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Quoted from PinballRulez:Meet Charlie, 4 weeks old now and in about 4 weeks he is becoming a member of our family. Looking forward to that moment
He sure is a happy little soul. Congratulations.
LTG : )
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Quoted from CPanther95:This is what my part Greyhound mutt does when you tell her to "smile ".
The Jack Nicholson smile, daddy I'm home......
Quoted from CPanther95:This is what my part Greyhound mutt does when you tell her to "smile ". [quoted image]
Looks like a great herd of dogs.
Quoted from TheRudyB:It's time I post this. 2015 was an absolutely horrible year for me. Among way too much other crap that year, within a six-week period I lost my last remaining aunt, my dog Buddy, and my mother. Threes. And a devastatingly decimating set of three it was.
That's Buddy in the picture with Santa. Full-sized pure bred chihuahua. A real loverboy and ever playful. Always quiet, never one of those constant yappers. But extremely alert - nothing snuck past this four-pawed security alarm.
It's taken me the better part of 5 years to get to the point that I did in early March 2020 where I felt I was ready for another dog. Buddy was my first small dog, having only owned basset hounds all my life (three of them over the years starting from when I was six years old.) It didn't take long to see some of the advantages of a smaller dog once I had Buddy, especially as I grew older along side of him. So I decided that, when it's time, I'd get another small dog.
It's time.
To spare you hearing (and me reliving) the details in the interim, I'll skip to the end: the brother and sister pups in the second picture were born on March 31st. The female (black, in the background) was already spoken for when I stumbled upon them, so I'm taking the chocolate and tan male in the foreground. He'll be ready to come home in June. Fine with me - there's a lot of puppy-proofing to be done before then. And you always miss something; typically lots of somethings.
Haven't thought of a name for him yet. I do have a few candidate names on my list, but I always wait until they've settled in, we bond, and I see more of their personality before I finally choose a name. Buddy was called "puppy" for nearly a month until one day mom asked "So how's your buddy?" That did it. Don't know if something like that will happen this time, but I want to give him that same opportunity to effectively choose his own name.
The only thing I haven't mentioned is his breed. So to make this at least a few seconds of fun, let's see how long it takes the first person to post the breed of these siblings. One clue: they are NOT chihuahuas.
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Well, tomorrow’s the day I bring my little guy home! Very excited to be a doggy daddy again. We have never met in person, so it’s like I have “good butterflies” thinking about it. Any final guesses as to his breed? I’ll tell everyone tomorrow night unless someone pegs it before.
Here’s the latest picture I have of him from about a week ago.
D514ACFE-42A5-4C03-B656-7A6736F89CAF (resized).jpegQuoted from LTG:Mexican chihuahua
LTG : )
Sorry, not a Mexican Chihuahua.
But a great guess!
Edmonton, AB
Quoted from transprtr4u:teacup Chihuahua
Nope. Not a teacup anything.
Quoted from RWH:Mini pincer mix?
No. He’s not a mix; he’s a purebred.
Quoted from LTG:Rat Terrier ?
LTG : )
No, but the closest guess so far!
Quoted from RWH:Looks like my Toby. He is a Chihuahua minpin mix
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Again not a mix - but your Toby is darned near the spitting image of my last dog Buddy who was a chihuahua:
8F61B7F8-9F17-43A7-A0E5-94EF23604E98 (resized).jpegQuoted from TheRudyB:Well, tomorrow’s the day I bring my little guy home! Very excited to be a doggy daddy again. We have never met in person, so it’s like I have “good butterflies” thinking about it. Any final guesses as to his breed? I’ll tell everyone tomorrow night unless someone pegs it before.
Here’s the latest picture I have of him from about a week ago.[quoted image]
Its a gerbil 
Quoted from electricsquirrel:It was a hot day, so he just flopped down in the creek.
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What breed is that? He reminds me of the Boston terrier / jack russel terrier mix my little OTTO put out in life.
Quoted from electricsquirrel:It was a hot day, so he just flopped down in the creek.
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signal-2020-06-11-165946-1 (resized).jpgQuoted from mtn-:What breed is that? He reminds me of the Boston terrier / jack russel terrier mix my little OTTO put out in life.
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He's a Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
20191229_182159 (resized).jpgQuoted from electricsquirrel:He's a Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
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Ah, now I see the difference. Pretty little boy!
OK, fellow canine-loving pinheads, allow me to formally introduce Dobby - my new Pražský Krysařík - aka, Prague Ratter!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pražský_Krysař%C3%ADk
Posting this while out and about as I forgot to do it this morning.
More later!
Not my dog, but belongs to my old college roommate and camping buddy.
Meet Billie the dog.
Got to be the best dog around for camping.
Just the right size for snuggling to keep warm during a cold night,
obedient, does not run off, and comes back when called,
Barks only when warranted, friendly to most, except when in protective mode;
a scruffy little bastard with loads of personality.
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Quoted from pinwiztom:Most american rats are probably bigger than he is!
Ever see ratters in action?
Don't be fooled by their size!
Quoted from electricsquirrel:Ever see ratters in action?
