Puppy Love

rayslifecycle
rayslifecycle Posts: 511
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hi Everyone

I just wanted to announce that the City of Washington DC and the Washington Humane Society have deemed my wife Erica and I worthy of adopting a dog.

We picked her up on Saturday.

Her name is Hope;
And she is a wonderful 1 year old 40lb Lab/Pit Mix.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited August 2009
    Congratulations Nice looking wife. Oh yeah and dog too. Good luck.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited August 2009
    Excellent work.

    That combination of breeds should turn out to be a great mix, pits are smart as hell and you can't go wrong with a lab. I've found pound puppies seem to appreciate their owners just a bit more, too.
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited August 2009
    I bet you had to fill out more forms for the dog than you would if you were to adopt a baby! LOL

    Nice looking puppy!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2009
    Congrats! I adopted a puppy a few weeks back as well (and went through absolutely no hassle to do so, as opposed to some horror stories I've heard about people going through long auditions for adoption). He's been fantastic.

    Enjoy the new pup!
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited August 2009
    Congrats, Hope is a cutie :D
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  • maandjojo
    maandjojo Posts: 293
    edited August 2009
    You did a real good thing there. She will put a smile on your face each and every day.
    Good luck.

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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited August 2009
    Congratulations Nice looking wife. Oh yeah and dog too. Good luck.

    This had so much potential. You could've gone big and used "Nice looking ****. . . and the dog's not bad either." So close to brilliant. But, at least yours was tasteful.

    The pup does look nice and athletic! I took in a stray Pit Bull, and while one day it may have snapped and gone insanely violent, it was a lovely dog for the few days we took care of it. Best of luck with both of them!
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited August 2009
    AndyGwis wrote: »
    This had so much potential. You could've gone big and used "Nice looking ****. . . and the dog's not bad either." So close to brilliant. But, at least yours was tasteful.

    The pup does look nice and athletic! I took in a stray Pit Bull, and while one day it may have snapped and gone insanely violent, it was a lovely dog for the few days we took care of it. Best of luck with both of them!

    Make no mistake, I typed and deleted a few things before being nice which was the right thing to do. Some people just don't do the "right" thing often enough, me being one of them.
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited August 2009
    Awesome Ray!:D make sure you hide all those "chewables" (shoes, purses, etc) Being Lab/Pit, that guy could do some serious damage, LOL.;) Enjoy, looks like a fine specimen!:D



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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited August 2009
    I sure hope Hope does not chew the corners of your speakers/grills.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2009
    Cute pup!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2009
    Congrats.
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited August 2009
    Good for you. We adopted ours from the shelter 8 years ago and he owns us and the house.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2009
    You and the wife are a credit to your species. Good looking dog and a pretty girl.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,997
    edited August 2009
    Congrats, one of the best things we have ever done was to adopt Willow.
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited August 2009
    Thanks everyone for all the kind words

    So far she has been absolutely adorable and affectionate......a really great dog and amazingly sweet........

    I can't wait till she heals from her surgery to see how big her boings and bounces are.

    She's incredibly agile.......and she is smart......and she looks right at the TV when I turn on my HT........as though she is listening to the Monitor 10s.......

    Rock on

    Ray
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited August 2009
    Tonight I'll raise a glass to the new family member, you, your new bride, and also,to all of our dear departed pets that will never be forgotten!!! Let her have an occaisional shoe to chew up, maybe it'll keep her away from all of the dangerous/expensive- power/speaker/IC cables!:eek:PS: you might want to consider using a "Gentle Leader", they're very good for leash training strong/youthful dogs without running the risk of neck/spine injury.:)


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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,516
    edited August 2009
    Congrats Ray!

    We were at the pound last week looking for pup to go along with our 1 year old Schonxie, sadly we could not find one but more trips are in order. I was surprised at how busy they were, lots of people adopthing.
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