Your very first dog

[tomkatzid]

I was wondering how many of you have had dogs since you were little kids. How old were you when you got the first one and what kind they were Lets hear some happy stories

[LoudLou]

My Mother had her dog Ulyssa before I was born. She was a wire-haired terrier of some kind. She was with us until I think I was about 3 or 4 by then we had a few more dogs, Rascal (a Bassett mix), Peggity (Daschund mix) and a couple more I guess I can't remember....Then when I was about 6 my Mother started with the Bassett Hounds. So, I pretty much grew up with Bassetts.. Alfie, Archie, Bosley, Baxter & Sadie. We had them through the years. They all passed to the RB of old age. Archie & Sadie lived to be 17 and 14yrs. Which is REALLY old for a Bassett.

[tomkatzid]

OK, mine(ours)was a little black poodle named Misty. For some reason my sister and I called her Milly. She was given to my parents by a breeder because her hind legs were bowed, and all her puppies were turning out that way too. She was the best dog ever. She put up with a houseful of chocolate point siamese cats(my mom bred siamese)and all the other things little kids put them through(dressing them up, etc). We got her when I was 4, she lived to be 17, so she was just always there, I still miss her! It started me on a lifetime of owning, loving, rescueing, and sharing my life with dogs .....tom

[primabella]

mickey is my first dog (not counting primo) but rochetta, my mom's dog, was pretty close she was a collie/spaniel mix and the daughter of my mom's first dog, rocky. she was a great, loyal friend. she was 18 when she passed on

[ramanth]

My parents had a Irish Setter, Rusty, when I was a child. He died in his sleep when I was 8 years old and only a few days before we were going to move from the city to the country.

I bet Rusty would have loved it.

We never got another dog after that and so really I grew up with cats.

Kia is my first dog.

[Tina]

My parent's had a Collie when I was first born named Boots. I didn't really know him. But from stories he was a really great dog. When I was around 4 or 5 years old we had two dogs named Bear and Sandy. Bear was a Old English Sheep dog mix I believe and Sandy was a little mutt I'm not forsure what mix he was. They were both very great dogs. Sandy was my best friend he use to follow me around everywhere. Sandy died when I was about 13 or 14 years old of old age. And Bear I'm not forsure my parents didn't tell me. I had dogs all my life and I'm so happy we did. I loved them all. The one I remember the most is Boo he was a Black Chow. He died a couple years after I left home. I miss him so much. I wish I could have taken him with me when I moved out of my parent's house.

[lovemyshiba]

When I was born, my parents had a black lab named Trapper. I don't remember him, but I have seen the pics. Then we had something named Beechnut--I don't remember what breed he was either, I just know I was terrified of him. Then, came Spike--he was the BEST--he was a beagle, and just loved to eat. He eventually became a fat beagle, and just loved to sit around with us all the time. We also had MacDuff, a golden retriever, who was nuts!! And Max, who my parents still have, he's 14, and he is a husky, golden mix--he pretty much just sleeps now.
I just got these 2 dogs of my own last year, because EVERY apartment in this town is NO PETS--besides for about 4 or 5 buildings!!

[Cincy'sMom]

When I was born , my parents had two dogs, Mikey, a weimie/beagle mix and Simon a terrier mix. They were their babies!! Two year slater my brother was born, and both he and my mom were sick. My dad worked full time and was going to school so he was gone from 7am-12pm. Unfortuntly, as hard as they tried the dogs were just too much and had to be given away.

Me and Simon


Mickey and Simon:


Finally when I was 14, we convinced my parents to get Oreo, our beagle/poodle mix. She has been a handful at times, but she can be a sweetie when she wants

Oreo as a puppy:

Oreo now:


ans since that time my parents have added three dogs to their lives, Dazzi, Taggert and Snoopy. Ralph and I of course have Sadie and Cincy. and my sister has Dakota, Destiny and Sierra(?) How has my brother managed to stay out of this whole dog thing?

[Aspen and Misty]

I got my very own dog last year, Chewy, you can see him in my siggy.

Ash

[Jessica12345]

my mom had a dog before i was born named muffy. We figured out though that he hated babies, so we had to give him away I was only a few months then though, and dont remember him.


