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Originally Posted by Slite
I'm not kidding... our oldest dog is seriously afraid of the dark and everytime there is something that causes the house to make "strange" sounds he's up in bed with us in a flash.
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aw. it might sound silly but there's something really sweet about a dog that size being afraid of the dark and climbing into bed with you for comfort.
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Originally Posted by montsnmags
Monty will always be my "heart dog". Oscar doesn't replace, and who'd want a new dog to do that anyway?  He is, however, like them all: a whole new personality that gives way way more of his unique self than it seems us humans can ever give back (even those of us who try so hard to, hey?  ). That he came when I needed it, for multiple reasons, is just serendipity to be thankful for. |
i feel that way (most of the time...) about my cats. i didn't want a cat, wasn't looking for a cat, and then suddenly i found myself with *two* cats. but when someone says "just give them away, then you could go away on weekends whenever you want" i just stare at them, shocked they could even suggest such a thing.
they get to you, don't they ?
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We've said we'll wait. We want to do some national and international travel, and we know we won't while we have the dogs. When inevitability opens that window (Airedales live average 12 years), we'll use it for a bit (maybe just 6-12 months), and then we'll bring dogs back into our lives. Then, maybe three.
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i try not to think about the day when i won't have my cats anymore but i'm not sure i'd get another, at least not right away. partly because like you said you can't "replace" them, and partly because (like you said...) it does make holidays a lot more complicated.
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[insert something to do with what pilotbob should read next...maybe a Cesar Milan book or similar  ]
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i know, i know !! he should read
this book !!! (bob's head exploding in 3... 2...
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