Comments on: The Dogs Ate My November http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15393 Jenny Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:11:33 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15393 Susan, please tell your sister I think she and the foundation are doing wonderful work. Everybody I worked with through Petfinder was terrific. Susan, please tell your sister I think she and the foundation are doing wonderful work. Everybody I worked with through Petfinder was terrific.

]]> By: Flamingo Cherry/Shawn Reed http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15391 Flamingo Cherry/Shawn Reed Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:44:08 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15391 And duh, I always forget the most important things before I press the "submit" button ... Your new babies are wonderful and I hope they bring you and Wolfie tons of joy in the coming years. ;=) And duh, I always forget the most important things before I press the “submit” button … Your new babies are wonderful and I hope they bring you and Wolfie tons of joy in the coming years. ;=)

]]> By: Flamingo Cherry/Shawn Reed http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15390 Flamingo Cherry/Shawn Reed Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:41:51 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15390 One of my friends has a Chinese crested. If you end up using the Chinese crested in your book, one of the entertaining things I learned from my friend is that, because they have no fur, you have to put sunscreen on them if they are going to be exposed to sunlight, otherwise they'll burn just like people do. One of my friends has a Chinese crested. If you end up using the Chinese crested in your book, one of the entertaining things I learned from my friend is that, because they have no fur, you have to put sunscreen on them if they are going to be exposed to sunlight, otherwise they’ll burn just like people do.

]]> By: Susan/DC http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15389 Susan/DC Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:38:37 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15389 My youngest sister is actually the executive director of the Petfinder.com Foundation, so I sent her the link to your blog. I'm sure she'll be happy to know that you went to Petfinder to find your newest pets. She's constantly lecturing me on how many wonderful animals there are out there just waiting to be adopted, both mixed and pure breeds, so that no one needs to go to those awful puppy mills. Good for you for bringing Miltie, Pink, and Veronica into your home -- and you didn't even have to have a sibling nagging you! My youngest sister is actually the executive director of the Petfinder.com Foundation, so I sent her the link to your blog. I’m sure she’ll be happy to know that you went to Petfinder to find your newest pets. She’s constantly lecturing me on how many wonderful animals there are out there just waiting to be adopted, both mixed and pure breeds, so that no one needs to go to those awful puppy mills. Good for you for bringing Miltie, Pink, and Veronica into your home — and you didn’t even have to have a sibling nagging you!

]]> By: Yvonne Lindsay http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15345 Yvonne Lindsay Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:30:14 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15345 Wow, I missed this post (can't imagine why...) Jenny, the new members of your family are just gorgeous. I'd already fallen in love with Veronica but now I know the story behind her and Pink my heart squeezes just a bit more. And Milton! What a guy! Sorry you didn't get to meet/keep Skylar but I think you've more than compensated. Wow, I missed this post (can’t imagine why…)

Jenny, the new members of your family are just gorgeous. I’d already fallen in love with Veronica but now I know the story behind her and Pink my heart squeezes just a bit more. And Milton! What a guy!

Sorry you didn’t get to meet/keep Skylar but I think you’ve more than compensated.

]]> By: sheagal http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15331 sheagal Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15331 Wow! I leave the site for a day or two and all heck breaks loose. Congratulations! I am thrilled for you. It sounds like you will have a very happy pack of doggies at your house. I keep trying to figure out how I can get someone to bring 9 dogs to my place. Of course, we would have to sneak them by the doorman so it might take some doing. Wow! I leave the site for a day or two and all heck breaks loose. Congratulations! I am thrilled for you. It sounds like you will have a very happy pack of doggies at your house. I keep trying to figure out how I can get someone to bring 9 dogs to my place. Of course, we would have to sneak them by the doorman so it might take some doing.

]]> By: ZaZa http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15314 ZaZa Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:19:50 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15314 I have only the one cat, she says smugly. *mumble* there are the ~10 ferals I feed...and the possums...and the raccoons...*pause*...and the skunk...and now that it's getting cold again, the foxes will probably come back *end mumble* I went to PetFinder yesterday after reading this post, and I saw so many dogs I'd love to adopt. There was an adorable Great Pyrenees pup that I would adore to have. I have all the room for them to run, but, now I have to worry about the animals who eat at my buffet. I could lock the dog(s) up when they're eating, but they all live somewhere on the property, and dogs are very good at finding little things to play with. What I don't need is an enourmous long-haired dog who got sprayed by a skunk. Oh, but he was a cutie. I may yet break down and apply. I have only the one cat, she says smugly. *mumble* there are the ~10 ferals I feed…and the possums…and the raccoons…*pause*…and the skunk…and now that it’s getting cold again, the foxes will probably come back *end mumble*

I went to PetFinder yesterday after reading this post, and I saw so many dogs I’d love to adopt. There was an adorable Great Pyrenees pup that I would adore to have. I have all the room for them to run, but, now I have to worry about the animals who eat at my buffet. I could lock the dog(s) up when they’re eating, but they all live somewhere on the property, and dogs are very good at finding little things to play with. What I don’t need is an enourmous long-haired dog who got sprayed by a skunk. Oh, but he was a cutie. I may yet break down and apply.

