Fun Loving Human Female Pet for Adoption

Sorry - this was too good so I thought I'd post it for a bit of light hearted humour today. It is cross-posted from a mailing list I'm on - I did NOT write it, but thought you'd enjoy.

Fun Loving Human Female Pet for Adoption:

Our beloved human pet seems to need more attention than we as a couple of bachelor dogs can handle at this time and we think is in need of a good home. We need our pad back so perhaps you can help us.

A little about our human pet... She is about 8.9 dog years old (44 in human years), an asian-caucasian mix breed, giant (she's tall to us) and thin, wavy long brown hair and big brown eyes. She's also spayed and up to date on vaccinations.

Her personality is very friendly and affectionate so she loves a lot of attention. She's gets along well with all animals and people. She is also okay to be left alone too, but beware when you see her next she'll be so excited to see you that it may feel overwhelming. If you talk to her she loves to talk back with you. She's very smart and learns all kinds of tricks like sit, down, shake, high five and lots, lots more that we taught her.

She will need daily grooming (bathing, brushing and on occasion nail trimming). She must eat healthy so she can live a long healthy life. She requires occasional outings for exercise as she seems to love to explore away from home. We take her for walks almost daily, but the leash doesn't seem to keep her from where we want to go. She comes with her favourite toys that is too big for us to keep in our pad (cars, sportbike, computers, etc). We're keeping the furniture and dishes because it's comfortable and useful for us.

Adoption fee applies and you must successfully pass a application process too.

Asshat Rant - Pure "Bread"?

Here's something you see VERY often in dog ads and it kills me each and every time! Have you ever seen an ad that says the dog is Pure Bread? I just want to say ... Hello! It's PURE BRED asshat! Bread is a type of FOOD - you know, like multigrain? Or whole wheat? *headdesk*

Here are a few ads and they just drive me crazy.

Here's a "pure bread" chocolate lab. She's 2, not spayed and according to the current owners is an "Old Soul". I'm not going to get into that one ...

Ok, seriously? This person has 3 kids and has decided the family doesn't have time for 2 dogs. Why?

Why can't the 3 kids help out? I'm sure your kids could each spend 30 minutes a day with the dogs - and hey, guess what? If you couple that with the 30 minutes each of the adult owners could spend with the dog, then that's TONS! Why, that's 2.5 hours a day of one-on-one time each ... that's more than most dogs get.

What are you teaching your kids? Disposable pets. We don't want them so we find an excuse to get rid of them. Or perhaps you're just teaching them how to be lazy, self-righteous asshats - because it's "better" for the dogs to get rid of them.

*headdesk*

Here's a "Full Bread" Bichon. So first of all, I don't think this guy would be a multigrain variety if it really is a Bichon - maybe more like that white whole wheat bread they have out now - you know, the one that is whole wheat but looks and tastes just like white bread?

Come on buddy, couldn't you write more than two lines about the dog you've had for ... how many years? This poor little guy is 13 years old and the owners have decided they don't have time to "love it enough".

Honestly, your old 13 year old Bichon does NOT "want a new home". He in fact really just wants to laze around in the home of the people who love him and just be.

Good grief. That is the most common (and in my opinion, WORST) excuse to get rid of your senior dog. Do you REALLY think your old dog wants to be up-rooted and thrust into a new home, new routine with new people who smell and sound funny?

Why are people so afraid to keep their dog until it is time to euthanize it? It's one of the worst things you could do is get rid of your dog so you don't have to take it for that last vet trip.

Asshats.

*headdesk headdesk headdesk*

News Reel - Agility and Babies

I'm a bit down today - went looking for a good story in the news about dogs and all I could find were bad things. I won't get into detail. So, I have settled for two different articles for the News Reel today. One is new and the other is not. Thought I'd brighten up the place a smidgen


The article that is new (click for article) is about the American Kennel Club Agility Invitational (click for link to website) where some unlikely K9's were competing. There's some neat comments about a bulldog and a bernese mountain dog ... not really the sort of breeds you'd expect in an agility competition. You know, this is becoming more and more common -- to see breeds that are not standard agility dogs competing (like border collies). I think it's great to see so many owners out there teaching their dogs fun stuff.


