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Allow me to introduce.... OSCAR!!!

17,449 1,093 July 10, 2007 at 05:42 AM in Chat (2)
Puppy!

We picked this little guy up from a rescue on sunday. He's a lab mix. We're not quite sure of his breed. This is my first dog... Maggie's had many.

He's a happy little camper... unless we leave him alone. We are crate training him. He's not very fond of that at all. He'll grow out of it though. He came from a litter of 5, so up til sunday night, he had never spent a moment alone in his short life. It's kinda cool that we can go outside and he just follows us.

Anyhow, he needs a name, and we're still undecided. Dontknow I kinda like "Champ". We live right by Lake Champlain, which has it's own version of the Locke Ness monster called "Champ". Maybe Oscar. Maybe Joey. (Cats - Chloe+Zoe)

While I'm being a postwhore... why stop here? I had a fun weekend at Lake George NY... rented a pontoon boat and explored the lake. My MIL is looking to buy a pontoon boat so we thought we'd test drive one. (if anyone has advise on brands or anything.. I'm all ears since she's kinda put me on research)

Yesterday, I had 2 wisdom teeth pulled, and also 4 biopsies on these little white spots on my cheeks. I chew my cheeks a lot so they're pretty sure it's just scar tissue, but yea, my mouth is a bit of a mess right now. God bless good painkillers. Weeeeeeeee!

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TigerStar
07-13-2008 at 06:02 PM.
07-13-2008 at 06:02 PM.
Quote from iconian :
how does oscar feeling new kiddo??
Confused

the dog feels up the kids?
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Drio
07-31-2008 at 02:44 PM.
07-31-2008 at 02:44 PM.
Older pic:

Newer pic:


We hope he's good with the child-to-be. He's spent some time around screaming toddlers and passed the test with flying colors.
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afusinatto
07-31-2008 at 02:56 PM.
07-31-2008 at 02:56 PM.
He is such a cool looking dog Smilie

Bet he's got a great personality too!! Stick Out Tongue
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07-31-2008 at 03:06 PM.
07-31-2008 at 03:06 PM.
Quote from afusinatto :
He is such a cool looking dog Smilie

Bet he's got a great personality too!! Stick Out Tongue
He does... and it's amazing how expressive he can be with his ears. laugh out loud

Poor guy had developed quite a phobia of thunder... and this summer has been just storm after storm for us.

He's also got a completely unexplainable phobia of my damn flashlight. (FLASH!) The second he sees me with it... his ears go down (sad) and his head dips... and he kinda hides. I have no idea where he got this phobia from. The only abuse this dog has ever had to endure was a light slap on the nose with a slipper he just chewed to pieces.

All in all, he's a good boy though. He hasn't chewed anything bad in many months... I wonder if we can even trust him loose in the house while gone.... Scratchchin
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afusinatto
07-31-2008 at 03:20 PM.
07-31-2008 at 03:20 PM.
Heh Smilie One of my dogs does the ear thing, but the other one is a lot more vocally expressive laugh out loud He makes the funniest noises.

My mom developed some rolls of film we've had for years, and scanned some super cute pictures of when my baby Gander was a puppy:





Crazy to think that he used to be that cute laugh out loud Now he's my big monster! heart



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07-31-2008 at 03:24 PM.
07-31-2008 at 03:24 PM.
Awww cute. nod Oscar's mostly quiet... he'll whine at the cat sometimes... and bark at imaginary stuff in the woods from time to time...
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SueM
07-31-2008 at 03:36 PM.
07-31-2008 at 03:36 PM.
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Well whatever mix he is, we now know he's part golden. laugh out loud
LMAO
Get his dna tested. We had it done and found out that our pure chihuahua was part chinese creasted, standard schnauzer (?) and chihuahua.
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07-31-2008 at 04:40 PM.
07-31-2008 at 04:40 PM.
Quote from Drio :
He does... and it's amazing how expressive he can be with his ears. laugh out loud

Poor guy had developed quite a phobia of thunder... and this summer has been just storm after storm for us.

He's also got a completely unexplainable phobia of my damn flashlight. (FLASH!) The second he sees me with it... his ears go down (sad) and his head dips... and he kinda hides. I have no idea where he got this phobia from. The only abuse this dog has ever had to endure was a light slap on the nose with a slipper he just chewed to pieces.

All in all, he's a good boy though. He hasn't chewed anything bad in many months... I wonder if we can even trust him loose in the house while gone.... Scratchchin
Teehee My cat is weird about this one light in the house its a huge weird looking light. Someone suggested that maybe it reminds him of the surgery lights at the animal hospital where he got his leg amputated laugh out loud

Quote from SueM :
LMAO
Get his dna tested. We had it done and found out that our pure chihuahua was part chinese creasted, standard schnauzer (?) and chihuahua.
I just saw those DNA tests for dogs at petco pretty cool nod
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07-31-2008 at 04:42 PM.
07-31-2008 at 04:42 PM.
I like him....he's cute!
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08-06-2008 at 11:02 AM.
08-06-2008 at 11:02 AM.
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I like him....he's cute!

Who? Me?
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08-06-2008 at 11:10 AM.
08-06-2008 at 11:10 AM.
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Who? Me?
laugh out loudlaugh out loudlaugh out loud
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Just Peachy
08-06-2008 at 11:13 AM.
08-06-2008 at 11:13 AM.
LMAO That's a really cute pic, although:

Your dog appears to have walleye syndrome. Teehee
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04-08-2022 at 08:31 AM.
04-08-2022 at 08:31 AM.
Well... after 15 faithful years... Oscar is resting in peace. Best boy ever. Sorry for the bump. Links broken... but not forgotten. Frown
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04-08-2022 at 08:34 AM.
04-08-2022 at 08:34 AM.
Quote from Drio :
Well... after 15 faithful years... Oscar is resting in peace. Best boy ever. Sorry for the bump. Links broken... but not forgotten. Frown
15 years is a hell of a good run for a Pup!

Sorry you lost your companion.
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04-08-2022 at 08:44 AM.
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Quote from DC :
15 years is a hell of a good run for a Pup!

Sorry you lost your companion.
Hey man! Yeah, it really was. He far outlived expectations for his breed. It was so hard to decide it was time... but his legs were failing him.
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