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Lizzie in Ma

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    There are types of groups and people I find distasteful, but I don't personally hate anyone.  When I was younger I had stronger feelings, but as I get older, I find I just don't have the energy to put into things I can't control.

    News: Microsoft's eBook store: When this closes, your books disappear too

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    15 hours ago, shawthorne44 said:


    Usually, importing into Calibre works.   I might have a plug-in attached to it.  Other benefit is that purchased books are all available in one location regardless of the store.   I have some Amazon, some B&N and some misc.    Calibre is a donation-paid software.   

    I started to do that when Amazon 'stole' some books from me.   I wanted to do all my e-books.   Calibre doesn't do a good job DRM-cracking more than one book at a time.  So, I bought some software that has e-pub and DRM in its name.  Since then I just import books as I buy them and Calibre seems to work fine.   

    My kindle is an older one that has less memory than I have books.   So, Calibre is nice as a one-location.   The library is stored where it is automatically backed-up.   I also like to leave a bunch of memory for library e-books.   Those come and go with the expiration dates.  But, since I usually have to put the good ones on Hold, it seems to be feast-or-famine.   So, I need to leave room for the feast times.  
     

    You definitely have a plug in 😉

    nm

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    5 hours ago, J-rap said:

    Gosh, I really feel badly that since my last post, the OP took away all of her comments.  I'm really sorry -- I didn't mean to be gloom and doom.  I think you had some really good suggestions from other posters!  I mostly wanted to share our experience because I know how heartbreaking it can be, but sometimes it really is just a weird freakish gene that the dog has, and I didn't want you to beat yourself up about not doing something right.  

    That is why  I posted too. 

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    My heart went out to you on this one.  We got a Catahoula mix to be our youngest's therapy dog.  We socialized like crazy, we trained, we worked with him every single day.  We had him on anxiety meds.  He had specialized training and was 100% on every command with voice or gesture.  He was a blessing to us and our daughter in every way.  We adored him more than I can ever tell you. He was sweet and funny and loving and the perfect therapy dog.

    Around 5 months, he started to react to people differently.  Sometimes strangers, sometimes people he knew and liked.  His hackles would go up and he would lunge at them.  We actually had to get rid of the in home therapist, because he totally hated her and then Jenna didn't trust her because of it.  We began to put him in PLACE any time someone other than family would come in and usually he was fine after a bit.  But the behavior continued.  We took him to our vet several times for complete work ups, we spoke with his trainer, we did everything right.  Everything. And yet he still had some scary behaviors and there were some near misses.

    Then one morning, my husband bent down to pat him, as all of us did a million times a day, and the dog lost it and savaged his arm.  Our default had always been, well, he'd never hurt one of us.  But he did, badly.  And my prayer was thank God it wasn't Jenna.

    We called everyone.  the vet, the trainer, the place we adopted him from.  Everyone assured us that we had done every single thing right.  The lady at the rescue said that every once in awhile a puppy is born who isn't quite right and you don't generally know it until it's too late.  We agonized over what to do.

    We ended up raising $5,000, (fully half was given by our precious oldest daughter from her wedding money) and we took him to Spirit Animal Sanctuary in New York where he will live out his life.  We couldn't have him put down. it would have sent youngest back to inpatient.  And frankly, none of us are over it yet and we still wonder if somehow we could have kept him.  Jenna and I literally cried ourselves to sleep for months. We all felt he couldn't go to anywhere that would have the goal of adopting him out.  We know he is happy there, we get regular updates but it is really hard.

    It was the worst thing that has ever happened to me in my entire dog owning life and it almost sent Jenna back into inpatient.  That dog was the only thing she lived for, her only reason, for many months.  He saved her life.

    I am writing to share this because sometimes, apparently, you can do everything right and it still doesn't work out.  And I am sorry and I hope you are able to figure it out.

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    CC - Could I ask for prayer? (Update in original post)

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    I have been going to church alone for awhile now.  I had to leave the church dh still goes to, long story, but it is a place that's environment became toxic for me.  I didn't go for several years until dh was invited to play at this new one and I went with him and fell in love with the sheer absolute presence of God there.  It is a church for broken people, people who have been hurt by church, addicts, people I feel Jesus probably would have hung out with.  In time I hope dh will join me but it isn't easy for him as he is worship leader at the old one.

    Not a fan of doing things on my own, but best decision I made in years.  I hope you are blessed this morning and I look forward to hearing how it went. ❤️

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