Nelly is a lover , not a killer

When I went out with the dogs last night , I saw Nelly smelling something on the ground. It was one of the baby birds that had fallen from the nest from my garage's roof. The little bird was screaming and I could hear the other babies replying to him but the parents weren't home. I just told Nelly to come , even if she was only looking and sniffing the little bird. If that had been Bailey, I don't think the little bird would still be alive :frustrated: BUT it was Nelly :lovestruck: I went back later (I had to leave the bird , I couldn't get him back in his nest as it's out of my reach) and sure enough, the parents must had took him back home.

I was so proud of Nelly. :cloud9:

Must be that maternal instinct of hers. What a good girl.

Cindy

That's why I got her a new toy today.:D It's suppose to be good for their teeth , you can put doggy toothpaste in it.

Sorry for the long nails, she just won't let me cut them , will have to bring her to the vet for this.

I can't do my dogs nails either. Black nails scare me, I can't see the quick. I let my vet do them too.
Looks like she's enjoying that new toy just fine.
How old is she Frenchy?

Cindy

Awww, what a good girl Nelly was......she deserved that toy. :angel:

:thumbs up Lucky baby bird!


I didn't know you could put doggy toothpaste in those! How cool! :cool:

I didn't know you could put doggy toothpaste in those! How cool! :cool:

I didn't have time to try the toothpaste : it's already dead :yell:

:rip: new toy , I'm sure you will meet lots of other toys who met with death at my house :rolleyes:

Nelly is filling out nicely Frenchy ~ maybe another 10 pounds to go ! Ceili is like that with babies ~ well, all animals really. I think it makes a differnce whether they are dead or alive as well. Bridie will eat anything dead but if it's alive ??? I remember she once spit a baby-baby bird out of her mouth about 2 feet ~ I think it's wiggling must have scared her ~ scared me that's for sure !

I remember she once spit a baby-baby bird out of her mouth about 2 feet ~ I think it's wiggling must have scared her ~ scared me that's for sure !

:laughing: ewww ! I never caught Daisy with an animal , dead or alive , in her mouth but she sure loved to roll on the dead ones :yuck: Bailey I never know if they were alive before they got to his mouth (2-3 birds and a mouse) Sam : never. Both him and Bailey will roll on it if it's dead. Nelly never met anything dead yet....

Nelly is filling out nicely Frenchy ~ maybe another 10 pounds to go !

That's what I tought too but my vet and other people told me otherwise. She can take 3-4 more pounds max. For a healthy great dane, you're suppose to see a bit of the ribs. :shrug:

Yes, I've read that that is the standard as well,... but since when do I listen to standards ? :laughing: It's like clothes models right ? Sure, someone at 5'10" can show off designer clothes better if they weigh 110 versus 150 but... they are healthier and will live longer with more muscle meat and protective fat on their bones.

Beautiful gentle (except with toys :laughing: ) Nelly :cloud9: .

If I get to keep Nelly , she will be the first dog I adopted that doesn't need to loose weight , and I intend to keep it that way :laughing: but yes , she will probably take a bit more weight next winter anyway. I don't really want to see her ribs. :shrug:

I agree ~ I think 7-10 lbs would do her a world of good. And the superstitious one in me insists : :fingerscr that you get to adopt.

And the superstitious one in me insists : :fingerscr that you get to adopt.

I don't know why I said "IF" , because really , she's not going anywhere... she just can't :shrug:

Then we are agreed ~ if I cannot have her, then you will.:pawprint: :fingerscr (...just because I'm definitely not superstitious :rolleyes:)

If I get to keep Nelly , she will be the first dog I adopted that doesn't need to loose weight , and I intend to keep it that way :laughing: but yes , she will probably take a bit more weight next winter anyway. I don't really want to see her ribs. :shrug:

Being so skinny last year was probably part of the reason she hated to go outside, she must have been so cold, poor girl :frown: .

