Puppies are jerks
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Why do I have a sinking suspicion that this will turn into a "husbands are jerks for not letting me get another puppy" thread...  |
| You said it, dearest, I didn't.... |
Baba wrote: Why do I have a sinking suspicion that this will turn into a "husbands are jerks for not letting me get another puppy" thread...  |
| Ahhhhhh, the blissful puppy months. Weeks and weeks of sleepless nights, the incessant nipping, the indiscriminate chewing, the boundless energy. What's not to love????  Laurie and Oscar |
| OH...no you don't David!!!!!!! nonononono~~~ Here is a gaggle of sheepiebabies..(heart is on the far left, what a sweet face~~~~)  And this one???? Dino has always given the babies their first bath....so here is my sleepy Heart in her daddy's arms...   Finally...Heart posing with her flowers that her momma Ali sent her after she visited with her brother and sister.... TOO CUTE~~~~  David...HOW can you resist??????? ....poor, Kim....poor, poor Kim.... :(  |
| hahaha! love it! sorry  |
| You know, I saw the title, and immediately guessed the author and subject/goal without reading any further!! Good luck with this one......  |
Oh Kim, I wish I could think of something horrid but sweet Charm is just like Mady. Perfect! My baby girl doesn't have a negative hair on her body.  |
Here ya go....   SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO worth it though  |
 Kim, you are wanting another puppy? I never would have guessed.  I think I will join Dawn on the popcorn brigade. |
| hmmm, seems to me having been one of those husbands, that it's universally accepted fact that they can be jerks. children can also be categorized in this manner, some more often than others. having been around a fair amount of puppies in my time, i've never ever heard or used that term in reference to a pup. nope, nothing but love and fluffy fun.  is kinda interesting how wives never are considered the j word, think it has to do with if the momma ain't happy,then............ |
| Oh Kim I can honestly say that to me Puppies are absolutely adorable, but Frankie was so so so BAD that I think I would get an older dog. But thats just me. Good Luck those pictures of Heart should be able to sway anybody. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
You people are failing me!  I want stories of your puppy eating your engagement ring. Chewing up $100 bills. Peeing on your kids' homework! Not cute puppies in a box. Or Heart with a kerchief around her neck, looking angelic. Or thoughts of Charm and her, well, her charms. No no no!!! I need stories of how awful puppies are, or David will suffer the consequences. You don't want David to suffer, now, do you? |
Mady wrote: You people are failing me! I want stories of your puppy eating your engagement ring. Chewing up $100 bills. Peeing on your kids' homework! Not cute puppies in a box. Or Heart with a kerchief around her neck, looking angelic. Or thoughts of Charm and her, well, her charms. No no no!!! I need stories of how awful puppies are, or David will suffer the consequences. You don't want David to suffer, now, do you?Did I help at all?? |
Donner's Mom wrote: Mady wrote: You people are failing me! I want stories of your puppy eating your engagement ring. Chewing up $100 bills. Peeing on your kids' homework! Not cute puppies in a box. Or Heart with a kerchief around her neck, looking angelic. Or thoughts of Charm and her, well, her charms. No no no!!! I need stories of how awful puppies are, or David will suffer the consequences. You don't want David to suffer, now, do you?Did I help at all?? You helped until I got to the picture with the Pringles can. That picture is utterly adorable and should be used in an ad campaign. That is the kind of picture that makes me want another puppy! |
Mady wrote: Donner's Mom wrote: Mady wrote: You people are failing me! I want stories of your puppy eating your engagement ring. Chewing up $100 bills. Peeing on your kids' homework! Not cute puppies in a box. Or Heart with a kerchief around her neck, looking angelic. Or thoughts of Charm and her, well, her charms. No no no!!! I need stories of how awful puppies are, or David will suffer the consequences. You don't want David to suffer, now, do you?Did I help at all?? You helped until I got to the picture with the Pringles can. That picture is utterly adorable and should be used in an ad campaign. That is the kind of picture that makes me want another puppy! I would do it again in a heartbeat SORRY! |
How about? Who tore open that food bag? O wait, that's cute too! |
ariellehg wrote: How about? Who tore open that food bag? O wait, that's cute too! |
