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Sending poop vibes Charlies way.
Come on Charlie, you don't want your new Mommy and Daddy plus all of us to have to go on poop watch!

OH boy..........not sure where to start.

As I sit here typing, charlie is sleeping by my feet. Hubby is asleep too.

It's possibly Charlie has poopied off to the side somewhere and I have just not seen him. I have went and looked and see no "extra strange poop". I wormed him yesterday...

He's eating..... so eventually he has to poop... It might be the change of diet. We feed the dogs "little bites pedigree" here. Even the big dogs eat it real dainty since they think they are little girls.. hehe

And keep sending those poop vibes.
Poor poor poor Charlie needs them real bad...

He doesn't appear to have a stomach ache so.......hopefully I just missed the move.... He does not appear bloated.

Fixing to go to bed. Have to work the midnight shift tonight.... Hopefully the town will be hopping and the night will fly by....

I am still crating Charlie at night but during the day he is out here with us. The cats are getting more friendly toward him. But he is still a little scared of the big bad cats...

And LSULOVER, keep Desirée on standby. You never know. But I will say today Juan has not mentioned a single time that poor poor poor Charlie has to find a good home. When Hubby got home this morning, Charlie was estastic to see him.. When Juan sat down, Charlie stood on his hind legs smiling.. Charlie can sit up like a dauchaund does.. He is very cute!!!

Will canned pumkin work??? I have canned pumpkin...

XO my dear...... Of course he will think it's his idea!! I would not have it any other way. My husband has a soft touch. Probably down in his heart he already realizes we are keeping Charlie. He just hasn't vocalized it yet... He probably knew when he picked him up that first time on the side of the road. That's why when we saw him, we simply sat in the car silently and watched him in the rear view mirror for a few moments before I turned the car around. We both knew, unspoken, that going back would mean a new dog in the household... We are just that way.

This morning when he got home and charlie was being so cute on his hind legs, I said "Honey, look, he's glad to see his daddy"... Juan reached around and loved on him and didn't say a word.... He just kinda shook his head and loved on charlie and glanced at me... And of course I was grinning. He likes him a lot. He has said so many many times...

He knows charlie will stay..... He is still into the "watching Charlie interact with the other animal stage"..... I have finished that one since I have been with Charlie more... I am into the "waiting for hubby to say "We will keep him" stage.....

But he has to say it first. I have never, so far, said that Charlie needs to stay... I want it to come from him.. Charlie has already "wormed his way" into our hearts.. [a slight pun]..

As soon as it warms up, I am going to bathe Charlie and put a sweatshirt on him and get him a new collar. He is wearing a very old one right now. All the girls have matching collars and leashes that we picked up at our ex-vets office. And they have John Deere tags on them... Juan is smitten by dogs in clothes. Muffin has long johns that she wears sometimes. The big girls wear tee shirts outside in cold weather usually. Especially Emma since she has short hair.

Gotta go now. Have some meditation/visualization to do... I'm sure the poop visualization will be a very moving experience.... hehe

Originally Posted by jcribbs

XO my dear...... Of course he will think it's his idea!! I would not have it any other way. My husband has a soft touch. Probably down in his heart he already realizes we are keeping Charlie. He just hasn't vocalized it yet... He probably knew when he picked him up that first time on the side of the road.

This mornign when he got home and charlie was being so cute on his hind legs, I said "Honey, look, he's glad to see his daddy"... Juan reached around and loved on him and didn't say a word....

He knows.....

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Oh goody it is working then, just keep it up, you are doing a great job, and whatever you do, DON'T let him see any of these posts until he comes to realize that he had a great idea when he says ya'll can keep Charlie.

Then you can show him these posts.

I really wish I could find Missouri I am directionally challenged, all I know is Missouri is not around me. If I ever meet you in person I am gonna give you a great big hug, and I will even give Juan one too.

Remember use the words POOR POOR POOR a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by jcribbs

OH boy..........not sure where to start.

As I sit here typing, charlie is sleeping by my feet. Hubby is asleep too.

It's possibly Charlie has poopied off to the side somewhere and I have just not seen him. I have went and looked and see no "extra strange poop". I wormed him yesterday...

