It turned out he was a Bernedoodle, a mix between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a poodle – we had a bit of a shock when we found that out," she said.
I bet the Poodle was a tad shocked as well. 
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I thought I would introduce our new kid on the block, Tommy. He’s a year and a few weeks old.
He looks cute but is also cheeky and mischievous. His breeder said when Tommy left, she realised that he was the ringleader of the litter and not the puppy she’d been blaming…
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He looks crafty, what is he planning next? 
Full marks to you though, I always prefer dogs a bit nearer my own age. 
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I think we know who’s boss, looking at that photograph.
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You could be right; 
Only 2 of those come immediately to mind. The silent fart was the speciality of our first one here, Lira the Greyhound, we didn’t hear it but we recognised the puzzled look on her face as she gazed towards her rear.
And Jules, fortunately rarely, does employ the nocturnal bark or even howl now and again, because the back door is always open. Equally fortunately, my window is open too so a gruff call puts a stop to it, also the neighbours all have shutters firmly closed at night so probably aren’t disturbed. At least they have never taken advantage of my urgings to report any such disturbance.
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Rona recovering (more slowly than I would like) from the operation on her two elbows, with her favourite toy. She looks like she’s wearing fluffy boots. 
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Sue, what operation did your little darling have done. She has certainly grown into a beauty!
This 12 year old princess stepped awkwardly off the front stoop last Sunday; one [new] local vet assessment and a vet chirurgien evaluation/imaging visit later? She needs ACL (or in dog-speak, CCL) surgery and a plate/screws in her left knee. Sigh. So much for starting my brocante/Emmaus/vide grenier furniture hunting right now. 
Upside? It will cost about 65% LESS than the same procedure/diagnostics/follow-up would in my old USA locale.
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Commiserations and bon rétablissement.
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Hard luck DrS, for both of you. Unfortunately the tough bit is afterwards - very strict “repos” for weeks (major op 10 weeks) - caged (impossible with our dogs over the years so we kept them in the kitchen). Short 5 min walks on a tight lead. No steps/stairs. No playing with toys/other dogs. Obviously no jumping/running etc. When our mutt Bertie had a cruciate ligament done I moved into the kitchen with him (computer set up in the corner) and designed our photo club website and lived on SF.
Bon courage to both of you!
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Unfortunately there is a puppy disease where the bones in the elbow do not form properly (a type of dysplasia). She started limping in her left front leg and the vet immediately knew what it was, so packed us off to the surgeon. X-rays showed both elbow joints were damaged and so he cleaned out the rotten bone. Left untreated it leads to arthritis. Can be hereditary, diet, poor exercise in the pup’s early months.
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Poor little darling. Ruby (our rescue dog - picture below) sends her doggie hugs and so do the humans in this household. We all hope everything goes well for both you and the patient.
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I know you will be giving her the very best of everything in the coming weeks and months until she is 100% fit and well again. Much love from all of us here - Rachel,
Stuart, 
Ruby,
Bobby 
, Charlee and Tabatha xxx
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Thank you! Yes - keeping her off the bed and couches is going to be tough - but maybe not? If it hurts too much she may forgo it.
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If she were a cat, I’d be making cushioned steps.
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You don’t spoil your animals do you ??? Stuart is just as bad. When he’s finished making the catio, he said he’s going to make the cats a tree house! Whatever next…..
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Ha! Madame (not previously a cat person) was determined that the newly-adopted cat would stay downstairs.
She kept that up for two days.
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The problem is, it stops hurting before they are fully healed and so they want to do all the stuff they were doing before, when they shouldn’t.
At least it’s just you setting the boundaries. It’s a real challenge when there are two of you and your other half is saying “she’s fine!” - as bad as the dog!
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