| Ok.... HERE... WHEN you get your puppy, make sure you have stock in paper products~~  And I mean ALL paper products!!!!!!!  And maybe some cleaning products too~~~~  Your NEW sheepiepuppy along with her partner in crime, Mady....will give you hours and hours of entertainment...twice as much as just one....... ............................................................................................. |
 would you deny this face?? |
| Gah, even when folks TRY to post a picture of their puppies being jerks, they just come across as their puppies being adorable! |
| Just for you Kim and no pictures to weaken your resolve: crying all night chewing on the furniture peeing and pooping on everything peeing and pooping inside the crate...and then complaining eating the wall board, moulding, ripping up vinyl floor vomiting everythime they go for a car ride chewing on you, your clothes, your shoes, eating socks and dishtowels running with TP streamers is a given training not to run out the door, bark at strangers, walk on leash being picky about food the change from puppy coat to adult coat teaching them nail clipping is not amputation.......and trying not to make it so helping you clean the house by licking out the toilet or inside of the refrigerator, climbing into the dishwasher and licking the plates rearranging the garden for you including every container on the patio helping you take the laundry off the line.....before it is dry crawling under your bed at night with abdominal gas...... puppy breath....oops a goodie puppy snuggles.....oops again little formally dressed pups in thir tuxedos.......oops curiosity.......ah, I'm loosing my train of thought puppy kisses........I'm lost |
| Well Kim, let me see if I can help a little. My little Teddy is as cute as can be, but I can honestly tell you that a lot of the first 2 months were "very trying"! The biting, potty training and being a little hellion really tested me. He got so much better when he turned 4 months old. Yes, puppies are lots of work and will wear you out! However, he loves being held like a baby and holding that cute little squishy puppy made up for the hell he put me through....lol All that work of training and loving him has paid off. He is becoming a very well rounded little guy.  Maybe I didn't help all that much after all....lol I think I'll also join the popcorn brigade. Cindy |
| Lets see.... some puppies are TOTAL JERKS and make it very hard to use the bathroom:  Some puppies are TOTAL JERKS and insist on digging great big holes and then climbing in them:  some Puppies never let you get any yard work done- JERKS!  |
 The worst picture of a puppy! To totally deter you...the worst pup pic ever  |
 Just think you would not have to fall head over heels in love  You would not have to bathe a muddy puppy like this  Children could get their lessons done without interruptions  You could spare yourself from the training to get along with other dogs  Last but not least,all of the grooming Hope this has helped change your mind...LOL! |
gumbo41 wrote: You would not have to bathe a muddy puppy like this Hope this has helped change your mind...LOL! Oh Robin, this is the most adorable picture ever |
Sure China is not a sheepie, but has been mistaken for one many times, I couldn't resist sharing her puppy pic....hope this helps. |
auntybren wrote: gumbo41 wrote: You would not have to bathe a muddy puppy like this Hope this has helped change your mind...LOL! Oh Robin, this is the most adorable picture ever I agree, the fun that was had to get to this look! Cindy |
Cutting right to the chase; GO GET ONE OR TWO!!!!  You know you want to. They are sooooooooo darnd cute!! Just say they followed you home. Nancy |
 never leave the trash on the counter sorry this is all i could find since my boys are angels   |
| Hmm, those are pretty good. The trail of destruction is fantastic, as is the hole. But then I look at that FACE!!! There is no way that puppy is a jerk. I have yet to see one picture that really tells me that puppies are jerks. I hope David is following this thread closely... |
Mady wrote: I have yet to see one picture that really tells me that puppies are jerks. I hope David is following this thread closely... David is too busy grooming the one sheepdog we already have to follow this thread... |
Baba wrote: Mady wrote: I have yet to see one picture that really tells me that puppies are jerks. I hope David is following this thread closely... David is too busy grooming the one sheepdog we already have to follow this thread... Oh snap. |
Baba wrote: Mady wrote: I have yet to see one picture that really tells me that puppies are jerks. I hope David is following this thread closely... David is too busy grooming the one sheepdog we already have to follow this thread... Oh, BRAVO!!!!!!! Nice come back.  In my family it was in reverse: Dad wanted to get another dog, or cat, or... every 20 minutes. Mom was too busy taking care of the ones we had Alternately, if you're going to add a puppy, you need human kids to do the work for you. Suggest you adopt a dog crazy teen ASAP Kristine  |
