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Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:16 PM

i'm new here and I thank you for this forum! My pigs get antlers! I rescue the non adoptable breeds like pitbulls, rottweilers, dobermans, etc. My little boy, Seamus, was a fighting dog. He's a chow akita mix and was starved and severly abused. He had Lyme's disease and was only 40 lbs when I got him. His teeth are also broken out and you can see the roots on his little teeth with his fangs chipped. He also had an embedded collar so he lost about 6 inches of skin from that. He still doesn't sit since in his short 6 years his chain was too tight for him to learn how too. He thinks sit is a command to turn in circles. It took a long time but he loves his stuffed babies and when I first saw him and walked him, I knew I was in love with this little "Mess." That's his nickname :) He first saw a Christmas tree and had no clue. He was confused why a tree was in a house and peed on it! LOL Anyway--here's the "big mean" fighting dog that carries around stuffed toys now and lets my 18 month old nephew boss him. He hasn't a mean bone in his body--just loves to be loved and I adore him!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Dublin5/thSeamusantler.jpg

Heavy huh? LOL New poster but a friend (SC) recommended me highly to your site.

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:23 PM

This is my other pig. :) He's a mix rottie. He was also abused and he was abandoned by his previous owners. He was left without food and water for 2 weeks and there was a felony warrant out for the people that owned him when I adopted him. He is now 170 lbs and just a big baby. He used to have seperation anxiety and would go through windows to get to me. He now is the perfect dog and my best friend. He lets children in the neighborhood ride him like a small pony! LOL This is Dublin, my baby.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v291/Dublin5/DublinAntlersittingup.jpg

sheepsnot

09-07-2006, 09:25 PM

Bless you! The smaller of your two dogs (the two I have seen so far) doesn't seem to appreciate the antlers as much as the big bruiser. I guess he's more secure in his manhood.

elfworks

09-07-2006, 09:26 PM

there is a special place in my heart and heaven for people who rescue abused and abandoned animals.

youre my new best friend.

thank you annie.

xo

caseydbell

09-07-2006, 09:26 PM

I have never dressed up my dogs, I dont think they would do it,.

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:28 PM

Bless you! The smaller of your two dogs (the two I have seen so far) doesn't seem to appreciate the antlers as much as the big bruiser. I guess he's more secure in his manhood.

Thank you! He LOVES the attention! He got alot of "cheeky" (where we grab his cheeks and go,"Cheeky Cheeky Cheeky!" on him! LOL )

sheepsnot

09-07-2006, 09:30 PM

there is a special place in my heart and heaven for people who rescue abused and abandoned animals. youre my new best friend. thank you annie.

Hey! I once ran over...wait, wrong story. When I was a kid I shot...Doh!

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:30 PM

there is a special place in my heart and heaven for people who rescue abused and abandoned animals.

youre my new best friend.

thank you annie.

xo

Awww!!!! Thank you! It's so rewarding! Alot of work but so worth it! You are so welcome!!

elfworks

09-07-2006, 09:32 PM

my bf's mom is a foster mother to dogs. so is his sister. i think that is so cool.

xo

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:33 PM

I have never dressed up my dogs, I dont think they would do it,.

They will do what you want them to do!!! Try it! Even if it is a 2 second antler time!!! LOL You are in charge of the camera!!!

What kind of dogs do you have?

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:35 PM

my bf's mom is a foster mother to dogs. so is his sister. i think that is so cool.

xo

It is but it's so rewarding! I see Seamus, a bred fighting dog, with children and it makes me so proud to see the work I put into him and the lengths he has come to! Knowing that not all people will hurt him.

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:37 PM

caseydbell

09-07-2006, 09:45 PM

Golden, weanie dog, and....I have no idea what the other one is

Seattle_Annie

09-07-2006, 09:56 PM

Golden, weanie dog, and....I have no idea what the other one is

Akkk--you can wrestle him!!!! LOL 2 seconds of a cute photo! It can be done!!! :cool:

Misfit Toy

09-07-2006, 10:59 PM

Last year I got my dog a rudolph reindeer hooded sweater, good to keep him warm outside too, not just for dress up. Has the antlers, eyes and a red nose on the hood :grin:

ReineV

09-07-2006, 11:10 PM

Last year, my mom bought my dog a plaid flannel Christmas sweater, but I don't think he liked it much...he just sat there, pleading with his little eyes: "Please...take this stupid thing off of me!!!"

sheepsnot

09-08-2006, 06:46 AM

You can see it in their eyes, can't you? They want to obey, but deep down they hope no other dog sees them this way!

