I am not supposed to be looking for a puppy
I have to be patient and wait till we are all married and moved into a new home, which we are engaged but haven't bought the ring; the wedding will be simple super simple and the reception will be at his folks place and the honeymoon is free as far as the house goes we haven't even started looking. He has his heart set on being as finacially out of debt or not go into debt with all the stuff going on, which i totally agree with him, it just so hard not to get on a rescue sight and sign up when they need it soo bad. I will try to be patient. i recently was given a good sum of money and planned to rescue a pup, but then happened to be "reminded" of eveything andhad to put it in hold. Although i was promised 2 sheepies once we get settled. i am rambling agin, sorry i just think this site is so awesome shannon  |
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| Lol. Sometimes they just find you too. I had been talking about getting a second dog for a long time and was researching Komondors, Briards and Old English Sheepdogs.
I don't think I ever told this story so I'll share how I got Clyde: I got busy with other stuff and set the idea of another dog aside. Then I happened to fall in a situation where I heard about an 12 week old OES puppy that someone had to give up because of time constraints or allergies or some other sad excuse for "I-don't-want-to-take-care-of-a-puppy". By the time I got the contact info, this person had sold Clyde to a pet store. I found out where and went there and I did NOT like what I saw. The people at the store were very nice but his living situation was unacceptable. Way too small to live in 24 hours a day, too warm for his fur coat and no exercise at all. The cage (and his fur) could definitely have been cleaner too. He looked sad and uncomfortable so I asked to get him out. He was so happy to get out. I picked him up and he hugged me like a baby (bottom paws around my waist and top around my neck) and I literally started to cry. I stayed there with him for an hour because I didn't want to put him back in the cage he was in. I knew I was feeling emotional so I went home that night to think about what to do. I did not sleep a single wink. At 6 a.m. I woke up my boyfriend and I told him that I couldn't let him stay at that store. He told me he'd support my decison and help take care of him if it meant that much to me. An OES should never be at a pet store because (well, no dog should be at a pet store for many reasons but that's another story...) people do not realize the committment-- they just see the cutest shaggy puppy ever. I knew he wouldn't go to a good home there and I couldn't live with leaving him there. Long story short, I was there when they opened the doors of the store. He was so happy to see me! I paid the astronomical sum that they were asking for him and took him home. Let's just say it was the most expensive rescue ever. I probably could have had 3 dogs from a reputable breeder. But, none of them would be my Clyde  As far as I'm concerned, I'd do it all over again and it was money well spent. I love him with all my heart and I don't care where he came from.
Ironically, I checked his bloodlines after the fact since I knew his parent's names and he actually comes from a line of champions. He's super well-behaved and non-destrucutive for his age. He's beautiful, smart and healthy. Other than that, I couldn't ask for anything more...well, housebreaking, maybe 
Jill |
| Fate took you to that store so Clyde would have the wonderful home you've given him. Sometimes good things happen to us when we least expect it.
Holly |
Jill, what a great story about how you found Clyde!!  It was fate, kismet, whatever - it was just meant to be!! Clyde is one lucky little guy to be rescued by you. I'm just amazed that you could leave the pet store that night without him!!
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| I didn't want to leave him, believe me. I cried on the way home too! I'm not poor, but I'm not rich either so I really had to evaluate whether or not I could afford the rescue at that time. I'm famous for making emotional decisions so I really had to weigh if I could afford him and if I had the time to give him the home he deserved. I promised myself I'd give it one night. Once James (my boyfriend) was on board, I knew we'd be fine. I was a little scared of the responsibility on my own. Rather than the home improvements we were going to make with our tax refund, we just got Clyde instead! We live in a one-year old house-- it can wait, Clyde needed us more |
| Shannon-
Here's one of life's dirty little lessons for you . . . there's never a 'good' time. There's never a 'good' time to get married - there's always something that should be done to make the new life together easier. "We can get married when . . ." There's never a 'good' time to have a baby - what a commitment! And expense! And the lack of sleep! Woe, woe, woe. There's never a 'good' time to get a dog - let's not tie ourselves down even more! Oh, the mess! Hey, we'd actually have to spend time with the dog and not do the things we like to do! hehe Hope this lesson helps. Note: Once I got married, had kids, and got a dog I didn't get to do all those things I 'liked' to do (clubs, nice restaurants, parties, travel, etc). I am now loaded down with commitment and responsibilities and rarely spend an evening away from home. Guess what? I'm much happier now. Just amazing. |
| Well said, John, well said!
