| paul123 |
| Here is a pic of my first baby, Bixley 14 years old. |
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| paul123 |
| Franky, he's 4 years old |
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| paul123 |
| My first born Lara at 12 months. |
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| Maik |
| Here is the queen of my MDX, Brianna is a nine year young rescued Greyhound. |
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| dmcconaghie |
genemish,
That's a Weimaraner for sure! :D Great shot! Did you ever get one? Wonderful dogs, lots of personality, but extremely headstrong and demanding.
lmeans,
So sorry for your loss. :( I understand completely how you feel. We just lost our Misti (Weimaraner) last Tuesday. Had her for 14 years and she was definitely our child. Sure is lonely around here without her. We were sooo excited about getting the 'X' so we could chauffer her around in style and comfort. She just couldn't hold out that long.
I have tons of pics but most aren't digitized yet. Of course, my posting will always contain one of them. I'll post a few once I get them downsized to fit. |
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| Maik |
| Here is my cat, Kalif...looks like he's driving the X with his arm hanging out the window! |
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| Maik |
| Let's try that again.... |
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| remery |
quote:
Originally posted by Maik
Here is my cat, Kalif...looks like he's driving the X with his arm hanging out the window!
Great pic, but Kalif looks more like he is in a "feed me" rather than a "drive me" position!! One that I assume he is in quite frequently judging by his not-quite-Jenny-Craig figure!:D:D |
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| DMor |
Remery...
You owe us an updated picture of your "children". :) Looking for that group shot! |
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| remery |
quote:
Originally posted by DMor
Remery...
You owe us an updated picture of your "children". :) Looking for that group shot!
Hmmm?, a family portrait at this time might require the use of a tranquilizer gun since the new puppy torments the cats which then upsets the old dog who then tries to protect the cats by chasing the puppy...or maybe I need a visit by Colin Powell to get the picture!;) |
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| Maik |
"Great pic, but Kalif looks more like he is in a "feed me" rather than a "drive me" position!! One that I assume he is in quite frequently judging by his not-quite-Jenny-Craig figure!"
Just to set the record straight, Kalif is a 1 1/2 year old cat with a very heavy coat (rescued at 3 weeks old by my wife who fed him with a bottle), he is one of our family. He is anything but overweight. Here he is at a very early age, approx 1 month. |
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| remery |
quote:
Originally posted by Maik
Just to set the record straight, Kalif is a 1 1/2 year old cat with a very heavy coat (rescued at 3 weeks old by my wife who fed him with a bottle), he is one of our family. He is anything but overweight. Here he is at a very early age, approx 1 month.
My humblest apologies to Kalif :o ...Guess the camera always adds lbs!;) |
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| Mantis |
Maik,
Kalif at one month old looked so cute!:) :cool: :cool: |
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| remery |
| Here's the first installment of the family portrait with Ginger (4-month-old puppy), Rocky (8-yr-old Blue Abby) and Spyder (7-year-old Ruddy Abby). |
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| remery |
| Here's Bully our 7-year-old Great Pyr, wrestling with Ginger, which is the fourth pawed member of our flock. |
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| dmcconaghie |
Here's my favorite picture of Misti. Was taken in '94, when she was about 6 years old.
We'll probably be getting two more sometime in June or July, depending (much like the MDX) on availability. I'll post pics as soon as I have some. |
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| dmcconaghie |
After an exhaustive search and what seemed like an impossibility, we were finally able to locate another female Weimaraner puppy. Supplies are limited, you know.
Anyway, we picked her up this past Sunday and named her Summer (a.k.a. our new lawnmower ).:)
A little over 8 weeks old and almost 16 lbs of pure energy!
