Comments on: Pound Dog http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/ The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away. -- Tom Waits Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:03:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11880 Phillip Wed, 26 Apr 2006 10:22:54 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11880 The dog is going home tomorrow morning, and I'm glad. Main reason: it's taken a leak at least once a day somewhere in the house, usually at night when we're asleep. So the piss has had time to sink in by the time we notice it. I removed all our rugs yesterday, but she still took a wizz on the hardword floor in the hall, a big dried-up stain. She's a friendly dog, but I can tell she's used to eating table scraps, jumping up on the furniture, and she's probably used to being kept outside all night where she take a leak wherever she likes. I've had to clean my living room rug three times and my hallway rug once already, and now I have to go scrub the hallway floor. Apparently, though, this kind of thing isn't unsual for a shelter dog that hasn't had the best life. She's also in a new environment (our house) and doesn't know what's going on it, doesn't have a routine yet. It often takes a shelter dog a few weeks to get used to a new home. Nice dog, though. The dog is going home tomorrow morning, and I’m glad. Main reason: it’s taken a leak at least once a day somewhere in the house, usually at night when we’re asleep. So the piss has had time to sink in by the time we notice it. I removed all our rugs yesterday, but she still took a wizz on the hardword floor in the hall, a big dried-up stain.

She’s a friendly dog, but I can tell she’s used to eating table scraps, jumping up on the furniture, and she’s probably used to being kept outside all night where she take a leak wherever she likes. I’ve had to clean my living room rug three times and my hallway rug once already, and now I have to go scrub the hallway floor.

Apparently, though, this kind of thing isn’t unsual for a shelter dog that hasn’t had the best life. She’s also in a new environment (our house) and doesn’t know what’s going on it, doesn’t have a routine yet. It often takes a shelter dog a few weeks to get used to a new home.

Nice dog, though.

]]> By: Jody http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11866 Jody Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:07:49 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11866 The first dog I personally got was supposed to be a trial-run; we got him from the SPCA where my wife worked. He was a pup and weren't sure if we were ready for a dog. So we took him home and kept him for a few days. When it was time to take him back, I couldn't; I remember crying in the car on the way back to the SPCA with him, as if we were about to put him to sleep. I couldn't do it, so we kept him. He was a good dog. The first dog I personally got was supposed to be a trial-run; we got him from the SPCA where my wife worked. He was a pup and weren’t sure if we were ready for a dog. So we took him home and kept him for a few days. When it was time to take him back, I couldn’t; I remember crying in the car on the way back to the SPCA with him, as if we were about to put him to sleep. I couldn’t do it, so we kept him. He was a good dog.

]]> By: ChrisO http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11819 ChrisO Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:18:28 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11819 that's it! city water is mutating them into demon cats! that’s it! city water is mutating them into demon cats!

]]> By: Pender http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11817 Pender Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:00:47 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11817 Niall, you should stop feeding your cat that "eau de demon". Most cats aren't as hellion-like as yours. They start out that way, but usually they simmer down after 4 years of flying pillows at their heads and water squirtings. Niall, you should stop feeding your cat that “eau de demon”. Most cats aren’t as hellion-like as yours. They start out that way, but usually they simmer down after 4 years of flying pillows at their heads and water squirtings.

]]> By: ChrisO http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11808 ChrisO Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:02:11 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11808 i know cats sure do! i know cats sure do!

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11787 Phillip Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:34:57 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11787 Got back from walking the dog. Five minutes later she pukes on the rug. I have hardwood floors all over the house. Do dogs deliberately aim for the most expensive rugs? Got back from walking the dog. Five minutes later she pukes on the rug. I have hardwood floors all over the house. Do dogs deliberately aim for the most expensive rugs?

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11783 Phillip Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:17:30 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11783 The dog slept on our bed last night. It has a little bed of its own, but we couldn't get it off our bed. Now our top bed sheet is covered with dog hairs. Long white dog hairs. She's a shedder. Whether she likes it or not, she'll be sleeping on the floor tonight. She a very tame dog, playful, not in any way agressive. Hasn't barked yet. I was playing with her this morning and gave her a pretend growl, and she immediately became submissive and starting licking my face. The dog was picked up by the SPCA about 10 days ago. Jenny's friend had to take it home when he did, because they had an overflow of dogs, and too many new dogs coming in. So he had to either take the dog by Friday ("cleaning day" they called it), or well, bye-bye doggy. Anyway, I don't think it's a stray dog. It's too well-behaved and house-trained. I think she just got off her leash and someone brought her to the SPCA. The dog slept on our bed last night. It has a little bed of its own, but we couldn’t get it off our bed. Now our top bed sheet is covered with dog hairs. Long white dog hairs. She’s a shedder. Whether she likes it or not, she’ll be sleeping on the floor tonight.

She a very tame dog, playful, not in any way agressive. Hasn’t barked yet. I was playing with her this morning and gave her a pretend growl, and she immediately became submissive and starting licking my face.

The dog was picked up by the SPCA about 10 days ago. Jenny’s friend had to take it home when he did, because they had an overflow of dogs, and too many new dogs coming in. So he had to either take the dog by Friday (”cleaning day” they called it), or well, bye-bye doggy. Anyway, I don’t think it’s a stray dog. It’s too well-behaved and house-trained. I think she just got off her leash and someone brought her to the SPCA.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11777 Phillip Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:40:10 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11777 She took a leak on the rug in our living room. Just making herself at home, I guess. And it only took her 10 minutes. She's not as traumatized as I thought. She's totally laidback. Nice dog. And that rug really tied the room together. She took a leak on the rug in our living room. Just making herself at home, I guess. And it only took her 10 minutes. She’s not as traumatized as I thought. She’s totally laidback. Nice dog.

And that rug really tied the room together.

]]> By: Phillip http://steelwhitetable.org/2006/04/21/pound-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11734 Phillip Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:37:57 +0000 http://steelwhitetable.org/blog/2006/04/21/pound-dog/#comment-11734 Click the image. You'll see what I'm talking about. Dog's eyes don't lie. It's a female dog. I had to go back and change all the HEs to SHE. I've always had male dogs. Click the image. You’ll see what I’m talking about. Dog’s eyes don’t lie.

It’s a female dog. I had to go back and change all the HEs to SHE. I’ve always had male dogs.

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