tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74698356893608010782024-02-20T20:31:16.613-05:00acd6packA pack of rescued, blind and deaf Australian Cattle Dogs.acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.comBlogger392125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-24983982522568192632017-05-23T11:21:00.001-04:002017-05-23T11:21:46.589-04:00The %&#$! Computer<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're having some issues with the computer and are unable to post. It's not an internet issue (we don't have that) it is the ancient laptop. All is good other than that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The summer-like weather is here and we are out and about enjoying it. Not enjoying the computer right now.</span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-56834180376176127552017-05-04T11:45:00.000-04:002017-05-04T11:45:00.594-04:00Doing Good...For An Old Girl<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As our blog post title states, she is doing good...for an old girl. No, no, this isn't a post written by somebody about the acdMom! It's all about Callie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Callie was in to the vet for her annual check-up, also known as her annual poke and prod. At one point, when the vet was listening to her heart he asked if she had ever had any heart problems. Well, as you can imagine, that made mine about stop. I answered no, she has never had any issues. It turns out that her heart rate was 72 and the vet said he usually has dogs with heart rates around 80-90. Nothing to worry about, she must be more relaxed than most. (Really? As she stands there with a muzzle on.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the time we left, the vet assured me she was fine and that for an older girl, Callie was doing good. </span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-18216712091334050062017-04-25T01:30:00.000-04:002017-04-25T01:30:05.425-04:00A Walk In The Field<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The last few days blind Hiker has been "asking" to go somewhere. She will sit and wiggle with her tail frantically wagging as I get ready to leave. I haven't been able to take her so I decided that we would go for a walk in our field. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We've done this before (all the dogs have been) and it is great fun since there are lots of holes to stick noses in and sniff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see, Hiker continues to wear the (detested by me) harness for walks. Since the veterinarian who does her acupuncture insisted that Hiker not wear a collar ever again, we use the harness. I think that Hiker likes it and she certainly knows that when it is put on we're going somewhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Alice the cat is fine, she's a bit of an attention seeker sometimes)</span>acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-74495611939006922122017-04-20T01:30:00.000-04:002017-04-20T01:30:01.748-04:00Surrounded!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was making supper when I noticed something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trail was surrounded. By the cats.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, he was falling asleep. Not concerned at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Looking forward to all that brown grass turning green!</span>acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-34867160477123784702017-04-14T01:30:00.000-04:002017-04-18T11:30:56.358-04:00We Might Need An Intervention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I am sure we've mentioned previously, this is nothing new. It apparently is common for dogs that are handicapped/special needs to develop some obsessive type behaviours. Hiker has done this since she was adopted and never gets upset when all of "her things" are removed. She will calmly wander the house and gather up other things and stuff them in her crate. She has never damaged anything, she just...well...<i>hoards</i> them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe he was trying to leave a note to say <i>Sorry I spilled the water dish and almost made you late for work.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh well, no harm done and now I know what the leaving procedure must be, even if I am a minute or two late leaving.</span>acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-33357330509529008932017-03-30T11:48:00.000-04:002017-03-30T11:48:00.995-04:00Snow Personalities<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Typical Callie - she loves winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all the snowstorms lately, we have finally seen a sign of spring! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hooray, it must be spring - Callie is blowing her coat!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Bill...go see what there is. Maybe its something for us."<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later, there was hard cooked egg shared on their dinners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the recent change in the weather, most of the snow is gone and we're seeing grass (and mud). <br /><br />A few days ago it was sunny.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though it was cold, the sun was nice and we can just imagine how wonderful spring will be!</span></div>
acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-83247172866377589152017-03-04T01:30:00.000-05:002017-03-04T01:30:08.540-05:00Photobomb!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trail was laying on the couch and starting to fall asleep while holding his favourite ball so I got the camera to take his photo. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As I crouched down in front of him, he opened his eyes and then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems that she cannot go longer than three or four hours without having to pee. This means that we are up and outside twice a night, every night. (The acdMom feels like there is a newborn baby in the house with all this interrupted sleep) Brook will whine as an indicator that she needs out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">During the days when Brook has to be crated due to work she has layers of newspaper on the bottom of her crate then a homemade pee pad. A Google search for homemade diapers gave the idea of using polar fleece and an inside layer (or two) of towel. The "puppy training pads" that can be bought are not an option due to the fact that Brook likes to fuss up her bedding and would shred them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It made us think of our blog friends Bella, Dui and Roxy also known as Downunder Daisy at http://scotsmad.blogspot.com/ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is actually a little more confusing for the blind dogs Hiker and Brook as the piles of snow disappear but of course they are adapting. With the forecast of cold temperatures but no snow we'll at least avoid the dreaded season of mud for a few weeks yet.</span><br />
