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Or maybe a Grandbitch. I don't know.

Dear Daughter and boyfriend colluded to adopt a puppy that had been
rescued by a vet tech classmate of DD. He was found wandering in the
streets of Warrenton with a brother and sister who have since been
placed. He is, ostensibly, BF's dog.

Floyd appears to be a BC, or maybe a BC mix, probably 12-13 weeks of
age. And he's awfully damned cute. Looks just like Zane at that age.

The culprits fessed up yesterday, bringing him over hours after they
signed the papers and took custody. We ate burgers and then Floyd
climbed onto my lap, laid his head on my chest and fell fast asleep
while we watched "Slumdog Millionaire".

I could see DD nudging BF, grinning. Brat!

DD hazarded, "So maybe you wouldn't mind puppy-sitting for maybe an hour
or two, now and then?"

And so it starts....

I guess I should be glad it's not a baby.

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Kathleen > wrote:

> Or maybe a Grandbitch. I don't know.
>
> Dear Daughter and boyfriend colluded to adopt a puppy that had been
> rescued by a vet tech classmate of DD. He was found wandering in the
> streets of Warrenton with a brother and sister who have since been
> placed. He is, ostensibly, BF's dog.
>
> Floyd appears to be a BC, or maybe a BC mix, probably 12-13 weeks of
> age. And he's awfully damned cute. Looks just like Zane at that age.
>
> The culprits fessed up yesterday, bringing him over hours after they
> signed the papers and took custody. We ate burgers and then Floyd
> climbed onto my lap, laid his head on my chest and fell fast asleep
> while we watched "Slumdog Millionaire".
>
> I could see DD nudging BF, grinning. Brat!
>
> DD hazarded, "So maybe you wouldn't mind puppy-sitting for maybe an hour
> or two, now and then?"
>
> And so it starts....
>
> I guess I should be glad it's not a baby.


It can always be worse. <g>
So where's the damned jpegs???
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:28:21 -0500, Kathleen
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>Or maybe a Grandbitch. I don't know.
>
>Dear Daughter and boyfriend colluded to adopt a puppy that had been
>rescued by a vet tech classmate of DD.


LOL I have a "grandpuppy" too! She greets me just like a child does
grandma... and knows where she's going a mile away from my house.

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On 05 Apr 2009 13:39:57 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
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>He's only 8
>months old. This household is NOT used to a puppy ;-) Even old Hoot cat
>has livened up. He wasn't potty trained very well and potty training is a
>real bitch, but we're making progress.


Remember, he's only EIGHT months old and dogs are not cats.

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Michael "Dog3" wrote:


> BTW, I saw the most awesome Aussie at an adoption event yesterday.
> Absolutely beautiful and completely unmanageable. Betcha' the right
> person could really make something out of him <wink, wink>


No aussies for me. I used to think they just a BC, minus the tail. And
then I started to train with them and I realized they were minus the
brain as well. Even that I could cope with but that square build and
those straight shoulders put them at such a disadvantage,
flyball-wise... Nope, thanks anyhow.

I'd actually rather deal with a terrier. I can cope with a terrier
because they are quite obviously something entirely different and I'm
building up from ground zero.

A Not Border Collie herding dog builds expectations then doesn't fill
the border collie-shaped space in my brain. My bad, not the dog's.

Maybe your Maltese was what you needed, when you needed him. Maybe
another boxer this soon would have been forever "NotMissy", but Scraps
gets to be just Scraps.

Objectively, circumstances being what they are, I can't say I think
piling another soul into the lifeboat is a great idea. But here he is.
And maybe things work out as they are supposed to.

Anyway, Floyd's a border collie, or at least a border collieoid. And
I'm not mourning a recent loss and can appreciate him for what he is and
what he isn't.



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Kathleen wrote:
> Or maybe a Grandbitch. I don't know.
>


>
> Floyd appears to be a BC, or maybe a BC mix, probably 12-13 weeks of
> age. And he's awfully damned cute. Looks just like Zane at that age.
>
> The culprits fessed up yesterday, bringing him over hours after they
> signed the papers and took custody. We ate burgers and then Floyd
> climbed onto my lap, laid his head on my chest and fell fast asleep
> while we watched "Slumdog Millionaire".
>
> I could see DD nudging BF, grinning. Brat!
>
> DD hazarded, "So maybe you wouldn't mind puppy-sitting for maybe an hour
> or two, now and then?"
>
> And so it starts....
>
> I guess I should be glad it's not a baby.


i live with j j, a short legged jack russell terrior, who at 14 1/2
years of age, has become a very cranky old man, his vision is almost
gone, but he still is able to eat, (deli-fresh brand, of ground
chicken & veggies purchased fresh in a refigerated unit at
petsmart...don't ask the price!) pee & poop. it seems his greatest
joy is to attack my feet, when i'm either watching the telly, or at
the computer.

harriet & critters (j j the jack russell terrior & ms faddy tabby
catty, the lady maine coon cat, who weights about 18 lbs & measures
24" around her middle.)
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
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>> Maybe your Maltese was what you needed, when you needed him. Maybe
>> another boxer this soon would have been forever "NotMissy", but Scraps
>> gets to be just Scraps.

>
> Ohhhh... I must have not been clear in my posts. Missy was a border
> collie, not a Boxer. I've always wanted a Boxer. When it comes to
> Scraps, I think it was just the opposite. I think we were what he needed
> when he needed us, not the opposite ;-) He's a cutie and we love him.
> It takes a bit of getting used to having a puppy though.
>
>
>> Objectively, circumstances being what they are, I can't say I think
>> piling another soul into the lifeboat is a great idea. But here he is.
>> And maybe things work out as they are supposed to.

