Awwwwwwww. Max is adorable. How do you resist that face? And, I know that VERY well. My Raven has it down, whereas Shadow just prefers to present his back to me VERY sternly.
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Maude
My friend with the greyhound rescue is doing swell. Ellie the dog slept at bedtime when they started getting her up after an hour nap after dinner instead of two hours. They take her for a walk and she settles right in.
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General Stuck
loves the Max, hates you with these gorgeous pics from that little camera I don’t have. kidding. another wonderful image Tim F.
4.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
He is so handsome. Thank you for showing us.
5.
Elisabeth
At least he’s not on the inanimate plastic rectangle in your lap. :)
Not that I’d guess you’d mind too much.
6.
maye
Makes me miss my Dobe. Best dog ever. Sniff.
7.
Jebediah
You’ve got to at least take a couple minutes break to rub some belly or something – how could you not?
Maybe my little Juno could teach him the finer points of jumping up into your lap. Prolly works better for her 8-and-a-half-pound self than it would for Mr Handsome’s somewhat-more-than-that self.
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Dee Loralei
Poor adorable sweet boy. How can you resist? Throw him a ball Tim, pretty please.
9.
Martin
Our corgi got attacked by another dog today while out running an errand with the wife. The dog went straight for his neck and he pulled out of his collar and bolted full-speed for home, across the parking lot and very busy 4 lane 50 MPH street and 6 lane by 6 lane intersection between the strip mall and our house.
Other than being completely freaked out, he (and the wife) are fine. Somehow he managed to dodge all of the cars (or he ran under them). Good to know that home is where he’ll flee. Not so good to know that our training to get him to stop and sit every time we come to a curb (to slow him down from such an occasion) completely went out the window as did his obey command. Wife said he took off so quickly that he might not even have heard her over all of the traffic.
He’s a little touchy right now, but he got a new toy and is steadily settling out. Could have been a much worse day.
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Dee Loralei
@Martin: Wow must have been horrid for the corgi and the wife. Glad both are okay.
@Gina: Max is actually quite pooped from running after balls with his dog buddies this afternoon. I kid, but most days he gets plenty of attention from both people and dogs.
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Gina
@Tim F.: I was setting it up for someone to offer to bring Rosie to live with you!
This is why I cannot have a dog: I would feel guilty all the time. If the dog wants to please me and hang out with me always, then who am I to go to work or do other things? My cat makes me feel bad enough, but she not only lets me know when attention and love is needed, but when she’s totally fine hanging out by herself.
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Martin
@Dee Loralei:
Yes, a bit too much drama for the day for all involved. Hopefully this won’t make him skittish – he’s a very friendly dog. I’d hate to see that change.
@Mnemosyne:
Yeah, he’s pretty fast on those stubby legs. Not much stamina, though.
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Gina
@Martin: Jeebus, I’m shocked and very glad everyone’s okay.
I really hate dealing with loose dogs or out of control ones when I’m walking the dogs on leash. My dogs can do a lot of damage to a stupid aggressive one, and I worry that it’d blow back on them due to breed prejudice, despite our being the ones with the dog who’s on leash. Mostly, I just hope some sense of self-preservation will override the owner or other dog’s instincts to pick a fight.
I really hate dealing with loose dogs or out of control ones when I’m walking the dogs on leash.
I don’t have a dog and I hate off leash dogs. Sadly, the weather is getting nicer and all the idiots will be back in the parks thinking their widdle precious could never hurt anybody and it’s just so *good* for him to get to run free down hiking trails. I’m gonna get a taser.
@Little Boots: It’s okay, a lot of us are thinking about the election. There’s a wisconsin results thread, too, (in case you haven’t seen it.
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Gina
@MikeJ: Wish they were legal here in NY. I think pepper spray is also banned for general use. My husband has one of those telescoping metal baton things, pretty handy as it’s compact enough to carry, but hits like a golf club when wielded by someone with decent upper body strength.
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geg6
I love him. I just love him. Tim, you are a lucky man to have him.
