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wordinistaWhoo. Okay.
So, a lot of y'all might remember the night Tora-kun worked until 2:30 am. It was also the Night of Much Swearing.
Well, we started talking about that, and how it was going to look like if he stays working for this company, about one week a month is going to have insanely late hours. And me? I'm not really comfortable with that. I know my mother lives next door, but still -- I'm here, and... yeah. It's not cool.
So... I'm not even sure how it came up, but we started talking about the possibility of getting a puppy. We've got a pretty good sized house, and a decent sized yard, so space isn't an issue for a small-to-medium sized dog. So I started researching. As it happens, my dream breed, the Australian Shepherd, looks like it'd be a perfect fit. I have the time to devote to training and discipline, which is usually the biggest problem when it comes to dogs. You don't train it well, or give it enough to do, it's going to get into trouble.
All right, so I start researching breeders in the area, because breeders are people too, and people can be unscrupulous. It's not as easy as I'd thought, and there are a lot of dead links out there. And a LOT of breeders' websites are hosted on Geocities/Yahoo. *headshake*
And a frighteningly large number of them? Have no concept of site design whatsoever. Particularly:
http://www.paradigmcanines.com/
and...
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/wildwindaussies/
Okay, the unfortunate thing is, these two places might have the Best Dogs Evar. It's possible. But their splash pages make me want to choke. Especially that second one. Lawd. I just... words fail me. Really.
Of course, all of this research is for naught if our landlord says no. Mrr. I hope he doesn't say no. *crosses fingers* We were tossing around names tonight, and if we pick one of the ones we were tossing around,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
evilpuppy is going to be vastly amused.
In other news, Tora-kun and I watched Super Size Me tonight, and ... you know, I don't think I'll ever be able to eat at a fast food restaurant ever again. Ever. Ever-ever. OMG GROSS. It took two months of a vegan diet to undo one month of fast-food eating. I'm pretty sure I'm too much of a wuss to go vegan -- or vegetarian, for that matter (and I have the utmost respect for anyone who can manage it), but it'll be a damn long time before I ever order pizza and wings again. I told Tora-kun that movie made me want to run to Wild Oats and shop there forever and ever, amen. And I don't eat fast food that much (okay, ordering pizza -- and that's so stopping ASAFP), but I was seriously disgusted. *shudder*
So, a lot of y'all might remember the night Tora-kun worked until 2:30 am. It was also the Night of Much Swearing.
Well, we started talking about that, and how it was going to look like if he stays working for this company, about one week a month is going to have insanely late hours. And me? I'm not really comfortable with that. I know my mother lives next door, but still -- I'm here, and... yeah. It's not cool.
So... I'm not even sure how it came up, but we started talking about the possibility of getting a puppy. We've got a pretty good sized house, and a decent sized yard, so space isn't an issue for a small-to-medium sized dog. So I started researching. As it happens, my dream breed, the Australian Shepherd, looks like it'd be a perfect fit. I have the time to devote to training and discipline, which is usually the biggest problem when it comes to dogs. You don't train it well, or give it enough to do, it's going to get into trouble.
All right, so I start researching breeders in the area, because breeders are people too, and people can be unscrupulous. It's not as easy as I'd thought, and there are a lot of dead links out there. And a LOT of breeders' websites are hosted on Geocities/Yahoo. *headshake*
And a frighteningly large number of them? Have no concept of site design whatsoever. Particularly:
http://www.paradigmcanines.com/
and...
http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/wildwindaussies/
Okay, the unfortunate thing is, these two places might have the Best Dogs Evar. It's possible. But their splash pages make me want to choke. Especially that second one. Lawd. I just... words fail me. Really.
Of course, all of this research is for naught if our landlord says no. Mrr. I hope he doesn't say no. *crosses fingers* We were tossing around names tonight, and if we pick one of the ones we were tossing around,
evilpuppy is going to be vastly amused.In other news, Tora-kun and I watched Super Size Me tonight, and ... you know, I don't think I'll ever be able to eat at a fast food restaurant ever again. Ever. Ever-ever. OMG GROSS. It took two months of a vegan diet to undo one month of fast-food eating. I'm pretty sure I'm too much of a wuss to go vegan -- or vegetarian, for that matter (and I have the utmost respect for anyone who can manage it), but it'll be a damn long time before I ever order pizza and wings again. I told Tora-kun that movie made me want to run to Wild Oats and shop there forever and ever, amen. And I don't eat fast food that much (okay, ordering pizza -- and that's so stopping ASAFP), but I was seriously disgusted. *shudder*
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Date: 2005-12-01 12:41 pm (UTC)There aren't really many shows in my immediate area -- the down-side of living in the backwater 'burbs. But a lot of the breeders I've emailed have the dams on site, so I'd definitely ask to meet the mama.
Awww, I think part of the charm is that they're so damned smart. I tried teaching my mom's Cairn Terrier some things, but she's so stubborn that I had to hand off the task to my mom. Of course, Mom has been able to teach Zoe some nifty tricks, and Zoe's smart as anything -- but, like I said, stubborn. From what i've read about the Aussies, they're quick to learn, but if you're not careful, they can manipulate their owners.
I really hope the landlord says yes...
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Date: 2005-12-01 09:42 pm (UTC)As far as the pet/show thing goes. If the breeder you're looking at has their contract on-line, you might look it over. A lot of them offer limited registration (which means you can't show for comformation) for a pet and joint registration (which means they own part of the dog with you, along with some other restrictions that vary from breeder to breeder) for show dogs. I went through this a little bit ago when I was looking for my Standard Poodle, so I can understand your frustration with some websites.
Aussies are awesome dogs. Just be prepared for lots of energy.
Laters,
Patch
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Date: 2005-12-01 09:51 pm (UTC)Knowing how enthusiatic those dogs are. I am sure it will help you get out and about more. if jsut to burn off some of the energy so you can get some rest. Toys and dog parks are your friends. and swith those you might want to think of some fun challanges. They are fun dogs I admit, my friend has one that I go spoil at least twice a year. She swears it takes a month to get her back to normal after I watch her.
I hope your land lord lets you.