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prosodicGod help us, we've been spending time on Petfinder today looking for a sister for Reece. We hope to adopt again very soon.
She needs a playmate.
But honestly, can we handle a 2nd dog? Sometimes I'm unsure. Reece is such a handful on her own. The problem is that we're not giving her enough exercise, and I think a playmate will help. They can run each other ragged in the backyard and at the dog park.
So we would need to find a dog that can match her energy. And I want something either the same size as her or smaller, around the same age or slightly older. Not doing the whole puppy thing again. Reece has mostly outgrown that. She'll be a year old 2 weeks from Saturday (and yes, I am planning on going to a dog bakery to pick up a special treat for her).
I saw a beautiful Basenji mix on the website that might make a good match for Reece, although it sounds like she is a bit pushy with other dogs (although Reece is bigger than her, not that I think that matters much, since smaller dogs can act more aggressive to compensate for their stature). She matches up with Reece in other qualities, though. And Reece can be pushy too, when she feels like it. But we would prefer to adopt from the same rescue where we got Reece. It would save us all the steps of filling out the paperwork and waiting for approval.
She needs a playmate.
But honestly, can we handle a 2nd dog? Sometimes I'm unsure. Reece is such a handful on her own. The problem is that we're not giving her enough exercise, and I think a playmate will help. They can run each other ragged in the backyard and at the dog park.
So we would need to find a dog that can match her energy. And I want something either the same size as her or smaller, around the same age or slightly older. Not doing the whole puppy thing again. Reece has mostly outgrown that. She'll be a year old 2 weeks from Saturday (and yes, I am planning on going to a dog bakery to pick up a special treat for her).
I saw a beautiful Basenji mix on the website that might make a good match for Reece, although it sounds like she is a bit pushy with other dogs (although Reece is bigger than her, not that I think that matters much, since smaller dogs can act more aggressive to compensate for their stature). She matches up with Reece in other qualities, though. And Reece can be pushy too, when she feels like it. But we would prefer to adopt from the same rescue where we got Reece. It would save us all the steps of filling out the paperwork and waiting for approval.
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Date: 2009-01-01 11:06 pm (UTC)He *just* wrote about it: http://michael8rown.com/2009/01/01/at-wits-end/
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Date: 2009-01-02 01:40 am (UTC)I was looking at a website about Basenjis earlier, and it was noted that they tend to be destructive dogs. So that turned me off. Reece is almost past her destructive phase (with a few exceptions) and I do NOT want to go through that again.
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Date: 2009-01-02 04:43 am (UTC)MEEEEE!!!
I've been going back and forth for month now and then Marc stumbled over those lab puppies and i fell in love. I already picked a name but not sure yet if I go with it: chickpea
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Date: 2009-01-02 02:21 pm (UTC)I'm so excited for you. I'm sure your new puppy will give you a lot to post about.
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Date: 2009-01-02 05:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-02 02:23 pm (UTC)My biggest concern is that between Reece and the new dog, I would have to get up half a dozen times in the night. I have enough sleep problems as it is.
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Date: 2009-01-06 01:51 am (UTC)I didn't think about stuff like crates and stuff - to be honest I've never had a dog with a crate so I wouldn't even know how to go about all of that.
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Date: 2009-01-02 09:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-02 02:25 pm (UTC)I'm afraid our backyard is too small for 2 dogs...especially 2 active dogs. There isn't a lot of room to run around.