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11-07-2005, 05:13 PM
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It seems like you're into Golden Retrievers. Good choice! I don't have anything valuable to add that hasn't been added so far. Instead I'll just use this as an excuse to add a couple of pictures of my little guy, back when he was 11 weeks old. Swede [/ QUOTE ] Bowser likes yellow labs!  
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#32
11-07-2005, 05:15 PM
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Re: Thinking about getting a dog
One tip for the OP (and anyone else thinking of getting a dog) - Look into pet insurance. I pay like $40 a month for my bulldog (it's less for other breeds), and if I'd gotten it from the beginning, I would have saved a TON of money on surgeries and shots. And since we're sharing pictures, here's one of Ace causing trouble when he was like 3 or 4 months old...
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#33
11-07-2005, 05:19 PM
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That first pic is awesome. Gorgeous dog.
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11-07-2005, 05:19 PM
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i always pictured you as a cat person swede.
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#35
11-07-2005, 05:22 PM
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Re: Thinking about getting a dog
A thought actually. Consider calling up your pound or SPCA and see if they want someone to volunteer for a couple hours. Maybe put in a few hours around them. I spent a few 100 hours in a pound (it was a community service option) before I bought my first dog as an adult and it was good gave me a little perspective. This can't be an impulse it's a huge investment.
As for the pet insurance, who do you go through if you don't mind me asking?
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#36
11-07-2005, 05:29 PM
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Oh yea, no puppy pic's these are from when Penny was about 4 months old, nowhere near the boxer photo quality.
  
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11-07-2005, 05:30 PM
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Re: Thinking about getting a dog
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As for the pet insurance, who do you go through if you don't mind me asking? [/ QUOTE ] PetCare insurance. http://www.petcareinsurance.com/ They don't insure against existing problems, but if you sign up right when you get your puppy, I think you're pretty much fully covered. A must if you get a high maintenance dog like a bulldog, or any of the breeds that are predisposed to certain health problems (like Cherry eye, bloat, etc). Also, if you get a purebreed, you can save a few hundred by not getting the certificate - which you don't need unless you plan on showing them. Lastly - for some sweet puppies, check out www.puppyfind.com and you can research the breeds a little there too.
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#38
11-07-2005, 05:39 PM
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Re: Thinking about getting a dog
Cute dog! How much does he weigh? And how old is he?
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#39
11-07-2005, 05:50 PM
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Cute dog! How much does he weigh? And how old is he? [/ QUOTE ] Thanks. Right now, he's just shy of 7 months old and about 50 pounds. In the first couple pictures in this thread, he's about 6 months old and probably 44 pounds. His dad is a solid 85 pounds and his mom is about 65, so we're expecting him to be about 75-80 pounds when he's fully grown. He shot right up to about 40 pounds and then kind of stalled out, taking a couple months to get to 50. Now, he's not really putting on weight, but he's growing taller and wider. In the second two pictures, he's about 3 months old and maybe 25 pounds. Here's dad at a dog show. He's the only thing holding still in the first picture:  
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#40
11-07-2005, 06:11 PM
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i always pictured you as a cat person swede. [/ QUOTE ] I am both I guess. We have a dog and a cat, and two rabbits. Then there is limecat... Hey Patrick, do you ever take Bowser out to Chatfield or Cherry Creek or another of the (dog) state parks? Swede
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