Noah at Home!

[oursarge]

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This is Noah at home, the hand that he has under him is the one he had shaved and it's bothering him, he licks it alot so I can't even put anything on it. He is so cute letting the cats sleep on his bed and he either lays next to it or with them! Jack kitty is who he seems to lay with most, Jack is the most used to dogs and he adores Noah. Bo was on the bed today. She's on it now too, you'd never know they have their own beds!

Noah got a new one to keep in the bedroom so he can lay on it if he wants. He really does like the floor or an area rug best though, always has. So anyway here is my baby at home, I'm so happy he is home.

[vicklynn]

Noah is a handsome dog!! If he and Lady had their parts, they sure would make some sweet pups.
What size is he, he looks Original bred, Border Collie size. Lady is.
Give Noah a love on the head for me.

[Gypsy Rose]

Aww! He looks so happy just to be home- all snuggled up with his favorite kitty.

[oursarge]

Noah says Thank you! He is a good boy. He's about 55 lbs. He's between 24 and 25" tall and 36" long not counting his long tail! He was 5 lbs when we got him at 7 1/2 weeks old, we didn't know how big he'd get. It was funny the whole litter of puppies was with him but he was in a cage alone. The shelter lady said the other puppies were his siblings, that was so hard to believe since they were all lab looking dogs, black or yellow. He was the only collie looking puppy in the whole bunch but his mother was Border Collie, I'm not sure if she was a mix or not. She wasn't there but would have been put up for adoption soon. I always wanted a collie type dog and a terrier together since when I lived home we had the Westie and our neighbors had a Collie so I had them both to play with, the neighbor's dog spent alot of time at our house so I felt like she was ours.

We had planned on getting a terrier when we got Noah so he'd have a sibling but he was a tough puppy, he wore me out so we thought we'd wait 'til he got a little older but by the time he hit a yr old he wasn't happy with other dogs.

We took him to Puppy Kindergarten and that was hysterical. He was smarter than any of the other dogs, he knew all the commands, he was bored with Sit, Stay and Lay Down so he'd go around stealing the other puppies toys or playing with the other juvinille delinquent that was there. He loved puppies when he was a puppy but then got dog aggressive so we never got the terrier. I have always felt he was missing out having a doggy sibling but I guess he's happy. I just love him so much, I am so paranoid about leaving him now, we came so close to loosing him I don't want to spend any time away from him but I'll have to leave some time.

[Gypsy Rose]

Ha, ha! Funny! that's Border Collie smarts! We had one when I was a kid, and Mom had a blast with Jessie in obedience school- too easy for the poor dog. You had to watch to make sure she didn't get bored, lol!

[pandorasmom]

He is adorable!!! He looks soooooo sweet!

I'm so happy for you that he's home now. I bet he and you are loving that. :)

[vicklynn]

Noahs a little bigger than Lady, she is 20-21 inches, and chest to butt, 23-24 inches.

Im glad you got him, he needed you. I bet he was hilarious at kindergarten...silly pup.
I understand you not wanting to leave the house, that had to of been scarey. In time, you will find relief and be able to leave without worry. ((HUGS))

I socialize my dogs young, doggy day care ya know. I dont think ill need to with the new pup, as he will have 2 dogs at home always, and one coming and going. I will socialize him with people though, he will need that.

[oursarge]

The story of how we got Noah is a long one that makes me cry every time I think about it. He was meant to be ours, I swore no more dogs after I lost my Koty to cancer, that about killed me. I stuck to the no dog thing even refusing a friend's Sheltie she needed to find a home for. Somehow and we still don't know how we ended up at PetsMart's adoption center, it sounds so strange but we had no intention of going there and it was like the vehicle drove itself there. My husband saw him in the cage but I wouldn't look at the dogs but he was taking so long I peeked and I knew that puppy be coming home with us. The lady saw me and asked if I wanted to hold him and I was saying No and shaking my head yes and the tears were flowing, I couldn't stop them [This coming from someone who hates people to see me cry or for people to look at me period!] I had everyone in the store crying! It was funny too because the lady before us was adopting one of his siblings and they did all but throw her up against the wall and frisk her, she had to wait 24 hrs before they'd let her have the dog. I was crying and asked the lady when we could take him home and she said that night! My cousin said we waited so long to get another dog because we were waiting for Noah to be born. His mother and all the puppies, I think there were 9 were abused. It was so awful. He has been loved every minute of every day that we've had him. He's so spoiled but yet he's smart and knows how far he can push. I hope he'll make a full recovery. I'm so scared, I am happy, I am thrilled but I'm also scared to death it'll happen again. I have alot of questions for the vet, my mind was blank when we went there to pick him up. I need to write everything down an then get him on the phone and ask him alot of things I need to know.

I wanted him to go to obedience school just to get socialized but he got so car sick in the 15 minutes it took to get there he'd get sick 3X's so we never got him past Puppy K.. We probably should have taken him though to get used to other dogs. He loves people, he loves other animals just not dogs. He was very funny in school, he was like the class clown plus he was a little Klepto, I had to keep returning the other toys to the other puppies after he'd take them and hide him in his pile of toys!

