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Unfortunately we will not now be having our new Lynperry puppy, as my father's health is becoming unstable with heart/kidney problems again and we decided it would not be fair to have to leave a young dog, either with relatives or kennels, while we are back and fore to hospital in Wales all the time. We had to leave Gelert with relatives for 3 months when he was young when my father had his last bout of serious heart problems, not something I'd want to do again.

I've been waiting for a time when both my parents' health was stable enough to settle a youngster in, but sadly it doesn't look like it's going to happen. I hope she'll quickly find a more settled home, she is a lovely little girl and I was extremely happy to have met her. I feel rotten about letting Paul down, but better to make the decision at this stage rather than unsettle a pup by changing homes several times later on.

Just when things whippety were particularly cheerless, a labrador charged up and grabbed Gelert's throat yesterday, leaving an inch long tear near the jugular and numerous deep puncture marks on his face, some dangerously near his eyes. Luckily, the bites missed any major blood vessels, and our old Swansea vets were very good, had him stitched up within the hour. He's looking very sorry for himself, he seems very sore still and is having difficulty swallowing, so nice soft food for a few days I think.
 
Oh Elizabeth I'm so sorry you are having such an awful time of it, :( I do hope gelert is ok and heals quickly and of course that your dad isn't suffering too much, it's sad that you can't have your puppy but for the best at the moment from what you say, I hope the new year brings much better things for you and your family :huggles:
 
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Oh dear Elizabeth, sounds like youve had a rotten time of it lately :(

Sorry to hear about your Father - poor man. Hope he is peaceful right now. :luck:

Im sorry youve had to decide against your puppy, I know you were so looking forward to it arriving. I think the time will be right for you one day.

And Gelert :huggles: :huggles: god what another aweful attack on a dog on K9 (Sparky too) Ive been through this and know exactly how it feels. It petrified me to the stage where I never wanted another dog.

I do hope Gelert Gets Well Quickly :huggles: :luck: :luck: and dosnt suffer too many problems afterwards.

Yes and like Lesley says hope 2006 is better for you.
 
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Best wishes to you and your family. Hope Gelert is feeling better soon, poor boy. Thinking of you and your Dad.

Gill
 
Sorry to hear you are having such a bad time. Hope things will improve soon. All the best to Gelert :luck:

Lida
 
Thanks for your kind thoughts, I hope I've done the right thing. Part of the problem is my father's behaving oddly too, very irritable but also doing strange things like locking doors and hiding the keys so we don't really know where we are with things at the moment.

The only good thing was the attack happened while OH was walking him, not my mother so we were able to get him off to the vets calmly without her seeing the worst of it. There was a horrible amount of blood, I was quite relieved to see the tear was only about an inch. He will be fine, I'm so relieved those teeth missed his eye though.
 
moriarte said:
Thanks for your kind thoughts, I hope I've done the right thing. Part of the problem is my father's behaving oddly too, very irritable but also doing strange things like locking doors and hiding the keys so we don't really know where we are with things at the moment.
The only good thing was the attack happened while OH was walking him, not my mother so we were able to get him off to the vets calmly without her seeing the worst of it. There was a horrible amount of blood, I was quite relieved to see the tear was only about an inch. He will be fine, I'm so relieved those teeth missed his eye though.

Gelert sounds like he has been extremely lucky - if it had hit the jugular (w00t) dosnt bear thinking about - or his eyes.

I hate dog fights .... its very distressing for the owners too - hope you are feeling ok too. :huggles:
 
Thanks for your kind thoughts, I hope I've done the right thing. Part of the problem is my father's behaving oddly too, very irritable but also doing strange things like locking doors and hiding the keys so we don't really know where we are with things at the moment.
I'm sure you have done the right thing, it sounds like the family have enough to cope with, while your Dad is unwell. and as you say, it is better to make the decision now, rather than a few weeks/months down the line.

Best wishes and hugs, Gill
 
Janimal said:
I hate dog fights .... its very distressing for the owners too - hope you are feeling ok too. :huggles:
Funnily it happened on Boxing day last year too, in exactly the same place - staffie X just rushed up an bit him on the nose for no reason. I hate dog walking at Xmas, there are a lot of poorly socialised dogs out and about that you never see at any other time. Normally he'd have scarpered from an aggressive dog, but he was all excited as he'd just met a new whippet friend, we wondered if he was trying to be protective towards the other whippet (a middle-aged male neuter :wacko: ).
 
What a shame - you were so excited about the puppy - well done for putting the puppy first. I'm hope your parents realise what a good daughter you are :p

I hope your Dad is on the mend soon and that you find out what is causing the odd behaviour :unsure:

As for Gelert - :huggles:
 
What a shame about the pup, hopefully things will settle again and you will be able to have another pup in the future. :luck: I have had several problems with black labs and my Whippets in the past. Give Gelert :huggles: and :wub: from the girls here.
 
Oh Elizabeth. I am so sorry to read that your dad is so ill.

You were so excited about finally getting another whippet and you've met her as well so started to bond, you've made a very hard decision.

Sorry also to read about poor Gelert. As was said earlier dog fights are horrible without any injuries they always make me feel shaky but when they are bad injuries like Gelerts then it's really horrible.

I hope that the rest of the festive season goes smoothly and well from now on.

Remember to take care of yourself with all that's going on. :luck: :huggles:
 
Tough decision...what a shame for you.

Good luck for getting a puppy when the time is right. :luck: Hope Gelert makes a speedy recovery.

Sorry to hear your Dad is going through a bad spell.
 
Wishing you all the best for 2006, hope Gelert feels better soon and that your fathers health improves. :huggles:
 
Hope Gelert feels better soon :huggles:

and better luck for you and your family in 2006 :luck:

Julie
 
Sorry to hear your sad news hope your parents get well soon you made the right decision about the pup a better time will come & get well soon Gelert :thumbsup:
 
So sorry to hear of your bad news Hope things get better for you in 2006. :))
 

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