Ok, the last post of the pics tonight, sort of went before I meant for it to, BUT I am still working out the kinks which is why I have not posted anything else LOL! Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I am proof you can. Everything I have figured out I have figured it out on my own thru trial and error and sometimes being SCARED to death I will mess up my laptop but so far so good. I have finally (I think) figured out how to tie my blog to Pinterest to get more traffic. Don't want to really do FB--way too public for me although I have been given NUMEROUS ideas on groups I could join and tie my blog that way which to me is doable. I have a lot of ideas--really creative ways to tie to Pinterest and I have read numerous articles I want to tie to Pinterest as well so I think I am on my way...I will be reposting some of my earlier post now I know how to tie to Pinterest--another reason I haven't put a new post on, but they're coming. So for now, about bed time...

It took me all weekend to figure out how to do what I am trying to do and I still haven't figured it all out.  I have not been on the blog in about a week because I am still trying to work out some kinks.  I have so much to post when I do.  In the meantime, be patient, I'll get it together!!!  Now if I can just figure out how to get my post to the right side of this pic LOL!!!

Just found the post I mentioned of the mixed breed dog I mentioned in the previous post.  He was 20 when he died.  His name was Schoep.  Haven't figured out and don;t know if I can even share it on my blog.
Those of you who are dog lovers will definitely remember this dog and man.

I am titling this "Your Pet is not a piece of Furniture " for s very good reason.  So many people get a pet and its not what they think it should be, doesn't mind, gets too big, etc so the discard it like its a piece of old furniture.  This makes me furious.  It doesn't make any difference the type mixed breed or purebred, no pet deserves this.  When you get a pet and we'll start with puppies, you are making a commitment to that dog for anywhere between birth and 18 - 20 years depending on the breed. Yorkies for example that are in good health can live up to 18 - 20 years.  Shocking but true.  There was a mixed breed dog in which a You Tube video went viral a few years back because the owner would take the dog to a Lake I believe he lived in Michigan every early evening to help the dog get to sleep because it helped the dogs arthritis.  A VERY touching story.  When the dog died I believe he or she was 17.  I will need to find the video and share it. The point being no matter the type of dog you are committing to taking care of that dog for the life of that dog.  If you can't do --do not get a dog.  The are some legitimate reasons to rehome a dog although now days there are not many in my book, death of the owner would be one, if you end up in the service or travel a lot would be a couple of others but that is something you need to consider BEFORE you get a dog.  Moving too--now days is NOT a good excuse as MANY places now will allow dogs. 

Parents DO NOT get a puppy for your small child unless you plan on training that child to carefully handle that small  dog.  Many small breeds do not do good with children.  Pay attention to the type of dog you are getting.  I hear of a lot of parents getting Lab puppies for their young children then the Labs end up in shelters because they grow up to be big dogs and are too much for the parents and kids to handle.  Labs need a job, they need activity they can be destructive if they don't have exercise.  ANY dog can be destructive if they don't have much exercise or a job to do.  A lot of pets end up in shelters because people automatically think the doesn't need to be trained --they want a dog they can just bring home and it will do everything right.  You have to potty train a dog.  You have to teach the dog like you do a child.  The dog HAS to know what is expected just like a child.  If he or she does not know, they will invent things to do right or wrong.  Mixed breed or purebred, a dog HAS to be taught.  Mixed breeds might be the perfect dog for a young child.  I would strongly suggest staying away from puppy mills and back yard breeders.  If you are looking for a particular breed. Check your local breed rescue groups.  Do keep in mind some of these dogs may have issues that you will need to work thru with the dog.  You don't know the circumstances these dogs have come from but I will tell you MOST of the rescue groups work with these dogs before placing them and the dogs if you have a special place in your heart to be able to continue to work with that dog it will be well worth it.  Go to your local Shelter if you are not wanting a specific breed.  Go to a kill shelter, there may be a deserving dog on Doggie Death row in need of a home.  Make sure you get as much history on the dog as you can so you will know what or if there are any health issues.   My step daughter got a boxer from I will not name the shelter--it was not a breed rescue place I will say that but it is in Mississippi, had to put a couple of thousand dollars in the dog only to loose her just a few short months after getting her because she was not thorughly tested for diseases. She was not told on the front end the dog had issues.
  It killed her when she lost her.  Needless to say she didn't go to the shelter again.

