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HoneyBunny
10-22-2002, 12:36 PM
Hey everybody! Just wanted to introduce myself and I thought this was an appropriate place since I have just adopted my first dog. I never had a dog growing up (I'm 24, by the way), but my husband's family always had dogs. They were up to 5 when we started dating 5 yrs ago, but are now back down to 3 due to two losses from old age in the past couple of years. :( Anyway, my husband and I just bought our first home, and we adopted a dog from an SPCA organization to enjoy our large backyard. Susie, our new doggie-daughter, is 1 yr old and has been in a foster home for 6 months. She is just an outside dog now, but we will house-break her so that she can be an inside/outside dog. :D
HoneyBunny
10-22-2002, 12:41 PM
We are picking her up on Saturday, and I'm really excited. I want to attach pictures, but for some reason they are showing up as links. Does anyone know why? Anyway, I will probably be lurking around this site and posting questions whenever they come up. I imagine that I'll have lots of questions since she's my first dog.
aly
10-22-2002, 12:55 PM
HEY! Welcome to Pet Talk! You live right by me! I just moved to Cedar Park a couple months ago.

Which SPCA did you adopt Susie from? I work/volunteer at both the one here and in Austin! I was trying to think if I knew a Susie doggy but I don't think I do. You said she was in foster care though. If you pick her up on Saturday and its the Austin one, I'll be there all day Sat :)

Good luck with your new baby girl and maybe I'll see you around :)
Karen
10-22-2002, 01:01 PM
Let's see ... first things first:

Welcome to Pet Talk!

Congratulations on becoming a first-time dog-mom!

Welcome, and welcome, what kind is Susie? If it shows up as a link, that's okay, that's what attachments do. To embed an image, it needs to be already on the web somewhere, then you type [img ] -then the URL-then [ /img] but with no spaces in any of it, and it'll just show up in your post!
mugsy
10-22-2002, 01:12 PM
Hi! Welcome to Pet Talk and congrats on your new addition! We look forward to pictures and hearing stories.
sammi
10-22-2002, 01:25 PM
Welcome to Pet Talk! Can't wait to hear & see more about your new doggie!
HoneyBunny
10-22-2002, 01:26 PM
Oh, I get it. Thanks for the help, Karen.

aly, I found her on petfinder.org and she was with the Highland Lakes SPCA in Marble Falls. That's why you couldn't remember her.

Susie is a hound or pointer mix. She has a great sense of smell, and she likes to sleep in her spare time, which they tell me is typical of a hound. :) She might have a tiny bit of blue heeler in her based on her coat, but she really doesn't look at all like a cattle dog. Here's a pic (also my avatar):
HoneyBunny
10-22-2002, 01:27 PM
and another:
HoneyBunny
10-22-2002, 01:27 PM
one more:
anna_66
10-22-2002, 01:44 PM
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AND WELCOME TO PET TALK HONEYBUNNY & SUSIE!

I'm sure you'll find alot of help here, everyone is wonderful:D
But be warned......it's very addicting!
DoggiesAreTheBest
10-22-2002, 03:05 PM
Welcome to Pet Talk!! I am sure you are going to love it here. I too wasn't allowed a dog growing up and my husband's family has always had dogs. 2 years ago, Andrew and I adopted Drake, a GSD/Wolf Hybrid. Draker has been the pride and joy of my life eversince! I am sure Susie will fill a void you never knew existed. She is a handsome puppster. Can't wait to hear more stories and see more pictures!
tatsxxx11
10-22-2002, 03:24 PM
Welcome Honeybunny! Lucky, lucky you!!:) Susie is beautiful! I know you'll have a great time hear, lots of love and laughs and very knowledgable people to guide you every step of the way as you venture into doggiedom!:) Keep those pics coming and hugs to you dear girl! Sandra, Star and Cody!
aly
10-22-2002, 03:27 PM
Well no wonder I didn't remember her :D

She's beautiful. I bet you are so excited!!!!!!!

I'm happy to see a member here living so close to me!
ChrisH
10-22-2002, 03:37 PM
A Warm Welcome to Pet Talk Honeybunny, you and your beautiful Susie both. Looking forward to lots of pics and stories!