@jeff: I used to feel the same way until I inherited a dog from my ex-husband (who died suddenly). Before, I was the “biscuit lady” who brought the dog treats every time I saw her but she would bark at me when I came in her house if the ex wasn’t there. Within 3 days of her living at my house, being fed by me, she was my “shadow”: following me everywhere and loving it when I talked to her. The family in which I grew up always talked out loud to our animals but my ex only did for commands. In that first week, my younger son told me, “Momma, you talk to much to Suzie!” but I have connected to her like nobody else, even my partner who feeds her (and she adores him). You might love having a dog :)
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Yutsano
Obligatory PUPPEH!! And he even haz the shawl to suffer right along with the poor lonely wimminfolk.
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Anne Laurie
@Martin: Thank heavens y’all got off with nothing worse than a bad scare!
Don’t know what your community standards are, but if there’s a way to do so, your wife may want to report the incident to the local Animal Control. I’m on a papillon rescue list with someone who’s spent upwards of $5,000 on vet bills after her 10-lb rescue was attacked by a 100-lb repeat offender at their local dog park… turned out the dog had bitten at least two other dogs and one of their owners before The Incident, but everyone thought “it wouldn’t be neighborly” to “make a fuss”. Now the attacker’s been put to sleep, the negligent arsehole who couldn’t be bothered to keep him under control is under a restraining order, suits & counter-suits have been filed, and the neighborhood is debating breed-specific ‘dangerous dog’ bans to a level of intensity where tires have been slashed & mailboxes vandalized.
I don’t have a dog and I hate off leash dogs. Sadly, the weather is getting nicer and all the idiots will be back in the parks thinking their widdle precious could never hurt anybody and it’s just so good for him to get to run free down hiking trails. I’m gonna get a taser.
If local ordinances don’t permit pepper spray, a squirtgun of lemon juice & citronella oil will discourage dogs who are just following their pursue-what-runs programming. And you can assure Mortimer’s offended idot owner that it’s organic and natural and non-toxic, too.
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asiangrrlMN
Awwwwwwww. Max is adorable. How do you resist that face? And, I know that VERY well. My Raven has it down, whereas Shadow just prefers to present his back to me VERY sternly.
Maude
My friend with the greyhound rescue is doing swell. Ellie the dog slept at bedtime when they started getting her up after an hour nap after dinner instead of two hours. They take her for a walk and she settles right in.
General Stuck
loves the Max, hates you with these gorgeous pics from that little camera I don’t have. kidding. another wonderful image Tim F.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
He is so handsome. Thank you for showing us.
Elisabeth
At least he’s not on the inanimate plastic rectangle in your lap. :)
Not that I’d guess you’d mind too much.
maye
Makes me miss my Dobe. Best dog ever. Sniff.
Jebediah
You’ve got to at least take a couple minutes break to rub some belly or something – how could you not?
Maybe my little Juno could teach him the finer points of jumping up into your lap. Prolly works better for her 8-and-a-half-pound self than it would for Mr Handsome’s somewhat-more-than-that self.
Dee Loralei
Poor adorable sweet boy. How can you resist? Throw him a ball Tim, pretty please.
Martin
Our corgi got attacked by another dog today while out running an errand with the wife. The dog went straight for his neck and he pulled out of his collar and bolted full-speed for home, across the parking lot and very busy 4 lane 50 MPH street and 6 lane by 6 lane intersection between the strip mall and our house.
Other than being completely freaked out, he (and the wife) are fine. Somehow he managed to dodge all of the cars (or he ran under them). Good to know that home is where he’ll flee. Not so good to know that our training to get him to stop and sit every time we come to a curb (to slow him down from such an occasion) completely went out the window as did his obey command. Wife said he took off so quickly that he might not even have heard her over all of the traffic.
He’s a little touchy right now, but he got a new toy and is steadily settling out. Could have been a much worse day.
Dee Loralei
@Martin: Wow must have been horrid for the corgi and the wife. Glad both are okay.
Mnemosyne
@Martin:
Yikes! It sounds like those stubby little corgi legs did their job and kept him from getting hurt on his dash home.