opps i did forget about dreamer  |
| Kim, If I wasn't already to pick my puppy up on the 23rd, I'd be wanting by now! I agree with Nancy though. Do what we do with kittens; get two so they can play together and grow up together and it's twice as entertaining!!! Let us know when you'll be picking up your new puppy because you know you will. Vance |
If we are talking Puppies rolling in filth, I've got you ALL beat. It may not look bad at first, but it ends with a real "bang". May I present Tonks the mud-digger:  and Luna, who dug the mud ONTO Tonks...   and last but hardly least, Tonks, the poop-roller. You'll have to enlarge the photo to really appreciate the horror:  I wish I was making this up. But having TWO puppies just means twice us much to wash, train, and discipline. And lets hope they grow up to be best friends. Yesterday we spent $400 at the vet, becaue my two who are best friends 99% of the time put 8 holes into each other.  |
| Kristine, my Dad was the animal lover, too. Thankfully so was his daughter. I loved it and would not of changed one minute of it.They were my best friends and still are. Robin |
| dear mady, i am so sorry your mom and dad are not ready to give you a sister or brother just yet. i know if you could talk you could tell them how much more fun it would be like when they go to work and you are oh so lonely and when they are too tired to play ball with you.. or when you just want to snuggle with one of your own kind.  i know you want to tell them now might be the time before you get to old to want a little one to pull on your hair..  or just go swimming with  but we promise we will keep working on them |
Darth Snuggle wrote: If we are talking Puppies rolling in filth, I've got you ALL beat. It may not look bad at first, but it ends with a real "bang". May I present Tonks the mud-digger: and Luna, who dug the mud ONTO Tonks... and last but hardly least, Tonks, the poop-roller. You'll have to enlarge the photo to really appreciate the horror: I wish I was making this up. But having TWO puppies just means twice us much to wash, train, and discipline. And lets hope they grow up to be best friends. Yesterday we spent $400 at the vet, becaue my two who are best friends 99% of the time put 8 holes into each other. OH My! These two win the dirtiest dog contest!  Cindy |
| Cindy- so many people thought my putting a professional stainless steal dog wash into our new house was a luxury. As these photos show, it was actually a necessity!!! My girls really can be horrid little piggies when they want to be! |
| So I guess Kim doesn't want to hear about how the established dog will help teach the puppy to behave and in general makes the entire puppyhood experience Soooooo much easier. Bite control in specific is taught so much faster as the relationship between established dog and puppy is almost a mother litter teaching/learning dynamic. And potty traiing is easier because of the already established routine being taught to the puppy. Now as far as keeping the puppy entertained, well the two dogs can entertain themselves for hours on end giving mommy and daddy more time for other things. Nope it's not the puppy who is the jerk, it's the established dog being a jerk (I guess in this case "jerkette") messing up Kim's scheme to blame someone else for her own temptations and hence avoid the consequences of her own choices ...... |
| Puppies eat shoes, preferably brand new, the pair you looked all over to find but aren't quite sure if that's the right pair or not, so you may have to take them back and you accidentally drop one on the floor for just a second. That's their favorite kind. To be fair, it's usually just one. And when it comes back from the shoe repair: they double dip! Yep, the minute your back is turned. Sherman ate my daughter's favorite pair of purple panties. Which she hadn't discovered yet until she was walking the dogs and poor Sherman had one of those unfortunate plugs. I don't know what it is about Sherman but it seems no matter how much we trim, he gets unfortunate plugs. Well, this time happened on a busy street corner and my daughter unfortunately had to help Sherman, so to speak. Which she did, very gingerly, using one of the many plastic bags stuffed in her pockets. As things progressed, Sherman began to shake his butt and whatever it was hanging out of it. Poo flew everywhere, especially on my daughter. And when she grasped the offending article that was holding things up: yep: her favorite pair of panties. But the very worst thing about puppies? Their breath. That puppy breath will get you every time. Makes you go all weak in the knees (and head). Makes you speak in a ridiculous voice. And if that isn't enough, they roll over on their backs, so that you can rub that round little belly while they wriggle in delight and then spring up and cover your face with awful, awful, awful puppy kisses. P.S. You should definitely get a puppy before you remodel the kitchen. Use that as a selling point: A puppy will keep you so occupied you will forget that you really want to remodel a kitchen. For another year or so. |
