Grendel
TreeHouser
Thanks Phase, he's my buddy.
The New Offical Mutts of the House thread
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Grendel looks like he's trying to cypher a math problem! 
Grendel
TreeHouser
"If I have this many tennis balls, and she throws that many, will I have enough left?"
or something along those lines.
or something along those lines.
pete mctree
Treehouser
Joezilla11
TreeHouser
Wow that's a good looking dog!! I always wanted one like that but the wife was afraid of the long hair shedding. So we got our white dog and he is shedding so much we have to sweep the floor everyday now lol
What's his name?
What's his name?
pete mctree
Treehouser
He is called Bear. 1/2 German Shepard & 1/2 malamute. At over 100lbs (56 kgs) he is a great pet & a better deterrent when i am not at home 
Joezilla11
TreeHouser
Well the name certainly fits him! I was thinking shepherd and Akita or along those lines but I've heard malamutes are large dogs as well. A good dog is better than an alarm system imo
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Bear is AWESOME!!!
Brett47
TreeHouser
This is Cooper playing with his favorite toy...rope
Burnham
Woods walker
pete mctree
Treehouser
Burnham
Woods walker
Damn, but we still miss that Jasper like life itself. A really good dog is a blessing beyond measure.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
You need a puppy!
Burnham
Woods walker
Not how it works for M and me, Butch. We need a few years to get over the loss, if history tells. Then, sure...it'll happen.
If I recall, you still feel the grief of the death of your dog so deeply, you can't consider another, ever...making do with those cats. No slam on cats, mind you, but the interaction generally doesn't match what it would be with a canine. Just noting...if you think I need one, how about you?
If I recall, you still feel the grief of the death of your dog so deeply, you can't consider another, ever...making do with those cats. No slam on cats, mind you, but the interaction generally doesn't match what it would be with a canine. Just noting...if you think I need one, how about you?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I would love to have a dog, but I can't take the dying part. Cats, not so much... I've already lost one.
Burnham
Woods walker
I understand, I really do...I'm just pointing out that if you have decided that it's too difficult to take the emotional hardship, it's not really your place to assert that we need to "get a puppy" just yet.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
It's what I would do if I had any plans on ever having another dog.
I bet Jasper agrees with me... you need a puppy. I bet that would make him happy.
I bet Jasper agrees with me... you need a puppy. I bet that would make him happy.
Burnham
Woods walker
Maybe so, Butch...maybe so.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
He doesn't want you to wait years to have another friend to spoil rotten!
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
This will be year 16 with my old girl Biscuit. Not so common for an aussie/border collie to last this long. She gets an arthritis shot once a month and her eyes are pretty cloudy. She will still go on patrol if you let her, but she pays for it for a couple of days afterwards. Hard to explain the connection.
When the time comes I figure a Lab would be a good replacement for the kids.
I hope I dont have to do her in myself, kinda hoping she just goes to sleep. One thing is for sure, she will not be going to the vet to be put down. I will do it at home.
When the time comes I figure a Lab would be a good replacement for the kids.
I hope I dont have to do her in myself, kinda hoping she just goes to sleep. One thing is for sure, she will not be going to the vet to be put down. I will do it at home.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
How will you do it?
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Well, hopefully there will be time to get the injection from the vet. He said he would send me home with a general anesthetic and the lethal injection so I can do it where she is comfortable. She hates the vet of course.
As much as I hate to think about it, if I had no other options, I would shoot her. I had an agreement with a friend that has an old dog as well. We decided that we would shoot each others dog if there was no other option. I have decided against that plan, I could not let someone else do it.
As much as I hate to think about it, if I had no other options, I would shoot her. I had an agreement with a friend that has an old dog as well. We decided that we would shoot each others dog if there was no other option. I have decided against that plan, I could not let someone else do it.
Burnham
Woods walker
Our vet, lovely lady and friend of many years that she is, has come out to our house for both Jasper and the fine German Shorthaired pointer Jake, before him. A calm and easy transition for them, at home in their own spaces. She told us beforehand, when you see that it's time call my house, any time of any day. Gave us her private cell number.
For Jake, it was early afternoon on Christmas Eve. For Jasper, a Sunday night about 8pm. We live quite a ways out of town, but it didn't matter.
That's a good vet.
For Jake, it was early afternoon on Christmas Eve. For Jasper, a Sunday night about 8pm. We live quite a ways out of town, but it didn't matter.
That's a good vet.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
That's a worthy vet that will do that. I imagine that one gets used to such things, and easy enough to understand the compassion behind it, but still it does seem like a tough thing to do.
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