]]> By: Jan D http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15293 Jan D Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:54:10 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15293 Well, Pink is certainly cute. She looks like she has a little saddle on her back. Perhaps you could train all that ..." thundering through the house" ... into a rodeo troupe. I'd pay to see that! Well, Pink is certainly cute. She looks like she has a little saddle on her back. Perhaps you could train all that …” thundering through the house” … into a rodeo troupe. I’d pay to see that!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15290 Jenny Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:15:36 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15290 You know that half a dog theory the Prince brought up? That half a dog has twelve legs. Short, but still twelve. The thundering through the house is a riot. You know that half a dog theory the Prince brought up?

That half a dog has twelve legs. Short, but still twelve. The thundering through the house is a riot.

]]> By: Kate W http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15289 Kate W Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:57:56 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15289 We adopted our girl, Nika, through Petfinder. It was through an affiliate called Moosonee Puppy Rescue who rescue puppies in the Canadian north where dog control is still often in the form of a gun. A woman in Bracebridge, Ontario coordinates adoptions. I have to say, a more unique, well-temperamented, goofy dog I have never met. She brings us joy and so much laughter every day and is a great testement to the wonderful companions available through Petfinder. Kate. We adopted our girl, Nika, through Petfinder. It was through an affiliate called Moosonee Puppy Rescue who rescue puppies in the Canadian north where dog control is still often in the form of a gun. A woman in Bracebridge, Ontario coordinates adoptions. I have to say, a more unique, well-temperamented, goofy dog I have never met. She brings us joy and so much laughter every day and is a great testement to the wonderful companions available through Petfinder.

Kate.

]]> By: Carol http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15288 Carol Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:51:18 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15288 Six. Say it loud. Say it proud. You are legend in the dachshund world - there are stories circulating about the wonderful woman in Ohio with the yard made for low-slung doggies. Says the woman with six cats.... Six. Say it loud. Say it proud. You are legend in the dachshund world – there are stories circulating about the wonderful woman in Ohio with the yard made for low-slung doggies.

Says the woman with six cats….

]]> By: talpianna http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15285 talpianna Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:51:41 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15285 Jenny, have you managed to establish yourself as Alpha female and Leader of the Pack yet? Jenny, have you managed to establish yourself as Alpha female and Leader of the Pack yet?

]]> By: Jamie H http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15278 Jamie H Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:08:01 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15278 I really feel like a gallery of your whole pack is in order. I really feel like a gallery of your whole pack is in order.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15273 Jenny Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:24:30 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15273 Lucy and Wolfie like the cat. The cat is part of their pack. It's the new kids who are having trouble wrapping their minds around the concept. Lucy and Wolfie like the cat. The cat is part of their pack. It’s the new kids who are having trouble wrapping their minds around the concept.

]]> By: inkgrrl http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15268 inkgrrl Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:26:14 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15268 You are a Goddess babe! Never say you have six animals in a small voice - it's a wonderful thing to have your own pack. And between the five dogs, they can probably just about take the cat if need be. You are a Goddess babe! Never say you have six animals in a small voice – it’s a wonderful thing to have your own pack. And between the five dogs, they can probably just about take the cat if need be.

]]> By: Diane L. http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15267 Diane L. Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:18:55 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15267 Simply wonderful all around! The dachshunds will be a joy to you and you are giving them a wonderful home! Reading your post made me start thinking that I certainly have room for another dachshund but then Lizzy, my cat from the local animal shelter, said no, absolutely not, she's just gotten this one trained. So, we'll see. And, by the way, my piebald dachshund, Mr. Darcy, wants to warn you about the questions you will get when people see Pink: "What kind of dog is that, part beagle?" Simply wonderful all around! The dachshunds will be a joy to you and you are giving them a wonderful home!

Reading your post made me start thinking that I certainly have room for another dachshund but then Lizzy, my cat from the local animal shelter, said no, absolutely not, she’s just gotten this one trained. So, we’ll see.

And, by the way, my piebald dachshund, Mr. Darcy, wants to warn you about the questions you will get when people see Pink: “What kind of dog is that, part beagle?”

