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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Australia
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Posted
10 minutes ago, bcking said:

The only issue we ever had at the vet was when they tried to take his temperature (rectal). It's not that he cared, he just reflexively sat every time they touched the back of his bum. He was still smiling and happy, just kept sitting. Ending up having to get him lying down on his side rubbing his belly and then he was good :)

Ahh the Belly Rub trick. Who really trained who. D60E0FDA-2554-43B7-A83B-F5657E81A9B2.thumb.jpeg.131d4236c83f6812b9f3a7779d98360b.jpeg

01/31/17.... K1 Visa Approved

02/03/17.... K1 Visa Received in Hand

06/05/17....Arrived in the USA (LAX)

06/24/17....Married on Cape Cod <3

 

07/10/17....Sent AOS package (I-485, I-131, I-765)

07/17/17.... AOS notice date for NOA1 (I-485, I-131, I-765)

07/21/17.... Received mailed hardcopies of NOA1s

07/29/17.... Biometrics Notice received in mail 

08/01/17.... Biometrics Appointment AOS - complete (walked in)

08/07/17.... Biometrics Appointment EAD - complete (walked in)

10/23/17.... EAD/AP card delivered to house YAY!

Posted
2 hours ago, bcking said:

In our first training class for our rescue (We got him at 3-4 years), the trainer at the end was talking about getting your dog "used to being touch". She went on about how "it is going to take some time before they let you touch sensitive places, like their ears, their teeth, their toes. So go slowly and work your way there".

 

This was about 1 month after getting him. In the class I started picking up each paw one at a time and he just looked at me with the same smile he always does. I can literally do anything to him. I'll lift his lips up and flap them up and down and he's still happy. I can do "this little piggy went to market" and he just lies there.

 

I love Golden Retrievers :)

Sounds a lot like my old dog. Even as sick as he was, he was always happy-go-lucky and never minded much of anything. This guy though is quite old... and I think whatever damage he's suffered has really destroyed a lot of trust in human beings.. which is sad. It took us a long time to even get him to trust my husband being in the same room with me. He's made big improvements, but his nails are no-zone without a muzzle.

Our Journey Timeline  - Immigration and the Health Exchange Price of Love in the UK Thinking of Returning to UK?

 

First met: 12/31/04 - Engaged: 9/24/09
Filed I-129F: 10/4/14 - Packet received: 10/7/14
NOA 1 email + ARN assigned: 10/10/14 (hard copy 10/17/14)
Touched on website (fixed?): 12/9/14 - Poked USCIS: 4/1/15
NOA 2 email: 5/4/15 (hard copy 5/11/15)
Sent to NVC: 5/8/15 - NVC received + #'s assigned: 5/15/15 (estimated)
NVC sent: 5/19/15 - London received/ready: 5/26/15
Packet 3: 5/28/15 - Medical: 6/16/15
Poked London 7/1/15 - Packet 4: 7/2/15
Interview: 7/30/15 - Approved!
AP + Issued 8/3/15 - Visa in hand (depot): 8/6/15
POE: 8/27/15

Wedding: 9/30/15

Filed I-485, I-131, I-765: 11/7/15

Packet received: 11/9/15

NOA 1 txt/email: 11/15/15 - NOA 1 hardcopy: 11/19/15

Bio: 12/9/15

EAD + AP approved: 1/25/16 - EAD received: 2/1/16

RFE for USCIS inability to read vax instructions: 5/21/16 (no e-notification & not sent from local office!)

RFE response sent: 6/7/16 - RFE response received 6/9/16

AOS approved/card in production: 6/13/16  

NOA 2 hardcopy + card sent 6/17/16

Green Card received: 6/18/16

USCIS 120 day reminder notice: 2/22/18

Filed I-751: 5/2/18 - Packet received: 5/4/18

NOA 1:  5/29/18 (12 mo ext) 8/13/18 (18 mo ext)  - Bio: 6/27/18

Transferred: Potomac Service Center 3/26/19

Approved/New Card Produced status: 4/25/19 - NOA2 hardcopy 4/29/19

10yr Green Card Received: 5/2/19 with error >_<

N400 : 7/16/23 - Oath : 10/19/23

 

 

 

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Posted

You can do them one at a time, currently comatose so sneak up and trim.

