Re: Leg aches and sore knee joints
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MrLurcher
Hi Nora, thanks for the reply. Pleased to say my joints issue is better, but my neck still cracks like mad sometimes.
Normal wear and tear.
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Was it a painful lump??
Nope - just annoying because I knew it was there.
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I love lurchers, but unfortunately my boy died 2 years ago this October - still miss him. We have a jack russell x spaniel which we had around the same time as him, but I cannot get around to getting another dog. Just feels wrong 'replacing' him.
My first dog - Lady (a misnomer if ever there was one) was a Jack Russell cross. She was awesome. Left on the moors in a box with her brothers and sisters in the middle of winter - she literally trampled over them to get to me when I went to rescue one. A bit damaged (refused walkies and had shocking separation anxiety) but was feisty and loving in equal measure. I loved that girl so much it hurt. I had 17 years with her. In fact, I still have her - albeit her ashes in a box - because it never seemed right to bury them outside as with the other dogs because she hated being outside - so she's going in with me when I go.:yesyes:
We had a boy lurcher, who was also a character. He tried to scoff Lady's food one day and she bit him on the nose to put him back in his place lol (at the time we had 4 dogs - so pack order and all that) Now I have a Lurcher girlie who is also rescue and a bit nuts. She obviously wasn't socialised as a pup, so it's fun when she's out and about - she woofs at everything. She's 11 now, but she can still shift!!
I've had dogs since I was 16. My mother point blank refused to let me have one as a child, so I got one as soon as I left home. I possibly wouldn't be as damaged as I am if I'd had a dog to love and care for during my school years. Dogs have treated me better than most humans I've known. They love you unconditionally, and I attract the dogs that nobody else wants. I do dream about having a dopey Lab or Deerhound who will chill me out, but once my eyes lock onto some canine misfit - I'm done for.
Lurchers are really great characters. I'm sorry your boy died, but I'm sure you and he had some great times. Maybe in time your heart will be able to let another one in? It's not a matter of replacing a dog - it's double the love. Or treble -taking your Jackie into consideration.:winks:
Re: Leg aches and sore knee joints
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Originally Posted by
NoraB
My first dog - Lady (a misnomer if ever there was one) was a Jack Russell cross. She was awesome. Left on the moors in a box with her brothers and sisters in the middle of winter - she literally trampled over them to get to me when I went to rescue one. A bit damaged (refused walkies and had shocking separation anxiety) but was feisty and loving in equal measure. I loved that girl so much it hurt. I had 17 years with her. In fact, I still have her - albeit her ashes in a box - because it never seemed right to bury them outside as with the other dogs because she hated being outside - so she's going in with me when I go.:yesyes:
We had a boy lurcher, who was also a character. He tried to scoff Lady's food one day and she bit him on the nose to put him back in his place lol (at the time we had 4 dogs - so pack order and all that) Now I have a Lurcher girlie who is also rescue and a bit nuts. She obviously wasn't socialised as a pup, so it's fun when she's out and about - she woofs at everything. She's 11 now, but she can still shift!!
I've had dogs since I was 16. My mother point blank refused to let me have one as a child, so I got one as soon as I left home. I possibly wouldn't be as damaged as I am if I'd had a dog to love and care for during my school years. Dogs have treated me better than most humans I've known. They love you unconditionally, and I attract the dogs that nobody else wants. I do dream about having a dopey Lab or Deerhound who will chill me out, but once my eyes lock onto some canine misfit - I'm done for.
Lurchers are really great characters. I'm sorry your boy died, but I'm sure you and he had some great times. Maybe in time your heart will be able to let another one in? It's not a matter of replacing a dog - it's double the love. Or treble -taking your Jackie into consideration.:winks:
Our JR cross is a bit of a menace. She's lovely towards us and people, but not towards other dogs, which is a big shame as we can't really let her off lead on the beach or in parks. She's also a bit intolerant around our youngest daughter.
Maybe we'll get a second dog at somepoint, because if I have to return back to the office and my partner starts work, I don't like the thought of leaving her alone in the house, especially now after lockdown when everyone's been home.