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  ANYONE OWN A WATCH DOG? I NEED ONE

  by Trotafox in

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  does anyone own a watch dog, paticularly a doberman pinscher?

  some on this board know i love animals and i lost my bingo cat last year.

  i really loved him to death but i have to admit that when it came to giving affection...forget it.

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  SoulJah: You have a Pit Bull. I'm not experienced enough or confident enough to handle that breed I'm afraid.

  It's Just: German Shepherds are great dogs but too much hair. My friend had one and it was huge (over 100 lbs.; obviously overweight). It was like trying to walk around a horse all the time. I have a small house. I'm even beginning to wonder if a Doberman would be too big for the house. I don't know. They seem to be slimmer than a GS and a little more graceful.

  Larc: I love Border Collies. Saw one working a herd of sheep once. Very impressive. High energy dogs though and they need a lot of space. Not good for my situation.

  I never had a pup or a kitten so I never had the opportunity to train them to enjoy the car. My cat lost it's mind in the car every time (20 mins. of screaming) . I do see people down at the Petsmart store hanging around outside and inside with their young dogs so I assume this is a good "socializing" training techique. I really would like to do obedience training in order to maintain control. Mother and I are only 5'1". She only weighs 108 lbs. soaking wet. Me? Not up for discussion! A Doberman would be almost half our height.(Control...that's a nice word; ever try to control a cat! LOL)

  Trot

  Edited by - Trotafox on 29 June 2002 17:50:43
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  ANYONE OWN A WATCH DOG? I NEED ONE

  by Trotafox in

  1. jw
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  does anyone own a watch dog, paticularly a doberman pinscher?

  some on this board know i love animals and i lost my bingo cat last year.

  i really loved him to death but i have to admit that when it came to giving affection...forget it.

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  YIKES Francois. Never thought I'd have to check my homeowner's policy for owning a Doberman. I do know I want nothing to do with Pitbulls and Rottweilers (sp?). Sorry P and R owners. Too risky. They're from a "fighting" breed lineage, I believe. I don't think a Dob would eat someone for lunch unless he was trained to do so. Souljah you agree? Aussies sound like they have a lot of hair. Don't do hair...not loads of it, anyway. I don't live in the woods. I live in a small 2 bedroom, 2 bath house, with a bunch of old people. Of course, they'll probably have heart attacks when they see a Doberman (but secretly want one themselves).

  ...those big black and tan predecessor dogs of the Doberman line (I forget what they're called, but they look like fat dobermans with flat faces

  Souljah: What would this be? Predecessor or predator? (Predator: one that preys, destroys, or devours). Dogs don't prey, destroy, or devour (people anyway) unless they are trained to or mistreated and the lineage is more of one of a fighting dog. A predatorial dog is a dog an OWNER turned into a monster. A Dob is of a working dog lineage; not fighting dog lineage.

  I love it's sleekness and elegant movement, too. Of course, the intimidation factor is great for a single lady.

  ((()))

  Trot

  Edited by - Trotafox on 29 June 2002 15:39:55
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  ANYONE OWN A WATCH DOG? I NEED ONE

  by Trotafox in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone own a watch dog, paticularly a doberman pinscher?

  some on this board know i love animals and i lost my bingo cat last year.

  i really loved him to death but i have to admit that when it came to giving affection...forget it.

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  Souljah: Thanks for responding. Puppy mind frame, huh. That's sounds nice considering I received very little attention from my cat for 14 years (he received a lot but I didn't...which is typical cat) and he just REFUSED to play. I never had him as a kitten and would go through a breeder for a pup.

  I have no children and my house is small. It's not exactly a whirlwind of people coming and going. In fact, it's almost nil since leaving the JW's so there just aren't going to be a lot of people in and out of my house. He (or she) would get alot of attention, however, from me and my mother and lots of walking and some running around in the park across the street (if allowed...still gotta check). He (or she) would be going on some property inspections with me, I guess, which may require some traveling by car and being around other people.

  Do you see any problem with that kind of environment?

  Trot
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  ANYONE OWN A WATCH DOG? I NEED ONE

  by Trotafox in

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  2. friends

  does anyone own a watch dog, paticularly a doberman pinscher?

  some on this board know i love animals and i lost my bingo cat last year.

  i really loved him to death but i have to admit that when it came to giving affection...forget it.

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  Does anyone own a WATCH DOG, paticularly a DOBERMAN PINSCHER?

  Some on this Board know I love animals and I lost my Bingo cat last year. I really loved him to death but I have to admit that when it came to giving affection...forget it. He slept, ate, and pooped. Ah, but I loved him! and miss him.

  Been tossing around idea of getting another 4-legged companion. My elderly mother and I live together so I thought perhaps I might consider owning a watch dog for both the companionship and security. Watch dog meaning one that is more intimidating than a 6 lb. ball of yapping fur (lovable as they are).

  I may be getting into a line of business shortly where it will be necessary for me to be alone with home repairman and potential home owners on a regular basis. Since companies are not providing background checks on their employees (as publicized lately), I may be placing myself in a situation where I can be a victim but I also don't believe I should chuck what I want to do because something "might" happen. Some protection would be in order. I have a feeling that a Dob sitting in middle of a living room "eyeballing" every movement a repairman or buyer is making would have a serious influence on his behavior .... especially towards me. It's either that or (1) a gun , (2) martial arts (at my age? Ridiculous), or (3) rent-a-male (out of question ).

  I'm not a fearful person; I just want to be wise in this day and age. I'm an independent sort and once sold everything I owned and traveled around the country...by myself...for a year and a half....working secretarial temp all the way. So I'm not really afraid to be alone....yet. But times are getting worse and I live in an over 55 community which is sometimes a target for punks who haven't got anything else better to do than terrorize elderly people.

