Guest guest Posted October 21, 1999 Report Share Posted October 21, 1999 Oh Lynn, I thought it was a neat story, but the picture made it! No wonder you fell in love with him. And I LOVE the name! Marie -----Original Message----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 1999 Report Share Posted October 21, 1999 Lynn you didn't stand a chance, nice puppy from OZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 1999 Report Share Posted October 22, 1999 Lynn, Such a cute baby! Mikey A in Pittsburgh At 11:03 PM 10/21/1999 EDT, you wrote: >Hi, > >Well I suppose you have heard that we had a big shaker out here at 2:45am on >10/16/99. Pat woke me up and got me and the dogs downstairs; however, that >took a little longer than the 45 seconds the quake lasted. We camped out on >the couch so we could get out the door fast in case there was an aftershock. >We dozed off and about an hour later Pat heard a commotion outside--yipping >and yapping. He thought that our neighbor's dog had gotten loose during the >quake so he went out to investigate. Guess what he found ? > >There was a rustling around in the bushes by the side of the house. At first >Pat thought it was a possum as it stuck its nose out of the foliage--the >right color and a pointed nose--but it turned out to be a little puppy that >somehow had gotten into our side yard. It was dirty, skinny, hungry, full of >fleas and looked like it had been abandoned--but cute !! So at 3:30am we >gave it a bath, fed it, and watched it go to sleep in Cookie's (the matriarch >Lhasa Apso) bed. > >We put a flier out in the neighborhood to see if anyone had lost a dog but >really hoping that nobody would respond For the next couple of days we >didn't hear anything so we started to buy puppy food, toys and FLEA SHAMPOO. >It wasn't hard to fall in love with the little waif. > >On Tuesday, to our horror, we got a call from a neighbor who lives about a >block and a half away. Remember, we live in a semi-rural area so that's a >long block and a half. That's a long distance for a little puppy (12 weeks >old we found out) to travel safely !! Anyway, this woman said that she had >bought the puppy a couple of weeks ago and that it got away. We were ready >to give the puppy back but when she came up to get it she sensed, seeing it >curled up in my lap, that I had really formed an attachment to it. She >offered to sell it to us. It took me about a nano-second to accept. > >So, we are now the proud owners of a (of all things) Lhasa Apso & something >mix which we named (are you ready for this) QUAKER !!! To appreciate this >further, you have to realize that our other two dogs are purebred Lhasas. >One is 15 years old and the " puppy " is 11 years old. Quaker fits right in--a >kindred personality--cuddly and loveable, though he does have a bit more >energy. He has taken over the house. What he doesn't put in his mouth he >pees on and that has us running around the house doing extemporaneous puppy >proofing. That has us laughing (most of the time) and has the other two dogs >reliving their childhood. Every time I move now, I have to check on, under >and around my wheelchair so I don't wind up rolling over him. That's sure to >keep me young and " on my toes " , too. > >So, that's my earthquake story. Fun, HUH ? > >(By the way, the attached file is a photo of me and Quaker--cuuute !!) > >Hugs and Kisses to all..... > >LynnBK > >Attachment Converted: " c:\Mikes\LYNN & Q~1.jpg " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 1999 Report Share Posted October 22, 1999 In a message dated 10/22/99 7:41:50 AM !!!First Boot!!!, NF2_Crewonelist writes: << So, that's my earthquake story. Fun, HUH ? (By the way, the attached file is a photo of me and Quaker--cuuute !!) Hugs and Kisses to all..... LynnBK >> So, that's my earthquake story. Fun, HUH ? (By the way, the attached file is a photo of me and Quaker--cuuute !!) Hugs and Kisses to all..... LynnBK Lynn Great story Jim in FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 1999 Report Share Posted October 22, 1999 Oh Lynn, he is ADORABLE! That was a real cute story too! I have a Boston Terrier that is 8 months old, so we just got over the puppy-chews-everything faze! HAVE FUN! :-) Donna from Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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