Sorry if I’m stepping on anyone, but I figure I have about 10 minutes of peace before I have to focus all my attention on the 9 month old Great Dane.
We picked her up a couple of hours ago from the Big Bones rescue. She’s adorable and I’ll tell you all about her when we’ve all had some time to settle in.
We are testing out names right now, and I’m thinking Bailey. She seems to like it. I won’t use her old one because I don’t think it has happy memories – though nothing too traumatic in her life, just a lot of stress.
She won’t be as big a Bixby, but she’s gonna be taller….we’ll see how he reacts to that.
gogol's wife
SQUEEEE!
Baud
What are you naming her tongue?
Cckids
What a gorgeous girl!! She looks thrilled to be home.
Manyakitty
Mazel tov! Welcome to the family little girl!
SiubhanDuinne, liberal mob enforcer bitch
Holy fuck, that tongue looks like a side of beef.
SiubhanDuinne, liberal mob enforcer bitch
@Baud:
:-)
Schlemazel
Is she missing an ear or was it pulled through her head and added to her tongue? Danes are goofy but great ro see her.
TaMara (HFG)
@Schlemazel: Both there. She’s going through that awkward stage. I have a whole slideshow of Bixby photos called, Ears, because they change so dramatically as they grow into them.
redshirt
Do Danes slobber?
trollhattan
At’sa lotta doggie. Adorbs!
Lizzy L
Cute baby!
Miss Bianca
Awww…congrats! But last I knew you were looking at an older girl. Things change fast around here! Bailey and Bixby…how is Bixby handling the new arrival? Rompies for all?
JPL
@TaMara (HFG): What a sweetie. I can’t wait to hear about the adventures that Bixby and Bailey have.
Pest Bog Mummy, Frakensteinbeck
I think the votes are clear. Her name should be Tongue Beast.
Hillary Rettig
So huggable! Congratulations!
Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA
Hi possible Bailey! Who’s a good girl? Who’s a good girl? You are! Yes you are!
Ruckus
@SiubhanDuinne, liberal mob enforcer bitch:
She may not get as big as Bixby but that tongue looks like it already has. Do danes have to be so big to have a place to have a tongue like that?
She looks like she could like lick up an entire months worth of ice cream with one swipe.
MomSense
She’s a beauty. With that tongue out pose, you may need to name her Miley.
Emma
She’s gorgeous!
MazeDancer
Aww, such a great doggie. Already looks so happy. Congratulations on your bigger family!
MomSense
@Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA:
Missed you on the math question but I’m a big fan of Khan Academy videos. They have a lot of practice tests, too. The only way I can help kid with math homework is to study first in Khan Academy.
Pogonip
Hee. I vote for Miley.
I knew you’d come home with that dog!
Schlemazel
@Schlemazel:
Good, I was worried when you said she had a rough past.
I love danes & if we had the room it is one of the few purebreds I would want. They are loving little puppies even when they are bigger than you!
SIA
What a cutie! I think Bailey fits her very well. Congrats!
Betty Cracker
Gorgeous! I’m a fool for dogs with white feet. ?
TaMara (HFG)
AAAAAND we’ve already had our first spilled bowl of water (and by bowl, I mean small trough). Cleanup, aisle 2!
Singing Truth to Power
That happy face counteracts a bit of the Trump poison. More dogs, more rescues, more photos!
TheMightyTrowel
PUPPY!!!!!!
raven
And here I am posting all the pictures of our dog parade on the baseball thread!
LAO
Mazel tov! Welcome to the family Bailey.
TaMara (HFG)
Here’s another photo of her. More regal pose. LOL
Mary G
New puppy in the new house! With white socks, no less. Welcome to the Juice, maybe Bailey.
raven
Here’s a sweet Husky with no eyes.
raven
@TaMara (HFG): Knucklehead for sure!!!
TaMara (HFG)
@raven: I think you should have Anne Laurie front page those puppy parade photos. I would do it, but I’m not sure when i’ll get back to my computer once work starts tomorrow.
SiubhanDuinne
@TheMightyTrowel:
Are you safely home or still airborne?
