Poodles

[Thunder]

Well, I can't remember specifically how exactly it happened. I'm a fast walker and I'm usually ahead of ex-mom, so I'm sure she was the one pushing the cart. I saw something, she came to look at it while I was showing her, and the puppy just fell.

He is 6 years old. He walk/run like a puppy. Refuse to eat without anyone sitting next to the bowl. Cries like a puppy. Play like a puppy. Overall a damn cute puppy.

[Thunder]

I thought this was posted, so here is a picture of him at 4 weeks. Sorry, he is not for sale. Taz is my son and everyone will be able to meet him anytime during the weekend at the market (as soon he is with me).

[USG'60]

THAT dog is 6 years old?????

[Thunder]

THAT dog is 6 years old?????

Yup, that is how old Lee is.

Taz is approaching 5 weeks.

[PennyQuilts]

Taz is the pup by the pup tent - right Thunder? Lee is 100 pounds.

[Thunder]

Taz is the pup by the pup tent - right Thunder? Lee is 100 pounds.

Yup. Look how cute they are.

[Thunder]

<3 Taz <3

[Thunder]

Two more days!!!!! Then I'm gonna flood this joint with a whole bunch of pictures! :-D

[Bostonfan]

poor dog

[BBatesokc]

poor dog

Actually, I'm thinking a puppy may be the only species that would benefit from Thunder's obsessive behavior. I'm betting it will get far more attention than many people who simply throw their dog outside and ignore it. I'm betting he dresses the dog up in seasonal apparel, takes photos and starts selling calendars with a "pup of the month" theme.

[kevinpate]

Or a pooch duds website named All that Tazz

[Barry Luxton]

poor dog

Dead in a year.

[Thunder]

Brian, do not worry. Bostonfan is just jealous of not being able to get a puppy. Probably his parents said so. When he turns 18, he might get one on impulse, but without training and experience, which will be quite frightening.

[JayhawkTransplant]

Soooooo...you have surrendered three animals in the last few months and you are getting another one.

This is the reason people have to jump through so many hoops to rescue an animal.

Good luck, Taz

[Thunder]

Nope. Didn't surrender any animals the past few months.

[BBatesokc]

Soooooo...you have surrendered three animals in the last few months and you are getting another one.

This is the reason people have to jump through so many hoops to rescue an animal.

Good luck, Taz

All our animals are rescues. There were no 'hoops.' We filled out a single piece of paper and paid some nominal fee and got a dog each time.

[JayhawkTransplant]

Did I not just read on the first page of this thread that you had two cats and a dog, and now you no longer have any of them?

Surrendering animals = giving them to someone else to permanently care for.

[Thunder]

Did I not just read on the first page of this thread that you had two cats and a dog, and now you no longer have any of them?

Surrendering animals = giving them to someone else to permanently care for.

You need to learn how to read. I had two cats, but I had to relocate them early last year. Nothing wrong with that. The doggy technically belong to my brother, but he doesn't even pay into his care. If you knew how to read, you will learn that the doggy is 100lbs and I have no space for him even if I wanted to take him with me. Learn to read, please. Its been about two years and now I decided its time to safely adopt a puppy.

People just need to learn how to read, learn how to stop being jealous, and learn how to be a civil citizen of the United States of America.

[JayhawkTransplant]

Sorry, Thunder, I did read the thread, and I read Midtowner asking if you were homeless just a few weeks ago, and I read you saying you surrendered your two cats. I do not know your history, so I don't know all the little stories as to why you do not have your pets anymore.

It's not that I'm jealous. I have a dog and a cat of my own, I foster dogs, and help place dogs for a rescue. It's that I care deeply about animals and your opening post in the thread included the words "Before people lash out at me..." which makes me think that others would see you as an unfit pet owner at this time.

[Thunder]

No, I was saying that Bostonfan is jealous, which he clearly are with evidence of his action on here.

I had medical problems that resulted in some financial strains for a while. I opted to stay with ex-mom for a while, but she did not want cats in the house, so I had to place them in a good home. They are totally safe and doing just fine. Before I moved out on my own for about 5 years, brother brought home a free puppy (which is the doggy in the videos). His home has been there for years, so I can't just take him away.

It is only Bostonfan thinking that all animals die under my care. He only says that out of jealousy rage. Most people on this forum had already ignored him (a feature that prevents us from having his posts appear on our screens).

I'm not homeless. I just had a slight tough time in finding a place. All is fine now.

[JayhawkTransplant]

All our animals are rescues. There were no 'hoops.' We filled out a single piece of paper and paid some nominal fee and got a dog each time.

Some places make it pretty easy, fortunately. The shelter here is really reasonable--my boyfriend and I looked at a dog for him one day, and were able to bring him home the same day, which I found surprising (and refreshing). The shelter I worked at in my hometown required a pretty extensive background check to ensure they were placing appropriate animals with appropriate owners, and the breed-specific rescues I've worked with are even tougher to obtain an animal from. I agree with the antics...I just sadly see why people take the easy road and go straight to a breeder.

[BBatesokc]

Some places make it pretty easy, fortunately. The shelter here is really reasonable--my boyfriend and I looked at a dog for him one day, and were able to bring him home the same day, which I found surprising (and refreshing). The shelter I worked at in my hometown required a pretty extensive background check to ensure they were placing appropriate animals with appropriate owners, and the breed-specific rescues I've worked with are even tougher to obtain an animal from. I agree with the antics...I just sadly see why people take the easy road and go straight to a breeder.

These are our two pups....

[JayhawkTransplant]

Awww!

Do you ever take them to a dog park? We should have a 'People of OKCTalk and Their Dogs' day.

[Thunder]

Brian, you need to bring them to your favorite market soon!

[BBatesokc]

The little one is Poco and the larger is Chip. We used to go to the MWC dog park, but too often there were irresponsible dog owners who thought it was funny when their dog exerted an abundance of dominance of other dogs. It was always the stereotypical 'tough guy' Pit Bull or Boxer owners. And that's a shame because I love Boxers.

Instead we just violate city leash laws take them to empty parks or an area lake and let them run wild. We just took them to Austin for Labor Day and they went nuts at several dog parks at the lake and in the hill country.