He's eating..... so eventually he has to poop... It might be the change of diet. We feed the dogs "little bites pedigree" here. Even the big dogs eat it real dainty since they think they are little girls.. hehe

And keep sending those poop vibes.

Poor poor poor Charlie needs them real bad...

He doesn't appear to have a stomach ache so.......hopefully I just missed the move....

He does not appear bloated.

Fixing to go to bed. Have to work the midnight shift tonight.... Hopefully the town will be hopping and the night will fly by....

I am still crating Charlie at night but during the day he is out here with us. The cats are getting more friendly toward him. But he is still a little scared of the big bad cats...

And LSULOVER, keep DesirÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]e on standby. You never know. But I will say today Juan has not mentioned a single time that poor poor poor Charlie has to find a good home. When Hubby got home this morning, Charlie was estastic to see him.. When Juan sat down, Charlie stood on his hind legs smiling.. Charlie can sit up like a dauchaund does.. He is very cute!!!

Will canned pumkin work??? I have canned pumpkin...

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I think that is very possible, whenever Opie is going poo poo, he always looks around to see if we are watching him, I always look away so he is not embarressed.

I always clap for Muffin.

I'll say "tinkle poopie" and she runs to do her job. And then I clap ... and say good girl..... She at that point, scratches the ground like she is a big dog instead of a 9 pounder..

Maybe Charlie is a dog that likes to do his job in private.....

My fingers are crossed for a healthy Charley poo.
Come on Charlie...show Mommy what you can do.

Originally Posted by jcribbs

I always clap for Muffin.

I'll say "tinkle poopie" and she runs to do her job. And then I clap

... and say good girl..... She at that point, scratches the ground like she is a big dog instead of a 9 pounder..

Maybe Charlie is a dog that likes to do his job in private.....

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That is the way that Opie is, Opie is the dog that found our home 4 years ago, we think he had been abused and it took us a long time to get him to trust us, especially my husband, now they are the best of friends.

Just remember to keep using the words POOR POOR POOR a lot.

Another good prase could be "what if", you could use that to help with guilt. Just say "what if" we gave him away and they were mean to him, or "what if" we hadn't found him, what bad things could happen to him. This will help with the guilt thing too

Like I said before I am all about anything that works for you and Charlie and Juan.

Well this is all getting very exciting!!!!

You know, I hope Juan never sees this thread! (well, at least not until you know for sure that Charlie is staying!).

I wouldn't go the poor poor poor angle anymore - he's not `poor' Charlie these days. BUT, I would definitely remind Juan when you can that `remember how he was just standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for his family to come back? Looking for them everywhere? Do we want to do that to him AGAIN? That might be enough to break his trust in people forever'. You know the drill - yada yada yada, that'll tug at his heartstrings for sure.

Charlie probably isn't sitting for Juan yet because dogs have photographic memories about things they learn, which is what helps them reinforce habits. YOU were the one who taught him to sit, therefore, for a while at least, he actually only remembers how to sit for you. When he gets more used to the command and understands it more, he'll sit for Juan, too.

I, too, am sending poop vibes - poop away, Charlie boy! I think the canned pumpkin will help and it's a good idea - plus it's a yummy treat, most doggies love vegetables so he'll be very pleased.

You are already having better luck with your cats than we have ever had with ours and the dogs, and they've all been together for nearly 18 months. We still have to separate them most times. The dogs just cannot work out that the cats don't want to `play' with them they way the dogs play with each other!

I also think that Juan is doing the `responsible husband' bit. He's probably dying for you to ask him if you can keep Charlie so he can give in to what he's been wanting to say all along and say yes. He's probably suffering from some pride - you know, he's said you have to find Charlie a home and now he can't back down. Perhaps you could try some feminine crying and a bit of `please please please we've already got so many one more won't hurt!' and give him the chance to be a benevolent husband and grant you your wish! I know that's what Max would be like (even if he didn't realise it himself!)

Originally Posted by KitEKats4Eva!

Well this is all getting very exciting!!!!

You know, I hope Juan never sees this thread!

(well, at least not until you know for sure that Charlie is staying!).

