# A new dog? A new dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441 "2011-11-29T11:30:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/1 "2011-11-29T11:30:24Z")
A new dog! A new dog! A new fluffy, silly, playful, matted… filthy… untrained… dog… Hmm. Maybe this celebration should be put on hold until I get the burrs cut out of her ears and the potential flea problem has been addressed? Ah, what am I talking about, we got a new dog! Whee! I volunteer once a week at the local no-kill shelter and yesterday my husband came along with me to take pictures of the pups for Petfinder. The photos they have up now are okay but they’re all taken against the cinderblock kennels or chain link outdoor enclosures and don’t make the average person feel all that warm and fuzzy. He brought his fancy camera and a paper backdrop and we paraded the dogs in one by one for their closeups. It was a fun day despite the cold and the photos came out great. This is the first time he’s been in an actual shelter (we also volunteer at a sanctuary but it’s a whole different scenario) and even though this one is actually quite nice (old building but clean as can be and very organized) he was bummed that the dogs were on concrete floors instead of laying on couches getting belly rubs like our spoiled pups do. Especially when he spied a shaggy gray face in one of the outdoor enclosures. He actually spotted her as soon as he pulled up, and came over to tug the arm of my sweater. “There’s a Sprocket dog here…” he said. Sprocket, of course, being our shaggy gray dog and pretty much the love of our lives. Throughout the photo shoot he kept looking over to where she was quietly sitting with her kennel mate, tail slowly swishing in the mud and a small grin on her furry chops. She knew she had his number. I saved her for last, letting her into the yard where we were set up with a flourish that was mostly just me being silly. We have 2 dogs already and although I’m of the “more the merrier” mindset (within reason of course) every time I’ve brought up adopting a third dog Mr. Tavi has chuckled and shook his head. We took some pictures of her, I joked that we shouldn’t bother since they would never make it to Petfinder. Imagine my surprise when, as we were packing up, Mr. Tavi asked the receptionist “so, what’s the adoption process?”. Fast forward 15 minutes and Miss Shaggy Pants was in his car, headed home. 🙂 So far things are going well. She’s rejected my Lab’s invitations to play (a couple of times she showed teeth in telling Molly to BACK OFF) but maybe she’ll warm up once she’s settled in. I sure hope so, Mol needs a playmate. Sprocket has been unruffled by her presence which is the absolute best I could hope for. He doesn’t really care about other dogs much. She slept on the bed with us last night (after a bath. Dear Lord was she ever dirty) and wasn’t fussy. No resources guarding issues as of yet, she seems afraid of the cats (and she ought to be, 2 of the 3 are jerks), and she was awfully patient in the tub. She didn’t love it, but she allowed me to work the shampoo into her fur and cut some of the worst mats from around her mouth. I wouldn’t let someone handle me so aggressively 2 hours after meeting them! So now we’re at 3 and 3 and the animals far out number the humans. If they decide to team up and rebel we’re sunk. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/2 "2011-11-29T11:33:45Z")
Congratulations! I have three dogs as well, it’s the best number. So, where are the photos, hmmm? ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/3 "2011-11-29T11:37:30Z")
> [@chiroptera](#): > > So, where are the photos, hmmm? If I can figure out how to post them without identifying myself I will! They’re on my facebook page now and I don’t want to link to that. Wonder if I still that that old photobucket account kicking around… ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/4 "2011-11-29T14:41:12Z")
Congrats! They sometimes just pick YOU, don’t they? I have 5 dogs and 2 cats, AND I live alone, so I know the feeling of being outnumbered! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/5 "2011-11-29T14:43:53Z")
Congrats on the new Sprockette! StG ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/6 "2011-11-29T16:33:18Z")
The mental picture I have of your husband tugging on your sleeve and saying, “There’s a Sprocket dog here” just has me grinning from ear to ear. Sounds like my boyfriend. Welcome to the world of 3 dogs. My 3 are completely insane and the loves of my life, even though they do take up most of the bed. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/7 "2011-11-29T20:21:58Z")
