Got a new "puppy" today

[Mean Gene]

[AKPirate]

[goodkarmarising]

That pup looks like a beast...How much does she weigh?

[bill herian]

Looks like he brings out ol' mean Gene's soft side

[Mean Gene]

That pup looks like a beast...How much does she weigh?

He's probably going to eat you because you called him a girl, but he weighs 85 lbs and is solid as a rock. I seriously doubt tules are going to slow him down.

[goodkarmarising]

Oops..sorry about that. Always prefer the bigger dogs. He looks like not much will slow him down.

[Redbeard]

Cool Gene. What's the story behind him?

[Mean Gene]

Cool Gene. What's the story behind him?

Well, after my 6 year old lab quit on me on a hunt this year I posted I was looking for another dog. The lab has never been a "balls to the wall" dog...just adequate. Then she quit and I figured I couldn't trust her anymore. I posted up about it on the Refuge Forums and a guy there told me about this dog. He was at a trainers place who also doubles as a chessie rescue kennel. Seems an older gentleman in poor health had to give the dog up, and they were looking for a good home for him. The wife and I stopped there just after Christmas to see the dog and meet the trainers and we agreed to take him in. He's 6-7 years old, high energy and very well trained, but he hasn't hunted for about 3 years. It's nothing some tuning up won't take care of though. The dog has a great personality and it was obvious he wanted to please and you could tell he just wanted a friend to play with. The trainer told us the dog had never really had a lot of personal attention and would not be a "cuddler", but would definitely be a hunter. She also said she didn't know if he'd ever been inside and didn't know how he'd act. We have a Jack Russel and two cats at home, and she said she didn't really know how the dog would react to the cats, but he'd probably ignore the dog. We got the chessie home late this afternoon and I walked him all over out 2 acres and let him smell whatever he wanted to. Our daughter met him with us, and all you had to do was show the dog a little affection and he ate it up. We fed him in the outside run, and then brought him in after we ate. He pretty much wants to be a lap dog. He ate up the attention and was laying on the wife's feet before long. He's as loving a dog as I've ever seen. As for the cats?...he just looked at them like, "Yeah, whatever." Gonna take him down to the park tomorrow afternoon and start working with him. I'm curious to see how he reacts when I take him over by the ducks and geese. We think he's going to work out just fine.

Oh, one funny thing from tonight. He ran over to the TV, when the news reporters came on and started talking. He's never seen a TV before. When he saw the people, and heard them, he figured they were real and just wanted to go say hi to them.

[AKPirate]

Cool Gene. What's the story behind him?

Well, after my 6 year old lab quit on me on a hunt this year I posted I was looking for another dog. The lab has never been a "balls to the wall" dog...just adequate. Then she quit and I figured I couldn't trust her anymore. I posted up about it on the Refuge Forums and a guy there told me about this dog. He was at a trainers place who also doubles as a chessie rescue kennel. Seems an older gentleman in poor health had to give the dog up, and they were looking for a good home for him. The wife and I stopped there just after Christmas to see the dog and meet the trainers and we agreed to take him in. He's 6-7 years old, high energy and very well trained, but he hasn't hunted for about 3 years. It's nothing some tuning up won't take care of though. The dog has a great personality and it was obvious he wanted to please and you could tell he just wanted a friend to play with. The trainer told us the dog had never really had a lot of personal attention and would not be a "cuddler", but would definitely be a hunter. She also said she didn't know if he'd ever been inside and didn't know how he'd act. We have a Jack Russel and two cats at home, and she said she didn't really know how the dog would react to the cats, but he'd probably ignore the dog. We got the chessie home late this afternoon and I walked him all over out 2 acres and let him smell whatever he wanted to. Our daughter met him with us, and all you had to do was show the dog a little affection and he ate it up. We fed him in the outside run, and then brought him in after we ate. He pretty much wants to be a lap dog. He ate up the attention and was laying on the wife's feet before long. He's as loving a dog as I've ever seen. As for the cats?...he just looked at them like, "Yeah, whatever." Gonna take him down to the park tomorrow afternoon and start working with him. I'm curious to see how he reacts when I take him over by the ducks and geese. We think he's going to work out just fine.

Oh, one funny thing from tonight. He ran over to the TV, when the news reporters came on and started talking. He's never seen a TV before. When he saw the people, and heard them, he figured they were real and just wanted to go say hi to them.

Awesome!

[QH's Paw]

Damn Gene, if that's a puppy, I do not want to get in his way when he grows up.
Good on ya for taking the dog and making it work.

[Rick]

Neat to see such a happy ending to a sad story and beginning to a new one. Reading it was a mighty fine way to start the day.

[rebelp74]

Good stuff and looks like a good dog

[Redbeard]

Cool Gene. What's the story behind him?

Well, after my 6 year old lab quit on me on a hunt this year I posted I was looking for another dog. The lab has never been a "balls to the wall" dog...just adequate. Then she quit and I figured I couldn't trust her anymore. I posted up about it on the Refuge Forums and a guy there told me about this dog. He was at a trainers place who also doubles as a chessie rescue kennel. Seems an older gentleman in poor health had to give the dog up, and they were looking for a good home for him. The wife and I stopped there just after Christmas to see the dog and meet the trainers and we agreed to take him in. He's 6-7 years old, high energy and very well trained, but he hasn't hunted for about 3 years. It's nothing some tuning up won't take care of though. The dog has a great personality and it was obvious he wanted to please and you could tell he just wanted a friend to play with. The trainer told us the dog had never really had a lot of personal attention and would not be a "cuddler", but would definitely be a hunter. She also said she didn't know if he'd ever been inside and didn't know how he'd act. We have a Jack Russel and two cats at home, and she said she didn't really know how the dog would react to the cats, but he'd probably ignore the dog. We got the chessie home late this afternoon and I walked him all over out 2 acres and let him smell whatever he wanted to. Our daughter met him with us, and all you had to do was show the dog a little affection and he ate it up. We fed him in the outside run, and then brought him in after we ate. He pretty much wants to be a lap dog. He ate up the attention and was laying on the wife's feet before long. He's as loving a dog as I've ever seen. As for the cats?...he just looked at them like, "Yeah, whatever." Gonna take him down to the park tomorrow afternoon and start working with him. I'm curious to see how he reacts when I take him over by the ducks and geese. We think he's going to work out just fine.

Oh, one funny thing from tonight. He ran over to the TV, when the news reporters came on and started talking. He's never seen a TV before. When he saw the people, and heard them, he figured they were real and just wanted to go say hi to them.

you're a good man Gene. What's his name? Or did you post it and I miss it?

[aunt betty]

Happy ending for the dog. Being in limbo for years must have been rough. Give him a nice big hug for me. Great story and thankyoy.

[aunt betty]

You* damn phone needs to be taught a new word. Thankyou

[jarbo03]

Good for you and the dog Gene, I love stories with a happy ending. Definitely looks like a beast.

[The Duck Hammer]

Great story Gene. Congrats on the new pup.

[Flightstopper]

Excellent Gene!

[Woody]

Good stuff, man!

[RonE]

Great looking dog, I like Chesterpeeks. Got my current dog under similar circumstances. She had never been in a house, never seen a cat but a great hunter. My wife has her trained to sleep on the couch now and the cat has adopted her.