Today my husband is working from home, and the dogs were not on their best behavior. I decided to head on some errands with Athena. First, we headed to the dog park. I have a love hate relationship with this local park. It's in a great location, and alot of great dogs go there. They, like alot of parks in the country have decided to subscribe to Breed Specific Legislation. On the sign posted on the gates it says NO PITBULLS ALLOWED. I blindly walk past it, pretending not to see it. Many cities have already found out that it is, in most cases, the owner not the dog. You can raise a golden retreiver or a rottie to be a fighting dog too. Are we banning those breeds? Athena is great and social at the park. She's very submissive and loves to play with the other dogs. Then the inevitable question arises, " What kind of dog is she?" I used to pawn off the question with " She's a lab mix", but now I just go right for the jugular and say " She's a pit bull." I actually head someone say " Well that's a shame..." When did the pit bull become so villified?
Ok, well that was my rant. Back to the story of the dog park today. There was an old Russian man with some kind of Dingo-like dog at the park. The dog, he explained was a rescue. She was friendly enough, but a very strange looking dog. When I petting this dog, I noticed that this dog's dew claw's were so long they were actually completely in a circle. I was so angry! I mean, you care enough about you dog to exercise it, why not cut it's nails. Would you walk around with your fingernails like that? I think not!
So, me being the loud italian that I am, said something to this dog's owner. The man seemed taken aback by my concern over the dogs nails, and promptly left. Was I out of place to voice my concern? You tell me!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Why Hello Out There!
Having one dog is pretty normal for many Americans. Lots of people even have two. We're those people who go above and beyond the normal. We have three dogs, which officially means that we have ourselves a pack. Over the past year, we have gone from being laid-back owners of a toy dog, to agility crazed parents of two power breeds and a toy breed dog. We're now those people who spend Friday nights at the dog park or on the agility field instead of on date night. Also, we've watched enough Dog Whisperer to consider ourselves experts on everyone else's dogs. This blog's aim is to share photos and videos of a three dog family, but also to educate others on relevant information that we have to share.
It's only appropriate to introduce our fur-babies to the internet properly.....
Diva is 5 years old, and the oldest dog. She's a chihuahua and aussie shepard mix ( we know, strange), and is full of personality. She's a couch potato, and loves to nap. When she's outside she protects the house from squirrels and loves to eat grass. She's the guard dog of the house without a doubt, and she is definately a Mommy's girl. I bought her from a breeder in rural Florida, and she has grown up so big! She's around 15lbs and is partially hairless due to allergies in New York.
A few months before we got married, my hubby and I went looking for a puppy. What we found was a huge lab/pit bull mix named Apollo. We're unsure about his past, but he's been with us for over a year now. He's a gentle giant! He loves to nap on the couch with his humans, and gives slobbery kisses. Apollo is infamous for sitting with his jowls on someone's arm to lovingly beg for food. He loves being outside and swimming and running off leash.
As you may have noticed, we had ourselves a gross size mismatch. We waited about 7 months and then started the hunt for a third dog. We were hoping for a temperment similar to Apollo's, but it didn't happen. Athena was adopted on Dec. 13th, 2010 from an organization called Out of the Pits in Albany, New York. She's a lab/ pit bull mix and about 45 lbs at 9 months old right now. She's black with white markings and is a very sassy young lady. She loves to play with her big brother, and steal toys from her little sister. She goes crazy for tennis balls and loves to chase them. Athena is also quite the swimmer, and has just started agility classes.
This is our furr-family. If you don't want to get licked at and have a tail hitting you from one of the dogs, then you're not a three dog person. We look forward to sharing the adventures of our three dog family with you!
It's only appropriate to introduce our fur-babies to the internet properly.....
Diva is 5 years old, and the oldest dog. She's a chihuahua and aussie shepard mix ( we know, strange), and is full of personality. She's a couch potato, and loves to nap. When she's outside she protects the house from squirrels and loves to eat grass. She's the guard dog of the house without a doubt, and she is definately a Mommy's girl. I bought her from a breeder in rural Florida, and she has grown up so big! She's around 15lbs and is partially hairless due to allergies in New York.
A few months before we got married, my hubby and I went looking for a puppy. What we found was a huge lab/pit bull mix named Apollo. We're unsure about his past, but he's been with us for over a year now. He's a gentle giant! He loves to nap on the couch with his humans, and gives slobbery kisses. Apollo is infamous for sitting with his jowls on someone's arm to lovingly beg for food. He loves being outside and swimming and running off leash.
This is our furr-family. If you don't want to get licked at and have a tail hitting you from one of the dogs, then you're not a three dog person. We look forward to sharing the adventures of our three dog family with you!
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