May be ready for another dog

rfuerst911sc · 11-30-2020, 12:23 PM

Hey guys as some of you have followed my posts over the last two years we lost all three of our daschunds ☹️ . They grew to the ripe ages of 16/17/18 so they had a great run . But it hurt each time .

About two weeks ago I start looking online at the local shelter websites and CL to see what is available . I have no preference of puppy or adult . But today I found a brand new CL ad for a sheprador 11 week old male pup . Yep a mix between german shepherd and black lab . He is mostly black with white patches he is a cutie 😁 .

Online research says this will be medium in size and 40-80 lbs. with a good disposition . The current owners are moving and can't take the pup with them . Going to go meet the pup tomorrow morning . Any of you guys own one of these ? We can provide love and exercise so no issues there .

vash · vash's Garage

i have a friend that said the best way to honor a dog we lost is to pass our love onto the next one. it makes sense to me, in an odd way.

your new dog sounds like cutie!! and kudos to you for taking on a puppy!!! i'll tip a beer to you and your couch, your shoes, your carpet, your door trim..etc. hahha

just kidding..i love puppies, but being a full time worker kills that option for me.

rfuerst911sc · 11-30-2020, 01:02 PM

Not ours yet he still has to pass the meet and greet 😁 . Also the ad has been pulled off CL . The way I left it with the owner was she is to text me tomorrow morning and setup a time to meet . So we will know something for sure tomorrow .

LWJ · 11-30-2020, 01:03 PM

We lost our black lab two years ago almost to the day. We had a huge vacuum in our family and we all knew that another dog was needed to fill that vacuum. Enter Chester. He is a huge pain and amazingly wonderful at the same time. The loss is still there, but many walks and other distractions have dulled the pain.

Good luck. This is hard.

vash · vash's Garage

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Not ours yet he still has to pass the meet and greet 😁 . Also the ad has been pulled off CL . The way I left it with the owner was she is to text me tomorrow morning and setup a time to meet . So we will know something for sure tomorrow .

best of luck, to your family AND the dog..

i hope it works out. imagine having to give up a pet because you have to move? ouch..

911boost · 911boost's Garage

Good luck, I lost my 15yo pug Casey Jones a few years ago. I still had my GSD and she got to play with my ex wifes puppy a lot when I was traveling for work so that helped her adjust to being in a single dog household. Since I was traveling it was not fair to get another puppy that I could not spend time training.

Then came 2020 and my work travel ground to a halt in March like everyone. Delilah wasn't getting the playing time as often and seemed down. Coupled with my daughter being a senior in HS I figured it was time.

Enter Tenny (short for Tennessee Jed) our new pug who is now almost 6 months old. He has been a challenge as all puppies are but I wouldn't change a thing. Delilah and him play constantly and for a 12yo GSD that is a good thing.

And yes, there is a common theme on how we name them

flipper35 · flipper35's Garage

If it has the lab disposition they are great family dogs. We had two and both were very good with people. Unless they did something threatening, then they could manage to look intimidating to let you know that wasn't acceptable. I only heard our last lab bark maybe four times in the 8 years we had her.

That yellow lab just passed unexpectedly last Tuesday in her sleep and we are wondering what to do as well. We have a beagle mix that is now more lonely when we are gone. He sits at her dog house and howls.

Skytrooper · Skytrooper's Garage

I have a sheprador. He is an awesome dog ! probably the best we ever owned. Ours looks mostly like a shepherd, but his ears do not stand up. I don't mind that at all. He is very intelligent ! Always happy and energetic. He absolutely loves people and is a real stick tight (shadow), follows us everywhere. He is a real joy. We got him 11 years ago from the shelter. he wasn't even 6 months old and was picked up as a stray. He had no trouble adjusting, none.

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

A Shepard/ Lab mix is the best of both worlds. Smart, loyal and hopefully loves water. Great with kids and easy to train. Best of luck! Even though they may be the new member, they do help fill that hole in your heart.

KFC911 · 11-30-2020, 02:17 PM

You'll know!

Post pics when ya get the pup home

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Chocaholic · 11-30-2020, 03:58 PM

There is no “shopping” for a puppy. The deed is as good as done.

Let me be the first to say congrats!

peppy · 11-30-2020, 04:43 PM

Congratulations on the puppy!!

I hate dogs, they bark and slobber and beg for my food! They **** in the yard and i step in it!!

I'm so glad Lucy came to live with us, I think I'm a better person because she is here.

All of this is supposed to be sarcastic. I could never get used to outliving a pet, until my wife showed me how to deal with it!

Bill Douglas · 11-30-2020, 10:19 PM

Talk with your vet first. there are a lot of mixed breeds where the mixture of parts just don't fit. Your vet won't want you to take on a problem case.

wdfifteen · wdfifteen's Garage

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

We can provide love and exercise so no issues there .

Sounds like there is going to be one happy dog at your house soon!
They need love, exercise, and training.
We got Madison at 9 weeks old 12 1/2 years ago, took her to socialization class and to puppy school and continued training. She is a joy to be around. Won't go through a door without permission, never pees in the house, has a number of cute tricks she can do.

We got Owen Walter 6 years ago to bring more life into the house (had something to do with the death of our grandson). Owen didn't go to puppy school and didn't get much training. He's a problem child who does pretty much whatever he wants to do, and I'm sure it is due to a lack of training.

ckelly78z · 12-01-2020, 01:47 AM

Through certain giveaway situations, we now have 4 dogs in the house (65# Aussie, 10#Cavalier King Charles, 10# Pomeranian, and their offspring (a puppy CCC/Pom mix) This is too many dogs that all need to go out at the same time (Aussie is free range) on leashes that get woven like a celtic knot.

We love them all, but won't have 4 dogs ever again, especially when they all shed at the same time.

I think every house needs a dog (or two), but have given up on cats altogether.

rfuerst911sc · 12-01-2020, 05:15 AM

No pup today radio silence from the owner. I assume they found him a new home . I texted the owner this morning and no reply . Oh well there are plenty out there to rescue .

KFC911 · 12-01-2020, 05:23 AM

... and I was just gonna post asking where the pics were.

Some other lucky pup will sniff you out

JFK713 · JFK713's Garage

sorry to hear about that rfuerst, but you are right, there are plenty of deserving dogs out there. We recently rescued Ryker to replace our late boy Ronin. Here he is ready to leave the shelter.

KFC911 · 12-01-2020, 06:27 AM

^^^ Good looking dawg

. I thought I was gonna get a GSD a couple of years ago .... fell through in a bad way (for the Breeder/litter) .... so I immediately went on a mission ... Lab or Golden .... whichever came first

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All three are awesome breeds imo....

rfuerst911sc · 12-01-2020, 08:37 AM

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sorry to hear about that rfuerst, but you are right, there are plenty of deserving dogs out there. We recently rescued Ryker to replace our late boy Ronin. Here he is ready to leave the shelter.

Thanks . Ryker is a great looking dog I am sure you will have years of joy with him . And good for you to rescue him .