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lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:25 PM May 2012

Thank you to each and every person posting welcome threads here!

It really means a lot to me. I'm still relatively new here. I read here for a couple of years before joining. And slowly waded in. Thanks so much for the friendliness. Sometimes we can neglect that every person who reads and posts here has a real life. And that a kind word at the right time can really brighten someone's day.

I wish I could post to every thread here and say thank you nice to meet you. But I hope that saying it here, some will read it and know that I really mean it. Thank you!

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Thank you to each and every person posting welcome threads here! (Original Post) lovemydog May 2012 OP
I like that! Phentex May 2012 #1
Belated welcome to DU! maddezmom May 2012 #2
I, too, love my dog! Wait Wut May 2012 #3
You wouldn't have a yellow lab, would you? MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #15
No, he's a big, black hairy thing. Wait Wut May 2012 #16
You're welcome. Skinner May 2012 #4
Thanks. I still feel new. lovemydog May 2012 #10
Hi! Have you visited our Pets group? Stinky The Clown May 2012 #5
Hi lovemydog, SunsetDreams May 2012 #6
I had an aussie shepard - heeler mix lovemydog May 2012 #9
aww I'm sorry for the SunsetDreams May 2012 #13
A much belated Welcome to DU! Spazito May 2012 #7
A belated welcome kdmorris May 2012 #8
I hav no luv fo dogs UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #11
haha! lovemydog May 2012 #12
I'm glad you're here!!! Scuba May 2012 #14
It's okay jberryhill May 2012 #17
Welcome! HappyMe May 2012 #18

Phentex

(16,330 posts)
1. I like that!
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:29 PM
May 2012
Sometimes we can neglect that every person who reads and posts here has a real life.


It's something to always remember.

Welcome!

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
3. I, too, love my dog!
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:34 PM
May 2012

We already have something in common. I'm sure yours is probably smarter than mine, though.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
15. You wouldn't have a yellow lab, would you?
Tue May 22, 2012, 03:54 PM
May 2012

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My FAVORITE kinda dog... ubersweet and uberfun -- but their great big ol' hearts seem to have
crowded out everything but li'l tiny pea-brains, bless their great big ol' hearts!!!
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Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
16. No, he's a big, black hairy thing.
Tue May 22, 2012, 04:05 PM
May 2012

We're pretty sure there's some Shepherd, possibly some Lab and maybe some Chow. Every Lab I've known has been a ditz. Good Frisbee dogs, though. Something my old Pittie never got the hang of. He'd always catch it with his paws and then put it in his mouth.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
10. Thanks. I still feel new.
Tue May 22, 2012, 03:01 PM
May 2012

Shortly after I joined someone suggested that I not post too much as a newbie. That was great advice. So I try an keep my post count - and blood pressure - low. LOL.

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
6. Hi lovemydog,
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:39 PM
May 2012

Welcome to DU albeit belated I know. I noticed your screen name, what kind of dog do you have? I have two Miniature Schnauzers Dante and Tsunami. They were both born in December of 2006 from different litters. I love them so much, they crack me up. I get so much enjoyment out of them, especially when my Cockatoo MoMo and them bark at each other. It's hillarious!

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
9. I had an aussie shepard - heeler mix
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:59 PM
May 2012

She died a few months after I joined here. I'll get another dog some day. Right now I'm enjoying the freedom of not having one. I get my animal kicks every Thursday, when I volunteer at a horse shelter. It's very enjoyable - they're fascinating creatures. I started volunteering there to get away from people one day a week. But it's also made me more patient toward people. The horses have taught me more about patience and acceptance. Funny how sometimes life can teach you stuff when you're not looking.

SunsetDreams

(8,571 posts)
13. aww I'm sorry for the
Tue May 22, 2012, 03:28 PM
May 2012

loss of your companion. It's never easy losing a pet, one that you've nurtured and cared for. That is so awesome that you volunteer at a horse shelter. Horses are beautiful, amazing creatures. Animals can be very therapeutic that's for sure. I started out volunteering at an Exotic Animal Sanctuary, I loved it so much that I took on a job there. We rescue animals that have been abused, neglected, from people who simply just didn't want them anymore or didn't realize what they were getting into when they acquired them. We have over 250 animals, lions, tigers, cougars, bears, wolves, primates, birds, barnyard animals, kangaroos, reptiles etc. All of these animals have been domesticated and can't be let free in the wild, they would never be able to defend themselves properly. I agree it is funny how sometimes life can teach you stuff when you are not looking. I've found that to be very true from working there. No matter what is going on in my personal life, I always find strength and peace with the animals. I'm also an RN, and that has really helped tremendously in helping the animals when they are sick or injured.

Spazito

(49,765 posts)
7. A much belated Welcome to DU!
Tue May 22, 2012, 02:48 PM
May 2012

"Sometimes we can neglect that every person who reads and posts here has a real life. And that a kind word at the right time can really brighten someone's day."

So true, well said.

 

UnrepentantLiberal

(11,700 posts)
11. I hav no luv fo dogs
Tue May 22, 2012, 03:03 PM
May 2012

Edit: Sorry, my cat jumped on my keyboard when I was in the bathroom.



Nice to say hello to you in this way cool forum.

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