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Gollden Retriever Puppies

RHPF said:
Now that the subject has been brought up, and we made it to post 14 without a thread jack...

Threadjack:
How does military life work with having a dog? I would love to have one, but I would assume with deployments and everything else you would be too busy to have one. Is it a only if you have a family kind of thing?
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If you're single, it doesn't. Between work-ups and deployments, you're just gone too much. Some people do it, but I don't know why.

Brett
 
RHPF said:
Threadjack:
How does military life work with having a dog? I would love to have one, but I would assume with deployments and everything else you would be too busy to have one. Is it a only if you have a family kind of thing?
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Unless you have easy access to family close by, having pets doesn't really jive with Naval Aviation (or the Navy at all, for that matter). Lucky for me, my SO takes care of our dogs (2) and cats (2) when I'm gone. She's pretty awesome about it even though they drive her nuts. I think she could take them or leave them.

Without digressing too much further, though, even the simplest things can make pet ownership a hassle. Things to think about....

Double-pumped with a 12 hour (or more) crew day? Who's taking care of them?
Cross-country?
Duty days?
Work ups?
Deployments?

Please don't get any pet until you can answer these questions and you're able to have your pets cared for in your absence.
 
Road Program said:
....my SO.....
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(Brett - I'll take care of this......)

And the pussification of the American male continues.....SO?...SO??...SO???...take that ghey term to the Spouses Corner......do you call yourself her DB? :eek:

To paraphrase an icon.....I weep for the future of America's manhood.....:banghead_

(This isn"t the girl you sent home way back when is it?)
 
Having pets and being in the navy doesn't jive? Give me a break...

If you train your dog properly you won't have any problems. Most dogs can go well over 12hrs without making a mess. My dog just sleeps the whole time I'm gone. Obviously if you're out of town a lot you'll need a good kennel, but they're not hard to find. When you get deployed leave the dog with your parents, or a friend. If your dog is cool the only thing you have to worry about is them returning you man's best friend when you get home.

Besides, I could be wrong but I think there is a long military tradition of dog ownership
 
Agree with all that having a pet, especially a golden that requires a lot of attention, as a single stud may not be the best decision. Please seriously consider wether you will be able to take care of one of these dogs before you make the commitment. That having been said, I would like to unload them before my daughter has me adopting the whole lot.:eek:
 
boobcheese said:
Agree with all that having a pet, especially a golden that requires a lot of attention, as a single stud may not be the best decision. Please seriously consider wether you will be able to take care of one of these dogs before you make the commitment. That having been said, I would like to unload them before my daughter has me adopting the whole lot.:eek:
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If you have some left that you can't get rid of, I have a sack and a couple bricks and would be glad to drown them for you. :D

Brett
 
What are we offended about, the abbreviation, or the term "significant other" itself?

And as far as DB, what the he!! ever happened to BF or GF? Or is DB supposed to be something between BF and finance?
 
eddie said:
What are we offended about, the abbreviation, or the term "significant other" itself?

And as far as DB, what the he!! ever happened to BF or GF? Or is DB supposed to be something between BF and finance?
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Ahhhh...not offended, wasn't thinking along those lines...thanks for the explination though...
 
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