Don't be fooled by their size!
Extremely alert, incredibly quick. He's a hefty 3 lbs. right now and will end up tipping the scales at (at most) 7 lbs. when fully grown ... which will only be another inch or two longer than he is now and (at most) 9" to the shoulder.
Alternated whimpering and sleeping on the 5-hour ride home on Monday. Curled up next to me in bed Monday night. Slept the whole night. Did it again last night. I think we're settling into a routine already. 
Quoted from TheRudyB:Extremely alert, incredibly quick. He's a hefty 3 lbs. right now and will end up tipping the scales at (at most) 7 lbs. when fully grown ... which will only be another inch or two longer than he is now and (at most) 9" to the shoulder.
Alternated whimpering and sleeping on the 5-hour ride home on Monday. Curled up next to me in bed Monday night. Slept the whole night. Did it again last night. I think we're settling into a routine already.
Otto is a small dog, always slept in the bed with me, sure, a few mishaps (you know what I mean) but I wouldve been scared of crushing such a beautiful little dog during sleep.
Quoted from TheRudyB:OK, fellow canine-loving pinheads, allow me to formally introduce Dobby - my new Pražský Krysařík - aka, Prague Ratter!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pražský_Krysař%C3%ADk
Posting this while out and about as I forgot to do it this morning.
More later!
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Better watch out. A squirrel might kick that things ass.
Quoted from zr11990:Better watch out. A squirrel might kick that things ass.
...and steal his cheese.
Quoted from zr11990:Better watch out. A squirrel might kick that things ass.
Quoted from CPanther95:...and steal his cheese.
He’s run all the squirrels off already. Right now the squirrels are regrouping in an undisclosed location trying to figure out how they can recapture my yard as their territory.
How many nicknames does your dog have?
Does your dog have a backstory that you've made up for him or her?
Quoted from NY2Colorado:How many nicknames does your dog have?
Does your dog have a backstory that you've made up for him or her?
My friend from college used to call my dog a 'geeber' ("whooo's a geeber?!"). Got him all worked up, so it stuck. Now all good dogs get called geebers.
Otherwise just random names in goofy voices. Today I called my dog 'Pup McDouglestein' for no good reason.
Quoted from PinballSTAR:My Newfoundland puppy Sawyer is having a heart procedure tomorrow ! GO SAWYER - you got this buddy...
My heart goes out to you but Sawyer will come through with flying colors, he's up for the challenge and will come home healthy to you. GO SAWYER!!!
Gilligan's Island
Quoted from PinballSTAR:My Newfoundland puppy Sawyer is having a heart procedure tomorrow ! GO SAWYER - you got this buddy...
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I'm sure all will work out fine. What exactly is the procedure for?
Quoted from PinballSTAR:My Newfoundland puppy Sawyer is having a heart procedure tomorrow ! GO SAWYER - you got this buddy...
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Good luck sawyer! Speedy recovery.
Quoted from PinballSTAR:My Newfoundland puppy Sawyer is having a heart procedure tomorrow ! GO SAWYER - you got this buddy...
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Hang in there, sawyer! You're gonna get through this.
Quoted from Daditude:I'm sure all will work out fine. What exactly is the procedure for?
He was diagnosed with a heart murmur 4-5/6 scale 2 days before we got him. We had option to not take him, but we named him already so he was already ours, right ?
The cause of the murmur is two narrow passages - an aortic stenosis and a pulmonary stenosis. He’ll have a balloon procedure to widen the areas to hopefully improve his heart and give him longevity. He’s healthy, just doesn’t run as much as his sister, another Newfoundland, Savannah...
https://www.ufaw.org.uk/dogs/newfoundland---aortic-stenosis
Thanks everyone for kind words !
Joe
Quoted from PinballSTAR:He was diagnosed with a heart murmur 4-5/6 scale 2 days before we got him. We had option to not take him, but we named him already so he was already ours, right ?
The cause of the murmur is two narrow passages - an aortic stenosis and a pulmonary stenosis. He’ll have a balloon procedure to widen the areas to hopefully improve his heart and give him longevity. He’s healthy, just doesn’t run as much as his sister, another Newfoundland, Savannah...
https://www.ufaw.org.uk/dogs/newfoundland---aortic-stenosis
Thanks everyone for kind words !
Joe
Thanks for taking him in, and taking good care of him
Quoted from mtn-:I guess I will have to sleep in the sofa tonight.
Looks like Otto has moved in!
Quoted from RWH:Looks like Otto has moved in!
Haha, yeah, and dare you enter the tomb of the OTTO!
Quoted from LTG:Another hard day at the arcade for Prada.
You gotta quit making her drag those big bags of quarters back and fourth from machine to safe all day long. 
Quoted from RWH:You gotta quit making her drag those big bags of quarters back and fourth from machine to safe all day long.
It's the return of her fans. Making appearances. Chest rubs. Treats. Her world changed for the better after three lonely months with just me, the fun police.
LTG : )
Quoted from Whysnow:Dave B, we need more pics of that magically growing pup!
Lol, I do think she may have doubled in size since we got her..
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