 

I used a Dremel on my Golden, he does not like that either.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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Posted
8 hours ago, bcking said:

Golden Retrievers

"Silence, like the retriever, is golden."  (= one of my favorites)

8 hours ago, AshMarty said:

Ahh the Belly Rub

A veterinarian once told me, "When dogs expose their bellies, you know exactly what they want.  With cats, you never know."

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
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Posted

all of this talk about family pets/companions is all about dogs.  might i point out that cats are family pets and companions?

i'm not amused with the omissions regarding cats, they are a broad demographic and deserve to be heard instead of silenced.

per the tos, all talk about pets must include cats.  :P

 

 

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I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

all of this talk about family pets/companions is all about dogs.  might i point out that cats are family pets and companions?

i'm not amused with the omissions regarding cats, they are a broad demographic and deserve to be heard instead of silenced.

per the tos, all talk about pets must include cats.  :P

 

 

I prefer dogs.

 

Ya you heard me right. I'm a petcist and I'm proud.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Posted

My Dog likes cats,sadly not reciprocated.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Ban Hammer said:

all of this talk about family pets/companions is all about dogs.  might i point out that cats are family pets and companions?

i'm not amused with the omissions regarding cats, they are a broad demographic and deserve to be heard instead of silenced.

per the tos, all talk about pets must include cats.  :P

 

 

Cats will kill you. Or birds. Or mice. Cats will hunt, they don't want charity food.  I know cats growing their own catnip!

Edited by Lemonslice
Posted
2 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

all of this talk about family pets/companions is all about dogs.  might i point out that cats are family pets and companions?

i'm not amused with the omissions regarding cats, they are a broad demographic and deserve to be heard instead of silenced.

per the tos, all talk about pets must include cats.  :P

 

 

I did mention the feral cat population! But I can't be a car person because allergies...and I'm pretty sure all cats want to secretly do is murder us. But I think my dog was raised with cats as he does behave cat-like at times. :P

Our Journey Timeline  - Immigration and the Health Exchange Price of Love in the UK Thinking of Returning to UK?

 

First met: 12/31/04 - Engaged: 9/24/09
Filed I-129F: 10/4/14 - Packet received: 10/7/14
NOA 1 email + ARN assigned: 10/10/14 (hard copy 10/17/14)
Touched on website (fixed?): 12/9/14 - Poked USCIS: 4/1/15
NOA 2 email: 5/4/15 (hard copy 5/11/15)
Sent to NVC: 5/8/15 - NVC received + #'s assigned: 5/15/15 (estimated)
NVC sent: 5/19/15 - London received/ready: 5/26/15
Packet 3: 5/28/15 - Medical: 6/16/15
Poked London 7/1/15 - Packet 4: 7/2/15
Interview: 7/30/15 - Approved!
AP + Issued 8/3/15 - Visa in hand (depot): 8/6/15
POE: 8/27/15

Wedding: 9/30/15

Filed I-485, I-131, I-765: 11/7/15

Packet received: 11/9/15

NOA 1 txt/email: 11/15/15 - NOA 1 hardcopy: 11/19/15

Bio: 12/9/15

EAD + AP approved: 1/25/16 - EAD received: 2/1/16

RFE for USCIS inability to read vax instructions: 5/21/16 (no e-notification & not sent from local office!)

