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Quick "Dallas" update! Losing my new friend...

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas

Well my friends,

This has been a week of challenges. On top of everything life throws at us I showed you a clip of "Dallas" my newly acquired family member. We are getting along famously. Including Jill although she still gets a little perturbed that her quiet world of "Old dog rest" is being disrupted.

Dallas came home with me on Tuesday afternoon after a semi-traumatic neuter session and was still groggy from his anesthesia. He recognized "home" after having to stay at the animal shelter for three days while all was being prepared at home....or so I thought.dallas coming home

I am trying to be a good master and make the right decisions and to acclimate him properly.

To Date the expenses have been occurring quite rapidly and my head is spinning!!!

ACTUAL ADOPTION: no biggie....$85.00

New chain link dog run with product and labor..............$950.00

Target/Walmart, toys, food, bed, collar, leash, bowls, brush, etc....$103.00

Wellness appointment with Vet....yet to be determined

FINDING MY DOG......PRICELESS!

Thursday after the completion of the fence I finally was able to let him in the yard and go do some necessary shopping without worrying whether or not my sofa would become a chew toy. So, in he goes in to his very own brand new dog run and off I go shopping.

Home from shopping three hours later I went to let him out of the dog run.

NO MORE DALLAS

Dog gone.

Panic, shock, disbelief, mourning, fear and dread were just the beginning of what I was feeling. After throwing the goods into the fridge I ran out to start driving to look for him.

Around the corner came a very smiley Dallas with the look on his face like "where have you been?

Smart dog came home. He had simply dug two feet under the fence and let himself out.

So, Monday there is more work to be done on the fence and I'm quite sure there are more challenges to come but we are going to be a happy family soon enough!deb n dogs

 

 

NOW, BACK TO REAL ESTATE. WHEW.

 

 

FOR YOUR OWN ADOPTION IN WALKER COUNTY (and you don't have to spend what I have)

GO TO

http://www.RITABHUFFANIMALSHELTER.ORG

Later in the rain~Deb

 

 

 

 

Lana Robbins Realtor ® Licensed Real Estate Broker
Aloha Kai Real Estate - Clearwater, FL
Licensed in Florida, Washington, and Hawai'i

Hi Deb. What a cute story with a happy ending. I would adopt more dogs but I have already adopted to dogs and one cat from the local SPCA. ~ Lana

Oct 09, 2009 07:55 AM
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Keller Williams Realty - Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor Area Real Estate

Deb, your older dog looks just like my Cooper:

Oct 09, 2009 08:04 AM
Deb Brooks
Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

Hi Lana! Yea for you! I love it when I come across animal lovers. How could anyone turn away such lovely souls?

Karen! She sure does! How old is Cooper? They have the very same markings on their faces. I have always loved the eye liner painted on! Australian Shephard right? Aren't they smart??? Pretty dogs. I like your little one too!

Deb :-)

Oct 09, 2009 08:21 AM
Jesse Clifton
Jesse Clifton & Associates - Fairbanks, AK

Dallas sure is a handsome fellow... and he looks happy as a clam too!

Oct 09, 2009 08:39 AM
Jason Crouch
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)

Deb - Glad to hear that Dallas came back!  I see that you have changed your "look" a bit since I last saw you.  :)

Oct 09, 2009 09:43 AM
Lorrie Semler, REALTOR® in the Dallas area. Call/text 972-416-3417
HomeSmart Stars - Addison, TX
Real Service. Real Results. Real Estate

"Leave them alone and they'll come home, wagging their tails behind them."

Oct 09, 2009 09:58 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Deb, Our furry friends sure can get expensive...just like children.  And just like children they're worth every penny!

Oct 09, 2009 12:05 PM
Tom Braatz Waukesha County Real Estate 262-377-1459
Coldwell Banker - Oconomowoc, WI
Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent. SOLD!

Deb

What a beautiful dog; my dog Lars is my whole life at times.

Oct 09, 2009 12:23 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Debe - A pet can become such an important part of the family.  It is amazing how costly it can get but more often than not well worth it.  You had me sitting on the edge of my seat, I was glad there was a happy ending.

Oct 09, 2009 01:18 PM
Carl Winters
Canyon Lake, TX

Deb he looks like a digger and a climber. Be prepared. If he can not dig he might try climbing then what. Good Luck!

Oct 09, 2009 01:24 PM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

Debra, I'm so happy that he returned home.  It doesn't take long to get attached does it.  We have a fairly new rescue also.  I think he was found wandering and he stays very close.  I don't even like to leave him at the groomers as he gets separation anxiety.

Oct 09, 2009 02:52 PM
Ricki Eichler McCallum
CastNet Realty - Corpus Christi, TX
Broker,GRI,ABR, e-Pro, TAHS

Deb, I love that picture!  It is so cute, all of you!  Your older dog looks perturbed that you are hugging the new one :)

Oct 09, 2009 03:07 PM
Lee & Pamela St. Peter
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices YSU Realty: (919) 645-2522 - Raleigh, NC
Making Connections to Success in Real Estate

ahhh Deb!  What an adventure you have had w/Dallas!  Sure hope he settles down to a low roar now...  you look so lovely with your "kids"...  Keep us posted!

Oct 09, 2009 04:51 PM
Melissa Grant
A Serendipity World - Greenbackville, VA
The Law of Attraction In Life & Business

Ha ! Now how many times was I on the phone with you screaming that my damn husky's were out of the fence AGAIN ! Dallas is proving the handful. Try the electric fence that was the only thing that seemed to stop mine. That's until they started tripping over the wire and pulling the plug that is !

BTW - LOVE your new look ! You are glowing, really, truly you are !

Oct 10, 2009 12:44 AM
Caren Wallace
Premier Property Group LLC - Tualatin, OR
Portland Caren Real Estate

Carley

CARLEY THE SPOILED ROTTEN SPRINGER SPANIEL IS LOOKING FOR DALLAS!!

She wants to play, and run around the yard, and of course smell a butt or two!

Oct 10, 2009 12:52 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Glad Dallas is fine with a happy ending, and Jill gets along fine too. Love you new hair look Deb!!

Oct 10, 2009 10:55 AM