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Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG Saxy, they are both so cute....You HAVE to take both!!

Mocha
Member

08-12-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep take them both.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think taking them both is the way we want to go, but we don't want our hands too full in a small place. But as it looks, we'll be getting a manufactured home built, so we'll have plenty of room for 2 puppies that could get to be big. My fiance and I haven't talked too much about whether we're taking both or not, but I think that as each of us look at the photos of them again and again, we lean further and further towards both. hehehe

You know, i have a really cute photo of Mocha biting #2's ear. (#2 being the one we might take as well, she was 2nd born.) Those two seem to play together well. hehe

As a side note on how cute and sweet my fiance is, after he got the batch of photos we took of the puppies last time we visited, he made up a desktop and now there's four different puppy pictures just staring at him from his computer. I LOVE watching my fiance with animals, he's so sweet with them.. hehe Okay, enough oogling. Here is, yet again, another cute photo.



Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saxy, it is probably just the photo, but the little blonde girl's eyes look a bit milky. I've known of quite a few animals with congenital cataracts, which are fixable, but at quite a cost.

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I went wandering through my other puppy pics and i do think it is just the photo. But you know, if that were the case, we'd take good care of her. All animals deserve a chance. :-)

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Several years ago at the Oregon Zoo they got a pack of wolf puppies. One of the little girls had cataracts. They were removed, artificial lenses put in just like humans and she's gone merrily on her way seeing just fine. She is still at the zoo and has had no further problems.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am so impressed with the fact that you would take her, faults and all. Just saw on the news the picture of the ugliest dog in the world. I thought to myself that his owner must be some terrific person.

Supergranny
Member

02-03-2005

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 11:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ugliest dog Sam, a 14 year old registered chinese crested

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Omigosh! Poor ugly little bugger! He's so homely that he doesn't even qualify for a "he's so ugly he's cute" comment.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 11:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
C I had to check and see what they (Chinese Cresteds) look like on a good day/good year? LOL

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 12:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mocha! Stop biting your sister's ear! I couldn't resist!

Doggie Mocha is indeed adorable, but so is our very own Mocha, so there! Saxy, you must get your Mocha an aubergine collar. It just seems like the right thing to do.

You can really see the "possible Golden Retriever" in #2. What a cutie pie!

As someone who adopted and raised litter mates, I'd say you must take both. My boys were inseparable. They were so connected. I'm sure they had some ESP type stuff going on.....in fact I think they still do, even though dear Boomer went to the Rainbow Bridge last October. There are things Bomba does now that only Boomer ever did. So, I think they are still connected, even across the different realms. I think its both of their ways of telling me Boomer is still with us.

Oh that poor little Chinese Crested! He is so ugly! That's definitely a face only Mom could love.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Saxy, you just have to take both of those babies! They look like they should stay together, plus its really good for each person in the home to have "their" pet. I mean, you love each equally but they naturally gravitate to one of you over the other. Your 2 are sooooo cute I could just squeeze their heads! That's just an old saying not meant to be taken literally, btw. LOL

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Aw... I simply adore puppies... and if it was me, I'd need a twelve step program to limit myself to just two!!!

I say go for the gusto... Saves the double training and going through the puppy stages a second time. Believe me, eventually you would want another pet anyway, so why not do them both at once...

Sillycalimomma
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11-13-2003

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hiya everyone! I have a question for all you dog lovers/owners that hopefully you can help me with. We have our little Beagle Buddy (who just turned one~can you believe it!) Now, our VET is literally right down the street. All of about a 2 minute drive. Other than that Buddy really hasn't gone on very many car rides. Reason:I believe he gets carsick. Everytime I get him into a car he cries/whines the entire time (but remember this is a beagle and they are very vocal) and anything over 10 minutes and he tends to start gagging. When he was younger I used to take him on the ride to drop off dd at school (which was about 10 minutes) and seeing her walk away from the car would upset him so much that I had to stop doing that. About 2 weeks ago I decided to take him on a drive to pick up a friend. The ride lasted about 20 minutes and although he didn't cry the entire time he did throw up twice once we go home. I thought that because I had really only taken him in the car to got to the vet (for shots and other traumatizing experiences) that he had built up a fear of the car and that is why he would get all worked up.
I know this is a long explanation, but I guess I am hoping in my clarity that it won't be carsickness at all. We have a few camping trips planned for the summer and lately have been going to the lake. We would love to take him with us, but I am afraid of the carride situation...and I don't want to traumatise him or make him sick.
Any ideas on what I can do for him? Do dogs get motionsickness? Is there some sort of dramamine product to give them?

