Shell666 0 #1 May 9, 2008 So, I check the Boxer Rescue website here every now and then and I came across "Bug" on their website. I just submitted an adoption application. I've wanted another Boxer for a while. Crossing my fingers I can get this little girl. I think Herc would like a sister. 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #2 May 9, 2008 Awww she is beautiful! Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #3 May 9, 2008 Quote Awww she is beautiful! Keeping my fingers crossed for you. So do I! She looks SO much like Herc it made my heart smile! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #4 May 9, 2008 A good training kitchen, a gym membership and a sparring partner...it can be done, but I think it's going to be sorta expensive.... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #5 May 9, 2008 Quote A good training kitchen, a gym membership and a sparring partner...it can be done, but I think it's going to be sorta expensive.... I'm a pretty good cook and have the sparring partner covered. Gym membership ... well, I am SO not acquainted with the gym I actually refer to it as "James" ... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #6 May 9, 2008 Quote Gym membership ... well, I am SO not acquainted with the gym I actually refer to it as "James" ... The new puppy'll will give you more than enough exercise, I'm sure! Hope you het her! A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #7 May 9, 2008 Quote Quote Gym membership ... well, I am SO not acquainted with the gym I actually refer to it as "James" ... The new puppy'll will give you more than enough exercise, I'm sure! Hope you het her! That is so true! Herc as a puppy was Mr. Energy!! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #8 May 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Gym membership ... well, I am SO not acquainted with the gym I actually refer to it as "James" ... The new puppy'll will give you more than enough exercise, I'm sure! Hope you het her! That is so true! Herc as a puppy was Mr. Energy!! I'm sure he's no slouch, even now....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #9 May 9, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Quote Gym membership ... well, I am SO not acquainted with the gym I actually refer to it as "James" ... The new puppy'll will give you more than enough exercise, I'm sure! Hope you het her! That is so true! Herc as a puppy was Mr. Energy!! I'm sure he's no slouch, even now.... He's an 85lb lap cat. But he does have his moments of "puppy-fever". 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 May 9, 2008 Quote"puppy-fever". AKA "on a rip"Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #11 May 9, 2008 Quote Quote "puppy-fever". AKA "on a rip" AKA "bouncing around like a goat" 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #12 May 9, 2008 Shell, she's gorgeous! Keep us posted. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #13 May 9, 2008 Quote Shell, she's gorgeous! Keep us posted. I received an email from her foster mom last night. She was listed as being in Alberta but she's actually located in Quesnel, BC. Told her that location wasn't an issue (what's a 9 hour drive each way! - my friend and I are due for a road trip anyway!). Just waiting to hear back. 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jewels 0 #14 May 9, 2008 That's wonderful!! I SO hope you get her. Bug's a little beauty! TPM Sister #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #15 May 9, 2008 Wow Bently is gorgeous! Bug is adorable too! We have SO many boxers I want to take home from our rescue here http://www.boxer-rescue-la.com/available.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #16 May 9, 2008 Thats great! I hope you get her.Boxers are so much fun.We have one,Gypsy, and I just adopted a playmate for her: a German Shepard,Tucker. I only had to drive 2 hours each way to get Tucker,but he was so worth it.I'm sure your new addition will be too!*fingers crossed for ya* "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajorDad 0 #17 May 9, 2008 Good luck 'Chelle. It's amazing how much like Herc that Bug looks. I can just see the picture now - Herc on your Dad's Lap and Bug on yours. And your cat thouroughly unimpressed with the entire matter.... Blue Ones Major Dad CSPA D-579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #18 May 9, 2008 Quote Wow Bently is gorgeous! Bug is adorable too! We have SO many boxers I want to take home from our rescue here http://www.boxer-rescue-la.com/available.htm Awwww ... they are so cute! It's so hard not to take them all, isn't it! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #19 May 9, 2008 Quote Good luck 'Chelle. It's amazing how much like Herc that Bug looks. I can just see the picture now - Herc on your Dad's Lap and Bug on yours. And your cat thouroughly unimpressed with the entire matter.... Blue Ones Yes, that would be the picture, wouldn't it! Her foster mom told me she's currently only about 35 lbs so she'd fit perfectly in my lap! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #20 May 9, 2008 [replyI received an email from her foster mom last night. She was listed as being in Alberta but she's actually located in Quesnel, BC. Told her that location wasn't an issue (what's a 9 hour drive each way! - my friend and I are due for a road trip anyway!). Just waiting to hear back. So... are you fetching her this weekend? Holding thumbs & waiting for pics! A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #21 May 9, 2008 Quote so she'd fit perfectly in my lap! My German Shepherd was like that... when she was a puppy and we drove somewhere, she would lay in my lap. Once she was too big for the lap, she'd lay in the middle of the front seat and put her head on my leg... then we'd hear a big puppy sigh.... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #22 May 9, 2008 Quote [replyI received an email from her foster mom last night. She was listed as being in Alberta but she's actually located in Quesnel, BC. Told her that location wasn't an issue (what's a 9 hour drive each way! - my friend and I are due for a road trip anyway!). Just waiting to hear back. So... are you fetching her this weekend? Holding thumbs & waiting for pics! Haven't heard anything yet. Just waiting ... and hoping ... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #23 May 9, 2008 Quote Quote so she'd fit perfectly in my lap! My German Shepherd was like that... when she was a puppy and we drove somewhere, she would lay in my lap. Once she was too big for the lap, she'd lay in the middle of the front seat and put her head on my leg... then we'd hear a big puppy sigh.... I LOVE those puppy sighs! Herc does that all the time. Makes you smile when you hear it 'cause you know they're in the happiest place ever! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #24 May 9, 2008 Yuppers... she was a good dog. If I ever find another one HALF that smart, I'll consider myself blessed.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #25 May 9, 2008 Good luck! Hope you get the little one. Quote Quote Quote so she'd fit perfectly in my lap! My German Shepherd was like that... when she was a puppy and we drove somewhere, she would lay in my lap. Once she was too big for the lap, she'd lay in the middle of the front seat and put her head on my leg... then we'd hear a big puppy sigh.... I LOVE those puppy sighs! Herc does that all the time. Makes you smile when you hear it 'cause you know they're in the happiest place ever! Had to do it.... Puppy Size "We've been back to this shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started looking for a puppy," the woman told the volunteer. "What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer asked. "Puppy size!" "We have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for." "I know. We have seen most of them," she said in frustration. Just then the young child came walking in the office. "Well, did you find one?" "No, not this time," she said with sadness in her voice. "Can we come back on the weekend?" The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed. "You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply," the volunteer said. The young child took her Mother by the hand and headed to the door. "Don't worry, I bet we'll find one this weekend," the child said. Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular. "It's this weekend or we're not looking any more," Dad finally said in frustration. "We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either," Mom added. Sure enough they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning. By now the young child knew her way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, Mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages. There was an observation window so you could see the animals during times when visitors weren't permitted. The young girl walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out and she held back one. One by one she said, "Sorry, you're not the one." It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer. "Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!" she screamed with joy. Mom, startled by all the commotion, came running. "What? Are you sure? How do you know?" she asked. "It's the puppy sighs!" "Yes, it's the same size as all the other puppies you held the last few weeks," Mom said. "No, not size -- sighs. When I held him in my arms he sighed," she said. "So?" "Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me Love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sighs! The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug her child she did a little of both. "Mom, every time you hold me I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she said. Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart." Close your eyes for a moment and think about the love that makes you sigh... I not only find it in the arms of my loved ones, but in the touch of a dear friend, the caress of a sunset, the kiss of the moonlight and the gentle brush of cool air on a hot day... The more you love... the bigger the sighs.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
