead of the Small Münsterländer in their brown-white dress.
The Large also has a different temper. They were more like a woodsman or ranger solo dog. And therefore the guard dog part in them was always pursued in their breeding.
The Small is way more gentle. At least towards people! You don't want to be a boar, raccoon, fox or cat when they are in hunting mode... ;)
Cheers
Ben
Look at that healthy coat of fur, that's a one good looking fella.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
Thanks. Yours is a beautiful dog.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
Yes it was black and white and when I enquired about them later people who new them said they can be a bit sharp.
here is my boy with my first "day possum". He told me it was about 4m up a tree in a hollow snapped off branch for a week or so but I couldn't be bothered. Finally got a ladder and climbed up for a look and yep there it was. He carried it around for a while :)
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Hi Ben.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
Beautiful dog- -do you hunt birds as well as deer with him?
How is the coat for keeping clean and burr free?
Hi Ross,Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
yes, he does point and retrieve birds, too. The latter especially in and around water.
He is also very good at driven hunts for stag, roe and boar. Super nice to hear his dark voice when he is trailing quarry in the woods...
And I also did two quite demanding exams when it comes to tracking wounded animals.
I always say he is such a good match for me as he hunts like I do myself:
A jack of all trades or like a Swiss Army knive.
Not a real expert at anything but quite experienced in a wide spectrum of hunting.
Is he as good as a true retriever? Nope.
Is he as good as a true pointer? Nope.
Is he as good as a true blood hound? Nope.
But he is always there with me and as I hunt pretty much everything with him year round the bond between us grew to something really special.
Just the kind of dog I needed without knowing...
The coat takes some taking care of, of course.
Usually a few strokes with a comb and you are good to go.
But it is not bad and it is a quite dry fur.
Therefore lots of people who suffer from allergy do not have an issue with him.
And when he is in the thick on driven hunts he usually wears a protective vest because of the boars and then like 2/3 of the coat is covered anyways.
But burdocks can be a pain in the a** some days.
On the other hand the long and dense hair is superb for water and winter.
It takes ages for him to get cold.
And by the way, the picture was taken at the end of winter and the summer coat is quite a bit shorter.
Cheers
Ben
We'll drink to thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
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Oh my god Ross. I’ll bring you a real beer come November. Ha ha ha ha.
Wow. You got a wonderful pair of dogs there yourself..!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
German Short Hair and Pointer?
Cheers
Ben
It's a lawn moa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
Can't do that with Waikato.
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Dash looks worried at the thought of people actually drinking Waikato, and not just using it to control weeds and spiders.
Yes. Both are young, but good dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben_SK
Really nice... The best years yet to come... Awesome times ahead of the three of yours! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
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I've shot a few deer over Bea now but this is the first one that she definitely found first.
It was walking towards us. Probably less than 20 metres when I shot it. She was good. Kept steady even after the shot.
Good Girl. :cool: :cool:
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Nui and I with our first tahr. At 3 years old she's turning into a jack of all, master of none.
In the 18 months I've had her she's developed from a dog that would return to base at the sound of a suppressed .22, to now standing dead still with eyes on the prize and tail wagging despite the 308 going off. Happy in her work.
She looks very pleased with herself :)
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Nui and her friend Jock gave a mob of pigs a hurry up today and managed to grab themselves their first ever pig (weighing in at 2.5 pounds)
Well done Nui.
Jagers first tracking of a wounded deer went about 100 yards through bush and a creek both very happyhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d2a799d11e.jpg
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Bryn's first fallow, shot at 278m.....I let him "find" it.....as he went past it he gave it a cursory glance and carried on! lol I got him to get on it and made a right old fuss of him, still got a ways to go but at 8 months old he's still a pup...good first outing and whilst he was all over the place, when it came to stalking in and taking the shot he calmed all the way down.....he's going to excel I think
Big labour day morning walk so I can focus on important stuff.
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