[ SECRET POST #2023 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2023 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.


__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.


__________________________________________________



12.


__________________________________________________



13.


__________________________________________________



14.


__________________________________________________



15.


__________________________________________________



16.


__________________________________________________



17.


__________________________________________________



18.


__________________________________________________



19.


__________________________________________________



20.


__________________________________________________








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 066 secrets from Secret Submission Post #289.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 - posted twice ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Please! Educate me, Internet.

[(Anonymous)]

I am contemplating, not a Boston, but a Border Terrier...but I am getting conflicting breed info all over the place, and one pet selector quiz online recommends the Border Terrier at 98% as a good fit, when another selector-type questionnaire is all, NO WAY MAN WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO THIS SWEET DOG WHY WHY.

Thing is, we are also dealing with health issues in the household that may necessitate a service dog in the potentially near future. I'm deaf, but haven't needed a service animal because I can function pretty well on my own; I'm all about better living through high technology, bedshakers, lamp signalers, etc., etc.

However. I may soon be the primary caregiver for an ailing parent, who is literally not going to have the breath to yell loud enough for me to hear (ditto bells and whistles); if I'm concentrating on actively listening, I'll hear/possibly be able to identify Random Noise #11100000 in my creaky old house, but if I'm distracted (or even worse, asleep) there's no way.

I did read one site that said Borders were good working dogs, and some have been used as service dogs; thing is, I also don't have the $25K required to go through the Lions training with one (I'm hoping I will be able to find the cash for a purebred Border), or the time, as the official process includes being off work for months, which is completely out of the question. So I was hoping the (alleged) work ethic of the breed would lend itself to DIY/customized training.

There are no other pets or children in the household, and for the time being, the dog will be on its own from about 7:30am to around 5-5:30ish (no I can't take the dog to work with me, as it would not "officially" be a registered service animal). The only other concern would be, just how hypoallergenic is the breed really? I've got serious chronic rhinitis, and am always battling to keep the dust, etc. at bay. Also, if you can recommend a breeder in the Canadian Maritimes (who is willing to ship), me love you long time, Internet.

Am I asking too much? Feel free to flame on, if I am. :-(