Great breed! I knew one growing up, she was a sweetheart, very playful with my cousin's two dogs, a Golden and Lab Chow mix.
I had a Rhodesian Ridgeback growing up named Kimara. Amazing amazing dog with so much energy. If we didn't move to nyc then we would have gotten another after she passed away a few years back. Nyc just isn't a good place for a dog like that. They need space to run.
Sorry that she passed, but yeah, you're right, not the place for her energy.
That's amazing! Hopefully when I get my own place and I'm all settled with a teaching job I'll become a proud dog owner once again.
I know you will be. Anyone who loves having dogs in their lives can't be without them for too long. They are kids that never grow up, always listen to you, and no different than anyone else in the family. We spoil our Italian Greyhound silly as you can see
He's adorable. You'll have to pm me a pic when he gets bigger!I know you will be. Anyone who loves having dogs in their lives can't be without them for too long. They are kids that never grow up, always listen to you, and no different than anyone else in the family. We spoil our Italian Greyhound silly as you can see
Lucas, back in the pup years.
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I have two - my older big guy in the avatar named Rooyen and my new puppy named Adia - she is almost 6 mos. old !!! The avatar pic was taken in Santa Barbara, CA. - great place for dog friendly beaches.
Kip is actually a tripod. We fostered him after his amputation surgery & he fit in so well we couldn't give him back. No papers - but best guess is maybe a pom-chihuahua mix of some sort.
I'm really sorry for your loss.
Thank you for the kind words - my Rooyen was actually a show quality dog. We showed him, but he could not win because though his front 3/4 is great and he has a beautiful ridge, his back end wasn't quite right (he had double TPLO surgery at a young age). He has a great personality & is now a therapy dog (as is my fufu).
A tripod as a therapy dog. That is so wonderfull. It must mean a lot to some of the patients who are struggling with mobility issues
Kip is a feisty guy - he really enjoys his hikes though at some point he does need to get carried. My wife is the therapy team with both dogs - most of the work is actually now done at Animal Humane and child psychiatric - though Rooyen has been to the VA. Kip is great with people, but not so hot with other dogs, so he hasn't been to the VA where he is more likely to run into other teams. I will mention the mobility point to my wife, so maybe she can take him someplace where patients could relate to the disability - great idea !! Thx !!
Ha, will do when I get home. This breed, along with Greyhounds and Whippets, not only run seemingly having one gear (turbo), you would not believe how high he jumps. When he was younger, he would get inverted due to jumping too high and freaking out mid-air.He's adorable. You'll have to pm me a pic when he gets bigger!
Edit: I Misread you should post a picture of how he looks now. It's not like 90% of these threads haven't been hijacked
Sorry about Abby. Those pics are so great though!
You sound like a perfect person to consider fostering. My wife & I have had many fosters - we fostered puppy mill dogs amongst others. We know that we fostered & saved the lives of at least two dogs that otherwise would have been put down & ended up getting adopted. We no longer foster mostly because my own dogs don't particularly enjoy having the fosters around & when we adopted Kip, there is very different dynamic in going from two dogs to three as opposed to three dogs to four. However, we would still foster in a special situation if it meant saving a life. Some fosters are hard to handle & others are hard to give back, but in the end it was overall very satisfying, especially once you know they have found a permanent home.