Gina
Max needs a dog buddy to hang out with.
Tim F.
@Gina: Max is actually quite pooped from running after balls with his dog buddies this afternoon. I kid, but most days he gets plenty of attention from both people and dogs.
Gina
@Tim F.: I was setting it up for someone to offer to bring Rosie to live with you!
Elisabeth
@Martin:
Give him and the wife a giant extra hug.
jeff
This is why I cannot have a dog: I would feel guilty all the time. If the dog wants to please me and hang out with me always, then who am I to go to work or do other things? My cat makes me feel bad enough, but she not only lets me know when attention and love is needed, but when she’s totally fine hanging out by herself.
Martin
@Dee Loralei:
Yes, a bit too much drama for the day for all involved. Hopefully this won’t make him skittish – he’s a very friendly dog. I’d hate to see that change.
@Mnemosyne:
Yeah, he’s pretty fast on those stubby legs. Not much stamina, though.
Gina
@Martin: Jeebus, I’m shocked and very glad everyone’s okay.
I really hate dealing with loose dogs or out of control ones when I’m walking the dogs on leash. My dogs can do a lot of damage to a stupid aggressive one, and I worry that it’d blow back on them due to breed prejudice, despite our being the ones with the dog who’s on leash. Mostly, I just hope some sense of self-preservation will override the owner or other dog’s instincts to pick a fight.
MikeJ
@Gina:
I don’t have a dog and I hate off leash dogs. Sadly, the weather is getting nicer and all the idiots will be back in the parks thinking their widdle precious could never hurt anybody and it’s just so *good* for him to get to run free down hiking trails. I’m gonna get a taser.
Little Boots
Are we slaves and whores here in Wisconsin, or are we free men and women? It remains very much up in the air right now.
Little Boots
sorry, that is a cute dog. looks sweet.
WaterGirl
@Little Boots: It’s okay, a lot of us are thinking about the election. There’s a wisconsin results thread, too, (in case you haven’t seen it.
Gina
@MikeJ: Wish they were legal here in NY. I think pepper spray is also banned for general use. My husband has one of those telescoping metal baton things, pretty handy as it’s compact enough to carry, but hits like a golf club when wielded by someone with decent upper body strength.
geg6
I love him. I just love him. Tim, you are a lucky man to have him.
metalgirl
@jeff: I used to feel the same way until I inherited a dog from my ex-husband (who died suddenly). Before, I was the “biscuit lady” who brought the dog treats every time I saw her but she would bark at me when I came in her house if the ex wasn’t there. Within 3 days of her living at my house, being fed by me, she was my “shadow”: following me everywhere and loving it when I talked to her. The family in which I grew up always talked out loud to our animals but my ex only did for commands. In that first week, my younger son told me, “Momma, you talk to much to Suzie!” but I have connected to her like nobody else, even my partner who feeds her (and she adores him). You might love having a dog :)
Yutsano
Obligatory PUPPEH!! And he even haz the shawl to suffer right along with the poor lonely wimminfolk.
Anne Laurie
@Martin: Thank heavens y’all got off with nothing worse than a bad scare!
Don’t know what your community standards are, but if there’s a way to do so, your wife may want to report the incident to the local Animal Control. I’m on a papillon rescue list with someone who’s spent upwards of $5,000 on vet bills after her 10-lb rescue was attacked by a 100-lb repeat offender at their local dog park… turned out the dog had bitten at least two other dogs and one of their owners before The Incident, but everyone thought “it wouldn’t be neighborly” to “make a fuss”. Now the attacker’s been put to sleep, the negligent arsehole who couldn’t be bothered to keep him under control is under a restraining order, suits & counter-suits have been filed, and the neighborhood is debating breed-specific ‘dangerous dog’ bans to a level of intensity where tires have been slashed & mailboxes vandalized.
Anne Laurie
@MikeJ:
If local ordinances don’t permit pepper spray, a squirtgun of lemon juice & citronella oil will discourage dogs who are just following their pursue-what-runs programming. And you can assure Mortimer’s offended idot owner that it’s organic and natural and non-toxic, too.