Villago Delenda Est
Hmm…doggy does LOOK like a Bailey, but looks like a Muffinsauce, too.
On the VDE mom front, bad news. She left the building at 1553 PDT, surrounded by family and friends, to go play with her beloved poodle, Charlie, in some sunny field somewhere. 91 years is a heap of years, and she led a very full life, not without its bumps along the way, naturally.
Thanks in advance for all your condolences and support, and remember to get out and vote.
ruemara
@MomSense: Shut it down, MomSense has won it all.
Adorable little bugger and that ear/tongue combo is to die for.
MomSense
@raven:
Awww. Going to look for the parade photos.
raven
@TaMara (HFG): k
geg6
OMG, who’s a good girl? Bailey is, isn’t she? Yes she is!
What a cutie she is. How is Bixby handling a new sister? Those ears, that tongue! I just want to scritch her all over!
Aleta
@Baud:
Mucosa is nice.
TaMara (HFG)
@Villago Delenda Est: Deepest condolences. [[hugs]]
geg6
@Villago Delenda Est:
Very sorry, VDE. It’s tough when your mom passes. My deepest sympathies.
TaMara (HFG)
@geg6: they are wrestling in the living room and she’s found her voice, she barks at him when he stops playing with her. I hope this means i get some sleep tonight.
raven
@Villago Delenda Est: Aw man, I’m sorry to hear this. You’re one of the best.
Emma
@Villago Delenda Est: My prayers are with you and yours. May the joy of your memories sustain you through the days ahead.
Miss Bianca
@raven: Oh, you’re killing me! What happened to poor (but beautiful!) Husky??
BillinGlendaleCA
@Baud: As we say about the YorkiePom, there’s a dog attached to that tongue.
Aleta
@Villago Delenda Est: Sending condolences. It’s hard no matter how prepared we are.
TheMightyTrowel
@SiubhanDuinne: Home! In flannel pjs and catching up on my email while steadfastly ignoring jet lag! Now to write Wed’s lecture – always fun to write them when I’m this sleepy – who knows what weird jokes I’ll build in?
Smiling Mortician
@Villago Delenda Est: I’m sorry for your loss. I lost my mom 4 years ago today. She was 85.
MomSense
@Villago Delenda Est:
Oh VDE, I’m so sorry. Please be gentle with yourself. We’ll man the tumbrels while you take some time to grieve. Hugs.
Miss Bianca
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences, VDE.
raven
@Miss Bianca: Dunno, they just brought the dude to the parade.
Just One More Canuck
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences
Anne Laurie
Boston Dane! Congrats to you, and also her & of course Bixby — who is no doubt torn between joy at a playmate & disgruntlement at having to share all his ‘resources’, especially you. Give ’em both an extra skritch for me…
BillinGlendaleCA
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences, 91 years is a good run.
Anne Laurie
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences.
As a certain VPOTUS says, may the day soon come when the thought of her brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes.
Adam L Silverman
@Villago Delenda Est: Sincerest condolences. Hang in there and we’ll keep good thoughts.
Fair Economist
@Villago Delenda Est: Sorry your mom passed; happy she had so many good years. Best to you and your family.
Adam L Silverman
@TheMightyTrowel: Do we still need to link up offline about that heritage site thing? I got busy and lost track of where we were. Just let me know.
Anne Laurie
@raven: Send me jpgs, and I’ll post them where everybody can enjoy a break from the political ugliness!
Adam L Silverman
@SiubhanDuinne, liberal mob enforcer bitch: She’s going to be very popular with the fellas!
David Hunt
@Villago Delenda Est: Ah, man. De-lurking for this. I’m always at a loss for things to say/write at time like this. The best I’ve ever come up is to say I wish I could say something that would make it better, although I know I can’t. Condolences to you and the whole family.
Aleta
@TaMara (HFG): Graceful. Yet…ludicrous. Fucking adorable.
Schlemazel
@raven:
the parade should have a thread of its own! Thanks for the pictures
Miss Bianca
@raven: love the doggie parade photos! The little angel-wing Pom just killed me!
