that's exactly how I feel.

I thought I should update. We didn't get a dog. In fact the experience was a bust. It was hosted by the Balti. animal shelter and they had a nice facility there. They had about 10-15dogs. 1 was a Chihuahua and the rest were Pits. So we forged forth to all the other rescue/shelter booths. Less than 5 shelter/rescues actually had a handful of adoptable dogs. Most of those were too young or just not the right dog. I think we only actually looked at 4 dogs. Most of the rescues/shelters supplied photos of doggies you could look through. I can do that at home. They were all selling merchandise. It was really just a waste of our time and my son and I were pretty discouraged. There was a pet adoption event close to our home that I suggested we visit on the way home, but son said no, he doesn't like dog rescues anymore.

whoa... yikes.

Been up since 4:30. And I was so darn tired when I went to bed too. Doesn't help that my tummy is giving me grief too. It's going to be a long day

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I agree. I think the blood moon and eclipse is supposed to happen this weekend.

i am so sorry. :grouphug:

I was thinking the same thing.. this isn't really news that conservative Catholics disagree with a more liberal Pope. I've been noticing it on Catholic blogs and with some of my Catholic IRL friends since Francis was elevated. Pope Benedict had similar problems with liberal Catholics. I don't think worldwide Catholics walk in lock-step adoration to the Pope. And, if they're like Eastern Orthodox Christians, they believe that if a Pope is in serious error that the Church will right itself eventually. The belief in the Priesthood of the believer comes into play here (at least with EO it does, not exactly sure how it works in Catholicism).

he's not from the old series. But, I'm not a Tennent fan.

I'm a Doctor Who fan...but not a Moffat fan. It makes for some frustrating viewing.

Yeah, I'm getting weary of it too. The writing is lame... but I'll still watch it because it's the Doctor. The old ones don't have perfect episodes every time either.

someone posted something on FB about people calling for a Boycott. I didn't get any further than that though as I'm not big on this type of activism either. Perhaps they were going by other clips?? I don't know. I just know that a boycott has been suggested.

I just watched it too. It was milder than I expected as well. Maybe I'm dense but I just didn't see anything offensive. I certainly don't understand the calls for a boycott! I chuckled at a few jokes but mostly it was kind of ho-hum though. I might watch it again if I'm bored and it happens to be on, but it's not something I'll necessarily look for or DVR. Then again, it might get better...sometimes shows change things around after the first few episodes. 30 Rock, which is also based around a variety show, was much more edgy and offensive (I mean really offensive at times). I thought the Muppets was pretty tame.

Thank you everyone. Your stories and PMs have given me hope. I'm less hesitant to try a local shelter or Craigslist. Another site that I've found is rescueme.org . It's a mix of rescues, shelters, and individuals looking for homes for animals (not just dogs/cats). I might be more inclined to email an individual from there too. In looking around today I discovered there's a big Dog Fest this Saturday north of Baltimore. I'm so excited. It looks like there are going to be many different rescues and shelters from MD and Southern PA participating. It will definitely be worth the hour's drive. Here's hoping.

We've gone to several adoption events over several weekends. I think what may have happened is that we see a dog and then the next day or day after I contact the rescue to say we're interested in that dog - only to find it's been adopted already over the weekend. Next time we just need to jump on it as soon as we think we've found one.

We're not looking for a specific breed. There are breeds I'm not interested in though... like Pits, and most of the tiny purse dogs... and the big ones like Mastiffs or Newfoundlands. I actually would prefer a mixed breed.

I have looked into this a bit. Spoke with one breeder, but the only dog she had that she was preparing to adopt out was one that she was giving up because of excessive barking. I've put the word out a bit, but I've been told it could be a long long wait.

I thought of this thread too when I heard he'd died. I thought he died years ago.

I've been looking at Craigslist but worried people might lie about how good their doggy is with kids or other dogs. It's nice to see some people have had positive experiences on there. Our shelter is okay...but 80% of the dogs are pits. I do not want a pit... esp. a rescue pit with no background. I know they check to make sure they're good with kids, etc., but there's just too many bad stories out there.

Yes, we really want a dog that is an adult. Puppies are cute, but they're a lot of work Yes, I'll PM you. But, I'm in the DC Metro area...

yes, there was adult innuendo. Miss Piggy was/is modeled a bit after Mae West. But, that said, the original show still had a innocence about it. More of a wink,wink, nod, nod kind of thing rather than in your face. I haven't seen the new one. We dvr'd it last night. I'll give it a try later

Wow. Now I guess I should add my icon prayer corner to the list of "what did we do wrong?" scenarios that have been running through my head.

Thanks everyone. I'm feel very discouraged right now. Some of the local breed specific adoptions look even more rigorous (usually involving no children under 8 or some such), so I've stayed away from them. We're in the process of getting a fence put in for our potential dog, but I feel like hanging the whole thing up. I don't want to spend money on a fence when we can't even get a dog. KWIM?

but I'm so frustrated by this process. We've been trying to adopt a doggy. We found some via a rescue, got approved for adoption, but by the time that was done the doggies were adopted out. Others have been waiting to be transported from long distance shelters for well over a month. I've asked repeatedly about them, but there's no change in their status. Then we found a couple of doggies at another rescue and submitted an application to start the ball rolling. They never called me back. I reached out again, and the adoption coordinator and foster were very friendly. We met with the dog but decided that particular one wasn't right but I contacted the coordinator to say we still wanted to proceed with approval because there were a couple of other doggies we were interested in. Nothing back. That was about 3-4 weeks ago. Last week I found a doggy on our local county shelter's website and called them to inquire. They couldn't tell me anything over the phone except that the dog had been retured 2x (red flag). I'd have to come in to meet them before they'd tell me any more. So I went... waited nearly an hour to see someone. The doggy was returned for biting children. They couldn't have told me that on the phone or posted online that it would be better in a house with no children? In the meantime I've continued looking at the original rescue, but the doggies are not the types we're looking for. So I found a 3rd rescue with 3 dogs we thought might be good matches. I started the application process up again, met one of the doggies but had a bad experience (dog got into a big fight with a foster's doggy). I emailed them to say that while that dog would probably not work for us, we still had a few we'd be interested in and we scheduled a home visit to finalize our adoption process. She said it was not a problem. Had a home visit with a very nice, single college student. She went through the house looking for "danger areas" and if there were possible poisons out - all up because of Grandkids. She was concerned about my loom because of the strings. She was concerned about grandkids toys in our main room, she didn't like my son's room - lots of legos all over the floor. My pantry had big bottles of oil and vinegar on the floor because they're too big to fit on a shelf. If I'd known she was going to inspect every room I would have been more meticulous. :( When we were finished my husband said, "Wow, Now I know how it must be for people who want to adoption children." Our previous home visits were more like a meet-and-greet. See the family and get a feel for the house/yard size. No one went through the entire house looking at every room. It was very unexpected. When she left she told me she'd finish the paperwork that night and I should hear something by the next day. That was last Thurs. They didn't have any adoption events over the weekend so I thought I'd wait it out. But yesterday I reached out to the adoption coordinator again asking if there was an update. My application has been denied because we failed our home visit. She then told me that there were some things we could fix if we wanted to be considered... but... no one had bothered to contact me in the first place to even tell me this. What things? Well, she'd have to get back to me about what they were specifically - perhaps later this week. Really? Sigh. This is why people buy puppies.

I'm so sorry. Praying for her family. May her memory be eternal. And happy birthday. So sorry it started out sad.