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IrishAyes

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3. I LOVE people - in fairly small doses. Wouldn't want my best friend at my elbow too much.

Reply to Tripper11 (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 07:43 PM

Mar 2014

Dogs are another matter. I can't live w/o one (preferably 2) anymore than I could w/o air. That's one of the best things about retirement: my 4-legged best friends at my side pretty much 24/7. Maybe I was a dog in a previous life???

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Things Dogs Teach Us [View all] Tripper11 Mar 2014 OP

Dogs are amazing creatures. bigwillq Mar 2014 #1

Yes they are! shenmue Mar 2014 #2

I LOVE people - in fairly small doses. Wouldn't want my best friend at my elbow too much. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #3

Me too, but my golden of 14 yrs. loved people so much, she was my ambassador to our drynberg Mar 2014 #5

You're good to leap right back in despite your broken heart. When we lose a pet, we might not feel IrishAyes Mar 2014 #6

I've got two german shepherds and my young 3mo fell in our pool Packerowner740 Mar 2014 #4

You bet she is! IrishAyes Mar 2014 #7

the toddler in our family wading in a kiddie pool upset the German Shepherd who tried to.... northoftheborder Mar 2014 #8

Some years ago, my wife got us a Great Pyrennes who was a rescue dog Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2014 #9