Dogs.

[Rockbadchild]

Did your dog have a hematoma on that one ear that won't raise? I had a shepherd mix that had that. Reminds me of him.

not that we know … she has poor genetic her dad ears didn’t stand up ether, when she is focus on something both are up …I’ll ask the Vet at our next appointment for a full blood analysis to see if she is low on any minerals or vitamins.

 

[Rockbadchild]

how bout what you love from your dog or breed and what you hate ?? past or present…. keep it to a few of each i know that’s going to be hard …let me start

my American lab I love her enthusiasm and willing to please but hate how cold sensitive she is, also hate her hyperactivity …

my lab border collie mix I love his cuddliness his smartness but hate his hoarding and aggresivity.

my German shepherd
I love how she stay around, perhaps protectiveness she has for me, her smartness, her coat (very weather resistant) and abilities (very powerful) but hate her dominating nature and dominance.

 

[5030]

One at a time here. Latest one and previous one are both pure bred Australian Shepherd and he's a rescue dog. We have never had any pups (dogs) that were not rescues, from the local pound or from a national rescue org. There are so many pups out there looking for a good home it's ludicrous to buy a pup of any breed and we really like Aussies. They are loving dogs that require little upkeep, don't shed much and like to cuddle as in being a bed hog.

Had everything from Healers to Rhodesian Ridgebacks over the years but our favorite is Aussies.

The one we have presently, we went to Indianapolis, Indiana to pick him up from an owner who had to get rid of him because of financial reasons. He's 10 years old, acts like a puppy, came fully housebroken and leash trained and he's laying beside me right now, lightly snoring. His name is Tully and he's chocolate brown and white and weighs 72 pounds, 6 ounces and could lose about 2 pounds but he's healthy and appreciates both his new home (2 years now) and is really attached to my wife (fine with me). Not protective but do make good driveway alarms. Hope he lives the rest of his life out in comfort and security. He deserves that, all pups do. Like cats too and we have a few in the house and outside. One of the inside cats likes to cuddle up to his tummy while he sleeps and they both sleep together.

 

[BackRoad]

Daughter was given a Corgi, smart little dog, but unfortunately 2 years later she went off to college...so we had the Corgi...or rather the Corgi had us.

5:00 pm, that dog would sit down in front of my wife and just stare at her...not 4:59...or 5:01...but 5:00 pm.on.the.dot! Wouldn't bark or whine...just stare trying to make eye contact, letting her know it was supper time for Corgis!

You could also say squirrel in a sentence, and she would be at the kitchen door - ready for the chase. Example: "...I had squirrel hamburgers for lunch..." BOOM, she heard "squirrel" and would be at the door, quivering like a thoroughbred horse at the starting gate, all tightly coiled, just waiting for the door to slide open...

 

[5030]

Our Aussie gets my wife up promptly at 7 am every morning without fail and knows daylight savings time versus the other time as well. Amazing clock he has built in. He gets her up, goes out to pee, comes back in and promptly goes back to bed (on our bed of course) and in exactly one hour, gets me up. Puts his muzzle and ice cold nose on my neck and gets me up. Every day. Retirement was supposed to be sleeping late but not with Tully. Sleeps in the bedroom with us every night without fail. Always has ever since we rescued him. Guess it's security for him.

 

[Dftodd]

Our jack Russell and weiny dog were both very protective of the yard. Both great and loveable. Both very barky.

Our German shepherd is quiet unless someone knocks on the door or rings the door bell.

Great dog, great with kids, great with the elderly. Not so great with small animals. She'll kill a cat or small dog. Won't growl, or give any warning. Just snatch it by the throat and give it the death shake.

Very demanding over her Butt Rubs

She's a cry baby. Probably the most winey and crying dog I've ever had. But she's realized that crying gets her attention.

She tattles on my wife. If I get home and get the howl from her, my wifes done something that she didn't agree with So I'll go through the whole speal on how abused she's been and she needs to tell me about.

She does not like snoring. I had a sinus infection and was giving a pretty good impression of a chain saw.

Wife thought she was having puppy dreams and reach out and touched her which will usually stop the jerking and shaking.

This night she didn't stop. Wife looked up at her and realized she was awake, looking directly at me, and kicking the snot out of me with her hind legs. So I woke up to my wife laughing, and the dog kicking the crap put of me

If she can't wake you by kicking. You get the tongue And buddy, that's a whole lot of tongue to be French kissed with

Solved the snoring issue, I now sleep on my side

 

[1 Old Man]

I like reading these dog tales/stories...

...what you love/hate...
I hated not knowing what we'd come home to....a perfect, calm, nice clean,
yard/homestead OR a pallet of ripped open fertilizer bags, a hole chewed in
the seat of my Road King seat, ripped shredded and scattered dog beds, shrubs
dug up, flowers ripped from their pots/flower bed, holes dug in previously
planted and manicured landscaping, picking up scattered fire wood logs over
a 2 acre area, any card board box had no chance of survival etc etc.... it was a
total crap shoot. Right when you thought you had her behaving....nope..."guess
what Daddy, I've left you a little present".
Thus goes the terrible puppy months.

I love that at 13 months or so now, this dog keeps watch over our house and front
yard (8 or 10 acre area). Keeps out coyotes, armadillos, rabbits, deer etc. She is not fenced
in other than barbed wire or cattle panel fence. She stays home. Is very protective
of "her" zone and my wife. She waits for me by the barn if I'm tractor mowing, hears the
mower turn off, she comes to lead me back. Waits for me to exit the cab and greets me like
I've been gone for weeks. Her nose is stuck right into what ever I'm working on, wants
to know exactly what I'm doing. No more major destruction (other than crappy dog toys)
but she does still enjoy finding and chewing up a good stick. Knows and obeys basic
commands, always ready to play, and learns quickly. Is a great swimmer. I've had
6 GSD over my lifetime. Each with similar traits, and each with entirely different personalities.
We've discussed getting another to keep her company but I don't think she'll accept
another dog. I'm so glad this dog came into our lives during these silver years.
We're her family and I don't care to imagine life without this dog.

P.S. one thing she does is when chewing on certain nubbie toys she moans and whines
out loud, like the pleasure is too great ....

 

[CalG]

Last two dogs of mine (the kids have had theirs) I have paid the breeder to KEEP the pups with the ***** until the pup was 8 months.

There are some things Only a mother can teach, Like HOW TO BE A DOG!

I confess, both were Brittany Spaniels.

Both were GREAT DOGS, but they die young....

 

[techman]

our black lab early on learned many words like treat, dinner, snack, etc. So we started spelling the words and not long after he responded to the spelling. We now have to spell abbreviations, pig latin spelling or substitute words. We are amazed at how much he catches on to words

 

[MossRoad]

If we ever get another dog, it will be another male Cairn Terrier. They are smart as heck, easy to train, feisty, and think they are 10 times bigger than they are. So you get a big dog attitude in a small dog package. Also, smaller poops to pick up.