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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Ethical Question - please help
« on: December 04, 2005, 05:58:27 pm »
I've posted before - Digger is my baby - but because of her age/health (15 and bad hips) she stayed with my dad (and her buddy, farfel) in NY.  It's been a year, and the heartache is really getting to me.

I wan't so badly to have her here, or, in a case that I am  at odds with, perhaps get another dog.  I'm in Maryland on a 2nd floor apt.  No yard,  sunny balcony, but a helluva flight of stairs.

Here's the ethical question - in 2 parts.  In Terms of Karma, how much universal damage to my core would I be doing by getting another dog while my best friend is still alive.  Would it be like i was replacing her? Finding a cute little wiggler to love, other than my lab/chow/newf mix?  I just feel like it would make me a bad parent.  I didn't abandon her...in NY - she had my dad, a giant yard and another dog - and my dad is semi-retired.


Second Part.  How cruel is it to put a dog in a 2nd floor apt, (1200sq feet - not tiny, but still)???  I know people who have smallish dogs, and they actually train them to go in a litter-box type thing, but bigger, more like an indoor sandbox.  I'm gone for 11 hours a day....and I wouldn't even have a dog walker.  So a puppy is out of the question - but regarding a rescue...could a dog go 10-11 hours a day with  no one there?  Is rescuing a dog and putting it in that situation worse than leaving it where it is?

I've taken some walks at a dog park lately, so i can get my fix.  I'm guessing this is my best option...short of finding people who will let me come over and play with their dogs on weekends...

I've had a rough few years.  Friends, my mom, my grandmother have all passed away - i'm just feeling horridly alone...but I don't want to make a situation worse for a dog...

Any suggestions?  I think I've answered my own questions - but he** - maybe someone can toss me an answer  - - are there any 40lb rabbits that do ok indoors?

Thanks for your time. - Thanks to you all!!!

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Helpful Groups & Dogs in Need / Re: Help save a St. Bernard - Maryland
« on: October 03, 2005, 04:31:33 am »
Jenn - thanks for the info.  I don't know if a "holy crap" is in order, but I work with Kathy Asid's husband.  I just didn't know about her rescue roll.  Frankly - i'm stunned at the coincidence.  I wouldn't have given in a second thought, if not for the last name.

Thank you so much for putting me in touch with her - i've forwarded the information.

-sc

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Helpful Groups & Dogs in Need / Help save a St. Bernard - Maryland
« on: October 03, 2005, 02:16:48 am »
I hope this isn't illegal in terms of what the boards allow.  I'm just pasting this while at work.  I saw it on a bulletin board, but in this city, shady people take "heavy" dogs and often try to train them to do "bad" things.

If you have room in your heart/home, give this person a call.  I don't know a thing about it at all, other than the posting itself.
Thanks - and if i'm not supposed to do this - just lemme know -  never happen again.
-sc

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I have to move and am not allowed to take her. It breaks my heart but she needs a good home. She is a 5 year old St. Bernard. Gentle disposition, rough coat. She gets along with other dogs and cats. She is good with childern. She is a good protector. She is on the small side for a St. under 100lb. house broken. She somtimes forgets she is a big dog and wants to sit in your lap. 443-763-2067

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Introduce Yourself to the Forum / Re: Thank you all
« on: September 27, 2005, 01:59:52 am »
Thanks for the welcome.  I have to think after seeing your pic that someone has been lying to me about the "golden" in my Golden/chow mix.

I'm trying to attach her pic below.  She was in snow, and 14 years old - - but wow.  8 years ago - she could have been a littermate of your beautiful boy. 


Thanks again.

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Introduce Yourself to the Forum / Thank you all
« on: September 27, 2005, 01:45:42 am »
Hi,
This site and this board have changed my outlook on life.  I own a golden/chow mix that's been with me for 15 years.  She (Spot, Digger, Digs, Diggydoo - take your pick) is an 80lb lap dog whose age is rapidly catching up.  I was forced to move from a house on Long Island to a 3rd floor apartmnet in Maryland.  My dad was happy to keep her, and I was happy she could stay.  He's got a yard and a deck and a 80lb golden named Farfel.  I'm glad that she will live out her days with my dad and her golden buddy and with my frequent visits.

I see such compassion and dedication on these boards.  I know in my heart that as much as i miss my girl, a 3rd floor apartment is NO PLACE for a dog - especially since i'm gone from 7am -7pm every day. 

So for now, i'll dream of a mastiff puppy named Duncan, or a beautiful Boxer mix named Tara, or just that my babygirl digger could be less than 230 miles away.  I'll dream those things, and I'll live vicariously through all of you.  Through your puppies and your potty training, and your chewed shoes and your puppies that eat rocks and pinecones.

I've recently felt lost with the passing of my my grandmother, mother, a close friend of 15 years, and some other tradigies. Your stories, your pictures and the love you show for your pets are filling me with hope.

My lease is up in March - i'm looking for a yard - a fence and some furry big-paw'd love.

Thank for letting me watch you all play together.
SC

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