Dogs Are The Damn Best

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

just filled out an application to adopt this gal. Could use some good wishes

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sunflo...e-of-ny-ny480/

anybody have any tips for a potential first-time dog owner? Never had a pet before, most worried about having to work 11 hour days 5 days/week. I am usually able to get home for lunch, I plan on doing that at least for the first few weeks/months.

Hope it works out for you Shook!

[nikkidmb]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

just filled out an application to adopt this gal. Could use some good wishes

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sunflo...e-of-ny-ny480/

anybody have any tips for a potential first-time dog owner? Never had a pet before, most worried about having to work 11 hour days 5 days/week. I am usually able to get home for lunch, I plan on doing that at least for the first few weeks/months.

good luck! Shes a cutie and needs some love!
I agree, dog walker at least but daycare at best. Even if your lunch is an hour thats still 2 5 hour stretches give or take. If you can give her an area rather than just a crate that might help a bit.

[nikkidmb]

Also it is so awesome that you started this thread 4 years ago and are hopefully just getting a dog! Love that for you

[Useliteski]

the fact that you started this thread makes this feel very complete. thats so rad.

love and attention. the two best ingredients.

[rmp207]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

just filled out an application to adopt this gal. Could use some good wishes

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sunflo...e-of-ny-ny480/

anybody have any tips for a potential first-time dog owner? Never had a pet before, most worried about having to work 11 hour days 5 days/week. I am usually able to get home for lunch, I plan on doing that at least for the first few weeks/months.

Best bet for long days is giving them a nice long walk before you head out the door. It lets them do their business a few times and burn up destructive energy. Keep their mind active and engaged it will keep them out of trouble.


Anything that can fit in their mouth they may chew and or swallow it’s best you kind of canvas your house for small stuff they might pick up. Stuff like floss,yarn,small socks things like that can do a ton of damage of swallowed and super expensive . Trust me I’ve been down that road before.


Find a good vet. I’ve been with the same vet for 15+ years. Most are great but you will find some who are more concerned about the money then the pet.


Enjoy it. I’ve had four rescues including my two current. It’s hard to imagine not having a dog at this point. Having one comes with some hardships especially when they get older but the good always out ways the bad. Ooo and don’t forget to socialize them. See what their comfort level is with other dogs which can vary between big dogs, small dogs and male or female. I’ve been pretty lucky and haven’t had many aggression issues outside of my wife’s first dog, she would threaten any dog that came close. She and my first husky were a challenge as she was extremely dominant and the only dog when I moved in with my now wife. That took a ton of work for her not to growl or lunge at him. Eventually she begrudgingly accepted him.


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[DMBstandUP1984]

Do rescues come house trained?

[rmp207]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

Do rescues come house trained?

Haha some do. My last husky was great until she was in a room with a carpet then all bets were off. She could hold it all day but two minutes in a carpeted room and she would pee.


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[prdstmnky36]

Originally Posted by rmp207

Best bet for long days is giving them a nice long walk before you head out the door. It lets them do their business a few times and burn up destructive energy. Keep their mind active and engaged it will keep them out of trouble.


Anything that can fit in their mouth they may chew and or swallow it’s best you kind of canvas your house for small stuff they might pick up. Stuff like floss,yarn,small socks things like that can do a ton of damage of swallowed and super expensive . Trust me I’ve been down that road before.


Find a good vet. I’ve been with the same vet for 15+ years. Most are great but you will find some who are more concerned about the money then the pet.


Enjoy it. I’ve had four rescues including my two current. It’s hard to imagine not having a dog at this point. Having one comes with some hardships especially when they get older but the good always out ways the bad. Ooo and don’t forget to socialize them. See what their comfort level is with other dogs which can vary between big dogs, small dogs and male or female. I’ve been pretty lucky and haven’t had many aggression issues outside of my wife’s first dog, she would threaten any dog that came close. She and my first husky were a challenge as she was extremely dominant and the only dog when I moved in with my now wife. That took a ton of work for her not to growl or lunge at him. Eventually she begrudgingly accepted him.


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The things they will not only chew but swallow is just crazy! Twice we had to induce vomiting on Barkley for socks. Had a neighbor years ago who’s dog swallowed two whole trash bags (that was expensive!!). Coins are a big one and can be very harmful. There are lots of good lists online of things that are very harmful to dogs - plants, flowers, foods, and even random things you might not think of...definitely check them out.