I wouldn't go the poor poor poor angle anymore - he's not `poor' Charlie these days. BUT, I would definitely remind Juan when you can that `remember how he was just standing there in the middle of the road, waiting for his family to come back? Looking for them everywhere? Do we want to do that to him AGAIN? That might be enough to break his trust in people forever'. You know the drill - yada yada yada, that'll tug at his heartstrings for sure.

Charlie probably isn't sitting for Juan yet because dogs have photographic memories about things they learn, which is what helps them reinforce habits. YOU were the one who taught him to sit, therefore, for a while at least, he actually only remembers how to sit for you. When he gets more used to the command and understands it more, he'll sit for Juan, too.

I, too, am sending poop vibes - poop away, Charlie boy! I think the canned pumpkin will help and it's a good idea - plus it's a yummy treat, most doggies love vegetables so he'll be very pleased.

You are already having better luck with your cats than we have ever had with ours and the dogs, and they've all been together for nearly 18 months. We still have to separate them most times. The dogs just cannot work out that the cats don't want to `play' with them they way the dogs play with each other!

I also think that Juan is doing the `responsible husband' bit. He's probably dying for you to ask him if you can keep Charlie so he can give in to what he's been wanting to say all along and say yes. He's probably suffering from some pride - you know, he's said you have to find Charlie a home and now he can't back down. Perhaps you could try some feminine crying and a bit of `please please please we've already got so many one more won't hurt!' and give him the chance to be a benevolent husband and grant you your wish! I know that's what Max would be like (even if he didn't realise it himself!)

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Poor Juan is never gonna know what hit him here, everyone is working for Charlie, Juan doesn't have a chance.

Much of what you said makes sense. I just said keep using the word Poor, because it works on my husband, of course you gotta use a sad voice and look sad. Us women have it made.

I also think that Juan is doing the `responsible husband' bit. He's probably dying for you to ask him if you can keep Charlie so he can give in to what he's been wanting to say all along and say yes. He's probably suffering from some pride - you know, he's said you have to find Charlie a home and now he can't back down. Perhaps you could try some feminine crying and a bit of `please please please we've already got so many one more won't hurt!' and give him the chance to be a benevolent husband and grant you your wish! I know that's what Max would be like (even if he didn't realise it himself!)

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You could be right........ I will think about this..... He gives me anything I could possibly want. In fact, I have to be careful in voicing what I "might want" because next thing I know he has it for me. He enjoys bragging about this to his friends "His happy wife"..... and he's right on about that.

But you really could be on to something there. He probably is waiting for me to beg a little..... I could do that....! [to keep his pride intact] He would probably rather say "My wife made me keep him" when inside he is actually soooooo glad we have Charlie...

And I need to throw in a couple kitty pics...... These are my youngest and they are so beautiful. They have blue eyes and when they were born were solid white. They were paying bills here but hubby interrupted them.

I'm a crier myself.
If I turn on the tears Mason caves every single time.
When I was a little girl it worked with my Daddy and now it works with Mason.

In fact that's how I got him to say yes to letting me bring Elliott in.
The tears were real though, from the second I saw Elliott I knew I had to make him an indoor kitty.
That last night he spent outside it just really got to me, it was getting colder and it was supposed to snow in the next few days and all I could think of was the way he was scared of the other strays and would run from them.
All I could see was Thomas...the bully of the street...chasing him and him running out in front of a car.
I just knew the people in the car wouldn't be able to see a white cat on a snow covered road and they wouldn't be able to stop in time.
It just made me cry to think of it.
Mason finally looked at me and said "Oh for God sake get one of the carriers and go out and get him, but this HAS to be the last one."

I knew he'd won Mason over when I heard him speaking Spanish to Elliott.
Mason is half Mexican and when something or someone really gets to him he speaks Spanish to them.

So after that REALLY long story, my advice is TURN ON THE TEARS

Gracie you are terrible!

I don't do any of that stuff. I hate Max to feel like he is being manipulated. So I just manipulate him in a way that he doesn't feel it!! Lol....

I often use the old conscience trick. `Well, you know how I feel, if anything goes wrong you can remember who made the final decision' He HATES that!

Jenn...your latest pictures are adorable.
Did the bills ever get paid?

