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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:07 AM
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New Puppy has joined the Tripper household.....
...bringing the pet total to 10....

2 cats, 4 rats, 1 Ferret, 1 Skink, 1 gerbil and now....

Sandy!!!





Sandy meeting Lola...
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:08 AM
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1. She's a beauty!
How old is she?
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:09 AM
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2. She's 3 months old.....
Her sisters and brother were rescued from St. Martins in the Carribean. They are nicknamed coconut retrievers...also called island hounds.
They were left abondoned on the side of the road, eyes still closed
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:11 AM
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7. how terrible!
I'm so glad you gave one a good home!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 11:17 AM
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25. How could anyone with a heart abandon any type of baby animal?
Glad to see she found a good home.
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Bronco69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:09 AM
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3. What a cutie!
:-)
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:10 AM
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4. What a face!
Edited on Sun May-01-05 10:10 AM by ET Awful
And that curly tail :) And those ears!

Looks like a winner to me :)
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:10 AM
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5. that dog is so cute! i'm in love!
what a face!

oh yeah -- the kids are nice too -- but i really like dogs.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:11 AM
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6. Sandy looks sooo sweet. My impression is that s/he will have a
wonderful life in your household, and many wonderful adventures with the rest of the children- 2 legged and 4-legged. BTW, what is a skink?
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:12 AM
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8. I was thinking that too actually.
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:21 AM
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12. This is Godzilla...the Blue Tongued Skink.....
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:23 AM
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14. cool!
How big is he?
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:24 AM
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15. Godzilla is 18 inches from head to tail /eom
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 11:09 AM
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24. Wow, some skink!
All we have around here are the little skinny, blue-tailed guys. Godzilla is an appropriate name. (Nice puppy.)
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 11:28 AM
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26. Aha... Thanks for the education.
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:13 AM
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9. She has a great disposition as well....
really mellow for a puppy, yet still has the fun puppy bounce to her.
She's still trying to sort out the new change, but has really clung to my son as her one and only. Part of the reason for getting her was for him. He is a diagnosed disorganized schizophrenic and he has always had the huge connection with dogs. For all the stuff he ahs put us through, the one thing that keeps his mind in check, to a point, are dogs.
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:16 AM
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10. That is even better..for both of them... makes it that much more special.
Edited on Sun May-01-05 10:17 AM by BrklynLiberal
They will be each other's best friend...as it should be...And she chose him as her special friend. Aren't their instincts amazing?
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:24 AM
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16. aww
Edited on Sun May-01-05 10:25 AM by mutley_r_us
It's like she knows your son needs her! Thats great!

on edit: what a horrible plague of typos!
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Scout1071 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:17 AM
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11. Is she part italian greyhound?
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:22 AM
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13. To be honest...I'm not sure.
All we know is they are from the Islands. They are not treated very nicely there.
She will grow to around 40lbs or so.
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Scout1071 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:28 AM
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17. What islands?
Honestly, her ears and her legs look like she might have some Italian Greyhound....which are really great dogs. She obviously has something else in the mix, but her face and ears really look like she might have some Italian.

Either way, she is really adorable.

Here's mine:



Senator Spike Boxer
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:41 AM
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18. St. Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles


And yes, she could very well have some Italian Greyhound....
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Scout1071 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:49 AM
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21. They were very popular with the European and American "upper-class"
Edited on Sun May-01-05 10:50 AM by Scout1071
beginning during the Italian Renaissance thru the early 1900's. Many portraits from those time periods feature people holding them or sitting nearby their owner.

Thereby stands to reason that if the island was colonized (I'm assuming it was) they would have been brought over.

Just a thought. I'm sure your vet can tell you more.

My mom has one. Very sweet, loving dogs.

That is assuming that she has some in her!

Good luck with the new pup!
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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:45 AM
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19. Very nice dog.
We have 2 puppies right now too.
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candy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:48 AM
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20. Georgous! Are her eyes really blue or is it the light?
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 10:54 AM
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22. It's the flash from the camera.
That would be cool though!
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candy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 01:45 PM
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27. I had a friend with a blue-eyed sheltie so I thought I'd ask-----
Brown eyes are beautiful though, as are mine and my little dog's eyes.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-05 11:03 AM
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23. gotta love those ears.....
....what a sweetie pie!! :hi:
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