This week I learned....
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...anything other than "absolutely not, under any circumstances", essentially means "yes". We are now a 2-dog family.

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@mik said in This week I learned....:
Sweet! The one on the right I assume? Looks like a youngster?
Yes, she's a puppy. She's a little larger than we'd anticipated. She's Jack Russell cross, but we're beginning to wonder what she was crossed with - her paws are worryingly large.
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LOL! Sometimes even "Absolutely not! Not under any circumstances!" essentially means "yes", too.
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@mik said in This week I learned....:
Sweet! The one on the right I assume? Looks like a youngster?
Yes, she's a puppy. She's a little larger than we'd anticipated. She's Jack Russell cross, but we're beginning to wonder what she was crossed with - her paws are worryingly large.
@doctor-phibes said in This week I learned....:
but we're beginning to wonder what she was crossed with
Beagle?
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LOL! Sometimes even "Absolutely not! Not under any circumstances!" essentially means "yes", too.
I've been saying 'absolutely not' for 2 years or so. Then I was shown a picture from a rescue place, and I wobbled very slightly. It was all over before I knew anything about it.
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@doctor-phibes said in This week I learned....:
but we're beginning to wonder what she was crossed with
Beagle?
@catseye3 said in This week I learned....:
@doctor-phibes said in This week I learned....:
but we're beginning to wonder what she was crossed with
Beagle?
Polar bear is my guess based on how much she's eating.
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Just to make u feel better, my dept head has 7.
But then again his wife works as a therapist using animals for disabled children.
He basically lives in an animal shelter.
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Are they about to get dinner? They look pretty attentive. The only time my dogs are that well behaved is at feeding time.
@friday said in This week I learned....:
Are they about to get dinner? They look pretty attentive. The only time my dogs are that well behaved is at feeding time.
I think that was me about to get dinner. I suspect they were hoping to join in.
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4 rather stressful days later....

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@Doctor-Phibes congratulations!!
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Nearly a year later....one of them got bigger. The older one has almost come to terms with the situation (by 'older one' I mean the dog, not me).

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I've been saying 'absolutely not' for 2 years or so. Then I was shown a picture from a rescue place, and I wobbled very slightly. It was all over before I knew anything about it.
@Doctor-Phibes said in This week I learned....:
I've been saying 'absolutely not' for 2 years or so. Then I was shown a picture from a rescue place, and I wobbled very slightly. It was all over before I knew anything about it.
Old joke, maybe you heard it already:
My wife wanted a cat and I didn't. So we compromised and got a cat.
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