Donna |
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| DFDesigns |
| Tailer the Dalmatian (named for that never still, forever wagging appendage!) and Bailey the cat of questionable heritage. |
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| DFDesigns |
| I had to resize, and then, well, oops!!! |
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| SonShine |
| Here's one from a few years ago (I have no current ones that are scanned) while we were in the mountains... |
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| MDXLuvr |
| my 2 yr old Vizsla - his name is ENZO.:D |
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| henry_atwork |
| anyone else have chinchillas? his name is "Magic" :D |
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| henry_atwork |
| and here's another pet i have, her name is "Chibi" :D |
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| paul123 |
| Our oldest 14 1/2 years |
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| davemac |
| "If you can't run with the Big Dogs, stay on the porch"...Henry |
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| paul123 |
| I thought a little funny! |
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| BigDog |
| ROTFL:21: :21: :21: :21: |
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| archimedes1 |
You guys all have great pets, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing them and reading about them. I had a miniature schnauzer growing up. A couple years ago, she retired to Idaho with my dad. Last year, she had to be put to sleep - she was 16, it was time. :(
So technically I haven't had a dog in a while, and I won't for a while either - my lifestyle just isn't dog friendly right now, much as I miss having one.
But in the hopefully not too distant future, if this thread is still alive, I'll post a pic of my new baby - by then I'll have my new X, too. I've already had friends tell me that I need at least one big dog to put in the X - I couldn't agree more!!!:D
In the meantime, I'll live vicariously through the rest of you - you've given me plenty of matieral - a pig, a couple of chincillas, a turtle, a fish, and countless dogs and cats. I love it!
Ioana.:29: |
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| Alvin |
| My Beauceron (100 lbs french herding dog) |
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| archimedes1 |
He's gorgeous!!!
I've seen *most* dog breeds (yes, I watch Westminster), but this is one of the ones I hadn't seen before. What a beautiful dog! What's he like? And how did you come across this breed? |
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| socalJD |
| Here's Kiku, she seems uninterested in the X: |
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| socalJD |
| but more comfortable with all four paws on the ground: |
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| VTSKIER |
| Nick and Zoe are waiting for the arrival of their new wheels.:2: |
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| paulp |
| Here are the puppies! |
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| nugg_dawg |
quote:
Originally posted by remery
Meet the newest member of our household - Ginger who is 8 weeks old and just encountered our other full grown Great Pyr. If she gets to be as big as her older brother, we may have to become a 2 MDX family:D
Thats a great picture. The big doggy looks comfy to sleep on :2: |
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| remery |
quote:
Originally posted by nugg_dawg
Thats a great picture. The big doggy looks comfy to sleep on :2:
He would be except for his snoring!:23: |
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| Fireblade6 |
Devexpert-
AAAAWE..That has GOT to be the CUTEST poodle I have ever seen! |
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| DevExpert |
| Thank you! He is really a personallity, and also our first dog. I thought I will not like a toy poodle, but he changed my mind (when he is not getting into the trouble :D ) |
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| daluth |
| This is Bogey our Portuguese Water DOg |
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| remery |
| My 7-year-old Great Pyrenees, Bullwinkle, who has made many appearances in this forum had to be put down due to heart problems and an autoimmune disease Tuesday. There were no prior signs of illness until this passed weekend. We will sorely miss the big guy and so does his little buddy Ginger and even the cats whom he protected from her constant harrassment. |
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| ghm2112 |
rem:
Very sorry to hear of your loss.
I think one of my first posts here way back when was on this thread and I remember thinking that if the X could handle Bullwinkle, it could handle our 'puny' 115 lb GSMD Isabella.
Please accept my condolences.