And if you do end up crating your dog Sean, always take its collar off in the crate. It can get stuck and cause strangulation pretty easy. Good luck, man!

Edit: and fucking dryer sheets!

[dmbetc]

I’ll keep my fingers crossed, Sean! What a sweet girl.

[DMBstandUP1984]

My dog doesn’t really chew anything she just picks up my kids stuffed animals and moves them all around the house

Usually puts them all in a line

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[rmp207]

These are my two, the brown one is great until a large car car drives past us on a walk and he try’s to kill it haha he is a recent rescue so it’s a work in progress.The setter is wonderful all around. She’s deaf so training is a bit more difficult but she’s pretty smart.
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[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by rmp207

These are my two, the brown one is great until a large car car drives past us on a walk and he try’s to kill it haha he is a recent rescue so it’s a work in progress.The setter is wonderful all around. She’s deaf so training is a bit more difficult but she’s pretty smart.
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Now those are some cool looking pups

[prdstmnky36]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

Now those are some cool looking pups

co-signed

[Useliteski]

omg i love everyones pups. similar to DMBSU, my dog will take her babies (what i call her stuffed animals) into bed with us and ill wake up surrounded in them sometimes.

dogs are the best.

this is mine from last summer tooling around the tall grass near our beach

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by rmp207

Best bet for long days is giving them a nice long walk before you head out the door. It lets them do their business a few times and burn up destructive energy. Keep their mind active and engaged it will keep them out of trouble.


Anything that can fit in their mouth they may chew and or swallow it’s best you kind of canvas your house for small stuff they might pick up. Stuff like floss,yarn,small socks things like that can do a ton of damage of swallowed and super expensive . Trust me I’ve been down that road before.


Find a good vet. I’ve been with the same vet for 15+ years. Most are great but you will find some who are more concerned about the money then the pet.


Enjoy it. I’ve had four rescues including my two current. It’s hard to imagine not having a dog at this point. Having one comes with some hardships especially when they get older but the good always out ways the bad. Ooo and don’t forget to socialize them. See what their comfort level is with other dogs which can vary between big dogs, small dogs and male or female. I’ve been pretty lucky and haven’t had many aggression issues outside of my wife’s first dog, she would threaten any dog that came close. She and my first husky were a challenge as she was extremely dominant and the only dog when I moved in with my now wife. That took a ton of work for her not to growl or lunge at him. Eventually she begrudgingly accepted him.


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Great info, thanks! I’m for sure aware of the stuff I have at floor level currently, and have been thinking of ways to relocate them. In particular i plan on making my den the “pup’s room”, hopefully I’d be able to put up a gate and leave her in there when I’m away but I currently have stuff on the floor there I don’t want her to get a hold of (floor standing shelving units with vinyl albums, etc).

I’ll definitely be checking out plenty of lists, the problem with a lot of the “helpful articles” are all written by McKenzie, the suburban mom, who just rambles and never really gives any insight or it’s all super common sense stuff so parsing through it all to find actual helpful info is time consuming.

Should I be finding a vet ahead of time? A lot of the applications for rescues are asking if I already have a vet which... obviously I don’t. I figured I’d find a vet once I have a dog. Am I doing it backward?

[DMBstandUP1984]

We used a breeder so I’m not sure how different it is, we had to send the breeder the vet stuff and her first puppy check up with a few days though.

The breeder still checks in from time to time.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by Useliteski

omg i love everyones pups. similar to DMBSU, my dog will take her babies (what i call her stuffed animals) into bed with us and ill wake up surrounded in them sometimes.



dogs are the best.



this is mine from last summer tooling around the tall grass near our beach

Fun! I can’t wait to bring our dog to the beach, but unlike most golden doodles she is not a fan of water

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

We used a breeder so I’m not sure how different it is, we had to send the breeder the vet stuff and her first puppy check up with a few days though.

The breeder still checks in from time to time.

Yeah the shelter i applied to said they require a first checkup within a set time limit (a few days? A week? I forget)

Just don’t know if I should be finding a vet NOW. If I should be, do I call them? Have to set up info or whatever? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[rmp207]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

Yeah the shelter i applied to said they require a first checkup within a set time limit (a few days? A week? I forget)

Just don’t know if I should be finding a vet NOW. If I should be, do I call them? Have to set up info or whatever? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would look at review and ask some people you know who they use. You will probably get a range of opinions between personal rec’s and google etc you should have a good idea of how they are. You can always switch if they suck. Just one of those things you can look at when you have down time. Once you pick one I would just call and say I plan on adopting and just need a check up app. That way it’s out of the way.