Being so skinny last year was probably part of the reason she hated to go outside, she must have been so cold, poor girl :frown: .

I know :frown: but this year , with her custom made coat and boots , she will enjoy it much better :goodvibes:

She's such a good girl! And she's looking so good, too! :thumbs up

Lucky birdie! :D

How old is she Frenchy?

Cindy

Sorry clm I just saw your question. She is suppose to be between 1 and 2 years old.

She's still just a youngster then. No wonder she's so playful.

I got some of those chew toys for the pups, they find them soothing on their gums I think. Especially Baxter as his gums appear to be bothering him now. I got them each a Cuz too, and what a hit!

Cindy

She's still just a youngster then. No wonder she's so playful.

I got some of those chew toys for the pups, they find them soothing on their gums I think. Especially Baxter as his gums appear to be bothering him now. I got them each a Cuz too, and what a hit!

Cindy

Cuz are a BIG hit with 99% of dogs. The toy for the gums and teeth looked great too, and you know you can put toothpaste in it too (altough I wouldn't let the dogs with it inside the house!) I bought the largest one for Nelly but it wasn't big enough, they didn't have it for large dogs. That is probably why it only lasted 2 hours :laughing:

Nelly,Nelly love you girl:lovestruck:

Ohhh, that makes me love Nelly even more!!!! What a sweet and gentle girl! :cloud9: Well, except for the toy. :laughing: She knows exactly what to do! :lovestruck:

awww - what a sweetheart Nelly is...

Dazy has a smaller verson of that toy, and she doesn't care for it unless I put peanut butter in there, then she chews it for hours cuz you can't get it all out like a kong...I got one for a friend with a doby and he blew it apart too, but loved it while it lasted!!! :laughing:

I have seen the cuz's on here, but never in the store, what is it, does it do anything?? I have heard all good thing, and everyone says their dogs love it, it looks like a rubber ball with tiny legs/arms...what's so special about them? :) You know, I got to get my girl one...I am leaving her for 12 days this Friday, a new toy might be in order. :dog:

I didn't have time to try the toothpaste : it's already dead :yell:

:rip: new toy , I'm sure you will meet lots of other toys who met with death at my house :rolleyes:


Frenchy, I gave one of these to Logan once....it lasted about 10 minutes. :rolleyes:

I have seen the cuz's on here, but never in the store, what is it, does it do anything?? I have heard all good thing, and everyone says their dogs love it, it looks like a rubber ball with tiny legs/arms...what's so special about them? :) You know, I got to get my girl one...I am leaving her for 12 days this Friday, a new toy might be in order. :dog:


You're right.....they're like a ball with horns (for the bad one which is the most popular) and legs. I have no idea why dogs like them so much. :shrug: They are available in most pet stores now. If you get one, get the orange one.....it's the one dogs seem to like the best. :)

I have heard such great things about the Cuz. I bought the Devil Cuz and Boba and Maggie were not impressed - I was! - so I gave it to my co-worker who has a new Boxer puppy!

Frenchy,
I have been following Nelly's story and I was so happy to find out she has her forever home. Nelly is turning into a beautiful girl!!!! Thanks for loving her and taking her in.:angel:

It has been almost 3 weeks since I bought Winston his bad CUZ and it is still intact (other than the squeeky) ....he loves it soooo much! He sleeps with it.....eats with it beside his dish..and whenever we go outside he will stop dead in his tracks and go look for his CUZ to take outside! It is hilarious! totally the best toy I ever bought for him! and it lasted more than a day!

Cindy

I have seen the cuz's on here, but never in the store, what is it, does it do anything?? I have heard all good thing, and everyone says their dogs love it, it looks like a rubber ball with tiny legs/arms...what's so special about them? :)

I really don't know ! :confused: But when I bought the first one, as soon as Nelly would drop it , Molly (foster) would get it , and so on. So I had to buy a second on the next day :laughing: Now the sweeky is not longer sweeking , it's loose inside and Nelly loves it even more. :D