Photographing Pets

[My2Girls66]

Here is Hershey after her/our big, scary ordeal 2 weeks ago. DH took her hiking up Mt Jefferson on the same Tues that my DD and I flew to AZ to visit a friend. She ended up with heat exhaustion and 4 badly cut paws. She gave up 1/2 way down the mt. DH gave her the rest of the water he had then hiked down and filled his water bottles and brought more water to her. She still wouldn't continue. Finally he decided to carry her a 1/4 mile down to a stream to cool her down- the dog weighs over 90lbs- DH is 135lbs. I have no idea how he did it. I guess you do get super strength when you need it. After a 1/2 hr in the water she crawled out and laid down in a ditch and would not go anymore. With no one else around DH had to leave her there to go get help. He hiked a mile down to the cog railway station- there was no one there to help him but the caretaker told him he could use the stretcher they had. He called our 19y.o. DD to see if she could round up some friends and come help(2.5 hr drive away)DH carried the stretcher back up to Hershey- where he found 6 or 8 other hikers with the dog- a few of them building a stretcher out of 2 branches and their own shirts and jackets! DH called DD and told her to turn around that he had gotten help. This group all took turns carrying her down to the car on the stretcher I'd hate to hear what they may have been saying when they found this poor dog abandoned on the trail, tho! Anyway- I got many calls from DH after they made it to the car. I panicked each time he called for fear she wasn't ok. He was extremely worried about her- it was close to 11pm by the time they got home. She ended up at the emergency vet the next day. Almost $900 in vet bills later, Hershey is doing great- no permanent damage- feet are all healed. The vet said if he hadn't gotten her to water to cool her down her body would have shut down. Just to let everyone know- Hershey is a hiker. She is in great shape- has hiked 46 of the 48 4000footers in NH, some multiple times so it wasn't like he took her with no conditioning. The vet said it was a freak thing but after it happens once they are prone to it. So no more summer hiking for Hershey. She is gonna be bummed the next time DH gets his pack out to go and he doesn't take her She gets all excited when she sees hiking gear.

 

[MichelleVW]

We are in Alabama visiting some friends and they wanted us to bring Jonas.

Here he is with their new kitten Larry and Basset Hound Roscoe...

and here's Jonas outside playing with his 2 new friends!

 

[Morganw42]

A series of all the family dogs from our trip to Vermont last week:

Ours:

Annie

Joffy

Cousins:

Maggie

Rufus

and

Murphy (in yellow)

 

[MichelleVW]

Took the dogs out for a romp in the pasture today....

Jonas was one happy dog!! I love this picture...he looks so happy!!

Here's my 8 year old Golden enjoying the sun!

 

[raysnkaysmom]

I just find this thread, and read about Snickers passing I'm soo sorry...


To the PP with the Husky Nali... BEAUTIFUL DOG!!!

Here's my dog Lilo giving my DS a kiss... this was really his first time being around Lilo, so I was happy to see Lilo only kissed him...and didn't eat him. LOL

 

[Suburbanmom]

This is my friend's border collie, Sara. She's watching a football game.

 

[My2Girls66]

A friends horses

 

[Kyen]

Sadie and her CHICKEN

 

[boBQuincy]

Andie guarding her water bowl

 

[bdtracey]

Here is Hershey after her/our big, scary ordeal 2 weeks ago. DH took her hiking up Mt Jefferson on the same Tues that my DD and I flew to AZ to visit a friend. She ended up with heat exhaustion and 4 badly cut paws. She gave up 1/2 way down the mt. DH gave her the rest of the water he had then hiked down and filled his water bottles and brought more water to her. She still wouldn't continue. Finally he decided to carry her a 1/4 mile down to a stream to cool her down- the dog weighs over 90lbs- DH is 135lbs. I have no idea how he did it. I guess you do get super strength when you need it. After a 1/2 hr in the water she crawled out and laid down in a ditch and would not go anymore. With no one else around DH had to leave her there to go get help. He hiked a mile down to the cog railway station- there was no one there to help him but the caretaker told him he could use the stretcher they had. He called our 19y.o. DD to see if she could round up some friends and come help(2.5 hr drive away)DH carried the stretcher back up to Hershey- where he found 6 or 8 other hikers with the dog- a few of them building a stretcher out of 2 branches and their own shirts and jackets! DH called DD and told her to turn around that he had gotten help. This group all took turns carrying her down to the car on the stretcher I'd hate to hear what they may have been saying when they found this poor dog abandoned on the trail, tho! Anyway- I got many calls from DH after they made it to the car. I panicked each time he called for fear she wasn't ok. He was extremely worried about her- it was close to 11pm by the time they got home. She ended up at the emergency vet the next day. Almost $900 in vet bills later, Hershey is doing great- no permanent damage- feet are all healed. The vet said if he hadn't gotten her to water to cool her down her body would have shut down. Just to let everyone know- Hershey is a hiker. She is in great shape- has hiked 46 of the 48 4000footers in NH, some multiple times so it wasn't like he took her with no conditioning. The vet said it was a freak thing but after it happens once they are prone to it. So no more summer hiking for Hershey. She is gonna be bummed the next time DH gets his pack out to go and he doesn't take her She gets all excited when she sees hiking gear.

That's super scary! Dogs are funny creatures like this...they'll go hard until they can't go anymore and there are little to no signs of anything wrong. You've really gotta watch for it especially in any working/sporting dog. We have a 2 year old English Cocker (can't tell her apart from a springer though). She's the same way.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I don't know how I missed that story, MyGirls! Wow!

I'm glad Hershey's ok.

