THREAD FOR PUTTING ASIDE THE STRESSES INHERENT IN WANTING A DOG AND WANTING A DOG RIGHT NOW BUT HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING

BAH

maybe i will get multiple dogs to reward myself for waiting.

WANT?:

German Shepherd Dog
English Setter
Bearded Collie
???

is there a sale on dogs in the spring?

may be a woman beater but im not a fussy eater

10/10

"In April the dog crop is harvested in the wilds near Brainerd as they have for thousands of years..."

MN winter is cruel enough to live through as a human, why subject an ADORABLE PUPPY to such nonsense?

also i want to see if any more major chunks of my house fall off or explode before investing all my money into dawg

Well, waiting for good stuff to happen is annoying, but a lot less bad than anticipating bad things, right? So how much worse would it be if you were anticipating your dog dying in the spring?

See, now don't you feel better? Think how happy you will be on a warm spring day with your new, cute puppy (or puppies)! In the meantime, enjoy your freedom and go see a lot of movies. (That was the advice I got before Alex was born, and I think it could at least somewhat be applied to dogs.)

So you're saying your child is a dog.

My dogs keep me awake with their farting and grunting. And they also like to sleep in the doorway so I will trip on them.

Bah, dogs.

xp Not exactly, but J did spend some time pretending to be a dog this afternoon, so it's less black and white than I'd like to admit today.

newfound desire for Burnese Mountain Dog requires me to bump this thread.

you should get a great dane and a beagle. very convenient apparently:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/341832660_fabfd7ebf9.jpg

I want a pound dog sooooooo much. As does Mr. Que. But we have committment issues.

White samoyeds are beautiful dogs, too, btw. Also, daschunds. And beagles are also adorable.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I am not a dog person.

newfound desire for Burnese Mountain Dog requires me to bump this thread.

A woman who goes to the same vet's office as I do has a pair of these and they're gorgeous.

I want a dog really badly, but we have four cats and one is old and in poor health. :(

want dogggggggg omg so much but i have a) very busy life (or lack of "life"), b) no money, c) small apartment. this complicates matters and makes me sad.

picture of the dad dog that will be breeding with the dog we know in spring. his name is Mudd.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2942248797_8aaf0ccea3_o.jpg

OMGOMNGOMG

btw in case perspective is difficult there that dog is well over 100 pounds. these fellas are hueg.

CUTE!

i was thinking woah i thought they were bigger. wacky shot perspective. im excited for you!

Wow. That dog looks like it could be taught things.

Those bernese mountain dogs are really gentle and smart as well as beautiful. I've never had one, but I've lived with two, at different times.
Good at parties, good with kids, good with kitties and other dogs.
I don't even like dogs that much and I LOVE those dogs.

http://www.321dogs.com/pictures/bernese_mountain_dog_puppies_cooper.jpg

Aw

i promise not to turn into one of these people that only wears tshirts with their dog on it

...because you will have a wallet/camera full of pictures of your burnese mountain puppies.

I meant to say cellphone - not camera.

i think you can still put pictures in cameras

http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/3034/2008042825029_140408_ZZZ5558%5B1%5D.jpg_w450.jpg

WHY CANT HAVE NOW

to be fair, you probably could...

one less month to wait until aw<3<3<3

!!!

yay!!!

!!! i just worked out that john justen's puppy's mom might be pregnant right now or john justen's puppy might even already be born since spring is two months away and you usually get a puppy when it's aged between 8-12 weeks!!!

a big welcome to the foolishest justen<3

awww capricorn puppy

I wish I had time to knit something appropriate for a puppy. ;_;

you could just buy it something and spend the spare time toasting the puppy:)

with drinks, not a kitchen appliance

http://www.nzymes.com/Images/griffen_baker_santa.jpg

^^^ In what world is that a puppy?!

in futurepuppy world

that is where i go to find my happy place

or at least used to until you came along. thanks for that.

Anything to help, dear John!

Oh man JJ I feeeeeel you on this one. I was 23 when I got my first dog and it KILLED ME to have to wait so long and man good on you. It is so worth it when it happens.

I sound like I'm talking about waiting until marriage to fukk.

er are we or are we not still talking about dogs, this seems like a crucial clarification at this juncture

FYI Burnese Mountain Dog Tai (sp?) in last nights westminister working group comp was v v pretty

http://video.westminsterkennelclub.org/player/?id=0#videoid=1006781

also recommend: newfoundland

i should amend this to waiting until late summer. lady dog does not go into heat until april apparently :(

newfoundlands are also super cool. i watched the working group part of that last night and was kind of geeking out about the harlequin great dane too.

in general dog info, they really need to stop doing that weirdo lion cut on portuguese water dogs, they are cool looking if you dont do that to them.

what the hell is that cut? so weird. they also need to stop cutting great danes ears because the big floppy natural ones are so much prettier and less ouchier.

also akc needs to recognize blue merle great danes. THEY EXIST AKC DEAL WITH IT.

