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Hey there, very quick update to let you all know that we adopted Pepper around weeks ago to come and live with us and our previous DID dog, Nigel. After a bumpy first few days (thanks Kathy, a rock of sense) he’s settled in brilliantly. He’s such a brilliant, placid, gentle guy, he’s actually making Nigel look really difficult in comparison!
Its been hard for Nigel as if he could speak he’s probably tell you that he’d like to be the only dog but he’s done amazingly well at just getting on with it and secretly, i think he likes the company.
Nigel will always be my "baby" so to speak, we’ve barely left each others sides since we got him three years ago so its been hard for me to seem him feel like hes been pushed over a bit but its a learning curve and everything seems to have settled now.
I’d like to thank Barbara, his foster mum for minding him until we got him and always the tireless work DID for all the abandoned dogs out there.
If they didn’t have you working on their behalf we’d be seeing these poor dogs in a lot worse circumstances.
Thanks
Emma, Aidan, Lauren, Freya, Conleth, Nigel and Pepper. (Two goldfish too but reckon they don’t count!)
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p2.pngKittywittyMemberJust to say that Nigel and i bumped into Freddie the other day, turns out we are neighbours! what a brilliant dog, so full of fun and play.
Even my dog Nigel who can be a bit grumpy with other dogs was super impressed!
Brilliant dog
emKittywittyMemberJust a quick update on Nigel, he’s nearly back to normal health wise, has the odd "lazy" day but other than that he’s back bugging us for constant walks! He will be on his tablets for the rest of his life but hopefully it will be tapered down to only a couple a week and that will be it. He goes for more blood tests this week and then it should only be needed every couple of months. A tiny price to pay for the happiness we get in return.
There was mutiny in the house the other week when the subject of our foreign summer holiday was discussed with the kids absolutely refusing to go abroad and leave Nigel behind so this year we will be staying here and looking for "dog friendly" destinations- if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to suggest away.
Took some new pics to put up….getting better at using my phone!
Em and the family (Nigel says woof!)
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IMG_1876.JPGKittywittyMemberJust a quick update on Nigel our beloved Tri-Colour Collie we adopted in August. What can we say? The best dog ever! The friendliest, happiest most lovable dog i have ever known. A dog that doesn’t just tolerate kids, he seeks them out and wants them to throw things, give him rubs, chase him…..A true family pet
We unfortunately found out last month that he has an Autoimmune condition which causes him to produce antibodies which attack the platelets in his blood. We found this out the hard way as we had no clue he carried the genes and also, this happens spontaneously which meant that his red-blood cells went fatally low, and he began bleeding internally and went into severe shock. After rushing him to the emergency vet clinic at UCD a brilliant vet picked up on what it was immediately through sheer luck she had seen one case of this before on a dog like him years ago. Its rare; especially as he is a mixed collie and also a boy, but she knew what to do straight away and saved him. A very upsetting few days.
Anyhow after a bit of rest and lots of medication he is back to his best, he will need monitoring and treatment for the rest of his life but that’s fine as at least we know now and now what the symptoms of an episode look like.
Of course we didn’t have pet insurance, it was my husbands responsibility…….he sleeps in the kennel now!!! It was simply on a long list of things to do….
As we speak Nigel is off chasing balls in the park, i feel strongly that Nigel’s life is to be filled with the things that make him happy; chasing balls, going in the river, chasing squirrels! I won’t keep him in just to keep him "safe". Even his life is to be shorter (which fingers crossed it won’t) it is going to be happy!
Thanks again
Emma
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IMG_1467.JPGKittywittyMemberJust a quick update to say how brilliant, fantastic and rewarding Nigel is, i am at a loss at how this dog could ever be an unwanted dog. We collected Nigel from his foster mum, Helen, down in Wexford and he instantly became a massive hit with all our family and friends. He settled in great, we had a bit of a "near miss" a couple of days later and realised that the information that DID sends you about adopting a dog is to be read and followed…..we let him off the lead and he got out of the park. After a very scary four hours and several phone calls later to Kathy we mercifully found him….as she said, back in the park.
After learning a valuable lesson we are now firmly back on track with him, he goes up to the dog run in Marlay Park every day as well as daily runs with my husband and I….he sleeps very soundly at night i can promise you!!
As mentioned he started training with Emmaline and seems to be responding well.
Just wanted to thank Helen, Kathy, Tara etc we are absolutely over the moon with him and can’t ever imagine how we managed without him before.
Thanks Emma and Aidan
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