To: TalonDJ
I bought a house so I could have a dog...but right now only have a small house and a small dog. I'd LIKE a bigger dog, but I don't have much of a yard and I don't know that I have the discipline I'd need to take a dog for a long walk a couple times a day no matter what the temperature or weather, which I would think I'd need to do for SURE with a larger dog unless I had a big yard and could play fetch with them and all that. Fiona gets quite a bit of exercise in the house, but that wouldn't work for a larger dog.
My dog is home all day...when she was a puppy I was working closer to home and able to walk her, but can't now. Probably not the best situation, and I DO have a relatively short commute and work day, but she does OK.
Of course, starting out with a puppy would be different. And I DID crate her when she was little. She actually liked her crate for the most part. She's always happy when I bring it back out to bring a pet to the vet. ;-) So no permanent scarring, I guess...
We spent most of the evenings at Entmoot watching anime, or a group of us did. I've seen Nausicaa, but not the others you mentioned. I've heard of Fruits Basket...one of the other animooters had it with her, but we didn't get around to watching it.
2,690 posted on
03/23/2004 8:17:53 AM PST by
RosieCotton
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To: RosieCotton
If I get a house I will probably go for a young adult dog from a shelter that is already house trained. That would work ok if it was one I could leave for 8-9 hours.
Have not seen those? I guess I will turn that question around and ask what you like then.
To: HairOfTheDog; osagebowman; Overtaxed; All
Well...not so good news on the kitty. They finished the surgery and she's OK...but the vet said it looked like a malignant adenocarcinoma (if I'm getting the name right), and though it tried to get everything, if that IS what it is, it may well come back...and it was right next to her lungs. They are sending a sample off, and I should hear more by early next week.
If it DOES prove to be cancerous...I guess all I can do is hope that it takes awhile to come back. If it does...if and when she ends up sick or in discomfort I'll be facing putting her down. Chemo is just not something I would go through with a cat, not for the pain and cost involved.
2,694 posted on
03/23/2004 9:49:11 AM PST by
RosieCotton
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