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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    My biggest pet peeve is when parents let their small children run up to dogs and grab them without knowing if the dog is friendly or not. This happened with Hex and Enzo yesterday and they absolutely love kids they know, but don’t tolerate being grabbed by random kids, and they snapped at the kid because I could not stop her from running right towards them and grabbing their faces. I hate humans.
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Pointers and Dogo Argentinos are also both pretty standoffish and reserved breeds and are protective of their owners, and are good watchdogs. Not everyone is immediately their best friend. They will respect you if you respect them.
    Metalhead
    Metalhead
    Change your name to Miss Anne Thrope. That sounds metal.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I don’t think I’ve completely gotten into legit misanthrope territory yet, but most of the people I encounter really drive me nuts. That would be a great name for a roller derby girl or a drag queen tho! Lol
    Lou Laurinen
    My doctor's appointment was kind of frustrating. They think stress is making one of my already existing conditions worse, and they just increased the dose of one of my meds. I feel like something more than that is going on but I don't know if I'll ever know :/ But fortunately I don't have lupus.
    tree
    tree
    No lupus. Good.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Oh boy. Think the doc missed something?
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Possibly. I could be wrong but I have a hard time believing it’s just stress. But a lot of doctors are really dismissive of women so I don’t know.
    Lou Laurinen
    Today is my one year anniversary on here! I can’t believe I’ve been on this forum for a whole year! Thank you all for being my family <3
    Lou Laurinen
    Someone made me this banner for my website and I love it. I'm going to use it for my profile on here lol
    "We do all of the things" is referencing all the dog sports we compete in; Agility, Conformation, Flyball, Obedience/Rally, Field trials, etc

    do all of the things.webp
    Lou Laurinen
    I just posted a video in the "what is your pet doing" thread, but wanted to provide a pic of this incredibly intense point from earlier today.
    Pointers are amazing. He stood frozen on point like that for several seconds. I have some better quality photos from my camera and will post some as soon as I've processed them!

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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Beautiful pic.
    Dogs are amazing.
    You are pretty amazing too. :)
    Lou Laurinen
    Remember when I made a thread complaining about one of my dogs' breeders on here? Well, she published an article that had a paragraph in it that was very blatantly taking a jab at me and my kennel, and even referenced the fact that I have a dog with a health defect that I am still competing in shows with (I'm not going to be breeding this dog, so it doesn't matter, she can still be shown.) I'm livid right now.
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    Crabcore
    Crabcore
    Yeah, as long as it's not a threat or something crazy you can pretty much talk whatever kind of trash you want in the US, as well as take pictures of anything / anyone in a public area. In some ways that's great, but there are always going to be people who overstep a little bit
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @Shaddock She didn’t use my real name but it was super obvious because of the details.
    Shaddock
    Shaddock
    @Luca ok. at least. but still not nice.
    Lou Laurinen
    I'm on my computer doing work, and Enzo decided I was ignoring him so he jumped onto the couch and dropped a toy on my keyboard. Lol
    He's such a smart dog that I forget he's a dog sometimes. He just seems like some other type of being. Not a human either, just an intelligent life form, lol
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    Shaddock
    Shaddock
    that´s how I think you see your dogs. not as animals, more like friends. that you try to interact and see them more on the same level with you. I think your profile picture illustrates that.
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    I am convinced that dogs have an innate understanding of us. We have been partners since glaciers covered the North. Cats, on the other hand, are recent. They have developed attention meows that sound like a bawling infant to get our attention. If that doesn't work, everything becomes a toy.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Like I tend to say, their culture and the way they process the world differently than us, through senses that we don't have the first, it's like a different species, the aliens we have on Earth.
    Lou Laurinen
    Finally just got treatment and left, after waiting for almost 10 hours. Sigh…
    He is also stranger-reactive so I had to muzzle him and restrain him so he wouldn’t attempt any funny business with the vet. I’m tired.
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    tree
    tree
    Ten hours!
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    He doesn't look like a happy puppy.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Yeah, he hates going to the vet. He hid under that chair the whole time.
    Lou Laurinen
    The emergency vet is a 4 hour wait. I told them Enzo’s ear infection is urgent because they couldn’t take him yesterday, and they still won’t prioritize us even though it’s pretty bad. I’m not having a good day
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Yes, they did. I just gave him the first dose
    tree
    tree
    Is it topical or oral?
    I had to put goo in my cat's ears for two weeks, twice a day.

