laurie
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Post by laurie on Apr 11, 2010 22:03:24 GMT
Bless her she is going to be beyond stunning.
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Post by aijee on Apr 12, 2010 5:20:19 GMT
Below, photo of Ginny at mine, watching for Jayne (and no I DON'T usually allow hounds to use my desk as a lookout tower!) As for Ginny herself, OMG she is the MOST lovely, lovely girl. A beautiful dog inside and out, a gentle, knowing soul As Jayne has said the photos in no way go anywhere near showing, and it is absolutely impossible to describe, just how undernourished and horrifyingly thin this little girl is. There is literally nothing of her except skin and bone; the fact that she is now 2kg heavier than when she was taken into kennels is truly beyond comprehension. She is also much tinier than her photos show, a real little whippety girl. I will be following this special girl's progress SO closely. She has totally won my heart
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Post by whywalkalone on Apr 12, 2010 10:34:38 GMT
What a lovely vibey photograph. One for the album Audrey. X
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Post by sallyrolf on Apr 12, 2010 11:17:51 GMT
What a lovely face this little lady has - more piccies please! I am sure she will start to bulk up soon and it sounds as if she has already grown in confidence. Well done Jayne and Audrey.
Sally x
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Post by Wipuki on Apr 12, 2010 20:02:23 GMT
Poor Audrey is not having a lot of luck with dogs at the moment : Ginny, not at all happy at Jayne's departure, decided to tunnel her way under Audrey's front door. Not a good activity for a dog that's supposed to be taking it easy Fortunately Audrey had the wisdom to ask for help and so, Ginny's now at the MaD House. Thank you Audrey for being kind enough to take her on and compassionate enough to recognise when she'd got you beat And for doing all that driving yesterday I've got some piccies which I'll put up as soon as I get a few mins but, I've got to say, Ginny is gorgeous and way, way, way smaller than she looks
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Post by kelly&moss on Apr 12, 2010 20:15:49 GMT
Oh my goodness, she looks like she'll end up being the spit of the in-laws dog, Sasha. Look ...
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Post by Bigdog on Apr 12, 2010 21:19:09 GMT
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Post by Mimsmum on Apr 12, 2010 21:23:51 GMT
Thank you for stepping in Donn and Mark.
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Post by salukigoddess on Apr 12, 2010 21:28:38 GMT
Aaawww, she is lovely .
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Post by sallybeth on Apr 12, 2010 21:59:21 GMT
Bless her, she does look very tiny. And bless the MaD house too !!
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Post by paganmilodog on Apr 13, 2010 8:11:57 GMT
Poor little Ginny...be good and eat all your dinner.
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Post by sallyrolf on Apr 13, 2010 8:16:16 GMT
Oh dear Audrey - I bet she gave you a fright. Well done Mark and Donna for finding accommodation at the MaD house B&B!
Sally x
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Post by silverlady44 on Apr 13, 2010 10:35:29 GMT
Glad you could step in and help Donna must have been a worrying experience for Audrey, but looks like the little girl will settle with you until her foster mum is home from her holidays. Maybe she feels more comfortable with other hounds for company, bless her.
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Post by Mimsmum on Apr 13, 2010 10:36:53 GMT
All the team at Burns have taken the girls to their hearts, and are sending them both out special food parcels tomorrow. Thank you Burns Team.
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Post by sallybeth on Apr 13, 2010 11:38:29 GMT
That's so kind of the people at Burns !!
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Post by aijee on Apr 13, 2010 13:45:44 GMT
Thank you so much for your concern but, now that Ginny is safe and settled, I am absolutely fine. I am totally in awe of Ginny who is an indescribably special little girl. As Jayne and Donna have said, the photos don't in any way show how emaciated she actually is. She is literally skin and bone. It defies belief that she has in fact gained 2kg since first arriving in kennels. Despite her appalling start in life you would just have to meet her to get a sense of what a determined, and yet incredibly gentle and loving soul she is. Her wags and leans are to die for Within minutes of Jayne leaving my house on Sunday Ginny sussed that Jayne wasn't coming back and began her frantic searching. All over the house, into the garden, up on the desk to look out of the window, zippy-zapping around at a rate of knots. Digging frenetically at the bottom of the front door. Nothing I did or said would in any way calm her. I tried keeping her in one room with me but she frantically dug at the bottom of the door until I feared she'd seriously rip her paws. I then fed her in her crate and secured the door but as soon as she'd finished her food she ripped at the crate with her claws and was crashing her head against the bars. She was clearly at real risk of damaging herself badly and of expending energy which I knew she didn't have. I was so aware of Jayne's vet having said that, due her extreme lack of body weight, Ginny should have "just 5 minutes on lead exercise a day". At first I thought she would wear herself out and begin to ease down, but 3 hours later despite my best efforts, she was still going strong. I truly feared she would over expend her energies and collapse. I was out of my depth and very aware that my lack of knowledge/experience was risking Ginny's well-being. I rang Jenny. Again I am in awe of the support which SLR provides at times of need. Within fifteen minutes of me having spoken with Jenny, Donna and Mark were on the 'phone offering Ginny their knowledge and experience and the consequent safety of their home. As soon I put Ginny in the car she stopped the frenetic activity, keeled over into an exhausted heap and slept all the way to the Mark and Donna's. I will leave Donna to describe Ginny's unbelievable capacity to undo securing knots and to do dive head first into a well-secured bag of goodies! Jenny, thank you SO much for your amazingly speedy response to my asking for support Donna and Mark, thank you SO much for offering to take Ginny at such short notice and for using your knowledge and skills to eventually calm her It was the hugest possible relief to me to know that she was in safe and caring hands. Ginny is one exceptional little girl who has SUCH spirit. I shall be watching her progress closely and hope to meet her again when she is stronger, to have some more of those special Ginny wags and leans. I'm an honoured to have met you little one, I am just so sorry that I wasn't able to help you more than I did. Below: the truly lovely Ginny - her hip bones give a clue to the extremeness of her emaciated state
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Post by silverlady44 on Apr 13, 2010 14:08:42 GMT
As you say Audrey Ginny is a special little girl and I am sure even a special case as far as abused dogs go.
You did your very best for her and at the end of the day you did the right thing by contacting Jenny and sorting out what must have been a very stressful situation for both of you.
She has settled again now in Donna and Marks care so alls well that ends well, hugs to you Audrey and hopefully you are O.K. :-*as I am sure Ginny will be as well.
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Post by sallyrolf on Apr 14, 2010 8:34:29 GMT
Goodness, the picture above really does show how thin she is, and no muscle tone either. Has she ever been taken for a walk or a run, I wonder? Poor little love - so much stress to deal with. Might she be missing her other half, Hayley?
Well done all for the care and affection your are/have given this little one.
Sally x
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Post by elmersmum on Apr 14, 2010 9:41:45 GMT
Very thin, indeed. But this is all past now for little Ginny. Look forward to seeing her blossoming!! Viviane. X
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Post by Wipuki on Apr 14, 2010 15:35:56 GMT
Very thin, indeed. But this is all past now for little Ginny. Look forward to seeing her blossoming!! Viviane. X She certainly will Viviane especially with this lot, which has just arrived for her from the wonderful people at Burns
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