ellieangel

Unbelievable :(

Kat your post has cheared me up no end,Ellie has started crying when she is left and I was considering doing the ignoring stuff to see if it would help but the last time I followed her methods Ellie became depressed and withdrawn at home. I am keeping coming and going low key but that is it.Ellie knows her place in the family she is a good girl. Nea just keep an open mind :wink:

Kat you should be proud of yourself and of Meg you both handled it very well,did the owner of the shep apologise ? MajiesMom no-one is going to knock you I think people who have friendly out of control hooligan dogs are far far worse than a dog aggressive dog that is under control. You know your dog and you know her limits there is nothing wrong with that hun :wink:

Thats lovely ickle............I'm off for a cuddle too.......

Well done Sassy. :)

Thanks guys you are all so lovely. It is a week today that he left us I will be lighting a candle for him at 2.20pm to remember him,not that I will ever forget him. :( What I wouldn't give to have him here......

Thanks everyone,I think she is a little bit brighter today.

I have put her on Rescue remedy and I left her for 1/2 hour today and she was ok. Poor little girl,she is still not herself though. :(

Has anyone got experience of this ? Please help me to help her :(

I think it's a bit soon to be considering a new dog and I wouldn't know where to start. But surely I need to get her right first else I could end up with 2 howlers ? I just want her to adjust first.

Yes I left the radio on as I always have. :(

Ok I left Ellie for the first time since Rio left us and came home to mournful howling and my neighbour waiting for me She had problems with this when she was younger and after trying so many things we ended up using a spray collar on her,later when she had improved immensely we stopped using it and she would settle ok. A few months later we got Rio and since then she has been fine. I only left her for an hour and previously she was okay for over 3 hours. What can I do to help her through this ? She is so happy when my friend visits with her dog,I know she is so lonely all alone. I still have the collar but I want her to be contented when I leave her. Any suggestions will be so welcome.. Just to add that my neighbour is zero tolerance with this and yes I have explained the situation to him. Also I didn't do anything different when I left her,she had a stuffed kong but didn't touch it

Mel it is a comfort to know that he has touched the lives of people all over the world who never even met him. How can anybody scorn technology when it brings people together like this,when I think of the people I have chatted to on the webcam,who have saw my big gnu goofing around like he did,I can't imagine life without my doggy friends. This forum has been such a source of strength for me especially over the last few days. Sometimes I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,other times I feel like I will never be happy again,I know I will come through this but I never imagined it would hurt so bad. :( Love you guys :buzi:

Sleep tight little girl. :(

Why not let her read Rio's memorial so that she can see the heartache that irresponsible backyard breeders can bring. My poor baby :(

Thank you so much for all your kind words. My boy is home now,his casket is watched over by 2 beautiful Weimaraner figures...........not as beautiful as my Rio though.

This is by far the saddest thing I have ever had to write. My beautiful boy Rio left us yesterday afternoon.....I can't bring myself to tell you what forced our decision....I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression of him,so many people don't understand,he wasn't nasty,he didn't have a nasty bone in his body but the anxiety and panic that he lived with everyday were all consuming to him. The grief is more than I could ever have imagined,the gap he leaves is massive,and the anger that I feel towards the breeders who created the situation rages in me,to me they are the scum of the earth. I'll let you know what he was to me..........to me he was a huggable goof ball who was gentle and obedient,he had a circle of people who he trusted,and those people he adored. All his favourite people were with him yesterday my best friend Kerry and her husband,my hubby and Lannie my sister,and of course Ellie,while he lay in his bed and I held his head in my arms telling him over and over that he was a good boy and we loved him. I miss him so badly and the pain is a physical one he was such a huge character,I am finding it so hard to cope. Rio was my big gnu,my big clumsy oaf my face licker when I was sad,my companion every day goofing around with Ellie and making me smile. He was my gorgeous boy [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0aABGAxIg9pnVtleqMDRrA6vDxfv5FQJlEEK0ZlpgqyhQA9cHrlhNCXJplkWyfR2kiQU4ci2dXrJ9VCVI*1Qx!zLNa6EsvS9mHxZS6W7XrkIlZF2n3utwQAXdfx0lkDztKd4qBpQK5haeJThD6jCn!QDS*HfA5vh3/Rio%20asleep%20in%20his%20bed.jpg?dc=4675454213734688405[/img]

You are doing the right thing and you will all be safe now :)

What a fright !! I'm glad everyone is ok though :) My 2 have half checks which they wear all the time,we are in and out quite a bit during the day and Rio has to be held for a while when people come in because of his trust issues :roll: so they keep them on for convenience as much as anything. Makes you think though :-?

I voted for him :wink:

Signed :(

[quote]Give em h*** from all of us schippsmom! [/quote] I second that :megagrin:

Aroura is right chances are if the dog was that freaked out you wouldn't have been able to catch him anyway. I know you must feel terrible but remember it's not your fault. :wink:

She is beautiful :wink:

Vet tested him tonight and he thinks his sight is ok,I will test him as you suggested myself though,thanks :wink: