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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:07 pm
tabby, these are the pics i got off the website you gave, is this your kendall?

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:33 pm
Oh Tabby ... he's just beautiful! Congratulations to both of you! 
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 7:47 pm
he is such a pretty little guy! congrats! hope it works out! 
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 8:00 pm
yep, that's him! i hope others can see him before his pic is removed from the site! isn't he adorable?! right now, we are having a dinner party and he actually came inside the door and is sitting as we get ready for IDOL. still hesistant, but thinks we might be okay. i feel so bad for whoever lost him; but why wouldn't they look?!!
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 8:39 pm
Tabby, he is absolutely gorgeous!
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 8:50 pm
Tabby, what a great find!! I am sure he will warm up to you VERY soon!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:10 pm
LOL, I just pulled the pictures but landi did an excellent job! Here was his writeup
quote:Ken Carpenter Dog Australian Shepherd,Shepherd Mix Size: Medium Age: Young Sex: Male ID: Kennel #1 Notes: Ken Carpenter is a sweet, fluffy-faced boy! Even his EARS are fluffy! He is a little scared. O.k. he is actually a whole lot scared, and wants you to protect him. His breed is a mystery, so if you think he is something special, you are RIGHT! Ken is approximately 12 months old and about 45 pounds. This puppy is available for adoption February 2, 2006! It is unknown if this puppy is good with children, cats or if they are housebroken. You can pay the adoption fee before then to ensure that this pet will become your family member, if not claimed. Due to overcrowding, the shelter will be forced to euthanize this pet very soon
With that writeup you kind of had to scoop him up, Tabby. He's adorable and I think your change of name was excellent! Just keep him locked up tight and in time he'll trust. My dad's last dog ran away from them but they got him back and had him until they died. And we placed him in a most excellent home and he ran again.. yikes! But once he settled down (after getting hit by a car) he lived out his life in the lap of luxury. It does take them time to trust, but he's a beautiful little dog!! I think he'll bring much joy to your lives.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:11 pm
The pics were still up just now.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 9:42 pm
Tabby, he's gorgeous!!! His pics are still up at the site as of a few min. ago. I sure hope he settles down and learns to trust. He probably will! Our Kellie was a stray and not used to a lot of things when we first got her and we hadn't had a dog before, so it took some time and patience. We've had her over 12 yrs now and she was anywhere from 2-4 yrs when we adopted her. She still will RUN since she's used to being in a fenced yard so we really have to make sure no one leaves the gate open or the side door to the garage when the front doors are open. If she's really close, she'll come, but I found still as an old girl, she'll just keep going if she's made it a ways down the street. The trick with her is to have a leash. She likes the leash and will come and walk home just fine. The one time I just went after her and tried to get her home hanging onto her collar, accck.. I thought my back was going to break and it was a real struggle since she kept sitting. (She was obedience trained after we had her for a while so she knows to sit when you pull up on the collar. Too bad she never wanted to "COME" like she's supposed to!) She's a "herder" - she's shepherd/sheltie/+++ and she always barks and would chase at bikes and she would run after the kids coming in and going out of the yard. It's just in her nature. She often forgets what an old girl she is and will get a critter cornered in the yard and she takes off like lightening when she sees one, often at night when I can't see what she's chasing! The last time I thought it might be the neighbor's cat until I got close enough to see it was a terrified opposum! Our cat is 3 and an in-door cat but she once in a while still tries to sneak out. Go figure why she has the last two times when it was cold and snowy! Our old cat would feel the cold and head the other way. A couple of weeks ago she snuck out in the morning and Kellie was already out. Kellie came RUSHING at her from the yard and the cat got so scared like she didn't even know Kellie! She ran down off the deck with Kellie chasing her and I had to run and grab her in my slippers out in the MUSH! Misha was got so scared with her little excursion, her fur was up high and her tail was huge. You'd think she'd learn her lesson, but she snuck out yesterday and it was snowing. DH saw her right away and grabbed her. Kellie & Misha play in the house all the time, but you would have thought they were "strangers" with their reactions outside!! Lance - great story!! I've always wished I could foster, but I think I'd have a hard time giving them away. I get attached very quickly! So glad to hear Jagger is doing better! Great pics Saxy. OK..now Misha is doing her "be bad while Mom is on the computer bit" and I have to go lasso her. I think it's going to be crate time again for her!! Sorry if I missed anyone!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 10:11 pm
CONGRATS TABBY!!! And yay for saving a shelter dog!!! Our Oreo ran a few times within the first few days to a couple weeks when we first got him. But now (about 18 months later) we can totally have him off leash with no running. Kendall is beautiful. Please keep us updated!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 10:26 pm