A:
http://www.puppy-stork.com/images/Sharmink/Sharmink_image1.jpg

B:
http://images.dogtime.com/images/breeds/large/portuguese-water-dog.jpg

WINNER:
http://www.pgaa.com/canine/general/images/portugeseclover.jpg

xpost

see the nice thing is that its fairly safe to assume that dog breeder anti-hotlinking stuff is not going to be goatse.

yeah some of the akc rules are just irritating. at first we were going to get a german shepherd dog, and when we called looking for long haired ones (which i grew up with and prefer) some of the snottier breeders deigned to give us a lecture about how long-hairs were only available from bad breeders because they aren't breed standard, to which i was pretty much "stfu dont care just want dog".

love the long hair german shepherds!

and
A:
http://www.diamondstargreatdanes.com/earstenting.jpg
B:
http://www.funfacts.com.au/userimages/user2031_1177112078.jpg

WINNER:
http://cdn-www.dailypuppy.com/media/dogs/anonymous/2872/2008042523853_DSC01111.JPG

god that top pic comes from a website with step-by-step instructions on how to tape your great danes ears after brutally cutting 2/3 of them off.

"Proper taping is as important as a pretty and long crop."

waht?

yeah initially K thought that GS had docked ears and was totally opposed, but when i explained that that was just how they were, she was cool with them again.

docking ears and tails and so on is just such a weird thing for people that supposedly love dogs to do, it just creepes me out.

my step-dad used to show great danes and all those peeps were creeps.

i love how BMDs have giant paws even when theyre puppies

***BREAKING NEWS***

actual footage of actual future mom of future puppy

***BREAKING NEWS***

This is from the MTV reality show, right?

puppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnowpuppyinthesnow

That puppy is going to be sooooooo cute.

while other ladies my age are gettin all clucky over babies, i am getting MAD clucky over dogs lately. it PAINS me that we don't/can't have a dog ;_;

<3<3<3 across the water

I am not a dog person, exactly, but would definitely get a dog before I'd have another baby at this point. That being said, I got that baby-having thing out of the way a long time ago.

oh by the way, barring unforseen difficulty PUPPY HAS BEEN BORNED WAAAAAAAGUUUGUUUUGGGGHHHH

to avoid later confusion, this actually happened a few weeks ago. also, there have been rollercoaster of strange roadblocks and events that i have spared yall of, but srsly dudes puppy exists on this earth as we speak.

EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you'll post pics ASAP, right??

You know what's fun? Buying some clippers and being your dog's own barber. Hilarious! We will learn by doing, and the dog doesn't care what he looks like.

DOG DAD, IDENTIFIED:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3381374660_bda2543be1_o.jpg

CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is pretty exciting. I am sorry that I have not had time to knit a puppy present for your upcoming pet, but, you know, maybe next time.

puppy from the last litter of the same parents:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3381385276_392cc257d7_o.jpg

DUDE

flipping out a little here. puppy to be chosen this sunday, and arrive in our home some time in the beginning of may. his name will be...

Fred?

Seriously, that puppy is so cute it is causing me physical pain.

OMG

WANT WANT WANT WANT

and he shall be named henry. sometimes hank.

I like that name!

Dammit, this is giving me serious Puppy Want, and I just can't do it right now. Maybe I can visit your puppy someday.

Hank will be taking visitors.

i <3 henry! i love old-man names for dogs! i also like walter and stanley

I cannot wait to visit Henry/Hank the Puppy.

Maybe if I had a dog I could name it "Frank," and finally please my MIL.

<3 did you know my dog is named harry which means henry<3?

i feel like your little dog and my big dog can be cross-continental ambassadors of good will.

harry will like that so long as it doesn't involve any actual work.

i think the only work involved is pictures of said dogs being awesome, so no worries.

we're in.

wow that puppy is cute

harry and i had to go to the vet yesterday just after this thread and there was a poster on the wall of different breeds with photos and characteristics and it described henry as 'hardworking' and harry as 'glamorous'.

you better watch for dognappers because that puppy is asking for it

This thread will provide a bevy of suspects.

it's going to be very difficult for us not to steal him, especially you, sara, with your geographical advantages.

