gwarrior Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 54 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: So that great people like you find those dogs. And give them all the love and support they deserve. But, you are right it's bad enough you see owners treating their pets like crap. But to just abandon them is just cowardice. It doesn't take much to ask for someone to give a pet a new home. But if humans weren't so messed up, we wouldn't need groups like the SPCA. I'm still not understanding Slegr's attitude. Ryp was to support Guide Dogs. Guide Dog's, much like Police Dogs require training. And help give blind people additional mobility, and confidence in day to day activities. If it was sponsored by a pet company. Who care's? Everyone wins, the pet company gets good publicity, the Canucks show they are doing their part in the community. And if it helps raise funds for guide dogs so much the better. If it's a topic you aren't interested in. Maybe as Deb says. Just don't respond to it. I've seen some doozy proposals that I thought were completely stupid. And instead of saying so and "chiming in". I just stayed away from that thread. Funny you brought up police dogs needing training. It reminded me of when we went to pick up Roxy. They had the parents there, and her father at one point was sent for training to be a police dog, but was sent back. When we asked why, we were told he "wasn't aggressive enough". That's all we needed to know about temperament . 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Jaimito Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 (edited) Someone on IG said the dog died of surgical complications for a mass in the abdomen. I'm sure the person/family in direct care of the dog is very sad. Fans earlier in the thread who suspected neglect or abuse should have just wait until more info come out. On social media, sometimes the best thing to do is not to react. Edited February 4 by Jaimito 2 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 All this thread has done, other than tell some stories, is hug my dog a little tighter. And speaking of stories, since day one, Roxy has loved kissing my nose. She does it to this day. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 2/2/2024 at 8:53 PM, Slegr said: I don’t even understand how a team has a dog. Who takes it out to poop every morning? The janitor? Maybe that’s why it died so young, if nobody actually looks after it. The whole team is off during the all star break. Who was looking after the frigging dog?? Luongo should. He can at least do something to earn his cap hit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spur1 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 RIP Ryp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSVII Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 So young Rip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slegr Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 22 minutes ago, OldFaithfulcap said: I will say that is a super cute dog. RIP little guy. On another note, in the pic further above the page of Kuzmenko hugging him - I don’t know if I’ve seen a dog look more uncomfortable from a hug. Yet it’s hard to even notice with Kuz’s crazy grin going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2024 at 9:54 AM, -dlc- said: Thing is, the Guide Dogs is a very worthy recipient of the attention and awareness that Ryp helped generate through the team. So it's a two way street here. My friend is very involved with the BC Guide Dogs program and any light shone on it is a good thing. So it's a bit of a jaded take to only associate this with a corporate agenda of no value outside of that. FTR, I've had the pleasure of having (at least in part...my ex's dog) a prospective guide dog. Even though it didn't work out, he was an incredible friend. "Chuck" guide dogs are little saints. I knew one that was smart enough to open and close a clients front door for her. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barnstorm Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 13 minutes ago, Bob Long said: guide dogs are little saints. I knew one that was smart enough to open and close a clients front door for her. Quick story and I’m paraphrasing… A few nights ago a blind gentleman and his guide dog “Dodger” was refused pickup by a cab driver in Vernon BC. Driver declared he had allergies and would not transport the blind man and his service dog. Another cab was sent and the second driver was unable to find the man’s home in downtown Vernon (wtf?) and simply put him out on the dark cold street at 11:00 pm. Despite being 3 blocks from his home the faithful guide dog was able to lead the man home in the dark and get him safely to his door. The cab driver simply drove away while knowing the man was not safely at his door. What a wonderful trustworthy friend he has in Dodger! He’s a Labrador Retriever by the way. https://globalnews.ca/news/10272195/service-dog-leads-blind-senior-from-vernon-b-c-back-home-after-stranded-by-taxi/ 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 36 minutes ago, Bob Long said: guide dogs are little saints. I knew one that was smart enough to open and close a clients front door for her. They really are. Can't agree more. My dog, who has never been trained to be a therapy dog, or anything like that. Acted like one for my mom, my stepdad and myself after my grandma passed away. She even woke my mom up 20 minutes before we got the call from the hospital that my grandma wasn't doing well, and going downhill fast. Don't know how Roxy knew, but she did. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) What was the cause of death ? With the history of sports teams and how their mascots are treated my worry if there was some negligente in taking care of the dog Theres nothing gross in the video. Just a history of sports mascots and terrible side of it. Edited February 7 by iinatcc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, iinatcc said: What was the cause of death ? With the history of sports teams and how their mascots are treated my worry if there was some negligente in taking care of the dog Theres nothing gross in the video. Just a history of sports mascots and terrible side of it. You know not everything in life is one big conspiracy right? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 4 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: You know not everything in life is one big conspiracy right? you would say that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, iinatcc said: What was the cause of death ? With the history of sports teams and how their mascots are treated my worry if there was some negligente in taking care of the dog Theres nothing gross in the video. Just a history of sports mascots and terrible side of it. Ryp had a mass in his stomach and died from the operation. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinatcc Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, Ghostsof1915 said: You know not everything in life is one big conspiracy right? Well the dog was 2 years old and sports teams have a documented history of not exactly treating animals the best. It's an honest question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aquaman Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Dang I remember him as a puppy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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