eric Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Man, I've got puppy fever lately. I'm thinking of getting a fourth dog, and trying to convince the wife to go for it. This little guy is available at a shelter not too far from our cottage. GSD pup, found abandoned in the woods with three other siblings. Like I told the wife, with 3 dogs we're already basically shunned by society. People already look at us funny when they find out we have three dogs ("THREE dogs?!?", "Yes, and the smallest one is 75 lbs") Can't spend the night anywhere, can't take them with us to visit family (they do make for convenient excuses "Well, we should get going. Can't leave the dogs for too long"). Vet bills are already astronomical, especially considering that Travis needs to get the double dosage of heartworm because of his size. What's another $150 on a $400 vet bill? Transportation is no longer an issue since we got the Pathfinder. Is one more dog going to make any difference? Dogs make me happy. More dogs make me happier. I need to be happier. There's always room for one more, isn't there? Quote
3ofakind Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Hope it works out for you. I decided to move to something a little less maintenance and expensive then dogs.......fish! (Still have the dogs just dont need more!) I must admit I have become a fish addict. As of March I had 1 betta. Now I have 4 bettas, 3 swordtails, 1 molly and 3 guppies. I still have small tanks but someday I am gonna get a big one!! It fulfills my desire but isn't as much of a commitment. Quote
eric Posted September 21, 2004 Author Posted September 21, 2004 Here's the blurb on the website about this guy and his siblings. I was born 4 months ago. My mom took good care of me and of my sister and brothers while we were small. The humans that owe my mom used to think we were really cute. But as we grew bigger, things changed. See, we started to need a lot more than just our mom. We needed food and water and shelter and playtime and affection and... well, we are just puppies after all. And so one day, when we had definitely become a nuisance, our mom's owners piled us up in their car, drove for a little while until there was just trees around, opened the door and threw us out. And never came back. And so there we were, left out to die. We were terrified, hungry, thirsty and cold. Until, by some kind of miracle, somebody walked by and found us. Things have changed now. We are not hungry anymore, we have toys and warm blankets, but still, one thing is missing: we'd all like to be able to say we are someone's dog. Just like our mom must have been somehow. But maybe a little differently... see, what we wish is for people to promise they will take good care of us, each of us, through good and not-so-good times, for better and sometimes for worse, until we get so old we can close our eyes knowing we had a good life after all. Even though we had a rough start. We don't hold a grudge, we can still trust... is anyone out there willing to commit ? Quote
ObedienceGrrl Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Awwwwwwwwww What a wittlle schmooshie face..... Can you just nibble on his ears for me when you bring him home?? :wink: Quote
StarFox Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 eric napisał(a): Dogs make me happy. More dogs make me happier. I need to be happier. Honestly that is the best logic I've ever heard! :lol: You can never be to happy! And well since you already have three what's one more? :wink: Quote
MajiesMom Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Congrats on your new pup!!!! :wink: I know your mind is already made up. After reading the clip from the website who could say no???? OMG I almost cried. Keep us updated. I can't wait to see more pictures, what a cutie! Quote
JackieMaya Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 Well, I'm thinking of getting #3, so I'm in the same boat as you are. My brother and sister (who live in other states) will think I've completely lost my mind (well, I have, but that's another story :wink: ) if I get another dog. I also will be competing in horse shows next year, so that will be a challenge to either get a housesitter or save up money to kennel the dogs when I'm gone. But I'm in doggie heaven. They're my kids. They're my best friends. So have fun with #4! He's just adorable! Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted September 21, 2004 Posted September 21, 2004 eric napisał(a): Dogs make me happy. More dogs make me happier. I need to be happier. There's always room for one more, isn't there? Uh huh. Keep thinking like this and eventually you'll have 5, 7, 9, etc. dogs. Ask me how I know this. After every single dog past 3, we'd say THIS is it! No more! :oops: Still, the more, the hairier. Enjoy. 8) Quote