I am not sure how I'm going to resist, tbh. But I promise not to go all Cruella de Ville on him.

meeting the once and future dog on Sunday, picking him out, resisting urge to steal him early.

please to be live blogging this experience with pictures.

by the way, according to the internet, this dog eats (on average) $50 of food a month.

i think that is more than i spend on food for me

i think at this point they are in the uberhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUS3PJ2PtpI maybe kind of blind and just barely not that fetal looking stage but if they are not totally gross i will take many pictures

oh dan you dirty son of a bitch

well played, sir, well played

^_^ ^_^ ^_^

also lol at "4th Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons"

oh did that ever work, or did you just see it on the substitutions page?

I just saw it; substitution BLOCKED

by the way, according to the internet, this dog eats (on average) $50 of food a month.

but how much does it spend on booze pls?

and as long as weve stopped talking about dogs for a moment, did you watch my tribute to gz3us here:all-time hall of fame? as a first time director i am interested in feedback.

xpost: good question, beer is good for the dogs coat, unless they get too wasted is i think the rule of thumb

in this way dogs are a lot like our dear departed FB

At first I read that as "unless they get washed," and I was really confused as to why you were in charge of washing FB.

in these tough economic times, how could you think that i would be party to stealing a job from some poor soul in the Department of Health and Human Services?

Sorry, Irish. You know I didn't mean to be insensitive.

ugh i am stuck in unlucky never getting a dog purgatory gaaaaaaah

that breeder is not going to work out, appears to have certain puppiemill qualities.

fuuuuuuuck

Yikes, that sucks. I'm sorry.

Hang in there, though; I am sure you will find a puppy soon.

SO PISSED

that sux, that was a really fucking cute puppy

What, if I may ask, were the puppy-mill qualities and how do they preclude you from getting a dog from them?

they had like shitloads of breeding dogs under one roof, also when they weren't breeding bernese mtn dogs for their "loving affection and family attachment" they were breeding bull mastiffs "selected for territoriality and aggression" under a different name. also got a heads up from peeps in the BMD local club to stay away.

no fear, we haff been referred to another breeder with a dog that will be having its litter this fri apparently so that would mean we might have a dog by the beginning of June

Awwww. I can't believe I haven't seen this thread until now. I'm sorry you have to wait even longer JJ, that sucks! These puppies are all ridiculously cute. Man, I want a puppy!

i feel bad for the dogs in the puppy mill.

also: bull mastiffs are the sweetest dogs!

ok new potential dog parent pictures:

MOM:
http://www.bernergarde.org/dbaccess/dogphotos%5CBG41870-1.jpg

Awwwwwwww. I forwarded the puppy pics to by best friend who REALLY wants a Bernie and she said she pretty much passed out from the cuteness.

That's a beautiful dog!

BREAKING NEWS ACTUAL REAL LIVING AND BREATHING PUPPY OPTIONS RIGHT HERE:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3432017775_452ef38d3b_o.jpg

7 of those are little dudes, we get our pick of the litter agheooeooooooooooo!

pink snouts!!!

do you know if youre going boy or girl?

Oh you want em all, don't lie.

we are getting a little boy dude

they are so OMG OMG ZOMG cute!!!!

i like the little dude in the front sleeping to the beat of his own drum

I like all of them; they have that seriously ASLEEP look that only children and small animals get... like they're kind of boneless or something.

MONEY DOWN HELD PUPPIES GODDAMN AWESOEM GAAAAAAAAAAAH!

!!!!!

When will you bring the puppy home? Have you chosen The One?!

puppy will be in my clutches by first week of june if all goes well.

O_O

Most important: when will your puppy be receiving visitors?

So excited for you guys!!!

also very excited for puppy mod! confident of his/her justness

ok so dudes:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3471794855_6e68a9c425_o.jpg

mom dog and puppy at 2 days old

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3471794833_d97e941d06_o.jpg

PUPPY OF TEH FUTURE ON THE RIGHT (2 weeks old)

SO. FREAKING. ADORABLE!!!

we are dying here<3<3

Amazing to think they'll get so big. Also look at the cute little FEETS.

!!!!!!!!!!

puppy ownership clinched, puppy arrival date May 30th or 31st!

!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excited for you!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DUDES!

to tide us all over, here is a picture of future puppy best friend roger, who belongs to K's brother drew and is an english setter:

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs015.snc1/4216_1090814042944_1604282793_218419_2158431_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v647/210/13/1604282793/n1604282793_218421_5362180.jpg

Awwwww... cute puppy there. They will be puppy cousins!!!

