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maddezmom

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17. I just adopted a rescue dog a few months ago

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Sun Jan 22, 2012, 07:44 PM

Jan 2012

and he continues to chew and destroy anything he can. The last being a pair of shoes I just purchased to replace the other ones he destroyed and then pooped everywhere. He's still one of my bestest friends and curls up in my lap at night like a cat. He needs to have a lot of excersise, plenty of things to chew on that are legal and lots of supervision. Kind of like both of my children that were also adopted, if I keep a good eye on them and are there for them I have a feeling they might stay out of trouble and if not I'll still love them. Forever is forever.

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Pic: I am a forever dog [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP

Absolutely...knr joeybee12 Jan 2012 #1

Damn right! hobbit709 Jan 2012 #2

For my Gretchen RIP at 22, for my Timmy, 18 and my Pip, 16, KICK TO JUPITER! roguevalley Jan 2012 #104

Damn right. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2012 #3

I have a forever dog warrior1 Jan 2012 #4

We should apply this logic to our foreign military adventures, too. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #5

True that! loudsue Jan 2012 #90

That made me cry.... lamp_shade Jan 2012 #6

Exactly!!! n/t greytdemocrat Jan 2012 #7

You rock SS n/t johnnie Jan 2012 #8

'Pick me!' onehandle Jan 2012 #9

That is so sweet derby378 Jan 2012 #14

Speaking of "Mutts"... tosh Jan 2012 #31

Must... not... cry... OnyxCollie Jan 2012 #63

I bawl my eyes out every time... a la izquierda Jan 2012 #101

The one problem here ... surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #10

That's really grabbing at a straw HillWilliam Jan 2012 #18

That's a pretty understandable exception. CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #19

We got our shelter dog because his owner became ill with diabetes phylny Jan 2012 #37

Mine is a shelter dog too CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #61

Ours is a rescue. Stonepounder Jan 2012 #73

We also have a rescue pooch ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #88

I'm with you, I never can understand Guy Montag Jan 2012 #81

when half my family died ten months apart I had four elderly roguevalley Jan 2012 #105

You designate someone to pick up after you. MADem Jan 2012 #62

While it does happen, that's unlikely Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #69

absolutely!!!! cally Jan 2012 #11

Same goes for the kitties Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #12

Huge K&R HillWilliam Jan 2012 #13

AGREE! I always tell people that leave their dogs outside... astonamous Jan 2012 #23

"yard dogs" are a horrible problem here. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #32

That burns my ass like a 3-foot flame HillWilliam Jan 2012 #38

I provide Early Intervention speech services, and there's a house that I go to where phylny Jan 2012 #39

You can steal that dog - haha!! Just kidding. Kind of adigal Jan 2012 #42

the animal control officer here is a friend of mine. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #47

My husband knows that pain... a la izquierda Jan 2012 #103

Ah, that's awful kimi Jan 2012 #55

that makes me feel violent. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #59

We are working on the animal control laws. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #66

this picture makes me want to cry BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #60

My new neigbor keeps a dog chained outside the house. All day every day. pa28 Jan 2012 #51

.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #57

That's the idea. pa28 Jan 2012 #64

This is who the guy is BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #67

My dog can jump over any fence. She actually can climb if necessary, but off she goes. She comes juajen Jan 2012 #71

Believe me. I don't like generalizing and I'm trying to avoid it. pa28 Jan 2012 #72

I gotta tell you jsmirman Jan 2012 #76

Love this. redqueen Jan 2012 #15

Exactly! peacebird Jan 2012 #16

I just adopted a rescue dog a few months ago maddezmom Jan 2012 #17

You seem like a good mom to both your human and furry children. Beacool Jan 2012 #34

We bought new furniture KNOWING that at some point nadine_mn Jan 2012 #79

I just posted it to facebook. lamp_shade Jan 2012 #20

Makes me cry... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #21

THANKS FOR POSTING. i'm a dog and cat lover trueblue2007 Jan 2012 #22

Way it should be Progressive dog Jan 2012 #24

K & R for truth. Withywindle Jan 2012 #25

We got a rescue dog fadedrose Jan 2012 #26

Bravo! Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #27

My two rescue buddies. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #28

Lovely pooches!!! Beacool Jan 2012 #35

Are there people who do this ? JI7 Jan 2012 #29

having been involved in many rescues in 2 cities, I can tell you, definitely, sadly, YES spooky3 Jan 2012 #49

My cat was abandoned when his owners moved Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #50

All the time, I'm afraid Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #68

All my dogs have been forever dogs. 3 run over. Faygo Kid Jan 2012 #30

Can't believe they left out... CrawlingChaos Jan 2012 #33

The look on that pup's face just kills me. Beacool Jan 2012 #36

I could kick this all day. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #40

Ha!!! I have done dog rescue for 5 years adigal Jan 2012 #41

sigh...me too BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #56

My cat (who is one of the sweetest individual beings I know in the universe) was a stray... jimlup Jan 2012 #43

True for cats too! Kurmudgeon Jan 2012 #44

forever Demonaut Jan 2012 #45

I can't believe how many dogs are "surrendered." MADem Jan 2012 #46

! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #53

and "until you have a baby" or "until you develop a serious illness" spooky3 Jan 2012 #48

until you have a baby nonsense makes me INSANE jsmirman Jan 2012 #78

yes, it should say "until you have a baby" stuntcat Jan 2012 #92

Shrimpy and I are proud to be rec #100. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #52

Damn straight! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #54

Looking back.... Bigmack Jan 2012 #58

Yep! Got me a couple of rescue poi dogs and a couple of rescue cats as well. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #65

All my cats have been forever Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #70

I've adopted older dogs and I've wished I could have kept all of them forever. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #74

I got my cat from a local rescue organization Rob H. Jan 2012 #75

Yes indeed. Forever. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #77

I did adopt a rescue dog. Jennicut Jan 2012 #80

it's hard .... shireen Jan 2012 #102

How could you? pokerfan Jan 2012 #82

Having just had a dog die on the 5th of this month, TicketyBoo Jan 2012 #83

Amen me b zola Jan 2012 #84

I rescued my furever horse at age 4 magical thyme Jan 2012 #85

sigh DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #86

what sucks is DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #89

Have four Broderick Jan 2012 #87

Mind if I save that and share it on facebook? redqueen Jan 2012 #91

That's where I got it The Straight Story Jan 2012 #93

Yay! redqueen Jan 2012 #94

true... Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #95

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #96

I like that term..... marmar Jan 2012 #97

This is a good graphic. Who created it? Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #98

Not sure, friend on FB posted it (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #99

Created by the Calgary Humane Society - Canada suzyqch Jan 2012 #106

awww. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #100