After 10 years, my now 12 yo Explorer is finally being retired before
it actually dies. It has been terminally ill for some time now, and
it's the kindest thing to do.

We've welcomed home a new purebred from Honda - a Pilot. Hopefully it
will be an easy keeper! Boy do things change in 12 years - the stuff
that was "standard", at least on this model, is pretty amazing. Had
to order a new rubber cargo tray to go under the crates (and I could
fit standard 24" wide crates in, but already have my narrower
side-by-side crates), but can use the one from the Explorer for now. I
need to get rubber floor mats for the driver's side at least - my
frequently muddy boots will trash the carpeted one.

All-in-all, I think the dogs will like their new vehicle. The one
thing that it doesn't have, which I will miss, is the rear window
opening on the hatch. Very few vehicles seem to offer that anymore,
and it's something I have used a lot on the Explorer. The new
Explorers still have it, but for the trim level I wanted, a new
Explorer was much more expensive, so it wasn't worth it for a window!


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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

The Subaru Outback is a nice vehicle as well and accomodates several
animals (including my kids), at once

On 1 Mar 2006 07:56:59 -0800, "english terrier" ,
clicked their heels and said:

The Subaru Outback is a nice vehicle as well and accomodates several
animals (including my kids), at once

but not crates.........

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:33:10 -0500, Handsome Jack Morrison
, clicked their heels
and said:


So where's Rudy supposed to sit???

ahhh - that's the million dollar question. DH says 2 dogs are the
right number because that's the number of crates we can fit. I told
him that the split rear seat folds nicely for a 3rd crate - no problem
;-D.

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

Janet B said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

So where's Rudy supposed to sit???

ahhh - that's the million dollar question. DH says 2 dogs
are the right number because that's the number of crates we
can fit.

(Janet, I had a 14 week old GR here for a week, gone as of last
night--phew--and I've decided that the next puppy to stay here
will be my own. The 8 years since I got Rocky has made me
forget about puppy trials and tribulations.)

Anyway, I've started thinking of a pocket dog, maybe for many of
the same reasons Robin N did.

A small dog is not really like having a third *real* dog, is it?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

In article ,
Rocky wrote:
A small dog is not really like having a third *real* dog, is it?

*Way* worse!

I'd love to get a little terrier (like a Norfolk or Norwich
or Border) but that would just be too insane.
--
Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community.

Janet B wrote in
:

We've welcomed home a new purebred from Honda - a Pilot.

Hey, congrats -- new vehicles are so much fun!

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

On 1 Mar 2006 18:44:36 GMT, Rocky , clicked their
heels and said:

(Janet, I had a 14 week old GR here for a week, gone as of last
night--phew--and I've decided that the next puppy to stay here
will be my own. The 8 years since I got Rocky has made me
forget about puppy trials and tribulations.)

Yeah, that happens! Rudy is a total delight but not without his
issues. For instance, he's rather gassy sometimes, probably from
eating stuff in the yard. I was out cleaning out the old car (10
years worth - ugh) and when I came back in, it smelled like poop. Now,
I can't tell whether it was bad gas or whether he pooped in the house
(has never done that) and then cleaned up after himself, as he would
like to do in the yard. The other day, I decided that instead of
coming in right away when I got home, I could put things away in the
garage first. Rut-ro - Mr Rudy couldn't deal with that and peed in his
crate. While I was cleaning that up, he decided to eat poop out of
the scooper. Are we having fun yet? Making up for a few bad homes
and shelter stays is a real pain.

Anyway, I've started thinking of a pocket dog, maybe for many of
the same reasons Robin N did.

I think the smallest dog I'd consider right now would be a NSDTR. I
have a darling CKCS in puppy class though, and they sure are appealing
- just not sure I'm ready for that small yet.

A small dog is not really like having a third *real* dog, is it?

No! Even a not-so-big Golden isn't!
--
Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album

On 1 Mar 2006 18:44:36 GMT, Rocky wrote:

Janet B said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

So where's Rudy supposed to sit???

ahhh - that's the million dollar question. DH says 2 dogs
are the right number because that's the number of crates we
can fit.

(Janet, I had a 14 week old GR here for a week, gone as of last
night--phew--and I've decided that the next puppy to stay here
will be my own. The 8 years since I got Rocky has made me
forget about puppy trials and tribulations.)

Anyway, I've started thinking of a pocket dog, maybe for many of
the same reasons Robin N did.

A small dog is not really like having a third *real* dog, is it?

Depends on the dog. If you're foolish enough to get, say, an IG, it's
like having several dogs.

Mustang Sally

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:29:11 -0500, Handsome Jack Morrison
, clicked their heels
and said:

AKA the Golden-retriever-for-people-without-a-sense-of-humor.

I think they're needing someone with patience.

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Janet B
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album