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A Sister For Guinness????
This morning I was looking at PetFinder and I saw this "Poodle Mix" just rescued from a high kill shelter. She is two years old and sounds wonderful. She's 15 pounds, so just Guinness's size. She was badly neglected and had to be totally shaved. I fell in love with her already. So, I'm thinking Guinness might want a "big sister". He loves other dogs, so I don't think it would be a big transition for him. Before I go any further with this what are the objective things I should be considering? Right now I know I'm thinking with my heart...not my head. Please DK friends, help me to think this through objectively. Here's her picture....is she a doodle? Her name is Isabelle, but I'd call her Izzy.
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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on
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Wow, that is surprising. I've been assuming that Guinness would love a playmate since he is so happy when he goes to Daycare. He is very attached to me though, so I would have to be very careful to continue to give him the same love and attention. I think I could fit them both on my lap, and I could have one on each side of me when we snuggle in bed. I sure hope that doesn't happen!
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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on
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Jack is not an overly demonstrative or affectionate dog on a daily basis...except when I am giving another animal attention. Then he wants to be in my lap kissing me. That's pretty common.
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Guinness does this when I'm hugging my son. He tries to get right in the middle of us, so he would probably do the same thing with Izzy.
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Permalink Reply by Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom on
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OK, we are dying here ....... hoping no news is good news! Izzy is adorable. Maybe you should tell them that Izzy would have a support group of 5000+ people !
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Permalink Reply by Nancie & Gracie Doodle on
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Yes, Izzy certainly couldn't be going to a better family and home. All of the love and resources for her to live a very happy life are right here!!! We all are on pins and needles waiting to hear!
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That's so funny. There was a place on the application that you could add support to why you would be a good adoptive home. I was thinking about putting something about all the DK knowledge that was available to me to solve ANY issues!
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I think you should have put us all down as references...all 5000+ of us!
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Still waiting. It may be that they will check with our Vet prior to approving our application. If that's the case we probably won't hear until Monday. I feel confident the vet will recommend us. With all of Guinness's intestinal problems, she knows us VERY well. I had time to kill at Petco while Guinness was being groomed, and guess what I did? Yup, you're absolutely right....I bought pink things for Izzy. Hot pink collar, pink leash, her own dish, a few new toys. I didn't order the flowered collar on line yet though....I'll wait to hear for sure before I do that. Guinness always gets really mad at me right after he's groomed....right now he's sleeping with his back to me. He's pouting. Wait till he finds out Mom is getting him a "big sister". He'll either be ecstatic or he'll REALLY pout.
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A conscientious rescue will absolutely check the vet reference to see if the owner keeps their current pets UTD on vaccinations & preventatives, the minimum standard of responsible pet ownership, before they will approve an application.
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I hope you bought a little something for Guinness that you can tell him is from his "big sister"!! That is what we always do when new babies come into the family. There is always a gift for the big brother(s) or sister(s). Otherwise Guinness will feel left out for sure. You know he is going to want to play with all her new things! haha
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