Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 1251242)

Thanks for asking. First off Mookie is a 14 month old Belgian Malinois. He was being trained to work with border patrol in Texas but was found to have too sweet of a personality for the job.He has some training and is very good on leash. In fact if either my wife are walking him and another dog or jogger or bicycle goes by we put him in the sit position and he stays there until they pass. Yesterday we had him neutered and he's doing good. Once he is fully recovered we will be taking him for some more extensive training. Although Bonyta will live forever in our hearts we've found there is plenty of room for our new guy also!!:mademyday:

Originally Posted by KCoffey (Post 1251793)

Can't wait to meet Mookie! Three weeks!!


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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 1251352)

Mookie has a great story (and a great name!), and now a great home. I still get heart-tugs over our 20-year-old cat who died in 1990. Every single pet takes a little piece of you with it. But we've always found room for the next one, who actually helps redirect our sense of loss.

Sometimes it's a case of "I'm going to strangle this puppy/kitten/bird/whatever before he reaches age one!" But I personally believe in the healing benefits of getting a new pet sooner rather than later.

Originally Posted by dbussone (Post 1252373)

CF - your last paragraph is so accurate. Although the new pet can't and won't replace the old pet, they help heal the loss and renew the joy in your household.


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Originally Posted by Schaumburger (Post 1252404)

:agree: Molly, the queen cat of suburban Chicago, has been greeting me at the door every day for the past 3 years just as Magic the wonder cat did for the previous 15 years.

I firmly believe pets rescue their human guardians more than we rescue them.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1251707)

Mookie is a Beautiful Dog. Hope you have many years of fun. We've been dogless since 2009, my wife wants a poodle, but they are impossible to find unless you have a big checkbook.