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[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by rmp207

I would look at review and ask some people you know who they use. You will probably get a range of opinions between personal rec’s and google etc you should have a good idea of how they are. You can always switch if they suck. Just one of those things you can look at when you have down time. Once you pick one I would just call and say I plan on adopting and just need a check up app. That way it’s out of the way.


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Awesome, I'll take a look this weekend and see what I can find. Should be plenty in my area.

[ToySoldier#34]

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[drop2d]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

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[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

just filled out an application to adopt this gal. Could use some good wishes

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/sunflo...e-of-ny-ny480/

anybody have any tips for a potential first-time dog owner? Never had a pet before, most worried about having to work 11 hour days 5 days/week. I am usually able to get home for lunch, I plan on doing that at least for the first few weeks/months.

She's now listed as Adoption Pending, but I haven't been contacted

Getting sad vibes. She's such a freaking sweetheart.

[rmp207]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

She's now listed as Adoption Pending, but I haven't been contacted

Getting sad vibes. She's such a freaking sweetheart.

Sorry to hear that I’ve had that happen twice its always a bummer. This is who I adopted my Aussie from. They have it split into different adaption areas but you can a adopt from any you just need to do a meet up.

http://www.ns4ar.org/dogs-midatlantic.html


This is where I got my setter from. They do a transport thing where they do a car relay from one person to the next in a day or two if they need to be moved to a different state. I’ve actually helped in some of the transports it’s pretty cool.

https://esrescue.org


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[laura22]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

She's now listed as Adoption Pending, but I haven't been contacted

Getting sad vibes. She's such a freaking sweetheart.

nooooo sorry!

don’t worry. there are so many other dogs out there needing a home

for what it’s worth, I rescued reggie through diamond rescue. i also referred a friend and he was able to rescue from them as well. take a look at their “dogs for adoption” list, I would be more than happy to text the owner and give her a heads up about your application. that’s what I did for my friend #bigshot

http://www.diamonddogsrescueinc.com/available-dogs.html

similar to rmp’s experience, they had a volunteer drive Reggie and Eddie up here to MA from NC

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by laura22

nooooo sorry!

don’t worry. there are so many other dogs out there needing a home

for what it’s worth, I rescued reggie through diamond rescue. i also referred a friend and he was able to rescue from them as well. take a look at their “dogs for adoption” list, I would be more than happy to text the owner and give her a heads up about your application. that’s what I did for my friend #bigshot

http://www.diamonddogsrescueinc.com/available-dogs.html

similar to rmp’s experience, they had a volunteer drive Reggie and Eddie up here to MA from NC

Holy shittttttt Amelia is a fucking cutie.


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[jcc522]

Originally Posted by daveshookme

Holy shittttttt Amelia is a fucking cutie.


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Omg get that dog now

[daveshookme]

Originally Posted by laura22

nooooo sorry!

don’t worry. there are so many other dogs out there needing a home

for what it’s worth, I rescued reggie through diamond rescue. i also referred a friend and he was able to rescue from them as well. take a look at their “dogs for adoption” list, I would be more than happy to text the owner and give her a heads up about your application. that’s what I did for my friend #bigshot

http://www.diamonddogsrescueinc.com/available-dogs.html

similar to rmp’s experience, they had a volunteer drive Reggie and Eddie up here to MA from NC

Originally Posted by jcc522

Omg get that dog now

I just submitted an application. If I have to drive to New Jersey to pick her up, if they’re able to transport that works too.

She is adorable.


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[Useliteski]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

Fun! I can’t wait to bring our dog to the beach, but unlike most golden doodles she is not a fan of water

maybe some shallow water for her to putter around in and splash a bit?
yeah mine is OBSESSED, like runs to the water and jumps in.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by Useliteski

maybe some shallow water for her to putter around in and splash a bit?

yeah mine is OBSESSED, like runs to the water and jumps in.

We have a doggy pool that my kid will get in and sometimes be able to get Lady in and she just kind of stands there looking sad lol.


She hides under the play set when it’s raining, she’s an odd duck


But yeah I think the beach might work since she can control the situation a bit bette r