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| TheWorm |
| Sorry to hear that, remery :( |
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| rudy331 |
| Sincere condolences Remery. In some cases, losing a pet is worse than a family member. We too will be in this same scenario very soon. Vets have already warned us but we are trying to remain hopeful and let our baby (Casey - basett hound) enjoy what time remains.:( |
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| mdxxxx |
remery,
Sorry about your loss. Keep your head up:4: |
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| ByeByeChrysler |
| my condolences, pets are just great, had to put our dog down back in August, told our four year old, that the dog is in the hospital to help justify the dogs absence. |
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| remery |
| We will miss the big guy and thanks to those expressing condolences but we have downsized a bit with his replacement! :D Going counterclockwise starting in the sink we have Princess 8-weeks, Butch and Sundance both 10 weeks. |
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| remery |
| Here's one of Ginger all grown up who will now have a flock of new kittens to tend to! |
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| ghost |
Hi Rem - sorry, missed this post the first time around - my condolences on the big guy, he was such a sweetie.
Just about last year at this time, I got to meet Bullwinkle, assorted cats, and of course, the Tutzroll on a trip through Chicago. Here's a picture of Bully & Ghost Jr. from that trip - I think Bullwinkle outweighed him about 4-1! |
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| ghost |
| Ghost Jr & Bullwinkle both show great tolerance as Ghost & Remery discuss their X's: |
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| mdxxxx |
quote:
Originally posted by ghost
Ghost Jr & Bullwinkle both show great tolerance as Ghost & Remery discuss their X's:
HaHa, Bulwinkle seems a bit... bored? :24: :23: ;) |
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| DMor |
Remery,
Sorry to hear about Bully. I've been there as many of us have and it's really tough. Each time, I swear I will never get another dog...until I get another dog.
Glad to hear you've got 3 new kittens. That should keep you busy!! |
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| Desant |
| Here is mine - Duke Desantnik!!! |
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| remery |
Hey Desant,
Why isn't the pooch in your MDX instead of the Montero. Doesn't he deserve the very best?;) |
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| Desant |
Hi Remery. That is a good question! :) My MDX is only 1 week old, so I didn't have a chance to take good pictures. This said, my pet is really happy with the new SUV and the fact that he can stick his head out of the back window, since it is much closer to the back where he stays and the sits can fold... :) More pictures to come... :)
Sorry about your pet too... I know how it is... While living in a different country as a kid, we had a black German Shepherd actually from Germany. I grew up with that dog. She was a wonderful dog, but she barked a lot! So, our neighbours poisoned her by throwing a piece of meat with poison in it... :(
So, I trained my dog not to take food from anybody except people I say is OK... |
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| rob74 |
| This is Louie, our 1yr old Boston Terror (uh... Terrier). If he looks a bit angry in this picture, it's because he had just gotten in trouble for dragging the garden hose into the flower bed and playing in the mud with his sister Lucy. (6yr old black Lab in background) |
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| Desant |
| Rob, very nice!!! I think his look says something like: "You just wait and see what's coming next!" :) |
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| DMor |
| I dunno, but looks like the fountain in the background is casting the same glance! |
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| Desant |
| The Mafia Boss has just arrived! |
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| Desant |
| ...IN A SUITCASE!.....:) |
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| buhmabee |
| Here is the reason I didn't get the Nav. My little Chelsea, black to match the car. She always knows the way and gives me that look when I don't listen to her and turn the wrong way. |
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| greatscot |
| Here is my pride and joy (joy is the wee one) |
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| BigDog |
| Cassidy and the Coons, Elvis and Emmylou |
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| jswift2000 |
| Here's my boy... Jake!! |
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| remery |
| Here's a picture I took last night of my 7-mo-old kitten Butch and our 1 yr-old Great Pyr Mix Ginger! |
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| DMor |
"Maxer" as seen in the first post and the inspiration for this entire thread left us last night just before midnight. He was 14, a pile of energy and a real companion right up to the end.
Late afternoon on Monday, he suddenly became pale and wobbly. We ran him to the vet and discovered a tumor had ruptured near his stomach, causing massive internal bleeding and he would not survive the night.
Saving him would have required a blood transfusion and antibiotics with the hope of stabilizing him for emergency surgery, and this would only succeed if he could retain the blood. The Vet gave him a 20% chance of making it; due, in part, to his 14 happy years on earth.
