Will they be able to find those breeds at a shelter, though?
Perhaps from a breed rescue.
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Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sue - Jan 12, 2009 8:58:03 am PST #901 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 8:59:22 am PST #902 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Will they be able to find those breeds at a shelter, though?
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
(OTOH, if you're the freaking President-Elect and you want a specific dog breed for your 2 cuter-than-should-be-allowed little girls, I guarantee you that every single shelter in the country is going to be on alert looking for your First Dog.)
Hil R. - Jan 12, 2009 9:00:59 am PST #903 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
They decided on a shelter dog after there was an outcry about them getting one from a breeder.
Trudy Booth - Jan 12, 2009 9:02:40 am PST #904 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I looooove it when some big off-leash dog comes bounding over and the owner yells "(S)he's friendly!" then my dog barks her head off and I get to say, "Yeah, she's not."
Seriously. I'm glad your dog is a delight. Get it away from us. I don't feel like five minutes of training right now ("sit, good girl, no bark, no bark, nobarknobarknobark"). I just need to let her pee so I can go to work.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 9:03:27 am PST #905 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I thought they already said that they were resigned to a non-shelter dog b/c low-allergen dogs are harder to find.
They decided on a shelter dog after there was an outcry about them getting one from a breeder.
Ooops. That's what happens when I never watch the news: I miss the important info about the potential First Dog-Elect.
Lee - Jan 12, 2009 9:07:45 am PST #906 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Ooops. That's what happens when I never watch the news: I miss the important info about the potential First Dog-Elect.
That's because you S...
No, too easy.
Nebber mind.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2009 9:11:22 am PST #907 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
No, too easy.
Pfft. Not watching the news has made me a much happier human being. Not being subjected to gloom-and-doom "Will This Financial Collapse Be Worse Than The Great Depression? Will You Have To Eat Your Children?" so-called news stories, or "Hey, Look! We're Still In Iraq!" stories makes me much less freaked-out.
If that means I miss a story about a dog, well, it's a fair trade-off in my mind.
Calli - Jan 12, 2009 9:12:41 am PST #908 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
"Will This Financial Collapse Be Worse Than The Great Depression? Will You Have To Eat Your Children?"
Not as long as you can catch sea kittens.
Lee - Jan 12, 2009 9:13:05 am PST #909 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
(I don't usually watch the news either.)
Burrell - Jan 12, 2009 9:13:31 am PST #910 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
My personal favorite dog off-leash moment: The time I brought my cat into the vet and someone's dog walked up to her carrier and started to LICK IT.
I immediately moved the carrier and put myself between the dog and my cat, told the dog to step back, and I shot the owner DEATH RAY EYES. And of course the owner was completely appalled at my uncouth behavior and complained that her dog was very nice. I tried to point out that even nice dogs are scary to cats, especially nice dogs who are licking their carriers. The woman then suggested perhaps I shouldn't take my cat to the vet if she doesn't like dogs, because dogs shouldn't be expected to be on a leash at the vet. What. Ever.