Rowie-the-Pooh

Zoe, I'm sooooo sorry. :cry: I don't know what to say, may he run free at the rainbow bridge, free from those horrible breeders! You gave him the best life ever, remember all the good times you two had. You gave him a sister (Ellie), loads of friends, walks in the park, everything a dog loves! You truly have a place in his heart, and mine. You were, and still are his guardian angel. Dogo will be the shoulder for you to cry on hun, you know where to find us! :wink:

[quote][b]As you have read by now Meg is like no other dog. Meg saves lives, but there was one day where we found ourselves in a very serious situation that could easily have taken both of our lives. Several summers ago, we went to a dogshow in Suffolk, south England with my friend and her Border Collie. We took a day off from the showgrounds and headed to the beach at nearby Harwich. We were having a great time in the water, when it all changed. The current changed and I found myself caught in a riptide and being dragged out to the liners coming from the very nearby harbour. The more I swam, the more I was pulled out. I screamed at Fay who thought I was messing about and was away from the current. She realised something was wrong and swam back to shore for help when I started being dragged under over and over. Meg started swimming towards me sensing that something wasn't right. I shouted at her to get back and I can honestly say that was the only time that Meg has ever disobeyed me. She swam even more determined towards me, and each time she was dragged under with the current, I was sure that she wouldn't emerge again... She reached me and turned away and I was able to grab her collar, and with a great deal of kicking and swimming we managed to get out of the swirling rip and back to shore, where my little girl licked my face then collapsed. She was exhausted and had swallowed so much sea water. That day my soul mate became even more special. She saved my life that day. I would have drowned if it wasn't for her. Sounds unbelievable and as I was sitting holding her on the beach watching her heave and cough, the events seemed surreal I have to say.[/b] [/quote] This part got to me, I started crying! :cry: Meg is an amazing dog, I noticed that ever since you joined. She has saved and touched so many lives, give her a kissy for me! What a wonderful dog! :iloveyou: Good luck at Crufts! Oh, and I'm sure they'll let you have her! :wink:

Being a curious person and noticing some words written on the top in a really light color I highlighted it and saw the text. :-? It has nothing to do with breeding or dogs, what a freak! He does NOT deserve to breed such beautiful breeds, especially the Golden Retriever. Goldens have enough puppy mill problems already. :cry: He makes breeding sound SO easy, HE premotes puppy mills! Some @$$hole could type in "sex" in a search engine, find this guys website, and will take it that breeding is easy and brings in the big bucks. A few days later we have a BYB or PM! Urgh... :x The world would be such a great place with [b]only[/b] real Dog Lovers in it! :roll: Where else would you find more caring, loving people?

[size=7][color=violet][b]HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROWIE, PADDY, CODY, GLADIS AND ICKLE!!!!![/b][/color][/size] :new-bday: :buzi: :multi: :icecream: :multi: :silly: :iloveyou: :tort: Rowie, Paddy, and Gladis are all two!! Cody is a year!! (I'm sorry Ickle, I don't know how old you are :oops: ) Our babies are all grown up!! :D Happy Birthday to all of you!!!! :tort:

What about the importance of socializing? :D

Congratulations Izzy & Pumpkin the Musher!!! :D Cricket is ADORABLE!! I love head shots!! :iloveyou:

I'm glad he's doing so well, K! :lol: [quote]but he is very expressive he can tell you with facial and head movements what he wants and he trys to make things go his way by saying "ARF" (he says it to the biscuit box a lot :lol:)[/quote] I cracked up so much while reading this part!!!!! I had this vision of Snoopy barking at a biscuit box with his head to one side!!!! :lol:

[quote]I doubt I will ever have another dog like him, but I doubt I will ever hurt that much again either. Teeneagers need special care, they are fragile in a lot of ways. Taurus helped me be less fragile and more confident.[/quote] You are so right, Courtnek!! My special dog would be Rowie, yes, she's still alive, but I doubt I will ever come across such a loving dog like her. Being a teenager, I totaly understand what you mean here, Courtnek. Rowie always lays her head on my lap when I'm sad, depressed, or stressed. When I'm happy I can actually SEE the joy in her eyes! The thing I love most about Rowie is her smile, which you can see in my Avater. I have great respect and love towards Goldens. The bond they have with their owners (to me) is like no other... R'N'P, beautiful, touching story!! :cry: Thank you sooo much for sharing. And her pictures are beautiful, I love her ears!! :iloveyou:

