F/u w/PIP: meet our 14y/o unspayed girl

[luvmygsp]

Taylor-although we are pretty sure she is hearing impaired so we can call her anything


She & Cooper are getting along just fine! (They each are curled up on either side of me on the couch as I type this)


When we brought her home, I took her & walked her about a block away while DH got Coop from inside & met up with us. Then we all went for a short walk together & came home. She was a little nervous-nillie right away, but then quickly settled in.
This is her on Coopers bed about an hr after we got home, the bed they sent us home w/is right behind her Lol


Her 1st night was good! She snored like a hog all night on her stolen bed which we put right next to our bed. She/they stayed home alone w/free run of the house all day today & did great! DH came home to check on them @ 9am, 1130am, & finally @ 330pm to take her to the Vet.

She checked out ok @ the Vet, a little dehydrated, & needs to put on weight, but otherwise ok. The Vet said we could run a whole battery of tests on her to find out....whatever, but we just want her to be happy & have a good life for however much longer that might be & the Vet agreed.
She has a little bit of a reflux/gastro issue, but the Vet didn't seem concerned.

So, so far so good! We'll have to figure out what, if anything, we are going to do to attempt to communicate w/her since she seems to not be able to hear. She is a TOTAL food whore (can't blame the kid, she is skinny as hell), begs like crazy, & is completely under your feet while you are preparing food. So being able to tell her "No" or "back up" or "go on your bed" in those instances would be helpful!

[SallySparrow]

OMG, I LOVE HER.

[setsail1999]

So cute! Thank you for taking care of her in her senior years As for being deaf, a lot of deaf dogs use hand signals and you can use a thumbs up sign like a clicker/yes! marker. Then for back use your body language and walk into her. When she backs up give the thumbs up sign and reward. When she is backing up when you rock towards her start putting your hand up with the flat of your palm towards her and walk in. Thumbs up/reward. You should be able to get to the point of holding your hand up without moving. I use a lot of hand/body commands for canine musical freestyle and the dogs pick it up pretty quickly.

Good luck!

[calico]

She looks so sweet! Kudos to you for adopting a senior pup that is possible special needs. There is a special place in hell for her former family, I'm sure of it.

Random question- where did you get Cooper's bed? My pup is super picky and I'm having a hard time finding a bed like that again.

[chessie]

Aww she looks at home!!

[niemand88f]

She's beautiful and I'm sure she will have several happy years with your family

[luvmygsp]

Thanks everyone! She is a real sweetie, which is funny b/c thats what they named her at the foster center Lol.
She is a snoozer & LOVES that bed, this morning she didn't get up until I did at 930 (I don't normally sleep that late but its been a rough week)

Dec 14, 2012 13:56:01 GMT -5 calico said:

Random question- where did you get Cooper's bed? My pup is super picky and I'm having a hard time finding a bed like that again.

Kohls! Got it on black friday! & totally didn't need it! But they both love it!

[dexteroni]

Oh I love her! Look how at home she is already.

And how wonderful that you adopted a senior! I'd like to do that someday.

[dexteroni]

Dec 14, 2012 12:19:17 GMT -5 setsail1999 said:

As for being deaf, a lot of deaf dogs use hand signals and you can use a thumbs up sign like a clicker/yes! marker.

:Y: (literally, lol)
Dexter has lost his hearing and hand signals work wonderfully. We trained with both verbal and hand commands when we first got him for when he was out of earshot or when a verbal wouldn't be appropriate. We weren't thinking about hearing loss 10 years ago, but we're glad to have them.

[mollymoe]

She's beautiful! How does someone give up a senior dog?

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[starlettedir]

Love!!

[foundmylazybum]

::popping in:::

She's adorbs..I think GSPs age so gracefully and I love that she snaked the bed!

[riverpestie]

She is adorable!

[kellbell191]

congrats! she looks beautiful!