also pls to suggest names for this one bc i think stripes is dumb.
― tehresa, Sunday, 16 December 2012 13:33 (eleven years ago) link
He is happy to go for walks but also happy to lay around the house. He is a very sweet pretty laid back guy. Mostly he just wants to be with a person and would be happy anywhere he had someone to call his.
― tehresa, Sunday, 16 December 2012 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
Stripes is a 9 month old Great Dane Boxer mix. He was rescued from a high kill shelter in Georgia, only minutes from being euthanized just for taking up a kennel. Stripes is a very large boy who just keeps growing. He probably has grown 4 inches from just the month we've had him. He's a very goofy boy who loves to bounce around and play. He loves everyone and everything.
― tehresa, Sunday, 16 December 2012 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
his listing says dane/lab mix but i was thinking his face is not even remotely lab and most dane/lab mixes (labradanes!) are black. boxer makes a lot more sense (this mix is called boxane which is not nearly as cool a word as labradane).
― tehresa, Sunday, 16 December 2012 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
OMG I am approved to take him home Saturday if the foster mom can get a neuter appt this week! WOAH /liveblogging
― tehresa, Sunday, 16 December 2012 13:45 (eleven years ago) link
!!!
Xp to estela: be careful what you wish for - once we get a dog, that us gonna be all I care about! there will be photos on every thread!
― smoove operator, Sunday, 16 December 2012 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
that is the dearest wish of my heart.
― estela, Sunday, 16 December 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
Nooooo after arranging all the details and even talking to the vet who neutered him today, everything seemed set, but i just got news that his heartworm test came back positive :( i feel really bad but i don't think i can adopt a sick dog.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 00:58 (eleven years ago) link
:( :( :(
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 01:43 (eleven years ago) link
i am actually really annoyed bc the foster mom told me he was heartworm negative. i don't know if she was just playing me or if he had been previously tested and negative (i read it can take a while to show up). ugh. now i feel like a jerk but honestly i wouldn't have gone this far if i'd known that from the start.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 02:03 (eleven years ago) link
your'e not a jerk and I wouldn't take such a sick dog either, the stress and labour and expense are potentially horrendous. signed, avid dog lover
― estela, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 04:25 (eleven years ago) link
There's no point taking a sick dog if you can't afford it - you shouldn't feel bad.
― smoove operator, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 07:56 (eleven years ago) link
my coworker's dog had heartworm when she adopted him. or has it? i think he's ok now but i'm not sure what it costi typed heartburn first
― spite n ease (harbl), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
I could afford $300 but not $1000 and I hear it can fall anywhere in that range.
Guys this process is ridiculous. I feel kind of judged and exposed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/23/fashion/thursdaystyles/23pets.html
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
one rescue group required THREE references!!
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
I found an awesome boxer in a shelter near Richmond but there is an app for him already so I have to wait til Friday to see if they get him. Ugh.
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:05 (eleven years ago) link
http://pet-uploads.adoptapet.com/e/b/6/97852101.jpg%3F336w
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:06 (eleven years ago) link
Ugh
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:07 (eleven years ago) link
Oh and btw Riley is still up for adoption despite the woman telling me there were FOUR apps from single family homes for her. These rescue ppl are craaaaazy.
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:11 (eleven years ago) link
Lady posted her on Craigslist today even!!
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pet/3447712801.html
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:20 (eleven years ago) link
they are one of the craziest bunches. i just watched a thing in court re: a lady who started as a cat rescuer but lost control and saw predictable results. then they requested that her address be shielded because of other crazies. i love animals but ugh
― spite n ease (harbl), Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
i just saw a dog outside my apt that i recognized and he was stopped and wouldn't walk with his owner and i sad are you being bad? and owner said lol we used to live here and i think he's confused. aww.
Awww!
I think it's so stupid that there are so many dogs that need homes and these people are like bogarting them!
In other news, I went to my sister's last night and her dog (a beautiful gap who is the sweetest ever) was attached to me the whole time. That only reinforced my idea that I should just dognap her (plot formed at thanksgiving). S is totally on board with this plan. Problem solved?
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 01:36 (eleven years ago) link
ugh autocorrect! Gsp (German shorthaired pointer), not gap!
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/196169_10151119931018414_1140537831_n.jpg
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
those are my favorite kind of dogs
― spite n ease (harbl), Thursday, 20 December 2012 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
I took a quiz yesterday about what kind of dog is right for you. I took it twice. Both times, gsp was the answer! And the runner up was always vizsla <3. But those breed rescue groups would never ever give me one bc I don't have a fenced yard.m
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 03:02 (eleven years ago) link
http://animal.discovery.com/breed-selector/dog-breeds.html
― tehresa, Thursday, 20 December 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
lol i got gsp too. with pointer and chesapeake bay retriever as runners up.
― spite n ease (harbl), Thursday, 20 December 2012 13:04 (eleven years ago) link
I was *so* close to possibly getting a dog tomorrow but now I haven't heard back from the lady re final approval!
I am going to go meet Brutus the boxer tomorrow as a backup?
If all that fails, there are some boxer/Pyrenees puppies and I might be able to adopt one but I'm not sure if im ready for that...
― tehresa, Saturday, 22 December 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
puppies are super hard work!!!
