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San Diego Vol said:
They are great dogs. They are small in size, but they aren't scared of anything and are extremely smart. I've had mine for almost 16 years now and he's still going strong
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16 years. Awesome stuff. Addy lived to see 13 years, kidney failure caught her. The day we had to put her down was the last time I cried.


That was 2009, rip Addy.
 
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ImTheCrew said:
Really? What breed again
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I'm not gonna tell you. You couldn't handle my breed of dog as a puppy. They are crazy. I worked less than a mile from my apartment in Tennessee and paid someone to walk him in Chicago, and also used doggie day care.

When he was a puppy he hurt his leg and I never spent a day away from him until he was nearly 2. I wasn't completely ready for it and had to learn very quickly the responsibility of raising a puppy.

Nerd was smart to get an older dog. Puppies are like babies. They need CONSTANT attention.

I came home every day from work to do his exercises until his leg healed. The surgery also cost me over $2,500 dollars: completely freak accident, and luckily I had that money because the vet requires you to pay immediately!

These are all things to consider. Not trying to scare you out of it, but my story is the perfect example of something going really wrong really quickly and having to have the resources to fix it.

He had to stay at the vet for 2 weeks and I had to reteach him not to mess inside after that debacle. I'm glad I have him but those first few months were hard. He was in pain sometimes, and I could only do so much to alleviate it. I slept on the floor by his kennel every night for 3 months...
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
16 years. Awesome stuff. Addy lived to see 13 years, kidney failure caught her. The day we had to put her down was the last time I cried.


That was 2009, rip Addy.
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sorry to hear that Nerd. They are great dogs. He is my best friend and when he dies I am gonna be tore up for a while. Mine's name is Neyland
 
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PoochPunt3rdDown said:
I'm not gonna tell you. You couldn't handle my breed of dog as a puppy. They are crazy. I worked less than a mile from my apartment in Tennessee and paid someone to walk him in Chicago, and also used doggie day care.

When he was a puppy he hurt his leg and I never spent a day away from him until he was nearly 2. I wasn't completely ready for it and had to learn very quickly the responsibility of raising a puppy.

Nerd was smart to get an older dog. Puppies are like babies. They need CONSTANT attention.

I came home every day from work to do his exercises until his leg healed. The surgery also cost me over $2,500 dollars: completely freak accident, and luckily I had that money because the vet requires you to pay immediately!

These are all things to consider. Not trying to scare you out of it, but my story is the perfect example of something going really wrong really quickly and having to have the resources to fix it.

He had to stay at the vet for 2 weeks and I had to reteach him not to mess inside after that debacle. I'm glad I have him but those first few months were hard. He was in pain sometimes, and I could only do so much to alleviate it. I slept on the floor by his kennel every night for 3 months...
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That's awesome, if I get one it will be an older one.
 
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San Diego Vol said:
sorry to hear that Nerd. They are great dogs. He is my best friend and when he dies I am gonna be tore up for a while. Mine's name is Neyland
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Miss her every day.

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This dog has big paws to fill

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If she takes down that trophy buck it will be a great addition to her case.
 
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