The article that is old (click for article) is a heart warming one. Makes you all warm and fuzzy inside - so I thought I'd share it. The headline reads "Dog protected abandoned newborn" and it was published on Aug 23, 2008.

Featured Rescue - Dora and Zoey the Siberian Huskies

I should post a rescue Siberian Husky today since I posted about the Kijiji BYBer. I'll post two - one a puppy since that's what the BYBer was offering, and the other an adult because they're harder to place.

Please note that Siberian Huskies are NOT easy keepers. They are difficult to kennel, hard to crate train and have to have a certain amount of exercise to keep them happy since they have so much energy to burn. There's a saying in some dog circles that if a kennel is Siberian-proof, than you could keep any dog in it (some people say the same about GSDs).

First I'll post the pup. This (right) is Dora 'the explorer'. She's 4 months old (which is approx. 16 weeks). The ad says she was surrendered by someone who could not keep her because of the high energy level she has (which is typical of the breed). She's very cute and even looks nicer than the ones listed by the BYBer.

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12746819

Second I'll post the adult. This (left) is Zoey. She's just over a year old, was bought from a breeder (why do they know this but don't contact the breeder??) in March 2008. She knows basic commands - I would assume that means your basic obedience of Sit, Stay, Down and Come (though to assume makes an assoutofyouandme).

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12873551

Asshat Rant - Kijiji ... BYBers Paradise?

It seems as though they are trying to prevent CraigsList from being the place where all BYBers post. That's a good thing IMHO. There are a bunch that slip through - as there always will be.


There's a new gig in town though and for those who don't know, Kijiji is becoming a BYBers Paradise *cue music*. It's unfortunate, but true.


Today's asshat is breeding Siberian Huskies with Labs - and it'll only cost you $450 a piece!


Why would you breed that?? If it were an accident, it wouldn't bother me, but this person is also advertising two other litters of "Purebred" huskies and they'll only cost ya $700 each.


Not to mention that these dogs aren't much to look at. Why would you only take pictures at this angle? There are 4 pictures on the ad and not one of them gives you a decent look at the dogs. They are all out of porportion because the camera angle is looking on a downward diagonal at them.


How much you wanna bet this guy is only telling you they are 1/4 Lab because it shows? Who knows what the dogs are really, but they have some husky in 'em, eh?


And hey - while you're at it, this guy will also fix your computers! Not only is he a husky "breeder", he's an IT guy who apparantly also will do temporary reception work. A genuine Jack-Of-All-Trades. Good grief - this is NOT the guy I'd want fixing my computers. Don't you know that everyone who fiddles around with computers in their basement is an "IT Guy"? Let me tell you something, if he's got to advertise on Kijiji than he's not worth your buck.


Here's a rule of thumb for you ... If you're good at IT work, than you NEVER have to advertise - trust me. The jobs come to you. The IT business is a field where everyone knows everyone else worth knowing (especially in TO). When someone finds out you're looking for work, you have offers coming in left, right and centre!


Sorry for getting a little OT on this one, but it's a pet peeve of mine. Don't buy dogs from this asshat - you could get better looking ones from shelters. And don't get your computer fixed by him either - you could do better if you took a screwdriver and hammer to it and "fixed" it yourself.

Featured Rescue - Boo the Jack Russell Terrier

Today I've chosen a Jack Russell Terrier (JRT) to be featured for the rescue spotlight. JRTs are often found in rescue - I'd say it's likely because of the high energy requirements of the breed, though I'm not really sure. I know that most we see come through rescue are in dire need for obedience training but that doesn't really offer much insight.

Why is it that so many people with small dogs think they're less work than big dogs? I have found that it's usually the opposite (though there are always exceptions to every rule!) - big dogs are usually less work than small ones.

Boo is the JRT of the day. They don't have much info yet about him, though he looks young from his pictures. Maybe 2 years? Hard to say. Anyway, he's pretty cute looking. He was found in the snow - they figure the result of a dumping, though it doesn't say why they stated that.

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=12883071

There are currently 2,033 JRTs available on Petfinder.