Got me a new pup this weekend

[Rusty Musket]

Been watching the shelters, rescues and Craigslist for a few months waiting for something to catch my eye. There is certainly no shortage of pit bulls or Chihuahuas out there! Last week I found this ******* CL. She is a lab/shepherd mix according to her paperwork. She's 55 pound, 9 months old, chipped & spayed. Seems very intelligent. Came with the name "Nova" and responds well to it so I think we will keep it.

I will be the 3rd and hopefully the last owner for her. First owner had his home foreclosed on about 8 months after he got her. Then she moved on to a nice young couple who both lost their dogs earlier this year. Unfortunately they jumped the gun a bit and tried to make it work with her in their small apartment. They are building their own house but are realistically a year out from completion and realized that they should probably wait until they can offer a more dog-friendly environment.

We went to the vet on tuesday and got out with a much lighter wallet but a pretty good report. We will have some lab results on friday but are not anticipating any unforeseen issues.


Trying to decide if she want to pose with her floppy lab ears or her upright shepherd ears….Maybe something in the middle

Her she is testing the definition of "Off the carpet!" Do the edges count she wonders.

I said "guard the tools" but I think she just discovered the radiant heat in the shop floors

 

[FTWingRiders]

cute pup!! My wife and I were discussing getting a dog the other day. Definitely will be looking at shelters etc. I've always had good luck with just a mutt/mix.

 

[Sebastien]

haha, cute dog, I've always like floppy ears, I really hope she won't have to get a new home again, I always tough getting a dog was like getting a kid, after you got one, you don't come back it's for life. Especially since their life are so short in comparison to ours, they really need a lifetime buddy, they are our best friend s after all.

Good luck with your carpets, as long as she doesn't eat them it shouldn't be too bad?

 

[davesnothere]

Looks like a winner to me

 

[ishiboo]

Too cute. Congrats!

 

[methomas70]

Good for you and the pup!
We just adopted one last month.


Best of luck.

 

[blackedout12v]

that's nice to hear she found a good home, shes lucky.. my dog is going to the vet in the morning had some lumps come up on his head very fast, hope its nothing.. yeah they are def good at thinning the wallet out for sure.. great companions tho

 

[Catadj78]

Congrats on the puppy.

 

[SARG]

Truly the best love money can buy.
The longer I'm around the more I appreciate the dog.

 

[dakotart1984]

Great tool to add while you are working in the garage. My rescue will stay in the garage if im out there but he tends to wind up wandering in the neighbors yards. He never goes far and always returns though.

 

[MrJason]

Congratulations on the new pup! I got my furry kid 2 years ago and raised her around race cars and tools.

Danica is her name, and it's not after the lame race car driver. It's after Danica McKellar the actress that played Winnie Cooper in the Wonder Years.

I bought Danica her own tools to play with, and she's never pulled mine out and chewed on them.

Enjoy your furry kid, they're awesome!

Jason

 

[1/2 Cup]

Great story and all the best with you new family addition...

 

[panknuckshovel]

Good for you for going the recue route. We rescued Sabbath which is the same lab/sheppard mix. If you can't decide which way you want her ears just go for one of each.

 

[t4runner]

Congrats on the pup, they are truly mans best friend.

 

[damienga15de]

Off the carpet will soon turn into this

 

[jeremy v]

Nice dog OP. The comment about the carpet reminded me of a Golden Retriever we used to have. We trained her so that when she would come in from outside she would have to stay off the carpet until her feet had dried. They had to be quickly checked by one of us before it was okay to walk on the carpet. She obeyed the rule perfectly her whole life and she would even walk over to us and lift her feet for us to check them when they were dry, but after a couple years of blind obedience she realized that as long as her hair wasn't wet from rain she could safely push the boundaries by laying her whole body on the carpet while just keeping her wet feet extended over the linoleum until they were given the green light by one of us.

We let her do it, because it was so hilarious to watch. She even developed her own technique for gently heaving her torso sideways onto the carpet without her feet ever leaving the linoleum. She seemed to derive so much joy from feeling like she was getting one over on us.

 

[Techie1961]

Nice looking pup. She is going to be a big one. We have a couple of shelter dogs as well and they are so nice to have around. Couldn't imagine life without them.

 

[bry@n]

cute pup. Congrats.

 

[uncletater]

cute dog. Good luck hope she lives a long happy life with you!

 

[rockinacummins]

She looks sweet! I bet she has a wonderful disposition.

The girlfriend just got a Great Dane pup about a monster ago... It's huge!

 

[chruler]

Nice dog! A great addition to any shop!

 

[organ]

Looks like my mutt... good luck!

 

[cruzer75]

Very cute! Gotta love a shop dog!

 

[Major Ramifications]

This really belongs in Free Parking.

 

[PT Doc]

great coloring on the paws. Hope that that will be the most awesome dog ever. don't forget, you cannot love your dog too much.

 

[jason n]

congrats to you and anybody else who adopts or rescues animals.good looking dog you have there.heres a pic of my dogs.the black one was suppose to be lab shepherd mix but everybody thinks he is shepherd great dane mix.he is about 110 lbs and a 1 1/2 old,

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[Wrench 2201]

Cute pup Rusty! My gf and I are moving to a new place soon and are about to start watching/visiting the shelters in the area. We eventually boiled our minimum requirements during the house hunt to a fenced yard and a garage (the list was so long in the beginning).

 

[RedEye2014]

Great to see so many rescues out there!

Here are our acreage (and shop) pals:




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[bareass172]

Congrats, she looks like a winner!

 

[kctyphoon]

Yes congrats.. Invest in a carpet shampooer

 

[panknuckshovel]

Yes congrats.. Invest in a carpet shampooer

Are those saddlebags?

 

[kctyphoon]

Are those saddlebags?

It's a doggie back pack and "doggles" for sky diving.. They were both on clearance and they were used once, to take that picture.. Just cause they were so stupid lookin.. That's her bug out gear so she can carry her own **** when the bomb drops..


Another old picture..

 

[Outlander]

Thank you for rescuing this lovely girl!

 

[SweetD]

Can't be said enough, God bless you for adopting! So many great dogs out there just waiting for the right master to come along...

Here's mine - had him since 8 weeks, now 5.5 years!



Dave

 

[T_Roze]

Here's mine! Mutt as well. And to the comment of this should be in free parking, he guards the wife and kids. That's a tool to me!

 

[Zrexxer]

She is a lab/shepherd mix according to her paperwork. She's 55 pound, 9 months old, chipped & spade.

Congratulations, but this is starting to become a "pet" peeve of mine...

SPAYED:


SPADE:

 

[Shadowdog500]

Congradulations!!!

Beautiful puppy!

Chris

 

[captain14]

Good looking dog there.Please make sure the photo is placed the garage dog thread here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50697

 

[kctyphoon]

Off the carpet will soon turn into this

And this ....

 

[panknuckshovel]

And this ....

Yah, for most the no carpet and no bed rule disappear quick. This is her after an appendectomy last Nov. Have similar pics for both DVT surgeries a few months ago, and from last fridays car wreck.