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs015.snc1/4216_1090519435579_1604282793_217025_3137327_n.jpg

roger is an awesome puppy a++++. we hung out in my backyard this evening and were friends.

my cat - still unconvinced of the merits of puppy proposition, as evidenced by her roger fleeing escapades this evening :(

Quimby might come around eventually. My cats got used to my kids after a few years.

Quimby can suck it puppies are awesome

j/k little cat buddy, in case you can read this from my lap o_O

you know, if Quimby can get used to you washing him and even shaving him, I don't see what his issues with a puppy would be.

gaaaaaahhhahahahahahha one of thes are MINE MINE MINE:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/3532086911_7ff65fd141_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3532903772_df9ef979d3_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/3532086867_7f48ea245f_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2206/3532086833_fd57ff8770_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/3532903730_016ab56a39_o.jpg

6th picture is on the way

OH MY GOD.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/3532102597_3272cc2d91_o.jpg

That puppy is bending the rules of space and time by getting cuter by the moment.

So cute it should be illegal! OMG

want!

I want to shnuggle with them. Look how soft they all look. oh god. I WANT ALL THE PUPPIES.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

I just want to know when that puppy is going to be up for visitors. MUST SEE PUPPY AND PLAY WITH PUPPY!!!

MUST MAKE IT THROUGH WORK DAY IN ORDER TO GO HAVE ANOTHER VISITATION WITH AWESOME PUPPIES

You know that in the UK, "puppies" is slang for "breasts"

LOLOL, so glad I looked at this thread today.

9 DAYS

Get your full nights of sleep in quick!

aww just like having a baby but way cuter

Yes, and no breastfeeding.

That we know of.

Do not underestimate the lengths John will go to for his dog

Really unfortunate mental images.... only myself to blame.... AAAAAAHHHH!

1 WEEK

spent today puppy proofing (lol good luck) and being FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION

I am afraid of the whole concept of puppy proofing. Possibly because I was terrible at baby proofing... somehow I bet puppy proofing is worse. At least with babies, they start out unable to move around much on their own.

2 DAYS

um i have pictures of puppies at 7 weeks:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3571722025_c706242405_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3571721995_daf1592ccf_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3572528490_051dcfbcef_o.jpg

aaaaaaaaahhhhhh

last picture is almost certainly our puppy to be unless we do not like him which is hard to imagine because he is a puppy

omg that one is KILLLLLLLING ME

DUUUUUUDDDDEEEEEE

as in my little dude, he am it

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

hee hee hee

might have to make this my desktop???

Why is John trying to cute ITR into early graves? Why?

SATURDAY 5 PM

Wow! This isn't like baby due dates, that come and go, either, is it.

SO EXCITED FOR YOU!

43 HOURS

oh man this is likely to be the most annoying thread bump extravaganza ever for the next few days

You are worse than my friend who is expecting a baby any day. How is that even possible?

I can't even send you off with the great advice I got from my father-in-law about labor induction. ("Sperm freshens the uterus!")

(and if you use this advice, plz do not share)

o_O about a bazillion times over

uh

what is the best way to formulate a joke about John getting his cooter poked in order to make the puppy come faster

um

in order to make the puppy come faster

hmmm^^^^

(it's a gift)

UH

dan broke my good times happy fun puppy thread

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd82/susanfenlon/rastafarian_dancing.gif

^^^^ me, right now

Well, you passed a few hours contemplating advice from insane in-laws and what to do with it. Now it's only a little over a day!

oh look less than 25 hours

uh 24 hours i mean. kind of distracted, mostly tired

Catch a nap and several more hours will pass!

(I'm here to give helpful napping and sleep advice, apparently. So, um... try a nice lavender lotion to help you get to sleep!)

HAVE

AWESOME PARTYTIME SRSLY

will start new thread when i am not in the middle of tenuous dog/cat negotiations

!!!

not at the moment really living up to the best animal friends ideal, but no blood so hey!

xpost DUDE YOU HAVE TO COME OVER AND WRESTLE MY PUPPY

oh btw:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2428/3579842867_281437a2ba_o.jpg

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THOSE PAWS. I LOVE HENRY.

ok holy crap

i accept yr challenge

look at that fucking guy

seriously

team puppy:

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs048.snc1/4440_100865574608_548884608_1702527_4071585_n.jpg

you can kick it with that puppy too, he is a daily team player

what he just kicks it under yr porch? what a bro

he is a super bro

i am of course biased

because he is the greatest

duh

MORE PUPPY PIX!!!

that puppy is top of the toppest notch and i love him.

so jealous of puppyparenthood

Henrys ascent into actuality has prompted this thread btw: THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE THREAD WHERE I INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO MY EXCELLENT NEW PUPPY HENRY