I could cry.......... It works with Juan too. I have cried before for the babies here Not for all them. But when we moved this last time, when I HAD to bring Felix, Festus and Cow and the babies. I had been feeding them and they had noone else. Juan did not want 6 more cats but I felt it was necessary for their well being. Crying is a necessary part of being a wife at times.. And I am exhaggerating slightly here....Or actually a lot... I would like to add.......truthfully.. I very seldom use such tatics... But if I had to, I would. But as far as the extra 6 kitties, it wasn't necessary... He knew they were ours. We always wanted Cow Kitty and he knew I was taking the toms. That's why we got them fixed. So they could live in our enclosure. He just thought we might find homes for Cow's babies since they were little and sweet but I just couldn't "dump them" at the pound. Cats at the pound are a dime a dozen. What I did is tell him it would cost us tons of money to adopt them back if the shelter could not find them homes... So....he agreed to keep them was the better choice. I might add, no more kitties.. We have enough... He had no qualms about Festus, Felix and Cow. It's just he did not expect me to keep her babies. The day I caught him in there playing with them made me very happy because I was already hook line and sinker in love with them. And once you get attached to something so precious, you are then responsible for that life. That's how I feel and thank god my husband does feel the same way... He loves all our animals and he is one in a million as far as husbands go. I would never trade him in for a new model.. We have a good life with our critters.. So basically all I have to do is to make sure he feels love toward Charlie and he will never say a word. He is ours already.. Charlie knows it and we know it and our other animals already know it as well. Juan see that.

The last litter that Cow had of which Tulip and Snoopy were a part of.......three of the babies didn't make it. They each lived a while but they were just not real strong. I tried to bottle feed them but it didn't work. The last one lived 2 months. We both cried and cried. We have a little kitty cemetary out back with head stones on their graves that Juan dug... He made them each a little cedar coffin and wrapped them in a soft towel before we buried them. I just couldn't do it. I was beside myself grieving. We loved those little ragmuffins. But they have a spot on our land.

Juan is a soft touch for any animal that is in trouble. The county in Arkasnas where we both work is fixing to have an opening for a animal control officer. Juan is thinking of applying for the position. He would be great!! We are not sure if he qualifies since we live out of state...even if it is only 30 miles. But we are hoping.. He would be the first caring animal control officer they have had in my opinion in a long time. The last one worked for 15 yrs that was good and she was fantastic. She volunteers at the local shelter now. Mary is her name.. And Mary is a good woman.

But back to tears... I am glad another wife feel that way........ I don't resort to that very often. It has to be for something drastic.

Juan is also half mexican but he speaks no spanish... Pero yo puedo hablar espana...

Here's Charlies latest today.. JJ is letting him know he is the boss... Thank god he didnt' attack him. Muffin was on the couch so JJ alternated between correcting Charlie and then Muffin....



ps. thank god there are no stray animals in our area........whew.......

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Pero yo puedo hablar espana...

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I had to ask Mason what this said
I never learned any Spanish, he did try to teach me but I just wasn't very good at it...he has taught our kids though.
My MIL would being talking away in English and then all of a sudden she'd lapse back into Spanish...Mason used to say.."Now Mom don't talk about my Wife that way " and then my MIL would say "I didn't say anything bad about you, I swear"
I knew she didn't, Mason is just a smartie pants

Back to kitties and puppies.
Those babies are beautiful and they really do look like they are plotting something in that last picture!

Charlie just gets more handsome in every picture.

JJ is always on top of things Jenn.
He is a good boss kitty.
Charley is a cute.

It be wonderful if Juan could get that job in Arkansas?

How lovely. Juan sounds like a doll. Max is like that - he emailed me yesterday saying that I should come up with a business plan to start a dog daycare, because he thinks that he would like us to spend our lives doing that for a living!! How gorgeous - I am already **almost** a trainer, and our dogs already go to daycare, but there is only one where we live. We'd like to open another one and have a training facility attached as well, as soon as I've finished my course.

Don't you just love husbands who love animals so much??

I love this thread. Charlie is adorable and all the rest of your babies are beautiful too.
He seems to have fit right in like an old glove and after only a few days. Remarkable.

I do hope that Juan could get that job, that would be wonderful.