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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Devil Dog
« on: May 18, 2006, 02:58:25 pm »
Joey has just turned 9 months old. And this morning, someone flipped the devil dog switch. He's never been a big chewer (of un-approved items) with the exception of a brief shoe fetish. Not sure that the fetish has passed just not leaving him anything to get it worked up!

Well, today he turned into a chewer and a counter surfer! ARGH! We had three seperate incidents in less than three hours.

OK...so, I have to go to the grocery store this morning, the boys are out of meaties. After yesterday's fiasco ( Ike was left home alone and had 3 sperate instances of really nasty, runny poo), I don't crate Joey... hoping that Ike won't stress out while Joey is with him.

I get home and as I'm getting out of the truck, I see them both in the front window looking all excited (I should have known something was up). I cautiously open the door... take a snif... farout! No poo!

HOWEVER... it looked like a fruit salad covered with large snowflakes had been dumped all over the living room! HEHEHE! Peckerhead (AKA Joey) had gotten into some stuff that was on the buffet in the entry hall. He demolished a small notebook, a couple of receipts and a few pieces of faux fruit! The grapes were the funniest... the individual grapes are pretty small, more wine then table grape size. He had plucked every single one of them off the stem! I don't think he actually ate any of them, though.

He looked SO proud of himself when I walked in. Ears all perky, tail just waggin away and a big ol grin on his face. "Look what I did, Mommy!"I said... Joey! What did you do?!?!? And, he started woo wooing at me... I said...UH UH! Don't you talk back to me! Only at that point did he look ashamed of himself. It was SO funny. Well, kinda...

My cousin and I were eating lunch in the backyard, I brought my plate in to find that peckerhead had gotten into MORE stuff. There were a few things on the dining table, waiting for me to put them away, he got em! Let's see that included a partial roll of toilet paper, a lighter a few other pieces of paper. Everything but the lighter was totalled. Living room got snowed again.

I picked it all up and went outside. 5 minutes later, Christa and I came back in, I had left my plate on the counter. Well, it had magically transported itself to the living room. So he shredded the paper plate, ate a few corn chips and, I am just SO thankful, that he did manage to open the little container of SALSA!!!

Then, while Christa and I were standing in the dining room, not 4 feet from him, Joey went in the kitchen and grabbed Christa's plate.

Joey is having a little time-out right now. And, I'm thinking of what kinda of booby-trap I can set for him in the kitchen. Something to turn off the counter-surfing switch!

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As Tina said, it's been a very bitter sweet experience. I'm so thankful that we are able to help these amazing critters. I'm even more thankful that Marvel has gone to a wonderful home!

I still get all weepy when I think about her  :'(

We are having to take a break from fostering right now (hate that). We have 2 graduations coming up (both over 250 miles away) and my daughters sweet 16 the first week of June. And, then 6 days at the lake for July 4th. Plus, we are doing some work on the house (FINALLY). But, once we get back from the lake, we'll be bringing another Dane into our home. To love and care for until he/she finds a forever home.

Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support.

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I took Marvel to meet a nice family yesterday. And, they think she is PERFECT for them. They have a 2 yr old male harl and an 8 year old daughter. I can see it now... That girl will have Marvel all dressed up in no time. And, Marvel will be loving it. I think pretty Mz Marvel and that beautiful little girl are going to be the best of friends.

I had Marvel too long. I became TOO attached. She's SO sweet and mild mannered (except when wrestling with the boys). She was trying at times, not intentionaly, with her docked tail, busted stitches, stomach/intestinal infection and explosive poo. But, all that just gave me more reason to care for and baby her.

I love you Marvel... I'll miss you sweet girl!

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I love that picture! Ike really wasn't eating Joey's head but, it sure looks like it!

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DING!DING!DING! We have a winner! (Or, close enough!)

Ths pic was taken JUST after I'd given Mz Marvel a bath. She was running at me and shaking at the same time!

This was this first time I'd been able to give her a bath since we fostered her. She had to have her tail docked (the day I picked her up) and then blew out all the stitches. She is now all clean and shiney! She is on the "potential" adoptee list this weekend. Let's think happy thoughts! I want this LOVELY nut job to find her forever home!

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Ike drools... the others kids aren't too bad. It is pretty entertaining when he blows bubbles. I don't have any pictures of stalagtites. Of course, we haven't hit full-tilt drool season yet (heat really pumps up the volume, that's when we'll get some 18 - 20 inchers!


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OK, maybe mob-mentality is not a bad thing! Someone mentioned a road trip?

Let's hope that, at the VERY least, what ever time this non-human spends in jail, that its cell mate is some over the top, insane animal lover!

To be honest, I just can't think of punishment severe enough for this creature (I refuse to refer to this thing as a human in any way). With the exception of... what he gave, should be what he gets.

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The latest report says that he was mad because he wanted to breed Mercy, but she wouldn't cooperate. The woman who owned the "stud" watched as he kicked and screamed at his dog after the failed breeding attempt. The stud's owner later saw cuts and stab wounds on Mercy (the Star Telegram is reporting that vets found slashes in both her genital area and around her neck). A bit later, Mercy was seen on fire, running through the parking lot; two men doused the flames with beer. The report also says many people from his apartment complex called police to complain about his treatment of the dog and then called back to complain that he hadn't been picked up. For the record, the cops said they were waiting to build a solid case against the guy before picking him up.

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3 - Great Danes (one is a foster)
1 - cat
20 - fish
1 - 16 year old girl (YES, she qualifies as an animal)

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Now you're talkin! I know, I know... mob mentality BAD! But, in this case it just seems so RIGHT!

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I think "gentleman" is cop-speak for rat-b***ard!

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Man nabbed for dog's torture death

07:40 AM CDT on Thursday, April 27, 2006
By CYNTHIA VEGA / WFAA-TV


Operation Kindness
A man was arrested early Thursday in connection with the torture of a puppy who was found severely burned on Good Friday.

The dog later died.

Dallas police arrested Deshawn Brown, 21, at his mother's home in the Denton County community of Corinth shortly before 1 a.m. He faces several charges, including cruelty to an animal.

"All the personnel involved with this are quite relieved to have this gentleman in custody, based on the extreme cruelty of this crime" said Dallas police spokesman Sgt. Robert Patterson.

Brown was being held at the Lew Sterrett Justice Center in Dallas.

Mercy, a 10-month-old pit bull mix, had been doused with gasoline and set on fire. She was rescued on Good Friday, but she was unable to survive the extensive stab wounds and burns that covered 60 percent of her body.

Mercy died over the weekend. A memorial service was scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Operation Kindness shelter, 3201 Earhart Drive in Carrollton.


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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Saving the world from utility workers!
« on: April 26, 2006, 03:20:11 am »
Thank you  :)

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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Joey's new position
« on: April 26, 2006, 03:02:57 am »
Awwww... what a fluffy nugget of love!

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