RFE response sent: 6/7/16 - RFE response received 6/9/16

AOS approved/card in production: 6/13/16  

NOA 2 hardcopy + card sent 6/17/16

Green Card received: 6/18/16

USCIS 120 day reminder notice: 2/22/18

Filed I-751: 5/2/18 - Packet received: 5/4/18

NOA 1:  5/29/18 (12 mo ext) 8/13/18 (18 mo ext)  - Bio: 6/27/18

Transferred: Potomac Service Center 3/26/19

Approved/New Card Produced status: 4/25/19 - NOA2 hardcopy 4/29/19

10yr Green Card Received: 5/2/19 with error >_<

N400 : 7/16/23 - Oath : 10/19/23

 

 

 

Filed: Timeline
Posted
2 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

all of this talk about family pets/companions is all about dogs.  might i point out that cats are family pets and companions?

i'm not amused with the omissions regarding cats, they are a broad demographic and deserve to be heard instead of silenced.

per the tos, all talk about pets must include cats.  :P

 

 

#CLM

Filed: Timeline
Posted (edited)
29 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I did mention the feral cat population! But I can't be a car person because allergies...and I'm pretty sure all cats want to secretly do is murder us. But I think my dog was raised with cats as he does behave cat-like at times. :P

You’re allergic to cars?  How strange! :rofl:

 

Hopefully you’re ok with trucks...

Edited by IDWAF
Posted
Just now, IDWAF said:

You’re allergic to cars?  How strange... :rofl:

I may as well be allergic to cars too. Ugh. Sorry, It's the pain pills I swear. Half of my face is swollen from dental work. :cry::P

Our Journey Timeline  - Immigration and the Health Exchange Price of Love in the UK Thinking of Returning to UK?

 

First met: 12/31/04 - Engaged: 9/24/09
Filed I-129F: 10/4/14 - Packet received: 10/7/14
NOA 1 email + ARN assigned: 10/10/14 (hard copy 10/17/14)
Touched on website (fixed?): 12/9/14 - Poked USCIS: 4/1/15
NOA 2 email: 5/4/15 (hard copy 5/11/15)
Sent to NVC: 5/8/15 - NVC received + #'s assigned: 5/15/15 (estimated)
NVC sent: 5/19/15 - London received/ready: 5/26/15
Packet 3: 5/28/15 - Medical: 6/16/15
Poked London 7/1/15 - Packet 4: 7/2/15
Interview: 7/30/15 - Approved!
AP + Issued 8/3/15 - Visa in hand (depot): 8/6/15
POE: 8/27/15

Wedding: 9/30/15

Filed I-485, I-131, I-765: 11/7/15

Packet received: 11/9/15

NOA 1 txt/email: 11/15/15 - NOA 1 hardcopy: 11/19/15

Bio: 12/9/15

EAD + AP approved: 1/25/16 - EAD received: 2/1/16

RFE for USCIS inability to read vax instructions: 5/21/16 (no e-notification & not sent from local office!)

RFE response sent: 6/7/16 - RFE response received 6/9/16

AOS approved/card in production: 6/13/16  

NOA 2 hardcopy + card sent 6/17/16

Green Card received: 6/18/16

USCIS 120 day reminder notice: 2/22/18

Filed I-751: 5/2/18 - Packet received: 5/4/18

NOA 1:  5/29/18 (12 mo ext) 8/13/18 (18 mo ext)  - Bio: 6/27/18

Transferred: Potomac Service Center 3/26/19

Approved/New Card Produced status: 4/25/19 - NOA2 hardcopy 4/29/19

10yr Green Card Received: 5/2/19 with error >_<

N400 : 7/16/23 - Oath : 10/19/23

 

 

 

Filed: Timeline
Posted
10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

A veterinarian once told me, "When dogs expose their bellies, you know exactly what they want.  With cats, you never know."

Almost true.  When both animals expose their bellies, you know exactly what they want.  

 

Until it tickles.

 

Then, dogs just laugh, wag their tails, and want more.

Cats?  They will keel you.  

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Posted

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Brazil
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Posted
4 hours ago, Boiler said:

doubt that.  more like
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* ~ * Charles * ~ *
 

I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.

 

USE THE REPORT BUTTON INSTEAD OF MESSAGING A MODERATOR!

 

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