Is the Dog-Apult taking aim?

Mike · January 23, 2013, 11:32:05 AM

Hunter seems to have a lot of "baggage"...he comes with a few items: leash, collar and tags, harness, food, treats, long line, blanket, toys, travel carrier, jacket, rain coat, chew bones, and a few other things as well. I wonder if I will have to rent a U-Haul. He also is a confirmed mouser, watch dog, hunting and guard dog. I guess I can get rid of the alligators in the moat.

Barb · January 23, 2013, 01:39:45 PM

LOL - lots of stuff !!!! Keep us posted on the status of the app !

BonniesMom · January 23, 2013, 03:07:51 PM

I can hardly wait to meet more of Hunter!

Marcia from MI · January 23, 2013, 03:38:23 PM

Mike, I once fostered two dogs who came with everything from rain coats and boots to two cartons of stuffed toys. I can see a jacket for Hunter it is freezing here in MI, but a rain coat, I don't think so.

Rich · January 23, 2013, 07:23:39 PM

Great news and a good looking little guy! Keep us posted.

JetEd73 · January 23, 2013, 08:08:31 PM

So he's a mouser!

way way cool

BonniesMom · January 23, 2013, 10:04:48 PM

Dolly would definitely approve. She was chasing a mouse the day we collected her from her "never" home. She later graduated to possums.

Mike · January 24, 2013, 06:43:30 AM

I think Hunter is going to be very much like Clifford who loved to catch critters (voles, shrews, possums) and valiantly try for larger faster invaders of his yard (rabbits and squirrels). The night Clifford met me at the door with the possum in his mouth was the best.

Barb · January 24, 2013, 08:38:48 AM

Quote from: Mike on January 24, 2013, 06:43:30 AM
I think Hunter is going to be very much like Clifford who loved to catch critters (voles, shrews, possums) and valiantly try for larger faster invaders of his yard (rabbits and squirrels). The night Clifford met me at the door with the possum in his mouth was the best.

awwwwww Cliffie

sollysmom · January 24, 2013, 03:16:31 PM

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy what a lucky dog is Hunter and what a lucky guy are you. Sending rays that all goes well with the adoption, but from my side it's a NO BRAINER to make Hunter yours. He is sure a cutie!!!!

Darcel

Ruth in MT · January 24, 2013, 07:29:39 PM

Handsome DUDE !

Teresa · January 26, 2013, 08:10:52 PM

I haven't been on in awhile and this brought some happy tears to my eyes! I was just just thinking about you a couple of weeks ago when I saw a BoBo in the store that was made out of the tough material. I wondered then if the dog-a-pult was winding up.
This little guy looks full of energy and like a pup that will keep you young and on your toes. He will have the best life ever with you!

Brekkesmom · January 27, 2013, 09:49:44 PM

I held each of mine up to the monitor to look at Hunter. Brekke looked, Robinton tried sniffing the screen, Bastian looked, and then when I held Rowan up, Bastain began to bark. I had to tell him Hunter is a younger "man", and many states away, so he would stop! What an alert dachsie he looks to be! Batten down the hatches, here comes Hunter! (Yeah, lose the alligators - remember that story from Boca Raton many years ago, about the dachsie who was swallowed whole, and then chewed its way out?)

Mike · January 29, 2013, 04:03:05 PM

Well, the big day has been set for this Saturday at 9 a.m. I'll have about a 2 hour drive to Benton Harbor MI. We'll wander the PetSmart to see if the Dapple Dynamo (the foster mom's words!!!) and I hit it off. I think we will...

Marcia from MI · January 29, 2013, 04:35:05 PM

If Benton Harbor wasn't that far Danni and I would take a road trip to meet you and Hunter. Best wishes.

JetEd73 · January 29, 2013, 06:58:44 PM

Quote from: Mike on January 29, 2013, 04:03:05 PM
Well, the big day has been set for this Saturday at 9 a.m. I'll have about a 2 hour drive to Benton Harbor MI. We'll wander the PetSmart to see if the Dapple Dynamo (the foster mom's words!!!) and I hit it off. I think we will...

Congradualtions.

a couple of pieces of bacon and your in...

