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« on: April 11, 2010, 06:19:36 AM » |
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Hey all! Just thought I'd say hi since that seems to be the standard around here.  Rescued a 3yo eskie about 10 years ago but he died just recently after a short-lived cancer battle  I'm really undecided on whether or not to get another dog and if I'd want it to be another eskie. While I'd like to rescue another, I'm afraid of finding myself comparing a new eskie to my first eskie..which just isn't fair. My current living situation prevents me from deciding anytime soon, but its still on my mind. Anyway, I was hoping that hanging around the board and reading other peoples' stories would help guide my decision on this matter, so thanks to all who contribute to the board and I hope to see you around! |
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2010, 06:23:48 AM » |
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Welcome to the Board!! Tell us more about your baby. It is so very hard to lose one of them but as you are thinking of getting another, that is a compliment on his/her life. Once you get a new baby and keep in mind that this is not the same baby, you will not compare them. You will find that the new one is an entirely different dog than the first one. Give him/her a different name and have an open mind and you will be fine. Eskies are addictive. Tell us more about yourself too. Again, welcome! We do love pictures so share some with us.
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Eskilady Mom to Molly, Mona, Manning & Murdock Bridgekids - Motli, Margi, Misha, Maizie & Milo 
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« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2010, 07:52:52 AM » |
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Welcome to the board and sorry to hear about your loss. I also lost my little girl about a year ago, she was 17 and I had her since she was a puppy. So it took about 9 months for me to get another. I had the same exact thoughts "will I compare the new one to the old". Believe me, they won't let you anyway. Chester's personality is totally different, he is much bolder and higher in energy. He made that very clear in just a few hours. He is also a bit more of a velcro dog, always having to be touching me. Even if he falls asleep on the sofa next to me, he at least has to have a paw touching me.
So when you're ready, go for it. Everyone here is more than willing to support you!
Geno
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2010, 11:00:14 AM » |
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Welcome!!! Glad you came to visit.
WHen I lost my first dog (little beagle/Springer Mix), I never thought I could own another dog. Did not have to worry about the breed thing. After a couple years it subsided and I began getting the urge for another dog. I got Winston (My Rescue Eskie) and he fit right into my heart with no problem. I'm attached to him, if not more so, then my first little Beagle/SPringer Mix. Then I got Taffee... she squeezed her way in and then Tasha. All of them are loved equally, but all for different reasons. Each one has such different personalities, there is no way I can even start to compare them. Their individual personalities shine through over their Breed looks. I can tell mine apart across a room of 100 Eskies, just by how they move, play and conduct themselves... where others would be like "THEY ALL LOOK A LIKE... HOW CAN YOU TELL"
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« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2010, 09:00:33 PM » |
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Welcome! I'm sorry for your loss. With time, the hurting will get easier. It sounds like you have a lot to share with a lucky four legged friend.
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« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2010, 10:10:19 PM » |
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Welcome! Sorry to hear about the loss of your Eskie. Time helps heal and so, I have discovered, do new fur-babies |
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109ACE
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2010, 10:29:41 PM » |
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So sorry on your loss. One thing I've learned in rescuing, and having 9 Eskies here at home, is no two eskies are the same. And they have all been unquie in their own ways. There is no need to compare Eskies. You will fall in love with a new for a whole other set of reasons then what you loved in your first. And don't be afraid to take in another rescue. What you did for your first Eskie was wonderful and far more fufilling then simply buying one.