― smoove operator, Saturday, 22 December 2012 04:43 (eleven years ago) link
So Suzie the dog is coming to meet me this afternoon!
I am supposed to go see brutus but i kinda don't want to do all that driving (almost 2 hours each way) if Suzie would likely be coming home with me later. But i also don't wanna get burned so maybe i should just go.
― tehresa, Saturday, 22 December 2012 13:22 (eleven years ago) link
was brutus's family 0hi0 st4te alumni?
― spite n ease (harbl), Saturday, 22 December 2012 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
I has a puppy!
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
ae<3, is it suzie? what breed is she?
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
i mean aw<3, i wasn't making a mild howling noise.
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:53 (eleven years ago) link
it is! but i am calling her basil. she is a mix of some sort... some boxer and maybe lab?
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:53 (eleven years ago) link
basil!
i approve.
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link
http://https%3A//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MWxdt8vz8UI/UNY2VvPEI5I/AAAAAAAAD9U/gfKNlZcM3qU/s799/20121222_173037.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
oh that didn't work.
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/150967_10151217982281589_659603772_n.jpg
she actually just CHOSE to go sit in her crate like a good girl!
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
<3 she is gorgeoushow old is she?
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
7-8 monthsish.
thank you! she is sweeeet.
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:58 (eleven years ago) link
i'm so happy for you, what a great xmas gift.
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 01:59 (eleven years ago) link
thank you <3 it really is a great gift!
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 02:01 (eleven years ago) link
basil<3
― estela, Sunday, 23 December 2012 02:06 (eleven years ago) link
great dog!
― spite n ease (harbl), Sunday, 23 December 2012 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
she is quite the tail wagger!
― tehresa, Sunday, 23 December 2012 03:33 (eleven years ago) link
What a beauty! I love her white toes!
― jaq, Sunday, 23 December 2012 04:32 (eleven years ago) link
she is the cutest thing!! would just like to reiterate how insanely jealous i am!!
― smoove operator, Sunday, 23 December 2012 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
hi dere.http://usercontent.packdog.com/post/photo/CyR2RQ_0b8cc564f839d1f50d9e27dbf2578e74529202f5.jpg
― tehresa, Monday, 1 September 2014 02:35 (nine years ago) link
such a good looking doggy
― spite n ease (harbl), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 00:41 (nine years ago) link
ty harbl
― tehresa, Wednesday, 3 September 2014 01:13 (nine years ago) link
🐶
― stet, Saturday, 13 September 2014 19:41 (nine years ago) link
😍 Well done, stet!
― tehresa, Saturday, 13 September 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
today we went to the marsh and there was a solar dogclipse!http://i59.tinypic.com/33c290p.jpg
― tehresa, Monday, 8 December 2014 02:07 (nine years ago) link
(It also makes me think she is going to cross over into another universe wrinkle in time style or something)
~newsun~
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 December 2014 02:49 (nine years ago) link
run free, little doggy
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IqGTA0ep7mg/VI8F_VTkRLI/AAAAAAAAV4c/BxF0pQdXW58/s1856-d/IMG_2059.JPG
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dJW4zimiBD8/VI8GCen_TxI/AAAAAAAAV9c/xHiODohG3PA/s1856-d/IMG_2070.JPG
― tehresa, Thursday, 18 December 2014 01:21 (nine years ago) link
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tIcgTOXQkKA/VI8GD0AezOI/AAAAAAAAV6U/o8FYxyaSDN0/s1856-d/IMG_2076.JPG
― tehresa, Thursday, 18 December 2014 01:22 (nine years ago) link
<3 she is glorious!
last week i saw a baby puppy neko and the markings around his eyes made him look like the count from sesame street (my great love.)
― estela, Thursday, 18 December 2014 01:46 (nine years ago) link
awww I bet that little baby was ridiculously cute!
― tehresa, Thursday, 18 December 2014 01:52 (nine years ago) link
yes, i died.
― estela, Thursday, 18 December 2014 01:56 (nine years ago) link
<3 <3
― smoove operator, Thursday, 18 December 2014 04:08 (nine years ago) link
tez where are those pictures from? looks so fun
― spite n ease (harbl), Saturday, 20 December 2014 16:00 (nine years ago) link
harbl that is sky meadows state park (out 66 past manassas but not as far as shenandoah). it is a lovely spot!
― tehresa, Sunday, 21 December 2014 12:41 (nine years ago) link
I am late but yesterday (22nd) makes two years of basil!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 23 December 2014 05:44 (nine years ago) link
http://i58.tinypic.com/2crt00y.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 January 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link
http://i61.tinypic.com/2rrw74l.jpg
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 January 2015 18:31 (nine years ago) link
<3basil
― estela, Friday, 30 January 2015 12:46 (nine years ago) link
There is a hilarious corgi upstairs and when he runs back and forth it is quite entertaining!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 00:02 (nine years ago) link
my friend got a pup. it is not a saluki. it is not adorned with anything more than floppy ears.
― Festooned Saluki, Monday, 16 March 2015 23:19 (nine years ago) link
floppy ears, though!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 02:26 (eight years ago) link
pup got a portraithttp://i59.tinypic.com/2vi36gx.jpg
― tehresa, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 02:27 (eight years ago) link