lefty's random dog thread. - Page 201

Originally Posted by JLibourel 

I heard on the news last night that well-known Los Angeles radio personality Peter Tilden was badly injured by a dog recently. It seems that he was at a party and had been petting the dog, as had some other guests. Suddenly, the dog sprang up, smashed his nose, knocked out several teeth and tore up his face with its fangs. And what was the dog? Not a Fighting Pit Bulldog, not a Rottweiler, nor any of the other "usual suspects." No, it was America's Favorite Family Dog, the gentle Labrador Retriever!
Hard to see what provoked the attack: Perhaps Sudden Onset Rage Syndrome or perhaps some sort of dominance aggression: When Tilden turned his attention away from the dog, the dog got pissed. I have personally observed the latter phenomenon, but not remotely to that degree of aggression.

Originally Posted by Thor 

Agreed...although I am partial to the Tervuren...obviously

Originally Posted by Teger 

brief treatment update: done two rounds of chemo, an initial dose meant to help her liver (which was massively enlarged), and the first dose of her treatment. the initial dose was a week and a half ago, the second was on tuesday - between the two her lymph nodes have shrunk to normal size and her liver is almost back to normal. she's still jaundiced but her appetite is beginning to return, and the hope is that she'll be in remission within a week. so far no side effects from the chemo. her activity level has picked up a lot too, which is nice to see.