16 Hours Later
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From: Jackson, NJ usa
16 Hours Later
Well, four tanks of gas and 16 hours of driving, I got my dog. An English Springer Spaniel. I actually broke down and let the wife drive half of the way. I was used to paying $1.59 for Super, man in Pennsylvania it was 1.76!!!! Holy smokes. Man, I love my truck, but she got 3 tanks of regular. Boy, never again though. Doesn't drive the same. I got some spark knock, and it's not as snappy on the throttle as usual. I feel real bad, and am filling her up with Super tomorrow. To make up with her, I'm getting her new spark plugs too. I got 41,000 and it's time for new anyway.
Anyway, she drove nice. You don't realize how nice your truck REALLY drives until you spend 16 hours in her. It was well worth the drive though. I have the nicest most laid back puppy I have ever seen. Purebred, and the breeder is letting me register him with an unlimited registration, meaning I can breed him, and show him with no limits. Best part.... I paid $300. A local pet store wanted $700, a local breeder wanted $800, and some other breeder which must be on crack, wanted up to $2,000 for a liver and white dog.
Well, I hope I didn't bore anybody. I'm just happy with the drive (truck rode sooo nice) and lovin my dog. Oh, and pissed off I put regular in my rig 'cause it was cheaper.
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1997 F-150, 4.6, automatic, Dark Toreador Red, Supercab, Flareside, 4X4 Off-Road, Towing Package, Ford hvy dty rubber floor mats, Kenwood 10-disk cd changer, Ford bugshield, Chrome Grizzly Wrap Around Push Bar with 2 KC 100w Daylighters, Ventshades, Ford bedliner, Lund Premier tonneau cover, cab and bed professionally undercoated, Code Alarm Sure Start RVS remote starter, Ford alarm, Realistic CB with Wilson Little Wil antenna and Astatic power mic, ported MAF sensor, and Lots of TLC!! (Besides being an F-150 nut, I am a Ford auto technician.)
Anyway, she drove nice. You don't realize how nice your truck REALLY drives until you spend 16 hours in her. It was well worth the drive though. I have the nicest most laid back puppy I have ever seen. Purebred, and the breeder is letting me register him with an unlimited registration, meaning I can breed him, and show him with no limits. Best part.... I paid $300. A local pet store wanted $700, a local breeder wanted $800, and some other breeder which must be on crack, wanted up to $2,000 for a liver and white dog.
Well, I hope I didn't bore anybody. I'm just happy with the drive (truck rode sooo nice) and lovin my dog. Oh, and pissed off I put regular in my rig 'cause it was cheaper.
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1997 F-150, 4.6, automatic, Dark Toreador Red, Supercab, Flareside, 4X4 Off-Road, Towing Package, Ford hvy dty rubber floor mats, Kenwood 10-disk cd changer, Ford bugshield, Chrome Grizzly Wrap Around Push Bar with 2 KC 100w Daylighters, Ventshades, Ford bedliner, Lund Premier tonneau cover, cab and bed professionally undercoated, Code Alarm Sure Start RVS remote starter, Ford alarm, Realistic CB with Wilson Little Wil antenna and Astatic power mic, ported MAF sensor, and Lots of TLC!! (Besides being an F-150 nut, I am a Ford auto technician.)
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From: Forest Lake, Mn.
Congrats on the new pup. Sounds like you have a country song on your hands, the dog, the wife and the truck!!
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98' F-150, Off Road, Short Box, Blue, 4.6, K&N, Auto, Captain Chairs, Dual Exhaust
Alpine CD Player, (2) 10" Rockford Fosgate Subwoofers and a big ol' Arctic Cat
sticker on the rear sliding window!!!!! Soon to be chipped!!!
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98' F-150, Off Road, Short Box, Blue, 4.6, K&N, Auto, Captain Chairs, Dual Exhaust
Alpine CD Player, (2) 10" Rockford Fosgate Subwoofers and a big ol' Arctic Cat
sticker on the rear sliding window!!!!! Soon to be chipped!!!