AllAmericanPUP Posted September 22, 2004 Posted September 22, 2004 poor puppy :cry: that is the same thing that happened to my girl Keesha and her litter mates!! except the person who found them took them to a vet clinic that I was working at. Congrats on your new pup :D ;) Quote
imported_Kat Posted September 22, 2004 Posted September 22, 2004 *sings along* The puppy is gorgeous and I think one wee tiny furball wouldn't make much more difference :wink: Quote
imported_Debbie Posted September 22, 2004 Posted September 22, 2004 I agree, what's one more, when you already have 3 ? Just a little more food, a little more $ on the vet bill.....and what do you get in return ? A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE !!!!! :wink: Congratulations.......he's adorable !!! :angel: Quote
eric Posted September 22, 2004 Author Posted September 22, 2004 Well, the wife and I talked it over last night and we're going Saturday to go see him and introduce him to the boys. Barring any personality clashes (doubtful since he's just a pup), we'll be taking him with us. She was putting up a bit of a fight, but the blurb did her in. How can you say no to little pups left to die in the woods. I talked to the lady who runs the shelter and he sounds wonderful. Very laid back, cuddly, gets along with everything at the shelter, already learned all his basics. So.... I'm getting a puppy! PS: May the person who left these poor pups to die embark on a long car trip into the canadian wilderness, run out of gas, and his death becomes a competition between starvation, exposure, lack of water, blackflies, and being sodomized by bears. Quote
BuddysMom Posted September 22, 2004 Posted September 22, 2004 Congrats! What a beautiful puppy. I thought the bear thing was hilarious and then K's response ... LOL LOL! Quote
zheelah Posted September 22, 2004 Posted September 22, 2004 PS: May the person who left these poor pups to die embark on a long car trip into the canadian wilderness, run out of gas, and his death becomes a competition between starvation, exposure, lack of water, blackflies, and being sodomized by bears. Now now Eric...credit the poor bears with a bit more taste please! icon_confused.gif But but but DF!!! theres two of you...with 2 arms each right???...thats 2 more leads you can hold!!...off you go! Guys, this is the reason I love this board, where else do you get comments like these :lol: I am to in the prosess of thinking of a #3, but for some reason, my hubby doesn't love the idea (well i'ts not like it would happen tomorow.... sadly) I think I might try the more dogs more happy thing :roll: I might also try to point aout that the dog he wanted (dobie) is much bigger than the dog I had prewiusly (sp?) so I can get a third dog to make upp the difference right :hmmmm: But I say congrats with the new pup, and we need piccies 8) Quote
eric Posted September 22, 2004 Author Posted September 22, 2004 Yes, but I'm counting on the fact that around this time of the year all this late season fruit, mostly apples, starts falling to the ground and starts rotting and fermenting. The bears go around just stuffing their faces with these fermenting apples they find on the ground and in the process get quite drunk. So, you're Mr. Bear, you've just polished off 30 lbs of fermenting apples and the beer goggles are firmly in place. You're locked and loaded and you are feeling SEXY baby! You're stumbling from tree to tree and lookee lookee lookee, what do we have here? Normally you eat these things, but you've got URGENT THROBBING NEEDS. You take a long look around to make sure nobody's coming, coast is clear, so you go to town. You do it all - you are in the zone. You're doing stuff they don't even have names for. Man, these things sure scream alot. Then six of your buddies show up, cue Porno music... K napisał(a):Now now Eric...credit the poor bears with a bit more taste please! :-? Quote
Guest Mutts4Me Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 I feel the need to pipe in here... "What I Learned Over the Summer" by Amber Dougherty Bears don't really need help satisfying their "urgent throbbing needs" as they are actually quite the experts at, umm, self love. *ahem* That said... maybe an elk... or moose... might suffice? Quote
Guest Mutts4Me Posted September 23, 2004 Posted September 23, 2004 :oops: Oh Yeah... Eric, good luck with the puppy. Erin, I've got 7 bettas now. One is my mom's (kind of), and the other is one my mom bought for me while I was in Arkansas. It's funny, though, we were just discussing on another board how fish can be more troublesome pets than other, fuzzy creatures ;) Quote
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