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2010, 08:36:38 PM » |
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Welcome, welcome! Sorry to hear about your recent loss. At least you found us and we can give you support, advice, and entertainment with funny stories and cute pictures as well! We had our 1st Eskie (Atka) for 4 years by himself before we got another one (Nuka). They are the exact opposites of each other. It's just like kids and people snowflakes. No 2 exactly alike  |
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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2010, 11:20:52 PM » |
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Welcome! Sorry for your loss, I lost 2 childhood dogs to cancer and it really is so painful. I just try to think of the happy memories and give as much love to the pups I have today. I will agree with others that all Eskies (and dogs in general) are so different! I have two and they have very different personalities. I definitely don't think the comparisons will last long... I think everyone naturally will compare a little bit at first, because you are so used to having a certain dog. But eventually you will see the differences in personalities and learn to love everything about your new pup just as much as your sweet Eskie you lost. Good luck finding a new pup sometime soon, hopefully it will be another Eskie! |
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2010, 10:06:15 PM » |
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Welcome! Remember that eskies are so addicting that you can't just have one  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2010, 01:08:38 PM » |
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So sorry for your loss. When the time and your living situation is right, I know you will find another eskie...This is a great community of people. Welcome!
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2010, 04:39:05 PM » |
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Hello and WELCOME! I am sorry for your loss . But hopefully soon your heart will heal enough to adopt another eskie. This is a great place to come & you can really learn alot about the breed right here. My opinion, The Eskies have great people , they are as loyal to the eskies as our eskies are to us  . |
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« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2010, 09:42:04 AM » |
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hi and a late welcome aboard i had my first eskie about a year before i rescued my second. i thought i'd be getting a carbon copy of the first. i couldnt have been more wrong, they are like night and day- or whatever is more opposite then night and day!!! you'll know whaen you're ready and what you're ready for. there's lots of breeders and rescue-involved people here so we'll be available to point oyu in either diretion when the time comes for you |
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2010, 10:55:38 AM » |
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Welcome to the board! I'll share my thoughts on my pups. They will be 13 this summer. My kids are at college or on their own. I am back in school and so for the first time in their life, the pups are alone for hours and hours on end a couple of times a week. Soon (less than a year?) I will be going to school full-time and they will be alone every day. I HATE IT. Just as with my children, I am much more comfortable being a stay-at-home! For that reason, when they go I highly doubt I will have another pet until I retire. I can't seem to make peace with leaving them at all (though they are fine). If I ever have a pet again...it will be an eskie for sure!! Their wonderful personalities, loving eyes, tender devotion, fluffy fur, quirks and occassional zaniness are just perfect to me! What's a little hair as a price for all that??
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« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2010, 09:08:33 PM » |
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That's so funny, people ask me the same question...but to me - they look totally, completely different, the ear shapes, the tails, the paws... I could go on and on, but you know lol Welcome!!! Glad you came to visit.
WHen I lost my first dog (little beagle/Springer Mix), I never thought I could own another dog. Did not have to worry about the breed thing. After a couple years it subsided and I began getting the urge for another dog. I got Winston (My Rescue Eskie) and he fit right into my heart with no problem. I'm attached to him, if not more so, then my first little Beagle/SPringer Mix. Then I got Taffee... she squeezed her way in and then Tasha. All of them are loved equally, but all for different reasons. Each one has such different personalities, there is no way I can even start to compare them. Their individual personalities shine through over their Breed looks. I can tell mine apart across a room of 100 Eskies, just by how they move, play and conduct themselves... where others would be like "THEY ALL LOOK A LIKE... HOW CAN YOU TELL"
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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2010, 04:08:38 PM » |
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Welcome and sorry for your loss.
You shouldn't have a problem comparing your new dog to the old one no matter what the breed is, even if it is the same. While there might be similarities, each dog will come out different in his/her own way. May(black lab/blue healer) was my first pet and I had her for over 10yrs before she got hit. She was mischievous as a young pup but she was an old soul and a very chill dog. I'm still not over her but I don't think owners ever do get to that point. I got Larka a while after, and started calling her Larka May in honor of the first, but boy are the two complete opposites. They share the same love for belly rubs and like to huff at me but those are about the only things. Larka is a loud, hi-pitched, hyper, powder-puff pain-in-my-***. Long story short I love them both equally, but in different ways.
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