Schlemazel
@Villago Delenda Est:
One of the toughest loses to take. You seem to be OK & I hope that is true. Focus on the good times & remember the best.
Gelfling 545
@Villago Delenda Est: So sorry for your loss. I remember when we lost my Mom, even though it was a blessed release for her, I felt like the last remnants of our childhood passed away as well. Peace to you and your family.
hovercraft
@Villago Delenda Est:
Sorry for your loss.
geg6
@TaMara (HFG):
Yay! Yeah, tucker the little miss out. You may get a full night’s sleep!
Gelfling 545
@BillinGlendaleCA: we used to say about the late Snarla the pug that she had the tongue of a great dane. It appears we weren’t too far off.
CaseyL
@Villago Delenda Est: So very sorry for your loss. Sending you lots of hugs and warm thoughts.
Patricia Kayden
@Villago Delenda Est: So sorry to hear of her passing. (( )).
Kay (not the front-pager)
Just adorbs. That is all.
ETA Rarely I have seen such a happy face. She’s gonna be a lot of fun.
TS
@Villago Delenda Est: Tis a lot of years and if you’re surrounded by family and friends to wish you safe passage – those years were well spent. Thoughts & wishes to you.
Lizzy L
@Villago Delenda Est: I’m sorry. It’s not easy.
jeffreyw
Gothic Bailey
TheMightyTrowel
@Adam L Silverman: naw don’t worry about it – i rejigged the whole lecture to be less didactic and more fun (for me, the students hate it when I make them role play)
MomSense
@jeffreyw:
Cool.
jeffreyw
Moar Bailey
Kristine Smith
@Villago Delenda Est: Condolences.
Yutsano
@Villago Delenda Est: Oh man. I’m sorry. Virtual hug.
BR
Is Roger Stone going rogue?
Immanentize
@Villago Delenda Est: so.sad about the news but also glad friends and family were with her at the end.
Shana
@TaMara (HFG): Perhaps put it in a tray of some sort with sides. There will still be spills but hopefully contained within the tray.
TaMara (HFG)
@jeffreyw: That’s lovely. Thanks!
BillinGlendaleCA
@Gelfling 545: It’s not the size of her tongue, it’s usually the first contact you have with her. She loves to lick the kid’s legs when she’s wearing shorts. Drives the kid nuts.
Adam L Silverman
@TheMightyTrowel: Okay. I’m available if you want. So to speak.
Shana
@Villago Delenda Est: So sorry to hear that. Hugs to you.
'Niques
@Villago Delenda Est: 《HUGS》
eclare
What a cutie! So happy for you and Bixby!
SiubhanDuinne, liberal mob enforcer bitch
@Villago Delenda Est:
Oh Villago, that is hard. She had a great long life, but to quote my favorite Gilbert & Sullivan:
Is life a boon?
If so, it must befall
That Death, whene’er he call
Must call too soon.
It is always too soon. My very deep condolences.
JCJ
@Villago Delenda Est:
Best wishes to you. I still think of my mom on her birthday, and now with the Cubs doing well my thoughts go to her and my brother who were both huge fans. I remember my mom and I watching the Cubs win their division in 1984 with tears in our eyes thinking of my brother – he had died at age 17 of muscular dystrophy in 1973. The quote above from VPOTUS is accurate.
CaseyL
Congrats on the new arrival – she’s adorable!
Bailey’s a terrific name, though I wonder if it isn’t a little too similar to “Bixby.” Same sound at beginning and end.
craigie
Here comes trouble!
Miss Bianca
@jeffreyw: love that effect! How do you do it?
TheMightyTrowel
@Adam L Silverman: wink wink nudge nudge ;-) Don’t worry about it but thanks muchly – I’ll enjoy torturing the kidlets a bit. Role plays always end up really useful even if they haaaate participating.
Aleta
@jeffreyw: Very cool. Love how it brings out the sharp black and white, and then red.
eclare
@Villago Delenda Est: I’m so sorry.
JordanRules
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences VDE. Virtual hugs sent your way.
jeffreyw
@TaMara (HFG): You’re welcome! Give the pups a biscuit for me.
