MrsMonkeyMan2500

We do too! I just don't know how we ended up with so many! It's like they randomly appeared! LOL

Our Rottie got up to 190 at his biggest! But then he got down to a "svelt" 160. lol Your pup is gorgeous!

It's a change for me coming from Crieve Hall, but it's nice and quiet! I can't get over how early things close here. Crazy. Monkey actually moved here at 13 and went to school here but moved at 18 back to the big city, we moved back to be closer to family.

So beautiful, is the one called a Merle?

You should post them in Our Fur Friends! I love Danes, super sweet gentle giants! I love harlequins! Always wanted one.

Bailey is beautiful! I had a Bailey too, he was an Akita/Boxer mix. I lost him in July. I think there must be something awesome about dogs named Bailey. :-) Admitting you're a dog-aholic is a good step, but it usually just leads to more! LOL

Actually they were bred to bait Bears and Bulls. They also were used as working dogs in fields. I appreciate your sudden change of heart, but I feel the need to point out their origins and why they were bred. Again, spreading untruths can cause them to be looked at in a negative light. I'm sure you're a great guy, but so are my dogs! They're no more violent than you or I. If you'd like to see them, I posted a photo of them under the "our fur friends". Please feel free to take a look, they're super adora-bull! :-)

We can carpool!!! LOL the monkey and I just moved here! We'll be in Jackson County but still Cookeville.

I worked in a dental office before we moved recently. Great people, great office, loved my job, but on stressful days I would take a few minutes here and there to look at a pic I had on my desktop of our dogs. It always made me feel better! I like your wife's style!

[URL=http://s166.photobucket.com/user/predsgirl33/media/IMG_1821_zpsa196afb1.jpg.html][/URL] These are our mutts. The whole gang is here. From Left to Right we have : Chiquita "Banana" in the Thundershirt (Shar Pei and devil), Earl "The Squirrel or The Pearl" (1/2 Rottie, 1/4 Pit, 1/4 English Bulldog), Sophia "Meatloaf" (Pit and Lab), Maxwell VonTrampsalot (Labaweiner), Leroy Jethro Gibbs (American Staffordshire Terrier), Floyd (Earl's Brother/Litter mate). Clearly from the names you can tell I am a bit of a dogaholic. I love these goofballs more than anything in the world. We call them our kids, since we won't ever have real ones (by choice).

  I will leave him alone for the most part! I like him to have his "thing". I am an Instagram junkie myself. I do nothing all day but take pictures of our dogs. :)

Thanks! For the most part he's ok! But if he's ever awful just let me know, I have access, I can handle him.  :rofl: 

Haha, if you've ever been to Michigan, then you know it's true! And your secret is safe with me. :-)

No worries! It's good for him. He has met some really awesome guys on here and we've been able to expand the collection because of this place. Honestly, I felt the need to join to stand up for our dogs (I am a crazy dog lady)! But I joined and got a membership because I like what you're doing here. Plus it makes him happy and that's all I truly care about. :-D

Haha! Believe it or not I actually asked for the last one we purchased! And then the other was his Christmas present! I only "found you" because of how much time he spends here. I figured there had to be something good! I lost my traveling co-pilot to TGO! Sometimes we'll be traveling and I'm talking while driving and when I ask a question and it's dead silent, he's sitting in the passenger seat just a reading! And don't worry about classing it up, I'm from Michigan. LOL

Thanks for sharing this! I don't know if you shop at Sams Club, but I found chicken jerky there that is made in Idaho. It's in a huge 3lb bag and it was only $14 or so. My mutts love it. Mars is in Frankin, I actually have a patient who works for them. She's a scientist who helps develop new products, she brings me samples from time to time to have the pups try.

Hi Ron! I just wanted to share something with you. As an owner of 6 rescued dogs, (4 of which are bully breeds) I am a bit saddened by your opinions of what I know to be loyal and loving souls. If you go visit petfinder.com there's a whole special page devoted to myths about pitbulls! The first one they address is that pesky one about their jaws locking. It simply isn't true! If you were to compare the skull of a pitbull to that of, hmm a collie?, you would see no special bones, ligaments or anything else that would give them such an ability. What these dogs do have is determination. Which personally I think is a great quality! They never give up! Gibbs, my Am Staff (they're small and cute) he never gives up on kissing everyone. He loves to lick, it drives me nuts! Floyd and Earl are 2 of my youngest pups, they're 1/2 Rottweiler, 1/4 English Bulldog and 1/4 Pitbull (they're super cute!). They're determined to always pester me for treats and food to throw the ball! So annoying. But they still can't lock their jaws. I don't want to address everything you said, because we have such different views of these dogs. I bet we'll probably never agree. But, if you'd like, I'd love to invite you over to meet my "vicious" dogs. I'd love to show you what funny, goofy souls they are. I bet they might just surprise you. I understand that might not sound fun to you. An that's OK! But just know, it's an option if you'd like. When I met my husband I was terrified of guns. Seriously. 1,000% scared. The first two things he taught me were "all guns are always loaded" and "guns don't kill people, people kill people". Now, I love them. I love to shoot, I love to take friends and educate them and I really love to shop for them! You should see my new Mossberg! It's incredible! But my husband taught me that being a responsible gun owner and using them properly and helping to educate people about them is ok. I returned the favor but educating him on Pit Bulls. He adopted his first one after our Rottweiler, Buddy, passed away. This is a very loyal, very proud breed. Sadly the media and people who LOVE to believe the Internet and Media about what kind of dog they are have hurt the breed. So have people like Michael Vick. Dogs (all breeds) are a reflection of their owner. Dogs are a lot like 2 year old humans. Regardless of the breed, they are what we as humans make them. Lastly, I saw where you put that you've seen a Pit Bull fight. That makes me sad Ron, I hope you did the right thing and notified the authorities. Dog fighting is commonly used to fund illegal activities like drugs. Why would humans be that cruel? Make an innocent soul fight, just to fund illegal activities. And how can anyone with a good conscious view a dog fight? If you'd like to meet Floyd, Earl and Gibbs just let us know. Matt's a chef and he can make dinner. I think after a few minutes with them you'd probably change your mind and you probably wouldn't cut and paste incorrect information about a great breed that when owned by good people, are really loving companions! Have a great night Ron!

Hello, I just wanted to say hi, my name is Lacey and I live in Cookeville with my husband Matt. Many of you might "know" him as MonkeyMan2500. I really just wanted to join because we've actually met some very nice folks through the board!