Congratulations! We used to have three dogs. It was crazy, but so much fun. Just have one at them moment, but I’m looking forward to adopting at least one more. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/8 "2011-11-29T20:22:35Z")
I very recently adopted my third, and it was a very similar situation. She is a true joy, and I hope you have as much happiness as I do! Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/9 "2011-11-29T20:57:51Z")
Just dump your picture into [http://www.imgur.com/](http://www.imgur.com/) and link it here. No worries. It can even copy the photo right off Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/10 "2011-11-29T21:38:14Z")
Woof! Woof! Hecha, hecha, hecha. (Benji approves.) ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/11 "2011-11-30T03:18:25Z")
Thank you, **E-Sabbath**! [Here](http://imgur.com/a/tBNSa) are the pictures that my husband took of her yesterday. Since then she’s had a bath and a trim around her mouth to remove the worst of the mats (there was a burr in one of them! In the middle!) and tomorrow she goes to the groomer. I’m sure they’ll have to cut her pretty short to deal with the mats so it might be a month or so until we know what she’s really going to look like! > [@congodwarf](#): > > The mental picture I have of your husband tugging on your sleeve and saying, “There’s a Sprocket dog here” just has me grinning from ear to ear. Sounds like my boyfriend. It was really sweet. Not sure what’s going to happen the next time he comes across a gray muppet dog though, we’re FULL! Today went well. She didn’t destroy anything in the room that she was confined to while I was at work (not that she had a lot of options, I picked up everything except a dog bed, her bowl and a kong) and she briefly played “chase” with Molly this afternoon. They might be friends yet! Tonight we charged the clicker and started teaching her her new name 🙂 Thanks for the congratulations, everyone! I’m pretty excited about living in a pack 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/12 "2011-11-30T03:25:32Z")
I’m certain she’ll clean up beautifully! Our current rescue [Snowy](http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/Snowy/DSC_0004.jpg) picked me out. We went to an adoption event at PetsMart and he was at the back of the store jumping up and down. I spotted him right away and knew he was for us before we even got close. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/13 "2011-11-30T03:35:16Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > I’m certain she’ll clean up beautifully! Our current rescue [Snowy](http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb256/GaryM_photo/Snowy/DSC_0004.jpg) picked me out. We went to an adoption event at PetsMart and he was at the back of the store jumping up and down. I spotted him right away and knew he was for us before we even got close. Ooo, doesn’t he look _mischievous_! Beautiful boy! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/14 "2011-11-30T03:44:05Z")
Slackers. We have 5 dogs and 4 adults in the house. Yes, the inmates are running the asylum! Congrats on your new baby! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/15 "2011-11-30T05:09:27Z")
> [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](#): > > Thank you, **E-Sabbath**! [Here](http://imgur.com/a/tBNSa) are the pictures that my husband took of her yesterday. FUZZYPUPPY! 😃 Be sure and update us when she finds her “look!” ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/16 "2011-11-30T06:14:38Z")
Awwww! Once she is properly coiffed she is gona be ADORABLE! Love the pic of her sitting up! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/17 "2011-11-30T10:01:32Z")
Love her look! And yay for clicker training. 🙂 Also your husband takes really nice photos for the shelter. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/18 "2011-11-30T11:22:37Z")
Dat dere is a pooch. One hundred percent. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/19 "2011-11-30T13:07:09Z")
Great photos! That’s a great idea, to take pictures of the dogs which emphasize their personality instead of making them look like inmates. ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441/20 "2011-11-30T22:37:55Z")
Aw, what a nice story. Looking at the texture of the coat, I wonder if she’s some sort of poodle-y mix? It’ll be interesting to see what this pooch looks like when she’s clean and groomed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-dog-a-new-dog/604441.md?page=2)