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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:21 AM Original message |
Anyone ever had 'adopter's remorse' after adopting a pet from a shelter? |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. Is the problem that dog, or any dog at all? |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. My subconscious is doing _some_ kind of number on me but > |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. What breed is it? |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:15 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. He's part lab like my previous dog and part shepherd. |
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NMDemDist2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. i had to return a beautiful Russian Blue cat once, he just wouldn't fit |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. 11 years ago, I adopted a cat from the city pound |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Maine Coons are the gentle giants of the feline world |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Oh GOD! That's a familiar story! |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Sylvester planted his @$$ right under my feet |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
7. Never. Is this a doubt about the dog, or you? |
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Corgigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
10. you're right about something |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
11. My friend returned an adopted hamster. |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. hmmm, that makes it clearer |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
12. being in a shelter is not a natural environment for a dog |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. History of the dog: |
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idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. wow, that's a lot of moving around |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. I would give yourself a few weeks. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. I did |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I don't know that I'd call them "shady" but I'm not happy with |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Give it a few more weeks |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. But has anyone personally gone through this and felt much better about it later? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. I adopted a pet and had an asthma attack two days later.. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. Trust your gut. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. It took me a year to jive with my cat. |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Actually I'm a little worried about growing attached while >>> |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
25. You may need to up your dominance behavior a bit |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-27-07 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. I had that for about a year with Evita |
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