It's a dog, dog, dog, dogworld

by **mickbayne** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 16:36:55

Griffey has been completely house trained for a couple of months now, so I don't bother locking him in the crate when I'm gone anymore. For a while I was using a baby gate to keep him in the kitchen, but he never had any accidents there either so I'm giving him full access to the house now. I bought a wireless IP camera from amazon so I could check in on him, and he seems to pretty much lay around on the couch all day (he's supposed to be on the blue blanket but I guess he thinks he can get away with it when no one's around!):

When he's not laying down he stares out the window... probably at the cat across the street who seems to hang out on the front porch all day:

by **BDawk** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 19:21:28

mickbayne wrote:Just wait for bdawk to take another Caribbean vacation..

god help me

Love the shots of Griffey. Might have to look into one of those cameras, thats a really good idea. Lenny's doing really well himself with the house training and while he doesn't mind going in the crate, he'd probably be fine being left out. Being able to watch him while at work would put our minds at ease

by **td11** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 19:42:10

brutus has graduated to trying to mount hooch from time to time

by **BDawk** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 20:02:06

td11 wrote:brutus has graduated to trying to mount hooch from time to time

Thankfully, so far at least, Lenny hasn't been too interested in mounting things. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it stays that way.
How big is he now? Lenny's taller and bigger than Frida. He's really filling out and is probably getting close to 40lbs. His paws are huge, I think he's going to end up being a good bit bigger than I was expecting.

by **mickbayne** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 20:13:42

Griff's a little over 32 pounds. He's tall and lanky, but starting to fill out a bit more recently, too.

by **td11** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 20:46:44

both our dudes are still under 30 i think. you guys got the jocks of the family.

by **BDawk** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 21:20:02

td11 wrote:both our dudes are still under 30 i think. you guys got the jocks of the family.

Really? Thought Brutus would be pushing like 50lbs at this point

by **The B1G Piece** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 08:04:23

smitty wrote:
The B1G Piece wrote:I need some halp.

I'll hopefully be a first-time dog owner soon, but my wife has grown up with two dogs since she was 14 years-old and was very instrumental in their care, especially during the younger years.

As I mentioned earlier in this thread, we're trying to rescue a boxer. The agency is an NFP and has dogs available throughout the northeast. They mentioned about doing a house visit almost three weeks ago, but needed a volunteer in my area (I live in Philadelphia). In the interim, they wanted me to send a picture and video of our house and neighborhood. I sent that information along and have not heard back from them in over two weeks. I've followed-up a few times and still haven't received a response. Part of me thinks they didn't like our house (which I don't understand why), but the other part of me says they're an NFP and they work on their own free time. I understand that being a first time owner and going the rescue route might leave me open to more scrutiny/due diligence, but this process has been going on for almost two months now. I’m not really sure what I should do…any advice/stories are greatly appreciated.

It seems like the organization you are dealing with is messed up. When we adopted little Abby, the process took two weeks or so. We met Abby her first day in the area. -- she was rescued in Eastern Washington and moved to the south sound because ratites are easier to place here.

But the New Rattitude organization is really tight. I filled out an extensive application. Home visit about a week later. Then she came home to stay. I think the only reason it even took that long was because she was so new. The organization does the shots and other stuff.

There are a lot of ways to adopt a dog. You might consider another route?

thanks, smitty. I was leaning towards them being a little messed up, but they admitted to me that they're behind on home visits in the Philadelphia area. Seems like a popular organization, but we're exploring other options.

by **td11** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 09:34:26

BDawk wrote:
td11 wrote:both our dudes are still under 30 i think. you guys got the jocks of the family.

Really? Thought Brutus would be pushing like 50lbs at this point

yeah, we're surprised, too. asked ma this morning and she said brutus is ~31 lbs and rufus is right around 25. rufus is shifty as hell, he'll juke brutus out when they're playing outside like 15 times in a row and i just stand on the deck going, "SHHHAAAAAAAAAAADDDYYYYYYYYYYY"

by **BDawk** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 09:50:11

td11 wrote:
BDawk wrote:
td11 wrote:both our dudes are still under 30 i think. you guys got the jocks of the family.

Really? Thought Brutus would be pushing like 50lbs at this point

yeah, we're surprised, too. asked ma this morning and she said brutus is ~31 lbs and rufus is right around 25. rufus is shifty as hell, he'll juke brutus out when they're playing outside like 15 times in a row and i just stand on the deck going, "SHHHAAAAAAAAAAADDDYYYYYYYYYYY"

He was the runt so I'm not surprised he's a little wily. He's also from Shady's neighborhood, so he couldn't help but be influenced

by **WheelsFellOff** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:00:48

And then he ran over and pissed on some bitches.

by **Wheels Tupay** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 13:02:53

by **Wheels Tupay** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 13:04:42

WheelsFellOff wrote:And then he ran over and pissed on some bitches.

Come on WFO, the only "B" word you should call a women is beautiful.

Bitches love being called beautiful.

by **Silence Sarge** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 14:15:37

by **TheFrank** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 18:02:20

My aunt had to put her dog down today. Not being a dog owner myself for various reasons, I had grown pretty attached to him. Without a doubt the happiest dog I've ever known. Rest easy, my friend.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 18:15:30

sorry to hear. looks like a good dog right there.

by **mickbayne** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 19:47:23

Sorry man

by **BDawk** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 21:52:49

ReadingPhilly wrote:sorry to hear. looks like a good dog right there.

by **Bucky** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 07:22:03

by **choco** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 10:46:57

I was driving the other day and saw a half run over dog carcass on the side of the road. The rear part was run over. I could tell it was a dog and not some other animal because there was a collar around its neck. That made me really sad.

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