Dogs are Hunting Partners - Let's see 'em
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psinclair
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Grizz, doing what he does best…
About 3 weeks ago, this dumbass got dragged to the vet for some excessive liquid discharge from the aft blowhole. In the course of getting a work up, the doc found what we thought was a mass on her left kidney. The x-ray looked pretty damning. We were bracing for the worst. A week ago, I took her downstate to a specialist and his ultrasound and work up came back different - the left kidney was enlarged but he couldn't find a right kidney. Obviously, that was troubling as we were thinking that we'd be in for a nephrectomy - which can only happen when there are two kidneys, for obvious reasons.
Yesterday, I took her down to Pontiac to hit another specialist who would have performed the surgery if necessary. 4 hours down, 6 hours waiting and 4 hours back. Turns out she doesn't have cancer, just born with one kidney which has enlarged to do the duty of 2. So I'm out $5K for a dog that's fine, just has some #@)(*%* up guts.On the plus side, I got serenaded by either a church group or a business lunch when 6 lovely ladies broke out into "Thank you for being a friend." So that was nice.
Bowmannate2000
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We've had Timber for a couple months now. He's a cavalier/cavachon mix. The kids love having their first dog. My wife and I love him too, but forgot how annoying puppies can be at times 
. He's a handsome little guy though!
. He's a handsome little guy though!
Wildabeest
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Did you ever come home to find her unconscious in a tub of ice? Just askin’
.Seriously, though, glad she’s OK Ben.
Did you ever come home to find her unconscious in a tub of ice? Just askin’
Seriously, though, glad she’s OK Ben.
Bitch sold it for more pupperonis.
Apparently she was born without. No renal artery at all per the CT scan.
She better be fine. Between this and the two tplo surgeries in late 24 she's in deficit on birds.
GreenMtnBoy708
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Piper turns seven this month. She's a Tennessee Treeing Brindle Hound and embodies the dichotomy of canine companionship: She's 35 pounds of sheer terror for squirrels, but will tolerate without complaint myriad torments from our three children. We're lucky to have her in our family. Good girl.
ButchA
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My 6yr old Pitbull/Staffordshire Terrier/Shepherd mix, named Reggie would be flat out *GONE* if I ever went out into the woods with him, and let him off the leash! I swear, he's got to have Bloodhound somewhere in his DNA too, because he sniffs everything and follows his nose when I walk him in the neighborhood. IF I ever decided to try taking him out with me, I'd have buy one of those GPS dog collars and tracking device/apps -- because as I said, he'll be gone. ....gone and ain't coming back! 
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Rhettster433
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I had my little mutt do a track on a neighbors doe during bow season last year. Never trained him. Just let him sniff the arrow and followed where he went. Took him 15 minutes to find her about 100 yards away in thick brush. He is less than 3 years old and we found him behind our church.
he then proceeds to try and play with her like she was a new friend. When i started dragging he got real excited and nipped a chunk off her ear.
he then proceeds to try and play with her like she was a new friend. When i started dragging he got real excited and nipped a chunk off her ear.
