Rescue!

[drache]

what a beautiful dog
is a springer spaniel some kind of pointer?

[drache]

I guess Zakir, our cat is a rescue of sorts
we certainly hadn't planned on getting another cat at the time
we just met and Emily (his) and Mu-shin (mine) did not get along as well as we did
screeching, spitting, hissing, growling at the like became frequent
I actually thought at first that the cat was our neighbor's
that he was away and his cat-sitter had flaked and the cat had gotten into some brambles
so i gave the cat some food
the cat was a little shy, but obviously hungry
he turned out not to be Matt's cat
he turned out to be the sweetest cat and got along with both our cats
he also turned out to have an anxiety disorder that caused him to pee on anything on the floor
he peed into shoes and on rugs, socks - anythlng soft
we tried to find him a home with a nice protected yard and couldn't
we called every possible rescue organization and they all told me they'd have to euthanize him
so of course we kept him
after hormones didn't work, our vet put him on buspirone
that definitely worked and it also made him less scared
over the years we have downdosed him gradually
now he hasn't had it in years
when there's a thunderstorm, he pees next to the litter box
we can live with that

[stonyloam]

OK I’ll try to not be too long winded here: There are basically two types of bird hunting dogs: Pointers and flushers. Both find the birds by smell.
Pointers locate a bird and then “freeze” in place and the instinct of the bird is to also freeze, this gives the hunter time to approach and flush the bird. German shorthair, English and Irish setters, Brittney spaniels English pointers are a few.
Flushers locate a bird and rush in and basically try to grab it, which makes the bird panic and fly (flush). Springer spaniels cocker spaniels and most Labrador retrievers are a few.
Chloe’s mother was a flusher and her father was a pointer, but she was trained to be a pointer. Below is a photo of Lucy, our Springer. As you can see the German genes were dominant in Chloe.

[Cazador]

Originally Posted by stonyloam

OK I’ll try to not be too long winded here:

I, on the other hand, make no such promises . About 15-16 years ago, I had a very similar experience as Terry's, but mine involved a ground squirrel (Spermophilus sp.). One spring afternoon I was getting out of work. The temp was in the upper 40s or lower 50s (~8.5-12C), and it had been raining hard for at least a week. As I was walking toward my truck, I noticed an absolutely drenched ground squirrel just quivering in the wet grass beside the parking lot. When I picked it up, it was trembling and unable to even crawl. I decided that I would do what I could for it, so I put it in the glove box of my truck for the drive home. I thought what a neat pet it might make if I could revive it, and it was certainly going to die in its hypothermic state. The drive home took about 20-25 minutes, during which time I turned the heat on pretty high to start warming it up.

Well it turned out that the vent to the heater was essentially blow-drying that ground squirrel inside my glove box. Much to my surprise when I opened the glove box to retrieve the little rodent, it was fully revived and alert. It came springing out of there like it had been launched from a catapult and ran right up my arm. It happened so fast that I only got a glimpse of it, but it looked as if it had an afro after the blow drying!

Now the problem was that I had a fully alert and fairly large rodent hiding underneath my seat, and I couldn't get it out. If truth be told, I was also a bit scared to reach in after it, so I opened the window and left a trail of cheese (yah, I know) leading out of the window. As you might guess, it didn't touch my cheese offering, but left several smelly, little, brown presents of its own before finally making its way out of my truck. From then on, wet rodents had to fend for themselves .

Rick

[adamanteus]

That's so funny...Cazador, who wrestles grizzly bears, scared of a big mouse! Cheese? Cheese!!!?

[drache]

Rick
that is so funny
and I had to send you another funny squirrel story
it's too long for here and not a rescue story

[Marcel_h]

When i was a kid i used to rescue bugs and stuff from the side walk in front of my house. I got real angry when somebody stepped on one of mine beloved bugs peolpe thought is was an bit insane.

[stonyloam]

There is nothing wrong with rescuing bugs, I do it all the time. I am constantly rescuing bugs and stuff from our pool. I have however changed my method of rescuing wolf spiders from the pool filter, ever since I fished out a “dead” spider and it unfolded instantly and shot across my hand and scattering baby spiders everywhere. I like spiders, but that was TOO much! I now have a special “spider stick” for the job.

I think your English is just fine.

Family Lycosidae? James

[suzoo]

Rick, that squirrel story is so funny!!! I could see it happening!!!
Everyone out here thinks I'm nuts, my kids and I have been rescuing snakes and turtles off our roads for over 15 years now. My bumper sticker on my car say's "I brake for snakes".

So you can imagine what the locals think of me

[Thamnophis]

So you can imagine what the locals think of me

They probably think you are crazy...
Doesn't matter! Let them think what they want.
Keep on braking!!!