Save a Saint? (please crosspost widely not much time left)

[Guest Anonymous]

:(

I'd take her if I could.

There is a saint in our shelter too. His name is Tiny.

[corgilady]

Have the money....have the space..... only live 3 or 4 hours from there.... do I have the time???????????? I don't know much about saints?????????? headed to saint sites now....my brother has wanted one all of his life but he has a small apt and a new baby. and a wife who probably doesn't like dogs.

[Rowie-the-Pooh]

:-? :cry: If I didn't live half-way around the world, that Saint would 've been in my yard right now! :cry: I really hope she finds a good home! What a shitty owner indeed! :evil: :mad:

[bk_blue]

Does HW stand for Heartworm or something else?

:x Some people should never be allowed to own dogs. How could anyone abandon their dog like that? (well, I guess at least she didn't just let it out on the street, but still... :evil: )

[Guest Anonymous]

BK it's for Heartworm.

Corgi.....YOU CAN DO IT.

You almost went to get that other Corgi....... :wink:

[bk_blue]

Thanks Gig, I thought it probably was but wanted to make sure :(

Go on Corgi, you know you want to... :D

[corgilady]

Well.... I am not completely convinced that a saint is for me.... did not find very good sites as far as the personality. I mean, they didn't really TELL me about the personality. K?????? woo-hooooo K?


I emailed the lady with a bunch of q's but have not gotten a response. will try to call.

Koda would teach her to bark and Toby would teach her to sling mud with all 4 paws..... :wink:

[corgilady]

OH!OH!OH!

I just got off the phone w/ the shelter. He is a BOY dog. Not sure how I feel about that....I have all boy dogs (and cats!).

He is very sweet but they don't know much about him. He was originally a stray, then the ppl that adopted him are the ones who couldn't afford the HW treatment. No one seems to know if he has ever been in a house.

Fella had HW before, so that doesn't worry me too much. Finding out how he would get along w/ my boys is my biggest concern. That and: how would he be with my students? Would he herd them? :lol: or scare them?

How would you go about checking the temperament from 3 hours away -- take all my dogs down there and test them together????

They are giving him til Fri. and they promised to CALL ME if it gets down to the wire.

[Rowie-the-Pooh]

OOooooooOOOOoooh, Corgi, pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeeee update us on the "HIM"(previosly her")! Are you really serious about getting "HIM"? :o If you are, then pweeeeeeeeeeees, pweety pweeees adopt him! :angel: :D I'll check here now and again to see the updates! :D (Hope "HIM" finds a good home! :lol: )

Go Go Corgi! :D

[corgilady]

Hi K!
Well I think it's the same dog....they gave the same story about taking it to the vet, getting ready for neutering....actually she SAID spaying....but then she said, it's a boy.......hum. No mention in the phone call nor in the email of a broken leg. OHHHH here is part of the email....Thanks for checking on the St. Bernard. She will need complete vetting
(spay/rabies/etc). She was actually at the vet's office about to be spayed
when they tested her for HW I think the shelter worker was mistaken, who said it was a boy. AFter all, KODA WAS A "GIRL"! :lol: (he's really a boy)
I had an email that they were gonna test her w/ some dogs today but haven't heard back again, and it's a little late now I guess for them to be calling.

from your post (and some of your previous posts) here are my worries. Not worries but little, niggling thoughts:

1 Drool. I know this sounds really sissy but I wonder if drool would drive me nuts. (you know, this statement is from a gal who used to train horses for a living and went around with horse slobber all over her arm. maybe I am getting old!)
2 Toby is bossy...and dominant.... he could get hurt asserting himself with such a big dog!
3 This statement:

they are SLOW..to learn and to obey..you will need a great sence of humour and a big dose of patience every day....

I have patience, but I am a fast-paced person. So is the rest of my family. For that matter, so are the dogs. I'm not sure how I would be with a slow learner... if you're great with kids, does that necessarily translate into dogs?
4 My kids do not like dogs. They have a houseful, but... not one so big.
5 Am I jumping in to a breed that I know nothing about>>>YES. should I slow down? ...but there is no time to slow down.

[corgilady]

Another email!!! here's part of it:

Anyway, I'm going to talk to the shelter manager tomorrow to see if she can
call the owner to ask about dogs/temperment, etc. She seemed fine today
with other dogs, but she's pretty depressed, so I would like to know how she
reacts when she's normal.

And I'm so glad you know that HW can be treated. To be honest with you, a
number of rescues are putting low positive dogs on HW preventative and then
retesting in six months - especially in a large breed. They seem to be
having good results.

Anyway, I'll let you know as soon as I talk to the shelter. Thanks again
for your interest in her. She's a sweetie and absolutely beautiful.

K here are some questions. They are weird q's I know, but this is the sort of thing I need to know.
1. I spend a great deal of time playing piano or playing violin. And so do other people who come to my house. With a Corgi (for example) I know this will never be a problem. Never has been in 30 years. And trust me, 30 yr ago the music was NOT that good! :lol: They lay nearby in the floor. Koda, however, is ALWAYS flopped across the piano bench if I am sitting on it. He also hits the keys with his paws. (new grand piano :x ) If I play violin standing up, he jumps at me from time to time and tries to bite the scroll :evil:

What could I typically expect from a saint?

2. What do you mean by "playful"? Do you mean, bow-and-jump playful or do you mean, bowl-me-over-if-I don't throw the ball?

3. We walk a min. of 1-1/2 miles a day.Is this enough exercise?

4. The yard is fairly small, I would say 50 X 50. , and enough room?

sorry to be a bother... I will go look at those sites now but ...I just need to be sure. :oops:

[corgilady]

Thank you K those are exactly the things I needed to know.

she is 2 years old (they think). My brother said the short life span was the reason he did not get one. :cry:

[corgilady]

50 x 50 is feet. :lol: a small yard.

Music comes after exercise...after mealtimes.... before bed....all the time! We are very routine around here.

Fella is very slow to follow commands, I have never seen such. I say, "sit" and there is this huge lag while he thinks on it. Reckon there was a saint in the woodpile? :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Guest Anonymous]

Is she on Petfinder so we can see a pix?

[corgilady]

I can't find one. :( maybe they aren't online.

[Guest Anonymous]

Oh poop.

So, how are you feeling about her? Leaning in the yes direction or the no direction? Leaning...heh..perfect word when talking about a saint...right K???? :lol:

[Guest Anonymous]

DO IT, K! DO IT!

[Guest roo]

I would also like to see a picture of K's purple toe
:o

[Guest Anonymous]

WONDERFUL PICTURE! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

Corgi....how can you resist that?

[Guest roo]

They are great pictures K

Bobbie looks so happy and settled

And that boy is a BRAT :lol:

roo

[Guest Anonymous]

I wanna take them BOTH home with me.

How old is Elric now? My "work neighbor" just LOVES him.

[Guest Anonymous]

:(

We don't have a POUT emoticon.....

I still want them.

[Guest Anonymous]

K napisał(a):

Elric is now 7 and a half months and weighs in at just over 50kg!

Gigi you can't have them....can you imagine the cost of international shipping based on weight and carrier size!!!!! :o :o

THAT'S 110 POUNDS!

[Guest Anonymous]

HOLY COW.

WOW.

That's CRAZY.

[bk_blue]

K, your dogs are so beautiful. Saints aren't that common here, probably (I am guessing) because it is WAY too hot in the summer, spring (it's 33C here and late spring) and the first 6wks of autumn (fall). I would love to see one in the flesh one day! (the closest I have come is a Bernese Mountain Dog) :)