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Congratulations Dad 
Good move going to a breeder in Pennsyltuckey. I breed Shetland Sheepdogs for a while and got the stud from a breeder in Jonestown Twp (almost to Harrisburg). You got a very good price, gas included. A bit of advise, take the pup to the Vet ASAP, many Pa breeders don't let a Vet see their welps. Mine had not and had worms and still had dew claws(not sure if Springers should or not). Don't let the Vet talk you into worming the pup until you had him/her tested. It could Kill your pup, one of our pups got wormed by new owner's Vet, after testing negitive by our Vet. That puppy, now 17 months, is having all kinds of problems. All of our Pups were examined by 2 Vets at 2 weeks and 7 weeks and had clean bills of health.
Also, don't let the Vet talk you into buying any food or vitamins from him. Almost any name brand puppy food should do, Consumer Reports rated Walmart's dog food tops in all points, we used Pedigree Puppy. The only things you should buy from him is something to clean his teeth, must have chlorhexidine in it, plus heartworm treatment and flea and tick control skin treatment. These 3 items are considered pharmecuetcals and can not be purchased OTC in NJ.
Are you going to bring him/her to our meet?
If so, I'll bring my sire, he loves to play (nice), the bitch plays too hard for a pup.
Have you named him/her yet? How about Triton? You can pick a Formal name for his/her AKC registry and call him/her something else.
Good luck with your new Puppy!
To see our dam, sire and thier welps, go to our web pages through my profile.
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Y2K F150 XLT SC SB 4.6 V8 standard, 3.55 LS,RED!
NEW JERSEY the GARDEN STATE
Good move going to a breeder in Pennsyltuckey. I breed Shetland Sheepdogs for a while and got the stud from a breeder in Jonestown Twp (almost to Harrisburg). You got a very good price, gas included. A bit of advise, take the pup to the Vet ASAP, many Pa breeders don't let a Vet see their welps. Mine had not and had worms and still had dew claws(not sure if Springers should or not). Don't let the Vet talk you into worming the pup until you had him/her tested. It could Kill your pup, one of our pups got wormed by new owner's Vet, after testing negitive by our Vet. That puppy, now 17 months, is having all kinds of problems. All of our Pups were examined by 2 Vets at 2 weeks and 7 weeks and had clean bills of health.Also, don't let the Vet talk you into buying any food or vitamins from him. Almost any name brand puppy food should do, Consumer Reports rated Walmart's dog food tops in all points, we used Pedigree Puppy. The only things you should buy from him is something to clean his teeth, must have chlorhexidine in it, plus heartworm treatment and flea and tick control skin treatment. These 3 items are considered pharmecuetcals and can not be purchased OTC in NJ.
Are you going to bring him/her to our meet?
If so, I'll bring my sire, he loves to play (nice), the bitch plays too hard for a pup.
Have you named him/her yet? How about Triton? You can pick a Formal name for his/her AKC registry and call him/her something else.
Good luck with your new Puppy!
To see our dam, sire and thier welps, go to our web pages through my profile.
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Y2K F150 XLT SC SB 4.6 V8 standard, 3.55 LS,RED!
- K&N FIPK
- SUPERCHIP
- Fumoto Oil Drain Plug
- Added extra leaf to rear spring
- 2 Century NextStep Child Car Seats
- Jeraco Deluxe High-Rise Cap
- Duraliner
- Clear corner lenses
- Super White head lights
- Ventvisor
- F150Online sticker on rear window
NEW JERSEY the GARDEN STATE
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From: Wilmington, NC
Wonderful puppy story, I too have run across breeders that must be supporting a drug habit How did you find your pup??
I checked your sig: do you have a superchip??? I didn't see one listed. You have the same truck I just sold except I had the 4.6 5speed. Mine was even the same color and a flareside SC 4x4!!! I added a 40 series Flowmaster cat-back, superchip, BOSCH +4 spark plugs and a K&N air filter. You wont believe how much that 4.6 will wake up after these mods!!! NIGHT & DAY difference!!! Boy, did I love that truck. I keep a picture of it in my new truck!!!