(gotta tell you, honeybunny is one of the other names I call my Bob! LOL)
shais_mom
10-22-2002, 09:08 PM
Welcome to our wonderful PetTalk family.
And Congratulations on adopting your first dog!
I agree with Souraya, she will fill a void that you never knew was missing!
Can't wait to hear more about you and Susie!
delidog
10-22-2002, 09:16 PM
welcome honeybunny and susie!!! i saw you on another thread and asked about susie...she is so handsome!!!! you will love her dearly!
you will love this Pet Talk board...lots of good advise for new and old doggie and pet owners!!!!
we look forward to hearing stories....and lots of susie pics!!!!!
WELCOME!!!!
turner
10-22-2002, 09:48 PM
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Welcome to Pet Talk. Looking forward to hearing more about you and your new dog Susie!

You will get all of your questions answered here!!!! Everyone is great!
wolf_Q
10-23-2002, 12:05 AM
WELCOME! Susie sure is a cutie! We'd love to see more pics! She reminds me a bit of my friend's german shorthair, Lady. :D Maybe there is another Pet Talk meeting in our future too!!
AdoreMyDogs
10-23-2002, 06:45 AM
Welcome, welcome, welcome! Susie is gorgeous! You'll really enjoy it here, but be careful, it's VERY addicting :)

I have two rescue dogs and a rescue cat myself. Graham, Kersey & Minion. They are my pride and joy. Life is not the same without animals, that's for sure. Once you have a beloved pet, you will never know how you lived without one!
HoneyBunny
10-23-2002, 07:54 AM
Aw, thanks guys! I think your pets are all beautiful too. Just 3 more days until we pick up our girl. I can hardly wait!
Cookiebaker
10-23-2002, 08:08 AM
Welcome to Pettalk!! Susie is sooo cute!!! I hope you like it here! :D
Sudilar
10-23-2002, 09:28 AM
Welcome to Pet Talk!!! Susie is adorable. Thanks for saving her. You'll love it here.
ownerof3dogs
10-23-2002, 08:03 PM
Welcome Honeybunny. You'll love it here...Trust me!!!!
aly
10-26-2002, 05:17 PM
How's Susie doing Honeybunny? I was thinking about you all day knowing what an exciting, happy time this is for you!
HoneyBunny
10-30-2002, 03:30 PM
Just saw your message. Sorry. Susie is doing great! We picked her up on Saturday and she was a little frightened of us and her surroundings that day. By the next day, she was much more comfortable with us but was still kind of spooked by the new place. She's been very clingy, but yesterday she started getting a little more bold about exploring her surroundings. She has only had one accident in the house (and that was because I spooked her right after she woke up), and she's figured out why we take her outside so much because now she goes as soon as we go outside. We were waiting as long as 30 minutes for her to "Go Potty". We did have one unfortunate incident. Monday we both had to go to work all day... we both work M-F (8-5) with pretty long commutes on top of that. We put her in the backyard, and that afternoon she got tired of being alone. She broke through the fence... literally. She broke the bottom off 2 boards on our fence gate. She crossed a busy 4 lane highway near our neighborhood and started sniffing around the parking lot of a vet's office. They took her inside and called us... thank goodness we had a tag made for her at Petco the weekend before. My husband got the message when he got home and raced to their office before they closed at 6pm. She was completely unharmed, but we have been keeping her in the garage for the past couple of days because we can't trust her in the yard, especially with a hole in the gate. :rolleyes: We're hoping to install an electronic containment system to reinforce our fence this weekend. Other than that, she has been adjusting very well and we couldn't be happier. :D
jenluckenbach
10-31-2002, 07:41 AM
Welcome to pet talk and Suzie is beautiful. No wonder you picked her.
aly
10-31-2002, 01:17 PM
Is Susie crate trained? Thats a long time to be in a crate but maybe you can just have her in the crate in the house for a few weeks until she learns she belongs there and you can trust she won't bust out again.

I'm glad everything else is going good :)
HoneyBunny
11-01-2002, 08:00 AM
She is crate trained but it seems too long to leave her in there. She is in it all night and between work and our commutes she'd be in there for about 11.5 hours during the day too. I know they say crating them isn't mean and we've put her in there as long as 3 hours on weekends (and about 8 hours every night), but 11.5 hours seems extreme to me. She's actually getting used to being away from us and doesn't act as upset when we leave now. She's stopped fighting with us when we shut the door. Now she just sits back and looks sad. Everyday she gets more and more curious and bold. I'm so happy the weekend is here so we can spend more time with her.