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10:14 pm
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22 January 2013
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After insisting on coming for a walk, Cora suddenly lost her ability to walk! Was something wrong with her legs? No! Was she tired? Nope! What was wrong? Well, it seems that Cora has an obsession. She discovered the joys and delights of elk poop. Yes folks, it wasn't pretty. Cora can't see but her sense of smell works quite well and the field was full of droppings. So Cora flat out refused to walk. Although we'd barely left the car, I realized I couldn't not compete with the wonderfulness of elk shit and that are walk was doomed to failure.
Topher
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1.5 years Oncology department, moved to rehab & sportsmed December 2024
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22 February 2013
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HA!! I knew there'd be a few late nighters up and there yoj are!!
Bt Chris, it says "This video is unavailable"! I'm sooooooo excited to see itI'll keep tryi g on my emd a d you see what yo can do o yours!! Sounds wonderfulh funny! Can't wait!! Reeeeeneee...Where are you?
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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13 March 2013
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I can't see it.....
Murphy
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
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1.5 years Oncology department, moved to rehab & sportsmed December 2024
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13 March 2013
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Now I can. Too funny!
Murphy
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
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22 January 2013
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doh, that should work.
I was so ticked off at first. I mean, she kept throwing herself onto the ground or digging in with her legs and refusing to leave. Meanwhile floyd is like "C'mon, can we go already!". hahahahaha
so I dragged her slooooooooooowly back to the car, put her in and walked floyd and then walked her in town. Short walk but so many sounds.
Topher
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1.5 years Oncology department, moved to rehab & sportsmed December 2024
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I JUST SAW IT!!! I LOVE IT! you have o idea how hard I was cheering through the screen..."Come on Chris!! Let her have just a little tste!" It jas to be good right? Just vegetarian and fruit mo ds of bliss!!
She's strong too! She was determined to get it!
Happ Hannah would gladly trade in small round dollops of deer poop for big round balls of elk poop!!
This was great Chris!! I'm going back to look at it again! Thanks for the comic relief!
Hugs to you andyour pack!!
Salty loving this!
Salt and Hapoh Hannah
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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22 February 2013
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Just watched AGAIN! She really does DIG her paws into the ground trying to hold on.....knowingthe whole time that Floyd's gettinghis fill of poop sundae!
And Kathi's up too! We're privileged to be the "first screeing"!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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22 January 2013
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lol. trust me. she got plenty. And floyd doesn't normally like elk poop and he was mostly ignoring, but it was just too funny when I turned the camera and there he was chowing down.
And yes Sally, she was seriously digging her feet in. I was so mad at first, but then you just have to laugh.
I just kenneled the poop eater and now I'm off to bed.
Topher
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1.5 years Oncology department, moved to rehab & sportsmed December 2024
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Wow! Elk poo is such a delicacy, i can only imagine how incredible it must smell to a doggie who has an incredibly developed sense of smell! She's just in heaven there! How neat.
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Thanks for sharing this video Chris. Way to go Cora 
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05/04/2006 - Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19 fought cancer for 4 months.
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1 February 2013
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Animal poop at my houe is considered the Nectar of the Gods! Go Cora!
Luanne and Spirit Shooter
Spirit Shooter was a Miniature Australian Shepherd who was diagnosed with a MCT and had a LF amp 1/28/13 at 13-1/2 years old.
Shooter crossed the Bridge on 8/28/13, his 7 month ampuversary and two weeks from his 14th birthday.
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17 May 2013
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No elk around here... geese poop is our delicacy, equally gross! Migration season = "You give me kisses with that mouth!, eww!"
Barret was diagnosed with Hemangiopericytoma May 16, 2013. Front left leg/scapula/pectoral muscle was amputated on June 11, 2013 and we've never looked back. Follow our story on http://barret.t.....pawds.com/ and read my column on That Pet Blog
Okay, that freakin hilarious. Something similar happens with Sage and Maverick when they find anything dead and decomposing. Glad to see I'm not the only frustrated one, lol
Maverick is a wonderful miniature australian shepard born with a malformation of the front right radius/ulna, amputation performed on 11/4/13 at 6 months old. Follow his story at mavericksjourney.tripawds.com.
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13 March 2013
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Years ago we had a Golden who LOVED horse poop. The watch word around our house was, "Don't let Jenny kiss you if she has green lips!"
Murphy is a five year old Lab/Chessie cross. He was hit by a car on 10/29/12 and became a Tripawd on 11/24/12. On 2/5/13, he had a total hip replacement on his remaining back leg. He has absolutely no idea that he has only three legs!
UPDATE: Murphy lived his life to the fullest, right up until an aggressive bone lesion took him across the Rainbow Bridge on April 9, 2015 and he gained his membership in the April Angels. Run free, my love. You deserve it!
