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[ccoki17]

5 border Aussies

 

[2vile2live]

this is my homie frederick. he lives in the neighborhood and there's an old lady who feeds him but i always give him pets, scritches, and treats when i see him
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[gottacheckout]

Cute kitty

 

[littlemy]

 

[bankai]

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so precious

 

[CatLvr]

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OMG, you must go at a dead run all day and most of the night!! Aussies are wired for sound!
My newest buddy ... Meet Mr. Larry ... Bird ... Mr. Larry Bird. And yes, I have ordered him a little basketball hoop on a stand that he can play on/with.

 

[AnemoneNevrosa]

You wouldn't guess it from the photo, but this sweetheart sleeps by my side every night—a source of such deep comfort.
She ´s 10

 

[terrafern]

This is my dog :). I'm honestly not sure what I'd do without her lol

 

[gottacheckout]

Pets and dogs in particular give us a reason get out of bed in the morning.

 

[BojackHorseman]

Thank you for your kind words. I had covid for a week and was sleeping on the couch so my husband wouldn't get sick. Then the foster mom called us 3 days sooner than planned saying we needed to get the pup, while I had covid. So then it's sleeping on the couch for another week so I could watch the pup in the living room, making sure she's going out the dog door to potty and not tearing stuff up. So I was sick and exhausted, which is a HUGE trigger that makes my depression worse. I had a bit of a meltdown for a few days.
I won't lie, I still don't love her like I loved my sweet Ellie, but I do love this little pup. She's so innocent and such a happy little girl. She has been doing well potty training, maybe just 1-2 accidents a day, and considering how many times the pup poops and pees that's quite the accomplishment lol My other dog has fallen in love with her, and watching them play brings my heart such joy. My boy hadn't had a playmate in 3 years because of Ellies paralysis. His happiness makes me feel so much better about getting her.
Her name is Cirilla, and she is a deaf, double merle, Australian shepard that's 10 weeks old. She was brought to the rescue by a vet. The shitty breeder brought her and her brother to the vet saying "someone kill these little shits cause I can't sell them", because their deaf. Breeding double merles is terrible, and it's been known since the early 2000s, that breeding 2 merle colored dogs gives a 25% chance of deaf and/or blind pups. Her and her brother are only deaf. Her poor brother has already been adopted and returned, but I just don't have the time or resources for 3 dogs. I can't believe someone wanted to murder such sweet and precious babies just because they're deaf.

I just wanted to update on my pup. I know I probably sounded like a monster, talking about being overwhelmed and unable to handle her. But she is a year and a half now and the light of my life. I wouldn't have lived through loosing Ellie without her. Without her shenanigans forcing me out of bed, I'd never have gotten out of bed. Please dont think shes unloved. She is my entire world. I got out of my funk after a couple months. But I still have fear though. Now that ive lost before I catch myself thinking about how im gonna loose her too one day, and I find it fucking devastating. Shes young enough now that I can still push those thoughts away somewhat easily, but im terrified. I dont want to go through that again. But please everyone, dont think me a monster. I love this precious baby. My husband says I'm obsessed actually I only have 719 pictures of her... And Shanks absolutely adores his new little sister. They love each other so much.

 

[gottacheckout]

What cute pups!

 

[BojackHorseman]

Im feeling really rough. I posted a little over a year ago when I lost my sweet puppy Ellie. She was 15, I'd had her half my life.
Now my mother just told me she had to put my childhood horse to sleep, 2 FUCKING WEEKS AGO. I got him when I was 5 years old. Very long story short I grew up an unwanted child, whose only purpose was slave farm labor. My father was abusive and my mother was an enabler. After I got married and got away ive only been back to the farm maybe 3 times in the past 10 years. I just can't stand to be there, I have panic attacks and it takes me days to recover. But make no mistake, I NEVER stopping thinking and mourning the loss of time with my ol horse. I was denied time and happiness with him when I lived there, and now ive been denied the chance to say good bye. If my parents had one ounce of remorse or kindness left for me, why didn't she give me a warning and them leave for just an hour. Just an hour of peace and quiet to say my good bye. She has committed an unforgivable wrong against me that I cannot forgive. I completely cut ties with me father after getting married. Pretty much 95% of the reason I stayed in contact with my mother was for that very phone call to come say good bye, WHICH NEVER CAME. Im currently debating on how to tell her just how bad she hurt me, how she just lost the one chance to make up and have any sort if relationship with me. I may cut her out of my life completely now since there's nothing left tying me to her.
Sorry to rant, im just having a lot of feels this week. I got 2 write ups at work. My grandma, the woman who actually raised and fed and clothed and loved me, had surgery which took her almost 2 hours to wake up from. It really scared me that I might loose her. And then I lost my oldest friend.
He was a quarter horse and his barn name was Moe.