PamWh
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| 04/17/2008 4:02 PM |
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sleep in an uncomfortable position so that he can have a good night's sleep. What will you do? |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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spence9118
Terrier Terror
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| 04/17/2008 4:04 PM |
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| I will freeze my bum off sitting at the dog park so they can have a good time! |
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Erica- Charlie and Tucker's Mommy
www.myspace.com/ricka9118
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gwacie
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 04/17/2008 4:08 PM |
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Drive all over creation to help save his rattie brothers and sisters.
Give up vacations in favor of dog time.
Prepare healthy food for them often better than my own diet
Keep them fit and trim (and sometimes I get fit in the process!!)
Train them so they no longer have the behavior problems they arrived with.
Be willing to rehome them (the foster ones) so more can be helped even though it breaks my heart every darned time to give one up.
Worry about the fact that they live only 20 or fewer years and try not to cry too much.
Drive my entire human circle of family and friends crazy with my terrier obsession.
love love love them. |
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gwacie (Bethany)
http://www.myadams.net/dogs/ |
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PamWh
Attention Starved
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| 04/18/2008 9:41 AM |
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| For the love of my rattie, I will spend $18 on a mesh harness for him even though I won't buy any new clothes for myself because money is tight. |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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alice4512
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/18/2008 10:01 AM |
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not yell at her no matter how much the barking makes me crazy but instead I will bring her inside to just cuddle her.
No matter how good of a time I am having make sure I always leave to stop home and make sure they are let out and fed.
I will always make sure they are tucked in and warm in their armchair at night before I even attempt to crawl into bed.
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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too
~Mom to my good boy Fred and my crazy girl Alice~ |
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Zogman100
Ratastic
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| 04/18/2008 10:07 AM |
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Posted By PamWh on 04/17/2008 4:02 PM
sleep in an uncomfortable position so that he can have a good night's sleep. What will you do?
Oh this is sooo true. Between Deb and Fredo I have about 10 inches of bed to sleep on every night. 
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It's times like these we learn to live again...
It's times like these we give and give again...
It's times like these we learn to love again...
It's times like these time and time again.
Steven,
Daddy to my best friend, Fredo! |
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Mitzy's Mom
Alpha Feist
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| 04/18/2008 10:17 AM |
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Ditto to many of the above! For the love of ratties I sleep in a twisted shape so they can be comfy.
I take them for walks in the cold and the heat; I go without new clothes so they have the best food and bully sticks; I drive long distances to get them to their new homes (fosters); I never eat without having several dogs waiting for a bite to drop.
And it's all worth it. They pay me back 100x over just by being themselves. |
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Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids
Georgia Foster Mom
www.ratbonerescues.com; www.newrattitude.org |
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michelle_custer
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 04/18/2008 10:24 AM |
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| make sure the have there water and food and they get plenty of excirse and plenty of love and affection |
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Id rather have my rattie then any other dog
Mom to Domino and Daisey May
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CaseyOtis
Terrier Terror
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| 04/19/2008 9:17 PM |
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Tell my boss I can't stay late...I have a date with my dog
Adopt him a sister so he has someone to play with that is his size
Give up a weekend in an awsome resort...and settle for a dog friendly bed and breakfast
Not throw away one toy beacuse...."they are all special to him"
Rearrange the furniture to reach that One ball the can't
Buy her the sparkling pink harness when I don't buy myself anything
Share my bed becasue the floor is so uncozy and my sheets are softer than theirs |
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You have two hands, you might as well have two ratties....right?
-Summer (Mommy of my two ratties Casey and Lilly |
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winnihoohoo
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/19/2008 9:37 PM |
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| Drive 9 hrs each way to a rat terrier meet up in Tennessee, so I can show them off, and see a bunch of other ratties, and rattie owners...I could have spent money on a cruise...But would not want to leave my babies home that long...unless I absolutely had to. |
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treble02
Pack Leader
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| 04/19/2008 9:41 PM |
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Sleep in a rattie sandwich and allow the pups to get more covers than me sometimes! 
change plans, leave work early
crawl under furniture or move furnite to get their bones and toys
spend more money on their food than mine
walk PAST the burn to excersize them
get up before the sun comes up to let them go potty
let them drink our of my drinks
I agree...sooo worth it!!
