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Skriven 2007-08-25 18:40:08 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 19532 av Carol Shenkenberger (3:800/201)
Ärende: Re: Squealing again on Janis
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Hi Carol,

>> 3 shortish ones I think?

>> Think so.. See that little crook in NYS where it angles down?  We're j
>> about right there in the angle <g>  Broome County NY.. Binghamton NY i
>> about 15 min. from here.. former home of Rod Serling (The Twilight Zon

>Neat <g>.  Yeah, you'd be one longish and maybe a shortish day for me.  Or one
> longer one.  Sean is about a day drive from me but he'd not want to try the
>blue ridge along it as I'm on the coast.  He'd have to go almost 1/2 day out o
> his way to ht that route to me.

I'll have to make something really good then for you guys <bg>

>>> Yeah, definitely a good idea to make a vacation out of it :) Now, ther
>>> NOTHING to do in Windsor but there's lots nearby -  Actually a coffee
>>> house did just open up on Main street <grin>

>> Ohh!  Cool!  Hinterlands <g>.

>> hahahaha yep :)

> Funny, that word got mentioned earlier in one of the language echos.  I ws
>trying to describe the difference in Hinder and Hinter.  My, that was a fun on
> to try to tell a non-native english speaker!

I bet.. Over here, there's no doubt .. you just look at the mountains in the
background <grin>

>> or lots of RV's parking along the grass.

>> Sure :) There are Hotels, and Motels not far.. but no problem with bot
>> people in sleeping bags around the house or RVs on the grass.. The hou
>> is pretty darn big.. about 12 rooms total I think.. Plenty of space fo

> You think?  Your house is so big you aint sure?  wow!

Lol, well if went through all the rooms in my mind, yep I could be precise..
didn't count the bathrooms (3 1/2) and the mudroom <grin>

>> the cars, etc. about an acre here, with 1/2 of it being fenced in for
>> my two Labs and my garden.

> Labs!  You got Labs!  I want a lab!  In fact, if you have any puppies, lets
>talk in netmail.

Aw, I wish I did :( :(  Originally we bought two beautiful female black Labs in
Kentucky and I did think of raising them.. then I came to my senses Lol..
Honestly though, one of them was hit by a car when she climbed over the fence,
and so we were convinced to get her sister spayed to stop the crazy run-away
behavior.. It was so devastasting losing one of them, I couldn't stand the
thought of losing the other one. Later we bought our remaining girl a new
friend, a male lab.. so we still have those two, and they are absolutely great
dogs :)

>  I'm between tht and a full (non-mini) poodle.  I'm, a little
>worried though that my yard isnt really big enough for a lab to be happy in an
> we wont be able to take the dog out running every day.  I'd be looking for a
>sort of 'runt of the litter but sweet tempered' fellow.  I'm not worried about
> cost of feeding a big dog, but the care level we can manage in exercise that
> they need to be happy.  Fact is, Don's set his heart on a big one but i think
> medium (like a basset) would be a better mix.  Then again, Charlotte can
> excercise a dog well and it wouldbe good for her.

I'll warn ya.. Boys steal food right off your dinner dish (no shame!!) and
Girls totally chew up your house :) :)  I'm not kidding!! They go through this
really rough period just like human kids.. when they're about 2, they're
teenagers and they finally START to settle down :) I had a friend who told me
his Labs ate the box-springs right from under his bed, and just pooped them out
Lol... their guts really do that <g>  The first year or two that we had
Midnight and Priscilla (our two girls), they'd lick the walls until the plaster
softened up, then start chewing through it haha..same with wood floors!  Toby,
our male wasn't as destructive to the house, but god-forbid if you left a shoe,
a pair of glasses, or even clothes anywhere he could get at them <grin>  He ATE
my son's jeans Lol

That being said,  yeah, they need room to run or someone to take them for
walks.. We have about 1/2 acre fenced in for them .. So I guess our yard that
we 'give' them isn't that huge.. I think Charlotte would love taking one of
these out for walks.. They're smart, protective, but definitely benefit from
some simple dog training..

Take care,
Janis

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