Four of my Faves. Happy Friday!

"TractorPillow" (tractorpillow) 04/15/2016 at 12:51 • Filed to: None

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I like my dogs like like I like my cars, cheaper than they should be. Both cars cost way less than most people think and the two purebred border collies were a $100 donation to the Border Collie rescue I got them from.

(Not pictured: ol’ trusty, the silver, 08 Camry)

Sometimes both dogs and cars require some expensive repairs, but you make it happen because you love ‘em. Like the time my $100 pup ate a bottle of ibuprofen and quickly turned into a $1200 dog. Or the recent time where my wife rear ended a guy in her two week old (to her) Porsche (yep, still in the shop). Actually, now that I think about it, maintaining my dogs has been more expensive than any repairs to my cars, thanks USAA and accident forgiveness!

I do have to admit that my dogs are definitely better at off-roading than my cars.

Happy Friday, Oppo!

BeaterGT > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 12:57

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Border Collies are psycho and a Viper might as well be the Border Collie of the automotive world, props to you sir. Sorry to hear about the Porsche

TractorPillow > BeaterGT 04/15/2016 at 13:00

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My boys are sweet and cuddly as can be when they’re at home. They get psycho with 2 things: laser pens and when you ask them if they want to go to the dog park. I’ve met some crazy ones, but mine are much lower on the neurotic scale than a lot of em.

It’s okay; wasn’t too bad. She was only going 5 mph or so.

yamahog > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:00

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Yay for rescue pups! Ours also became a bit more expensive after eating half a pound of raisins with a smile on his big dumb face. He was 100% ok, but allegedly grapes/raisins can cause kidney failure in some dogs, so we played it safe.

TractorPillow > yamahog 04/15/2016 at 13:02

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Aww! Cute pup, glad he’s okay!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:11

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Here’s our rescue....and his $1,500 knee.

(completely severed ACL while running laps in the backyard, why? because he wanted to test out how much our pet insurance would pay out I guess...)

Alfalfa > yamahog 04/15/2016 at 13:15

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We don’t have grapes or raisins at our house anymore, because the dog almost always gets at least a little handout from the toddler. Also, finger food quickly turns into projectiles when my child is done with them.

Alfalfa > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:17

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Here’s our Border Collie/Aussie mix. He’s a happy pup. Kinda dumb for a herding dog, though.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:20

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Rescue dogs are best dogs. That's pretty much all I have to say.

CB > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:34

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I grew up with a rescue. He was expensive too, especially when it came to removing the tumour that he got and the furniture he destroyed with our other dog. I miss him dearly.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:34

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Yep, rescues are awesome. Here’s ours at about 1-yr.

TractorPillow > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/15/2016 at 13:41

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Mine loves water bottles too!

TractorPillow > TheRealBicycleBuck 04/15/2016 at 13:47

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That's a great pic! Really like it.

E92M3 > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 13:47

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TractorPillow > Alfalfa 04/15/2016 at 13:48

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Sometimes mine completely astound me with their intelligence, and then they run head first into a wall and look at me all confused.

TractorPillow > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 04/15/2016 at 13:48

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Truth.

TheRealBicycleBuck > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 14:06

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Thanks! I’ll tell my wife - I think she’s the one who took that pic. We share the “good” camera (Nikon D50), so it’s hard to tell. She did, however, take this one with her phone just a couple of weeks ago, so you never know. Same dog, 9 years later. Maybe they just get blurry with age?

Alfalfa > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 14:06

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Oz takes to his training pretty well, but his problem-solving skills are pretty much non-existent. And then there’s the ‘running into walls’ thing.

TractorPillow > Alfalfa 04/15/2016 at 14:10

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I read somewhere a good intelligence test is to put a treat under a towel and see how long it takes for them to get it.

That_Guy > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 14:14

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Where is that last pic taken?! It looks great! And it most certainly is a happy friday :)

TractorPillow > That_Guy 04/15/2016 at 14:17

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Franklin mountains in El Paso. Awesome that they are a five minute drive from my house

VincentMalamute-Kim > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 14:41

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Excellent dogs (rescue!) and excellent cars! You don’t actually DD the Viper? And neither seem great for carting around two medium size dogs.

My Rin (top) and Lance (below) are from Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue. Rin was the bottom of a pack of 5. She’s normal so she knows she’s No. 5 and is happy with her place. Lance is my special needs child who Rin is gradually realizing doesn’t know normal dog rules. She knows he’s actually No. 6 or 7 or 8 in the heirarchy but he thinks he is really No. 1 in the pack. Lance’s behavior would get him kicked out of a wolf pack so he’s lucky that Rin has been “relatively” nice about it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > yamahog 04/15/2016 at 14:55

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Look into pet insurance, after Riley’s knee it’s 100% worth it.

1500 surgery that we ended up getting 1200 back from insurance on.

yamahog > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/15/2016 at 14:59

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Especially with our sweet little idiot’s shenanigans, might be a good idea :)

TractorPillow > VincentMalamute-Kim 04/15/2016 at 15:02

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Beautiful! And more or less DD; 9 k miles since last June.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > yamahog 04/15/2016 at 15:23

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30 bucks a month or so is what i pay to ASPCA for piece of mind, Vet said if he did one he’ll probably blow out the other knee at some point.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 18:30

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You're in El Paso? I live in Horizon. Didn't think we had any other El Paso Oppos.

TractorPillow > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 04/15/2016 at 18:57

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Havent heard of many. Come out to spotted El Paso’s meet tomorrow on transmountain.

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > TractorPillow 04/15/2016 at 23:23

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Ah, I have plans tomorrow morning. But I’ll keep an eye on the FB page, see if I can catch another one in the near future. ^_^