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07-22-2007, 02:43 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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Please Welcome newest member
COOPER! Rescued him today from North East Animal Shelter.
5 mos Chow, Lab Shepard and other stuff mix... A true mutt!  Kept getting overlooked cause is previous owner didn't want to take care of his mange (the not catchy kind).  He's on the mend now and soon will be ready to help me bring in some cows  . Quite a handful at the moment  ... but has a big heart and wants to do nothing but play. I can relate 
Last edited by MrHunters; 07-22-2007 at 08:03 PM..
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07-22-2007, 03:13 PM
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Captain Pete
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CT
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Congrats, looks like he'll be a great dog.
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07-22-2007, 08:12 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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thanks pm... he's a little unslightly right now but he's gonna shape up nice. and if he doesn't... well, we got something in common then. everything i've read so far about mange is that under 1 y/o the chances of them making a full recovery is very good.
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07-22-2007, 08:20 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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He's a nice looking dog and i'm sure he will never forget you rescued him.  |
" Choose Life "
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07-22-2007, 08:39 PM
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here fishy fishy
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: westport,ma.
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he has the eyes of a wonderful dog. kudos to you for saving him.
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of all the things i've lost...i miss my mind the most!!
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07-22-2007, 09:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Nice dog! Pound dogs are the best! I got my dog shep about 5 years ago. He had intestinal problems and had blood in his stool, had been passed around the shelters for 9+ months. Two months of meds and not being stressed in a shelter cleared it right up. I will never buy a dog from a breeder , when there are great dogs at the shelters in need of homes. |
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07-22-2007, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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good ole cooper
happy to be home... get him fetching and you'll be all set
as he needs a job of some sort.
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07-23-2007, 07:03 AM
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Scuttlebutt
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Westport,MA
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aww looks like a good pup, he'll be rounding up cows in no time! very cool that you rescued him  |
Wasajigifying -[ was - a - jig-i-fy-ing] - the concept of not knowing what the hell your saying.
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07-23-2007, 10:52 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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Thats a great looking dog, way to go.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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07-27-2007, 11:00 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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thanks guys.
now that he's been home for about a week he's getting comfortable with being a puppy which means constant supervision  and that puppy energy is never ending. but nothing beats how happy he looks when we come home from a day at work or how content he is just sitting on the porch watching the world. (he really seems to like that)
gonna see how he likes the boat this weekend weather permitting. I'm guessing hes going to be pretty scared at first... Any tips on getting him used to it? |
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07-27-2007, 01:38 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrHunters
nothing beats how happy he looks when we come home from a day at work or how content he is just sitting on the porch watching the world. (he really seems to like that)
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07-27-2007, 01:47 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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great move! we adopted a dog a few months back and are very happy we did.
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07-27-2007, 01:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Between a rock and a hard place
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MrHunters
thanks guys.
now that he's been home for about a week he's getting comfortable with being a puppy which means constant supervision and that puppy energy is never ending. but nothing beats how happy he looks when we come home from a day at work or how content he is just sitting on the porch watching the world. (he really seems to like that)
gonna see how he likes the boat this weekend weather permitting. I'm guessing hes going to be pretty scared at first... Any tips on getting him used to it? |
Any of my dogs that I trained for duck hunting, we always start out with the boat on dry land. It lets them used to the new surroundings before it starts moving under his feet. Plenty of praise and no force. If you have to drag him into the boat - don't do it or it will be a problem forever. Good luck - |
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day ...
show him where to fish and ... you'll be sorry
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07-27-2007, 01:58 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cumberland, RI
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Congrats!! man I love dogs... hate people though.
We have also gotten all our dogs from shelters/rescues: lab/shep mix, pit bull mix, and our current troublemaker a pit bull. ALL great dogs.
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Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement -- Keith Benning
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07-27-2007, 02:11 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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I rescued my sheperd. Great dog. Doesn't fish tho. Won't come out of the house at 0330.
They never forget you rescued them, I swear.
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07-27-2007, 02:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Good dog Cooper!! |
Saltheart
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07-27-2007, 02:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Oh yeah , BTW , I have had dogs and or cats my whole life and never bought one. All from the pound and all outstanding pets. give a homeless animal a break and save yourself several hundred instead of going to the pet store.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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07-27-2007, 04:35 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltheart
Oh yeah , BTW , I have had dogs and or cats my whole life and never bought one. All from the pound and all outstanding pets. give a homeless animal a break and save yourself several hundred instead of going to the pet store.
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hmmm...
325 adoption fee
250 pet smart bill 
ain't nothing free about this mutt... but we love him just the same  |
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07-27-2007, 06:02 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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surprised to hear it cost money. All mine were free...free. Cats and dogs. Only thing we had to do was sign a paper we would spay them cause they were young females. They even gave us couples sometimes for a discount with certain vets who had agreed to spay the homeless animals for cheap money.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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07-28-2007, 06:13 AM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
Posts: 3,108
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no kill non profit shelters need to make money somehow.
we have a neuter certificate so thats free and his first check up is covered too.
glad to pay it for what they do.  |
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07-28-2007, 06:46 AM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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yeah they have to raise $$, adoption fee's are common. plus initial vet visit - about $400......worth it!!!!!
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