Dogs.

[sixdogs]

I found that the "pill pockets" work well. I usually only used half of one per pill.
I prefer to just give it and be done with it, but Ruger sometimes was on 5 pills per day and it got tiresome.

Those pill pockets do work.

 

[Torvy]

I've had mixed results with the pill pockets.

 

[1 Old Man]

The first few pages of this thread were right on the mark.
Like most post's with over 22 pages topics go all over the place.
I almost regret bringing this up, but some of you guys have
more experience and may be able to help me get over.......
....people that buy dogs, adopt dogs etc and have absolutely
no business owning a dog. What do I mean? Could be a single gal gets
a toy poodle, but she's still renting and her career is more
important than her dog, so give the dog away, turn it in to
a shelter etc when the girl has to move due to work and can no longer
have a pet? Maybe the girls boyfriend hates poodles, whatever.
Or the idiot that gets a Great Pyrenees, GSD, Doberman, big
Lab etc but they live in a freaking efficiency apt, same story, have to
move, no time for proper training, no time for exercise, pup is now
being destructive, etc etc
Yea, puppies are cute.
They keep the dog through the "prime" training months, then decide to
get rid of the dog. I call BS on that whole thing. Really makes me mad.
Why at this particular time am I delving into this topic? Because we
are looking for another GSD. We are looking for a male.
I have no intentions of becoming a breeder. Our female is spayed.
I don't really want to deal with a rescue, but I do appreciate those who do.
I'm too old to be chasing a runner all over the county. Mainly looking
for 8wks to 3 month max. I know. Very particular, but it's what I'm
comfortable with.
Wife checks social media, I check Craigslist. If you're still reading this
I guess this is the issue (sorry for the long post), I am amazed at how
many dogs, of all different breeds, that people are just willing to be rid of,
done with, out of sight - out of mind. Dogs become part of your family.
At least all mine have. My current GSD knows we're her people. She's
part of us. Just to throw part of your family away.....I'd probably not be
able to be civil around that type of person.
Maybe this is more of a rant. Sorry.

 

[ponytug]

@1 Old Man I hear you. Many folks do do thoughtless things involving pets and other people.

Having a good dog is a journey, and finding is just the first step in that journey. Good luck to the next animal lucky enough to join your family.

All the best,

Peter

 

[Torvy]

I hear you, 1 Old Man. We've had 4 GSDs now. The current one is a rescue. She was a pup when we got her. We also have a couple of Kangal(Anatolian) Shepherds. The rescue in Central Texas where we got the Kangals had a bunch of GSDs and Malanois, too. Most were grown, but you can definitely find pups, too.

 

[Dftodd]

I found that the "pill pockets" work well. I usually only used half of one per pill.
I prefer to just give it and be done with it, but Ruger sometimes was on 5 pills per day and it got tiresome.

Pill pockets wouldn't work for our jack Russell. He would eat the pocket and spit out the pill.

 

[tradosaurus]

The first few pages of this thread were right on the mark.
Like most post's with over 22 pages topics go all over the place.
I almost regret bringing this up, but some of you guys have
more experience and may be able to help me get over.......
....people that buy dogs, adopt dogs etc and have absolutely
no business owning a dog. What do I mean? Could be a single gal gets
a toy poodle, but she's still renting and her career is more
important than her dog, so give the dog away, turn it in to
a shelter etc when the girl has to move due to work and can no longer
have a pet? Maybe the girls boyfriend hates poodles, whatever.
Or the idiot that gets a Great Pyrenees, GSD, Doberman, big
Lab etc but they live in a freaking efficiency apt, same story, have to
move, no time for proper training, no time for exercise, pup is now
being destructive, etc etc
Yea, puppies are cute.
They keep the dog through the "prime" training months, then decide to
get rid of the dog. I call BS on that whole thing. Really makes me mad.
Why at this particular time am I delving into this topic? Because we
are looking for another GSD. We are looking for a male.
I have no intentions of becoming a breeder. Our female is spayed.
I don't really want to deal with a rescue, but I do appreciate those who do.
I'm too old to be chasing a runner all over the county. Mainly looking
for 8wks to 3 month max. I know. Very particular, but it's what I'm
comfortable with.
Wife checks social media, I check Craigslist. If you're still reading this
I guess this is the issue (sorry for the long post), I am amazed at how
many dogs, of all different breeds, that people are just willing to be rid of,
done with, out of sight - out of mind. Dogs become part of your family.
At least all mine have. My current GSD knows we're her people. She's
part of us. Just to throw part of your family away.....I'd probably not be
able to be civil around that type of person.
Maybe this is more of a rant. Sorry.

