Chars Dogs and Dog Info

I got a phone call one night from my son, Ernie. Ernie was living with his dad at the time and his dad and his wife had two miniature schnauzers that they had since they were puppies. They were named Fritz and Buster. They had been kept in a crate all the time except to go outside to do their business. They also had an older dog who didn’t like the schnauzers because they were all the time nipping at the older dog’s feet. They kept the schnauzers in a crate to avoid the problems. The pups were hardly ever let out of the crate. They were turning a year old and it was time for their yearly vaccinations. My ex and his wife had decided that instead of spending the money to get their shots, they were going to take them to the dog pound. When my son called me and told me, I was livid! I told him I’d be right over to get them. Ernie knew how I loved dogs, especially miniature schnauzers, since my previous dog that I had lost passed away was a miniature schnauzer. 

I drove the 35 miles to go pick up the pups and brought them home. When I took them out of the crate, I was appalled! They were all matted and covered with feces and urine. I don’t think they’d ever been groomed. I called my friend, Lisa, in panic, pleading for her help to at least give them a bath because they stunk so badly! She came right over and helped me bathe them. They still smelled a bit but were a lot better than before. The crate went out with the trash.

I made an appointment to have them both groomed and took them to my vet to get them their shots and checked out. The vet said they were in great health and should be great. After a few days, I learned that having two one year old pups along with Shelby was a little hard to handle. They were not housebroken so they were peeing everywhere and a real challenge. I had a large cage that I had used for Shelby when she was a pup so I had to put them in the cage whenever I was gone or asleep until they were trained. I was working at a pet shop at that time and had decided after talking with my vet and the pet shop owner to let someone adopt one of the pups. A regular customer of the pet shop was looking for a new dog to keep his current miniature schnauzer company and I thought it was a great fit.  Based on Ernie knowing the pups more than me, I adopted out Buster and kept Fritz.

Fritz was born May 28, 1999 and he came to our home in August 2000. Much to my surprise, Fritz got along great without Buster. He was housebroken in no time and became my little buddy and velcro dog. What I mean by velcro dog is that he goes everywhere I go, even the bathroom. He never leaves my side unless I go downstairs. I think he is scared of the steps. I usually sleep on my side and Fritz lies right beside me. He is like my baby. I know with dogs like with kids, you shouldn’t have favorites, but…. well you know. 

So know we have 4 dogs in our household, for now…… 

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