    Didn't know there was any problem, but when he went in for a routine
    check up, they swabbed his ears, and said he had an infection.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    It’s topical.

    Ear infections aren’t uncommon in dogs and cats. They’re especially common in long-eared hunting dogs.
    Lou Laurinen
    If my physical health gets any worse I'm going to have a complete mental breakdown. I don't know if I can wait until my appointment on Friday.
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    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Hang in there, do not give in to fear of the tomorrow! Stay stong for your dog!
    "Come, my pups! Are we to fear ice now. He, which hath no stomach in this fight, let him depart. His passport shall be made, we would not die in that dogs company! Old dogs forget, but he who would remember with advantages what feats he did that day.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Then shall our names, familiar in his mouth as household words- Seppala, the driver. Sally, Molly, and Reverend Togo, great Togo in lead! ... Well done, Togo! Well done, all! There will be full bellies and warm beds tonight!"
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you everyone :)
    I’m going to call in a few minutes and see if I can go in more urgently.
    Lou Laurinen
    One of my dogs has a really bad ear infection, and every vet I called said it's "low priority" because all the emergency rooms are backed up right now, and I can't get an appointment until Tuesday :( I'm also not doing too well and I constantly feel like I'm going to pass out.
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    Owliet
    If you have anyone who can come and help you out, I hope that they can. Best wishes for you. Hope that you feel better soon. :)
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    Aww, sorry to hear you and dog are not doing well, and the vets are unavailable and have to rate disease. Sending get well wishes and strength to you guys. It's no fun being ill.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you :)
    @Owliet The appointment is tomorrow, Tuesday the 6th
    Lou Laurinen
    I finally slept normally but I woke up feeling terrible. I’m glad I have an appointment next week because I need to know why I feel like this.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Dog V4 sends supportive ear snuffles.
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    Luca, I hope that you will feel calmer because you are looking out for your health by scheduling that appointment. My hope for you is that you will experience a good collaboration with your physician.
    Lou Laurinen
    I have a doctor’s appointment set up for next week. Hopefully I can get some answers…
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    I hope that you will get closure for what you are feeling and your physician is a good diagnostitian. I sympathise, having a series of health issues since May. Being off balance with respect to health is taxing.
    Lou Laurinen
    I just had (consecutively) the worst night terrors I’ve ever had in my life and woke up crying. But I woke up with my dog literally on top of me trying to pin me to the bed. So I must have been physically having a nightmare which he noticed. Dogs are pretty amazing.
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    AprilR
    AprilR
    What a sweetheart! Animals are really amazing, so supportive.
    I hope you are feeling better now.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    They are!
    Thanks April :) I’ll be ok
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    Owliet
    Hope you’re ok. When I’ve had a breakdown, I’ll always have a cat who’ll flop down and try to nuzzle up as close as he possibly can. Animals are so supportive.
    Lou Laurinen
    This is what I was afraid of :( I answered all the questions honestly!
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    Stuttermabolur
    Stuttermabolur
    My mother has ADHD and my father is very fit and active, so I had a very diverse upbringing where I got to experience different cultures and thinking. I would have been very different had I grown up elsewhere.
    Stuttermabolur
    Stuttermabolur
    However, how I think and analyze situations is very atypical, and there is loads of behaviour from my childhood I later hid but are clear indicators of autism, even though people wouldn't guess so now.
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Yeshuasdaughter
    I wouldn't take the results too seriously from a quiz that has font from Microsoft Word 95.
    Lou Laurinen
    I’m really not doing well physically, but I have a lot of responsibilities so I kind of have to push it aside for now.
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