He is bigger than Lady, when I saw pictures of her I didn't realize he was bigger, I thought maybe they were about the same. They'd be cute together! My cousin had a Sheltie and we'd joke they were getting married, they'd send each other valentines etc! Unfortunately my cousin lost Princess to an infected uterus. They never got her spayed because the ex husband wanted to breed her. They never did and it's too bad she wasn't spayed because if she was she wouldn't have gotten so sick. She was a great dog. They have another Sheltie now.

Thank you again everyone, you helped me so much when I thought I'd go crazy with worry. I'm still scared but at least he's home with me acting like his normal self, he's laying on his back now with all of his feet in the air while I pet his stomach with my foot, he likes that.

Vicklynn I think that your new baby is going to fit in perfectly. He looks like such a friendly little buckaroo! You'll be able to carry him everywhere he's so tiny!

[vicklynn]

Had everyone in the store crying then, and everyone on the forum crying now...Passing tissues
What a sweet story. You were waiting for Noah to be born...awwwww...mommys baby((HUGS))

[oursarge]

The whole thing really was strange because I really said no more dogs because with what I went through with Koty, he was also 11 1/2 and got cancer and only lived 8 weeks after diagnosis. It was a rough 8 weeks with thinking he'd die then we thought he'd get better then we had to have him put to sleep and I fell apart. I stuck to the no dog thing until that night and what was really weird is that we got Koty on June 25, 1985, Noah came to us on June 26, 1997. I sometimes think Koty led us to Noah, an abused puppy needing a home a day after his own anniversary of coming to us one day away from being put to sleep at the shelter which would have been June 26.

I cry every time I think about that day. He really is my heart. He was so tiny and cute and needed love and he was meant to be ours. The years between then and now have gone way too fast.

I do think there was something going on with us getting him like we had no control over any of it, something was guiding us. I think my cousin was right and we were waiting for him to be born but didn't know we were.

[Remali]

It was meant to be that you got Noah. I feel that way about Ebony my rabbit, and about Bentley too.....the way it all happened, it was just meant to happen.

Noah is so sweet and so handsome! I love the photo of him snoozing next to Jack, they look so happy and contented to be next to each other. I was always so scared to leave and go anywhere too, after Bentley got so sick ....Bentley got ill while I was out of town for the day, and so of course any time I go anywhere now that is always in the back of my mind, worrying me. So, I had a friend who lives a couple blocks away come in and check on Bentley for me when I was especially worried and had to leave for the day (especially when I was at work all day and it was shortly after he had been sick, so I gave my friend my extra house key and had her check on Bentley for me while I was at work).

I did that too....I was so upset when I was actually at the vet with Bentley, I had to call her back later on and talk to her...and I wrote everything down that I wanted to ask. If Noah's lab work is back to normal now tho, I bet he will do really well now.

[Arrow]

So glad he's on the mend, he's so pretty!:)

[Gliderider]

Aww Noah sure looks happy to be home. He is so cute sleeping with the kitties. It sure sounds like he was meant to be yours. I feel that way about Grady to. I actually went to pick up his brother but ended up getting Grady instead. I sat down on there floor with his brother but he just ran off playing. Little Grady walked over to me and placed his paw on my leg and just stared into my eyes so sweetly and never left my side.

[oursarge]

Noah says thank you. He enjoyed his new bed last night, one that is all his and the kitties won't be sleeping on! He does love his kitties though, not Mollly so much yet but Jack and Bo, especially Jack since Jack was used to dogs when he came so he took right to Noah. The other 2 didn't know dogs so they were/are more cautious. Bo has come around, Molly is coming but slowly so he's still nervous about her, a boy can only be hissed at so often!

I am nervous leaving him. He also looks so sad when I leave. I know I'll have to eventually but I don't think it will be today. When I go to the stable it's only for 3 or 4 hrs, we're never gone for more than a few hrs but I worry. I'm a worrier to begin with [Can you tell?????] so this has me scared but the vet was thrilled with his progress so I shouldn't be worried.

Gliderider, I'm so happy you took Grady. I would have too, any puppy to come put his hand on me and stared would be coming home with me! When the lady handed Noah to me he was licking my ear and my tears from crying. What was funny the adoption lady took pictures of everyone who adopted and she took our picture with Noah and both of us look like we're in shock, my husband's eyes were huge and mine huge and swollen. We had to buy everything, we had nothing, we weren't getting a dog ever so we put Noah in a cart and let him pick out toys etc. That seems like just yesterday. I know everyone is hugging their babies harder today. I am.

[Gypsy Rose]

That's such an interesting story about how you got Noah! Obviously, it was meant to be.

[vicklynn]

Glide, That picture of Grady is stuck in my mind. Such a sweet thing.

Oursarge, let us know what the doc says, after you call with your list of questions.

[Remali]

Popped on here to see how Noah is this morning....I am so happy he is doing so well. :)

[FatSpottedAppy]

I am so glad that Noah is home.. I lvoe the pictures. He looks like such a sweetie and the storyof how you got him made me all teary eyed.