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
Adorableness in black and white.
eclare
@jeffreyw: I’m still amazed at what you do with those filters…
Felonius Monk
50 lb dog + 20 lb tongue — Go Bailey.
jeffreyw
@Miss Bianca: A phone app called Prisma, it has quite a few filters for different photo effects,
a thousand flouncing lurkers (was fidelio)
@Villago Delenda Est: My condolences.
Felonius Monk
@Villago Delenda Est: Condolences. My thoughts are with you.
jeffreyw
@eclare: I just click on options, the kudos all go to the programmers, but thanks!
rikyrah
Awe. So cute.??
Adam L Silverman
@TheMightyTrowel: Have fun!
PhoenixRising
@Villago Delenda Est: You are in our thoughts.
rikyrah
@Villago Delenda Est:
Sorry for your loss??
debit
What a cutie!! She really looks like a handful.
@Villago Delenda Est: I really am so sorry. Doesn’t matter that she had a god run, I know you’re missing her. Hugs to you.
The Lodger
@Villago Delenda Est: Sorry for your loss.
PhoenixRising
That dog is clearly Steinway.
Or Baldwin.
Monarch if you wanna get obscure. But when we need a new Dane, if Dog blesses us with a black dog whose front is so clearly a keyboard, I’m not fooling around: Steinway.
Jim Parene
@Villago Delenda Est: Please accept my sincere condolences.
Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA
@MomSense: Thanks! I’ve got the app, and I’ve started watching videos. I think it’ll be a huge help.
Mingobat f/k/a Karen in GA
@Villago Delenda Est: I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family.
NotoriousJRT
She’s a beauty! And she is so happy! That is doggie bliss if I ever saw it! Good for you and your household!
The Fat Kate Middleton
@Villago Delenda Est: So very sorry, VDE. Mom died at age 70, and Iearned then how hard it is to lose a mother, and how her age absolutely does not matter.
Elizabelle
@Villago Delenda Est: Hugs, Villago. She’s up there with Elvis, and the pup, George Carlin, and a lot of her loved ones who passed before she did.
@MomSense: Another vote for Miley. It’s a hilarious inside joke. The vet staff will love it.
And: Bailey is a muy popular name for dogs. Miley, less so. Go for unusual.
But she is a wonderful dog, by any name. What a lively introductory pic!
SWMBO
@Villago Delenda Est: Peace and comfort to you and your family.
dxq
This rescue thing has gotten so popular that I wonder if unscrupulous people have entered the business.
JR in WV
@Villago Delenda Est:
Sorry for your loss. I still think about my mom often, she died relatively young in 1997 from prolonged exposure to Pall Malls, she acquired her addiction at football games in the 1940s, where they passed out free packs in the crowd of students at Mountaineer Field.
The first few are always free, ask any pusher man.
Her mom and sister, who never smoked both made it into their 90s. So glad you had such a long time with your mom, 91 is a good score.
Take care & Don’t forget to vote.
seaboogie
@Villago Delenda Est: So sorry for your loss, VDE – may your mater rest in peace.
WaterGirl
@Villago Delenda Est: I am so sorry to hear about your mom. No matter how old your mom is or how old you are, that’s a big loss.
satby
@Villago Delenda Est: very late, and repeated in the morning thread, but deepest condolences VDE. You’re just never really prepared to lose a parent. May she rest in peace.
Lurking Canadian
@Villago Delenda Est: VDE, I’m sorry to hear about your mother. It’s never a good time. Take care of yourself.
lol chikinburd
@Villago Delenda Est: Strength.
The Pale Scot
GD Dinkie want the lovies
Mai.naem.mobile
@Villago Delenda Est: I am sorry to hear about thay. Condolences and hugs to you.
ET
If the picture is any indication – Goof Ball may work ;) But that just may end up a nickname.
Odie Hugh Manatee
You have my condolences, VDE… I lost my Mom in 2009 at the age of 69 and while it really sucks, I think about her all of them time and thank her for her sacrifices for us kids.
Take care of yourself and time will eventually dull the pain, letting the good memories flow… :)