Pets are people, too

Discussion in 'Free Zone' started by mike, Feb 7, 2018.


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  1. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    RIP Rufus.

    Sorry to hear that Jim.
     
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  2. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Can't just click like on that one @kioti. Dogs just give us something no other living thing can and I can tell by the pictures that was one great friend. Sorry to here this.
     
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  3. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    So sorry to hear Jim. Take care, especially these next couple weeks.
     
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  4. knucklebuster

    knucklebuster Well-Known Member

    Location:
    34.2295° N, 117.2257° W
    Name:
    Dave
    Current Bike:
    Guerrilla Gravity Megatrail
    So hard to hear this Jim. I know we both bragged about our dogs when we were out digging or riding together. Damn it's hard when they go. He's probably running around with Morgan right now, in the newcomers section.

    PS- we had our interview with the retriever rescue rep this afternoon. Not sure I'm ready yet though.
     
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  5. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    @kioti - Very sorry to read about Rufus. :unsure:
     
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  6. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    The Kid and his girl had to send the cat back to Moms. Nocturnal it was. She is an animal lover so over spring break he broke down and let her get a dog. He was found wondering the streets of Phoenix and dropped off at a shelter. He was aggressive towards men. My boy grew up cleaning pools with me so he knew he could turn it around. They brought it home and after 2 days he has settled in and become a lover.

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    My arm giving him a rub after I went over the bars 1hr b4 hand.
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    CJ is his name.
     
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  7. konakc

    konakc iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    kc
    Chihuahua terrier mix w/ the ballerina front paw stance...
    Arg! Just like my sandy of 13 years... RIP...
    rescue dogs know they got rescued...
     
  8. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
    Me either, Dave. But I was checking some rescue sites, which somehow led to this video, which I think some of you dog lovers will enjoy. I'm not a hunter, but Rufus actually braved rattlesnakes to bring my dang tennis balls back to me.

     
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  9. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Awww Sh!t Jim. I am so reluctant to click on this thread that I missed this. So sorry for your loss.

    :(
     
  10. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
    That's cool, you've had some good comments on the subject. Here's one I saw from the above video:

    "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
    You are his life, his love, his leader.
    He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart."
     
  11. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Jim, I’m so sorry. What a beauty. No words can ease that pain, I know, but here is to time working it’s magic. You did great, Rufus was a lucky boy.
     
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  12. knucklebuster

    knucklebuster Well-Known Member

    Location:
    34.2295° N, 117.2257° W
    Name:
    Dave
    Current Bike:
    Guerrilla Gravity Megatrail
    We adopted this handsome guy named Blue, a little over a week ago from SCGRR. They think he is around 13 months old. He's a bit smaller than our prior Goldens, but not a bad thing. He kicks arse at the dog park, jousting with much larger dogs and playing the "chase and/or be chased" game with any other dog that is willing. Mostly well behaved, but still a lot of puppy traits. And pretty bad separation anxiety probably due to the 3 households in a year that he's been through.
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  13. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Beautiful family!!!!! Congrats! :thumbsup::):cool:
     
  14. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
    Ah, Dave, I'm so happy for you! Blue's a beautiful boy and he's found himself a wonderful home.
     
  15. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Very nice... :thumbsup:
     
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  16. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

    Location:
    OC
    Name:
    Jim Martin
    Current Bike:
    2018 Specialized Epic Carbon C
    Update on our pets. My Mother in Law died a couple of months ago and so we took in her two cats. Well, five cats is just too many.
    One of hers was a male (actually a half brother to one of ours, wife got a few abandoned litters from here work that we bottle fed and he was form one of those as is our Mo) and he likes to pee around the house, even though he is fixed. Her female is a well behaved cat.
    She lived in Leisure World/Laguna Woods Village and they happen to have their own cat rescue.

    Our solution was to take the neighbor's cat that we took in earlier after she died and take her to this rescue.
    She's the black and white one and very sweet. After only a couple of days of hiding in our house form the other cats she wanted to be with us all the time.
    I didn't want to see her go, but word is she went to a nice old couple and is their only pet.

