Since I've been married to my British wife, we have had 4 dogs-
1. The dog she had since she was 16, Sandy looked like an Australian dingo, she was very protective of our daughter when Elizabeth was a baby and growing up. Sadly, she died of old age in 1997--she was 18.
2. The next dog we got was from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home--she was a border collie cross--and my baby. She was 4 when we adopted her, and we had her put down at 15 1/2 after a lump that started growing on her back leg almost took up the entire leg 5 years after it was discovered. Our vet didn't want to remove it when it first was discovered because he said it could cause a lot of problems. When they eventually removed it, they discovered she had cancer and it had moved throughout her body. She didn't last 2 days after surgery. We had her put down and it was a weekend of mourning for me especially as she was my baby. I swore I would never get another dog, but--
3. That lasted 2 months, and we went back to the dogs home to get Bodger, our Labrador. He will be 11 this year and sadly, we think he is showing signs of senility as he will bark at anyone and anything. Very vocal. We had a bengin lump removed from his back, but he's getting them all over his body now.
4. We have Fizzy, who is a Ridgeback cross. Her problem is that she is dog-reactive. We thought at first it was because she was a young dog when we got her, that it was just wanting to play, but after seeing a couple of behaviourists, it has become clear that she just does not like other dogs except for Bodger. She was dumped outside this lady's house, who happened to be a big wig for Celia Hammond Cats' Home and the lady took her in, assessed her and deemed her fit to be rehomed and cat friendly, which is good because we have 2 cats as well--one that is 11 the other is 5.
In my spare time, I transport unwanted and dumped animals from kennels to rescues all over England. Some of the cruel stories behing these animals makes me sick at times.
1. The dog she had since she was 16, Sandy looked like an Australian dingo, she was very protective of our daughter when Elizabeth was a baby and growing up. Sadly, she died of old age in 1997--she was 18.
2. The next dog we got was from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home--she was a border collie cross--and my baby. She was 4 when we adopted her, and we had her put down at 15 1/2 after a lump that started growing on her back leg almost took up the entire leg 5 years after it was discovered. Our vet didn't want to remove it when it first was discovered because he said it could cause a lot of problems. When they eventually removed it, they discovered she had cancer and it had moved throughout her body. She didn't last 2 days after surgery. We had her put down and it was a weekend of mourning for me especially as she was my baby. I swore I would never get another dog, but--
3. That lasted 2 months, and we went back to the dogs home to get Bodger, our Labrador. He will be 11 this year and sadly, we think he is showing signs of senility as he will bark at anyone and anything. Very vocal. We had a bengin lump removed from his back, but he's getting them all over his body now.
4. We have Fizzy, who is a Ridgeback cross. Her problem is that she is dog-reactive. We thought at first it was because she was a young dog when we got her, that it was just wanting to play, but after seeing a couple of behaviourists, it has become clear that she just does not like other dogs except for Bodger. She was dumped outside this lady's house, who happened to be a big wig for Celia Hammond Cats' Home and the lady took her in, assessed her and deemed her fit to be rehomed and cat friendly, which is good because we have 2 cats as well--one that is 11 the other is 5.
In my spare time, I transport unwanted and dumped animals from kennels to rescues all over England. Some of the cruel stories behing these animals makes me sick at times.
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