I'm so sad...dog story

emeraldkity4
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:06:42 +0000

I want another black labrador- but our doggie was 60-70 lbs when she was healthy ( old style bred for hunting) and if we had another dog who lasted 15+ years, I know there isn’t any way I could get an old dog that size in and out of my Jeep when I am 67yrs old :o

Also- she was SO MUCH ENERGY, when she was younger.
She didn’t start to settle down till she was about 5, she required daily trips to park, hikes, and * throwing of the ball* for hours.
Without kids at home to take some of that duty, I really wouldn’t have any time to do anything else!

I think she really would have loved being a hunting dog- that was what she was bred for- but she also liked living in a city neighborhood, where she got to know lots of people. Already many are coming up to me and sharing their stories, we have lived here so long with her, that she knew everyone.

But in the back of my head- I am thinking about two dogs- but a little smaller.
Still, I think it is going to be a while before we are ready.

I am thinking of training helper dogs before that though- I am going to look into it.