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-81917774441774797492017-02-28T11:34:00.002-05:002017-02-28T11:34:59.564-05:00Playing in the Snow<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With all the recent snow, we had to get a bit creative for play time. Trail loves to chase a ball but with the maze in the yard, there isn't much space to run. So, best solution was to throw it over the huge piles of snow but sometimes the person throwing the ball didn't do such a good job of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I knew she wouldn't play with it much but maybe she'd paw at it and break it down. Nope. She decided to eat it. </span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-43225522810579704722017-02-23T01:30:00.000-05:002017-02-23T01:30:10.839-05:00In The Trenches<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We recently had four winter storms over eight days. Lots of snow, cold temperatures and high winds. As a result there was so much snow that the dogs could not get beyond the door without sinking in the snow to their chests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I grabbed the shovel and started digging. After clearing an area outside the door I thought that they needed more space than that. So, I decided to dig out some trenches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can imagine, navigating these trenches and big piles of snow is a bit of a challenge for the two blind dogs. The good thing is that it is a great mental challenge for them to figure where to go. If they miss a trench, they bump into snow which is mainly soft so they won't hurt themselves. It was interesting to watch how quickly they figured out the maze.</span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-28383094557808155902017-02-21T11:35:00.000-05:002017-02-21T11:35:01.692-05:00Can You See Me?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We've been having some cold weather the past few days, daytime highs of -16C/3F with wind chills around -27C/-16C. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The dogs are enjoying the wood stove but blind and mostly deaf Brook prefers to be tucked in on the couch for extra warmth. I couldn't help but wonder if she thinks she is hiding by "wearing" her camouflage. </span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-2335324309492831222017-02-07T01:30:00.000-05:002017-02-07T11:35:51.783-05:00Falling Down<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When we moved into our new home a few months ago, both of the blind girls, Brook and Hiker adjusted well. They had very little difficulty with the stairs which were painted instead of carpeted as they had been used to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There was one incident with Hiker who slid down after losing her footing while turning around at the top but that was it until Brook developed a problem. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the course of three days, little blind and mostly deaf Brook fell down the stairs seven times. In fairness to Brook, the stairs are a bit steep and narrow. Now, you'd think that after the first or second time she would perhaps stay away from the stairs. Not our Brook. She kept trying. Luckily she never hurt herself.</span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-59303803336072068272017-01-31T11:55:00.000-05:002017-01-31T11:55:58.272-05:00Tied Out and Unhappy<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other day, the weather was mild (for January) and sunny so I decided to get outside and beyond the fenced area to stack some firewood. Since it was so nice, I thought Callie would like to be out there too. I grabbed a collar and two tie outs, giving her around forty feet of "freedom" to explore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Callie was coaxed into walking around she walked very stiff with her tail down. For almost an hour she sat and did nothing. No, there was nothing wrong with her other than be very annoyed at the fact that she was tied out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought it was a good idea, but apparently she did not.</span></div>
acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-20077060267180266622017-01-27T01:30:00.000-05:002017-01-27T01:30:26.648-05:00Little Critters<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here at our new home there have been little critters around. When the weather is warmer, blind Hiker is especially interested in sniffing around the fence perimeter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There was a mishap with a bag of cat kibble one day. Then the next day while driving, I could smell something, like something was <i>cooking.</i> When I arrived at my destination and opened the hood (or as they often say here on the east coast <i>the engine bonnet)</i>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, that is a collection of cat kibble. Baked on cat kibble.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday there was heavy rain and most of the snow melted. Further proof of the little critters was seen outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you wondering why the cats haven't caught these little critters yet? The cats are too lazy and laying on the dog beds by the wood stove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we can convince blind Hiker to get out of bed, we'll send her hunting.</span></div>
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acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-75252268572542205312017-01-25T01:30:00.000-05:002017-01-25T01:30:32.017-05:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trail's foster Mom sent us a ball recently. (Thanks again D!) This will be primarily an outside ball for playing fetch and chasing around. While working on the woodpile, the big deaf guy seemed to think that perhaps the human's eyesight wasn't that good. Maybe by placing the ball in with the wood it would be thrown?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is a bit challenging carrying an armload of wood while trying to not trip over two blind dogs and making sure that the deaf dog gets out of the way!</span></div>
acd6packhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05377057535245112797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7469835689360801078.post-21973361814887473852017-01-16T01:30:00.000-05:002017-01-16T01:30:13.780-05:00A Warm Nose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All of us have heard that dogs should have a cool wet nose, right?<br /><br />Trail sometimes prefers to have a warm nose.</span></div>
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