| My very first OES puppy some 25 years ago buried the remote to the TV.Drove my hubby insane,you know men and their remote. LOL Then lets see some have chewed eyeglasses and cell phones and yes shoes. Anything with your scent on it is fair game,I guess. Thank goodness I can say Bella has never chewed up anything and Forrest was the STUFFIE TERMINATOR,but he outgrew that. All have definitely destroyed rolls of TP ,good job! Robin |
| I am enjoying this thread immensely, although it is still not helping me not want a puppy. Tonks and Luna helped a teeny tiny bit, for five minutes, then I looked at THEIR puppy pictures and I got all misty eyed and I am back with puppy madness at full force. |
| Nothing could stop me neither, so I feel your pain. Robin |
| Mady, look at the kitchen reno pictures again. Then make David choose: new puppy or new kitchen! I think that's fair. Suggestion: you really want both but shouldn't get both within a year's time of each other. In the meantime, whatever you do: don't pick up a puppy and let it breath its puppy breath on you! And no puppy kisses, either! |
| Honestly - I think some of us have shorter memories than others. It took me almost five years to get the puppy bug again. Then again Sybil just turned five so I think there's a connection Her sister Macy was one of those dangerously perfect could do no wrong puppies that makes you think raising puppies is easy. THEY ARE RARE. And I say that despite having had two of them. Luck of the draw.When the puppy breath draw gets too strong just remind yourself that genetically speaking there are probably more Sybils out there than Macys and Madys. Just sayin'...  Kristine |
| There must be some other alternate universe OES forum where all the people with the jerky puppies go to share stories. Maybe Sybil crossed over in to our realm? But then again, look how cute she is, she can't have done anything too bad, eh? |
Mad Dog wrote: Honestly - I think some of us have shorter memories than others. It took me almost five years to get the puppy bug again. Then again Sybil just turned five so I think there's a connection Her sister Macy was one of those dangerously perfect could do no wrong puppies that makes you think raising puppies is easy. THEY ARE RARE. And I say that despite having had two of them. Luck of the draw.When the puppy breath draw gets too strong just remind yourself that genetically speaking there are probably more Sybils out there than Macys and Madys. Just sayin'... Kristine I think there is really something to that 5 year thing. I am puppy crazy too. Friends have 2 new show puppies (non OES) and I'm loving them... then Teddy comes and visits.....friends have a basset puppy....it goes on and on, those evil people!  And not having a truly evil puppy or even a very naughty one ever just feeds it.... |
| Mady was a perfect little angel of a puppy... had the basics of toilet-training within 24 hours... had zero issues with her crate (and never had an accident in it)... besides chewing on one of my gloves and a pair of boots which I didn't really mind, we never really had any destructive chewing or eating...was and is the sweetest thing ever... ...uh WHAT AM I DOING????  |
got sheep wrote: I think there is really something to that 5 year thing. I am puppy crazy too. Friends have 2 new show puppies (non OES) and I'm loving them... then Teddy comes and visits.....friends have a basset puppy....it goes on and on, those evil people! With me it's the people I train with. Starting last fall it seemed like EVERYBODY had a puppy. Everytime I turn around, another &%$# puppy!  I'm convinced it's an evil plot. Kristine |
| Mmm thinking of stories that make my sweet Tilly look like a jerk mmmm let me think Maybe the time that she got into a brand new package of toilet paper?, or the time she got shower with chicken broth when she was counter surfing? Oh I know the one that she got into my art supplies? Do I tell you about that? I used to left the door open to my office after I finish working my shift around 11 pm, and get a snack and go the bed, all the dog go the bed or so I thought, Tilly snick back into the office and got into my paint, my paper, the glitter, the glue, the ribbon, and my chrcol pencils no to mention that she got down my good brushes and chomp in 4 of them, coincidentally were the 4 more expensive brushes . The next day I had a sheepie all decorated for Christmas, glitter included, I was so mad that I did forget to take pictures I took that sheepie and put it in