Guy is a male English Mastiff. A dog. No this isn't about living with a "guy". But if you stick around and read on, you may enjoy yourself.
These stories are about how our lives have changed, and how Guy fits into it all.
Rod, my wonderful devoted husband was laid off from his job a couple of days after Christmas. It was a shock. We often wonder, would it have been less of a Christmas if we knew he was about to lose his job? maybe we wouldn't have spent so much money...or maybe rod could have started looking for a new job before the holidays hit...it certainly was bad timing. In any case, we immediately started looking for a new jobs.
One day Jade( my 14 yr old daughter) and I took our dogs, Murph, a mini dachshund, and Dory a Golden Retriever for a walk. There was pet place I liked to shop in, called Just about Pets wellness centre. They have all kinds of funky things in there all geared toward holistic health of pets. They teach about feeding raw, have a great variety of specialty foods, bones, and holistic medicines. They also board dogs and cats, dog and cat grooming, and finally a daycare for dogs.
while visiting the store one day, Jade said to me" mom, why don't you work here?" I thought about it...and yes, I would want to work here.
I asked the lady at the counter if they were hiring, trying to give a good lesson to jade on how to approach a potential employer. To my amazement, they were hiring! she hired me on the spot. I was so surprised, but very happy.
I started a week later. This is where I met Guy. On my first day, my boss gave me a tour of the facility, as we approached the daycare gate, I could feel my heart start to pump ever so slightly faster. I'm not sure if it's because I was a teeny bit nervous, or if it was because I was excited.I wanted to know if I had what it took to work with a big group of dogs. I have dreamt about this moment for so long. Here it is, it fell into my lap.
Debra asked me if I was scared? "no, not scared", " cautious" is more like it. So, I prepared myself to walk amoung 50 lose dogs of all breeds, Shepperd's, pit bulls,labs,boxers, etc....the area was divided ,having the pups and small breeds in one area, and the large dogs on the other.
While standing at the huge heavy iron gate, there, way in the back of the room, I saw him. He was standing at the waist high fence, barking a deep yet high pitched bark. His tail was wagging, and he really wanted anyone at the gate to know HE was there too. Guy had been banished to the puppy pen. His owner dropped him off on Nov 29, 2008. To be boarded short term. He is an intact male( that's gonna change in the next week or so)and he wanted to hump anything that moves. He isn't good with other intact makes either, and guess who would win that fight? I would put all my money on Guy. 220 lbs of pure male dog.His teeth are comparable to that of a bear....need I say more?
so here is this mammoth of a dog, slothing his way around the puppy pen with miniature poodles and Chihuahua's... He had a friend for a while,Elmo. He's a mini poodle X and it was just like Chester and spike. While guy trudged along, Elmo would be jumping up and down trying to get his attention, boing! boing! boing!...funniest thing ever to see, then Guy would have enough of it, and pin the little guy down and breath heavy on him to warn him he was getting on his nerves. He would then let him go and continue his pacing.
I was shocked to see that by Xmas time, he was still there. It is now Feb, and its pretty clear his owner does not plan on coming back for him. I want to imagine that his owner just didn't realize how fast the bill may increase...
Life with Guy at the centre was hairy Carey at times. He did'nt like to miss out on all the fun, and would stand at the gate and whine, and whine, and whine. My heart went out to him. It was the first time that I was ever so close to a real Mastiff and I was ( and am still) in such awe of their gigantic size. He is the color Brindle, with a black face and ears. His head is the width of my forearm. He has dark hazel eyes, and droopy eyelids. When he looks at you, you KNOW he is looking at you.
My 1st meeting with him, he ignored me. He just sniffed me and walked away. I didn't know what to think really. As time went on, he began to warm up to me but it really took weeks of paying as much attention to him as possible. There's a lot going on at the centre at all times, and he was so preoccupied with all the other dogs etc...it was hard to see his real true nature.
Rod asked Debra if he could get Guy out of the centre for a walk, and she hesitated. It was clear that Guy was not going back to his home, and Debra was starting to consider her options as to what she was going to do with Him. I don't blame her for holding onto Guy for so long. She was trying very hard to accommodate her client, but felt impelled to help Guy live a normal life. I think the owner just couldn't pay the bill. It got so huge that he just couldn't do anything to get guy out.
Debra was hesitating to let rod walk guy because she wasn't sure if she would be liable if something happened off the property, she was also worried who was going to walk who....Guy is heavy and strong. She thought it would take an army to walk him. I am so happy to say that a kid could walk him. Rod really enjoyed walking him, and Guy was so happy to be OUT!!! so Rachel from work started walking him, and Guy was able to get rid of some of those pent up frustrations.
Rod fell in love with Guy. I was still reserved about him. I was warming up to him, but he would have to prove me that I could trust him.
One night, not long ago, Rod woke me up. He said " babe, Guy is coming home with me tomorrow" "ok" I said.
a second later, I thought" what have I just ageed to?"