How hard that must have been for your DH leaving her there! I'm glad to see there were lots of people willing to help her, though.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Gorgeous photo!

 

[Todd_H]

Here is Hershey after her/our big, scary ordeal 2 weeks ago. DH took her hiking up Mt Jefferson on the same Tues that my DD and I flew to AZ to visit a friend. She ended up with heat exhaustion and 4 badly cut paws. She gave up 1/2 way down the mt. DH gave her the rest of the water he had then hiked down and filled his water bottles and brought more water to her. She still wouldn't continue. Finally he decided to carry her a 1/4 mile down to a stream to cool her down- the dog weighs over 90lbs- DH is 135lbs. I have no idea how he did it. I guess you do get super strength when you need it. After a 1/2 hr in the water she crawled out and laid down in a ditch and would not go anymore. With no one else around DH had to leave her there to go get help. He hiked a mile down to the cog railway station- there was no one there to help him but the caretaker told him he could use the stretcher they had. He called our 19y.o. DD to see if she could round up some friends and come help(2.5 hr drive away)DH carried the stretcher back up to Hershey- where he found 6 or 8 other hikers with the dog- a few of them building a stretcher out of 2 branches and their own shirts and jackets! DH called DD and told her to turn around that he had gotten help. This group all took turns carrying her down to the car on the stretcher I'd hate to hear what they may have been saying when they found this poor dog abandoned on the trail, tho! Anyway- I got many calls from DH after they made it to the car. I panicked each time he called for fear she wasn't ok. He was extremely worried about her- it was close to 11pm by the time they got home. She ended up at the emergency vet the next day. Almost $900 in vet bills later, Hershey is doing great- no permanent damage- feet are all healed. The vet said if he hadn't gotten her to water to cool her down her body would have shut down. Just to let everyone know- Hershey is a hiker. She is in great shape- has hiked 46 of the 48 4000footers in NH, some multiple times so it wasn't like he took her with no conditioning. The vet said it was a freak thing but after it happens once they are prone to it. So no more summer hiking for Hershey. She is gonna be bummed the next time DH gets his pack out to go and he doesn't take her She gets all excited when she sees hiking gear.

I missed this post... guess I don't check the updates regularly. Anyway, glad that Hershey is o.k. That sounds like it was really scary.

That's super scary! Dogs are funny creatures like this...they'll go hard until they can't go anymore and there are little to no signs of anything wrong. You've really gotta watch for it especially in any working/sporting dog. We have a 2 year old English Cocker (can't tell her apart from a springer though). She's the same way.

Yes. I've been walking and running our Husky this summer and she pushes herself hard. She also gives no signs if she starts to get too hot. The only way I can check her body heat is to stick my finger in to the back of her mouth and feel her gums. If she's getting too hot, you can feel it there. I check her about every 1/2 mile if we're out in the middle of the day and maybe every 1 mile if it's the early a.m. or late afternoon.

 

[My2Girls66]

Yeah- we almost found out the hard way. We were told later that labs will go go go til they drop. Thats pretty much what she did. This summer has been very weird up here. She is late shedding her coat since it didn't really get warm until the end of July, the hot humid weather just arrived recently- lots of rain and cool weather. That may have had an impact. She's hiked the previous 3 summers without a prob.
DH did have a hard time leaving her there. Hershey never lets him out of her sight when we hike- it must have been awful for her.
She has 2 more peaks to bag to get all 48- we will continue when it cools off in Sept/Oct. The last of her bloodwork should be back today to make sure there was no permanent damage done.

Todd- will the gums actually feel hot? That is something good to know.

I will tell you another great thing to carry when hiking. Vetrap! We carry a roll with us all the time. Its what the vet wrapped her feet in. Dh used it on her cut feet on the trail. Its just like the medical tape they sell for people in the pharmacy only Vetrap is meant for horses legs.(its not sticky tape- its puckered, stretchy- the human one is usually white- good for sprains, cuts, etc..)Vetrap is $1.50 roll at a horse supply/feed store. The human version is $5-$6 for a smaller roll. Its not sticky but it does stick to itself when applied properly so no tape is needed. DD used it on her leg after a softball injury- we used to use it on the horses when we had them-excellent stuff! And it come in cool colors

 

[Todd_H]

The last of her bloodwork should be back today to make sure there was no permanent damage done.

Todd- will the gums actually feel hot? That is something good to know.

I hope everything goes well with the bloodwork.

Actually, let me clarify that statement about the gums. For my Husky, I can feel her gums and tell if she's getting too hot because they will be very dry and a bit warmer than normal, but the sure sign is that they will also start to change color (a bright red). She will also have that white stuff around her mouth (which is really your first warning sign that it's time for a water break).

 

[raysnkaysmom]

another here who just saw Hersheys story
Glad she is doing well!!!

 

[RBennett]

Ok, here's my warning: I know there are a lot here!! We took our 9mo old Koda to the park yesterday and he LOVED it!!

Some girls wandering by decided they really liked him!

 

[tiggerplus5]

Bodie and Duke-they just went swimming and were relaxing on the shore. They can hear ducks but they don't know where they are.

 

[Todd_H]

It got over 90 here yesterday, so we filled up the baby pool for the kids (and the dogs )

Nali likes to stick her whole face down in the water

Of course, the day is not complete without a game or two of chase

 

[MichelleVW]

I had originally said Jonas wasn't allowed on the couch.....uh yeah....that lasted a long time....

A tired dog is a happy dog!!!!

My 8 year old Golden, Griffey...

No Autumn...don't eat toilet paper!!!!

Why not? The stupid dog does???