I think a permit should be required before anyone can own a dog. In neighborhoods only one dog should be allowed and the permit can be pulled if the dog is becoming an nuisance to neighbors.
I moved out of neighborhood into the country because of nimrod neighbors that couldn't control their dogs.
I won't own a dog because I don't have time for a dog. And I won't be like other nimrods who bring their stinky pets into stores and restaurants.
I wish the service classification for animals would be enforced.

 

[John0829]

Our current dog, if she thinks it is edible then keep your fingers clear. Pills are a gulp, GONE and can I have another .

 

[Dftodd]

The first few pages of this thread were right on the mark.
Like most post's with over 22 pages topics go all over the place.
I almost regret bringing this up, but some of you guys have
more experience and may be able to help me get over.......
....people that buy dogs, adopt dogs etc and have absolutely
no business owning a dog. What do I mean? Could be a single gal gets
a toy poodle, but she's still renting and her career is more
important than her dog, so give the dog away, turn it in to
a shelter etc when the girl has to move due to work and can no longer
have a pet? Maybe the girls boyfriend hates poodles, whatever.
Or the idiot that gets a Great Pyrenees, GSD, Doberman, big
Lab etc but they live in a freaking efficiency apt, same story, have to
move, no time for proper training, no time for exercise, pup is now
being destructive, etc etc
Yea, puppies are cute.
They keep the dog through the "prime" training months, then decide to
get rid of the dog. I call BS on that whole thing. Really makes me mad.
Why at this particular time am I delving into this topic? Because we
are looking for another GSD. We are looking for a male.
I have no intentions of becoming a breeder. Our female is spayed.
I don't really want to deal with a rescue, but I do appreciate those who do.
I'm too old to be chasing a runner all over the county. Mainly looking
for 8wks to 3 month max. I know. Very particular, but it's what I'm
comfortable with.
Wife checks social media, I check Craigslist. If you're still reading this
I guess this is the issue (sorry for the long post), I am amazed at how
many dogs, of all different breeds, that people are just willing to be rid of,
done with, out of sight - out of mind. Dogs become part of your family.
At least all mine have. My current GSD knows we're her people. She's
part of us. Just to throw part of your family away.....I'd probably not be
able to be civil around that type of person.
Maybe this is more of a rant. Sorry.

Thats a pet peeve of mine. Including me having a really tough talk with my daughter after she decided to re home one of her pooches after she had a kid.

I told her she made a life long commitment to that pooch.

I get really mad at irresponsible pet owners. They move out to the country and just let their pooch run loose and do what ever.

And then when confronted.... they reply "oh.... well we are out in the country!!!"

My reply, well I wouldn't let them get into the cow pasture and harass the cows. That won't end well for the pooch or you.

Then they get all offended

 

[tradosaurus]

Dogs in my area that run loose, tear up trash or harass neighbors normally don't live long. I've seen a few FB pages on my local group where people complain about their dog missing.

 

[Torvy]

Most of our neighbors have taken in strays that were dumped by irresponsible people. What do people think is going to happen? Some neighbors have 5+ dogs because they feel bad.

We fenced the whole thing to keep our dogs in and to keep strays out.

 

[Dftodd]

Most of our neighbors have taken in strays that were dumped by irresponsible people. What do people think is going to happen? Some neighbors have 5+ dogs because they feel bad.

We fenced the whole thing to keep our dogs in and to keep strays out.

Im slowly working on getting my property fenced. So far just a half acre. The rest will be fenced after we can get a house built.

Although, I've been enjoying not having the back yard fenced. I've seen a momma deer and a couple fawns on occasion over the past couple weeks.

 

[Jstpssng]

The first few pages of this thread were right on the mark.
Like most post's with over 22 pages topics go all over the place.
I almost regret bringing this up, but some of you guys have
more experience and may be able to help me get over.......
....people that buy dogs, adopt dogs etc and have absolutely
no business owning a dog. What do I mean? Could be a single gal gets
a toy poodle, but she's still renting and her career is more
important than her dog, so give the dog away, turn it in to
a shelter etc when the girl has to move due to work and can no longer
have a pet? Maybe the girls boyfriend hates poodles, whatever.
Or the idiot that gets a Great Pyrenees, GSD, Doberman, big
Lab etc but they live in a freaking efficiency apt, same story, have to
move, no time for proper training, no time for exercise, pup is now
being destructive, etc etc
Yea, puppies are cute.
They keep the dog through the "prime" training months, then decide to
get rid of the dog. I call BS on that whole thing. Really makes me mad.
Why at this particular time am I delving into this topic? Because we
are looking for another GSD. We are looking for a male.
I have no intentions of becoming a breeder. Our female is spayed.
I don't really want to deal with a rescue, but I do appreciate those who do.
I'm too old to be chasing a runner all over the county. Mainly looking
for 8wks to 3 month max. I know. Very particular, but it's what I'm
comfortable with.
Wife checks social media, I check Craigslist. If you're still reading this
I guess this is the issue (sorry for the long post), I am amazed at how
many dogs, of all different breeds, that people are just willing to be rid of,
done with, out of sight - out of mind. Dogs become part of your family.
At least all mine have. My current GSD knows we're her people. She's
part of us. Just to throw part of your family away.....I'd probably not be
able to be civil around that type of person.
Maybe this is more of a rant. Sorry.

