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Post by steph08 on Mar 7, 2014 14:47:58 GMT -5
This past summer, my beagle brought me two baby groundhogs. She got one, and then about a week later, she got the other. She was so proud of herself.
Of course, one wasn't completely dead and I wasn't going to pick up the other and get bitten even though it looked completely dead, and DH was across the state at that point, so I had to get the shotgun out for those. DH and I took care of the parents later that summer.
We have 3 dogs (2 beagles, 1 boxer). I love them, I do, but they are a lot of responsibility and a lot of work. We had another boxer, but he passed away from lymphoma in October. Most days I alternate between "Oh my God, I hate these dogs so much, I can't wait until I have no dogs ever!" and "I love my dogs so much, I don't know what I would do without them!"
But life would be easier if we didn't have any. There is dog hair no matter the season, there are wet footprints on the laminate that need to be swiffered away, there is food to be bought, vet visits to make, puke to clean up, letting them out several times a day, having to keep an eye on them because we don't have a fenced yard, listening to them bark at every tree swaying in the wind, etc. That's not to mention getting up earlier to feed them/let them out/play before we go to work, making sure neither of us are working too late/long of hours so we can get home in time so there are no accidents or upset bellies (hunger pukes). DH and I don't go on vacations together because, well besides the fact we want to do different things, we don't really trust anybody to watch the dogs. With the boxers, it was easy. They were fairly well-behaved and could be walked on leash. But the beagles are just bad and I don't trust anybody else to watch them (they chase every little thing outside, they eat everything outside and get sick, etc.). But just having one dog would be way easier for all that stuff.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Mar 7, 2014 14:53:52 GMT -5
I'm so glad my dogs are too lazy to try and kill something... I have barn cats to make up for my lazy aussie (who would probably hide from the bunny rabbit). My barn cats regularly leave me 'gifts' of the inedible parts of whatever they've caught. A few feathers, bug wings, rabbit pelts, etc...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 15:01:07 GMT -5
My late husband needed to use these reaching things to help him pick things up off the floor, as did my son when he was younger. We call them the "reachy things." They are GREAT for picking up the dead things that the cats/dogs want to bring home for the humans. Swamp - get the dog.
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Post by dannylion on Mar 7, 2014 15:03:18 GMT -5
Dogs are good! Get the dog!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 15:11:17 GMT -5
The dog is in Ontario. She needs to find out what to do to bring it in the US.
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Post by hurley1980 on Mar 7, 2014 15:13:32 GMT -5
Dogs are better than most people in my mind! I have an american bulldog and a mastiff. Its a lot of weight running around my house in the evenings, but we have a huge backyard (which is now destroyed) and they have a dog door so they can come and go as they please most times.
I say get it as long as you know what you are in for, and it sounds like you do. Some dogs are super easy, and some are hellions! My bulldog was the easiest dog ever, until we brought the mastiff home at 8 weeks old. All of a sudden bulldog has reverted back to puppy-dom, and they are 200 lbs of terror together!
Its a good thing they are cute and cuddly or DH would have left them at the pound when they got out a few weeks ago...
Good luck, and I hope you get her, she is adorable!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 15:34:19 GMT -5
The dog is in Ontario. She needs to find out what to do to bring it in the US. At least it is not from Quebec.
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Post by bean29 on Mar 7, 2014 15:34:49 GMT -5
My Brother has a Burmese Mountain dog. It is a good family dog. I am pretty sure my brother walks the dog every day. I know they laugh about how he loves to be outside no matter the weather. Their yard is fenced so they just let him outside when he wants to go outside.
It is a very large dog though.
I don't think I would get a dog without DH's agreement though. They are a lot of work, and can suck money out of your budget for vet bills when they are sick.
Good Luck
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 15:43:03 GMT -5
My dog passed away a few days after Christmas and this is my first time not having a dog ever. At first it was very weird, but the one thing I do really like is not having to be home at a certain time so the dog can go outside...dogs are really a lot more of a hassle than cats. Still, I have a feeling this summer we'll probably be looking to get another one or adopting one of my mother's. Dogs are so much fun. I'm just torn on whether to go big farm dog or little "take with us everywhere" size.
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Post by Abby Normal on Mar 7, 2014 15:55:39 GMT -5
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Post by muttleynfelix on Mar 7, 2014 16:05:25 GMT -5
ACK! You are killing me. It has been 1 year since we had surrender our second dog because she nipped at DS. We still have Muttley and he is awesome with DS. We really don't need a second dog, but man the one you posted is so cute.
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Post by Abby Normal on Mar 7, 2014 16:07:39 GMT -5
If you click that CDC link- there is the cutest puppy pictured. I would take him home in a heartbeat.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Mar 7, 2014 16:32:34 GMT -5
Half of this is overkill. We take the dog over the border at least twice a month and in the 2+ years since I have been here, the border has yet to even acknowledge the dog in the back seat. Even though we carry copies of his vaccination records, they have not been requested once since I've been in here. TD says in the 15 years he has been taking his dogs across the border, the records have been requested twice. Really, it's not a big deal. Now, if you try to take lamb stock over the border, they'll confiscate it and search your car.
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Post by swamp on Mar 7, 2014 16:36:31 GMT -5
When I brought my previous dog across the border Canadian customs would give her treats.