Life's not perfect - never has been, never will be. We will never have everything we've always dreamed of. When my kids complain about something they want but don't have, my standard answer is, "In the immortal words of Mick Jagger - you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need." Clyde needed you, Jill. And Shannon - your time will come. Chris |
| I agree with both sides. Ofcourse i would love to get one now, but time constraints and all else, it would be just wrong to pen him up for about 10 hours while we are both at school and work. My Fiance Chris grew up with next to nothing. His mom was pregant with him at 18yrs old and she struggled needless to say. She now has her masters degree and is acomplish in almost every area that she wants to be, so he just feels alot of pressure to provide a "good" life for us. I try to tell him "i don't want to be under mounatins of debt at the end of all this but a little debt is normal, you can't just have a wedding and buy a house and live without taking a loan out somewhere!!
I would have cried too about Clyde. It would have been very hard to leave him there. To relate, that's how we got Koda, our Cheasapeake Bay Retriever. We just stopped in a poet store to kill time.(They only had fish though) and it just made us star thinking of all the pounds and shelters around town, we went there, saw him just fell head over heels inlove and picked him upo the next day. I can't image life withour him now. I was told that there is a rescue home in Clyde TX. Tht's just about 30 min. away form here so i'm gpoing to go see what they nedd, volunteers maybe a donation, buy them food or something. Now that i know about it and have read all the stories i can't just sit here and not help out.Plus it is a great way to interact with them
Bye shannon |
| I'm not supposed to be looking for a puppy either... Maggie is almost 13 and my husband and I are, how else can I put this? Too selfish to go through the loss of another sheepie without having adopted another. We vacation by car and tossed around the idea of getting a "foo-foo dog" that wouldn't take up much room. What were we thinking? Maggie takes up the entire back seat of the SUV and anything less than that just wouldn't be right. But two at once??? What am I thinking now!
My husband knows I'm on the forum a lot. He knows I've corresponded with some of you out there. He knows I've written Grannie Annie and joined the NEOESR. He's just waiting until someone contacts us with a rescue prospect. I've mentioned putting conventional fencing (we now have invisible fence) around the yard and he's cringed at the thought of his lawn turning brown. But he loves Maggie as much (maybe more) as I do. And we both cried and cried when Mr. Winston crossed the bridge and our only comfort was still having Maggie's fur to cry on. No, I'm not supposed to be looking for a puppy either. An older sheeper would do. |
| John, your post is so true... never a good time for anything, but you make it work, somehow... and in most cases can't imagine having done it any other way...lol.... |
Jill, That's a wonderful story of how you found Clyde, obviously it was meant to be, life can be full of surprises! I've never been one to plan out my life, my first child was planned, but then 2 more quickly followed. Our OES Max was not planned at all. Three weeks before we got Max my cockatiel died. My whole family was so upset, I cried for a week. (I know it seems weird to cry over a bird, but he was a character and we loved him). It was so quiet, next thing I'm asking my husband about getting a dog, and he always loved OES so we found a breeder and the timing was perfect I had Max within 2 weeks of contacting the breeder. 
Sharon |
| I'm not a planner either perse, but I always plan for possibilities of things happening. I get an idea in my head and beat it to death for awhile then set it aside. I had done my dog research months before but didn't really plan for the dog so it all worked out well that I knew I was in for with Clyde. Well a little bit. I don't think all the reading in the world prepares you for the real thing! This board has been so great about getting through the tough spots. I don't know what I would've done without everybody! |
| Hi, things are funny how they work themselves out. I made a promis to not get another dog until I could devote more time away from kids needs so that a dog would not be neglected...everyone had to be happy. Well we knew that wasn't gonna happen and I started researching the "Perfect" breed for us. Always wanting an OES I focused my research on this breed, we went 4 hours to a breeder...she then turned us down because we had kids....annoying that she knew that BEFORE we went. So we came home and settled to waiting, then Remy became available.
I thought I wouldn't get her since someone else was first in line...they decided she was too big. I got to see her and she was perfect. I needed to do some grooming, clean up an ear infection but she fits our family like a well worn glove. Even my husband (doesn't like dogs), is very impressed by her. He lets me spoil her so much, I can't imagine what our life would be like if we ever lost her. Like was mentioned before, there is never the right time, but you will know when to make that time. You will know when it's right for you. |
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