Skippy And Bree My Lurcher Friends

We watched a UK SuperVET programme recently where a  had major surgery on their dogs damaged leg, despite being informed there was a high likelihood of it failing and serious infection, rather than have the leg amputated.  It went ahead and the poor dog went through weeks of infection and pain and the vet offered to remove the leg saying the dog would survive and be happy on three legs. But I was stunned! as the owner of a very happy 3 legged dog (they call them Tri-Paw or Try-Pad) that they owners asked for the dog to be put down rather than having the leg amputated and the dog living.  Their reasoning was that they didn't think their dog would be happy on 3 legs.

This is a list of videos of my two beautiful rescue Lurchers (Saluki Greyhound Cross) and as you can see from the videos they are both happy, loving, devoted, bouncy, mischievous and fast.  One Skippy has three legs and the other Bree has four legs.  Please Please believe me it makes no difference to the dog as long as they have loving and caring friends and get charge around they are happy.

Please share this and make it viral so more dog owners don't make the mistake of thinking that having only 3 legs is sufficient reason to give them a death sentence.

Perhaps if more dog lovers see these videos they will understand and not put their best dog friend though hell

Thank you to all who watch and share these videos and help me help other dogs with damaged legs live a long and worthwhile life.

Malcolm aka #fixed1t & Skippy and Bree

Lurcher Dogs Play Brawling In Fresh Snow

After Skippy went out on his own Tri-Paw three legs the first time, the next time I opened the door to let Bree our beautiful grey Lurcher (Greyhound Saluki Cross) out Skippy shot out causing hilarious mayhem.  I love these dogs.

Two Lurcher Greyhounds And A Cocker Spaniel Chasing In Virgin Snow

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This was Skippy's third outing in the virgin snow in a day, having never experienced it before.  He went from strength to strength despite his disability from only having 1 back leg.  He raced around trying to catch his house mate Bree the beautiful Grey Lurcher.

My two Lurchers are 50% Greyhound/Saluki crosses.

SHARE if you remember chasing through the snow whit no thoughts of what lay beneath it and loved it.

SHARE if you'd be happy to adopt and disabled dog or bitch.

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Skippy Tri-Paw Dogs First Deep Snow

Skippy my Tr-Paw Lurcher Greyhound shows having only 3 legs doesn't slow you down, his first taste of fresh deep snow

The Best Way To Give Your Dog A Pill

Does trying to get your dog to take pills turn into a fiasco?  Does he/she:

Refuse to take them?
Spit them out?
Bite your fingers?
Bite your hands?
Choke and vomit it back up?
Run away and hide?
Tremble with Fear?

If so you dog is losing trust in you.

Now here is a technique I developed that not only works but will have your dog wagging their tail for more.

Its official, using behavioural techniques to teach Skippy my Tri-Pad Lurcher ( Greyhound / Saluki Cross ) to take his pills worked so well that he now queues up after food for his tablet after his breakfast and bedtime outing.

To see his tail wagging when giving him his medication is like a dream when I remember what a pain it was before.

Please try this a Share it with your friends who have dogs, the dogs and they will thank you for it.

Malcolm aka #fixed1tSELFHELPtips

How To Get Dogs To Want Take Pills The Best Way

My wife Debbie attended a course where they taught how to open a dogs mouth if they are refusing to take a pill, this seemed crazy to me as dogs a totally motivated by food and therefore open to Behavioural Techniques.  So I devised this really simple (so far fool proof) technique to get my dog skippy to "Want To Take His Pills".

It works great, but watch all the video, if you skip you'll miss the point and it won't work.  Then when you use it and it works share it with all those you know that have dogs, they and the dogs will appreciate it.

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3D Video Of A 3 Legged Lurcher Racing In A Meadow

A New 3D VR Video From fixed1t Using My

JVC Everio Dual Lens 3D GS0TD1-17

A local meadow has had travellers horses in it,  staked to a long rope.  Yesterday they were gone, so we decided to let our Lurchers run. This is side-by-side 3D Google Cardboard

3D SBS My Dog Skippy In The Dog House

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After creating mayhem I had to muzzle skippy whilst I got on with the job at hand of putting out the recycling and trash.  But despite the muzzle he manage some cunning stealing and eating,  But he couldn't dispose of the evidence.  Its in 3D because that was the camera to hand when I was laughing at his cunning and skills.

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My Flying Greyhound Lurchers

Having purchased my first 2nd user digital SLR and Nikon 5100 I decided I'd give it a go shooting Bree and Skippy running at full pelt around a Norfolk Beach.

Lurchers are fast, very fast, and both our rescue dogs are Lurchers and are a cross between Saluki and Greyhound.  They are sleek and swift.

Lurchers like Greyhounds are on of the few dogs that spends more time flying through the air, with all feet off the ground when running, than with its feet on the ground.  They are so fast that they are even able to achieve this feat on wet sandy beeches as you can see in the picture below.

I'm really thankful that the Nikon 5100 was fast enough to capture this even with the 55-200 lens.  Do any of you notice something different about Skippy in the background?  If you have already seen Skippy please don't comment as I'm interested in viewers perceptions of what they think they see to what they can actually see.

Flying Lurchers All Feet Are Off The Sand

I also made a video on my iPhone as they were flying around the beach chasing each other.

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I hope you like the pictures, please comment and I'll post some more pictures.

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