Racinbob 11,048 #301 Posted October 30, 2022 Don't you dare touch my toys! 8 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,062 #302 Posted October 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, Racinbob said: Don't you dare touch my toys! Is that a Yorkie ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,048 #303 Posted October 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said: Is that a Yorkie ? Nope. She's a Chihuahua-Shih tzu mix. Here's our Yorkie pretending to be happy after a bath. 1 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #304 Posted October 30, 2022 So much for the lawn. P1040035.MP4 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 448 #305 Posted October 30, 2022 this is my cat that got kicked out of the house, and is now living in my shop 4 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,377 #306 Posted October 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, John2189 said: this is my cat that got kicked out of the house, and is now living in my shop Nothing wrong with that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 448 #307 Posted October 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Nothing wrong with that! He is going to be cold this winter. I made him an insulated house and he has an animal heat pad 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,377 #308 Posted October 30, 2022 Just now, John2189 said: He is going to be cold this winter. I made him an insulated house and he has an animal heat pad Long as you can keep him outta the wind and/or wet he'll be just fine. Very nice of you to make up the hot house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gt14rider 750 #309 Posted October 30, 2022 Say hello to Autumn and Charley. Wife brought them home the other day. 1 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,062 #310 Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, John2189 said: this is my cat that got kicked out of the house, and is now living in my shop Shop cat… 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,062 #311 Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, John2189 said: He is going to be cold this winter. I made him an insulated house and he has an animal heat pad With that he’ll be comfy… way to go ! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,521 #312 Posted November 9, 2022 Denali really likes to guard the yard art... 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,130 #313 Posted November 9, 2022 This guy just showed up at the back door last winter. Finally made the transition to an inside kitty now. 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darb1964 1,042 #315 Posted November 10, 2022 Just now, Darb1964 said: Buttons sitting, Cash lying down 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,377 #316 Posted November 10, 2022 Meeha Mirror was feelin snuggly this morning. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,062 #317 Posted November 10, 2022 Bailey tucked in already… he’ll be back up… 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #318 Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) Me and one of my dogs going for a ride pic taken August 31 when the trike was running good. Edited November 10, 2022 by The Freightliner Guy 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Scheer 502 #319 Posted November 19, 2022 The new family member, 5 months old with 2 of them in the SPCA. He seems to be willing to learn the finer things in life. Only took 1 day to take over the bed. Problem is my other dog has her nose out of joint. That was her bed! The new bed is on order. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #320 Posted November 20, 2022 Jeffrey loves his Wheel Horses !! 2 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,411 #321 Posted December 12, 2022 I've been meaning to post something in this thread for a long time, and just haven't gotten to it yet. My family and I have had several wonderful and photogenic pets over the years, and I'll get to showing you those one of these days. But this is a little different…. Over the past year or so, we've had the (mostly) pleasure of fostering several dogs for a local rescue organization here in southeastern Pennsylvania, many of whom would make a great addition to this thread. Back in April of this year, we started fostering a young adult dog named Millie, who we came to love almost immediately. She is almost 3 years old, supposedly a retriever/lab/terrier mix of some sort, long and lean at about 70 pounds or so. She's a gorgeous dog, extremely athletic (I can tell you stories), energetic, loves hiking, friendly, affectionate, intelligent, spayed, house broken, crate trained, devoted to her people, …. I could go on, I just love this dog. The story we heard from the rescue was that Millie was adopted at a young age by a young family with very young kids, and all went well until the couple broke up and the young lady decided she couldn't handle a very active dog as a single mom. We had Millie for about 4 months, the longest we've ever fostered a dog. During that time, we realized that Millie really needs to be outside every day, running free in a large fenced-in area, or taken for long walks and hikes pretty much every day. We don't have a fenced yard, but we did the very best we could with her, taking her for as many hikes and spending as much time outside with her as we could. With us, she went from not being very sure of water (so much for being part lab), to loving just laying down or splashing around in the middle of a cool stream. We took Millie to several "events", basically meet-and-greets with other rescue pups where potential adopters could meet her and ask questions. They didn't generally go well, because she's nervous around other dogs if she's on a leash (which she was) in close quarters. We always felt that she would have been fine if she'd been allowed to just run around and play with the other dogs without any restrictions, but that wasn't the structure in these events. In fact, if I remember correctly, there was another dog in the house with her previous owner, and I don't believe there were any issues. Finally, a young man met her at one of these events, looking specifically for Millie. He spent a lot of time with her and with my wife and daughter, asking lots of questions, met some of the other dogs, kept coming back to Millie, and finally put in the paperwork so that he and his fiancée could adopt her. They were approved, we all met at the rescue to turn Millie over to her new owners, it went well, and we left very sad. But it didn't work out. For whatever reason, the guy and his fiancée decided that Millie was just too much for them to handle, and they gave her back to the rescue, and she's up for adoption again. We were asked to take her back as her fosters, but after some very difficult discussions, we decided we just couldn't. She is now being fostered by another person at the rescue, and we understand that she is doing well. What this all leads up to, is that Millie is available for adoption, and while we can't take her ourselves, we really hope that she finds a good permanent home. This dog has so much potential, and is so much fun to have around, I thought I would post her story here on the off chance that somebody from RedSquare might be interested in taking her. I would be willing to answer questions, and put you in touch with the rescue so you can read and understand their requirements for adopting one of their dogs. There's no need to clog up this thread for this, so just send me a PM if you're interested. I have to be honest with all of you, Millie is a handful, and her boundless energy is not to be taken lightly. On her numerous hikes with us, she would spend the first half hour or so poking her nose at every hole or weird plant she could find, and she never met a squirrel or rabbit she could ignore. But at the end of the day, when we were all back in the house and settled in, she would be perfectly content to lay quietly on the floor near us and just absolutely chill. We made a lot of progress in training her to follow our commands, and she was generally agreeable, but I suspect she's slid backwards a bit with the latest events in her life and will need more work. Here's a photo of Millie that my daughter took while we had her. As it turns out, we'll probably be keeping her at our house again for a few days right after Christmas, so I can certainly update you and send more photos if anybody's interested: 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,377 #322 Posted December 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, tunahead72 said: fostering Thank you. Really. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #323 Posted December 12, 2022 Newest member of the zoo….. meet Ernie, our 2 year old bloodhound. My daughter couldn’t keep him after having the baby so I guess we adopted him too. This makes seven in the mix. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottbrucea 91 #324 Posted December 12, 2022 Richie, So, will he tree a ‘coon? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #325 Posted December 13, 2022 I adopted Jeffrey from the city animal shelter. He was picked up off the street severely injured. No broken bones but ripped open on his left side rib area. He needed surgery to fix the damage and close him up. He had a sponsor at the shelter to cover his medical bill. He spent a month at the shelter healing. Then one night at a foster home before I was able to adopt him. He was 54 pounds when I got him, he is now 95 lbs. He absolutely loves people. Everyone is his best friend. He is very smart and listens well. I couldn't ask for a better dog. I recommend anyone who is looking for a pet to check out their local animal shelter. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
