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[verbminx]

the wrist is doing better already.

Tonight I went out to get a few things I needed, and ended up spending the majority of the evening dissuading my mom from buying a (admittedly adorable) female border collie puppy from a pet store. Yes, I know why not to get a pet store puppy. On top of that, there is just no way that a border collie would be a good dog for us. Hi, we have two middle-aged cats, one of whom has a heart condition.

Border collies aren't good dogs to get if you have other pets. They're nice dogs, and very smart dogs, but der katzen do not want/need to be herded, and we really need something smaller. It's looking like a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the favorite), or secondarily a well-bred pug or shih-tzu. Italian greyhounds are also being considered, but my mom doesn't really like them. I talked her into just starting slow... making sure that we have dog SUPPLIES and not making an impulsive purchase of the actual animal. Getting a space ready for a doggie. Etc. (I know there are a lot of great shelter dogs, too, and we may go that route, but in the past we haven't had the best luck with shelter dogs.)

Anyway, I have been doing most of the driving lately because Someone's arm is in a sling. I can handle it. Rides seem much shorter when I'm driving than when I'm a passenger. I also have a lot of laundry to do, because I foolishly offered to do Someone's laundry.

Eye appointment tomorrow - should be interesting. I've wanted new glasses for so long. Hope they don't have to dilate my pupils, because that is ouchy.



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Comments

[sanpaku.livejournal.com]

You know our dog is an Italian greyhound and she is the light of our life... very sweet, does well with cats (they've kept her in line), sleeps all the time, comes under the covers... good with enclosed spaces. Housetraining could be better, though the fact we got her in December made it much harder. ... But if your mom doesn't like 'em, she doesn't like 'em.

Ours did come from a pet store, though the Mrs. knows absolutely everything about why you shouldn't do that. But she just curled up in the Mrs.' jacket and she was a goner. Something like that will happen to your mom if you're not careful.

[verbminx.livejournal.com]

my mom just doesn't like the look of greyhounds, period, any size. she doesn't really have problems with the iggie temperment. since she has met a few darling iggies, she's warmed up to them a bit, and i've researched the breed as well, and they would be a good dog for us. but... while she admitted she'd say yes to the right iggie, she'd prefer one of the other breeds we listed.

as far as falling in love... yes. that happens to us. especially since we drop by pet stores to say hellooooo to the puppies (while she fell for the border collie, i fell for the little bitty puglet who was there, but he couldn't come out to play yet). i have issues with the doctrine about not buying pet store dogs, since the flip side of all the reasons seems to be "and dogs with these probs are not worthy of being loved as much as a shelter dog or a dog from a noncommercial breeder." all of my cats but one have been rescue cats, all of them were cats we just fell in love with. but we're trying to not be impulsive about the dog purchase, because they're a little less laissez-faire pets than cats are.

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[sanpaku.livejournal.com]

Oh, all our cats have been rescues... no one would say those animals don't deserve to be loved... it's just that the purchases cause demand thus encouraging irresponsible breeding and puppy mills etc. when what everyone SHOULD do is adopt from a shelter... there's plenty of animals out there in the world already. But Mrs. S had always wanted an IG, and there aren't usually too many of those in the shelters, so what are you gonna do...

[hilarykay.livejournal.com]

I agree. There are plenty of shelter and rescue pets of all breeds.

[etwasinspired.livejournal.com]

We had a border collie/sheltie mix when I was growing up and she was such a great job. She used to herd the cats in from the yard at night, I'm not sure how they felt about it but it entertained us very much! Of course, it was a great dog to have because we lived in the country, she was outside a lot, etc. etc.

I added you to my friends list. So, hi!

:)

[etwasinspired.livejournal.com]

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[verbminx.livejournal.com]

hi :) i added you back, too, of course.

i think a border collie might be OK, if we weren't really in the market for a small house dog who will get along with older cats. but my little N-cat, who's just about 7 years old, is a bit timid and has a heart condition. =/