Dog RETURNED!

[Arthur Dent]

Yes. Do this. I got my dog from a shelter, and she's great. Unless you're planning on going to dog shows or something, this seems like the best place to get a dog. There seem to be a lot of pit bulls and stuff there, but plenty of nice dogs too, and it's good to get them out of those places.

pshhh

i got a pit bull mix from stray rescue and its one of the nicest dogs youll meet

That's fine. I know pit bulls can be very nice dogs, but when you get one you take the risk of getting some not so nice aggressive behavior. I just wanted to say that while there seems to be a disproportionate number of aggressive breeds in shelters, there are plenty of other options if you don't want to take that risk.

[clement]

Wow, what a great read with a happy ending. Good news isn't that easy to come by. I guess it was just the shenanigans of young kids. I actually thought the dog tag showing up in the driveway was sorta good news. I took it to mean that the person who took the dog was trying to tell you that someone had the dog and it was safe.

Why is this in rants? Please move to Social. I guess I need to browse the rants forum more often.

Doc either needs to buy a new digital camera or drink less wine.

Very cute puppy. I am also a strong advocate for mutts. Faceman, thanks for posting that information about pet stores and breeders, it's the kind of stuff I've always suspected but never had read much about.

Most reputable shelters assess all of the dogs they receive and do not put aggressive dogs up for adoption. Sadly, I believe they are mostly euthanized.

I guess another PSA from this thread would be to make sure your dogs are fixed.

[docellis]

Why is this in rants? Please move to Social.

Fwiw, it started out as a rant because he was missing...who knew it would cease to be a rant? I'm happy it did though.

Here is a better pic of Butch


And since I am posting pictures...here is Maggie. I've had her for almost 10 years. She is 60 lbs (she was weighed at the vet this week). She doesn't look that big in the pictures though.

[clement]

Are you sure you got the same dog back?

Those two dogs (I mean the two pictures of Butch) look like almost completely different dogs.

... I didn't know you play guitar.

[docellis]

Are you sure you got the same dog back?

Those two dogs (I mean the two pictures of Butch) look like almost completely different dogs.

... I didn't know you play guitar.

Butch is the little black one. Maggie is the big red one. She just got a hair cut and since I was posting dog pics...

I don't play guitar...but I sorta play bass (it's an accoustic bass in the background) very badly.

[clement]

Are you sure you got the same dog back?

Those two dogs (I mean the two pictures of Butch) look like almost completely different dogs.

... I didn't know you play guitar.

Butch is the little black one. Maggie is the big red one. She just got a hair cut and since I was posting dog pics...

I don't play guitar...but I sorta play bass (it's an accoustic bass in the background) very badly.

I know that there were two dogs. I meant that the two pics of the little black dog (one in the message, the other your avatar) look kinda different from one another.

Ooh, I'm actually planning to buy an acoustic bass on my next trip to STL.

[Swatcat27]

Butch was trying something on these lines....
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/ne ... 119921.htm

[heyzeus]

Wait, did you give that dog a faux hawk?

[JL21]

Hmmm.....

[docellis]

Wait, did you give that dog a faux hawk?

she gets one every summer