Barney the Shih Tzu

Oh, he is precious, LadyD! I know what a dog lover you are and he must be entertaining y'all all the time!

P.S. try and ignore any comments about his attire!!!!

oh goodness. barney is sportin' the orange.
he's a cutie.

I've been taking him to work with me because he would be in a kennel every day for at least 8 hours, some days 13 hours. I cannot stand that thought. It is bad enough he has to be in it from around 4:30 until 7:30 at night until my son gets home. He tears up things, the carpet, etc. He suffers from separation anxiety. Does not like being left alone.

Oh, he is precious, LadyD! I know what a dog lover you are and he must be entertaining y'all all the time!

P.S. try and ignore any comments about his attire!!!!

We are enjoying him. He is the best dog. He lays in my computer chair at my work at my desk. I have to sit in another chair. He never is a problem, very quiet. He is wearing his orange as it is game night for the Vols.

He's adorable! He looks good in orange. ;-)

So darling.
I had Beemer the cat in my office all day today because our corporate nurse was there and he hates cats. Ann asked me to babysit. He was a blast--such personality! I love that cat.

He's adorable! He looks good in orange. ;-)

Thanks gotothebeachmom, he is such a great dog. Here are 3 more pics. Took these at my son's apartment. I took a good deal in his apartment but most of them he looked away from the camera or many were blurred because he moved his head as I took them.

Thanks gotothebeachmom, he is such a great dog. Here are 3 more pics. Took these at my son's apartment. I took a good deal in his apartment but most of them he looked away from the camera or many were blurred because he moved his head as I took them.

HaHa! I see he pulls alll his toys out all over the floor like mine do. I pick up all their toys every night before I go to bed. In the a.m. before I can have my first cup of coffee, they have all over the den. They are like having little toddlers around. I kind of like it that way.

I'm glad you can spend time with him during the day. I know you'll miss him when he goes home. He's sure sweet.

HaHa! I see he pulls alll his toys out all over the floor like mine do. I pick up all their toys every night before I go to bed. In the a.m. before I can have my first cup of coffee, they have all over the den. They are like having little toddlers around. I kind of like it that way.

I'm glad you can spend time with him during the day. I know you'll miss him when he goes home. He's sure sweet.

I hope he stays with my son. I hope after the couple of months she will want him to keep him because it means we will never see him again if he has to go back to Clarksville, and it also means 4-10 hour days locked in his kennel while his wife is at work, unless her grandmother is there and has him out.

I hope he stays with my son. I hope after the couple of months she will want him to keep him because it means we will never see him again if he has to go back to Clarksville, and it also means 4-10 hour days locked in his kennel while his wife is at work, unless her grandmother is there and has him out.

I hope he does too! Then his grandma Lady D can have him at her house for some fetching, lap sitting, snuggling and of course spoiling!

He is adorable Lady D!

He is adorable Lady D!

He already cannot stand for me to be out of his sight Johnrudy. He has brightened up the entire office at my work with his presence. We are having doggy daycare at my work for him. He is so sweet. I get plenty of doggy kisses from him.

He already cannot stand for me to be out of his sight Johnrudy. He has brightened up the entire office at my work with his presence. We are having doggy daycare at my work for him. He is so sweet. I get plenty of doggy kisses from him.

Do you think there is a possibility that you could adopt him, permanently?

Hey Johnrudy, I don't know if I could adopt him. My husband has finally met him and is allowing me to keep him here next week at the house for 4 nights while my son is in Clarksville for a long holiday weekend. Hubby and I had a brief argument over it and I told him I didn't ask much from him and asked him to let me keep him for those days and he said ok, after me reminding him how everything always went his way or no way. BTW, here are some more Barney pics, he is hanging out for the afternoon with me.

aw, Barney is adorable. My Rudy has that very same green toy and he loves it!

LadyD, you could always do what I did when I adopted Rudy as a pup... I just didn't ask my husband. I just brought him home from the pound. Mr. JR almost had a seisure after he found out that Rudy wasn't just visiting. :funn: He was so PO'd, for days, weeks. It was hard watching a grown man pout. :roll: But he finally got over it. Now, 9 years later, he loves Rudy almost more than anything in the world, I think. They are inseparable.

It can happen, LadyD.

Good luck and enjoy Barney!

aw, Barney is adorable. My Rudy has that very same green toy and he loves it!

LadyD, you could always do what I did when I adopted Rudy as a pup... I just didn't ask my husband. I just brought him home from the pound. Mr. JR almost had a seisure after he found out that Rudy wasn't just visiting. :funn: He was so PO'd, for days, weeks. It was hard watching a grown man pout. :roll: But he finally got over it. Now, 9 years later, he loves Rudy almost more than anything in the world, I think. They are inseparable.