You're preaching to the choir, for most of us keeping up with this thread.

There is no logical explanation. They think a dog is like designer jeans or a trendy watch, just another fad to jump onto.

 

[JRH02]

Aside from when I was very young, and my family had pure bred bull mastiffs and earlier dash-hounds, all my own later dogs have been mixed breed, pound retrieved dogs. These earlier kennel raised pure bred dogs, as I remember, were easy to deal with. Just off the shelf, here is your dog and it will behave. All of these pound dogs I later got, had problems. I would take on the problem dogs as we lived in the country and I thought I knew enough about training dogs that they would come around. Our current dog, is the best of dogs, yet he has his issues. He is getting old and still has his issues. He can't be around other dogs at all. He will immediately attack any dog smaller than him. I believe this now to be the most difficult area of having a pound dog. Some things, you can not train them out of, cause they are sort of fixed.. Especially about them being social to other dogs.
So, for the jury to decide, do I get my last dog, after this one passes, from a breeder/trainer and not the pound? Or does it make any difference?

We only buy a puppy from a breeder. Known blood line and long term health. And raise the dog as a family member. Sorry for the shelter dogs. They can be somebody else's problem or for 19.99 per month you can sponsor some, or one.

That dog is a commitment. Do it right.

 

[John0829]

Sorry for the shelter dogs. They can be somebody else's problem

Shelter dogs have been some of the most solid companions we have had over the years. Having had both pure bred and mixed breed dogs the mixed have generally had fewer issues as well. Maybe we have just been lucky but personally between pure or mixed give me the mixed.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

We currently have 5 dogs. All are rescues, all are either labs or lab mixes, and all are a close part of our family. One of them goes in for surgery tomorrow to have a lump removed from his throat. He's still young-ish at 6 or 8 (dang, have to think about that one, not really sure on his age at the moment). The lump isn't giving him any problems yet, but it is growing. So we're having the surgery now, while he's still young enough to tolerate the surgery well. He's our silver lab, and he's had at least 4 other "owners" before we got him (4-5 years ago). Took a while to get him settled down, but we're in it for "keeps".

I have no idea how someone could just give up a dog like it's nothing. They are fiercely loyal and would rip out their own heart and give it too you if they could.

 

[grsthegreat]

Im slowly working on getting my property fenced. So far just a half acre. The rest will be fenced after we can get a house built.

Although, I've been enjoying not having the back yard fenced. I've seen a momma deer and a couple fawns on occasion over the past couple weeks.

My entire 30 acres is fenced, but that doesnt keep out the deer, moose, coyotes or bears.

Dont want to keep them out. One of my neighbors has taken it upon himself to get rid of the coyotes, so now the rabbit population is going thru the roof. Hes an idiot. He doesnt have any livestock, he just hates coyotes.


My little cutie….or shadow. Never more than 20 feet from me.

 

[1 Old Man]

Dogs in my area that run loose, tear up trash or harass neighbors normally don't live long. I've seen a few FB pages on my local group where people complain about their dog missing.

Same here. Dogs running loose can be a problem. But my neighbors are all at least
1/4 to 1/2 mile away except the guy across the road. You can usually tell if it's a
farm dog or stray/dump.
Several years ago the property
west of me had a pack of loose dogs chew the ears off a young calf. The dogs were relocated
to dog heaven. The calf ended up being one of the best mama cows my neighbor
ever had. Anyway, my neighbor adopted a pit bull that was dumped. He tried to run her off
but she wouldn't leave. He gave in and they are a new family. The pit is really sweet,
loves everybody, and has trashed the inside of my neighbors truck with slobber and drool.
Too nasty. I won't ride in it. But he loves her and she loves him. Its all good.

 

[1 Old Man]

You're preaching to the choir, for most of us keeping up with this thread.

There is no logical explanation. They think a dog is like designer jeans or a trendy watch, just another fad to jump onto.

I get that. Posted because I was reading ads trying to "rehome" GSD's (individuals not rescues)
and the pics they posted showed the dogs in kennels or leads. Some had comments like "no time for dog due to work", "moving", "not good with cats", "knows basic commands" (really?), and most were
1 - 3 years old. The whole thing just p...ed me o.f. Those dogs had problems and I put it directly
on their owners. Although not an ordained minister....I have been known to preach.

 

[tradosaurus]

Many dogs have become Dindu Ruffins. The owners don't understand or refuse to understand how untrained their dogs are.
Many in my part of the country don't fence in their dogs and I've seen a few I've had to dodge on the farm to market road.