We got a dog
40Not on purpose, but he was running loose in the street this morning, right when there’s fairly heavy school traffic.
No tags. Well, a little charm thing on his collar, but useless for identification. I called the vet, we took him down there, they checked for a microchip, there was none. They offered to bathe him. Okay.
When we picked him up, they gave us a goodie bag (food) and didn’t charge us for anything.
He did a fine poop in the yard and I knew that this wasn’t a stray (poop volume) and was well fed. I put out a sign on our mailbox.
FOUND
Small
male dog
Someone stopped within the hour.
It was Gramma’s dog. Got out of an unsecured gate. Gramma was beside herself, thank you for taking him, can I pay you for the vet visit?
Not necessary. Here’s the food they gave us. We love this little dog already and if no one had come forward, we’d have kept him.
“Are you serious? Gramma talked about a new home for him a couple of months ago, I’ll talk it over with her if you’re serious.”
Less than an hour later, they were back. The little old dog, Gramma and the son-in-law. The talk about rehoming him came after another walk about. Her health isn’t up to the worry.
So, we have a little Shitzu. Eleven years old. He shows no interest in the cats. The cats are a different story, so there will be some watching there, but they don’t care about possums in the house, why should they care about a dog?
Anyway…his name is Jingles.
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Just kidding! That is wonderful, I hope it all turns out for the best!
That is so sweet ! What a cutie little doggie
Congrats!
The cats will be fine after a week or two, if they are like the cats I’ve co-habited with.
You have helped out the dog and the Gramma…congrats on both counts.
Jingles! That’s great!
@therealjrn Grandkids had named him
Sounds like you were meant to find each other.
As soon as you said he did a fine poop in the yard, my first thought was Shitzu.
Congratulations on your new family member!
Nice it all worked out!
Be sure to send updates to Gramma as she probably misses that dog - cute photos, little comments about sweet/entertaining things the dog did, one when the cats finally bond with him and they are maybe sleeping together… invite her to come over and visit her dog. As I know for sure that you know - 11 years is a long time to love and then have a loss even though she knows she isn’t up to keeping him anymore.
@Kidsandliz We’ll take him for walks up to where she lives. Just around the corner.
@lisaviolet That is really wonderful! And will help her in her transition to life without her fur baby.
@Kidsandliz She called this morning.
His harness (and poop bags) are supposed to be here today, so we’ll be able to take him for walks.
It absolutely amazes me how little interest he has in the cats.
That’s not a dog, it’s an animated throw-rug…
JK, that’s what we always told my M-I-L about her Shih-Tzu [the actual spelling of the breed name: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/shih-tzu/]
Of course at that time we had 2 Newfs, an Irish Wolfhound, and a fostered St. Bernard [who we ended up adopting], so we were kind of snobbish re: being big dog lovers…
Now we have 2 mixed breed rescues that are each about 55#'s soaking wet.
Best wishes and I hope you have many long and happy years with the furry mobile footstool…
/giphy shit-zu
Idk if we are supposed to congratulate you or honor your sacrifice. It was a long post. I’m going with I am sorry you have a new shit generator you have to manage but hopefully it’s a cute generator
That pup looks comfy. That’s fantastic. Seems to have settled right in. Good for you! And good for your new family member.
Thank you for this. It was a story that ended well, and the world needs some good news now and then. I hope that the little fellow now is chipped and tagged, yes?
He looks very content on your couch. It’s a sweet picture. Here’s a happy dance, just for you (and Jingles).
@Shrdlu I’ll be making the tag myself. I can do that, right @moose?
We have no doggy stuff. None. We had dogs fifteen years ago, but we also had asshole neighbors and Brian didn’t want dogs as long as we lived here. But I think that won’t be a problem since he put up wood fencing in front of the chain link after our dogs were gone (problems with neighbor dogs rushing the fence).
A collar that fits has been ordered, a harness should be here tomorrow, so we can take him for walks. First will be around the corner so Gramma can see him.
Chipping will be done next week.
I slept on the sofa last night. He slept next to me. He’s really good about going outside to potty. I’m sure it won’t be long before we’ve slipped into a routine.
@lisaviolet @Moose @Shrdlu that all sounds so wonderful! I’m jealous and also so happy for you and for Jingles!
@lisaviolet Aw, you made me get teary eyed. You’re good human beings. Lord knows, we can always use more.
Pat Jingles on the head, and give him a little hug from me.
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Give Jingles some scritches for me.
Congrats, what a cutie! More pix, please.
Congrats! My MIL has a little shihtzu who is probably about 11 or 12 and she is a sweetheart. We have a half shihtzu half pom who is almost 2 and while less chill she is also a sweetie. They’re probably up there on the list of dogs to have with cats from my experience.
Several years ago jeff golblum and i took a martial arts class together. The photo in the comments section shows him admiriring my mastery of shih-tzfu. Sadly, the photo of me inspecting his has been lost to the ages.
@gary566 Your profile says 7 comments. YOU NEED TO MAKE MORE COMMENTS!
@gary566 Where? Where’s the photo of your mastery? Are you teasing an old woman? A goat emeritus?
Enjoy him!
Great story. Congrats!
But what’s this about possums (opossums?) in the house??
@mehvid1 Possums…okay…
They come in for the cat food. Our cats have indoor/outdoor access 24/7. Our fence is modified to keep them in our yard, but the possums can climb over it (so can raccoons, but we haven’t see too many of those in the yard). We have four doors with access to the backyard. A garage door, the laundry room door, a sliding door from the living room and a sliding door from the office. There is a cat food feeder in the office.
Last winter, we had one go into the garage and it was behind one of the storage cabinets, scared (we don’t park cars in there, the big door hasn’t been opened in decades). It finally made its way out, but came back and made a bed in one of the cat condos. The cats didn’t mind, the possum didn’t make a mess, so, okay, whatever. Sleep well.
They got into the office a couple of weeks ago, then ran behind the file cabinet and we weren’t really thrilled with them actually being IN the house, but the next morning they were gone and haven’t come back in.
That we know of.