i don’t know if the guy with this truck was expressing his opinion of the state of public education in utah [pronounced ed-u-ca-tion, not edjacashun] or just doesn’t have any kids, but his bumper sticker made me laugh none-the-less, it says:
my border collie is smarter than your honor student…
life as i know it has changed…. yes, i did it again. i adopted an abandonded puppy. i was thinking about getting a new puppy for several reasons, one of which is that my old dog is going to be 13 years old in the spring and i need for him to break in a new dog, show him the ropes, if you will. i had planned on going to the pound on christmas eve, but last wednesday a guy at my work called to ask me if i had mentioned wanting a puppy? well, apparently i must have because that’s what someone else at work had told him. I said, why, do you have a puppy?
he lives in idaho and last monday when it was snowing and cold, a puppy showed up alone and wet in the field next to his house. he called all his neighbors and no one had a missing puppy. someone must have just dumped him off ~ that happens a lot in this area, especially out in the county where there is a lot of farm land. i call it ‘farmer mentality’, but that’s for another post. anyway maybe someone was using the economy as an excuse and couldn’t afford to feed him so they just dumped him. i always wonder what these assholes think a dog or cat is going to eat while fending for themselves, but this puppy hit the jackpot because he is now asleep on the floor at my feet! and his big brother simon is asleep about 5 feet away… they have matching collars.
i went to look at him on wednesday and brought him home on thursday.
I had to hug the little girl that found him, because she really wanted to keep him. she looked so sad when she handed him over, but they already have three other grown dogs.
i honestly forgot how busy a puppy can be, i think both james and i will lose weight. me running after and james running from the puppy. nikita doesn’t seem to mind one way or the other i also forgot that puppies have a direct tube that runs directly from their mouth to their butt. i am now working on ‘regulating’ his functions, there are rules, he has to go directly outside upon waking and can not have any food after 7:00 p.m. oh, plus i have been getting up twice in the night to let him out of his kennel. [those are today’s rules, they may change tomorrow].
he seems very smart and is not aggressive, but is also not timid. he and simon are fine together as long as the puppy does not touch simon if he lays down beside him. he and the cats are also doing fine [which means james hasn’t beaten the crap out of him and for that i am thankful]. with time they will all establish their pecking order, i will fit in there somewhere.
it snowed again today and he loved playing in the snow. he and simon have been out about 20 times today and have both been dried off about 20 times also.
here is simon showing him the best place to pee…. [never fails, they couldn’t just stand there and look cute]
here he is yesterday showing off his new collar and name tag. i looked him up on the internet and i’m pretty sure he’s a chesapeake bay retriever. i’m taking him to the vet on tuesday, we’ll see what his best guess is. if he grows into his feet he should weigh about 65-75 lbs i would guess. his name is dobie.
he is SOOO cute. bless you for being a lovely puppy rescuer!!
honestly, i’m surprised simon is taking this so well. he has quite the nasty bark.
jess ~ simon is fine, i have always had two dogs, one old, one young and when jake died a few years ago i didn’t replace him, simon has been lonely. his nasty bark is his job.
He is supposed to have a nasty bark. That way he can scare the bad guys away who can’t drive and take your truck out of your drive way!! Well Ok so his bark didn’t help in that moment. But.
You will be very lucky if he only weighs that much. I am guessing more!
yea for new puppies! he is soooo cute & such a handsome face 🙂
I finally hit your blog to see your puppy….and I love him. I want to bite him! Ok that was weird, but that dog is damn cute. Good job coming to the rescue!