Now i have had Jordan for 12 years, and he is the best puppy in the world! i love him more then anything! I just dont want him to pass.
You see, every year at the same time, he gets very sick. We dont know why, but he cant eat or move. We spend like $700 to get him fixed up, but it still comes back each year.
Im so scared because last year we almost had to put him down, but i begged my mom to wait and he got better again. It seems to get worse every year though.

Jewels is 1 year old, and is the cutest little thing on four paws! I love her to death! in fact she is sleeping on my lap right now.

Jess

[Glacier]

Our first family dog was a white german shepherd, Tasha. She came with a house we bought just before I turned five. The owners were friends' of my parents. They were moving into town and didn't think Tasha would adjust well after being a country dog. She was about 6 already by then. When we arrived to move our stuff in, she refused to let us in the house. My dad had to go get a steak for her before she let us in the house. She became the kids' dog and protected my sister and I, like she knew what we weren't allowed to do. If we got too close to the road or the dugout, she would knock us over! We lost her to cancer eight years later.

My first dog, that was really mine, was Lady. She was an Irish Setter-Golden Retriever mix. Our neighbor was a Golden breeder and a stray bred his prize female--OOPS! So he sold the puppies for 20 bucks each. I got to pick one for my 7th birthday. She was my best friend for many years. During those hellish teen years, Lady heard everything!! She died at 15 from cancer. I still keep her picture up in my house.

[andrea_NMAggie]

My first dog was Rambo, a yorkie mix. He was a "gift" for my 15th birthday. We had rambo for 12 wonderful years. I remember when I first got him, my mom had so many "rules". Like: the dog will not beg at the table, must be taken for a walk every day, brushed once a day, bathed once a week. Not to mention, he wasn't allowed on the sofa or in our bedrooms. Needless to say, Rambo wore my parents down...and within a year, he was sleeping at my parents feet, taste-testing our dinners before we even said Grace! Yes, Rambo was spoiled...but not rotten, just with lots of love. When I moved out after college, he got to stay with Mom & Dad...afterall, they had much more time to spend with him (and could afford to feed him the "quality" of food that he'd grown accustomed to. Rambo died last year, on Father's Day It was a very sad sad thing to hear. He waited for my parents to come home from their Saturday skydiving...and just before dinner went up and said his goodbyes to mom & dad. It still gets me choked up to tell the story. I don't think there will ever be a dog as awesome as my Rambo. I know he's having a great time in doggie heaven.

[wolf_Q]

When I was first born we had a brittany spaniel named Lady and a schnauzer named Griff.

My parents were afraid Griff would hurt me, as my sister had made him mean by teasing him so they gave him away. But, they gave him to a family with another female schnauzer friend, so I bet he was happy. I've only seen pics, he was very cute.

Lady was killed....I guess she was tied up outside and we were gone and some kids threw firecrackers in her dog house. She freaked and jumped over the fence to the neighbors woodpile. When she tried to jump back the rope caught in the fence and she was hanged to death...while the kids watched I'm sure. I've seen pics of her also, and she was adorable...had a perfectly shaped heart on her forehead.

I've also heard bits and pieces of a cockapoo named Shadow, schnauzer named Dusty...and some other dogs I don't know much about. My family went through quite a few dogs before I was born.

But since I didn't know any of these dogs, my real first dog was Smokey. We got him when I was 2 years old. We got Reggie about 7 years later. Dogs seem to last *much* longer with me around.

But technically Reggie and Smokey were family dogs, and Nebo's all mine, so you can count him as my first real dog if ya want! lol

[slleipnir]

Rufus was my first. We got him when I was around 1 years old. I miss him

[RubyMutt]

I got my first dog when I was 3 (I actually really wanted a kitty, but my mom was alergic). But I'm glad I got my puppy! She was a salt & pepper miniature schnauzer. I named her Muffy after a character on one of my fave tv shows at the time (I think it might have been called 'Today's Special'...) I grew up with Muff, she was like a sister to me. When I was 16 she was diagnosed with stomach cancer and eventually was PTS It was a very sad day, but she was suffering and she just wasn't herself anymore. I know she had a good life. It took me a couple years to even want another dog... I miss you Muff