    My MIL's male also went to the rescue; he's being fostered in a home that has a bedroom dedicated as a cat playroom. Lots of trees, toys etc.
    He should find a good home soon.

    The dogs with our oldest cat, and a gif of my dogs.

    So, our current menagerie is
    3 cats
    2 dogs
    1 lovebird
    1 chinchilla
    1 hedgehog

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  17. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    TFPU! Congratulations, D&L. And to Blue! Y’all scored :thumbsup::inlove:
     
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  18. knucklebuster

    knucklebuster Well-Known Member

    Location:
    34.2295° N, 117.2257° W
    Name:
    Dave
    Current Bike:
    Guerrilla Gravity Megatrail
    Thanks, all, for the congrats, but unfortunately we were not able to keep Blue :(
     
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  19. kioti

    kioti iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Jim Jennings
    Current Bike:
    ibis ripley
    Sorry to hear that Dave. Best of luck going forward..
     
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  20. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Well that sucks. Sorry to hear. Roller coaster emotions.
     
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  21. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    :thumbsup:
     
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  22. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    oh, just read this. Sorry to hear that.
     
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  23. sir crashalot

    sir crashalot iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    laguna beach
    Name:
    gary fishman
    Current Bike:
    2018 banshee rune
    Just found out today my 12 year old cat has beginning stages of diabetes. Otherwise quite healthy. Starting insulin tomorrow, but I'm hoping with food changes we can get her off of that at some point. We thought we were doing things right, several years back we made sure the dry food we gave her was grain free and low carb. (Fed her a mix of wet and dry food) Doing more research now, apparently thats not good enough and best thing is only wet food; with no sneaky carby ingredients, total carb must be 8 per cent or less. Found some good brands. I know this is anecdotal, but many have said that by doing this they were able to reverse the diabetes and stop the insulin. Just like with people. Of course, the vet is pushing the"prescription" Hills diabetes food that is high in carbs and contains things like corn starch, rice flour, soybean oil...sigh. No way.
    Remember this? http://www.imtbtrails.com/forum/threads/damn-cat.4945/
     
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  24. pperrelle

    pperrelle iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Oracle, AZ
    Name:
    Paul
    Current Bike:
    Ripley V4 & Ripmo V2
    Our Border Collie was diabetic. He was on insulin for probably 4-5 years. Other than getting a shot twice per day, he lived a normal and healthy life until his mid-teens. Good luck with managing the diabetes. I didn't realize how common it was until Raider got it.
     
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  25. singlespeedrider

    singlespeedrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Phoenix AZ
    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC advanced single soee
    I know from experience, separation anxiety is really hard to overcome. Great on you for trying.
     
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  26. singlespeedrider

    singlespeedrider Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Phoenix AZ
    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC advanced single soee
    My puppy is getting big and a pain in the butt. Normal puppy traits and he’s doing great, but a ton of work.

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  27. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    You guys are champs for putting in the effort for these animals. Dave, sorry to hear of the hiccup. Stay with it, my friend, it’ll happen when it’s meant to : )

    We are getting close to taking on new family. It’s a little daunting. Someone suggested the OC shelter because it’s high kill. I like that idea.
     
  28. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    What a joyous and exciting day it is. It’s new family day! :inlove::thumbsup:

    At the OC shelter we found a young adult bonded pair of cats. They came, with eight others, from the Santa Ana River encampment. Crash and Bernie. Crash the larger cream tabby male, Bernie the smaller but equally feisty gray female. 11 months old. They play and roughhouse for hours on end when together. And they get the whole camping thing...

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    We still greatly miss our old buddy Carlo, and we are elated to honor him with these two new, fabulous kitkats.

    Happy Friday!!!!! :)
     
  29. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    This thread is a roller coaster... Happy for @mike and bummed to read about @knucklebuster ’s situation.

    And... We’re in the beginning stages of discussion to get our lab a sister. She hasn’t been the same since we had to put Ellie down. We haven’t either, but at least we understand what happened...
     
  30. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Steve, I hope it works out for a new addition. Thanks for the good words. :)
     


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