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2000 F250 Crew Cab 4x2 6 speed Diesel XLT Super Duty, Woodland Green
Power Mirrors, 3.73 LS, Captains Chairs, ARE tonneau top, mud flaps
Trailer tow Pkg, Class IV hitch, sliding rear window, running boards
rear privacy glass, 265/75/16 AS OWL tires, am/fm/cassette/cd
Clarion APA 5240 amp, Memphis speakers:Components front, 5x7 rear, 10"sub
SuperChip, Stepshields, Ventshields on windows, rubber bed mat
rugged liner bedliner on tailgate
unaFORDable (decal on tailgate)
How did you find your pup?? I checked your sig: do you have a superchip??? I didn't see one listed. You have the same truck I just sold except I had the 4.6 5speed. Mine was even the same color and a flareside SC 4x4!!! I added a 40 series Flowmaster cat-back, superchip, BOSCH +4 spark plugs and a K&N air filter. You wont believe how much that 4.6 will wake up after these mods!!! NIGHT & DAY difference!!! Boy, did I love that truck. I keep a picture of it in my new truck!!!
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2000 F250 Crew Cab 4x2 6 speed Diesel XLT Super Duty, Woodland Green
Power Mirrors, 3.73 LS, Captains Chairs, ARE tonneau top, mud flaps
Trailer tow Pkg, Class IV hitch, sliding rear window, running boards
rear privacy glass, 265/75/16 AS OWL tires, am/fm/cassette/cd
Clarion APA 5240 amp, Memphis speakers:Components front, 5x7 rear, 10"sub
SuperChip, Stepshields, Ventshields on windows, rubber bed mat
rugged liner bedliner on tailgate
unaFORDable (decal on tailgate)
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From: Tacoma, WA, USA
Sycoholic - listen to Tina. She knows of which she speaks. My 4.6 simply came alive (see sig.).
Tom in Tacoma
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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the factory bells & whistles except for leather seats. Lund Deflector, Lund Premier Tonneau, K&N, Body-color painted Throttle Cover, blue wire-looms, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers up front, Polk Audio speakers in back, Superchip, Flowmaster 'Delta-Flow' w/ 3" pipe, Clear turn signal lenses. Next up - billet grill. Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)
Go check out http://communities.msn.com/SS97FordsPics for the second best website for F150's
Tom in Tacoma
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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the factory bells & whistles except for leather seats. Lund Deflector, Lund Premier Tonneau, K&N, Body-color painted Throttle Cover, blue wire-looms, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers up front, Polk Audio speakers in back, Superchip, Flowmaster 'Delta-Flow' w/ 3" pipe, Clear turn signal lenses. Next up - billet grill. Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)
Go check out http://communities.msn.com/SS97FordsPics for the second best website for F150's
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Well, the breeder was actually in upstate NY. I went through Pennsyltucky to get there. I found him on http://www.breeders.net. He didn't try to sell me anything. He gave me a couple days worth of food, and treats, (all Purina One), and a leash and collar. This is the last litter from the female. She is 7 years old and he is having her spayed. He is starting over with one of her pups. Had the pup a couple days now, he's doing great. Very calm. (Not too calm though) I'm debating training him for a field dog. I miss going out rabbit hunting with my grandfathers beagles.
Oh, and I might wind up bringing him to our meet. I haven't seen the exact date and location were gonna go to yet, but I'm hoping to get there.
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1997 F-150, 4.6, automatic, Dark Toreador Red, Supercab, Flareside, 4X4 Off-Road, Towing Package, Ford hvy dty rubber floor mats, Kenwood 10-disk cd changer, Ford bugshield, Chrome Grizzly Wrap Around Push Bar with 2 KC 100w Daylighters, Ventshades, Ford bedliner, Lund Premier tonneau cover, cab and bed professionally undercoated, Code Alarm Sure Start RVS remote starter, Ford alarm, Realistic CB with Wilson Little Wil antenna and Astatic power mic, ported MAF sensor, and Lots of TLC!! (Besides being an F-150 nut, I am a Ford auto technician.)
Oh, and I might wind up bringing him to our meet. I haven't seen the exact date and location were gonna go to yet, but I'm hoping to get there.
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1997 F-150, 4.6, automatic, Dark Toreador Red, Supercab, Flareside, 4X4 Off-Road, Towing Package, Ford hvy dty rubber floor mats, Kenwood 10-disk cd changer, Ford bugshield, Chrome Grizzly Wrap Around Push Bar with 2 KC 100w Daylighters, Ventshades, Ford bedliner, Lund Premier tonneau cover, cab and bed professionally undercoated, Code Alarm Sure Start RVS remote starter, Ford alarm, Realistic CB with Wilson Little Wil antenna and Astatic power mic, ported MAF sensor, and Lots of TLC!! (Besides being an F-150 nut, I am a Ford auto technician.)