# I can't have a dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994 "2010-09-08T00:42:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/41 "2010-09-10T00:15:45Z")
The only dog I’ve ever owned was a dachshund. Technically, she was my grandmother’s, but we got her the year that we lived with grandma. She had a great personality and was lots of fun to play with (I was about 10). She decided that she was my mom’s and always remembered my mom when we went back to visit and would run up and down the driveway with delight when we arrived. Might think about getting one when I retire… So, yeah, the owners might still be on vacation or something, but I think you probably need to resign yourself to adding to the menagerie, **Baker**. 😃 (I like Schatzi, by the way.) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/42 "2010-09-10T00:19:23Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > (I like Schatzi, by the way.) One vote against. In my admittedly limited experience, Schatzi = ugly little rat-faced ankle-biter. (For some reason, they’re also always Schnauzers . . .) Surely a Doper dog can have a more distinctive name than that? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/43 "2010-09-10T01:00:47Z")
I named my (mostly) wire haired dachshund rescue Penny because of the color of her hair. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Goliath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/44 "2010-09-10T04:50:08Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Dachsies can get more exercise per mile than most other dogs, due to their funny little legs. They do not know they are smal. I don’t know if you meant these two sentences to be related, but in my experience they absolutely are. My little weenie dog gets plenty of exercise with just about a fifteen minute walk, but he’s more than capable of running for hours without getting tired. I don’t get it. He never stops. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/45 "2010-09-11T21:55:54Z")
No more news. The vet in Arkansas, where the dog was chipped, is not responding. I drove by the address of the non-responsive locally listed owner, and let’s just say it’s not a good looking place, in a run-down area. My vet says that if, in a couple of days, nothing more happens, he figures a good faith effort has been made, and the dog can be adopted by someone else… I have a lead on a potential new owner, but who knows how it will go. I went to see her again today. She was so excited and wiggly. What a cute dog. Anyone in the east Kansas area want a cute dog? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/46 "2010-09-11T22:00:23Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > The vet in Arkansas, where the dog was chipped, is not responding. I’m curious about the vet. What city is he in? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/47 "2010-09-11T22:07:01Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > No more news. The vet in Arkansas, where the dog was chipped, is not responding. I drove by the address of the non-responsive locally listed owner, and let’s just say it’s not a good looking place, in a run-down area. My vet says that if, in a couple of days, nothing more happens, he figures a good faith effort has been made, and the dog can be adopted by someone else.. I have a lead on a potential new owner, but who knows how it will go. > > I went to see her again today. She was so excited and wiggly. What a cute dog. Anyone in the east Kansas area want a cute dog? Well phooey - she’s better off with you (or with whomever you line up). I wonder if the microchip can be re-addressed to the new owner? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/48 "2010-09-11T22:13:57Z")
> [@Scarlett67](#): > > > [@gardentraveler](#): > > > > (I like Schatzi, by the way.) > > One vote against. In my admittedly limited experience, Schatzi = ugly little rat-faced ankle-biter. (For some reason, they’re also always Schnauzers . . .) Surely a Doper dog can have a more distinctive name than that? Nathan. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/49 "2010-09-11T22:23:45Z")
Any dog that was chipped was loved at one time (how common is chipping? Not very, I’ll guess) so even tho the latest owner may not want her, someone did once. Maybe that person is still around. Keep trying. Your experience shows up a weakness with the chip system – change a phone number and it’s useless. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/50 "2010-09-11T22:43:34Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Any dog that was chipped was loved at one time (how common is chipping? Not very, I’ll guess) so even tho the latest owner may not want her, someone did once. Maybe that person is still around. > > Keep trying. Your experience shows up a weakness with the chip system – change a phone number and it’s useless. I adopted a dog last October - she is chipped. I went to the chip site and changed the phone number to mine - the address too. And I put a picture up on the site. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/51 "2010-09-13T17:20:20Z")
Well, the vet says I have made a good faith effort to find the owner, so now I really have to find a home for the doxie. Today I reminded my boss to call his friend that might take her. And since I’ll have to take her home from the vet and foster her while I look for a new owner I need to get a child gate to block off one of my rooms, so the dog and the cats don’t get into it too badly. I’m going to call the shelter and ask advice on finding an owner, and the no-kill cat shelter. I realize it’s a dog, and not a cat, but they may have ideas on “blending” cats and dogs, and finding an owner. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/52 "2010-09-13T18:09:50Z")
CONGRATULATIONS! Now where are the pictures? For what it’s worth, I have 6 large dogs and four cats and they all get along peacefully. StG ---
**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:** [September 14, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/53 "2010-09-14T21:41:04Z")
Any news on the pup, **Baker**? StG ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/54 "2010-09-15T17:15:35Z")
The vet said that she can be adopted out now. Yesterday I had one of my cats at the vet for his semi-annual checkup, and the one vet tech said she had a friend who had intended to adopt a doxie, but the person who was going to give it to her changed their mind. So the tech said this person might want it. But it turns out her apartment’s pet policy changed, with no new animals allowed to be added. So that fell through. If I can’t find a home for her by the beginning of next week I’ll take her home. Oh, and the name she was originally registered with was “Angles” Strange name if I do say so. If I do take her, and she needs a Dope appropriate name, how about “Cecilia” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/55 "2010-09-20T17:31:01Z")
I guess it’s gonna be my dog. In spite of my best efforts I’ve been unable to find another home for the doggie. So today I’m going to tell the vet to get her spayed, give her the shots, and so on. Now I need a name. Earlier upthread I’d thought of Schatzi. For a Dope connection it could be Cecelia. Or I could be like Buttercup in “The Princess Bride” Goldman said she was short on imagination, and named her horse “Horse” Maybe “Doggie”? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/56 "2010-09-20T17:34:22Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I guess it’s gonna be my dog. In spite of my best efforts I’ve been unable to find another home for the doggie. > > So today I’m going to tell the vet to get her spayed, give her the shots, and so on. > > Now I need a name. Earlier upthread I’d thought of Schatzi. For a Dope connection it could be Cecelia. Or I could be like Buttercup in “The Princess Bride” Goldman said she was short on imagination, and named her horse “Horse” Maybe “Doggie”? **Baker** , you’re good egg! Of the names above, Cecelia tops the list. My next female dog will be named Amelia (from the Joni Mitchell song) if I have any say. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/57 "2010-09-20T17:48:13Z")
Usual spelling is “Cecilia” – which gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/58 "2010-09-20T17:59:10Z")
Baker, if you don’t post pictures soon, I’m going to start fidgeting. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/59 "2010-09-20T18:46:13Z")
You said you found her at a convenience store. Was it by any chance a Seven Eleven? If so, how about Elf for a name? (German for Eleven). Sieben (for Seven) doesn’t have quite the same ring. Or since you mention Buttercup - we knew a dachshund named Princess when we were growing up. I like Elf better, however. Even if the store wasn’t a 7-11. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994/60 "2010-09-20T19:01:01Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I guess it’s gonna be my dog. In spite of my best efforts I’ve been unable to find another home for the doggie. > > So today I’m going to tell the vet to get her spayed, give her the shots, and so on. > > Now I need a name. Earlier upthread I’d thought of Schatzi. For a Dope connection it could be Cecelia. Or I could be like Buttercup in “The Princess Bride” Goldman said she was short on imagination, and named her horse “Horse” Maybe “Doggie”? My friend named his: Diogie. Pronounced DeeOhGee [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-have-a-dog/552994.md?page=4)