the bath tube to scrub the paint, glue and glitter out of her. After that she just keep looking at me with her big blue/green sheepie eye and telling me “I just wanted to be like you Mom” and created pretty things Needless to say I could not be mad at her anymore, how could you? She just wanted to be like her mommy and paint and decorated things and make them pretty. Now looking back, she look so adorable that I regret haven’t take pictures to remember my self decorated sheepie puppy and her adorable and lovable eyes I hope this make think more about getting a puppy and just get over and run and get one. They can be jerks, but when they look at you with her big eyes and there sweet expressions who and I repeat who can resist them?  Let go to get a new pup ! I will drive!!!  |
Baba wrote: Mady was a perfect little angel of a puppy... had the basics of toilet-training within 24 hours... had zero issues with her crate (and never had an accident in it)... besides chewing on one of my gloves and a pair of boots which I didn't really mind, we never really had any destructive chewing or eating...was and is the sweetest thing ever... ...uh WHAT AM I DOING???? Sounds like David is beginning to waiver. I guess we need to nail down that Dawnie and Mady playdate which Kim suggested a few days ago to remind him of the extra grooming that would be required, Now whether it is Kim or he that does the extra grooming load is the big question, unless of course the new puppy is boy - Daddy's boy - then Kim will certainly have to "get up to speed" with grooming and take over Mady's grooming...... I can see it now, David and new boy puppy on their grooming table on one side of the living room versus Kim and Mady on their table on the other side of the living room.  Heck I'll pay admission to that one and bring popcorn for the evening's entertainment  Go Boys Go Yes puppies are jerks - they grow beautiful fluffy coats and demand lots of one on one bonding grooming time to keep them looking so good....  Carl |
Mady wrote: There must be some other alternate universe OES forum where all the people with the jerky puppies go to share stories. Maybe Sybil crossed over in to our realm? But then again, look how cute she is, she can't have done anything too bad, eh? Where's the drop into a dead faint emoticon when you need it? I'm been meaning to write a book about all the bad things she's done. If she'd ever stop doing them long enough for me to have time to write. Material. I have.... In one of her visits to OUR realm, apparently, I awoke from napping on the sofa to see puppy trotting towards me with a steak knife in her mouth. I shot up and off that sofa so fast I scared the other dogs out of their nap. I slept with one eye open for some time after that. Just say'n... There's bad and then there's....Sybil. Or, as I suspect her relatives refer to her: Resident Evil Kristine |
| I don't need Sybil - I have Todd....... Example - Riley is out sleeping in the porch garden window in his dog bed. I'm out there to do a load of laundry in the morning, so of course I bend over to hug Riley. He moves....I see a handle...of a VERY SHARP fillet knife!! Todd and his brother had been cleaning fish on top of the washer/dryer the evening before. Apparently they forgot they laid a VERY SHARP fillet knife down in Riley's dog bed...and the poor dog had slept on it, jumped up and down to the window and his bed who knows HOW many times.... Thankfully, somehow he had avoided the blade |
| Gah, more than a year ago, I was doing some work in the backyard, and I was using a small, thin, very sharp saw. I had put it down, next thing I know I turn and Mady is holding it in her mouth sideways like a pirate. I almost died, but she let it go and thankfully she didn't cut her tongue... Thank you Dawn and Kristine, a very good argument for not getting a puppy, I don't need to worry about another puppy eating sharp knives.  |
| I have time finally to be here. I am laughing hard at all this! What fun! David just give up. You don't stand a chance. hahahahaha |
| poop now i want a puppy |
| um. apparently this thread DID work, after all Mady is still an "only" puppy! what gives? |
ruforgvn wrote: um. apparently this thread DID work, after all Mady is still an "only" puppy! what gives? I should retitle this thread 'Husbands are jerks!!' |
| now that would probably out do tubes tied!!!!!! |
Guest wrote: now that would probably out do tubes tied!!!!!!  |
Mady wrote: ruforgvn wrote: um. apparently this thread DID work, after all Mady is still an "only" puppy! what gives? I should retitle this thread 'Husbands are jerks!!' Hummmmmm.... Didn't David say exactly that would happen? Oh in about the first reply to your thread opening post? |
