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Originally Posted by FWLBP,Jul 25 2007, 03:51 PM
Spend some $$$ on obedience school for old Lucy. This way you can train her to hop in the car with a command. Or you could spend even less $ on a hickory stick & get her butt in the car micheal vick style.
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Jul 25 2007, 03:02 PM
I believe dogs need constant companionship, but for me, that means buying a second dog.
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Originally Posted by s2kpdx01,Jul 25 2007, 04:11 PM
Oh well, I love those hairy eunuchs .
that sig material rite there!but on a serious note, i agree with you. our wiener is an only dog and that lil guys is down rite bad sometimes when he doesnt get enough attention. he chews things, shoes, bras, car mags(bastard!!!). i was cleaning the other day and found a whole funhouse of crap hes collected under our bed. CD cases, hander, sock, old remote, tissues outta the trash. little jerk.
soooooooooo, long story short we are thinking about getting him a lil brother so hes not so mischevious(sp?) during the day.
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Originally Posted by bjohnston,Jul 25 2007, 11:06 AM
Good theory, but both you and Triple-H lack in the reading comprehension (or conceptualization) department. If I load the dog into my wife's SUV in the morning at our house, and my wife takes the dog to daycare in said SUV and retains possession of said SUV throughout the day, how will the dog get back into the wife's SUV at the end of the day when it comes time for the wife to pick up the dog at daycare (which is staffed exclusively by young girls/women who are no more capable of lifting my Newfoundland's heavy ass than is my wife) when yours truly is no where in sight? See the problem? The options were either A. I become solely responsible for transporting the dog in my wife's SUV, while she takes the S2000 to work, or B. we swap cars at lunch, which we did on Monday and which was a big pain in the ass, so that I can pick the dog up at the end of the day in my wife's SUV.
But, yes, I'm not crying in my coffee over the, hopefully, impending loss of the S2000. It's a great car and a ton of fun to drive, but it is not without its faults. I did, however, enjoy my time with both of my S2000s and will likely get some kind of sports car sometime in the future as a 3rd vehicle. That being said, if it wasn't for the dog issue, I'd replace the S2000 with a 335i, which was my intention before the wife became no longer able to get the dog in the car.
Anyway, interesting to read others' perspectives. There isn't a car on Earth for which I'd trade my dog. To each their own.
But, yes, I'm not crying in my coffee over the, hopefully, impending loss of the S2000. It's a great car and a ton of fun to drive, but it is not without its faults. I did, however, enjoy my time with both of my S2000s and will likely get some kind of sports car sometime in the future as a 3rd vehicle. That being said, if it wasn't for the dog issue, I'd replace the S2000 with a 335i, which was my intention before the wife became no longer able to get the dog in the car.
Anyway, interesting to read others' perspectives. There isn't a car on Earth for which I'd trade my dog. To each their own.
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Originally Posted by bjohnston,Jul 25 2007, 02:06 PM
Good theory, but both you and Triple-H lack in the reading comprehension (or conceptualization) department. If I load the dog into my wife's SUV in the morning at our house, and my wife takes the dog to daycare in said SUV and retains possession of said SUV throughout the day, how will the dog get back into the wife's SUV at the end of the day when it comes time for the wife to pick up the dog at daycare (which is staffed exclusively by young girls/women who are no more capable of lifting my Newfoundland's heavy ass than is my wife) when yours truly is no where in sight? See the problem? The options were either A. I become solely responsible for transporting the dog in my wife's SUV, while she takes the S2000 to work, or B. we swap cars at lunch, which we did on Monday and which was a big pain in the ass, so that I can pick the dog up at the end of the day in my wife's SUV.
but yea, day care... LOL... not that you take the dog to day care... but that enough people do it so that there's actual doggy day care businesses...
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Jul 25 2007, 11:02 PM
I don't think you'd need to give up your pet just to accomodate a car, although Ferrari > weiner dog. 
I can understand getting tired of the S - its not the easiest DD to live with. I just don't see how buying a truck to haul a dog back from day care fits into the equation - its just such a big change. A sports sedan, maybe I can see, but not a truck. The dog would fit in the 335i no problem, plus the lower seats would make it easier to get in and out.
And still day care? Do you spend time with your dog when you pick her up? I hope you at least are playing with her, walking her, etc. when she is around. I believe dogs need constant companionship, but for me, that means buying a second dog.
I can understand getting tired of the S - its not the easiest DD to live with. I just don't see how buying a truck to haul a dog back from day care fits into the equation - its just such a big change. A sports sedan, maybe I can see, but not a truck. The dog would fit in the 335i no problem, plus the lower seats would make it easier to get in and out.
And still day care? Do you spend time with your dog when you pick her up? I hope you at least are playing with her, walking her, etc. when she is around. I believe dogs need constant companionship, but for me, that means buying a second dog.
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Doggy daycare is better then leaving your dog home alone. And people you are kidding yourself if you think 2 dogs will make your lives easier. I have tried a few times because it always seems like a good idea. Now you have two animals that vie for your attention...it's like a competition. Did you have friends as a kid? When did you get in the most trouble, by yourself or with your friends? 
I rest my case! hehehe
I had a 170lb St Bernard at one time. The back of an Outback wagon was a super tight squeeze. The back seats of any car is no place for a dog like that.
I rest my case! heheheI had a 170lb St Bernard at one time. The back of an Outback wagon was a super tight squeeze. The back seats of any car is no place for a dog like that.
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It amazes me the amount of time and money people spend on animals. I went to the bank yesterday and as I was getting out of my car some crazy woman was talking to the dog in her car. "Mommy needs some cash and then we are going to get some lunch and then are meeting...."
She looked up and saw I was amazed at her antics so I reminded the dog has not clue what the hell she was saying. I then moved my car since I wanted no part of this nut job. After the bank I met my wife for lunch at a outdoor cafe. The metro in the table next to me had his little mutt with him and the dog kept coming over to our table , I told the metro to keep his damn dog next to him or I would shove the dog up his a$$ (I'm a big guy and not a people person) he couldn't believe that not everybody was crazy over his animal.
I guess it the culture here in the states that people treat animals like they are people, don't some asians eat them for snacks? Different strokes I guess.
She looked up and saw I was amazed at her antics so I reminded the dog has not clue what the hell she was saying. I then moved my car since I wanted no part of this nut job. After the bank I met my wife for lunch at a outdoor cafe. The metro in the table next to me had his little mutt with him and the dog kept coming over to our table , I told the metro to keep his damn dog next to him or I would shove the dog up his a$$ (I'm a big guy and not a people person) he couldn't believe that not everybody was crazy over his animal.
I guess it the culture here in the states that people treat animals like they are people, don't some asians eat them for snacks? Different strokes I guess.