Unfortunately, "the appointment" for our Buddy dog is tomorrow. I guess it's part of the equation, but it still stings. Man, they've got to do something with the filtration here at work, it's getting dusty in my office. . .
Unfortunately, "the appointment" for our Buddy dog is tomorrow. I guess it's part of the equation, but it still stings. Man, they've got to do something with the filtration here at work, it's getting dusty in my office. . .
Because I like pictures too. The pound estimated because of her breed (they ended up with both parents and the litter) she would weigh 40-50lbs, they were a bit off she's 90lbs and everyone thinks she's a German Shephard. So beware of that!
kazoospec said:Unfortunately, "the appointment" for our Buddy dog is tomorrow. I guess it's part of the equation, but it still stings. Man, they've got to do something with the filtration here at work, it's getting dusty in my office. . .
i'm real sorry man. i have no doubt you guys gave Buddy the best life. i'll raise one to him tonight.
Since we're doing pictures now, here's my little buddy. He's roughly 10 years old and the rescue said he's some sort of border collie/corgi mix. He's definitely got the stumpy little corgi legs. I've heard vets say he might have some spanial in him, but I've never cared enough to do the DNA testing. All I know is that he's 100% good boy.
I guess back to the original question: dogs are rad but they are work. My guy up there started getting some separation anxiety at 8 or 9 years old and chewed up a window sill, door, and a door frame; which resulted in a vet trip to get some wood extracted from his gums and a big bill from the property management company. Still wouldn't give him up for anything.
Point is, all dogs are idiots, even smart ones. Loveable idiots, but idiots nonetheless.
Gratuitous picture.
We have four dogs, but Lilo only has one person. My wife calls her my girlfriend. Leave her in the car alone and she will chew leather. ...and I'll forgive her.
As we all know, 2020 sucks. Back in March we got a diagnosis on our constantly drinking/peeing Border Collie/Cattle dog mix that he has bone cancer. He was given 6 months. Well, bucking the 2020 trend he is still here.
Unfortunately the same could not be said for my 13 year old girl, a Aussie/GSD mix. Her long history of hind-end problems finally became insurmountable and she could not longer get up or walk without falling.
Our youngest just turned 5. He came to us last year through a breed rescue on FB. We used to go to the shelter for dogs but inventory has been poor as others have noted (a good thing, of course) and what is there is almost exclusively pit bull type dogs. I don't fear those but their personality (often goofy) just doesn't pull me in. I'm a hopeless fan of herding breeds aka dogs that are totally wrong for our lifestyle. After two decades of BC's, Aussies and mixes thereof we got a purebred English Shepherd.
I LOVE this breed. It's what I've been looking for all my dog-owning life. Only learned about them a couple years ago. Often referred to as a Border Collie with an off switch. Much calmer, protective, affectionate and very bright. This is also the normal sleeping position for an ES:
In reply to Teh E36 M3 :
Get a dedicated shovel. They're cheap. It doesn't have to be a good one. Spray both sides with WD-40 once or twice per week.
Poop slides on, poop slides off. Minimal cleanup.
Another reason that 2020 sucks. I lost this girl in May of this year. I still miss her so much. She used to come up and sing to me in her husky voice.
This is my Moxie. Rescue. I read through David's 3-3-3 picture and I agree completely, but this one took about 3 seconds, 3 hours, and 3 days. She's 14 but acts like she's 2. Big snuggles. She refuses to eat until you give her permission. I keep her food bag beside her dish and she doesn't touch it. When I get a scoop of food, she runs to the doorway of the kitchen and sits. After I dump the scoop in her bowl, she waits. I have to tell her it's OK to eat. If you drop a piece of food on the floor, she will come over, sniff it, then look at me for permission.
And this is Mollywobbles. She's 18. Aside from being mostly blind, she's still going strong. She's highly trained as well. When we lived in LA we had trained her to be an acting dog. She knows 37 verbal commands, 18 hand signal commands (which are pretty pointless now that she's blind), and knows names. At a gathering, you can introduce her to everyone there one time, then say "Where's Jacob" and she'll run over to Jacob and put a paw on his foot. Never fails. Incredible pup. You can show her three places on the floor and name them Spot, Place, and Mark. Then you say say "walk to your mark" and she walks over. She's even trained to know the difference when you say "run to your spot" and she zips over to the scratch in the floor you named Spot. You can also do it with hand signals. Sadly, the only acting she ever did was in an obscure commercial for a Vet in the valley, during which we used none of that training other than "sit" and "stay."
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