[speaker001:] this is the first I have used this have you talked to anyone before
[speaker002:] only one time before
[speaker001:] okay uh I understand that we're supposed to talk about pets so do you have any pets
[speaker002:] that's right I sure do I was just feeding them all I have a a large aquarium
[speaker001:] oh what do you have
[speaker002:] and
[speaker001:] that sounds fishy
[speaker002:] excuse me
[speaker001:] that sounds fishy
[speaker002:] yeah it is
[speaker001:] I don't guess you make any waves though do you
[speaker002:] no I've got I've got a lot of fish in my aquarium and I've also got a dog who is sitting out there in the rain wishing I'd let him in but I yeah it's raining here
[speaker001:] rain where what part of town are you in
[speaker002:] uh real far north just north of Addison yeah
[speaker001:] oh really well I'm out in Garland so it's not raining uh well it may be raining I haven't been outside
[speaker002:] oh yeah it's raining out here and I just steam cleaned my carpet today and I really don't wanna let the dog in
[speaker001:] oh bless his heart what kind is it
[speaker002:] he's a a mutt he's part Schipperkes and part Chow
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and he's he's real cute he's a he can turn me into a real sucker sometimes but
[speaker001:] can he get in out of the rain
[speaker002:] uh oh yeah he has a house but
[speaker001:] oh he just wants to give you the guilt trip
[speaker002:] well he usually spends all his time with us the whole time
[speaker001:] I see oh well that's good that's good
[speaker002:] so how about yourself do you have any
[speaker001:] well I used to have a poodle and he died and so my neighbor's cat has adopted me so it comes in and to see me and I have it a bed made on the little patio outside and
[speaker002:] um-hum oh uh-huh uh-huh
[speaker001:] uh I think it's adopted me so I think it's my cat now because I even took it and had its shots but because it's so friendly
[speaker002:] oh you're kidding uh
[speaker001:] I was afraid she hadn't well I'll ask her she had not had it's shots so I was concerned so I took it and had the shots
[speaker002:] oh yeah that's not good
[speaker001:] no it's a beautiful gray cat it's real sweet but anyway I'm I have to travel a lot right now in about um another year I'll probably get another dog because I'll be through traveling
[speaker002:] uh-huh huh uh-huh so you're a dog person huh
[speaker001:] well I think so I don't know how to handle cats
[speaker002:] really I I used to have a cat and he actually he died this summer but uh I had him for thirteen years and when we got this dog I didn't know what to do it just I never had a dog before in my whole life
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh-huh yeah
[speaker002:] and it was it's really different to have a different type of animal
[speaker001:] well I I just don't know much about cats and I um I don't know why I don't they see to themselves I think more than dogs do so that
[speaker002:] yes they do they're very self sufficient and they don't demand nearly as much attention or care
[speaker001:] that's right they say you you um have a dog but you what is the saying that you never really own a cat that you may own a dog but you the cats just kind of tolerate tolerates you
[speaker002:] yes that's right that's right
[speaker001:] well do you um um have your are you going to breed your dogs
[speaker002:] no huh-uh he's been neutered
[speaker001:] oh its just just for fun huh
[speaker002:] oh yeah he's just a pet and he he actually has turned out to be a great watchdog too so
[speaker001:] uh-huh have you been to North Park to see the kennel they have over there this year that you can adopt a dog you know for the holidays
[speaker002:] no uh no I haven't well I certainly don't need another one
[speaker001:] that's real cute well don't go over there then because it really hurt touches you when you see those that are up for adoption
[speaker002:] I know well you know I went before we got this dog we were looking around and we went to um some humane societies and that sort of thing and they would not allow us to adopt a dog
[speaker001:] uh-huh uh-huh how come
[speaker002:] because we both work and they required someone to be home all the time and quite honestly I think probably some dogs got put to sleep that could've had a good home I mean
[speaker001:] oh well I didn't realize that because I most people do work now and uh that's surprising
[speaker002:] yeah that's right yeah and I was too and and also there you know they come out and inspect your property and make sure you have a fence it has to be like an eight foot fence and our fence only happens to be six feet I mean I'm not
[speaker001:] but your little dog can't go over an eight foot fence
[speaker002:] no no I just
[speaker001:] so did you have to end up buying him
[speaker002:] yeah we ended we ended up we got him it was sort of a flea market but they had a pet store had a little shop setup
[speaker001:] uh-huh
[speaker002:] and yeah we ended up buying a dog which isn't you know really what I wanted to do but I couldn't pass the requirements
[speaker001:] yeah isn't that I didn't realize that well did you go to
[speaker002:] and yeah and I'll tell you my dog is spoiled
[speaker001:] well somebody told me that the Richardson kennel was good or the Richardson
[speaker002:] hm
[speaker001:] what do you call it where they pound I guess is real good about letting you have them there so I don't know
[speaker002:] uh-huh yeah I guess we should've tried the pound but the humane society uh wasn't interested in giving us a pet so
[speaker001:] huh well that's terrible
[speaker002:] yeah I thought it was too but
[speaker001:] I don't know how long we're supposed to talk do you
[speaker002:] um it's usually like five minutes not too long
[speaker001:] okay so I well does it does the recording come on or something
[speaker002:] no you just sort of decide when you're done talking and that's it did you
[speaker001:] okay well do you work in Dallas
[speaker002:] yeah I work at TI yeah
[speaker001:] oh TI I see oh so you're part of the program then
[speaker002:] well I just found out about it through a different department um I don't know anyone actually well I I might
[speaker001:] uh-huh