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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:29 AM
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So... my wife and I are thinking of adopting this guy tonight...
Edited on Thu Feb-15-07 10:29 AM by tk2kewl
I was originally thinking of a chocolate lab so I could name him Brownie. And then when we played fetch I could praise him by saying, "you're doing a heckuva job Brownie!"
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:30 AM
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1. that animal has such a sweet face!!!!!
:loveya:
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:33 AM
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I cant wait to kiss that face.
:*
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Scout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:31 AM
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2. awwwwww, i just loves me some puppies!!! n/t
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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:33 AM
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3. Cute! One suggestion though....
To be 100% accurate, you wouldn't tell him "you're doing a heckuva job Brownie" unless he keeps dropping the ball when playing fetch. I do believe this phrase can't be used unless you're praising incompetence.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:34 AM
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4. good point.
:D
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:36 AM
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5. Don't hesitate!
You could still call him Brownie (after all, his namesake was not chocolate colored either) but how about something sweeter? or at least more innocently impish?
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:01 AM
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11. We were also thinking "Ernie"
:shrug:
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:28 AM
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25. Great name
I love giving uncommon human names to animals.
How did you come up with the name Ernie? Was it something you thought of after meeting him? If so, I strongly recommend going with it. Something about him and the name must have clicked for you. I know I didn't think of my cat's name, Oliver, until after I met him. Somehow Oliver the orange cat sounded right to me.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:32 AM
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26. My wife used to work for Sesame Street
:D

Now she works on another children's show
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 12:03 PM
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29. I was also thinking Jonah since we spend a lot of time on the water.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:41 AM
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6. He's not brown enough to be Brownie. Call him Obama...
Damn, i can't tell you sorry I am for that!! :rofl:

(Hope everyone understands I'm mocking the media and not Senator Obama)
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:44 AM
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7. What is there to "think" about?
Just do it! You will never regret it.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:56 AM
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10. Well, if he is still there after work I doubt there will be much thinking involved...
when my wife sees him. She wanted to pay $1500 for the one at the pet store :crazy:
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:25 AM
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20. DO NOT buy a "pet store puppy". Ever.
They come from puppy mills, their mothers are treated like crap and they are forced to live in unsanitary conditions. If you do buy from the pet store you are contributing to the deaths of millions of perfectly good dogs every year at the animal shelter.
I would NEVER buy a dog. Never from a breeder or a pet store. Rescued dogs seem to know you saved them. You would NEVER be able to "Buy" a dog like this at a pet store..............
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:27 AM
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23. Nice looking dog!
:thumbsup:
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:40 AM
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27. I am fairly creative when it comes to naming animals......


Here he is again (Moe) with his brothers Larry & Curley.
(ok, naming them after the three stooges wasn't at all creative) But I did name their two cat buddies Chairman Meow and Flea Taxi.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:43 AM
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28. Nice!
I had a cat named Peanut; we used to call him Pea. When he died we named his successor Tupea. Sort of like one of my favorite trees (Tupelo), but mainly 2-Pea.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:50 AM
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8. Brownie would still work
as opposed to being "brownie" for color, he could be "brownie" as in cute pixie/fairy type critter

and what's to thinking about it?
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 10:55 AM
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9. I just hope he is still there after work...
he's so cute someone might grab him.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:02 AM
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13. He is so cute. I hope you are able to adopt him.
:-)
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:02 AM
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12. Smarter than half the people I know and a lot more happy.
Don't leave this Lab, you will regret it. Can you call and ask the seller to hold him until tonight? We care for a Yellow Lab very frequently and she never ceases to amaze me with her good disposition and high degree of intelligence. This dog will give to you countless hours of joy. P.S. There are Butterscotch brownies too!
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:03 AM
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14. This dog is in a shelter... no seller... first come sort of thing
:fingers-crossed:
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:10 AM
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16. Wow, you are looking really sick to me
Edited on Thu Feb-15-07 11:11 AM by WolverineDG
I think you need to go to the shelter see Dr. "Ernie" immediately!

Warm puppity kisses are the world's best medicine.

dg
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:12 AM
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18. Can you get "sick" and have to leave work early.....like Now?
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:26 AM
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22. Hmmm... the wife's boss is out of town, maybe she can head out early.
:think: good thinking
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:27 AM
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24. You are looking a little pale, are you sure you're ok?
Really, this would be a great time to burn some sick time!
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:03 AM
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15. He is sooo cute!
You could still call him Brownie. Butterscotch Brownie! :loveya:

Mz Pip
:dem:
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:24 AM
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19. "Butterscotch" is a cute name. Indeed.
Fits 'im to a "T." (Whatever that weird expression means.)
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:10 AM
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17. Well, this one is a Blondie Brownie
That's the best I could come up with. :hi:

Adorable, BTW!
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Katherine Brengle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 11:25 AM
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21. Sooooooo cute -- and you can still name him Brownie.
:D
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bleedingheart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 12:04 PM
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30. gosh he is cute
I am still thinking of that little corgi down at the shelter...
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 04:22 PM
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31. BTW, keep us posted, this has become my cause of the day.
We need the details!
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 04:29 PM
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32. I am leaving work in about 15 minutes...
Gotta take the train to the car and then drive back in the opposite direction to the shelter. We should get to the shelter around 6:30 if we don't hit too much traffic.
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idgiehkt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-15-07 04:48 PM
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33. I make Blonde Brownies and they are about that color
so it could still work. He's really cute.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 07:41 AM
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34. so? did you get the pup or not?????
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yy4me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 08:10 AM
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36. I checked too, no news yet. I worried all night!
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 11:40 AM
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39. No pup :-(
Edited on Fri Feb-16-07 11:40 AM by tk2kewl
By the time we got to the shelter the puppy we were looking for had already been adopted :(

There were many other deserving pups, but we didn't take one last night. We will be heading back to the shelter tomorrow for another look.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 11:40 AM
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40. No pup :-(
By the time we got to the shelter the puppy we were looking for had already been adopted :(

There were many other deserving pups, but we didn't take one last night. We will be heading back to the shelter tomorrow for another look.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 07:51 AM
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35. gasp!!! dear lord GOD but that is a cute dog!
do not not pass go -- do not collect 200 dollars -- get your ass down there and GET THAT DOG!
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 09:03 AM
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37. Oh my what a cutie!!
I hope you did decide to adopt him. brownie would be a heckva name.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 09:51 AM
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38. Puppy update...
By the time we got to the shelter the puppy we were looking for had already been adopted :(

There were many other deserving pups, but we didn't take one last night. We will be heading back to the shelter tomorrow for another look.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-16-07 11:43 AM
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41. awww, he seems like one of the good guys alright...
:hug:
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