Dogs

[hoghead]

If you want the dog to retrieve back to you, you need to attach a check cord ,let the dog retrieve, and then call it back to you pulling , if neccesary, the dog back with the check cord to you as you call it..That way the dog has to come back to you.He will eventually come to you if you keep up the practice.That is the way you teach the "come here" command and the "fetch" command

Hoghead

 

[looch]

That's great. There's something about these beasts - powerful play machines. You have a specific kennel you deal with?

 

[Wal]

This is our dog, Missy. She is half German Shepard and half
Australian Shepard. She is seven years old now, and weighs in at about 70lbs. Great dog. Got her from a local shelter. Everybody that first sees her swears she's all German Shepard.
Tough, fearless, smart, great watch dog. Then we took her to see Santa at our local Petsmart store last Xmas. She was
SCARED TO DEATH of Santa! Normally her ears are quite erect and she has a happy "smile" on her face. As we stood behind the photographer taking her picture, we could just FEEL her pleading silently to SAVE HER! Finally, the ordeal was over and she was her happy self again. We promised her she could just send letters to Santa in the future /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[Anonymous Poster]

I own a full blood German Shepherd named Elsie. My last shepherd, Annie, died last fall after keeping me company for 12 years, she is greatly missed.

We also have a lab / chinese pug mix named Sammy (the pug was the sire!) He looks like a lab but runs and pants like a pug, quite commical.

 

[toddler]

Half Aussie, half German Sheppard. Probably a smart one! We've got a 6 year old border collie. Brilliant for a dog. Knows about 15 different words beyond the normal sit, stay, come, lie down etc. Knows 3 people by name, 3 toys by name, several others, and most importantly, the "get busy" command. You don't get to choose number 1 or 2, but if you give the command on a couple of walks by a bad neighbors house, she'll eventually get the job done. There are down sides to having a dog this smart, in the amount of attention and entertaining they require, but we never worry about here around our 17m old daughter.

Todd

 

[TerryinMD]

We have a two year old Red (sable and white instead of black and white) Border Collie and his name is Tip. He's about 60 lbs and is a bundle of energy. He typically is my snooze alarm. Comes up and "gently" nudges me or my wife with his big paws. Just like toddler mentioned, they need a lot of attention and entertaining. It's just the way they are. They love to work and to please.

When we put him out in the morning, he finds his frisbee, searches out his 8lb bowling ball and guides it around our property. It is a sight to see this dog push the ball around with the frisbee and guide it up and down the yard. Now, mind you, guide is a relative term. Pity the tree, plant, bush, car, or anything else in the way. The ball sometimes hits our garden shed and it sounds like a cannon going off. This dog runs with that bowling ball at full speed. A sight to see!!

Inside the house, he usually has to play with two or more toys. If he brings more than one toy, he will not fetch until you've thrown at least two of them. He knows!!

He's like an 8 yr old boy who didn't get his Retalin for the day. Sometimes, he gets on our nerves, but we love him none the less.

 

[pdxman]

We have Ruby, our 5 year old floppy ear boxer. She is the most perceptive animal I or anyone thats seen her has known. She get's along with any animal we welcome (visitors with their dogs) and puts up the warning for any stranger or unfamiliar animal. Cats have always got along with her and vice-versa. She has the most special bond with my wifes horse Magic. She spends parts of her day hanging out with the horses and playing games with Magic. She even starts eating grass when we give the horses their hay. She has aged a lot in her short five years already starting to gray face and poor hind knee joints. This has limited her from being able to go on trail rides which she LOVES the most. Recent food additive containing Creatine is helping her regain her joint fluid though. I reccomend this for others. Boxers are alos excellent family dogs.

 

[Rowski]

I have an Airedale terrier. Persee is great! She has come a long ways. Owned by a breeder who kept her as a kennel dog, then a hosue dog, then tried to show her in the ring, and back into the kennel. All this with in a year and a half. That's when her life changed, our life changed a bit too! After we had gotten her I felt she wasn't felling well. So brought her to the vet for blood work. To make a LONG story shorter she has a liver problem (filtering out toxins) but the good news is we can control it with diet. She great with kids, very protective of my wife, a clown at heart and loves doing what Airedale's did/do best, "hunting". If its got a scent or she can see it and its a wild animal she on it!!

Nice to see all the different dog pictures.

Some neat dog phrases:

"If you get to thinkin' you'er a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody esles dog around." -Cowboy wisdom

"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one." -Anonymous

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Immanuel Kant

"To err is human, to for give canine." -Anonymous

"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." -Plato

"You do not own a dog, the dog owns you." -Anonymous


Derek

 

[TheBigO]

I have a six year old male doberman named Roscoe. He is the sheriff of my 40 acres. I`ve had 3 dobes and they are the biggest babies i`ve ever seen. The reputation they have is very unwarrented. Allthough, any would be scoundrel would take one look at him and go the other way. He`s got more personallity than alot of people I know. I wouldn`t trade him for the world.

steve

 

[mwagoner]

This is my "Lap" dog, Jake, He is a black lab mix that we got from the Animal shelter. He now weighs about 60 pounds. I wouldn't trade him for anything. Our other dog Ellie is Jake's sister, I don't have a picture of her I will have to take one, is a Golden Retriver mix. The came from the same litter and out of seven pups Jake was the only black one. I agree with Plower about going to the pound.

Matt