Someone was passed out cold in her crate last night:
She’s really a good little doggie- full of energy, obedient, let’s you know when she has to go out and potty, comes when you call, etc. She’s a little bit of a beggar, and she loves her treats and her belly rubs, too. She is going to make a really good dog for someone once I find her a home. She’d be a great starter dog.
Pogonip
Yay, a pupdate! How’s her foot?
Pogonip
You may as well abandon the pretense that she’s going anywhere. And maybe she shouldn’t. Seems happy where she is.
Has the rest of your menagerie shown any interest in her or her puppies?
John Cole +0
I don’t want or need another dog, and she is going to a new home.
nellcote
German breeders criticize pope’s comments about rabbit sexuality
BERLIN – The pope’s comment that Catholics don’t have to breed “like rabbits” has caused offense — among Germany’s rabbit breeders.
Pope Francis said Monday that Catholics should instead practice “responsible parenting” and use Church-approved forms of birth control.
But Erwin Leowsky, president of the central council of German rabbit breeders, told news agency dpa on Tuesday that only rabbits which live in the wild are sexually overactive.
He said those in captivity have tamer reproductive habits.
Leowsky says he feels the pope should allow Catholics to use contraception rather than resorting to misleading cliches about rabbits.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@John Cole +0: Famous last words. I’ll take your word for it though. How is the rest of the crew handling having canine visitors?
Pogonip
@nellcote: maybe next time he should say they shouldn’t breed like poodles.
Also, that rabbit breeder is full of…pellets. Domestic rabbits breed just as readily as their wild cousins.
Pogonip
@John Cole +0: So how’s her foot?
Amir Khalid
@Pogonip:
Yeah. It’s not like being tame rather than wild makes a critter any less horny. Besides, he doesn’t breed wild rabbits, so how would he know?
SiubhanDuinne
AARRRHahahahahahahahahaha!!
SiubhanDuinne
@nellcote:
Too bad the Duggars aren’t Catholic and won’t register the Pope’s message.
John Cole +0
@Pogonip: There’s nothing wrong with her foot. What are you talking about- is this a private joke I don’t get?
JPL
How old are the puppies?
@SiubhanDuinne: IMO, anyone who has a reality show is a grifter. At least one of their daughters is prepping to take over the time slot though.
Anne Laurie
@John Cole +0: Wise man, John.
I think people asking about Ginger’s foot may be conflating your mention of her nail growing into her pad with the issue of her possible tumor.
Steeplejack (phone)
@John Cole +0:
Thought you said in your original post that her nails had grown into her pad.
Violet
Ha ha. She is home.
SWMBO
@John Cole +0: In your first post, before they showed up at your house, you posted:
Devon (my sister), used the old foot in the door technique on me, asking me if I would take care of a 10 year old poodle and her puppies, and I agreed. Then she told me that she had been mistreated and her toenails had grown in her pad. And oh, btw, they think she has breast cancer. Can you still do it?
I had two thoughts simultaneously- “Devon, you bitch” and “I could quite possibly be the worst person in the world if I don’t take care of this dog.”
That’s why we’re concerned about her feet.
You said you were going to take her to the doggie spa (but she didn’t get there in time over the weekend). You still going to get her hair cut or wait til the pups are a bit bigger so they can be separated for half a day?
SuperHrefna
Ginger! What a good doggie. I wish I was in a position to offer her a home, but I just can’t. The two people I live with refuse to even consider sharing houseroom with a dog. Cats yes, dogs no. It’s blatant speciesism, but what can you do? At least they treat my cats like small, furry royalty, which goes down well with the four feets.
But I’ll tell you Cole, if you can find good homes for Ginger, Thurston and Lovey go for it. I know people will howl, but all it means is that you’ll have the opportunity to foster again, and the world needs good foster homes. I’ve fostered kittens, and parting with the darlings once they get their forever homes is tough, but it’s part of the process that lets people provide safe spaces for needy animals without ending up as tragic case studies on Confessions: Animal Hoarders.
sharl
@John Cole +0: A shame; she sounds happy there, and she’d definitely be well cared for.
But if you’re dead certain about finding her a new home, a couple-three nights ago Mary G. near/on the Left Coast sounded like she might be in the market for an older dog. I don’t really know how serious she was about that – might have been just a case of the momentary awwwww‘s – but if she has sustained interest, I’d help out on transportation and whatnot, and I’m guessing other folks might be willing as well.
kindness
John is working hard on his sales pitch. Don’t blame him. 3 dogs is way more than 2 even though that doesn’t seem like it should be.
ruemara
That puppeh belleh is irresistible. However, I’ve been petting a bearded Dragon and got to wear a king snake today.
kindness
@ruemara: Is that what the kids are calling it now?
Ginger is really lucky she has John. We are really lucky to have John.
We need a nationwide Balloon Juice meet up where we will all line up and pat Johns belly.
Roger Moore
@kindness:
It’s 50% more, which seems like a substantial increase to me.
Amir Khalid
@Roger Moore:
I think kindness is saying you might expect it to be only 50% more, but …
JPL
@kindness: hmmm I adore John and his posts but rub his belly, no thanks.
ruemara
@kindness: :p jaw, a real bearded Dragon lizard. Shooting a possible DVD cover. The snake was much nicer than I remembered.
Amir Khalid
@kindness:
If you guys do have that meetup, post pix on BJ so I can see that remarkable sight on this side of the planet.
SWMBO
@Roger Moore: @kindness: Two dogs are a pair. Three dogs are a pack. Hella different dynamic.
Raven
Why’s people sweatin Cole? He said he was gonna foster and he is. While I’m at it, if you can’t take one skip the long winded excuses, it doesn’t help anything .