Ok, stopping for now but this will be a continuing blog. So until the next post.

Wanted to add a little more tonight on mixed breed dogs.  There is nothing AT ALL wrong with a mixed breed pet.  We had one when we were kids a Maltipoo but unfortunately the reason there are so many dogs in shelters is due to irresponsible pet ownership, I cannot emphasize this enough and most of t
hem are mixed breed and strays because people don't spay and neuter their pets.  Again next segment is the" Furniture" one

Well, finally got brave enough to get back on this.  Still don't really know what I.m doing but I have to start somewhere.  One reason I started or am trying to start this is to educate I guess "beginner" pet owners for lack of a better name.  You hear purebred pet owners that don't like or don't understand the reason for mixed breeds and mixed breed people who don't like or don't understand the purpose for purebreds.  While I am by no means an expert there is this thing called common sense and I do a LOT of research so I am hoping to dispel, educate, etc .  Since I and my husband are purebred owners I will discuss this first.  Apparently many dog owners do not know there is a very definite reason for purebreds.  These dogs were bred for specific traits to accomplish a specific task.  Many of these have developed over hundreds of years.  For example, the Poodle many do not know was one of if not the first retreivers--yes a poodle.  It wasn't made to be the Fu Fu dogs like many people think.  Labs, Goldens are Retreivers...there are many other types out there developed in different countries for the sole purpose of retreiving for hunters.  Collies, Shelties, Shephards are just some examples of herding dogs.  Bred for the sole purpose of herding cattle, sheep, ducks etc.  Terriers are earth dogs "ratters" as they are sometimes called.  Look up the meaning of "terrier" and that will explain this breed of dog.  So the next time you as a mixed breed dog person decide to demean a purebred dog person understand again these were bred for specific purposes and this is the reason purebreds exist.  One of the oldest purebreds is a Basenji and a Saluki.  There are others these are just 2.  Grab an encyclopedia or now days Wikipedia on the Internet or just type in the purebred you are interested in and its amazing what you can learn..  I have yet to see a mixed breed dog herd, flush out ducks or retreive.  Thats not to say there is not a purpose for them as well.  Most people don;t set out to purposely breed mixed breed dogs particularly with 6 or 7 dogs in the mix.  That is called irresponsible pet ownership by not spaying or neutering.  And yes there are irresponsible purebred owners as well we all know they are there.  They are called puppy mills.  These are people more interested in the dollar signs than bettering the breed. Now for the mixed breeds dogs.  First and foremost these are primarily again products of irresponsible breeders and not spaying and neutering which fall on irresponsible pet owners.  A lot of people won't like this but tough--its true.  Without irresponsible pet parents, breeders etc there would be no mixed breed dogs.  People again did not set out to "breed" mixed breeds.  Now on the opposite side, for those who are not interested in a specific breed for a specific purpose these dogs have a purpose as well.  There are things you can do with mixed breed dogs if you choose. Agility, Obedience --I think you can do Rally and Flyball as well.  The sad thing is on both side because of irresponsible pet parents and breeders you see many of these dogs on both sides in Shelters, Rescues, on Doggy Death Row etc.  The main reason for this blog again is to educate and maybe somehow save some dogs from the irresponsible humans that breed and own them.  My husband and I have 5 we know purebred dogs.  The 2 smallest ones a Yorkie and a Pom most likely from an irresponsible backyard breeder (the Yorkie) and the Pom was purchased from a Flea Market by my step-daughter 7 years ago.  We have her thank goodness because my son - in - law is allergic to dogs with undercoat.  Flea market pups should be your first clue about how the dog was bred.  Both have health issues.  The Yorkie will be 14 in March and is losing coat--nicely bred Yorkies do not have that issue even at that age and the Pom has had Alopecia since birth--she just turned 7, again a bad breeding issue.  Many of your mixed breeds have issues as well contrary to what people think they know or want to believe.

Ok, its late so I will use this as my stopping place for tonight.  The next issue is treating your new dog, pup right.  I guess I need to title it : "Your Pet is not a piece of Furniture";   Keep your furrkids safe.  Love them unconditionally because that's how they love you.