Dog pics

[kenmbz]

It's raining out, so dog us hiding under desk as I work:

 

[Alan46]

My little Shihtzu is cold in the mornings, so I let her warmup until the fire gets going!

 

[Tpondel]

My little Shihtzu is cold in the mornings, so I let her warmup until the fire gets going!View attachment 856084View attachment 856085

at least she not spoiled

 

[Alan46]

at least she not spoiled

How can one not spoil a dog who gives unconditional love !

 

[sixdogs]

Nothing beats a dog in front of a hot wood stove. The hotter mine got the more she loved it.

 

[John0829]

We do not have a stove, ours figured out as a puppy the best places to get were on the registers when the furnace fan kicks on. It was funny watching her contortions to get on some of them when she was little and could squeeze into tight places, now days she just heads to the easy access registers.

 

[sixdogs]

Nothing beats a dog in front of a hot wood stove. The hotter mine got the more she loved it.

Let me add that we once had a late litter of Springers when we lived in Maine. We figured we would be OK and big snow wouldn't happen until late November or December.

Oops and we had to keep two litters and 15 puppies in the kitchen because of big snows. We also had an Oval modern cookstove in there. Anyway, that stove would get rolling at times and those 15 puppies would all pile underneath the oven of that stove. They got so hot you couldn't pick them up but they wouldn't come out from under. They just loved it.

We had 8 or 9 weeks of joy watching and playing with them in the heat of that stove. Somewhere I have a pic of it.

 

[Alan46]

Let me add that we once had a late litter of Springers when we lived in Maine. We figured we would be OK and big snow wouldn't happen until late November or December.

Oops and we had to keep two litters and 15 puppies in the kitchen because of big snows. We also had an Oval modern cookstove in there. Anyway, that stove would get rolling at times and those 15 puppies would all pile underneath the oven of that stove. They got so hot you couldn't pick them up but they wouldn't come out from under. They just loved it.

We had 8 or 9 weeks of joy watching and playing with them in the heat of that stove. Somewhere I have a pic of it.

Please find that picture! I’m sure us dog lovers would love to see it!

 

[2manyrocks]

We were using dog squeakers to get their attention to make pictures for the area dog shelter. Made the mistake of tossing one like a toy, and this one took off after it. I was afraid he was going to swallow it and choke, but we finally got it away from him. He got adopted several weeks later.

 

[sixdogs]

Let me add that we once had a late litter of Springers when we lived in Maine. We figured we would be OK and big snow wouldn't happen until late November or December.

Oops and we had to keep two litters and 15 puppies in the kitchen because of big snows. We also had an Oval modern cookstove in there. Anyway, that stove would get rolling at times and those 15 puppies would all pile underneath the oven of that stove. They got so hot you couldn't pick them up but they wouldn't come out from under. They just loved it.

We had 8 or 9 weeks of joy watching and playing with them in the heat of that stove. Somewhere I have a pic of it.

Please find that picture! I’m sure us dog lovers would love to see it!

Can do but give a little time. It's somewhere.

Wife had all the puppies plus adults in the kitchen and she is a fastidious homemaker. The kitchen was big, maybe 14'-16' x 24' and when I came home one day she had a whole batch of little bowls out for feeding. I switched it to the"trough" approach.

We got clobbered with snow that fall so when one puppy had to go out they all went out and then all back in. Snow piled everywhere with limited space for them.

Sidebar here is Thanksgiving that year. With all going on, the wife decided on a couple turkey breasts rather than the whole turkey. I was in the attached garage that morning and I heard a commotion inside with dogs barking, etc. When I ran inside I saw the wife wrestling a turkey breast from one of the adults that took it off the counter. She told me to "go back outside, nothing to see here and Bobo only ate a little bit. It will be OK". And it was.


All this gives you things to look back on when you're older and for kids to say "remember when we had all those puppies in the kitchen"? Do something stupid like this with your kids. It works out.