The lives of Stanley the rescue lurcher, tripod Elsa and Tally's and family

13/12/2023

Today it was my turn to go to the vets for a dental, my teeth were a lot worse than Belle's and I had to have a lot more of them taken out. Mum was told she had to keep me calm and quiet....... First thing I did when I got home was jump from the floor to the top of Elsa's crate (it is a very large crate and I am only a little dog! 🤣) I have spent most of the evening snoozing quietly though. It seems dentals and tooth extractions are what is happening in our house this month, as Mum is going to have a couple taken out tomorrow as well, I think the other dogs are beginning to feel left out! 🤣😂
Love Titch

07/12/2023

Last week Mum noticed the side of my face was swollen, so off to the vet I went. As Mum expected I had a tooth abscess, so I was given an antibiotic injection and a pain killing injection (I was NOT impressed) and sent home with some medication, with advice to come back and have a full dental with possible teeth extractions. The vet also found I have a slight heart murmur.
Considering my age and the heart murmur, Mum was worried about me having a general anesthetic, but the vet said it was necessary. They did discuss other options, putting me on permanent antibiotics, but it was eventually decided that a dental operation was the best way forward.
So yesterday I had my dental (having had my bloods checked first to make sure my liver and kidneys were ok). I had intravenous fluids, which help clear the anesthetic drugs from my system, which is often advised in older dogs. I had 6 teeth out and came home the same day. I am still taking antibiotics and painkillers for a few days, but I seem none the worse for my experience at the vets.
Love Belle

01/12/2023

Mum has now retired, so is spending much more time with us. She has had a full knee replacement since we last posted, which meant a fair few weeks with fewer walks and with different people than Mum, but as we are getting older and she was home all of the time, we didn't mind. We have a reasonably sized garden we could run around in and lots of toys to throw around the house on the days we didn't get a walk (we only knocked one thing off the mantle piece! 🤣) And Mum has a few snuffle mats to keep us entertained. (Though we can't use those together as we tend to get a bit possessive!)

Mum is now back up and running (so to speak, she has never been a runner). So our usual walk schedule has resumed, including our one to ones on Dartmoor 😃 although it is a bit cold today, so we are having a sofa day 😴😉 (in Theo's case a floor day).

13/02/2023

Mum has brought a 'new' chair into the house, the elderly Belle has claimed it, doesn't she look quite the regal princess? 😍

04/02/2023

I am 'normal' as well says Titch 🤭

04/02/2023

I am 'normal' honestly! Says Theo 🤭

31/12/2022

It's raining outside, so we are all having a lazy day, Theo for once is on the sofa instead of his usual sleeping place at the other end of the lounge, Elsa has decided to lay claim to the new bed Mum bought yesterday for either of the smaller two to use (she hasn't even taken the label off yet!) Everyone else is using the sofas! Though not entirely sure that Bryony is resting! 😂

20/11/2022

Mum wants to know what I have done with my head!

01/11/2022

30 Day Sea Swim Challenge.

Mum is raising funds for Greyhound Gap, a charity close to Mum's heart for a few reasons, partly because they help dogs like us find their forever homes, partly because they kindly took over the cared for three of the Hounds First dogs when they unfortunately had to close and also because they and their supporters helped with Stanley's bills when he first came into rescue. Please help Mum to help other dogs like us 😊

Sally's fundraiser for Greyhound Gap - JustGiving

24/10/2022

Mum's knee seems better again, so one to one walks have restarted, (when it is playing up some of us walk together so Mum doesn't always have a spare hand for a camera!). Today she and I went up to Dartmoor. It was nice to have Mum to myself 😊

23/10/2022

I may be 12 and a bit years old now, just like my brother Theo, but Mum says I am still as mad as a box of frogs, whatever that means!

17/10/2022

Well, I've been here 6 whole years today, I celebrated by ripping up a tissue, a favourite pastime of mine! (Mum never seems impressed! 😂) Happy gotcha day to me! Love Elsa

30/09/2022

Mum has food!

24/08/2022

Mum has been extremely remiss of late and hasn't posted photos or updates of us for MONTHS, she has no excuse, but does apologise profusely.
She is off on holiday tomorrow and Uncle Andy is coming to look after us, we will also have Lola (her son's dog) staying with us, we don't all like strange dogs in the house, so some of us will need to be separated. At the moment we are all just chilling in the living room.