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy
Ratbone Rescues Foster Mommy
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CaseyOtis
Terrier Terror
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| 04/20/2008 1:04 PM |
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I have actually held an unbrella out in the middle of the rain over Casey so he could pee! |
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You have two hands, you might as well have two ratties....right?
-Summer (Mommy of my two ratties Casey and Lilly |
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tiggarat
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/22/2008 2:34 AM |
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repair toys so that they can rip them up again within 5 minutes
make sure they get fed on time, even though I have a bad migraine
curl up under a blanket with my ratties when one of them is sick
go out in the rain to make sure they go potty
and so many more things...
at the end of the day, despite any minor frustrations, it is so completely worth it...I can't imagine my life without those silly ratties. |
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Lisabeth
furbabies: Lucy and Molly (1 1/2 yr old decker ratties), and Rosie (3 yr old dobie)
Buddy - gone but never forgotten.
"I don't think he has any idea he's a dog, really. Of course, he thinks he has a rather odd figure for a man" - Dodie Smith |
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buttonbutt
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 04/22/2008 7:33 AM |
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| sit on the "crack" of my leather love seats so each dog can have a cozy "corner". LOL |
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Peggy
Mom to Button & Zipper
My sweet RatTexans
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ladyfern
Bratty Ratty
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| 04/26/2008 11:48 AM |
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| sleep in an uncomfortable position so that she can have a good night's sleep.,,, Absolutely!! Get up 5 times a night because it's windy and she needs to go be sure it's wind... Bonk my head on the table retreiving stuffed animals when she can't reach them. Allow her to GO! everytime I do, rather it's an imposition to other's or not! (Sissy rode to prom this year with Shiloh on her lap! Boy, that white hair sure added something snazzy to the dress!!) Point out every other living creature out the windows of the truck for her, even slowing down or stopping altogether so that she can get a good view! |
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ladyfern & shiloh
If you want the best seat in the house ... move the dog!
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rebelredneck71
Rat Royalty
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| 05/05/2008 11:04 AM |
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let Dixie sit on my lap and watch her favorite shows while my leg is asleep, and me not move so she is comfortable.
spend $40 on a bed for her to sleep on next to mine, (wife won't let her sleep with us in our bed).
Make sure she is fed good healthy food, even though she is still fat. ( butterball).
Get up at all times of the night to let her out so she can bark at whatever she sees or thinks she hears.
But the best thing is, is she is right by my side no matter what I do or where I go.
oh yeah and plan our vacations to where they allow "dogs".
But don't tell her she is a "dog" she won't believe you.
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Life is like a jar of Jalapenos what do you today could burn your butt tomorrow.
A.D.
daddy to 3 skin kiddos, and a dad to 3 fur kiddos
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swatson6
Attention Starved
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| 05/05/2008 11:08 AM |
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Posted By rebelredneck71 on 05/05/2008 11:04 AM
let Dixie sit on my lap and watch her favorite shows while my leg is asleep, and me not move so she is comfortable.
spend $40 on a bed for her to sleep on next to mine, (wife won't let her sleep with us in our bed).
Make sure she is fed good healthy food, even though she is still fat. ( butterball).
Get up at all times of the night to let her out so she can bark at whatever she sees or thinks she hears.
But the best thing is, is she is right by my side no matter what I do or where I go.
oh yeah and plan our vacations to where they allow "dogs".
But don't tell her she is a "dog" she won't believe you.
 Welcome!
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Mitchlav
Newbie
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| 05/12/2008 3:50 PM |
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... let the wife call Murphy "YOUR DOG" every time he chews up her shoes. ("YOUR DOG just did [insert bad behavior here]!!!" )
... buy my wife new shoes (5 pairs and counting in the last 4 months).
... consider buying one of those things that automatically closes the door on the closet so Murphy can't get in there anymore to chew on shoes.
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dnorton
Obsessed
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| 05/12/2008 4:00 PM |
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| Mitch, maybe you should give the shoes a fussing like you the the tissue! |
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Mimzy's Mom
RatBones Rescue Foster Mom
That Big Tall Gal Jay Married
Mother of Two
GrandMother of Three
Gardener
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SuzieRedhead
Terrier Terror
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| 05/12/2008 4:10 PM |
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For the love of my Ratties, I will......
Go without so they can have the best of what they need....
Sleep squished in the corner of a queen sized bed, totally twisted and uncomfortable, so that everybody can touch me while sleeping at night...
