Hopefully pet owners understand (Dedicated to pets) ??

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With those two “murder and eat” would be the likely fate. Murder and eat were Banzai’s favorite things in his prime ... rodents and birds mostly.
 
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So a bit of an update. Two months ago Raven could barely walk or stand up and was going downhill fast by the day. After surgery to repair a herniated disk in her neck (pics on page 44 of this thread), the improvement has been amazing. Here is a video of her at physio on the treadmill in the water tank, and then another clip of her doing some exercises at home:

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So although Raven will never fully recover, and has some small deficits remaining, I could not be more pleased with the outcome. We went from being pretty convinced she was going to have to be put down, or would die in surgery, to having a pretty normal (as normal as these dogs get) back in the family.

Thanks to everyone who wished us well along the way.

Cheers, Al
The treadmill and the laser therapy have made a huge difference for Banzai .. twice weekly. I actually think he enjoys it. Heads right for the treadmill room when he arrives. Same here .. we were giving up hope but he’s doing much better for an old man. Glad Raven is on the mend. My son enjoys chatting up the attractive attendants so he’s always volunteering when he’s off work.
 
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Time for a shot of the old boy in his younger days, his brother made 'Crufts' and he was rejected, obviously in my eyes a big mistake 😀

 
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Time for a shot of the old boy in his younger days, his brother made 'Crufts' and he was rejected, obviously in my eyes a big mistake 😀


Damn... majestic in a doggy sort of way.

but then, I have budgie.
 
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Very true @Larry S. The loyalty of that Akita was something that will always remain with me. The Chow Chow was a funny fellow. Very nice temprament but wouldn't listen to a word I said. If I told him to "Sit"!... he just looked at me as if I was 'off my head'! Here they are crammed into the back of my ex-wife's 1969 VW Karmann Ghia Convertible.



Lovely dogs but the trouble was my ex-wife didn't know where to draw the line with pets so She decided to get a 'Vietnamese pot bellied miniature pig'. Trouble is she knew as much about pigs as I know about watches. Fakk all!

She drove 100 miles to Wiltshire (in the West of England), gave a farmer £30 and came back to London with this...

She said "isn't he adorable? They're very rare you know!
I said "point number 1. That ain't a Vietnamese pot bellied pig! That's just an ordinary fakkin piglet!
Point number 2. If the dog's don't murder it and eat it first... the fakkin thing is going to end up weighing more than the pair of us together and we will be up to our knees in pig shite!"


With those good looks, I would have understood if you let her keep the pig. Very attractive lady.

McK
 
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With those good looks, I would have understood if you let her keep the pig. Very attractive lady.

McK
Thankyou @McKinley . She is a lovely lady. She has been married to her 2nd husband for 15 years now but she is still looking after stray animals.
 
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The wee boy guarding the 'Man Cave'


Obviously doesn't like the sun in his eyes 😀
 
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The wee boy guarding the 'Man Cave'


Obviously doesn't like the sun in his eyes 😀
I see a resemblance:

 
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I see a resemblance:


Looks as if he is recruiting for some backup 😀

 
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I caught the frog again before she bolted,but check the stink eye she's giving me:

 
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Must be contagious


Just love how Chunky has his bed by the fire but decides the rug is for him, what a boy 👍
 
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Just love how Chunky has his bed by the fire but decides the rug is for him, what a boy 👍

He's got 4 beds dotted all around the house and spends zero time in any of them. Usually positions himself to cause maximum trip hazard potential.
 
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He's got 4 beds dotted all around the house and spends zero time in any of them. Usually positions himself to cause maximum trip hazard potential.

We christened our old boy a long time ago 'Major Blockage' 😁
 
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With those good looks, I would have understood if you let her keep the pig. Very attractive lady.

The girl's pretty as well.
 
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And it's not even bed time 😀

 
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Their beds look wonderfully comfortable, no wonder they choose to settle down early !
 
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Their beds look wonderfully comfortable, no wonder they choose to settle down early !

This is before we head out for the last walk of the day and then they head for their crate, crated in the evening since they joined us and they really seem to love it 😀