Carl Lindon wrote: Mady wrote: ruforgvn wrote: um. apparently this thread DID work, after all Mady is still an "only" puppy! what gives? I should retitle this thread 'Husbands are jerks!!' Hummmmmm.... Didn't David say exactly that would happen? Oh in about the first reply to your thread opening post? HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA!! Sharp eye, Carl! I had completely forgotten that! |
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| Hey Kim, Just pretend, if you could have a puppy what would it be, male or female? And what would you want to name him or her? I do daydream sometimes about a sweet girl pup, and some of the names I'd like to call her. And then THUD Howie pummels me and I snap out of my lovely daydream. Back to reality with my big boy...he will remain without a sibling.So Kim...what would it be? peg & only child howie |
| I will just throw it out there: I think it's good for one dog to have a playmate. And, not to egg on a situation, but my advice would be not to wait too long to add another puppy if you do decide to get another one. Less than 5 years difference seems good to me. At least a year but not more than 5, and ideally, less. That way you have a mature dog but not one who is really starting to slow down yet and who will be patient with a puppy but not too annoyed with puppy antics, either. |
| Daily discussions continuing. Remember, Mady is our first dog. So a puppy would be our first second dog! Are we up for the task? I wouldn't want to let that puppy down. This is why I don't have kids, so much responsibility! As for names, no idea. We spent significantly less time buying our house, deciding to get married etc. I do know that Mady does really well with puppies, but is she willing to get up at 3 a.m. to take the puppy outside for a bathroom break? |
| maybe that is your issue. TOO much talking about it go to a hotel, spend the night with hubby, pretend you are unprotected, and then OOPS! have an unplanned puppy! you'll never regret it! |
| OMG!!!!! Kristine |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^ I'll second that!!!! TGIR(who doesn't post a first name) said all dogs need a buddy to play with. Most of the time I agree...as I sit here with my two separated by a gate because I was scared as rowdy as they are right now something(me) might get knocked over. |
| We would really like another OES and want to go with a puppy. We like the idea of 2 not only to give Dexter a playmate but................ Dexter walks every day, up to 3 miles. He also plays "go" with us in the backyard every evening, running, juking and jiving around the pool and between us. If we don't go outside for "go" as early as he thinks we should he starts inside, using the couch, ottoman, recliner, walls, etc. as bumpers. We can't imagine 2 huge dogs doing that. We're gonna get one just not until he gets a little older. While we wait we have to decide if we want a male or female and if it should be his offspring. We're leaning toward his son to keep his temperament; if we do that we have to find a female we like that we can come to an agreement with. We will likely end up with another from his breeder or his dad's breeder. |
| Wow, what a tough assignment. Bella's biggest jerk moments came after we got back from a trip to Paris. Those nice coffee table books from the Louvre and other museums, well Bella must have needed to satisfy her intellectual appetite. We came home from work and found two of them in tatters. Another day her search for knowledge lead her to try two books that we had recently purchased and had signed by the authors. She was never interested in the Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler or Daniel Steele paperback novels, just good hardbacks. Puppies, you got to love them. Now that she is five she only likes tissues and toilet paper rolls. |
Mad Dog wrote: OMG!!!!! Kristine LOL!!! HILIARIOUS!! But SOOOO true! |
ruforgvn wrote: maybe that is your issue. TOO much talking about it go to a hotel, spend the night with hubby, pretend you are unprotected, and then OOPS! have an unplanned puppy! you'll never regret it! OOPS! Responded to the wrong quote!!! LOL!!! HILIARIOUS!! But SOOOO true! |
| Well, I posted this years ago and am now on my fifth sheepdog. And I stand by my words, puppies ARE jerks! |
| Hahaha. I have two I got over the last two years from the largest breeder in the world... they are both very obedient. One is loud and B. I. G. The other is small and perfectly silent.  I can't wait to put them out on the lawn for Christmas!!! Thank you Home Depot! |
Ron wrote: Hahaha. I have two I got over the last two years from the largest breeder in the world... they are both very obedient. One is loud and B. I. G. The other is small and perfectly silent. I can't wait to put them out on the lawn for Christmas!!! Thank you Home Depot! And I bet neither pee on the floor or chew your shoes! |
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