SuperHrefna
Completely off topic, but this Tomato Achaar is one of the best condiments I have ever tasted. Just blissful. You can order it from Brooklyn Delhi I just spread some on toast and then melted cheese over it and now I’m looking forward to a quick supper from heaven. The first time I ordered I got both the tomato and gooseberry achaars, this time I got the garlic and rhubarb ones too. So looking forward to trying them all out but for tonight it’s tomato bliss all the way. With mean beans from Ricks Picks on the side. Hipster bliss :-)
PhoenixRising
@Raven: Exactly.
And with that, I’m out…we don’t both need to be here, apparently.
Just Some Fuckhead
Maybe you could do a BOGO with Rosie.
Seth
Pretty sure that whoever adopts the dog has to go through the rescue agency and it is not simply up to Cole’s whim.
NotMax
@ruemara
Ooh, tres kinky….
MazeDancer
Not only is Ginger one of the cutest dogs ever photographed, she is a poodle. Besides being so wonderfully smart, poodles are also hypoallergenic. People allergic to other animals can often have poodles. Their wooly, curly coats are more like sheep than other dogs. They also don’t really shed.
If her health issues aren’t really serious, finding sweet Ginger a home probably going to be a lot easier than letting her go.
Luci
@Kindness “Ginger is really lucky she has John. We are really lucky to have John.
We need a nationwide Balloon Juice meet up where we will all line up and pat Johns belly.”
What Kindness said… We ARE really lucky to have John and I agree on the nationwide meet up.
Capri
My daughter just lost a 10-year-old Soft Coated Wheaton terrier and her remaining dog is very lonely. She is looking for another mature, non-shedding dog. I’m a vet and can take care of her spay and look into any other health problems prior to placing her with my daughter.
I’ll take her if you’re still looking for a permanent home. Just email me if still interested.
PurpleGirl
@John Cole +0: Remember JC, she can’t go until the puppehs are weaned and she is then spayed. The kitten rescue people keep the momcat and kittens about 8 weeks minimum.
SuperHrefna
@Capri: so sorry for your daughter’s loss, but it sounds like it may have opened up a fab opportunity for Ginger.
JPL
@SuperHrefna: I agree. Ginger needs a friend and a stable environment. It’s a win, win situation.
fordpowers
what kinda puppies we working with here?? Ship em to portland. I’ll take em!!
Jane2
@sharl: I remember Mary G saying that, and I’m sure we could raise transport costs in a West Virginia minute.
Pogonip
@John Cole +0: No, I thought you said her claws had grown into her foot?
Pogonip
@JPL: Why not? Maybe it’s good luck!
burnspbesq
That looks like a frat-house mascot, if your boys are as responsible as you keep telling us they are.
Pogonip
@MazeDancer: Not true, unfortunately. It’s the dander, not the hair. Fuzzy bothered my Mom’s asthma something fierce.
Pogonip
@Raven: Well, I would take her, but I work 6 jobs, only 3 of which are paying jobs, and keeping up the mansion is expensive so I’m not sure I could afford dog food, and some of the members of the biker gang have pet allergies, and then I find my time is so limited what with reporting to my probation officer…
Suzanne
@Luci: I agree on the nationwide meetup, but I hope human belly-rubbing is off the agenda. Not to be judgey.
Ginger is adorable. And I am usually anti-poodle.
JPL
@Pogonip: Maybe. If the meet-up occurs, I’ll have to come up with three wishes, now.
Pogonip
@JPL: I’d say about 3 weeks. In another week they’ll be toddling around, emanating dangerously strong cuteness rays. He won’t have any trouble finding homes for the puppies, and it sounds like Mom is in demand too. Yay!
Mary G
I will take her if we can get her to California somehow and if she gets along OK with Steve, since I have two cats. They won’t be happy, but it worked out fine with Leland.
I have fallen in love with her via your damn blog.
Pogonip
@MazeDancer: But it is true they don’t shed. Poodle hair is like people hair: grows to its genetically predetermined length, then falls off a hair at a time.
Pogonip
@burnspbesq: I like the idea of a whole bunch of guys to give her attention. The guys may like the idea of a sweet little dog to introduce to girls.
I once met a kid carrying a ( very sweet) Yorkie in a tote bag just deep enough for the dog to peek out of it. ” So how do the girls like her?” I asked. He blushed, laughed, and said, “Pretty well!”
Smart kid. If his last name happens to be Bush or Clinton, he may be president one day.
MazeDancer
@Pogonip:
We had poodles throughout childhood years because my sister had asthma. She was fine. Guess every dog is different. Sorry Fuzzy was triggering. Didn’t know poodles were triggering. So guess if asthma is an issue, poodles are not for everyone. But for people with dog allergies, poodles can be tolerated when other dogs can’t.
But if @Capri: is a vet, that certainly sounds like Ginger’s luck has changed and a great fit. Especially with health issues a consideration.
Or road trip – probably airplane ride – to @Mary G:
Pogonip
@MazeDancer: Of course, the asthma medicines are a lot better these days, too, which I foolishly did not think of till AFTER I typed my remark, and FYWP only eats my intelligent remarks, not my foolish ones.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
@Capri: Best news today! Not the loss of your daughter’s dog of course, but a place for Ginger. I can’t image a rescue turning down a vet or the vet’s kinfolk.
Pogonip
John, can we have some more pictures of the sausage and his sister?
rikyrah
Cole, I’ll say it again..
She and her pups ARE HOME.
HOME.
TooManyJens
@kindness:
Dear God, he’d kill us all.
Anne Laurie
@TooManyJens: And no jury would convict!
Arclite
@John Cole +0:
I’ll believe it when I see it. I know you’re a sucker for a cute adorable dog that listens and has had a distressed life.