His ears are docked to the point I believe "gone" would not be inappropriate. I believe someone planned to fight him until the fund out how tall he is. He has Carne Corsa or Mastiff in him but bays like a hound.
Mischief level 10
Mischief level 10
Onkel. You are a greek god.
Agreed! Onk is awesome!
Onk, I bet that's gonna be a great dog! Please do keep us posted!
Well he did great at the vet but a mix of good and bad news. He is heartworm positive but despite my reservations I am going ahead with treatment...because, he is also 12 or less months old.
We had a big boomer move in right after I got home from work and I did convince him to come inside. He was not super comfortable with it and not sure if would come inside for the renter for two pop-up thunderstorms today.
Sorry to hear about the heartworms Udo but it's awesome that you're giving him another chance! I don't have any experience treating a dog with heartworms. Have you done it before? Are you anticipating a lengthy recovery?
Well he did great at the vet but a mix of good and bad news. He is heartworm positive but despite my reservations I am going ahead with treatment...because, he is also 12 or less months old.
We had a big boomer move in right after I got home from work and I did convince him to come inside. He was not super comfortable with it and not sure if would come inside for the renter for two pop-up thunderstorms today.
K. Noob heartworm question. Why would you not do treatment? Cost? Effectiveness?
Cost for 105# dog is $1500-4000 and odds of survival IF you can keep them inactive is about 80-95% depending on age and condition. Finally, if heavily infected they will have lifelong heart and/or lung issues in about 40% of cases.
If you step back and consider I am serial rescuer...heartworm treatment almost never makes sense. There are literally hundreds of dogs lined up behind this guy that are over age, too big, etc to be adopted by mainstream people. I could adopt 4 of them for what I am about to spend on one.
Finally, can you keep a 10-16 month old dog with a new pack and love to run inactive for 34 days?
Consider taking that dog to a vet school and let them get some practice. Will save you a lot of $$.
[edit] consider this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=8000970&postcount=4029
Cost for 105# dog is $1500-4000 and odds of survival IF you can keep them inactive is about 80-95% depending on age and condition. Finally, if heavily infected they will have lifelong heart and/or lung issues in about 40% of cases.
If you step back and consider I am serial rescuer...heartworm treatment almost never makes sense. There are literally hundreds of dogs lined up behind this guy that are over age, too big, etc to be adopted by mainstream people. I could adopt 4 of them for what I am about to spend on one.
Does the cute dog say hi too?Ol dumb dumb says hi to all the homebrewers
Does the cute dog say hi too?
Ol dumb dumb says hi to all the homebrewers
Update on Zeus...he is awesome and just needs more positive human contact.
Eventful evening as my little guy, Gus, some sort of border collie terrier mix, continues to struggle with his place in the new pack order.
Hera decided to assert dominance during play and flipped Zeus on his back...all good he just submits. 10 minutes of chase latter Gus tries to tackle Zeus with his patented "grab the jowl" move but instead ends up under Zeus, upside down with a giant paws on his chest. I give him five minutes to struggle and snap before I call Zeus off and separate them for a few minutes.
20 minutes later, Zeus is cleaning Gus's ears...then 15 more minutes of chase.
Why can't humans be so simple.
Update on Zeus...he is awesome and just needs more positive human contact.
Eventful evening as my little guy, Gus, some sort of border collie terrier mix, continues to struggle with his place in the new pack order.
Hera decided to assert dominance during play and flipped Zeus on his back...all good he just submits. 10 minutes of chase latter Gus tries to tackle Zeus with his patented "grab the jowl" move but instead ends up under Zeus, upside down with a giant paws on his chest. I give him five minutes to struggle and snap before I call Zeus off and separate them for a few minutes.
20 minutes later, Zeus is cleaning Gus's ears...then 15 more minutes of chase.
Why can't humans be so simple.
Bridger has grown quite a bit, now 95 lbs and just under 1.5yr.
He is like a shadow to our kids and when he isn't next to them he always knows where they are.
He has also become a great brew buddy.
this post shows him a few weeks before we picked him up.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=7550082&postcount=3679
Lab mix? Try to keep him lean and active...he could be with you two decades!
"You woke me up for this?"
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