Author Topic: My life is turning into a Mary Worth comic (cute dog inside, adoption questions) (Read 2743 times)

Howard Alan Treesong · « **on:** January 23, 2008, 05:55:30 PM »

So a coworker found an abandoned Chinese Crested out in the rain shivering two nights ago.

He looks kinda like this (no camera at work):

He had a red shirt on and a fake cheeseburger crystal collar. He was SUPER skinny, so it looks like he's been lost for a while. No tags, no tattoos, no microchip (he's been taken to the vet). He's clearly a purebred which makes his lack of ID totally puzzling.

They're looking for the owner right now, but if they can't find him they will take him to the shelter where he'll probably be gassed.

I kind of want to adopt him but I'm worried when/if they find the owner my heart will be torn asunder. JUST LIKE MARY WORTH AND CHESTER. I've also never owned a dog on my own (only with my family) and am worried about the cost/difficulty of boarding when I'm on trips, etc. Though I guess that's just life and you learn to kennel or something.

Should I adopt this dog??? WHAT SHOULD I DOOOOOooooo

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2008, 05:56:45 PM »

do it, pets suck rotten scrotum but they are also awesome

life is about mixed blessings!

demi · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2008, 05:58:41 PM »

uh, no, that dog is disgusting

get a real dog

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:00:24 PM »

I already named him, I think this means I am on the path to destruction :'(

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:00:29 PM »

freaky-deakies need love too, demi

freaky-deakies need love too

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:01:51 PM »

pets are fantastic, but cats are way easier to deal with if you are a busy person or travel. They are more than content to spend their day doing mostly nothing if you're not around and all you really need is a decent petsitter to visit and feed them and clean out the litter box every day.

Mandark · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:06:20 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on January 23, 2008, 06:04:58 PM

My wife had a half chinese crested when we met that I...uh...kinda accidentally killed. So if you do this it will make up for my wrongs.

Before or after you got married? Oh hell, just give us the story. There has to be a story.

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:07:24 PM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on January 23, 2008, 06:01:51 PM

pets are fantastic, but cats are way easier to deal with if you are a busy person or travel. They are more than content to spend their day doing mostly nothing if you're not around and all you really need is a decent petsitter to visit and feed them and clean out the litter box every day.

Pussy

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:10:27 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on January 23, 2008, 06:04:58 PM

My wife had a half chinese crested when we met that I...uh...kinda accidentally killed. So if you do this it will make up for my wrongs.

and she still married you?!

Mandark · « **Reply #9 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:19:45 PM »

If anything, I'm that much more impressed by your subsequent courtship now.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:21:16 PM »

And now you know why dogs are bad pets

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:24:00 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on January 23, 2008, 06:12:45 PM

Well before we were married. We had only known each other for about a month when she went out of town for ajob interview and asked me to watch the dog. I left the dog at home to go to work but I also left a low window open so the cats could get in and out. The dog chased a cat out the windown, and not knowing what to do (I guess) ran home, where he was hit by a car. he was found crawling to the back door of the house with his back legs crushed. :'( I got a call at work from my wife who was in tears. Her interview was the next day. I really couldn't have fucked up more.

and she still married you?!

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #12 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:27:09 PM »

that's probably the only type of dog I could own, what with my X-treem WyKyd pet allergies

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #13 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:31:14 PM »

I am more allergic to cats (I get a really severe asthmatic reaction if I am around them for too long), but dogs make my eyes water and itch and make me break out. Zyrtec helps a little, but not enough to own one.

Adult onset allergies suck the ass. I love dogs and cats, and always had some growing up.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #14 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:32:22 PM »

Adopt the dog long enough to find someone else to take care of it if you dont want to. Gassing is fucking aweful

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #15 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:36:03 PM »

he's asleep on my lap this very moment

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** January 23, 2008, 06:43:57 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 23, 2008, 06:36:03 PM

he's asleep on my lap this very moment

tell us when he pisses on the floor

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:12:19 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 23, 2008, 06:36:03 PM

he's asleep on my lap this very moment

Is he puppy dog cute like CULLY VALE?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #18 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:15:09 PM »

he was just taken away from me to go play with the UI programmers :'(

we cut his mangy bangs off and though he looks a little awkwardly shorn, he's WAY happier now that he can see again.