Oh, pics, pics, pics, pics! :D

:lol: I can just imagine it now, black Coal and white coach! Must be pretty insivible, eh? Coal is such a character (I agree!) you always have wonderful stories about him! :D Must be really fun with Coaly Moaly in the house! Rowie's not allowed in the pool, and she knows it. Once, my friend and I were swimming in it, when Rowie comes running towards us and tries to lick the pool water. "No," I say, "Rowie, go!" And she leaves (the pool is behind the house, and she leaves towards the front garden, using the right). My friend and I, not believing Rowie could ever be so smart, and knowing she would come back, guard the left side of the pool, thinking she would have gone a full circle around the house and back. Not so, after 15 minutes of waiting, my friend shreiks "Maurie, look!" and points to the pools steps (at the right side of the house). Sure enough, there is Rowie, laying down and enjoying the coolness of the pool!! Who would have thought dogs could be so clever? She knew we would look for her at the left, so she went using the right route, but just came back the same way! Another thing she did was (and I brag about it all the time) is open the faucet outside. It was her first day here, and the faucet (which we connected the hose to) was closed, Rowie was sniffing around and before we knew it, the faucet was open! Okay, she didn't know water would come out, and it could have been a coincidence (her accidently pushing it with her muzzle, maybe) but the look on her face as water came out was priceless!! :lol:

I can't get over your drawings! The Happy Gordon is beautiful, I love "In the Sunshine" and "The Famous Tervuren" was AMAZING! :D I loved the Black Panther, too!

Wow, Annushka!! Your [b]superb[/b]!! :D I love the Scottie drawing. Its amazing how you "captured" (can't find a better word) the thickness and black of the coat (what tools did you use?). :D The mixed breed portrait is amazing! And ellie is right, the Husky is gorgeous!! :iloveyou: Make sure you keep on drawing, you've got talent!! Who taught you to how to draw? :D

E-mailed! :x What a horrible man, no heart at all! :x

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Guys, we are now 64%! :D That lady sounded like an animal lover, I agree, until she the "Yeah, as if I could train my Pomeranian-mix puppy to attack." part! :x I wish (if she had the Pomeranian mix puppy) that she WOULDN'T train it, then the Pom would turn into an aggressive dog, just to show her. Then she would go to a shelter, look into the loving eyes of a Pit Bull and realize that her article was wrong... Voted...!

Sorry, R'N'P, have no idea. :( There is a website I know all about boxers, and a whole section dedicated to ears. It showed how some flopped and how some went into weird angles. I'll try to look it up for ya!

Oooo, what an adorable smirk! :lol:

What a beautiful poem. :cry: Too much things happen like that every day!

:lol: [quote]"Why? You can't tell me what to do,"[/quote] [quote]"You are not the boss of me"...[/quote] I use them both sometimes! :oops:

Signed :D

[quote name='xavierandrea']That's is good news Rowie that he is on a contract. Bad news that it is up in October :x . Just make sure that Rowie is with you allllll the time your home. OK. I know you'll take good care of her.[/quote] Thanks, xavierandrea!! :D Don't worry, she's my shadow now! :lol:

[quote]Rowie doesnt know what she did wrong to deserve that kick...is it wrong to love your owner??? geez we even explain to our fellow humans why we are punishing them!!![/quote] I just had to show this to my mother! You made it so clear, Cassie! I can never find the right words! My mother kept telling me today how much she loves Rowie and thinks about her. Which is weird, because although I knew she loved Rowie, I didn't think she was as much as a doggie person as I am. We were having lunch, and she was telling me how much she sometimes feels sorry for Rowie because she isn't able to experience what us humans experience through life and stuff (although I'd like to live WITHOUT all those bad experiences...I'd rather be a dog :-?). And my mother (some of you might know) had a really tough childhood, and her father used to drink, her parents got divorced....etc. and she told me she thought she could handle everything but she couldn't. So two years ago she started seeing a doctor and she told him how much she loved Rowie and thought about her and sometimes felt sorry for her, and he told her she saw herself in Rowie. Rowie also had a bad begining in life, she was taken away from her mother and littermates at one month of age, was shipped from Thailand all the way to Bahrain. Her previous owner, although had good intentions, just didn't know how to take care of a dog. I feel so blessed that Rowie, at the age of 6 months, was able to make her way into our lives. Her heart of gold has touched us all! :angel: Woops, didn't mean to make it all personal. :oops: I was just suprised that my mother would actually mention Rowie to her Doc. I never knew she thought of her like that!

