I have been hounding Dave about getting another dog (Get it? HOUNDING?), and we've talked about getting a larger one this time, adopting a retired greyhound or something. But Dave took a crash course with fate yesterday and stopped on his way to work to help two women who were huddled around a puppy that had been hit by a car. Dave said the poor dear was slouched and shivvering despite the 90-degree heat, the pup was scared out of his mind. The three of them ushered the little boy into a carrier and escorted him to a nearby veterinary hospital.
Dave called and was in hysterics. He'd stopped to save the dog and ended up at work an hour and a half late. After visiting the hospital later once they had done x-rays, he reported that the chap had a broken leg and would need surgery immediately. Of course, we're suckers, and he's just a puppy, so we OK'd the surgery knowing that we'd be dealing with a short future of poverty: The bill could be as large as $1,300.
I made a b-line to the vet hospital after work yesterday to meet the poorbaby and I'll admit it here that I really fell in love with the guy (he was heavily sedated, so it was easy). Poorbaby's on an IV with a broken rear right leg. He's got the look of a Saint Bernard to him with a little Great Pyrenees. He's about 6 months old, they think, and weighs about 33 lbs. He's got the biggest ol feet, so I think he'll be a sizeable kid!
Anywho, we're running through names right now. I like Leonard, Dave likes Salinger. Both abbreviate well (Lenny and Sal).
Opinions?
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S'not fair! I want one! :'(. Stoopid Surrey with it's Stoopid quarter of a million for a pokey flat house prices! *stamp* *pout!*.
It's OK though, I have a plan - I intend to move next year and then the dgs will be mine! mine you hear?! er.....
I've always leaned towards Deefer, Harvey and Trevor for dog names. I did go through a phase of deciding Dave was a perfect name for everything though, so perhaps I am not the best judge. DO think Harvey suits a St Bernard though.... - If voting for your two options, they are both pretty good but I think Salinger swings it for me just because it makes me feel well read :p
We named our effeminate chihuahua mix Fitzgerald after F. Scott Fitzgerald. We were toying with naming the Poorbaby Hemingway, after Ernest Hemingway, of course. But after pondering on it, I like the name Oscar, though Harvey is a good one. So is Trevor, but that's a bit too euro-trashy for me (not so many Trevors in the states!).
haha! here we are talking literary classics and then i go and read the latest in a string of children's books! Lol!
come on! I want an update on the fate of poor little Sal! Don't leave me hanging!
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