I'm torn--on the one hand, he's adorable and tiny and I love dogs. On the other, single-living x pet-ownership = super difficulty, especially for someone like me who's only home 3-4 hours a day when he's IN town and not crunching.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #19 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:19:19 PM »

btw, I named him Bowie, because of his awesome feathered bangs

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:20:40 PM »

Not Chester?

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #21 on:** January 23, 2008, 07:24:59 PM »

not Chester

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #22 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:19:41 PM »

they found the dog's owner, hopefully "Jack Sparrow" will get some ID this time around

TVC15 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 23, 2008, 08:24:21 PM »

How did they find the dog's owner already? It took like 3 months of that terrible fucking Mary Worth arc to find the owner.

Mandark · « **Reply #24 on:** January 23, 2008, 10:15:00 PM »

These avatars are killing me. Am I meant to start actually reading posters' names now?

xnikki118x · « **Reply #25 on:** January 23, 2008, 10:45:13 PM »

Wait so the original owner claimed the dog?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #26 on:** January 23, 2008, 11:35:23 PM »

Quote from: Mandark on January 23, 2008, 10:15:00 PM

These avatars are killing me. Am I meant to start actually reading posters' names now?

And the user names change too...eventually we'll have to start memorizing post counts I think. Think of it like some sort of masked orgy and the appeal starts to rise.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #27 on:** January 23, 2008, 11:37:23 PM »

Good job Synth!

Mandark · « **Reply #28 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:54:41 AM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on January 23, 2008, 11:37:28 PM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 23, 2008, 11:35:23 PM
Quote from: Mandark on January 23, 2008, 10:15:00 PM
These avatars are killing me. Am I meant to start actually reading posters' names now?

And the user names change too...eventually we'll have to start memorizing post counts I think. Think of it like some sort of masked orgy and the appeal starts to rise.
realize we're all wearing Gil Thorp masks and the appeal quickly wanes.

Oh God, it's like Eyes Wide Shut: Midvale Edition...

INTUNEevolution · « **Reply #29 on:** January 24, 2008, 12:56:19 AM »

Lol @ memorizing postcounts.

Ichirou · « **Reply #30 on:** January 24, 2008, 01:32:12 AM »

That was a pretty ugly dog, Patel was lucky the owners claimed it.

TVC15 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 24, 2008, 01:36:50 AM »

Quote from: Ichi on January 24, 2008, 01:32:12 AM

That was a pretty ugly dog, Patel was lucky the owners claimed it.

Really Patel. How could you go for that horsey looking cheeseburger thing when just about any kitten alive is about 1000 times cuter?

Ichirou · « **Reply #32 on:** January 24, 2008, 01:44:17 AM »

I prefer dogs, but kittens are made of cute, and therefore, made of win.

TVC15 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 24, 2008, 01:52:50 AM »

Also, cat's are easier to take care of if you can't commit enough time to walk the dog and what not.

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BamYouHaveAids · « **Reply #34 on:** January 24, 2008, 02:05:22 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2008, 01:52:50 AM

Also, cat's are easier to take care of if you can't commit enough time to walk the dog and what not.

yes, but cats smell like cats

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they also shit in the house

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CrystalGemini · « **Reply #35 on:** January 24, 2008, 06:22:15 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on January 24, 2008, 01:52:50 AM

Also, cat's are easier to take care of if you can't commit enough time to walk the dog and what not.

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Oh my god that is adorable.

INTUNEevolution · « **Reply #36 on:** January 24, 2008, 03:14:52 PM »

AND kittens bounce! It's the cutest thing when they fly to the floor and come half way back up, using nothing but the momentum I threw them with.

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Author Topic: My life is turning into a Mary Worth comic (cute dog inside, adoption questions) (Read 2743 times)