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mismolly · 07-07-2011, 10:10 PM

Hello,

Just to let you know. I took Lady to the vet today to get her Rabies 3 yr shot. They had a cat on the counter which Lady wasn't phased by at all. Many other dogs and cats came in the waiting room and Lady didn't growl or try to attack them. The Vet said that Lady did not at all appear to be an aggressive dog. He said that animals have instincts and that they sense when another animal is getting weaker and weaker. He says what Lady did was a natural animal instinct. I have to say, Casper the past few weeks had been coughing much worse than normal. I was actually afraid I would find him dead one morning. My husband also had expected Casper to die in the next month or two. The vet also said if Casper died on his own it would have been a painful death. In no way peaceful. He said at least this way it was quick. I am so sad for Casper, but I also feel sad for Lady and I feel that sometimes we just don't understand things like this since we are not animals. Knowing Lady as we do, is why this shocked us so. I just do not think my dog would hurt anyone. If she would, she certainatly wouldn't have allowed so many strangers over the years come into our yard to feed her when we were on vacation. And she wouldn't have gotten along so well with Casper for 3 years. She loves us and loves my kids. I think we should keep her. It now is up to my husband.
Thank you for your kind words and support. I really needed to get that out the other day.
Lisa

07-07-2011, 10:10 PM	#20
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	Update on Lady Hello, Just to let you know. I took Lady to the vet today to get her Rabies 3 yr shot. They had a cat on the counter which Lady wasn't phased by at all. Many other dogs and cats came in the waiting room and Lady didn't growl or try to attack them. The Vet said that Lady did not at all appear to be an aggressive dog. He said that animals have instincts and that they sense when another animal is getting weaker and weaker. He says what Lady did was a natural animal instinct. I have to say, Casper the past few weeks had been coughing much worse than normal. I was actually afraid I would find him dead one morning. My husband also had expected Casper to die in the next month or two. The vet also said if Casper died on his own it would have been a painful death. In no way peaceful. He said at least this way it was quick. I am so sad for Casper, but I also feel sad for Lady and I feel that sometimes we just don't understand things like this since we are not animals. Knowing Lady as we do, is why this shocked us so. I just do not think my dog would hurt anyone. If she would, she certainatly wouldn't have allowed so many strangers over the years come into our yard to feed her when we were on vacation. And she wouldn't have gotten along so well with Casper for 3 years. She loves us and loves my kids. I think we should keep her. It now is up to my husband. Thank you for your kind words and support. I really needed to get that out the other day. Lisa __________________ For Safe Scentsy Candles Visit: http://LisasForeverWickless.com ~BUY~HOST~JOIN~ Last edited by mismolly; 07-07-2011 at 10:13 PM.