Thanks for all of the Jindo links. I love these breeds. When Chile wakes up (and she totally does the dream-barking, too!), I'll let her know her newfound identity.
Zoe: Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller. Wash: Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
'Safe'
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javachik - Aug 11, 2008 8:16:57 pm PDT #2725 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
Kat - Aug 11, 2008 8:28:19 pm PDT #2726 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Is this Kuma, Lori?
Burrell - Aug 11, 2008 8:32:18 pm PDT #2727 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh my goodness, that Chinese gymnast was adorable!
lori - Aug 11, 2008 8:40:05 pm PDT #2728 of 10003
Kat, no, but those are the pics where I said, well, shit, Kuma is OBVIOUSLY a jindo, since he could not look any more identical to those dogs.
Nilly - Aug 11, 2008 8:42:00 pm PDT #2729 of 10003
Swouncing
When Chile wakes up (and she totally does the dream-barking, too!), I'll let her know her newfound identity.
Hee.
(Now I wanna say something like "Alice through the Looking Glass", who dreams of whom, Chile of Kuma or the other way around, but since they're both really and none of them a chess piece, it doesn't work. Oh, well.)
lori - Aug 11, 2008 8:51:08 pm PDT #2730 of 10003
Aww, you got Chile as a flop-eared puppy! [link]
We got Kuma from the pound at maybe seven months old - and he looks pretty much the same now as he did then.
Nilly - Aug 11, 2008 8:55:27 pm PDT #2731 of 10003
Swouncing
We got Kuma from the pound at maybe seven months old
How old is he now?
lori - Aug 11, 2008 8:56:50 pm PDT #2732 of 10003
Eleven years and seven months!
Nilly - Aug 11, 2008 8:59:01 pm PDT #2733 of 10003
Swouncing
Eleven years and seven months!
Wow, eleven years.
javachik - Aug 11, 2008 8:59:28 pm PDT #2734 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
I knew Chile and her sibs since they were only days old. They were born next door to a friend of mine in Koreatown, and I visited all of the time. Shiba's mom's name was "Pancho" and a name and an old rope were literally the only thing her owners ever gave her. Pancho was emaciated when she got knocked-up, and her owners couldn't care less about her pregancy or the puppies. My friend went over every morning and evening, into their yard (where Pancho was on a 6-foot leash tied to the fence) and fed the puppies cottage cheese and hotdogs. When they were old enough to start exploring, the neighbors refused to pay attention to things like closing their gate, so one of the pups got hit by a car. And another couple got given away at 5 weeks! 5 weeks! So I drove down to LA, strode next door, told them I was taking the remaining three pups and asked if I could take Pancho too. They wouldn't give me Pancho, but shrugged at the puppies.
So I gave them all a bath, put them in a cardboard box and spent 15 hours driving up 101. I had to stop every half and hour for them to eliminate and drink and eat.
I had them for the summer, through all of their shots, obedience training, etc. I found Chile's brothers good homes and kept her. It was so much work, having those puppies, but I don't regret a single second. I had a 10-year old pound dog (Sheperd mix) at the time, and she (Sage) died last year. I thought I'd get another dog again right away, but I am really enjoying just having Chile Pepper right now.