# I have a new dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 8, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786 "2017-07-08T20:21:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/21 "2017-07-09T03:00:45Z")
Congrats!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/22 "2017-07-09T03:31:02Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > Hiawatha, KS is my favorite Kansas small town. I’m delighted that you got a dog from there. > > (Why do I have a favorite small town in Kansas? It’s where assorted relatives used to live. I’ve probably still got distant connections there, the nearest ones have all moved away (or passed away).) You’ve seen the Davis Memorial I expect. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/23 "2017-07-09T03:36:18Z")
> [@Eureka](#): > > Hiawatha, KS is my favorite Kansas small town. I’m delighted that you got a dog from there. > > (Why do I have a favorite small town in Kansas? It’s where assorted relatives used to live. I’ve probably still got distant connections there, the nearest ones have all moved away (or passed away).) You’ve seen the Davis Memorial I expect. It’s a tomb in the local cemetery, noteworthy for the many statues of a John Davis and his wife Sarah. Check it out. > **[Davis Memorial - Hiawatha, Kansas](http://www.kansastravel.org/davismemorial.htm)** > > The most famous tourist attraction in Hiawatha, Kansas is the Davis Memorial, a $100,000, 1930's tomb sitting in Mount Hope Cemetery. Oops, partly repeated. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/24 "2017-07-09T03:53:07Z")
I’m so glad you both found each other! I look forward to hearing how you’re all getting along! Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/25 "2017-07-09T13:19:44Z")
Great news! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/26 "2017-07-09T13:46:50Z")
Mazel tov! ---
**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:** [July 9, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/27 "2017-07-09T13:53:28Z")
Congratulations! May you share many happy years together. StG ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/28 "2017-07-09T15:10:12Z")
I’m leaving for church now, I hope he’ll be okay on his own.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/29 "2017-07-09T16:58:06Z")
Yay! This warms my cockles! (of my heart). He’s a beautiful boy. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/30 "2017-07-09T17:30:26Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’m leaving for church now, I hope he’ll be okay on his own.☹ I know what you mean. I just left my new pup alone for the first time yesterday. She seems to have survived a few hours in her crate just fine. I worried anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/31 "2017-07-09T17:39:20Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > [http://www.kansastravel.org/davismemorial.htm](http://www.kansastravel.org/davismemorial.htm) Well, that’s about the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/32 "2017-07-09T18:18:36Z")
Best of luck to you and your new feller. He looks like a total sweetie! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/33 "2017-07-09T18:29:15Z")
Good show, **Baker**. I’ve always found it true that the cure for losing a pet is to get a new pet.It can’t replace the old one, but it does start a new chapter and help you move on. BTW: Been meaning to mention that while we don’t have a balcony here, we do have an extended family of doves living in our condominium compound in Waikiki. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/34 "2017-07-09T18:34:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Good show, **Baker**. I’ve always found it true that the cure for losing a pet is to get a new pet.It can’t replace the old one, but it does start a new chapter and help you move on. > > BTW: Been meaning to mention that while we don’t have a balcony here, we do have an extended family of doves living in our condominium compound in Waikiki. Have they laid any eggs yet? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/35 "2017-07-09T18:58:43Z")
Baker, he looks lovely. Good on you! ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/36 "2017-07-09T19:17:48Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > You’ve seen the Davis Memorial I expect. > > It’s a tomb in the local cemetery, noteworthy for the many statues of a John Davis and his wife Sarah. Check it out. > > [http://www.kansastravel.org/davismemorial.htm](http://www.kansastravel.org/davismemorial.htm) > > Oops, partly repeated. Yes, I have seen it. It’s kinda odd. I mean, that much memorial for someone who isn’t otherwise famous . . . ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/37 "2017-07-09T21:18:53Z")
And the rest of the cemetery is just the usual single stones. It sure does stick out when you arrive. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/38 "2017-07-10T02:27:34Z")
Does anyone know these days how one can leave a message, or even a written note, for an author? If something was sent to their publishers, might the author get it? I know it’s silly, but I’d like to leave a not for Mr. Cussler, telling him that I named my dog out of one of his books. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/39 "2017-07-10T02:42:29Z")
I see on Wikipedia [he has a website](http://clive-cussler-books.com/). There’s a contact section. I also note he turns 86 next weekend, so wish him a Happy Birthday too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786/40 "2017-07-10T04:16:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I also note he turns 86 next weekend, so wish him a Happy Birthday too. And you’d better hurry… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-dog/790786.md?page=3)