Ok....did my kitchen puttering, got a personal note, please indulge.
Many of you “know” my dog, at least from my now ten years of posting anecdotes about her.
I had to have her put to sleep this past Friday. Do not cry for me though of course I am sad. She began to collapse and looked extremely dizzy. Excessive panting, constant thirst, deteriorating hips....well yon pet owners know the score.
The act of the needle was but a 20 minute affair, not traumatic, calm, I held her head in my hands. The really difficult thing is living without her, Lord it’s brutal.
Frist, I am 64 years old and HAVE NEVER EVER LIVED WITHOUT A DOG!
Seriously, this is the first time....never, not even a day, from childhood through now.
Thus I am going to obtain another dog and right soon. Jo-Ann is up with Billy and Lord in a year’s time I have lost a husband, a cat and now a dog. I think it’s time to stop.
I am willing to take a dog up to three years old...not adamant about a puppy. I will even take TWO dogs if they have been raised together and if neither of them are not a behavior problem.
Ideal scenario would be somebody who passed away and left two dogs behind, somebody had to move, that sort of thing. I prefer two dogs and, in fact, have always pretty much had two dogs except Jo-Ann’s last five year if y’all remember the story of Jo-ann’s attack by other dogs and transition to strange dog who can’t be with other dogs.
As for breed, I really really would like a dog of some substance....in other words a Yorkie just won’t do it, no offense to Yorkie’s.
Yet I don’t want a Rottweiler and honestly I don’t want another Jo-Ann...Balgian Malinois, one of the most difficult of breeds to raise. No German shepherd.
I guess a dog about the size of a Boxer.
In the end I think I will end up with a mutt and you know what? That’s just fine with me.
Suggestions, ideas, welcome.
OMG....speaking of that horrible Jimmy Carter
...he’s been bribed to write a book and now he champions the roll of women. I’m nodding, all happy, well hey, maybe he changed in his old age, I ponder.
The images shown are of black women obviously in Africa somewhere. I wait to see the Muslims for surely, in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost the man didn’t mean to exclude Muslims in those who mistreat women? Surely?
The he says, get this....”They see the Pope get on TV and say women can’t serve and they say, well I’ll treat my woman however I want.”
HE BLAMED THE POPE!
Not a Muslim one.
He got paid big Saudi oil money to write that book....use this traitor’s “stature” to promote the subugation of women in the world on the Christians.
The audacity.
I’ll softly suggest you take a run over to the local Animal Shelter.
Gives you a chance to see a bunch of breeds, training, conduct and smarts, plus gives a good dog a good home.
Check with local animal shelters.
They probably even have current availability online. Shelters seem to have all types and ages.
Many cats and dogs and turtles etc and often all at the same time until children moved and began, very slowly, to house their pets instead of dropping them off at our reliable shelter. Room and board for pets and not a one was pure bred. Given my druthers, a Yorkie would have been my first choice. Retirement came and only one little dog left and when she died we were pet-less. About two months later a beautiful sable collie began visiting and after tracking her owners and returning her several times they asked if we wanted to keep her and by then we were hooked and things were back to normal. Bought our first van to accommodate her for traveling etc. She was five years old so still energetic and playful to a point. A good match for our life style. Beautiful dog, loving and companionable and easy to please. She was quite expressive and stubborn on occasion. Very happy dog. She did not care for competition and was offish with other dogs. Also she thought everybody naturally loved her and wanted to pet her. I understand that she was pretty typical of the Collie breed. One drawback is the need to groom that long hair either yourself or have it done on a regular basis. Same for bath. We found a boarding kennel in Okla that had an excellent facility for exercise and care which is not always available for large dogs.
You just never know what the Lord will deliver to your doorstep—figuretively speaking or direct. It will be just what you will appreciate and love.