Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 (edited) Painted Lady and I lost Huckleberry Holliday; our long term dog a little while back. To bone cancer of all things. He had a good life and he knew he was loved - and as much as it hurt; we were able to let him go before his suffering became unfair. But a house devoid of a dog is a sad and lonely space. Painted Lady, Desert Scorpion and myself are supporters of an animal rescue not that far from our gunshop in Pahrump, NV and turns out they had received a litter of Yellow Lab/ Shepherd mix puppies; so "obviously" we HAD to go take a look at them... A "look" indeed. As I was attacked and over run by a ferocious pack of sweet puppies; the "Love at first sight" on Painted Lady's face pretty well sealed the deal and "Rhyolite" came home with us - 10 weeks old; floppy ears and big paws. Yuma or Amarillo were also considered as names for the big guy - but Rhyolite is a ghost town here in Southern Nevada that we are very fond of and had personal meaning for us. So a new addition to our home - say "Hi" to Rhyolite Ricochet. Rhyolite making himself comfortable next to one of the pistol showcases in our shop. Edited September 15 by Creeker, SASS #43022 13 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Dogs make life, worth living! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Will never be without dogs. Wonderful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ORNERY OAF Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Absoluye best breed in the world-RESCUE.....good on you and you family brother, best wishes !!!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 (edited) "Hi" Rhyolite Ricochet, welcome to your new forever home. Congratulations Creeker Edited September 16 by Eyesa Horg Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 39 minutes ago, ORNERY OAF said: Absoluye best breed in the world-RESCUE.....good on you and you family brother, best wishes !!!!!!!! I fully admit; I love Shepherds and I looked at sellers online, "rehomers" on Craigslist and breeders. My family raised German Shepherds for the Michigan State Police when I was a kid. But even then - it offended me that "only" certain colors and markings were suitable for service and "off" or unusual marking disqualified perfect dogs. So I grew up with these "cast offs" - yes, purebreds but sometimes with white or fawn colored coats AND I loved them all. But I was a kid AND it was a different time; today I cannot in good conscience - pay a breeder when there are shelters full of perfect dogs going unhomed and unloved. And yes selfishly; I passed by older dogs to find a puppy; because an older dog is just more likely to break my heart sooner and it just hurts too much to go thru that too often. The word "rescue" is always interesting; yes, we provide shelter, food, security for dogs. But rescue? I think a dog provides much, much more to us than we can ever do for them; they make us better - they rescue our souls. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORNERY OAF Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 By the word rescue........I always meant they rescue us. God put dogs on this earth to make us better men Not sure who said that, but they was purty smart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Barkeeper! A slab of bacon for the pup please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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