Mike · January 29, 2013, 09:31:09 PM

Quote from: JetEd73 on January 29, 2013, 06:58:44 PM
a couple of pieces of bacon and your in...

I was already thinking about that...

Mike · January 29, 2013, 09:36:26 PM

Quote from: Marcia from MI on January 29, 2013, 04:35:05 PM
If Benton Harbor wasn't that far Danni and I would take a road trip to meet you and Hunter. Best wishes.

Marcia, after all these years of posting back and forth I would enjoy meeting you and Danni. Maybe come summer we could revive the Bow Wow tradition and get Darcel to join us somewhere in the middle. That wouldn't be much farther for me than going to the Midwest Dachshund Picnic in Danville IL.

papbouv · January 30, 2013, 12:21:32 AM

Good Luck Hunter sure looks handsome hope everyone gets along and it goes well.

Spanish Teckels · January 30, 2013, 03:05:19 AM

What great news. You're sure to get on well: the dapple dynamo and you as a veteran dachsie Dad are sure to go brilliantly together. Hope you have a good drive there and back and lots of fun bonding. We are looking forward to a low by blow account and tons of piccies.

JetEd73 · January 30, 2013, 06:08:47 AM

as a foster parent it's really kinda my duty to inform you of what to expect.

Dogs really have a very small world and their owners (foster mom) are a very big part of that small world. So don't be surprised if he doesn't take to you right off the bat, in fact he could see you as a threat to his mother and nip you to protect her. Possible, not probable. My own adoptee, Mr. Wilson, did this when his foster mom brought him to my house for the home visit. Honestly Mr. Wilson wanted nothing to do with me. However it only took about 12 hours at my house for Mr. Wilson decide that I was alright and he's been my little velcro dog ever since. He's stuck to me like glue.

Or it could be like when I got Foster Dog Benny from a pound in Knoxville....I threw the tennis ball once, and Benny was all over me.

Point being >>>>> don't expect the first visit to go well.

So....some bacon (high value food/treats) his favorite toy and some play, being nice to his mother....he'll get the idea that your probably ok.

Hunters crate, a good body harness and leash are required for travel to his new home. When it's time to leave have foster mom load him into his crate in your car. Put his blanket into the crate and load him while he's wearing his harness with leash attached. He stays in the crate until you reach home.

Hug-a-dog harness' are the preferred harness. Although wal-mart sells a decent harness for a good price, the company is SimplyDog, about $11. The nylon webbing harness just won't cut it.

It's early and I have to get ready for work, I'll post more later...

This is just something to think about, keep in the back of your head, be prepared. Im sure you'll do fine.

Ruth in MT · January 30, 2013, 01:52:04 PM

oLlIe here ....... I bit my MaMa on day one ....... just sayin'

In the long run she loved me enough to buy a new house .... just for ME.

Barb · January 30, 2013, 02:59:42 PM

Quote from: Mike on January 29, 2013, 04:03:05 PM
Well, the big day has been set for this Saturday at 9 a.m. I'll have about a 2 hour drive to Benton Harbor MI. We'll wander the PetSmart to see if the Dapple Dynamo (the foster mom's words!!!) and I hit it off. I think we will...

WOOT - can't wait !

Barb · January 30, 2013, 03:00:28 PM

Quote from: Ruth in MT on January 30, 2013, 01:52:04 PM
oLlIe here ....... I bit my MaMa on day one ....... just sayin'

In the long run she loved me enough to buy a new house .... just for ME.

Looks like mom got you a couch too

Mike · January 30, 2013, 03:31:48 PM

Ed
Thanks for your words of wisdom. I don't aniticipate canine jubilation and will be happy with indifference.
As I wrote higher up in this string, Hunter comes with a lot of "stuff": leash, collar and tags, harness, food, treats, long line, blanket, toys, travel carrier, jacket, rain coat, chew bones, and a few other things as well. I have Duncan's Hold-A-Dox harness, but he was a couple pounds lighter than I'm told Hunter is so it might be a little snug. I will have a kennel secured in the 2nd row of the mini van (fold away seats) if his carrier is too small for the trip home. I will let the foster mother weigh in on that decision.