courtnek Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 [img]http://www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/shelter/picture-serve.tclb?animal_id=84824&smallheight=1[/img][/img] He's at a shelter near here - they say he's good with dogs so I am HOPING that I can get him vefore he's gone, but I wont be able to see him til this weekend......I emailed them and asked if I could bring Freebee to meet him.... wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marble Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 best wishes to you courtnek. i hope your visit goes really well, he is very very nice looking........do you know how big he is or what sort of mix? he sure looks good, such pretty eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Border Collie Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 [size=6]GOOD LUCK![/size] he sure is a cutey :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 geez leave it to me to leave out all the details... he's 3 years old, lab/shepherd mix, male, neutered, supposedly good with other dogs, his name is Karma, which makes me think this may be a good thing. I wasnt able to save Alex, so maybe this is my "Karma".... there was just something about him that made me jump up and say "I WANT this dog!!" I dont want to get too excited in case it doesnt work out.... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbiro Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Always go with your gut instincts!! :) He looks friendly and the name Karma says it all. :) Hope you bring him home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 ACK! I don't want to curse anything, so count this as my hopeful silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 [color=orange][size=7][b]GOOD LUCK COURTNEK![/b][/size][/color] :D :D :D When you see a dog, and sudden;y jump up and say you want it, then I'm sure it's the dog for you... :D When I saw Rowie's ad, I freaked! :o :lol: I knew she was the dog for me! And then, 2 weeks later :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 [size=6][color=red][b]Good Luck !!! [/b][/color][/size]Let us know how you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Hey, just saw this post!! Was thinking of you, and wondering if you got a new dog yet..... [size=6]Good Luck!!! [/size]:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behle Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Cute face....cute ears....cute expression....timely name! How can you go wrong? :multi: Fingers are crossed right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosebud Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 :D He's just absolutely precious looking. Here's hoping everything goes well! :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 GOOD LUCK!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 [size=7][color=blue]GOOD LUCK[/color][/size] [size=6][color=red]I HOPE YOU GET HIM[/color][/size] :laola: :laola: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 Update???? :o Oh, my fingers hurt! OW! I've been crossing them so long! And it's hard to type with you're fingers crossed! :lol: Come on...update...update...update....(am I annoying yet?) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 8, 2003 Author Share Posted May 8, 2003 cant update until Saturday - that's when I want to go look at him. I didnt get an answer back yet to my emails, but he's still on the site so I hope they keep it updated current. I just hope Freebee likes him - that's the important thing. I'd take him in a heartbeat otherwise. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 Good Luck Courtnek, I hope you get him :Rose: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen Posted May 9, 2003 Share Posted May 9, 2003 [color=red][size=7]good luck[/size][/color] he`s a cutie, i hope it all works out for you and you bring him home :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 10, 2003 Author Share Posted May 10, 2003 :( Well, it didnt work out. I see a pattern forming here. The shelter told me he was good with "some" dogs, (even tho on the website it was checked off "Y" for good with dogs)and Freebee wasnt one of them. Freebee is a dominant animal, since until Alex the only other pet here was the cat, and so she wants to retain the dominant lead in any pack. However, Karma was also very dominant and neither would back down, so it was a no-go. Alex allowed her to be the lead, and so they settled in nicely. I need to find a dog willing to be subservient to her, that's I think what the issue is. I wonder if another female would be better? Though I have heard of female agression in dogs before, so I dont know.... Any suggestions? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 10, 2003 Author Share Posted May 10, 2003 [img]http://www.petfinder.org/fotos/IL93.1577506.jpg[/img] Theo is a 1 year old (65 lbs) Yellow Lab/Rottweiler mix male. He still acts like a pup when he gets excited, but he's also very good at being calm with his human friends and being a great companion (typical behavior for both of the breeds he's mixed with). He's good with other dogs, but it seems that female dogs are especially susceptible to his charms, so that even the most dominant females fall under his charismatic spell (just ask Marielle and Silbey)! I called - they're not open so will try again tomorrow. What a nice Mother's Day gift that would be!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosebud Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 :( I'm sorry it didn't work out. The pup you posted seems real sweet and being so young Alex might not have a problem with him. Good luck, let us know how it turns out. :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 I'm sorry about Karma :cry: But good luck with Theo! :D How old is he? Details! :D Good luck, keeping fingers (yet again :wink: ) crossed for you! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marble Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 i really hope karma works out for you, he's beautiful! i saw a bunch of rottie mixes at the pound when i went to visit the other day, someday....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted May 11, 2003 Share Posted May 11, 2003 Well, any news? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 I've been emailing back and forth with the lady at the shelter. Their rules are that at least two visits are required, and all family member must be involved, which presented a problem. My son broke both the lower bones in his leg in an accident, and he has to walk on crutches and cant get around real well. The shelters an hour from here, and the long car ride is very painful for him. So at first I thought this would be a no-go as well, but the lady said that we could do an initial meet with me and Freebee, and that she could make arrangements to bring Theo here to meet my son and the ill-tempered cat. The cat's not going to like him, I know that already, but I am mostly concerned with how he reacts to the cat. If he's ok with him, then we're on. I may take the cat to meet him in his carrier with Freebee, since I wouldnt let them meet outside the carrier anyway. Safer for the cat that way (and Theo, PushyCat can be very nasty when he's upset....) I had to seperate him and Alex at first and let them meet thru a baby gate. Alex had no experience with cats, and just wanted to sniff and learn, but PushyCat would just run for it....and hiss.....and spit..... The person who invented baby gates should be given an award. I still have the ones I used when Kyle was a baby, and now I use them for every containment need, including putting up in the window during the summer so the dogs wouldnt leap out the screen at the mailman.... So I am hoping that Sunday I can go meet Theo and hoping that all goes well. If he can charm Freebee, he can charm any dog.... I'm not crazy about his name, maybe I'll rename him Karma, cuz I really liked that name.... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon_C Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 [i][color=darkred]LOL I never got to choose my dogs, they chose me :D except for Patch...he didn't have a choice as he was abandoned at 6 months old :x He is 14 years old now. I clipped him on Monday..he looks so cute! Courtnek GOOD LUCK [/color] [/i]:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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