Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 08:58 am:
Joe, It looks like someone let the air out of your dog. It will likely get better mileage if you pump it back up!
Anyone want a puppy for Christmas.....or their kids.....or Granny.....or themselves??? I have four, seven week old, cute little boys who have had their first round of shots, to distribute.
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 11:23 am:
All boys. There were two more in the litter that are spoken for.
First one is nearly all black
black with white chest
looks just like the mother a beagle mix
looks just like the father a pit mix
Both parent dogs are 20 to 25 pound range. They are about 7weeks and have had their first shots. All are healthy, they just got out of their bath for these pictures, they were wound up a bit. I took nearly thirty pictures to get these.
Our four year old grandson is here today. He is having a blast with these puppies! It is funny to hear him running down the hall, his feet going thumpity thumpity, then 24 little clawed feet going fuppity fuppity skid skid!
It would be fun to keep them all but we already have four adult dogs.
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 11:41 am:
Sorry, had to do that... I'm sure glad your pooch is ok! My elder dog has a giant "thing" on his side, and it causes him no pain... BUT he is "too old" to operate on unless it's an emergency.
Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 04:14 pm:
Dang Vern, you're right, they're all super cute!
Kinda afraid to show the GF...
Good luck with finding them all good homes- if you post up a Craigslist ad, be sure to not just give them away for free, IIRC they require a nominal "re-homing" fee. Go into the "community" section for pets, see what you can do...
I helped some friends re-home their mini-lab with a Craigslist ad- took a while, you gotta be diligent and "renew" the ad when the system lets ya- but it finally worked!
What? Everyone loves dogs, but no one wants a puppy?
I am telling you with six of them the cuteness is loosing its race with their ability to poop!
We are cleaning the cage three or four times a day, and (I'm sure this is where the term "little shits" comes from) they will poop in it as you put them back in!
Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 01:26 pm:
The two that were accounted for are still here waiting for Christmas day. The little light brown guy left a couple of days ago and one more should be going tomorrow.
For anyone in the multiple puppy care giving program, cedar chips are your friend. The little guys love it, it smells so much better, they absorb.....stuff, and are easy to clean up.
The boys seem to double in size every three weeks. They are quite funny when they all line up reaching up in the cage, they will wiggle one will drop out and pop up in another slot. It is kind of like computer solitaire when selecting another row of cards.
It seems that puppies are like money. They ain't gone until they are gone. So far the light brown one has left for good. All of the others appear to still be here. Two that are accounted for are still counting. The "I'll be there tomorrow" one did not show up today.
My beloved Shepherd/Lab mix Ranger passed away last January. Since then I’ve kept telling myself it wasn’t “practical” to get another dog. Last week I was on some local rescue sites and learned about a German Shepherd that was going to be put down later that day. Well, I just couldn’t let that happen so it’s my great pleasure to introduce you to “Chief.”
He’s less than a year old and was taken in as a stray by animal control. He started out very shy and that is why they didn’t think he’d be adoptable. They were wrong. Chief just needed some TLC. I got him 2 hours before he was scheduled to be put down. I’ve had him about 10 days now and so far he has:
Learned to walk on a leash as long as there are no bunnies around Become house trained Learned his new name Started to learn sit, stay and come’er commands Completely melted my heart
I'm fostering a buddies dog right now, so we're up to four. I've been feeling kind of down and haven't been able to get in the Christmas spirit, so I volunteered at the local no-kill animal shelter. At least they're pretty cool.
I love this thread and all the great stories. Thanks all.
And for me, when there is way too much snow on the ground to ride I turn to my pal Kenai who loves it and basks in its glory. We spend as many days out it it as we can. (I'm the only limiting factor, HA!)He is my wifes and my constant companion and #6 in a great line of Alaskan Malamutes we have cared for and loved for many, many years.
I'm excited to get my first dog in my new apartment. Have doggies at my parents place but this one's gonna be all mine! Probably Italian Greyhound, American Hairless or Toy Fox Terrier.