  From what I read, Dobs seem to be a friendly, protective, and affectionate breed if trained appropriately and a nice short coat to maintain. We live within walking distance of a very nice small park where he could be exercised (I think...have to check if they allow dogs...don't know). No yard to speak of, though. Obedience training probably a good idea. I'm up for that. I had a friend in that business. No problem. I owned two dogs previously but they were both dogs with behavioral problems that I got from the pound as full grown. Didn't work. I never owned a pet from the "baby" stage.

  YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE!

  Trotafox

  Edited by - Trotafox on 29 June 2002 13:55:18

  Edited by - Trotafox on 29 June 2002 13:56:53
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  LEFT BEHIND great read-New One Coming

  by Trotafox in

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  i see from a search that this seems to be a yearly topic for the last two years but i'm bringing it up again.

  i just started reading the left behind series by tim lahaye & jerry b. jenkins.

  i think it is a very enjoyable series of books (imho).

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  I see from a search that this seems to be a yearly topic for the last two years but I'm bringing it up again.

  I just started reading the LEFT BEHIND Series by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins. I think it is a very enjoyable series of books (IMHO). They are easy reads so you can read a book in a couple of days and I borrowed every one of them. So check with some Christian friends. Many have these books in their library. See www.leftbehind.com.

  I'm on the last book published so far; there will be 12 in total. For current LEFT BEHIND readers, No. 10 is coming out in July ("The Remnant"). FOR "LEFT BEHIND" READERS: Waiting, RR, Frenchy, Flowerpetal, Lydia, Adonai438, Pork Chop, and mrs rocky2.

  There's lots of tension building, plenty of predicaments, some great characters (some not so great), and pretty well follows literal biblical book of Revelations. Of course, I read it just coming out of the JW's which was a little difficult for me because we all know the JW's have a different take on Relevations (no Rapture....JW's are saved and everyone else is bird food whether you're a follower of Christ or not! ). I remembered the Rapture teaching when I was in Church of Christ so it was not a new topic for me.

  I saw the movie but didn't think too much of it. It could have been so much better. I believe they are embroiled in a law suit over the movie at the moment and there is talk of doing another. I'd love to see this, however, as a 3-part mini series on TV as long as they stick to the book. They left so much out of the movie.

  Following is a list:

  No. 1 "LEFT BEHIND" - A novel of the earth's last days.

  No. 2 "TRIBULATION FORCE" - The continuing drama of those left behind.

  No. 3 "NICOLAE" - The rise of the Antichrist

  No. 4 "SOUL HARVEST" - The world takes sides.

  No. 5 "APPOLYON" - The Destroyer is unleashed.

  No. 6 - "ASSASSINS" - Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist

  No. 7 - "THE INDWELLING" - The Beast takes possession.

  No. 8 - "THE MARK" - The Beast rules the world.

  No. 9 - " DESECRATION" - Antichrist takes the throne.

  No. 10 - "THE REMNANT" (coming out in July) - On the brink of Armaggedon.

  (No. 11 and 12 due June 2003 and June 2004, respectively)

  Trot (Trot on a diet!)

  Edited by - Trotafox on 16 June 2002 16:33:41
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  How do you explain it to your spouse?

  by buffy in

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  i've been w/ my husband for 2 years, married for 3 months.

  he knows what i went through going throught the df process.

  he saw the horrible time i had dealing w/ loosing my family.

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  That's the salve to the JW conscience - those who leave can't have ever been fully convinced, otherwise how could they leave the "spiritual paradise"?

  Yep, the last phone conversation I had with my best friend before I DA'd, she said: "Well, you just didn't have the time to study like I did." (Parroted right out of the latest Awake magazine or WT...I forget..on "having doubts").

  Unbelievable!

  Trot
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  Monkeys one step closer to taking over

  by bboyneko in

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  .. http://www.cnn.com/2002/tech/science/06/06/science.movement.reut/index.html.

  soon your puny planet will be in our hands.

  monkeys implanted with special electrodes moved a cursor on a computer screen just by thinking about it, and learned how to do it better with practice, scientists reported on thursday.

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  Hey, sorta looks like the President of our Company (I've had a bad day).

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  Raymond Franz

  by obiwan in

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  has anyone read the book crisis of conscience?i want to get it,but i would like to know if the information is helpful.. wow it's a wide open world,use your.

  own thoughts.

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  Ray who? You mean the father of all ex-JW's? The guy the WT would like to see gone (permanently)? Yep.

  Read it. Plus "In Search of Christian Freedom" by Raymond Franz.

  Oh yes, it's helpful. So helpful the hair stands up on the necks of every Governing Body member every time a page is turned. Tee-hee.

  Trot
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  Animation graphics in the text field

  by SEAKEN2001 in

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  i know some of you are not going to appreciate this and it probably won't start a movement that will affect a change but it will make me feel better to rant.. i find it very distracting to have moving graphics in the field of text, where we are supposed to be reading.

  perhaps many of you are used to listening to the radio while studying for a test, as i have often seen depicted on tv, presumably in humor.

  it may be humorous but it is not conducive to actual retention and meaningful meditation.

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  Ooh-h-h-h-h. He's been wanting to come out and play!

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Trot (((([:D}))))
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  To Amazing, AlanF or Randy

  by Cassiline in

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  amazing,.

  i was just wondering how you were.

  i have not seen any posts since part 2. i realize you have just undergone major surgery but the lack of a post made me worry.

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  Amazing:

  (((((hugs))))

  Welcome back.
  Trot