Pas de probleme, Mon ami.Ils m'appellent Pierre,
Tu as un problème avec ça?
(Actually, his "French" can be much more civil than mine, considering he's in his early twenties, 4 1/2 years)
What a coincidence. Just last week, I stepped out on the porch around 11 pm to let Joline out for one last time before bed. I left the lights off, to allow a better view of the night sky. Sat down on the steps, put my hand down and felt something odd. It took me about 1/4 of a second to realize it was a snake. When I landed, ( who knew an old man could jump that far) it was on the move. Got a flash light to investigate. Black snake a good 6 feet long. Joline was not at all concerned. Looked at me like, so you never saw a snake before?Had a large, long black snake come up in the front porch yesterday. Husband went out to see what Lucy was barking at, and she got between him and the snake. Would not let him near it! He said he had a heck of a time getting her to move so he could catch it & relocate it to the woods. He didn’t think it was poisonous, but it did strike at him a couple of times. Lucy to the rescue! What a great dog!
I hear you, while walking Pierre a couple of years ago, I came across a couple also walking their Frenchie.Understand the situation where you have to dig into the savings to help the dogs live. As I have mentioned before, I traded the Gladiator Rubicon for the Ranger Tremor and was able to get quite a bit of "trade equity" back. This was in part for the upcoming surgery for Sasha. Looks like I am going to have to spend even more $$$ for surgeries for Sasha, our Lab / Border Collie mix. She has a bad left knee (torn CCL) that needs operated on soon. We have had to delay this because she was very sick 3 weeks ago. We think a neighbor tried to poison her, however we have no proof. She has now recovered from that, thank God. The other morning a very untrained and wild GSD that belongs to this suspect neighbor that lives behind us, ran very aggressively towards Sasha and spooked her. Sasha jumped and twisted her good leg trying to run away from the edge of our fence. In the process, she tore he good leg's CCL completely. Now she can hardly walk, and I am having to carry her up and down our 3 stairs from our backyard patio to the back yard. And this sure is not helping my back issues, as she weighs 73 pounds. Plus, after $300 worth of x-rays at the vet, she is now going to have to go in for both knees to be operated on. This is to the tune of up to $7,000. I am not sure how other pet owners can afford this as it is tough for us as well. However, we love her, and she is a great loving and gentle dog, so I will spend the money. Sheesh.....
Wishing Sasha a speedy and full recovery!Well, the first surgery is completed. Torn ACL and Luxating Patella (knee dislocation) in her right leg repaired. She is very sore and will have to have the same basic type of surgery in the left leg in about 5 weeks. It is very hard to see her hurt, however in the long run she will be so much better in a couple of months. I have to carry her up and down our 4 stair steps to go outside now, but I am happy to do it. She was a Parvo sick pup too, so Sasha has had a rough life, health wise. Soon she will be wagging that tail running around in our back yard. We can't wait for her to get better!!!
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Thank you Jeff!Wishing Sasha a speedy and full recovery!
No problem at all!
Good on you Phil.Well, the first surgery is completed. Torn ACL and Luxating Patella (knee dislocation) in her right leg repaired. She is very sore and will have to have the same basic type of surgery in the left leg in about 5 weeks. It is very hard to see her hurt, however in the long run she will be so much better in a couple of months. I have to carry her up and down our 4 stair steps to go outside now, but I am happy to do it. She was a Parvo sick pup too, so Sasha has had a rough life, health wise. Soon she will be wagging that tail running around in our back yard. We can't wait for her to get better!!!
Where'd you get your policy?I hear you, while walking Pierre a couple of years ago, I came across a couple also walking their Frenchie.
We chatted a little, they asked me if Pierre had medical insurance, my response was that I was considering it. They told me about their other Frenchie that was recovering in a pet hospital because the dog needed back surgery...to the tune of 10K, and counting and if they did not have insurance on the dog they would have to take out a personal loan for it's medical expenses.
Later that evening I took out a policy for Pierre, the yearly premium is pricey, but what price to pay to ensure a healthy life for a dog with unwavering devotion, dedication and love which Pierre has given me?
There is not a day that goes by without me growing fonder and fonder of the little guy...
Yeah, I would have hurt something trying to get up! Chief sounds more like Joline. He just stands back & watches the people freak out.? He’s not about to go near the snake!What a coincidence. Just last week, I stepped out on the porch around 11 pm to let Joline out for one last time before bed. I left the lights off, to allow a better view of the night sky. Sat down on the steps, put my hand down and felt something odd. It took me about 1/4 of a second to realize it was a snake. When I landed, ( who knew an old man could jump that far) it was on the move. Got a flash light to investigate. Black snake a good 6 feet long. Joline was not at all concerned. Looked at me like, so you never saw a snake before?
