dog
It's no coincidence that a dog is a man's best friend; they're more faithful than most other animals, and more faithful than many people.
A Tail of Two Dogs
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”—Roger Caras. Now, I never expected to be the proud owner of a beautiful grey, black, white, with a splash of brown husky/malamute mix, but alas, here I am today, writing about my beautiful Diamond. We went to an fairly affluent apartment complex, that cost roughly $1,500 a month for a two bedroom apartment, on a Thursday evening. We buy and sell items frequently on Facebook, so I figured this was just another typical transaction. What I didn't expect was a beautiful eighty pound dog coming my way. At first I was hesitant to accept a new dog into our household, as we live in a fairly small three bedroom house without a fence in the yard, but I was excited to have such a gorgeous dog.
By Jereimiah Armani7 years ago in Petlife
Dogs
All my life I've grown up with big dogs. Granted I'm only 18-years-old at the moment. And for 14 and a half years, I wanted a dog I could call mine. This last November, I finally got my dog, Ripley. She is a German Shepherd mix with I don't know what, but she is so cute. I love her so much. I love Jorja and Opie as well. But if you read the subtitle, there are four names. Sadly a couple of weeks ago I had to put down a 14/15-year-old red nose pitbull. Chaos was a very good-looking dog and he was the most cuddly and sweetest dog. Then came Jorja who thinks she runs the house and doesn't like other dogs whatsoever. It sucks but we manage not to have any dogs fights.
By Gillian Wyman7 years ago in Petlife
You May Call It Puppy Love
Funny thing about friendship: It can last forever or it can end just as abruptly as it began. The first time you meet, that bond is formed. Meet Gracie and her BFF puppy friend, Limit. I don't find their friendship to be any more different than mine. These two were purchased with the sole purpose of someday becoming "GREAT" duck hunting dogs. Gracie belongs to my husband and I while Limit belongs to our next door neighbors. They differ in age but not by much. When these two met, Limit was going on five months while Gracie was just reaching nine weeks. An instant friendship started from day one. They became inseparable and did pretty much everything together including getting into trouble. What they didn't know was just how short-lived that friendship would become. You see, in order to become a good hunting dog, four months of training has to happen and since Limit was the oldest, he would soon be leaving to start his journey while Gracie stayed behind and waited her turn. This is their short but cute furry friendship story.
By Linda Blankenship7 years ago in Petlife
Top 3 Things I've Learned from Having a Dog
Well, let me start off by saying, yes my dog is like my baby to me. I am truly one of those fur baby mamas and I am proud to be one! In the picture above is my baby in the front. His name is Benji, he is currently 1-year-old, and he is a Shih Tzu and Lhasa Apso mix. His cousin in the back is a Beagle, 2-years-old, and his name is Deadpool! Yup, you read that right, Deadpool! My brother is a Marvel fanatic and it's his dog so he had the right to name him whatever he wanted. Anyways, today I wanna kinda sum up what these fur babies have taught me so far.
By Chinecia Ferrer7 years ago in Petlife
Toby Thunderbutt - Family Hero
That's Toby in the photo. Well, that's what the humans call him. His dog friends named him "Thunderbutt" in honour of his ability to produce the most disgusting, stinky, vomit-inducing farts... at will. That's right—Toby Thunderbutt can fart at will: and this is his superpower!
By Rosalyn Grams7 years ago in Petlife
You Should Never Get a Dog in College
"You should never get a dog in college." She's a floppy eared, 75 pounds, 2 years old, smelly dog. She was given up for behavioral issues, wasn’t well socialized and is moody as hell. Some days she wants to lay around and other days she wants to run for miles. She's strong willed, pouty, and don’t even get me started on the shedding… "Stay" is an impossible behavior to learn and she is so clingy, she follows me into the bathroom!
By Katherine Reid Tullis7 years ago in Petlife
B Is for Best Friend
// "We Belong Together" by Randy Newman // Bruno was my first best friend. Bruno is my Cocker Spaniel. I got him when I was four years old; he turned seventeen this past summer (June 2018). The year that he turned fourteen was the first year that it truly hit me; it hit me hard that my Bruno wasn't going to live a life as long and as full as mine.
By Samantha Castro7 years ago in Petlife
Living with a Rottweiler
Throughout my young life, I always wanted a dog of my own. I grew up with six Boxers, a bird, a cat, and a very hyperactive Chihuahua; none of these family companions were never truly mine in my heart but I loved them as if they were. As I grew up, they were either given away to a family friend or it was, sadly, their time to go. After finally moving out, my folks had no authority to stop me in having my own companion. Looking for quite some time at adopting till that beautiful day happened.
By Shavonnya M.7 years ago in Petlife
It's Not All About the Puppy Breath (Pt. 1). Top Story - September 2018.
"Want a dog?" my husband had asked me one day. This was not a question that I had not heard before. The only difference was that he meant now as opposed to later. We had discussed getting another one at some point but had always felt that the timing wasn't right. His work schedule took him away from home three weeks at a time and my job took me out of town three days every week. We felt that the dog would not be getting adequate care and even though we lived on the lake, our yard was not fenced in so we had no way of maintaining control. It's when you've lost control that bad things start to happen. My husband is an avid duck hunter so his dream has always been to get a hunting dog. I won't hold him back but I can't help but think that he hasn't thought this thing through. You see, I am not a hunter. I do not understand the concept between the dog, the birds, or the theory behind the combination of the two but according to my husband, this pup was coming from what people would consider a good blood-lined dog which meant that this puppy came from top-of-the-line parents and that made her a prospect of becoming a good hunting dog as well. He felt the investment would be worth it. Who was I to say no? All I was seeing was a new puppy. My husband's reasons were nothing more than a blob in the back of my head.
By Linda Blankenship7 years ago in Petlife
Life with Six Dogs
Yes, that title is correct. I own six dogs. To many people that is an absurd amount of animals (I also have two cats!), but to me this is completely normal. I am a dog trainer by profession so I require at least one well trained dog, but all six of my dogs have basic manners and a basic understanding of obedience, with a few of them having higher levels of obedience.
By S. Hildebrand7 years ago in Petlife
