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I have a three-legged dog

Mister, a dog that good you don't eat all at once...

August 15, 2004 8:24:04 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
Another example of how wrong I can be.

A friend of mine came to visit one night and noticed that one of my dogs only had three legs (we had three maltese at the time). He also noticed that we babied this dog above and beyond what he'd ever seen a person do before. He asked about the dog and I told him that one night, there was a fire while we were sleeping and if it hadn't been for this dogs barking, we'd have slept through and never made it out. He then asked if that was how the dog lost her leg.

I answered, 'A dog that good you don't eat all at once.'

OK, that's not really how she lost the leg, but I do enjoy telling the story if someone asks. It helps to know that my wife is Korean, too (she's never eaten dog, and is just as disgusted by the idea as I am). The dog was actually born with only three legs. We let her brother and sister from the same litter go to new homes, but we knew from the day she was born that she would stay with us. She's actually a great dog. She has no clue that she's missing anything and gets around just as fast/well (faster/better sometimes) than her mother or father dogs. And as you'll see below, she loves to smile for the camera!

I really like adding images to this blog, so here's some pictures of our babies (we don't have children, yet, so this is as close as we have and they ARE our babies).


That's Umji. Her name means 'thumb' in Korean. As you can probably tell, she's missing the front right leg.


This is our little doggie family. Toby, the father is in the middle. Aji (a shortened form of the word kang-aji, which is Korean for puppy - we really couldn't come up with a better name for her when we brought her home), the mother is in a mumu that matches Umji's. Normally, I'm not a fan of dressing dogs (outside of maybe in cold weather), but we bought these Aloha style shirts/mumus and dressed them up for pictures.

We don't have the father anymore. We gave him back to his former family before we left Hawaii. He was a great dog, too, but it's kind of a blessing that we were able to find a place for him to stay other than with us. He developed a terrible habit of marking everything in the house. The dog had cantalope-sized, brass balls, because sometimes (more often than I can remember) he would wait until I looked at him to lift his leg and mark the coffee table not five minutes after I'd spanked him for marking somewhere else. In my mind, that took a lot of balls for a 10 pound dog to do. Lot's of people like to give me crap for not having a "man's" dog, but I tell that story to show that they aren't just little slippers with voices. Some might say he was stupid, but the dog was actually very smart. He was very well trained other than the marking thing and a complete joy to have. We really miss him sometimes.
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Reply #1 August 15, 2004 8:32:59 PM
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Chiprj: So cute. Nice aloha wear as well . . .
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Reply #2 August 15, 2004 9:01:50 PM
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Too cute!  I know a lot of little dogs that I would consider big attitudes in little packages.  I love smaller dogs.  My favorite dog is the Welsh Corgi.

BTW, I love the line about not eating her all at once!

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Reply #3 August 15, 2004 9:09:22 PM
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Too .....cute......must.......hurl.....BBBLLLLUURRRHHHHHH....ahhh.
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Reply #4 August 15, 2004 9:11:37 PM
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Nice aloha wear as well . . .


Thanks, we got it down at a pet themed store at the Ward Warehouse.

I love the line about not eating her all at once!


Thanks, to you too. I actually adapted it from an old joke with a traveling salesman and a pet pig, but it works just as well with Umji.
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Reply #5 August 15, 2004 9:13:41 PM
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Too .....cute......must.......hurl.....BBBLLLLUURRRHHHHHH....ahhh.


Sit back, breathe slowly, and look out the window... those deer are nothing close to cute and will help clear up the symptoms...
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Reply #6 August 16, 2004 2:37:18 PM
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I think T.Watson beat you on the LEK KE PU thing though Chip. Ask Ho' and he can verify.
Funny pics though, Hawaiian shirts??/ Did you ever meet Tripod over at Zoechler??
She got around pretty good too.
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Reply #7 August 16, 2004 2:52:29 PM
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I think T.Watson beat you on the LEK KE PU thing though Chip


Could be. Among the names that were rejected by my wife was PTM GUM.

Did you ever meet Tripod over at Zoechler??


I remember tripod well. She did get around well. Among the names rejected for KTM PU was Tripod. My wife didn't think it was funny. She also rejected GTU BE VU and GEM BE VU. I think I even suggested KAUF GAF PEW KU or something like it (KAUF GAF something), but she wouldn't budge. A friend of hers suggested KTM PU after I had crawled halfway into a bottle of rum and I told my wife then and there that that would be the name. The next morning, I had to ask my wife what the dogs name was. I knew I'd decided on one, but couldn't remember what.
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Reply #8 August 16, 2004 6:20:01 PM
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I think T.Watson beat you on the LEK KE PU thing though Chip. Ask Ho' and he can verify.


That he did.... he had a puppy with that name around December '95. Somewhere around here I have a very drunken video on C-VHS that would verify that, but there's too much other evidence on the tape to disclose it fully....
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Reply #9 August 16, 2004 10:02:18 PM
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oh, chip. i love them !

we have 2 doggies from shelters, and they both have physical problems, but are both otherwise beautiful animals that we adore. of course, some person who didn't want an 'impefect' animal dumped them at a shelter, and i have to say, we are the lucky ones to have their company. those cruel people don't know what they're missing.

i should have guessed you were a dog lover, chip !. (and we have a tiny fox terrier-cross-jack russell, and my husband looks a bit funny walking her too. she's not a 'mans' dog at all !. but when nobody is looking, he holds her like a baby ! awwwww. soooo cute).

i really enjoyed this, chip .

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Reply #10 August 16, 2004 10:10:15 PM
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we are the lucky ones to have their company.


I know this feeling exactly. She brings us so much joy everyday.

she's not a 'mans' dog at all !. but when nobody is looking, he holds her like a baby !


I'm the same way with my girls. I talk to them (baby talk in English and Korean - our girls are bilingual) all the time, too. I just can't help it!
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Reply #11 August 17, 2004 1:50:21 PM
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I'm the same way with my girls. I talk to them (baby talk in English and Korean - our girls are bilingual) all the time, too. I just can't help it!


awwww chip, you big softie. just like my hubby

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Reply #12 August 19, 2004 9:07:43 AM
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Awwwwwwwww, too cute...with such cute shirts... Absolutely adorable!!!
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Reply #13 August 19, 2004 9:24:36 AM
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Awwwwwwwww, too cute...with such cute shirts... Absolutely adorable!!!


Thanks! They are my girls!
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Reply #14 August 19, 2004 3:07:01 PM
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chiprj:

Cute pics. I had a 3 legged cat (lost it in a traffic accident, but you should have seen the damage to the car!) Best jumping cat I ever saw. The Russian judge gave him 9.883!
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Reply #15 August 19, 2004 5:44:03 PM
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The Russian judge gave him 9.883!


Wow, now that had to be a good jump!

Thanks for stopping by, CrispE. You're always welcome here.
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