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    The Dog Lover Thread

    I never see any posts here about dogs, although muuser's avatar is of a good-looking pooch. I love dogs. Right now we have two: A 14.5 year-old mixed breed (Chow and Shepherd, a mix that produced the sweetest-natured dog I've ever known) and a 2.5 year-old Australian Shepherd, an energetic working breed that is scary smart. And lovable.

    Who else loves dogs around here?
    “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
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    Id love to get rid of my dog. Its a really cute Jack Russell. He is annoying and my wife is really, really allergic to him, but she wont let me get rid of him. He has been getting better lately though. I think he see the writing on the wall. I noticed lately he is getting glaucoma in one eye, or has some damage. There is a small grey spot in the middle of his eye.

    The cute yorkie I got my wife as a valentines day present was killed by a dog from up the street. The owner had him in the field behind the house chasing rabbits and it saw my little yorkie who had gotten out into the front yard somehow. Anyways, it saw him and it jumped from the bed of the truck it was in and took him out. It was a sad day.

    I really do love dogs, it just never works out.
    "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan III

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    • #3
      When I was married we used to show Bull Terriers. Been to a lot of dog shows. I don't miss it.
      "The mind is not a boomerang. If you throw it too far it will not come back." ~ Tom McGuane

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      • #4
        We had to put our first and only dog down a couple of years ago. Since then my kids have been begging for a dog. We just finished some landscaping and as soon as a get a fence put up I've told them we will get another. Not sure yet what we will get.
        "You interns are like swallows. You shit all over my patients for six weeks and then fly off."

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        • #5
          Isn't there some kind of alt.sex.doglovers forum you sickos can take this to?
          Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

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          • #6
            I'm a dog person. They make the greatest pets because of their loyalty and fun-loving nature. Our lab is about 18 months now and she is a great dog.
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            • #7
              Our current dog is a white miniture schnauzer, so we were told. We don't have papers or anything. We got him from the pound. All the dogs we have had have come from there or the humane society.

              He's a likable little thing. He loves to walk! To him there is no such thing as a bad day for a walk

              I may be small, but I'm slow.

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              • #8
                Allergies.

                Keep them away.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by beefytee View Post
                  Allergies.

                  Keep them away.
                  Two words - Labra Doodle.

                  The Labra part makes for a great family pet.

                  The doodle part makes it tolerable for an allergy sufferer to co-exist with a pet.

                  Ours is about 2 years old and has been a great dog. He is active enough to go on a 10 mile run with me or my wife, yet he is calm enough to not tear the house or yard apart when left unattended. The kids would be crushed if anything happened to him.

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                  • #10
                    I love dogs. I have only went through a 1 1/2 year stretch of my life without a dog. That being said, raising a young family with a wife that absolutely cannot stand my dog (and to be fair the dog hates her as well) and me being out of the house for 80-95 hours a week, it is a hastle. I think the right dog would be an asset for her, in helping with the kids, and also a source of protection. My dog that I have now was around before I was married. She still thinks that she comes before my wife and kids and that has been 7 years! When she passes, I will get another dog (I know you are reading this, Sweetie!) and I think the situation will be completely different. That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by FN Phat View Post
                      I love dogs. I have only went through a 1 1/2 year stretch of my life without a dog. That being said, raising a young family with a wife that absolutely cannot stand my dog (and to be fair the dog hates her as well) and me being out of the house for 80-95 hours a week, it is a hastle. I think the right dog would be an asset for her, in helping with the kids, and also a source of protection. My dog that I have now was around before I was married. She still thinks that she comes before my wife and kids and that has been 7 years! When she passes, I will get another dog (I know you are reading this, Sweetie!) and I think the situation will be completely different. That is my story and I am sticking to it!
                      You'll be fine. My wife disliked dogs too until we finally got one (a stray puppy that showed up at our house over 14 years ago) and it became totally attached to her and the kids. That dog's been part of the family ever since and we are all steeling ourselves for her passing, which could happen any time at her age.

                      Originally posted by bluegoose View Post
                      Two words - Labra Doodle.

                      The Labra part makes for a great family pet.

                      The doodle part makes it tolerable for an allergy sufferer to co-exist with a pet.

                      Ours is about 2 years old and has been a great dog. He is active enough to go on a 10 mile run with me or my wife, yet he is calm enough to not tear the house or yard apart when left unattended. The kids would be crushed if anything happened to him.
                      Great, great breed. Enjoy.

                      I often joke that my only complaint to God is that he made the life spans of dogs too short. I am only half-joking when I say that. Sigh.
                      Last edited by LA Ute; 09-21-2010, 10:10 AM.
                      “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
                      ― W.H. Auden

                      "God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
                      -- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons

                      "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
                      --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                      • #12
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Coastal Ute View Post
                          This is the old girl:



                          I'll have to hunt for one of the youngster.
                          “There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
                          ― W.H. Auden

                          "God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
                          -- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons

                          "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
                          --Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                          • #14
                            Staffies. 2 of them. One hates water and the other loves water but is built like a tank with no body fat so sinks like an anchor. So, also keeping my eye out for a small, adult rescue dog that loves to swim in the lake. We need a 4-legged wakesurfing companion.

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                            • #15
                              My walking companion - Otis the dog
                              Sometimes I'm really not sure who is walking who

                              Last edited by happyone; 09-21-2010, 01:25 PM.

                              I may be small, but I'm slow.

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