I haven't read this thread yet, as I just stumbled across it but the best dog I have ever had was found in the wild. Actually I found two dogs surviving around my parents cabin in the woods. After a weekend of feeding them because they needed it, the inevitable happened. We took them home, and then decided we would only keep one of them. The runt. The other was a black lab and great looking guy but we knew that if we took it to PAWS, it would be snapped up immediately. The other, still young and more of a shepherd looking thing seemed to understand what we were saying from the beginning. Shy but smart. We took it to a vet to get it checked out, shots, etc. and the vet said, 'do you know what kind of dog this is?'... I said no... but hoping you could tell me! He said it was a Coy Dog. Huhhh? Yeah it is a cross between a german shepherd and a coyote. I said, 'Oh Great'. we kept the wrong one! Thirteen years later we had to put her down. The best 'dog' I have ever known. Smartest, great with kids, incredibly trainable, could jump a six foot fence (okay that wasn't a great attribute), howled when sirens were heard, but didn't know how to bark until the neighbor dog taught her after six years.
Oh I wish I could have her back again. I guess I will have to read through this thread, but wanted to share about a true best friend. Too many stories to tell but I am sure you all can understand about a man's best friend.:cryingeyesout:
