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About Me and My Packs (Yes, PackS - plural)
My Name is Schultz.
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Sergeant Schultz character in Hogan’s Heroes. And all because one day, when I was very little, I had a small accident on the bed and lay on it so nobody would see … And I used to be very very little indeed ... long long ago ... |
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I have lots of nicknames like:
‘The Croc’ because of the way I swim (and because I was a bit toothy as a puppy) and
'Splaw-Paw' because I never notice if I'm standing on somebody's foot, and
'Snooze-hound' because I love those human beds, and
‘Mega’ because I got so big so fast. I weigh anywhere between 45 kg (100 lbs) and 52 kg depending on if I've been pigging out ... but I am trying to get to 45 kg and stay there because that is about right for me.
As a bona fide mutt, I have such a mixed up ancestry that it’s a bit hard to guess what weight I really should be - I seem to be much more solid than the obvious dogs in my ancestry.
What dogs do you think are giving me my looks?
Let me add a few things that photos don’t show too well ...
When I was a puppy I chased my tail though I don’t do that very often now. When I notice something all-of-a-sudden like a kookaburra – I point. I never grew out of lying down ‘puppy-legs’ with my back legs flat on the floor (butterfly style) – not on my haunches.
I got my own e-mail address by accident. About six years ago when my main pack-people were Newbies, one of them made a mistake signing up and thought they were entering a keyword when they were really choosing the address! How silly!
They could have changed the address, of course, but they decided to let me have my own homepage instead and I am glad they did.
I have two packs because I used to be a time-share dog.
Once upon a Christmas-time, I was an abandoned puppy. Luckily this didn’t last very long and I found myself not one, but two, new families jolly quick smart. I was a bit of a surprise; none of them were planning to get a dog just then even though three out of four of them had grown up with dogs. They actually contemplated taking me to the RSPCA for a few days - till two things happened.
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Firstly, obviously, they couldn’t resist me! Secondly, the RSPCA started their January campaign: blitz-advertising about how they were putting down 200 unwanted dogs every day - even pure-breds - and would people please not give animals as Christmas presents - especially surprise Christmas presents. |
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I hope all those stupid, stupid, stupid, selfish, cruel and heartless ‘inhumans’ will one day finally get that message rammed through their thick skulls. |
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Anyway, my new families were not going to send a soon-to-be-mega ‘lotsa’ like me away. So I stayed and became a canine baby substitute for two couples called Kate and Blake and Lisa and Patrick. Come to think of it, I really know how to fall on my paws!
At the beginning they thought being a time-share puppy might confuse me so they went shopping together and bought identical sets of bowls and toys. I showed them! I made certain toys my favourites at one house and other toys my favourites at the other house. After that they gave up insulting my intelligence. |
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At Lisa and Patrick's house there was always a cat called Sidney who taught me how to wash my face properly for the whole week that he was bigger than me. Sidney has now crossed the rainbow bridge. I sort-of used to spend about a week at each house. Then Lisa and Patrick moved house so I have stayed with Kate and Blake ever since. Then Lisa and Patrick got another cat - called Diggler. Diggler and I get on well now but I miss Sidney ... I still look for him every time we visit.
This is the Old Top Cat ... Sidney |
This is the New Top Cat ... Diggler |
For more pictures of my packs ... Click Here ... but this is a sad page ...
Diggler - Kate's Best Ever Cat Pic!
