Doggy is enjoying the safety

[sereneorange]

The puppy is really enjoying being someplace safe with food and water. He is good and tells us when he needs to go outside. Unfortunately, he also expects us to go hang outside with him. I don't always WANT to go hang outside.

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[blot.livejournal.com]

in those pics he does not look too unhealthy for a grey hound /whippet. Not too thin infact. I might put a sign up around where you found him and see what happens.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

I don't think it is a greyhound. lab mix.

This dog was neglected and abused. He is definitely not going back where he was.

[blot.livejournal.com]

It's interesting that he wants you to go out with him.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

he is very attached. He cowers when we reach for him, but he almost always wants to be on one of us. He is doing less cowering now.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Looking at him, he may actually just be a Lab, with no food/water to flesh out his face, or what-not. I'm not a dog expert, but that's what I see.

Of course, I'm seeing Labradors everywhere these days, with our five foster puppies and all.

[corazonsuelto.livejournal.com]

I agree. Labs just kinda have dominant traits and I dont really see any Dane reference - but its hard since its just a pup. I have a friend who has a Cocker/Pitbull mix and you wouldnt believe she looks like a very slim muscular lab just like this one! So you just never know... Her face is just a bit wider than his -- but eerily similar... This is her & her mother next to her:

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Would you be interested in featuring this pup on The Pooch Page? I could try to use my meager powers for good, and maybe find someone in your area that's looking for a beautiful, friendly puppy in need?

Just a thought, thought I'd ask. :)

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

Sure. Our friend that we are hoping would take him might not be able to, and if there is somewhere loving he could go, that would be great.

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Can you email me a high-res picture or two, as well as any information you'd like included? jeremiah@larpusa.com

I'll have it up at 7AM tomorrow morning. Hope that's soon enough? :)

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

that works. I will get some hi res photos when my batteries charge

[jfargo.livejournal.com]

Awesome!

[wakeupkent.livejournal.com]

Awww look at that face!! You can't give him away!

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

he has an incredibly sweet face. He stands on my lap and looks at me with those grateful little eyes.

and he isn't staying. I will find him a good home where they will give him the enormous amount of affection and love he needs and won't let him on the street. But he cannot stay here.

[theclamsman.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, he also expects us to go hang outside with him. I don't always WANT to go hang outside.

Neither do I, but I suck it up. Henry loves being outside, so I haul my lazy broken ass out and at least go into the backyard with him. Henry has kept me off my ass/out of bed so my ass doesn't get any bigger than it is. Dogs are good exercise.

I concur with the previous commenter. LOOK AT THAT FACE. Now that I get a better look at him, in the top one he def. does not look greyhound...just an undernourished lab.

*names him Zippy*

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

Well, I have shit to do, so while I go out there occasionally, I am not sitting out there for 30-60 minutes at a time all the time.

I went out with him for a while this morning while he explored and pottied. I bought a harness yesterday, but I forgot the leash. I will walk him later and we can have some lovely excersize.

and we are not keeping the dog.

[theclamsman.livejournal.com]

Mmhmm. ;)

If you do give him up, be very discerning in who you give him to. Even at Lisa's there are dogs constantly being adopted and returned the same day. Henry is not the only one this has happened to. It happens all the time because people are really fucking stupid. And this is in the freaking earth conscious animal lovin' Bay Area. I can't imagine what it's like down there where fat Jabbas get to lock up dogs in an overheated house with no food/water or where 6-year-old kids sell guinea pigs out the back of a truck (when I was with my cousins, that's what I saw in the mall parking lot). I have to admit that more often than not, Animal Cops: Houston beats out Animal Cops: San Francisco (though I think the worst is Detroit).

The only good part about the whole bringing-back-the-dogs-the-same-day is that Cali Underdogs gets to keep their adoption fee even if they bring the dog back the same day...which is good because they need it for supplies and meds and stuff for the dogs they bring in.

Call him George and hug him and love him and hug him and love him. ;D Though he looks like a Zippy or a Ziggy to me. Heh. "Ziggy". Wiggy and Ziggy. ;)

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

We would never give an animal to a stranger we were unsure of. Anytime we look for a home for an animal, either we know them or a friend knows them well and can assure us that the animal will be well cared for.

He cannot stay.

[pulsecub.livejournal.com]

Hanging out outside is good for you. :)

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

not ALL the time. I have things to do. There is a reason I have 4 cats and no dogs

[pulsecub.livejournal.com]

LOL! So that's when you look at him and tell him to go play by himself. We have three dogs, they always want us to come outside with them; sometimes we can't and so they go alone. They understand.

[serene-orange.livejournal.com]

and pricey. I found out today that he has heartworms. going to get a test tomorrow to see if it is the slightly fucking expensive treatment he needs or the omg can I pay my mortgage expensive

[pulsecub.livejournal.com]

De-worming is not that expensive, really. When we got Cisco from the rescue, we had to have him de-wormed twice. Check with the Humane Society or your County Aniimal Shelter; they will likely be the least expensive places. Also if you can't afford it, then ask them if there are any organizations thtt can assist with paying for that.

It's okay, hon. In the end, he'll be such a ball of joy and love, you won't know how you did without him. :)

I promise.