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Yay Wendy!!! I can not wait to meet him one day! I never did announce
my new QI last month did I? I have a new cat named Samuel. Christina NBennett wrote: Wendy Where I come from, a 40 lb dog that is 3 feet long IS a small dog. As a child, our first dog was 80 lb lab/collie cross. We used to ride on her. When she died (of old age- 12, not from kids sitting on her and breaking her back) we got a golden lab/great dane mix - 120 lb of yellow puppy. My first dog weighed only 35 lb. My whole family laughed at such a puny dog. After she died (old age - 13), I got a 45 lb dog. My sister still laughs at me. She has an 80 lb dalmation and a 75 lb Alsatian mix. Smallish, but together that's 155 lb of dog. My younger sister finally took the heat off me by getting a 15 lb Scottie. For what it's worth, I know a dog that looks exactly like ex-Roscoe but is considerably larger. Her head is level with my ribs. She's a lovely mellow dog too so maybe that particular mix of breeds produces big gangly mellow dogs. I'm so glad you got ex-Roscoe from a shelter. That's how I got all my dogs too. I don't care about breeds at all and there are so many wonderful dogs looking for homes. Enjoy! Nancy - keeper of the herd that currently consists of Rosie the extremely blond Nova Scotia duck toller mix mutt..... as well as Lou the brain damaged diabetic cat, Ollie the ex-roadkill cat and my one and only human baby, Grace. "frood" wrote in message .. . A large shaggy dog joined our household tonight. I've been looking for a dog for a couple of weeks, and this one won the pet lottery! Spike, Giles and I met him last week, and they thought he was great, even though he is nose to nose with Giles. His foster "parent" brought him to our house this evening to meet the rest of the family. Even DH (who is not a dog person) thinks he's pretty neat. Very calm, very mellow, very big! I was looking for a small-to-medium size dog, but he is 40 pounds and over 3 feet long! Long shaggy coarse fur, mostly black but sprinkled with white, making him look like an old man. But we have been assured by a vet that he is around 2 years old. He came with the name Roscoe, but I'm pretty sure we'll be changing it. The kids are all thrilled, as am I. He's such a sweetheart! He has already flopped down on DH's quilt and decided it was a comfy place to lie. :-) I'm afraid he's 4th in line (at least) for a quilt of his own, though. I wonder if he'd prefer fabric with dogs on it, or with cats? Hmmmm. Here's his publicity photo: http://tinyurl.com/m64o I'll put pics on my web page soon. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply |
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Your QI family sound hilarious - I'd love to see pics!
-- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "NBennett" wrote in message .. . Wendy Where I come from, a 40 lb dog that is 3 feet long IS a small dog. As a child, our first dog was 80 lb lab/collie cross. We used to ride on her. When she died (of old age- 12, not from kids sitting on her and breaking her back) we got a golden lab/great dane mix - 120 lb of yellow puppy. My first dog weighed only 35 lb. My whole family laughed at such a puny dog. After she died (old age - 13), I got a 45 lb dog. My sister still laughs at me. She has an 80 lb dalmation and a 75 lb Alsatian mix. Smallish, but together that's 155 lb of dog. My younger sister finally took the heat off me by getting a 15 lb Scottie. For what it's worth, I know a dog that looks exactly like ex-Roscoe but is considerably larger. Her head is level with my ribs. She's a lovely mellow dog too so maybe that particular mix of breeds produces big gangly mellow dogs. I'm so glad you got ex-Roscoe from a shelter. That's how I got all my dogs too. I don't care about breeds at all and there are so many wonderful dogs looking for homes. Enjoy! Nancy - keeper of the herd that currently consists of Rosie the extremely blond Nova Scotia duck toller mix mutt..... as well as Lou the brain damaged diabetic cat, Ollie the ex-roadkill cat and my one and only human baby, Grace. "frood" wrote in message .. . A large shaggy dog joined our household tonight. I've been looking for a dog for a couple of weeks, and this one won the pet lottery! Spike, Giles and I met him last week, and they thought he was great, even though he is nose to nose with Giles. His foster "parent" brought him to our house this evening to meet the rest of the family. Even DH (who is not a dog person) thinks he's pretty neat. Very calm, very mellow, very big! I was looking for a small-to-medium size dog, but he is 40 pounds and over 3 feet long! Long shaggy coarse fur, mostly black but sprinkled with white, making him look like an old man. But we have been assured by a vet that he is around 2 years old. He came with the name Roscoe, but I'm pretty sure we'll be changing it. The kids are all thrilled, as am I. He's such a sweetheart! He has already flopped down on DH's quilt and decided it was a comfy place to lie. :-) I'm afraid he's 4th in line (at least) for a quilt of his own, though. I wonder if he'd prefer fabric with dogs on it, or with cats? Hmmmm. Here's his publicity photo: http://tinyurl.com/m64o I'll put pics on my web page soon. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply |
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Ummm a distinguished looking cute dog! Congrats
Grace |
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frood wrote:
A large shaggy dog joined our household tonight. I've been looking for a dog for a couple of weeks, and this one won the pet lottery! Spike, Giles and I met him last week, and they thought he was great, even though he is nose to nose with Giles. His foster "parent" brought him to our house this evening to meet the rest of the family. Even DH (who is not a dog person) thinks he's pretty neat. Very calm, very mellow, very big! Congratulations! We have a rescued dog also. It is so satisfying to give a new home to a pet. liz young in warm, stuffy, dark i-wish-it-would-just-rain! california |
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He's prolly already placing ads, "Delightful pup looking for home with lots
of love and REAL meat on the table!" -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "frood" wrote in message ... Hah! This one found a morsel of vegetarian ham on the floor after lunch, and thought I'd played a cruel joke on him! Smelled like ham, but completely meatless. You should have seen the look on his face! -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply "taria" wrote in message ... Congratulations on your new friend/family member. I think the kids will love having a dog to pal around with. Sometimes a dog is a wonderful friend. They agree with everything and never complain about the food. Taria |
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Wendy, if what you have looks like a giant Scottie, you may have
landed a Bouvier des Flanders mix. Have a look at the photos on: http://www.pet-net.net/Windmolen/ Also, have you looked in the newest Keepsake Quilting? They've got a doggie item in there that just cracks me up. Dog toys that are big lips--you can see one style on this page: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp78787_33...nning_lips.htm You can also get clown lips and a chicken beak online. Have fun with the new QI Monique |
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I still vote for some Giant in him:
http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/giantsch.cfm http://www.schnauzerworld.com/giant/ minus the specialized grooming and cut ears, of course... P Monique Reed wrote: Wendy, if what you have looks like a giant Scottie, you may have landed a Bouvier des Flanders mix. Have a look at the photos on: http://www.pet-net.net/Windmolen/ Also, have you looked in the newest Keepsake Quilting? They've got a doggie item in there that just cracks me up. Dog toys that are big lips--you can see one style on this page: http://www.drugstore.com/qxp78787_33...nning_lips.htm You can also get clown lips and a chicken beak online. Have fun with the new QI Monique -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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What a great name! I think animals are pretty adaptable to names,
especially where food is concerned. We share a cat with our neighbors across the street. This cat was a drop-off in the neighborhood and was a sweetie from the day it came into our lives. Our neighbors have a son who was little at the time and adopted the cat too although his mom wasn't too keen on the idea. He named the cat "Niki" without us knowing. We named the cat "Tux" because it is all black except for a white tie and mittens. The cat answers to both names! We later found out the cat is a male, we had assumed all along that it was a female. He has been declawed and neutered. He is a sweet thing who now lives primarily in our garage since the neighbors now have a dog that is not so sure he wants to share his abode with a cat. Enjoy Mungo! Sounds like a wonderful addition to the family! -- Alice in NJ RCTQ - "Royal Cybrarian" www.ourcyberfamily.us "The older the violin, the sweeter the music." "frood" wrote in message ... We have named the dog Mungo MacDuff - we call him Mungo. It's an old family name - I had a great-great uncle named Mungo. He has taken well to his new name, and is having a ball playing with the kids. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply |
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Mungo suits his name Wendy ) Glad him and the kids get on well and hope
you are all happy together for years to come -- Jules "frood" wrote in message ... We have named the dog Mungo MacDuff - we call him Mungo. It's an old family name - I had a great-great uncle named Mungo. He has taken well to his new name, and is having a ball playing with the kids. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm de-fang email address to reply |
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frood wrote:
We have named the dog Mungo MacDuff - we call him Mungo. It's an old family name - I had a great-great uncle named Mungo. He has taken well to his new name, and is having a ball playing with the kids. "Mungo not know. Mungo just pawn in great game of life." May your dog never slug a horse. Giggle. Oh wait, that's Mongo, not Mungo. Still, I like. Enjoy the pup! -georg |
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