We were faced with the dilemma of “going for it” because WE wanted him HERE, even though “Heaven” was pulling at the other end. We were also concerned that surgery might reveal cancer. In any case, he might never enjoy the same quality of life.
We opted to euthanize him and he was already so weak, he never flinched. Sometimes you just can’t outweigh the inevitable. I’ve been wrestling with the decision we made all day. It all happened so suddenly. He was loved and pampered on earth. I hope he found a downfilled cloud up there. |
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| mdxxxx |
quote:
Originally posted by DMor
"Maxer" as seen in the first post and the inspiration for this entire thread left us last night just before midnight...
Sorry about your loss DMor... my condolences..
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| jswift2000 |
DMor,
As a fellow dog lover, I want to say I'm sorry for your loss. Hang in there and the pain will pass. If you close your eyes, you will see your little "Maxer", happy as can be... the way he is now.
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| remery |
DMor,
I know how sad it is to lose a faithful set of 4 paws even though your set was quite a bit smaller than mine. You had to make the same decision we had to and it was the right one for our pets. Focus not on the that Max is gone now but on all the joy that he brought to your family while he was around. This will likely provide some comfort over the next few months since it did for me. |
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| BklynMDX |
| This is Chelsea protecting her property. |
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| Maik |
DMor,
So sorry to read of your loss. Having made the same decision myself, I understand how gutwrentching it is. But rest assured, you did the right thing.
As my wife has been quick to point out to me, its interesting that we are permitted to make that decision for our pets, sparing them those last few days or even months of pain, yet we are unable to help ourselves in that same way.
Each of the pets in my life continues to occupy a large part of my heart and memories and will until my time comes. Dogs and cats only want one thing from us, love. And in return they give us their unqualified love. No judgement, no bias, no heartache, no nothing. Simply absolute adoration. It gets no better than that.
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| MtnMDX |
Dmor,
So sorry for your loss!
I gotta believe that was one lucky pup to have been loved and pampered for all those years....sounds like a good life. |
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| DMor |
Thanks for all of your kind thoughts and emails. We appreciate it and so would Max.
We're such a dog lovers that we can't bear to live without a bundle or two of fur. So, we will be adding a pampered pair of "something" to our household as soon as I have time to devote my time and energy into training them. Maybe we should "wait" on the carpet replacement... |
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| darkhelmet |
quote:
Originally posted by BklynMDX
This is Chelsea protecting her property.
So there is another Boxer owner on this site..... |
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| remery |
quote:
Originally posted by DMor
...So, we will be adding a pampered pair of "something" to our household as soon as I have time to devote my time and energy into training them. Maybe we should "wait" on the carpet replacement...
Yeah, but what about those lamb skin seat covers in the X!:eek: |
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| BklynMDX |
quote:
Originally posted by darkhelmet
So there is another Boxer owner on this site.....
Hi darkhelmet. Yes, actually I have two girls. I'm such a bad parent for not mentioning Dutchess.
Here is Dutchess last fall enjoying her yard... |
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| Number 6 |
Shirley (black and tan cocker mix)
Miki (tan chow/golden retriever mix)
Willow (multi-colored sheltie mix)
Simani (tan pomeranian/terrorist mix)
as you can see, they are beaten and abused regularly...
DMor...
i just noticed the post of your loss... you have our most heartfelt sympathy... we love animals and have made our home/yard into a sanctuary for whomever needs it. four dogs, a blue and gold macaw, various lizards and snakes, gerbils, hamsters and about 5 wild bird and squirrel feeders out back plus a statue of st. francis to watch over them all (and we're not even catholic...)
please check out your local dog rescue people... there's a lot of love waiting for you out there...