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Post by greeniis10 on Mar 7, 2014 16:42:41 GMT -5
Dogs are better than most people in my mind! I have an american bulldog and a mastiff. Its a lot of weight running around my house in the evenings, but we have a huge backyard (which is now destroyed) and they have a dog door so they can come and go as they please most times. I say get it as long as you know what you are in for, and it sounds like you do. Some dogs are super easy, and some are hellions! My bulldog was the easiest dog ever, until we brought the mastiff home at 8 weeks old. All of a sudden bulldog has reverted back to puppy-dom, and they are 200 lbs of terror together! Its a good thing they are cute and cuddly or DH would have left them at the pound when they got out a few weeks ago... Good luck, and I hope you get her, she is adorable! How big of a dog door do you have? Youngest DS has two large dogs and he'd love to be able to have a door for them to go in and out whenever they wanted, but figured if it was big enough for the dogs it would be big enough for a human.
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Post by swamp on Mar 7, 2014 16:50:53 GMT -5
The dog was adopted this afternoon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 16:58:02 GMT -5
Awwww bummer. But there are lots out there needing homes.
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Post by taz157 on Mar 7, 2014 17:19:34 GMT -5
Awwww bummer. But there are lots out there needing homes. Yeah that.
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Post by The Captain on Mar 7, 2014 17:30:04 GMT -5
sorry about that, but happy the doggie has a home.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Mar 7, 2014 19:05:43 GMT -5
You have to move really fast for the cute, family, breeds.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 19:25:25 GMT -5
The dog was adopted this afternoon. Awww.....well, at least she found a good home.
Time to start checking out petfinder.com!
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Post by cronewitch on Mar 7, 2014 19:26:49 GMT -5
Get the dog then get a cat as a pet for the dog.
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Post by ginpin on Mar 7, 2014 20:29:24 GMT -5
Mine is motivated to kill rabbits in our yard, you'd think the darn things would stop having babies in our backyard. I'm tired of cleaning up guts! She also almost got a cat that was hiding under our peony bushes. Haven't seen that dog run that fast in a long time. She's energetic when she wants to be, she's nothing like my lab. My lab is ON 24/7 to the point of where I've considered putting Valium in her dog water. This made me snicker. At my old house, my Akita found a nest of baby rabbits. I had let her out, then I heard a SQUEEK! I run out and find her running around proudly with this teeny baby bunny in her mouth. So I take it away and put it outside the fence, so hopefully the mother could find it. Well, this carries on for a few more times, as she found each baby bunny. Either the mama rabbit found them, or something else not as nice, because they were all gone a short time later. My dog was soooooo happy though, she had the neatest squeaky toys for a while.
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Post by Pants on Mar 7, 2014 20:42:05 GMT -5
This past summer, my beagle brought me two baby groundhogs. She got one, and then about a week later, she got the other. She was so proud of herself. Of course, one wasn't completely dead and I wasn't going to pick up the other and get bitten even though it looked completely dead, and DH was across the state at that point, so I had to get the shotgun out for those. DH and I took care of the parents later that summer. We have 3 dogs (2 beagles, 1 boxer). I love them, I do, but they are a lot of responsibility and a lot of work. We had another boxer, but he passed away from lymphoma in October. Most days I alternate between "Oh my God, I hate these dogs so much, I can't wait until I have no dogs ever!" and "I love my dogs so much, I don't know what I would do without them!" But life would be easier if we didn't have any. There is dog hair no matter the season, there are wet footprints on the laminate that need to be swiffered away, there is food to be bought, vet visits to make, puke to clean up, letting them out several times a day, having to keep an eye on them because we don't have a fenced yard, listening to them bark at every tree swaying in the wind, etc. That's not to mention getting up earlier to feed them/let them out/play before we go to work, making sure neither of us are working too late/long of hours so we can get home in time so there are no accidents or upset bellies (hunger pukes). DH and I don't go on vacations together because, well besides the fact we want to do different things, we don't really trust anybody to watch the dogs. With the boxers, it was easy. They were fairly well-behaved and could be walked on leash. But the beagles are just bad and I don't trust anybody else to watch them (they chase every little thing outside, they eat everything outside and get sick, etc.). But just having one dog would be way easier for all that stuff. And now you're going to have a baby. You will probably hate your dogs even more for like a year!
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Mar 7, 2014 20:44:40 GMT -5
Mine is motivated to kill rabbits in our yard, you'd think the darn things would stop having babies in our backyard. I'm tired of cleaning up guts! Mine brings me the ears. Just the ears. Maybe there are a bunch of earless rabbits running around your 'hood?
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on Mar 7, 2014 21:07:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jaguar on Mar 7, 2014 21:15:40 GMT -5
Sorry Swamp, you didn't your puppy.
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 7, 2014 21:19:05 GMT -5
There's a really nice 5 year old Great Pyrenees in Rochester ... if anybody was thinking about getting a dog ... He's a neutered male and looks lonesome. Looks like he needs a Swamp family. Really.
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Post by Jaguar on Mar 7, 2014 21:25:57 GMT -5
Trust mmhmm to find whatever you need.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Mar 7, 2014 21:26:40 GMT -5
Sorry you didn't get her, Swamp - you should have snatched her up on your first instinct.
I hope that means an even more awesome dog is meant for a home with you. I hope it wags its tail into your life soon.
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