Everyone, thank you so much for your advice, and moral support! :wink: Cassie, I especially loved the "kick him where it hurts" part!! :lol: Sanvean, I did tell my parents. Good news, my mom had a talk with him. His excuse? "She was trying to bite" I have told him TIME and TIME again to be patient with Rowie, AND I have showed him what to do when Rowie starts nipping. My mother told him its because he's kicking her that shes nipping! What a jerk! We have a two year contract with him, good news? My parents hate him, and as soon as his 2 year contract with him is over, he goes. Bad news? He leaves in OCOTOBER of this year. We've had other cases with him before, too. I once gave him a list of Rowie's feeding schedule (I was leaving for vacation in the summer, and he and Sonita the houskeeper took care of Rowie) plus when to clean her bedding, take her out to potty, walk times...etc. He said he wouldn't do it. I mean, just like that, to my face. I asked him why, again and again and he said "I won't do it". (It was amazing he knew how to say that!!) I later asked Sonita WHY he wouldn't, and she said he thought it was too much. Why wouldn't he tell me? And secondly, is it too much to take Rowie out for 2 walks, feed her, let her out to potty..etc? And exactly WHO pays him? I don't really have to worry about him hurting my family, its pretty complicated, lots of legal stuff, plus, he's pretty young. :o I think he dropped out of high school to work and support his family. I think that if he were still in school he'd be in...11th grade? I'll keep you all updated, I'm alot better now. Again, thank you sooooo much for your posts. I'm glad I have so many people I can trust to understand the situation at hand here! :wink: Oh, and now, Rowie's by me 24/7! :evilbat: I didn't even go out today! :lol: One last thing, If we ever catch Proveen doing anything harmful to Rowie EVER again, he'll be out of this house so fast the gate won't even hit his dog kicking a** on the way out!! (That's the deal me and my parents made, anyway! :lol:)

Its always hot here, no fair! :-?

Yesterday evening as I was coming out of the car, Rowie came running up to greet me as usual. She was running really fast, when our gardner/helper around the house, Proveen, came and blocked her with his body so she wouldn't bash into me (she does this sometimes :-?). Although I didn't see any need for him to do that, I said thank you, and started walking by. As Rowie saw me passing, she tried to move away from him to walk by me, and before I knew it, Proveen kicked her [b]in her throat[/b]! I was mortified, but thankfully, he didn't kick her hard enough to actually hurt. But, the point is, he KICKED her. He kicked MY dog! My response was to gasp, then I said :"Don't you [i]ever[/i] kick Rowie again!" He just kinda shrugged and left. I told Rowie to come and gave her an ear massage (her favorite). My question is, how long has Rowie been going through this abuse? Could this have not been the first time Proveen kicked her? Maybe that is why Rowie (sometimes) nips when she is frustrated, angry, or when I raise my hand/leg? Maybe this is why, sometimes, our training goes wrong when I praise her by touch? (Saying Good Girl and running my hand along the side of her back or patting it. I heard that petting the head means I am showing her she is boss.) The worst thing is, I feel really guilty. Right in my own home, my own dog has been suffering abuse for God knows how long! I should have noticed the signs. He never ever hit her infront of me, but sometimes he did "shout" at her or talk really sharply and loudly to her. I always corrected him and told him not to. He doesn't know english and that's a huge problem, sometimes he doesn't know when I say yes or no! I'm really, really worried about her trust to humans now. She's fine with everyone, but if he continues treating her this way (without me knowing), what will happen to Rowie's behaviour? Horrible things could happen, she could never trust humans, start fear biting, won't do good with normal training methods (I might have to treat her like a shy dog). Even worse, she could get hurt!! It sounds very irresponsible :( I hope you can understand that I just found this out, and I will do everything in my power to A) Get rid of him or B) Make sure he stops. I'm still really shocked, and yes, I have informed my parents and they will have a talk with him. If he still doesn't stop, we will fire him. He was informed from the very begining that Rowie was a part of the family, and he should treat her like part of the family. She isn't just a pet, she's our baby. I'm sure all of you know what I mean. :wink: I'm still very shocked. Any ideas on what else I should do? :-?