The Dog Who Ruins Everything
Mood:  quizzical
Topic: kinds of dogues
My sister may have found a good candidate for Second Dog.
Oh? I thought you tried that.
Well, I did, and I sortof scratched that off my list. But she feels this dog has promise- he's still friendly and reasonable and hasn't been in the shelter too long -Reilly sized, less than a year old, and... he's mostly brindle.
Some days I think its too much. I spend HOW much time every day on these dogs?
Mmm.
I say to myself, WHY did i get a second dog? But its only some days.
Ah.
But YOU, YOU are getting your life back now that your daughter is growing up, going to school, you are working on your business. I'd think twice if i were you.
Yeah, and Rei is so good and trusty, and she gets along with all these dogs here.
He could turn out to be The Dog Who Ruins Everything.
I guess...

He's an english Springer spaniel.
Ive never seen one so speckley.
He's the field kind.
How old?
8. He's a senior. We got him a year ago.
Good for you for adopting an older dog. The puppies just FLY off the shelves, as they say...
Nooo...I don't have TIME for That Puppy Thing- no thank you!

Scott put the kibosh on fostering.
Did he?
He says it wouldn't be fair to Cody to bring another male into the house.
Since when does he care about what Cody thinks?
He says it wouldn't be fair to Cody to bring another male into the house, even temporarily.
Oh well, perhaps it is not meant to be- you know how sometimes you make up overly elaborate schemes to get something done and you are just trying too hard against fate?
Yeah...
maybe we're trying too hard.
I just feel there's something about him, that he'll be such a great dog if I can just get him out of the shelter. It's going to take the right owner though.
I hear you. he's already too big for the puppy factor to help out.
Yeah it has to be someone who likes big dogs, who is already used to big dogs.
Big Brindle Dogs.
Yes! Like you!
I know it. Well, go back to volunteer on Saturday and see what more you can ascertain about his personality, see if he can be calm and sit for a cookie, walk nicely, pay attention. notice if he bolts after squirrells, prey drive kindof thing.
If it's meant to be it will work out.
See how it goes.
When you come down for Easter you need to come see him. Although that's two months away.
Raye has all next week off of school, but it'd take an awful lot of convincing to get Jeff to go along with Raye, Rei and I driving to Pennsylvania to look at a DOG. I mean, he'd have to shake gold coins out of his left ear to get Jeff aboard.