Pictures of my pet/s

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Just love those faces.  The Jack Russel looks like he can be a menace.

Coats shine -  happy, healthy dogs!

Find the others and post them!

[Julie Vice (Willson)]

 

Gosh that took me ages to post and then I thought i'd lost them, thank goodness I dye my hair.  No comment from you Paula

Teaser the Jack Russell/Whippet...the alarm clock and Diesel the boerbul....the man eater.  Diesel 8 mnths and Teaser 8 weeks

[Michael Alexander]

... meet Dollar......imported from Swellendam.... about 10 years ago.... my mobile burglar alarm..... for some strange reason the  the masses don't like him, and he even got a 47 year old tate to hurdle a CDM garden fence, without even touching the fence.... amazing....

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Pets in Swakopmund look like that

[SandyB]

Meet  Blonde  bombshell  Tina , one  dysfunctional  mutt .. part  Yorkie  Part  maltese  , jealous , possesive , sweet , demanding , with  a  weight  problem  like  Oprah Winfrey ( look  at  food  and  she  blows  up )   Next  to  her   tucked up  and  deep  in sleep , Old  Jessica , now  departed , lived  to  a  good old  age  of 18 , from behaving  like   the  queen  Mum in her last  few  years
( wave  " wag  the tail "  and  smile at the  crowd )  she  became  increasingly  senile   to the point  that  we  had  to help  her along    her  final  journey ..  like  all  my animals   I  stay with  them  throughout  the  whole  process  at  the  vet ( it never gets easier )   then  they  come home   and get buried  in  their  favourite  blankie  along with all  their  possesions , food  bowls , collar ,  leash , toys   or  whatever ...   a  toast  is  drunk  and  many tears  are  shed  after  all it  is  like  losing  a  child . Tina  now  rules  the  roost  like  a  true queen , although she gets lonely  ,  she  dreads the  day  a   new    companion  happens   as  it will mean  the  is  no  longer  the  sole  center  of  attraction ...

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Sandy, just love the way you have with words.

Same silly me about the process at the vet, but he knows me so well by now, that he keeps a box full of tissues just for me.  April last year my other dog, Jay - (mother of Oufie) had to be put down due to cancer.  OMG  -  I was in such a state that day.  Had to pull over from the road on my way back to the farm from Kuruman, 'cos I cried so much that I couldn't see.  Dec' 2005 my oldest mare also had to be put down.  I nearly caused a flood.

I talk to my animals, they 'talk' to me, we build up such a bond.  Each and every horse, cat and dog on that farm has it's own special place in my heart and in my life.  Every animal has it's own uniqe personality and the way you interact with them has vary according to that specific one.

What is amazing is to see the way they compare or clash amid themselves and with other species.  Some of the horses  accepts Oufie, the others dislike her and shunts her off with drawn back ears and a wild chase.  Oufie (2ys old) know exactly who she can take on an who not.  Same with her and the cats.  She actually stole a kitten from a litter last year and looked after it like it was her own baby  - curled up with it and let the kitten try to suckle on her. I had to steal the baby back each day to get fed by the mamma, then Oufie would just go steal it right back.  Till now she protects that cat and it's alreay fully grown.

Mike - just the name German Shepard scares the crap out of most people.  Personally  -  my own experience has prooved that they are great pets.  Grew up with one and had one myself (she had to be put down about 15 yrs ago due to illness) and the love and loyalty I got from them cannot be described in words.  The tate that jumped the fence will never know wether he had broken some high-jump record that day!  He he

[georgswa (Georg Ruf) (RIP)]

Mike - just the name German Shepard scares the crap out of most people.  Personally  -  my own experience has prooved that they are great pets.  Grew up with one and had one myself (she had to be put down about 15 yrs ago due to illness) and the love and loyalty I got from them cannot be described in words.  The tate that jumped the fence will never know wether he had broken some high-jump record that day!  He he

You are right , dont be ashamed of your tears, thats the case with all animal lovers and shows how much you are attached...... I personally dont like cats, gives me allergy problems....but alsations are my favorites.
I am sure Georg jun will confirm that

[Michael Alexander]

Here's another pic of Dollar, and you're right, he always wants to be by my side..... I took him into the shop one Saturday morning before opening, and the workers refused to come in , until I had taken him home....

[Michael Alexander]

...and Aunty Dalene, here's one of my daughter, Cameron riding down at the Riding Club....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Well Michael we have something in common, I am also a German Shepherd lover.The only dog to have in my mind.Will post a photo of my BOY Zak as soon as I get it to Richard.Scares the sh*t out of baddies yet so gentle with my granddaughter Morgan.It realy has to do with how you bring them up.

[Michael Alexander]

Yep! Yep! Like them a lot, but Michele does not want me to replace him when he goes to the big Kennel in the SKy!

[SandyB]

Dalene ,  I  thought  about  your words  " I nearly  caused  a flood "    the wicked   twisted part of  my  mind went back  to a  song  by  Espeth Lind  called " when Susannah  cries "  Its  actually  a song  about betrayal  but  the first  few lines  echo a humour  to  when  we  do  the flood   thing   .. here  the  words >>   you  have a  few  more  expressions  to  use ..   By  the way  love your garden   well done  for living in  water  scarce  area .. I  have  two  water  saving  devices  at  home .. 1. I pump all  my  bath  water   into overhead  tanks and   use  it  to  flush  the toilet ...  2. I  have  a  rainwater  gathering  system so  far  2,000  liters  and  when  I develop  the  one cellar  more storage .. I aim for  10,000  liters   all done  on the  cheap  using   using  recycled  220 L  plastic  drums  linked  to  each other ...

When Susannah cries
she cries a rainstorm
she cries a river
she cries a hole in the ground

She cries for love
she cries a sad song
she cries a shiver
sometimes she cries for me too

[georg ruf jr.]

Nice Lyrics Sandy.

[Delia]

sandy, you sound just like my mother with your pets - please may i come back in my next life as a pet in your household......animal heaven........  Jessica looks just like a baby curled up in her blankie, all she's missing is the pillow, so cute.......... I also had a Jessica back in o'mund, a golden Spaniel which i got from the Wilsons (jackie, paula, etc) - she was extremely protective over me and when i used to take her to the beach, she'd run like crazy all over but the minute she saw anyone in the distance approaching us, she'd run back to me, sit by my side with a low growl in her throat until she made sure that the person posed no danger to me and then as soon as they'd gone, she'd be off again jolling all over the dunes, digging around, every now and then, popping her head up from behind the dunes to check that i was still okay, and if she was satisfied that i was, she'd be off again doing her thing, chasing the seagulls..........

as a token of comfort - i also go beserk when any of my pets passes on, as mike says to the big kennel in the sky, but take my word for it from personal experience (i won't go into details here), just like our human loved ones who move onto higher realms, the bonds formed with our pets when alive are just as strong, and as with our human loved ones, they're always with us...........

[Debby Opperman (Biccard)]

Guys what awesome pics of your pets. Dalene, thanks for your comment on my garden but your life looks fabulous, nothwithstanding any challenges I'm sure. 
Our pet compliment has been reduced to 1 x african grey and 2 cats one of which is a siamese and thinks it's a dog.
We had a bull dog who passed on and then replaced him with a blonde lab. Sadly Bradley could not get on with him and we ended up giving him away. :emot78: