Aullido


Bouvier des Flandres [See My DogsterPlus Photo Book]
Picture of Aullido, a male Bouvier des Flandres

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"Resting like a king!"

Home:Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico  [I have a diary!]  
Age: 8 Years   Sex: Male   Weight: 51-100 lbs

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Was hot so I got new haircut.

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"Was hot so I got new haircut."

Yes, It is I, by Sebastian

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"Yes, It is I, by Sebastian"

New haircut!

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"New haircut!"

I heard someone!

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"I heard someone!"

Happy!

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"Happy!"

Art Matters!

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"Art Matters!"

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Another picture by Grandpa!

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"Another picture by Grandpa!"

soooo sweet!

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"soooo sweet!"

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Special Gift Box:
The family of ♥Zelda Marie♥, ♥Rosie♥, Teddi Sue *HOME* furever!, ♠Link♠, ♥The Tater Tots! and more!
 

Nicknames:
Au, ouchii, Ban-ban-Caliban, Osito, Oso, Trouble

Doggie Dynamics:
 Energy 
sleepyenergetic
 
 Intelligence 
sillygenius
 
 Friendliness 
aggressiveaffectionate
 
 Playfulness 
not playfulvery playful
 
 Disposition 
anxiouscalm
 

Quick Bio:
-purebred-dog rescue

Likes:
food! Being combed and going for walks

Pet-Peeves:
Being lifted by humans, thunder.

Favorite Toy:
Everithing Tallulah has bitten.

Favorite Food:
Will eat everything!

Favorite Walk:
Anywhere Tallulah goes

Best Tricks:
awesome heel, high 5 and down.

Arrival Story:
Hey! I'm a senior Bouvier des Flandres. My current family adopted me a few months ago and here's my story. My old family took pretty good care of me; I even learned obedience and heeling, although only on leash. However for some reason they neglected to give me a tattoo or locating chip. Eventually I ended up wandering the streets of southern Mexico City; a story I'd rather not tell, specially now that it's in the past. After a few weeks a kind veterinarian rescued me, which was good because life in the street is hard; my long coat was all matted, I was extremely skinny and malnourished and probably wouldn't have lasted long out there. However, the vet was unable to locate my family and couldn't keep me so she started trying to find someone to adopt me, which is hard considering I'm an older and pretty large dog; not what most dog owners are looking for. Fortunately, my new mom was visiting the vet and took a look at me, fell in love with me (I'm a charmer!) and decided they could help me by adopting me so here I am now! My new family includes two humans, and two dogs, Tallulah and Bela. Bela is older like me so she stays out of the way, but Tallulah is younger and quite a handful. My new owners treat me very well, when I arrived they fed me, made sure I was healthy, took me for a bath and a haircut since most of my hair was unsalvageable; luckily I've grown most of it back. I've adjusted really well to my new family and I'm really glad I found them; I'm thankful to them for taking me in when I was a starving and frightened stray dog, and taking care of me until I was healthy and happy again. In return I love them and protect them fiercely; but hey, who wouldn't protect a family like mine?

Bio:
"Aullido" is spanish for "Howl". The name was inspired by Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl". Howl is considered one of the defining works of the Beatnik generation.

Forums Motto:
Will beg for food!

The Groups I'm In:
AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY, Bouviers Des Flanders Unite

I've Been On Dogster Since:
August 18th 2007 More than 2 years!

Rosettes Given In The Past Month:
Magnuson


Stars Given In The Past Month:
Magnuson
Randi
♥The Tater Tots!
roken


Rosette, Star and Special Gift History

Dogster Id:
608941

for 920 days

Meet my family


Tallulah

Bela

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Aullido's Howl


Here to help my humans!


November 15th 2009 5:02 pm
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Hey all! I haven't been here for quite a while! I was busy supporting my humans because they've had a hard past few weeks. After my surgery I recovered fine, I can now go out for walks, climb the stairs and I'm basically back to normal.

However, right after I got well, Bela got really sick. It's like she was waiting for me to get better so she could have the humans' attention!

Anyway she had some serious problems, had surgery, and spent a few days at home under treatment, while Tallulah and I just watched, and gave our humans a lot of love. They seemed to need it; they were really sad.

Bela died today, November 15th; and we're all very sad. I didn't know her for that long, but I appreciated her. Mom, dad & Tallulah were extremely sad; so I guess the best I can do is be with them and give them all my love. Mom, Dad, remember that we're in this together and here to help each other; Humans and doggies can help with different things. I'll be here for you whenever you need me.

I'm also restarting my chemotherapy tomorrow, so I'll keep you posted on how I'm doing! I know that my humans will help me through this, like they did last month, and like they did for Bela until the very end. With humans like these, it's no wonder we give them our all!

See ya!


The stone


October 14th 2009 8:58 am
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Hey all! I almost died! and it all began with a lowly bladder stone.

Turns out my peeing wasn't caused only by my cancer medication: about a week ago, I started feeling really sick, I panted a lot and my tummy hurt but I couldn't pee very well. Mom took me to the hospital at 2 AM, where the vet found what appeared to be a bladder stone (and a tack stuck in my intestines, but that appeared to be the least of my problems).

The next day I was in the hospital, the doctor tried to insert a tube to reach my bladder and empty it but the tube didn't pass, meaning I had a urinary obstruction that had to be removed surgically ASAP.

Now, by itself, it's a pretty common procedure with few complications. However, due to chemotherapy, I was in a very delicate condition, with my defenses down and my healing capacity quite diminished.

I went into surgery on friday. I spent the night at the hospital but I developed a fever. I started getting antibiotics and mom & dad came on saturday. But rather than taking me home with them, the doctor asked them to leave me there for a while. I later learned this was because my condition was very delicate and the doctor wanted to keep an eye on me. But right then, I felt like I was going to have to stay in the cage forever.

Mom & dad visited twice a day on saturday and sunday, but they always left. I was really sad, feeling terrible and wondering whether they'd leave me there for good. Alone in a cramped cage, my tummy got really red and my elbows started to hurt. I refused to eat or drink water.

Happily, mom & dad picked me up sunday night and took me home. I was very happy about this, but I also felt weak, tired and everything hurt. Still we got home and I started recovering, quite slowly. I didn't feel like doing anything, just lying there, at least I'm home with my family. But mom & dad forced me to get up on my feet, walk around, eat, and stuff like that. Recovery is difficult but I'm glad my family was there to help me.

I'm now starting to eat normally, I can go for short walks and I'm having less and less trouble getting up. It's all thanks to mom & dad who have helped me and didn't give up on me even when I was being difficult and tried to bite them (just a warning, mom, I promise I wasn't meaning to hurt you). So thanks to them I'm here sharing this with you!

I'm off to rest a bit more, see ya!


Chemotherapy!


October 2nd 2009 9:49 am
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Hey all! Here i am reporting on my treatment. I started chemotherapy almost 3 weeks ago. I went to the vet and they gave me a shot. They also started giving me some weird pills. Now, I've noticed that when I get shots or medicine, I feel better. In this case it was the opposite: after a few days I was feeling a bit weird, I felt famished and felt the urge to pee a lot. Sometimes I couldn't hold it and peed inside the house, I was so embarrassed but mom & dad were understanding and didn't give me a hard time.

After about 10 days I felt a bit down, vomited and didn't want to go for a walk because I felt dizzy. However the next day I was much better.

I guess I'm getting used to it; mom & dad say the pill (prednisone) is the one making me feel bloated and pee a lot, but they also told me that the dose will be reduced and I'll feel a bit better.

I'm also starting a new chemotherapy drug tomorrow, I'm a bit scared because mom & dad are worried, but said they'd keep a close eye on me so I don't have any problems.

Yeah, it's chemotherapy and it can be tough on you; don't expect it to be a walk in the park. But I'm holding up just fine and hoping that all this results in my having a lot more time left with my family.

Off to take a nap, see ya!


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