No way, sorry to hear that man! Yeah inside the mouth and near eyes are kind of touchy spots... And that's a lot of quills... Dang man. I hope for the best for you and pups!

Another reason I stick with fish & corals & shrimp.

I tried quails for Felicia but our nasty neighbour called the city of Burnaby and we had to get rid of her pet quails.

Now down to only creatures that can live inside a fish tank.

I guess my mother did have the right idea all those years ago (I was only allowed to keep pets that could stay in a cage or aquarium).

Sorry to hear about your dogs and the $$ situation. Good luck.

Anthony

Ai yi yi, poor pups. Good luck Greg!!

Thanks guy I appreciate the kind thoughts, it turned out I didn't need to go get stitches after all. Hurc bit me good but half the blood was his. I hope 2012 turns around for use it has been a struggle this year and I have been a little lucky to be able to trade my skills to keep the tanks going. I have had several days where I think I would have to shut them all down but if I do that now I would not get back into it again. Would love a big contract to knock at my door ATM.

Ouch!
My Sheba Inu had that happen to him when he was just a pup, too.
Had about 20 quills on his snout.
Thankfully, he was calm and they were not too bad. None near eyes, or inside of mouth.
I pulled them out (it happened around midnight, wasn't going to wait until morning) with a pair of pliers and my son holding him still.
Still got the quills in a little jar for souvenirs.

Let's hope for a better year for everyone, all around!

Lol! You kept the quills. Do you show them to him from time to time as a reminder. :wink:

I agree!!! Hoping we all have a better 2012.

Knock on wood, but I am reasonably pleased with my 2011.

Work has been too busy if anything. Isabella was born this year and she's an absolute doll. Family is healthy. Felicia has been great in her new role as Isabella's older sister.

My worse part of the year was major issues with Marine Velvet that began at the end of 2010 that caused me to more or less take a sabbatical for most of 2011. That and living with a neighbour from hell, but going to build a 10' tall greenhouse to block their view to our place this spring.

Overall, 2010 was a much more drama filled year, with the 220g blowing out on us 10 days after it was set up - which cascaded into all sorts of issues and casualties. 2011 was a vast improvement (again knock on wood).

Greg, hopefully your 2012 will also see things turn around.

Anthony

Sorry to hear :sad:

I hope 2012 will be a better year for us all in many ways. It has been a really really really hard year for me and the family with my partner stealing all the company assets in Aug of 2010 and having to start from scratch AGAIN, almost losing everything we owned & the passing of my wife beloved father ( what a great man he was, love u DAD ) it has been a up hill battle. We got lots of support & help from my wife's mom & my dad but owe them a lot of cash. I have been waiting for several years to get my settlement from WCB from a serious rear ender I was involved in 2007 which has caused lots of physical pain and major migrains ever since.

I feel very blessed to have a great community of friends here on CanReef, some I have been lucky to meet in person, some I have talked to on the phone and some I have never meet but enjoy conversing with here.

This has truly been the hardest year of my adult life, it just seems like to never stop pouring down on me. The wife & I have talked many time about selling everything we own and just moving far far away from everything to live on a beach some where warm. I am not the type of person to express much emotion & talk about my life but right ATM I a just about to explode if I don't get some of it out in some form.

Over the past couple years I have also been deeply involved with Alberta Ride For Sight on the executive team but it to has started to really get to me adding even more stress to my already stressed out system. So with that being said I had to resign my position as Assistant Chairman, which really sucked.

COME ON 2012 MAKE IT A GOOD YEAR PLEASE.

G,Y I 8! U R 2 L8 2 C O K.

I am really too bored.....