The next day, he arrived with Guy.
These stories are about how our lives have changed, and how Guy fits into it all.
Rod, my wonderful devoted husband was laid off from his job a couple of days after Christmas. It was a shock. We often wonder, would it have been less of a Christmas if we knew he was about to lose his job? maybe we wouldn't have spent so much money...or maybe rod could have started looking for a new job before the holidays hit...it certainly was bad timing. In any case, we immediately started looking for a new jobs.
One day Jade( my 14 yr old daughter) and I took our dogs, Murph, a mini dachshund, and Dory a Golden Retriever for a walk. There was pet place I liked to shop in, called Just about Pets wellness centre. They have all kinds of funky things in there all geared toward holistic health of pets. They teach about feeding raw, have a great variety of specialty foods, bones, and holistic medicines. They also board dogs and cats, dog and cat grooming, and finally a daycare for dogs.
while visiting the store one day, Jade said to me" mom, why don't you work here?" I thought about it...and yes, I would want to work here.
I asked the lady at the counter if they were hiring, trying to give a good lesson to jade on how to approach a potential employer. To my amazement, they were hiring! she hired me on the spot. I was so surprised, but very happy.
I started a week later. This is where I met Guy. On my first day, my boss gave me a tour of the facility, as we approached the daycare gate, I could feel my heart start to pump ever so slightly faster. I'm not sure if it's because I was a teeny bit nervous, or if it was because I was excited.I wanted to know if I had what it took to work with a big group of dogs. I have dreamt about this moment for so long. Here it is, it fell into my lap.
Debra asked me if I was scared? "no, not scared", " cautious" is more like it. So, I prepared myself to walk amoung 50 lose dogs of all breeds, Shepperd's, pit bulls,labs,boxers, etc....the area was divided ,having the pups and small breeds in one area, and the large dogs on the other.
While standing at the huge heavy iron gate, there, way in the back of the room, I saw him. He was standing at the waist high fence, barking a deep yet high pitched bark. His tail was wagging, and he really wanted anyone at the gate to know HE was there too. Guy had been banished to the puppy pen. His owner dropped him off on Nov 29, 2008. To be boarded short term. He is an intact male( that's gonna change in the next week or so)and he wanted to hump anything that moves. He isn't good with other intact makes either, and guess who would win that fight? I would put all my money on Guy. 220 lbs of pure male dog.His teeth are comparable to that of a bear....need I say more?
so here is this mammoth of a dog, slothing his way around the puppy pen with miniature poodles and Chihuahua's... He had a friend for a while,Elmo. He's a mini poodle X and it was just like Chester and spike. While guy trudged along, Elmo would be jumping up and down trying to get his attention, boing! boing! boing!...funniest thing ever to see, then Guy would have enough of it, and pin the little guy down and breath heavy on him to warn him he was getting on his nerves. He would then let him go and continue his pacing.
I was shocked to see that by Xmas time, he was still there. It is now Feb, and its pretty clear his owner does not plan on coming back for him. I want to imagine that his owner just didn't realize how fast the bill may increase...
Life with Guy at the centre was hairy Carey at times. He did'nt like to miss out on all the fun, and would stand at the gate and whine, and whine, and whine. My heart went out to him. It was the first time that I was ever so close to a real Mastiff and I was ( and am still) in such awe of their gigantic size. He is the color Brindle, with a black face and ears. His head is the width of my forearm. He has dark hazel eyes, and droopy eyelids. When he looks at you, you KNOW he is looking at you.
My 1st meeting with him, he ignored me. He just sniffed me and walked away. I didn't know what to think really. As time went on, he began to warm up to me but it really took weeks of paying as much attention to him as possible. There's a lot going on at the centre at all times, and he was so preoccupied with all the other dogs etc...it was hard to see his real true nature.
Rod asked Debra if he could get Guy out of the centre for a walk, and she hesitated. It was clear that Guy was not going back to his home, and Debra was starting to consider her options as to what she was going to do with Him. I don't blame her for holding onto Guy for so long. She was trying very hard to accommodate her client, but felt impelled to help Guy live a normal life. I think the owner just couldn't pay the bill. It got so huge that he just couldn't do anything to get guy out.
Debra was hesitating to let rod walk guy because she wasn't sure if she would be liable if something happened off the property, she was also worried who was going to walk who....Guy is heavy and strong. She thought it would take an army to walk him. I am so happy to say that a kid could walk him. Rod really enjoyed walking him, and Guy was so happy to be OUT!!! so Rachel from work started walking him, and Guy was able to get rid of some of those pent up frustrations.
Rod fell in love with Guy. I was still reserved about him. I was warming up to him, but he would have to prove me that I could trust him.
One night, not long ago, Rod woke me up. He said " babe, Guy is coming home with me tomorrow" "ok" I said.
a second later, I thought" what have I just ageed to?"
The next day, he arrived with Guy.
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