It can happen, LadyD.

Good luck and enjoy Barney!

I just have to put my foot down sometimes. I think he will still fuss when we want to go somewhere especially because we will have to kennel him while we are out somewhere. And Memorial Day is coming up and we will be keeping him through then. I cannot wait. He seems kind of nervous in here though right now. He has only been in here two times other than this time.

Hey Johnrudy, I don't know if I could adopt him. My husband has finally met him and is allowing me to keep him here next week at the house for 4 nights while my son is in Clarksville for a long holiday weekend. Hubby and I had a brief argument over it and I told him I didn't ask much from him and asked him to let me keep him for those days and he said ok, after me reminding him how everything always went his way or no way. BTW, here are some more Barney pics, he is hanging out for the afternoon with me.

Stand your ground Lady D...Shih Tzus (pronouced Sheed Zues) are the most loyal dogs I've ever encountered. I was breeding for a while then my daughter took over when my Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia reared their nasty heads!!!

Here's some of our furbabies.

love the pup, ladyd. glad you get to keep him.
i haven't seen my dogs in a week, mr. aggb wouldn't let them inside earlier. now, he's at work, i'm letting 'em in.:roll:

Stand your ground Lady D...Shih Tzus (pronouced Sheed Zues) are the most loyal dogs I've ever encountered. I was breeding for a while then my daughter took over when my Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia reared their nasty heads!!!

Here's some of our furbabies.

How cute! And oh my gosh, the one in the 4th picture looks a lot like Barney, color and all. He is taking a siesta in my floor right next to the computer. I actually think he was looking for my husband earlier.

love the pup, ladyd. glad you get to keep him.
i haven't seen my dogs in a week, mr. aggb wouldn't let them inside earlier. now, he's at work, i'm letting 'em in.:roll:

Why wouldn't he let them in? I know of a puppy that all of a sudden came down very sick last week and was put on a antibiotic and was given a shot. The poor thing had a fever of a 104 and was not better after a few days and was taken back to the vet due to him hurting in his neck and back. It turned out a tick had bitten him and made him sick. So he was given a different shot and antibiotic and was better a couple of days after that. So be careful about them being outside much.

This makes me so happy that Barney is able to spend the long weekend with you! Barney is precious and so are you! Who know's hubby may change his mind once Barney has a long weekend to charm him.

It makes me happy also. He is such a great dog. Everyone would have gotten a laugh out of him yesterday, I had him outside walking him around the front yard. We came back down by the side porch and he saw a chipmunk and started after it and came to a sudden halt and jumped backwards. I said to him you aren't scared of that chipmunk are you Barney? He started barking and kept jumping backwards. He was barking at our concrete hippo that we have in front of our azaleas. It's mouth is wide open and it's huge teeth are showing. It is bigger than he is. He never got closer than about two inches away from it, even with me showing him it was not real.

It makes me happy also. He is such a great dog. Everyone would have gotten a laugh out of him yesterday, I had him outside walking him around the front yard. We came back down by the side porch and he saw a chipmunk and started after it and came to a sudden halt and jumped backwards. I said to him you aren't scared of that chipmunk are you Barney? He started barking and kept jumping backwards. He was barking at our concrete hippo that we have in front of our azaleas. It's mouth is wide open and it's huge teeth are showing. It is bigger than he is. He never got closer than about two inches away from it, even with me showing him it was not real.

Dogs are so cute when they are scared or surprised at something. Mr. JR came in from a bike ride once and still had on his helmet. It's one of those elongated helmets. Rudy saw him and freaked! Barked & stanced Mr. JR. Once the helmet was removed, he finally relaxed.

Her name is Dotty! She's a doll

How cute! And oh my gosh, the one in the 4th picture looks a lot like Barney, color and all. He is taking a siesta in my floor right next to the computer. I actually think he was looking for my husband earlier.

Barney is precious and his coloring is the same as my Dotty's.

Dotty was the best mother, breeder and companion. She is retired from motherhood, but she made the most beautiful babies!!! Her stud Rocky is retired too and together they made a wonderful pair. So in love those two!!!

the furbabies!

This is Rocky as puppy.

Why wouldn't he let them in? I know of a puppy that all of a sudden came down very sick last week and was put on a antibiotic and was given a shot. The poor thing had a fever of a 104 and was not better after a few days and was taken back to the vet due to him hurting in his neck and back. It turned out a tick had bitten him and made him sick. So he was given a different shot and antibiotic and was better a couple of days after that. So be careful about them being outside much.

we pay too much $ for anti flea/tick/mosquito medication, i hope they don't have any ticks.