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Polly would do pretty well I think, not just in a zombie situation but just in general if the world fell apart and she had to live on her own. She's fast as anything so she could outrun the zombies and other hungry dogs, and she's also got high prey drive and could catch her own food for...

Yay puppies! I can't wait to see this year's group. Nothing official on my end because I'm applying to grad schools, but to be honest, I may fold - a couple of whippets that I absolutely adore are being bred this year. One of them is related to my girl and I always said I'd jump at the...

I'm bringin' it back! Tiny. Wrinkly. Pei-faced. [/URL][/IMG] Can't happen, but man, that face. Clear up that skin and what you have is the world's cutest face. Side note, one of the dogs I posted here like a year ago is STILL up for adoption. They have all sorts of requirements...

First off, yay more pointies on the forum! Secondly, what about Fuji? I know that's unisex all the way, but I actually think it'd be a really cute name for a female Grey, personally. I know it's sort of similar to Kili but you could just shorten it to Fu. Other things that came to mind...

Huh, interesting! Maybe I've just had weird luck? I fully admit that I've only been heavily invested in dogs for a few years, I'm sure my experiences will fill out and change, but yeah, up to this point in both the NYC and the DC area, I've encountered a LOT of people winding up with dogs that...

Why not come out of the woodwork for this one? :p My big one that's been building for awhile is that I feel that more dogs should be bred for pet qualities. Specifically for those qualities, and not as an offshoot to other goals (like conformation, or sports, or work). Things like: zero...

Astro: Conflicted, loyal, ham (not as in meat, as in show-stealing clown!) Polly: Hunter, sensitive, diva

My family is a wandering family, so this topic is right up my alley! My maternal grandparents live in the south of the U.S., all my paternal relatives live on the west coast, I went to school in Maryland, then England, then I moved to New York City. Right now my mom lives in Italy and I'm in...

Well, this could get depressing fast but Tulip was sort of that dog for me. And we all saw how that worked out. She was just such a love in the shelter, all our meetups with her went so well that my heart kinda got me to forget the logic (she's a herding breed - do I even like herding breeds...

I don't have a pic of him unfortunately, but there was a Shar Pei X Golden Retriever (yes, he looked as ridiculous as you're imagining) at a nearby rescue that I was super interested in. He is the only male dog I can think of that Astro has ever really liked - they were best buds from the first...

I've been an animal person my whole life but for the first 15-20 years was more into horses (and reptiles to a lesser extent) than anything else. I didn't really get into dogs specifically until I got divorced, got Astro out of devastation and a need to care for something, and he turned out to...

Too much, is the real answer :yikes: For the whippet: Try out barnhunt (not entirely committed and won't be broken hearted if she doesn't do well, but it'd be fun to try) Start dock diving practice in April Get her feet wet with racing - just bring her out a few times and put some...

All the time. They had some kinks to sort out at first (mainly that Polly's version of play initiation is to leap on a dog's shoulders - yeah, she's had to learn that not everybody enjoys that...), but now they play at least once a day. I make them keep it toned down because I don't want...

Oh you're a special kind of evil :D I'm always tempted to do the same thing with a friend who hates drool but comes over to my house and wants to love on Astro constantly...don't go into the droolface-den if you can't handle some slobber! Scared of the retaliation though, I absolutely loathe...

Thanks again guys! She really does bring something so different to the table, Astro and I are kinda the same (grumpy reactive jerks who guard their food :rolleyes:), and she's just...HAPPY. She is singlehandedly teaching both of us to lighten the heck up.