>
> Are you talking about your ehem... granddog or my Scraps? I've got
> plenty of room in the lifeboat but I think Scraps is just about the last
> passenger to be invited in for awhile. I think both you and I have enuf
> critters at this point Personally I wouldn't have it any other way.
>
>
>> Anyway, Floyd's a border collie, or at least a border collieoid. And
>> I'm not mourning a recent loss and can appreciate him for what he is

> and
>> what he isn't.

>
> Good luck ;-) You'll all do fine.
>


I'm reading this while my very own six-month old Mickey Charles is
running in and out of the room making me nuts. This dog does not know
how to walk. He runs. We refer to him as "the beige flash"

He is currently a little nuts because his daddy left with another dog.
We had a skinny, sweet Pit Bull gal come to our house. We fed her and
called the animal people only to learn that they don't do anything on
weekends. She took up "residence" on our front door mat.

We put some food and water out for her by the road and she gobbled it
up then came back to the front door. We had to go out with our neighbors
so we went out via the garage and we brought back some dinner scraps for
her but she was gone.

About an hour later someone in a pickup truck comes by and they have
her. DH says she is not ours but we had been feeding her. The lady with
the truck drops her off. Now we have her back. No one from the county or
the Humane Society will come until tomorrow and we can't take her in as
we have to think of our own little guy. Even putting her in the garage
is a risk since the puppy is really good at squirting through the
smallest door opening and corralling him isn't easy when he is hyper as
he is now.

DH volunteers at the Humane Society so he knows about the cages they
have outside for drop offs. He has one of the looping leashes that they
use at the shelter to walk the dogs (that's what he does). He tries to
get the gal into the Honda Civic, but she wants no part of being
enclosed. He gets her into his Mustang convertible but is worried that
she will jump out. She does.

We get the neighbor to ride shotgun with the dog on a leash in the back
seat with a plastic container of kibble. They are on their way to the
Humane Society.

Mickey has now settled down at my feet. I think he wore his little self out.

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In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> >> I guess I should be glad it's not a baby.

> >
> > It can always be worse. <g>
> > So where's the damned jpegs???

>
> I want to see the look on her face when she opens the present I just sent
> her today <,,,scooching closer to OM and whispering> I just sent her a
> pot bellied pig. Don't tell anyone, it's a surprise for Kathleen.
>
> Michael


<LOL>! That'd be a trip!
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:

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>>In article >,
>> Kathleen > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Or maybe a Grandbitch. I don't know.
>>>
>>>Dear Daughter and boyfriend colluded to adopt a puppy that had been
>>>rescued by a vet tech classmate of DD. He was found wandering in the
>>>streets of Warrenton with a brother and sister who have since been
>>>placed. He is, ostensibly, BF's dog.
>>>
>>>Floyd appears to be a BC, or maybe a BC mix, probably 12-13 weeks of
>>>age. And he's awfully damned cute. Looks just like Zane at that
>>>age.
>>>
>>>The culprits fessed up yesterday, bringing him over hours after they
>>>signed the papers and took custody. We ate burgers and then Floyd
>>>climbed onto my lap, laid his head on my chest and fell fast asleep
>>>while we watched "Slumdog Millionaire".
>>>
>>>I could see DD nudging BF, grinning. Brat!
>>>
>>>DD hazarded, "So maybe you wouldn't mind puppy-sitting for maybe an
>>>hour or two, now and then?"
>>>
>>>And so it starts....
>>>
>>>I guess I should be glad it's not a baby.

>>
>>It can always be worse. <g>
>>So where's the damned jpegs???

>
>
> I want to see the look on her face when she opens the present I just sent
> her today <,,,scooching closer to OM and whispering> I just sent her a
> pot bellied pig. Don't tell anyone, it's a surprise for Kathleen.


A couple that runs with one of the local flyball clubs brought their
baby potbellied pig up to a tournament last summer.

I really tried to like him. He was clearly intelligent, and friendly,
too, but...

That was one fugly creature. He enjoyed being petted but wasn't
particularly pleasant to touch. He felt sort of like a bristly truck
tire. Nothing I'd want sleeping in bed with me. Or skittering around
the house on those creepy little cloven hooves.

Besides, I think they're illegal in St. Charles County. Or maybe it's
City of St. Charles. There was a big hoohah not long ago about some
family being forced to give up their pet pig.

We can't have chickens, either. I can understand not allowing roosters,
but even that couldn't be worse than our jackass neighbors who let their
dogs out in the back yard at dark o'clock in the morning every single
day. The huskyish one is no problem but that idiot hound barks nonstop.
And he sounds just like Zane so it jolts me awake every time.


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On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:21:06 -0700, sf wrote:

> On 05 Apr 2009 13:39:57 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> > wrote:
>
>>He's only 8
>>months old. This household is NOT used to a puppy ;-) Even old Hoot cat
>>has livened up. He wasn't potty trained very well and potty training is a
>>real bitch, but we're making progress.

>
> Remember, he's only EIGHT months old and dogs are not cats.


they're not? maybe that's why my recipes are turning out wrong.

your pal,
blake


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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:21:06 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On 05 Apr 2009 13:39:57 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>He's only 8
> >>months old. This household is NOT used to a puppy ;-) Even old Hoot cat
> >>has livened up. He wasn't potty trained very well and potty training is a
> >>real bitch, but we're making progress.

> >
> > Remember, he's only EIGHT months old and dogs are not cats.

>
> they're not? maybe that's why my recipes are turning out wrong.
>
> your pal,
> blake


<lol> Thanks for the chuckle!
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