please take care and let us know if we can do anyting for you. |
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| jswift2000 |
Number6,
Holy smokes - 4 dogs? That must be hell on a rainy/muddy day. I'm having a hard enough time convincing the boss we need another lab next year for our current lab. |
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| Number 6 |
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Originally posted by jswift2000
Number6,
Holy smokes - 4 dogs? That must be hell on a rainy/muddy day. I'm having a hard enough time convincing the boss we need another lab next year for our current lab.
yeah, 4 dogs... :)
we almost had 5... we found a dog in antigua that we really loved but it was just too difficult to get her from there to here... plus she was apparently happy and definitely not abused... but we can't seem to resist when we go to the PestMart or PetCo on the weekends with the rescue folks... ;)
if it's really rainy, we meet them at the door with a towel but they have free rein most of the time since we don't usually close the back door (it's glass and we can't put a dog door in...)
go ahead and get that new dog... you guys will love it... |
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| DMor |
Invest in "uncontrollable mud"! Visit: http://www.petdoors.com/.
Seriously, I've had an (old) "pet eze" door for 25 years and couldn't live w/o it. If it's really muddy or something...you can always use an inside gate (smaller dogs) and that might keep them from trashing the entire house.
These are great and you can leave the house w/o guilt... or fear of leaving the house open for potential intruders.
When I bought ours, there were few options, but NOW you can get anything imaginable. |
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| darkhelmet |
| My three after a busy day of chasing squirrel, other dogs and each other. |
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| Number 6 |
wow! light colored berber carpeting... you guys ARE tough! :)
at least our down stairs is all hardwood & marble... our babies don't do any real damage until they come upstairs... |
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| darkhelmet |
quote:
Originally posted by Number 6
wow! light colored berber carpeting... you guys ARE tough! :)
at least our down stairs is all hardwood & marble... our babies don't do any real damage until they come upstairs...
We built the house before the dogs came so all the carpet is light colored. Luckily most of the downstairs is hardwood and tile. We are replacing the carpet with hardwood in the next year or so.... |
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| Desant |
Learned my lesson. In my house in GA we got everything replaced after we bought it - with light berber in bedrooms. Then we got a chocolate lab puppy. Needless to say, light berber was not light a couple months later. After the puppy learned to take care of the business outside, his hair contnued showing on the light berber.
In this house in MA, we put dark berber, hardwood and ceramic tile - MUCH better!!! |
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| jswift2000 |
Desant,
I know the feeling. We have a chol lab who is so great but our entry to the house is white tile and when he comes in from the rain or if he's shedding, it turns to a muddy brown. Were changing the tile this spring to a tan color in hoped it will hide the dirt better. |
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| Number 6 |
i saw this poem a long time ago in an article (it was either the san fran chron or examiner which should give you some idea how long ago it was...) about how dogs have this own special place in their heads that explains their sometimes inexplicable behavior. for some reason, i memorized after a single reading and it always seems to make me tear up when i think about it...
when he puts his wet nose
on your best clothes
never say naught nor threat
for the good lord knows
you can buy more clothes
but never a friend like that
can't top that... :) |
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| Desant |
| That is a very true poem! |
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| Desant |
It is very interesting how dogs get attached to us and visa versa. When I got my choc. lab as a 7-week puppy, he would not leave my sight.
First night after we got him, he could't sleep in his huge crate, I put my old leather laptop bag in there (with my smell on it), and he leaned over to it and fall asleep.
Eveytime I am on a business trip, my wife tells me that he gets a dirty cloth of mine from the laundry bin and slips on it.
Everywhere we travel, we try to take him with us, because he adds so much to our lives.
When I was a kid, I grew up with a black German Shepherd puppy, which of course became a huge dog. I loved that obnoxious, crazy, untrained animal. And one of the big tragedies of my childhood was when some crazy neighbor poisoned our dog because she was barking too much. I am surprised my parents did not shoot the bastard! :11:
So, when we got a new house in GA, the first thing we did we went looking for dogs. Since my wife was afraid of German Shepherds, we settled on a lab - and it has been a fantastic choice!!! :) |
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