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My fox terrier tossed her cookies every time I took her to my mom's on the coast, a 90 mile ride through the mountains. I learned to cut off all food the night before.

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kep!!! That's wonderful news!!

Saxy.. I think both should go home with you, definitely.. I'm surprised that Juju hasn't been here to say "Juju would be a very good name for #2"..

Mocha is definitely a good name and yes, an aubergine collar would be just the thing for canine Mocha!

As for Sam, the ugliest dog, the only complaint I have, after seeing his owner interviewed by Julie Chen this morning.. is that they've let his toenails grow into claws.. that's an ugliness on their part, not his, and one of his "ugly" points is a hernia and you know, hernias can strangulate and be painful and dangerous.. He really is ugly, yikes!

Silly, if you really want your dog to travel with you, then probably OG's solution is best.. give him no cookies to toss the night before the trip.. let him travel empty. If it is the case that he's just too high strung, then I'm not sure what to say.

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kep, I'm so excited for you!! Sadie will have a SUPER home!!:-)

Saxy, take them both!
EVERYTHING is much easier in twos! Trust me on this!

Silly, I'll ditto on the no food the night before and I would limit liquid in the morning. Good luck! :-)


Yankee_in_ca
Member

08-01-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 6:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Silly, I agree with everyone's recommendations so far.

My basset hound used to get carsick. He would be sick and a little off-kilter when he traveled in the car. We limited his food beforehand, and it was better. We still traveled with him, but tried to make him comfy as much as possible.

I initially thought my JRT had carsickness too, because he whines and "yodels" and basically gags himself (over crying) in the car. He threw up once after a car ride. I have since come to believe, however, that his is not a car sickness, but rather that he gets anxiety attacks in the car --he gets really overly-anxious with the excitement of it all. I've come to this conclusion because this only happens when he is ON HIS WAY somewhere -- never on the way home from somewhere.

So I've had both -- a dog with true carsickness, and one who's possibly just a little ... umm ... highstrung!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 6:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Supergranny, I MUST steal that picture. You may see it around here again.

Supergranny
Member

02-03-2005

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 7:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A guy is driving around and he sees a sign in front of a house:
"Talking Dog For Sale." He rings the bell, and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a
Labrador Retriever sitting there. "You talk?" he asks. "Yep," the lab replies. "So, what's your story?" The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young, and I wanted to help the government; so I
told the CIA about my gift, and in no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running."
"But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I wanted to settle down I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. "Ten dollars."
The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"
"Because he's a liar. He didn't do any of that stuff."
(Somehow this just seems to fit here now)



Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Whoooopieeee Kep, that is terrific news about Sadie. Congratulations!

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks everyone for the advice. I am worried about taking the little rascal anywhere since he his a beagle and lacks all reason when he catches a good scent...so we shall see. I think for now I will just work on taking him on small rides (with an empty tummy) and see how it goes.
Here is a few recent pic of our little bud
he just turned one on July 2nd



Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What a cutie!

Maybe some training so you can feel more confident that he'll listen to and obey your commands.. you do want hi8m to be safe.

What a face he has!!

Saxywildcat
Member

05-30-2005

Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 1:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Silly, Good luck with the traveling. And goodness, is he definitely cute. Man.. i love dogs... heheh :-) Although.. I'm still getting over Sam.. that is one UUUUUUUUUUUGLY dog... Is it that ugly because it's so old?

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 2:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is quite old and older dogs DO get lumps and bumps, heaven knows, but most have the saving grace of some hair to smooth things out a bit.. however, I don't forgive them for neglecting his nails and not having a hernia fixed.. but the woman definitely seems to love him!