Thank god every night for my house, my job and having the ability to afford 6 dogs on my own, pay my mortgage, taxes and bills and most of all, foster and volunteer for Ratbone, continuing to save the lives of Ratties in need...
Deal with muddy pawprints on my white carpets and furniture during the springtime and after rainstorms! It's only mud!!
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Sue Carello, Scotia, NY (near Albany)
Ratbone Rescues Fostermom, Northeast State Coordinator and Applications Coordinator and Fundraising Co-Chair
www.ratbonerescues.com
Who do YOU GoodSearch/GoodShop for? Click on the icon below and type in RATBONE RESCUES!
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Sassy'sMama
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 05/12/2008 4:53 PM |
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Take a vacation day to be with my girl after her attack.
do without so she can have whatever she wants or needs.
go for walks when my arthritis is killing me.
go for rides if she seems bored
sleep and sit uncomfortable so that she may be..
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~~Jan~~
Mama to Sassy
Religion is for people afraid of going to hell,
Spirituality is for people who have already been there. |
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Noodles n Me
Terrier Terror
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| 05/12/2008 5:04 PM |
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| Spend evey wakeing moment attempting to repay her for the JOY she has brought into my life, and every sleeping moment with her by my side, on my side, on my face,.... |
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There is no joy greater than being owned by a Rattie!!
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Mitchlav
Newbie
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| 05/12/2008 5:59 PM |
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Wow. The stuff I know but don't act on is amazing me. The "bad tissue" trick was a new one for me, so I couldn't save the previous shoes, but I'll give it a go - as long as I don't have to do it for each pair of my wife's shoes. She has a LOT of shoes... |
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Amy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 05/12/2008 7:35 PM |
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Posted By Mitchlav on 05/12/2008 3:50 PM
... let the wife call Murphy "YOUR DOG" every time he chews up her shoes. ("YOUR DOG just did [insert bad behavior here]!!!" )
... buy my wife new shoes (5 pairs and counting in the last 4 months).
... consider buying one of those things that automatically closes the door on the closet so Murphy can't get in there anymore to chew on shoes.
It's called a hand. Suggest she use it. Oh...to close the door.
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bethann
Terrier Terror
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| 05/12/2008 9:21 PM |
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take an 8X10 picture of her to school to represent my life 8 months after her passing, even though my class mates thought I was nuts.
Still cry over her getting hit 8 months later
Talk to my mom's rattie on the phone because sometimes he needs to "talk" to his "big sister"
deal with massive amounts of rattie hair whenever I go home because i have to hug and kiss on him. |
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Beth, Sadies pooper scooper |
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pepper
Obsessed
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| 05/19/2008 7:23 PM |
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...shorten our camping trip by 2 days, just so she doesn't miss a day of "school"
...keep an 8X10 on my desk of her, while the one of the fiancee and I is only a 3X4
...let her sleep on my pillow, wrapped impossibly around my head, because she misses daddy. |
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Kristin ~ Pepper's mommy |
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Brandy
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 05/19/2008 7:43 PM |
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| hold him in my lap on a THREE hour ride home, AFTER he has decided that he HATES my biological father AND his pug!! Let him lick me to death while I am crying over the passing of my Grandma, and wonder how bad my emotional dispostion is affecting HIM....never mind my two skin kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~ |
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This is Pirate Country, we bleed Purple and Gold!!!!!
GO ECU!!! |
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melo
Ratastic
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| 05/23/2008 11:57 PM |
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Spend 79 dollars on a carrying bag when I by knock offs for 20 dollars for my self!! Get her a 45 dollar raincoat!!! (My husband did that). Agonize over what her food has in it when I eat "garbage". Worry about her wieght and try to Ignore mine---Will myself not to have allergies any more! take her to the vet when I am six month over due to go to the doctor.
All the stuff most of us do it think)) |
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BobDog
Obsessed
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| 05/30/2008 1:44 AM |
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Drive 13 hours roundtrip in one day to pick up and adopt a dog we Fostered......yet had to have back after 2 days without her.
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Mitchlav
Newbie
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| 05/30/2008 7:11 PM |
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I'll continue to buy shoes for my wife as Murphy chews them up.
...and I'll continue to buy leashes, as he chews through those, too.
... and I'll relish those moments he jumps up and licks my face, and then settles down in my lap for some nice calm petting. Too few, these. |
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