My furry woofs. - Page 2

BarelyBreathing · 01-08-12, 11:12 AM

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Those are amazing dogs! I love big dogs...but in defense of small dogs...I do love my chihuahua. I couldn't stand small dogs until I got him. He can be a little terror but he has character..that's for sure.

My favorite breed of dog is a doberman. I also love German shepherds, pit bulls, Belgian Malenois, Dutch shepherds, rottweilers, etc. I'm TERRIFIED of chihuahuas.

EasternGirl · 01-08-12, 02:38 PM

Lol...my chihuahua is a total nut! He went after a mastiff in a pet store once. He thinks he's huge. I love German Shepherds and Labs..I had a black lab and a yellow lab...Kaela, my girl...she died last January...I still miss her so much. I can't have a big dog where I live now...but someday I will have another lab. Here is a pic of my Kaela...may she rest in peace:

Excuse the eyes..old pic...old camera...

BarelyBreathing · 01-08-12, 02:44 PM

Aww, what a sweet girl. I had a yellow lab that I had to put down just before Christmas of '10. Her name was Bailey. When we moved out to our farm, we thought it would be the right thing to do to adopt an elderly dog from a shelter to let her live out the rest of her days.

SpOoKy · 01-08-12, 02:50 PM

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I also love German shepherds, pit bulls, Belgian Malenois, Dutch shepherds, rottweilers, etc. I'm TERRIFIED of chihuahuas.

My dog deja is a Belgian Malenois cross with an Australian Cattle dog.

BarelyBreathing · 01-08-12, 02:58 PM

Awww Deja! I love the ears.

EasternGirl · 01-08-12, 07:24 PM

Both beautiful dogs! That is wonderful that you adopted an elderly dog like that. Kaela had a lapsed esophagus...it was very rough for her in the end. My vet was wonderful though...she came out to our house for house calls and at the end, put her to sleep in our living room.

BarelyBreathing · 01-08-12, 07:46 PM

Wow, I didn't realize something could be so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. It's so nice to hear about such great vets.

SpOoKy · 01-08-12, 09:27 PM

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My vet was wonderful though...she came out to our house for house calls and at the end, put her to sleep in our living room.

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Wow, I didn't realize something could be so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. It's so nice to hear about such great vets.

I agree, we have a vet around us who will come to do the same thing. I think having it done this way is so much easier and you as the owner and the pet.

Definitely think it is something more vets should offer.

ZARADOZIA · 01-09-12, 04:11 AM

I'm not a big dog person. Shasta was my english pit and she ruined me when it came to dogs. She never barked, never jumped on you without permission first, deadly protective of me, when she growled it was because she didn't like the person coming near me and she only gave 2 warning growls before she would stand between me and whoever, then she would bare her teeth and prepare to lunge, if they didn't take the hint (usually with me telling them to get away ASAP *always friends of my parents and one inparticular that she did NOT like*) she would lunge.

Maybe after we buy a home I will get a pair of dogs (can never get just 1 pack animal, they must have companionship) but I think it will be a retired military or police dog. I do not have the patience required to train a dog, which is why I don't have any and haven't had any since I was 16.

My neighbor has a german shepard that I would enjoy shooting. She barks at everything, leaves falling, birds flying over, the wind....Literally. I hate that dog -all because of her barking. I can't even go in my backyard without her barking and I feed and love on them when Sandy goes out of town! She knows me!! Bleh...I don't like the things that make dogs dogs.

My long time friend Donna has a police trained german shepard named Oden. He is HUGE, almost 200 pounds, solid muscle, and is taller than I am (5'3"). I LOVE THAT DOG. Oden is the coolest and well behaved. He is trained for sign language and I love that!! If I got a dog, it would have to be one trained like he is. (I love big dogs.)

alessia55 · 01-09-12, 07:09 AM

I love all these pup pics!! I love dogs, big and small

I don't have a dog (yet!) but I'm like a dog-magnet. Dogs come to me wherever I am. I also help rehabilitate fighting dogs into loving pets. I've trained all of my family and friends' dogs too. I just love dogs!

Here are a few Vietnamese pups!

BarelyBreathing · 01-09-12, 12:56 PM

The bottom two dogs look like the street dogs on Okinawa! I loved feeding them.