ReineV

09-08-2006, 03:48 PM

You can see it i their eyes, can't you? They want to obey, but deep down they hope no other dog sees them this way!

you sure can! it's the same look my dog gives me when he's getting a bath and he looks half his size (all of his hair makes him look twice as big as he really is)

Michael Rielly

09-08-2006, 05:24 PM

Some of you have seen this already, but he is so darn cute!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/kal_el_2020/JustJackChristmas.jpg

sheepsnot

09-08-2006, 06:41 PM

That's a wonderful pic, SC. I gotta get a dog. Wife is allergic, so I gotta get another house, too.

ReineV

09-09-2006, 03:03 AM

That's a wonderful pic, SC. I gotta get a dog. Wife is allergic, so I gotta get another house, too.

there are some dog breeds that are really good for people with allergies, depending upon how severe the persons allergies are. I've never had a problem with dogs, but I developed an allergy toward cats after mine died a few years back.

TwinkleLights25

09-09-2006, 04:46 PM

Some of you have seen this already, but he is so darn cute!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/kal_el_2020/JustJackChristmas.jpg

Aww! That's cute

Seattle_Annie

09-09-2006, 07:54 PM

Some of you have seen this already, but he is so darn cute!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/kal_el_2020/JustJackChristmas.jpg

So cute!

And ReineV, a Chinese Crested is a good dog to have if people have allergies! I think a maltese is too. Both are adorable.

Ervserver

10-02-2006, 11:40 PM

shore is cute...deserves an extra doggie bone.

:eek:

MarthaK

10-03-2006, 06:30 AM

My guys wear Christmas bandanas most of the time, except for Christmas Eve when each gets a sleigh bell collar. When they wear the bells, I take them for a long walk through the neighborhood so kids think that Santa's coming.

The white Samoyed-mix is Calvin and the black Lab is Hudson.

http://www.myholidaydisplays.com/vb/photos/showphoto.php/photo/1652/cat/537

http://www.myholidaydisplays.com/vb/photos/showphoto.php/photo/1651/cat/537

Michael Rielly

10-03-2006, 08:33 PM

Ervserver

10-03-2006, 09:07 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Javern/one.jpg

sheepsnot

10-03-2006, 09:08 PM

Garfield and Odie

HoHoHoHeeHeeHee

10-04-2006, 12:12 AM

:lol: That is precious! Aww must be hard for the dog to watch that bad cat eating tuna right in front of him.
My cats are all bad. Has anybody ever tried to dress up a cat for Christmas?

dvdguy

10-04-2006, 04:32 AM

yes, they gave me dirty looks

sheepsnot

10-04-2006, 06:59 AM

That's cause they weren't your cats! :D

Ervserver

10-04-2006, 08:21 AM

:lol: That is precious! Aww must be hard for the dog to watch that bad cat eating tuna right in front of him.
My cats are all bad. Has anybody ever tried to dress up a cat for Christmas?

yes...and have the scars to prove it

MarthaK

10-04-2006, 08:36 AM

Hmmm..cat with tuna stuffing!

They are so cute! How did you get the dog to sit still for that?!?!

Christy Carol

10-04-2006, 10:27 AM

We have a pug/boston terrier mix (she's a rescue too!) that will wear a bandana but isn't too crazy about her sweater. I do have some of those Great PretendEars but haven't tried them out on her yet. Something is telling me they WONT be a big hit.

kjh888

10-07-2006, 10:40 AM

Those photos are so cute!

My cat used to wear a magnetic tag on her collar (to operate the cat door), and the metal christmas tree decorations used to stick to it when she played with them on the tree!!! It was very funny watching her try and detach them from the magnet.

:lol:

Ervserver

10-07-2006, 10:43 AM

I've considered getting one of those type pet doors, never thought about the magnetic attraction to other things in the house though. :-?