I'm sure Kendall will settle down in time. I just try to imagine how confused these precious creatures really are. I could tell that Critter hadn't been on the street THAT long and she was a confident kitty.. in fact she reached out and tapped me on the shoulder and had kept her spirits up in this horrible dark pound. She used to be terrified if she heard a dog bark, but I think she knows she'll be protected, after all these years. Angelina is gorgeous but she clearly went though some trauma "out there" and then was stuck in rescue and in a cage . But, in time, they give us their trust and such love!! And just look in those eyes!! Congratulations, Tabby!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 - 11:04 pm
well, dd got into the shower with him and scrubbed him for half an hour. now kendall mostly smells like a wet dog, not a kennel! he is sleeping by the side of the couch. it took us two hours of leaving the back door open for him to step inside. now, he's happy as a clam next to the fireplace. he licks me all the time and stays pretty close to my side, but he is still acting very 'gunshy'. if the front door were open, he'd be off like a rocket. i know it's not that he doesn't like us; somewhere out there, he obviously had another family. i would want my dog (vito) to try and get home, if he had a chance. i would also hope that if he didn't get home, a good family ended up with him. i just don't understand people not looking for kendall...he sits when he is told, he is affectionate if not totally trusting, he is wellfed. someone lost a great dog. he looks just like his pics, except that he is bigger in real life. the pics look as if he is maybe 35 or 40 pounds and he is definitely bigger. he is not as tall as our golden, but he is bigger than his pics let on! i feel bad that he must have a name already. he is just learning that with us he is 'kendall', but we'll probably never know if he was named 'buddy' or 'bear' or 'duke'.... i love him so much already!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 7:40 am
tabby, i sent you a PM!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 7:43 am
Tabby - I always wondered what Kellie's name was at the beginning, too. The Humane Society had named her "CC" and we sat as a family and went through tons of names and when we finally settled on Kellie, the kids wanted her "middle name" to be CC! They've probably forgotten that now! She was just so happy to have someone love her and care for her she answered to the name really quickly. I was surprised no one looked for her either. She was found in an area that has quite a bit of farm land but has developed into a lot of housing areas. Everyone at the shelter adored her and I was afraid someone was going to take her before we could! Kendall's colors are different (I love them!) but I noticed he has similarites with Kellie's ears, eyes, "eyebrows" and the hair. Kellie is a tri with black, brown and white. I would have fallen in love w/Kendall at first site for sure!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 8:48 am
Congrats on your new pup, Tabby! Kendal's really cute and he'll give you much pleasure, I am sure. Hope the cats will eventually accept him like Vito does, and that he will be able to feel secure with your family very soon. Boy, do I remember chasing after Charlie a few weeks after he came to live with us. He skirted high traffic areas, too. Your heart must have slipped all the way down to your knees, too. It's funny how quickly we get attached to our furry babes. Jagger, glad Jagger is back to his old self again!
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:09 am
well, we spent a great night. i slept on the couch with the two dogs on the floor beside me. i got up twice during the night, but neither dog wanted/needed to go out. every once in a while, kendall would lift his head and lick my hand. this morning i took him in the backyard. i put a leash on him because he will have to have one up north (our whole property is not completely fenced and some is just barb wire). he kept going between the fence and the rose bushes, with me having to trade hands with the leash or go behind the bushes with him. finally, i just dropped the leash. kendall stopped and looked at me when he realized i wasn't holding the other end. then he picked up the hand grip in his mouth and walked himself around the yard! he is still very skittish. it was about 10 minutes of trying to get close enough to him to remove the leash. it was partly 'play' on his part, but i was still pretty sure that had he not been fenced in, he would have zipped off down the road. one day at a time with him, i guess! i need to get him some chew things. he slept with some of our shoes, but did not chew them, but he put his mouth on the corner of the table my dd made me for my birthday. didn't bite down, but i could tell he was tempted and it's just the right height to be a fun chew while he stood there! maybe the vet will have more of an idea what kind of heinz he is. i definitely see golden retriever in his tail and the hair pattern on his back and on his legs, but he has shorter toes and legs than a golden. i don't normally like chows, but the only ones i ever knew seemed to be associated with drug dealers and other undesirables and were trained as attack dogs. so, if kendall is part chow, i will deal with it! he does sit and lie down on command, so he's had some training somewhere in his short life or he's just very, very quick. (vito was incredible when we got him and took commands very quickly. like kendall, he was a runner! and the closer we'd get to him, the more he would run...the only command the boys seem to ignore is one telling them to 'come!' or 'stop!')
