I've Had It!!!!!!!!!!

[txarkitekt]

Hell, I'd run away from you too...

[567234ta]

my dog daisy was pretty bad when i got her, tore up everything, peed everywhere, left a trail of destruction for me nearly everyday. it took a good 5 or 6 years for her to become somewhat normal, but she has been a great dog other then that. very kind to other animals. one time she brought my nephew a baby hummingbird in her mouth, it had fallen from its nest. It was cold out so he warmed it up in his hands and it eventually got its wing straightened out and flew off.

She was barking like crazy in the backyard one day and wouldn't come when i called her to come in, so i go out there and she found 2 baby rabbits she had corralled and was keeping them in one spot. i caught them and raised them up a bit until they were old enough to go out on their own. Despite all her problems she has been a wonderful dog. Recently her back legs started to seem weak and shaky, then just a few days before Christmas she had pretty much lost all use of her back legs.

i brought her to the vet and they said it was spinal deterioration and will only get worse and recommended putting her down. she is 14 years old now which is pretty old for a purebred beagle. They said they could try steroids but didn't expect it to help at all. So i have her in my apt with me, giving her the meds, she is peeing at least once a day on my carpets, (luckily i have a steam cleaner) but she is walking around some now, a little off balance but she is improving. I know the time will be coming soon that i have to say goodbye to her, but im hoping for at least another year.

[CHEVROLADE]

my real dog....
trained as well

[ff_jeff]

my real dog....
trained as well

Ahhh, a fur coated razor blade. Dobies are cool. Good for hunting, if you dont mind the dog eating the bird as a snack before he comes back. lol.

[lo-lyf]

Dobermans are some good looking dogs.

My mom's papillion has a spinal deterioration too. It started when he was about 14 as well. My mom being the dog lover that she is bought him a "wheelchair" that is one-off custom made to fit him perfectly. He had lost complete use of his rear legs too. After a few months in the chair he started to regain use of his legs. Now at almost 17 he gets around great without the chair. His legs are not perfect but it is a miracle.

You guys aren't telling me anything I don't already know about training, I have trained all of my dogs and done very well at it. Stoney(border collie) was the easiest ever. My others took a few weeks, month or so. I've never done extensive training with my dogs because all I care about is that they let me know when they need out and do what they are told when they are told. What it all boils down to with Lucy(dachshund mix) is we are not the right owners for her and she is not the right dog for us. She needs to be with a retiree that can be home with her at all times and hold her in their lap. If Stoney wasn't getting stressed and acting out more, and she didn't have a habit of rolling her feces when she's pissed then I would love to keep her. She can be outside for an hour and then come inside for 30 minutes or so, be put in her box while we go to eat for maybe 2 hours and we come home to a dog covered in their own turds. So then we have to clean her and her crate(while holding back the heaves) when we should be able to take the dogs for a walk or something. It's not medical because if it were then I could see it happening during the 5 hour streches that she is in the crate. She does the poo and roll when she has to be physically put into the crate. She is crated at night now too since the last bed wetting incident where she went and pooped in the living room(not a problem) then came and peed in my bed(big problem). She can stay in the crate for a solid 8 hours with no accidents.

[pl4yboy]

I honestly think the beagle learned more from the retriever as far as just hanging around the house goes, I mean instincts still kick once in a while and he's gone for maybe 3 hours, no big deal.

I put my twin beagles in their pen every night. Every evening they would run off and play for a few hours. I could hear them barking outside until dark, when they'd come home. Never once did I have to go looking for them. But then again, I started training them at around 2 months old. At night time, they were sitting on the porch waiting for me to let them in their pen. Very good dogs.