]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15266 Jenny Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:09:41 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15266 I have a fenced back yard the size of a football field. They run, unleashed, and then they collapse and sleep. The good life. I have a fenced back yard the size of a football field. They run, unleashed, and then they collapse and sleep. The good life.

]]> By: colognegrrl http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15264 colognegrrl Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:44:28 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15264 Please be careful when you take your dogs out. I try to picture you with four dogs on a combined leash like the Brandenburg Gate Quadriga in Berlin but the only time I tried to walk more than one dog, they kept getting tangled up with their leashes and that could get really dangerous... You might trip and get wrapped up like a mummy with four loving dogs embalming you. Please be careful when you take your dogs out. I try to picture you with four dogs on a combined leash like the Brandenburg Gate Quadriga in Berlin but the only time I tried to walk more than one dog, they kept getting tangled up with their leashes and that could get really dangerous… You might trip and get wrapped up like a mummy with four loving dogs embalming you.

]]> By: Camilla http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15260 Camilla Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:36:07 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15260 OH, I am addicted to Petfinder. I am now up to 5 dogs, 4 cats and 2 lizards.......The last dog was at Petsmart. Her babies had been adopted but no one wanted her. My husband was shopping fo r the zoo we already had, and, good guy that he is, couldnt bear to see her loaded up and returned to the shelter. Keep in mind Snickers is a chihuahua and Bob likes big dogs and you will see why I love him so........ And the lizards belonged to his secretary's grandson who went to jail and left them with her...she was too scared to feed them, so Bob stopped by to help...and came home with jail orphan geckos. Sigh. the neighbors in my yuppie little neighborhood just roll their eyes at us. WE have two Leonbergers (from Petfinder) two poodle mixes (from Katrina rescue, we fostered but no one ever wanted them back)and the new Chihuahua, plus the cats that were dumped. And Ilove them all. Camilla OH, I am addicted to Petfinder. I am now up to 5 dogs, 4 cats and 2 lizards…….The last dog was at Petsmart. Her babies had been adopted but no one wanted her. My husband was shopping fo r the zoo we already had, and, good guy that he is, couldnt bear to see her loaded up and returned to the shelter. Keep in mind Snickers is a chihuahua and Bob likes big dogs and you will see why I love him so……..
And the lizards belonged to his secretary’s grandson who went to jail and left them with her…she was too scared to feed them, so Bob stopped by to help…and came home with jail orphan geckos.
Sigh.
the neighbors in my yuppie little neighborhood just roll their eyes at us.
WE have two Leonbergers (from Petfinder) two poodle mixes (from Katrina rescue, we fostered but no one ever wanted them back)and the new Chihuahua, plus the cats that were dumped.
And Ilove them all.
Camilla

]]> By: AgTigress http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15247 AgTigress Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:15:52 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2007/11/30/the-dogs-ate-my-november/#comment-15247 Jenny said: "if the heat goes off and it turns out to be a five dog night, I’m covered." I wish I could post one of my all-time favourite cartoons here, but it isn't on the web. I have a framed print of it, I like it so much. It is an early 1950s cartoon from <i>Punch</i> magazine, and shows a bedroom in a typical English country house of that time, which would have been unheated and therefore as cold as a tomb. The tweedy hostess is showing a guest, a very smart town lady in high heels and a little black dress, her room, and gesturing towards the bed, which is covered with six dogs of varying sizes and breeds. Hostess: 'it's a little chilly tonight, so I've put an extra dog on your bed'. Incidentally, on Dachshund colours, I think it is only in the USA that colours other than the classic ones (solid black, brown, red, and black-and-tan) are at all common. I have never seen even a pale blonde Dachshund like Veronica before, and certainly not Pink's patched coat, or the greys and merles that are also known in the USA. :) Jenny said: “if the heat goes off and it turns out to be a five dog night, I’m covered.”

I wish I could post one of my all-time favourite cartoons here, but it isn’t on the web. I have a framed print of it, I like it so much.
It is an early 1950s cartoon from Punch magazine, and shows a bedroom in a typical English country house of that time, which would have been unheated and therefore as cold as a tomb. The tweedy hostess is showing a guest, a very smart town lady in high heels and a little black dress, her room, and gesturing towards the bed, which is covered with six dogs of varying sizes and breeds. Hostess: ‘it’s a little chilly tonight, so I’ve put an extra dog on your bed’.

Incidentally, on Dachshund colours, I think it is only in the USA that colours other than the classic ones (solid black, brown, red, and black-and-tan) are at all common. I have never seen even a pale blonde Dachshund like Veronica before, and certainly not Pink’s patched coat, or the greys and merles that are also known in the USA.
:)

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