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 9:16 am
Best thing you can do Tabby is sign up for a dog obedience class. It will really help him a lot with his confidence and you guys will bond even more! The classes are pretty cheap at a park district or even a petsmart.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 10:02 am
I'd also get him microchipped, which will help if he DOES escape. He DOES have wonderful dark pigment, which is prized in chows (and labs, too).. what about his tongue or inside his mouth? Chows are supposed to have black mouth and tongue. Some labs have black spots on their tongues and that seems to be genetic or run in lines.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:14 am
he was microchipped before we left the shelter yesterday. the 100 dollars paid for that and his neutering, if it's done within the next month. i made a tentative appt for the 24th for neutering, but dh doesn't really know if we are going to neuter kendall or not. we neutered vito and he almost died from a sterile abcess. the wound got as big as a water balloon. he wore a cone and had two surgeries. it was an awful experience! kendall's ear tips and eyebrows and near his toes has the dark pigment. his tongue only seems to have a small black spot or two on the underneath. his mouth is pink and black, i think! he really hasn't showed too much but when he kisses my arm, i see mostly pink on his tongue. when he went to the vet's this morning, he weighed 46 pounds (looks heavier, must be the hair!), sat like a good boy, etc. the vet also said he believes the dog is a chow/golden mix, with possibly a little australian or cocker mixed in. i was afraid i would have to walk to the office because the dog freaked when we put him in the car yesterday. he struggled a little today but did not try and bite me. when we left the vet's office, HE ACTUALLY JUMPED IN the car himself! we are making pretty good progress, considering we have had him less than 24 hours.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:20 am
Kendall is adorable. I look at those pictures and see a little bit of Mocha's face. I think it's the look he's giving the camera! So Some labs have black spots on their tongues? I was told that the only way a dog would have any black on their tongue was if they had chow in them. But if it can come from a lab, then it could be lab that my dogs have in them. Both have a small black spot on their tongues. Mocha actually has two. Mocha seems to have chow like hair though. Sandy on the other hand, I would believe it if she has some form of lab in her. I agree on the microchipping. We chipped out dogs on their very first visit to the vet.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:45 am
That's interesting about Labs having black spots on their tongues. Bomba has black spots on his tongue (as did his brother), and because of that the vet that did their neutering classified them as chow/shepherd mix on their paperwork. I hated that classification (mostly cause I knew a chow at the time that kinda scared me) and made sure it got changed to lab/shep mix when I registered them with the city. I knew the shep part was true, cause that's what their mama was. The lab part we took upon ourselves to say that's what was in them!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 11:56 am
Who, I'd say your guys are/were part lab.. hard to tell sometimes but seems likely. It was just certain lines of labs that had the black spots on their tongues and if there was chow chow back there it was WAY back! Kendall does look like he could have chow chow in him but really, there are very nice chows. And ge ciykd get his "look" from any number of breeds, anyway,
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 12:01 pm
Tabby, neutering is a very good thing. Especially considering he may be a runner and might end up adding to the dog overpopulation... Most neuterings don't have complications. Plus they continue to improve the way they neuter... And a neuter is much simpler than a spay.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 12:02 pm
Congrats Tabbyk.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, February 08, 2006 - 12:08 pm
Tabby, please have him neutered. I'll bet if you took a poll of just here at The Clubhouse you'd find more horror stories from NOT have their dog neutered than ones from neutering. I'll start: My un-neutered German Shepherd loved to run after the ladies...no matter how far away they were. He was hit by a car and it took us 3 days to find him, during which time he laid in the bushes beside the road. He lived a few more years, but it was the consequences of his injury that never healed right that ultimately caused his death.
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