Coccolina
Taking care of ageing dogs..the price to pay.
Coccolina will be 14 in December. She is happy, go lucky, a real trooper who still jumps on the bed to sleep or get cuddles. She is very much aware of what is going on around her. She is more careful and sleeps a bit more than before. She is reaching a ripe old age. She does not take any kind of medication, except glucosamin for her joints, along with GuyGuy. I try to keep her interested and active.
GuyGuy, is now 12.5 after being extremely ill for a year, is ok. He is very very demanding and wants to have as much attention as possible and I am happy to give it to him and more. He has always been such a charmer, my dear GuyGuy. He has me wrapped around his little finger. He takes milk thistle and asparagus. He demands to be active!
Of the other 6, Compay is over 11, but happy to watch what is going on and go with the flow. Of the other 5 who all have their personality..I have to make sure they are not shorted in any way possible and they get the attention they deserve.
That is only fair to all of them. That having been said, at this point it is not even imaginable to have a litter of pups, even if I’d love to…a question of priorities!
I am sure you understand what comes first..
In stride.. they have been together for so long..
With hindsight…I am not 100% sure, I would go through all this again…
Maybe I should have have a gazillion litters with the 2 same dogs and not ever have any objectives, but to make money.
Maybe I should have lied on the pedigrees, put as much money in the bank, bought clothes to seduce judges at shows and not done DNA or nothing..
Maybe I should have been as nasty as some of the people I have had to deal with over the years?
Maybe, even I should have said they were the ancestors of the Poodle ( which I was led to believe) and they were pure bred years ago..nah..
Problem is, I am too honest and my dogs are too nice for me to lower myself to that level of pettiness and nastiness which seems to be done alot in dog breeding and with incompetent breeders. I am at the point just happy I can reap what I sowed with my dogs. It is probably better that way and just enjoy their old age in a healthy state. They have been and are just so great. Shows ta go ya.
Hop along Coccolina until Monday!
When it’s dry..
Just in case the grass is wet..
Coccolina had a schwanome on her foot which needed to be removed..All is well, she is very good about it! Stitches will be out..
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Compay!
Compay has very much established his popularity through his descendants.
A proper biscuit hunt for a sunny fall day!
Happy Birthday D litter…10 years old!
Booly Wooly ( GuyGuy) and Coccolina are the parents of the D litter, 2008..Domingo P ( Djimo) sends his best to his siblings for their birthday! We do too, here in Bresse! Doesn’t he lok just like his father?! Thank you Thérèse for always keeping in touch…It’s very important for us.
Coccolina is well..thank you!
After surgery and all it entails at a certain age, Coccolina is recovering..she had a schwanome on her paw and it needed removing before it went up her leg.
A blood line of the old strain?
I am one, maybe the only around in the Barbet world to show such continuity over several generations..it even amazes me. These are all males..
Oldies in training!
GuyGuy was having aches and pains as we all do at a certain age..he seems to be all better now and ready to train me..Coccolina going on 14 is doing well. Suffice to see who is panting..An added dimension to having dogs stay fit.