Zaradozia, what you were discribing about that German shepherd is not what makes a dog a dog. That is the perfect example of what happens when you put a working dog in a situation without a job. They make their own jobs. It could be eating shoes, eating furniture, herding children, or barking at anything that moves. It's really sad. I am currently rehabing another German shepherd (Wulfric) that came from a similar situation. Previous owner just left him in his back yard, and he became extremely OCD. He's sick mentally, physically, and is just a mess in every way possible. The plan is to get him physically healthy again (he's been sick off and on for a year) before he can start medication for his OCD. Once medication begins, we can fast track his training, give him a real job (he hopefully will become a therapy dog and a herding dog), and once we build his concentration through training, wean him off the medication and get him into a real home.

On the other hand, Nero the example of what a German shepherd should be. He has a job. Heck, he has three jobs. He knows both spoken commands, sign language commands, and situational commands (example, if he's working with a disabled person and they drop something, he automatically picks it up and brings it to them without any commands).

ZARADOZIA · 01-10-12, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

The bottom two dogs look like the street dogs on Okinawa! I loved feeding them.

Zaradozia, what you were discribing about that German shepherd is not what makes a dog a dog. That is the perfect example of what happens when you put a working dog in a situation without a job. They make their own jobs. It could be eating shoes, eating furniture, herding children, or barking at anything that moves. It's really sad. I am currently rehabing another German shepherd (Wulfric) that came from a similar situation. Previous owner just left him in his back yard, and he became extremely OCD. He's sick mentally, physically, and is just a mess in every way possible. The plan is to get him physically healthy again (he's been sick off and on for a year) before he can start medication for his OCD. Once medication begins, we can fast track his training, give him a real job (he hopefully will become a therapy dog and a herding dog), and once we build his concentration through training, wean him off the medication and get him into a real home.

On the other hand, Nero the example of what a German shepherd should be. He has a job. Heck, he has three jobs. He knows both spoken commands, sign language commands, and situational commands (example, if he's working with a disabled person and they drop something, he automatically picks it up and brings it to them without any commands).

I don't know, you could be right. Carly is just a strange dog, it's like she has more energy than her body can contain.

They have free roam of the yard and can go inside at any time. Sandy has two other dogs, Zeus german shepard and Ben (I can't remember what Ben is, large dog, stands 6ft on hind legs) both are well behaved.

I love Zues, he just a laid back easy going dog and as long as I give him a good scratch he is the happiest thing on earth. All of them are well cared for and given lots of attention when everyone comes home from work. They sleep in Sandy's bedroom and never left outside over night. If they were I think I would strangle my darling Sandy. lol

Sandy is in the process of setting up Doggy training for Carly, hoping that will get her under control. Carly refuses to listen and I don't understand because Ben and Zues are both trained by Sandy and behave perfectly.

Sandy is a foster parent for animals in need and trust me, she spends $$$$ on their care. She does not take in dogs/puppies anymore, just kittens now. They run the dogs out back (we have a forest and ravine behind our houses) and take them for walks/jogs. We are hoping that Carly grows out of it as she gets older. She is still a puppy, just a year or two old.

I do believe a lot of it is that Carly requires constant attention and being left to her own devices for 9 hours a day is making her bored. She is extremely hyper, worse than an ankle biter.

I do not fault Sandy, she gave Carly a loving home so she wouldn't be put down (humane society adoptee), and buys nothing but the healthiest food for them. Hell, I spend 100.00 a month on cat food just for 4 cats, I would not want her food bill, 5 cats, 3 dogs and 4 fosters at any given time.

Jenn_06 · 01-09-12, 01:10 PM

awww love your minpins, i had one long time ago but had to put him to sleep

love to have another one but my husband does not like small dogs but we do have a black lab and a walker hound/great dane mix

EasternGirl · 01-10-12, 08:20 AM

Love those pics Alessia!

Norm66 · 01-10-12, 08:45 AM

Great looking dogs. I particularly like Nero, I've always loved GSDs. Our oldest (13-15, not entirely sure he was a rescue) is half Lab and half GSD. He's the most dutiful dog I've ever had. Thanks once again for sharing.