Deanna Hoak

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1. 1 sksperry Nov 21st, 2005 at 7:02 am

   So I just got done wrestling my 142-pound, muscled-up, utter wuss of a Ridgeback all over the floor of a grooming studio…

   You know, there are people who would pay good money to watch that. :-)

2. 2 kaygo Nov 21st, 2005 at 7:42 am

   *142!*

   But then, King’s 120, more or less, so twenty pounds more or less shouldn’t faze me…but still.

   Ah, dog stink…

3. 3 loupnoir Nov 21st, 2005 at 8:29 am

   Mine are half that size. Luckily, they’ll just roll over and sigh when I reach for their paws. No biscuit for Cecil.

   Too bad no one videoed it! That would have been great.

4. 4 markbourne Nov 21st, 2005 at 8:32 am

   Whoa. Ridgebacks are so gorgeous naturally, I can just imagine what he looks like after a grooming.

   On this end, let me tell you about a 100-pond Great Pyranees who for some reason is going through a second puppyhood — all bounding and wrastlin’ and playing tag with this great goofy dog-grin on — while simultaneously imagining herself being only the size of a Jack Robinson and really wanting to pounce in your lap. The fur flies, it do.

5. 5 iagor Nov 21st, 2005 at 8:47 am

   I thought Ridgebacks topped at 100 lbs. I know breed standard runs around 80+. How in the world did you get a 142 lbs ridgeback?

6. 6 deannahoak Nov 21st, 2005 at 9:06 am

   He’s just outsized! He was the runt of the litter, too! His parents were both really large champions, though.

   I think it may partly be because we had him neutered really young. I’ve heard they actually grow more then.

   But he’s all muscle, despite doing nothing but lying around all day. :-) I’ll post a pic of him with our two-year-old soon.

7. 7 ratmmjess Nov 21st, 2005 at 11:08 am

   I’m odd, but I like the smells of dog and cat and rat. It feels homey to me.

8. 8 deannahoak Nov 22nd, 2005 at 12:23 am

   Rats are awesome pets. The males I’ve had have always marked me, though, and I’m not fond of that scent. :-) I got to where I’d only keep females, though I haven’t had one in years.

9. 9 deannahoak Nov 22nd, 2005 at 12:25 am

   He hates biscuits anyway. :-)

   He’s really a very well behaved dog, but he’s afraid of getting his nails clipped and insists on trying to escape.

10. 10 deannahoak Nov 22nd, 2005 at 12:26 am

    He really is a beauty.

    And unlike your dog a lot of other big ones, he’s actually convinced that he’s even huger than he is; he doesn’t think he can squeeze past a partially open door, for instance. :-)

11. 11 deannahoak Nov 22nd, 2005 at 12:28 am

    :-) That’s a big dog still, 120. You’re probably used to thinking of his as so huge it’s hard to imagine something bigger.

12. 12 ratmmjess Nov 22nd, 2005 at 12:32 am

    We’ve got seven rats now, which is our all-time low. Alicia (my wife) isn’t wild about the rat scent, either, but it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. :-)

    Males and females have such different personalities that I can value both. Right now we’ve got all males and are enjoying their lethargic personalities. :-)

13. 13 kaygo Nov 22nd, 2005 at 2:29 am

    Heh. Strange thing is, to me he’s still a puppy. A *big* puppy, but even though I know he’s big, I don’t see him as other people do. The last time I took him to the vet, the techs were teasing the shortest of their gang that she could ride him like a pony.

    I see other dogs as larger, even when they’re not. Makes no sense, but there you go. To me, King will always be a 28 lb puppy made to look bigger with mirrors. Or something.

14. 14 markbourne Nov 22nd, 2005 at 5:56 am

    …he’s actually convinced that he’s even huger than he is; he doesn’t think he can squeeze past a partially open door, for instance. :-)

    Ah, that’s our border collie-Newfoundland cross. She’s smart as a whip with a degree from MIT — except when it comes to partially opened doors. She’ll sit and wimper at it, convinced she’s too large to push through the gap. Or else she’s trying to open it further with telekinesis and we just interrupt her by doing it by hand. Could go either way.

15. 15 goatgruff Nov 22nd, 2005 at 1:32 pm

    KC will NOT let us clip her toenails. She is TOO big and TOO strong to hold down. She thrashes and howls and in the end we’re usually able to have clipped one and a half nails.
    The only time her nails have been clipped successfully was when she was under anesthesia for her surgery.
    Were you successful? How?

16. 16 anonymous Nov 22nd, 2005 at 11:48 pm

    The groomer did it. I just helped wrestle Cecil in place.

    I cannot cut Cecil’s nails here at home. I’ve tried. The groomer only charged five bucks, and it was well worth the money.

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