Tuesday Favorites....Dog Breed

Gator515151 said:

Hard to tell but I would assume your dog Coot is an French Brittany. Posted one of my American Brittany Spider next to him. It is kind of stupid that in the US they are considered different breeds but the rest of the world see's no difference. For those who don't know a French Brit has a black nose and anAmerican Brit has a brown nose.

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You know your Brits, 51. Gunner is indeed a French that we got six years ago. He’s one of the family.

My old guy begging for a snack. Adopted him 7 years ago, and eff anyone that would abuse a dog, estimate he is 12-13 now. Hips going and he can’t jump in the truck anymore, so yes he is getting spoiled bad. Currently snoring as only us old folks can.

crosscreekcooter said:

Looks like a nice dog (for a woman)

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I have never owned or have ever spent any real time around a small dog like this. There are definitely some pros and cons and some general “getting used to”.

For starters, it’s a damn miracle we haven’t crushed her to death by stepping on her. She’s just always under your feet.

Secondly, there is no “body mass”. So if you play rough with her, you likely knock her across the room. Even the slightest playful swat will send her rolling.

Oddly, she loves to fetch a tennis ball. The great advantage is you can actually toss it in the house because there is no ability to destroy things.

She hasn’t chewed anything up. Except for..... um..... used “women things” out of the trash can. Looked like a damn murder scene. Easy fix by replacing with a trash can with lid.

She’s getting protective of us which is absolutely hilarious. I got up at 3am the other day and went to the fridge and she was growling at me from around the corner. I was like, “what the hell is that noise?”

Overall, I still dont think I would purposefully get a dog like this. But we’ll take good care of this one.

edit: main disadvantage.... cant leave her outside alone because the hawks and owls can easily get her

cover2 said:

You know your Brits, 51. Gunner is indeed a French that we got six years ago. He’s one of the family.

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Then I had better keep Spider away from Gunner, I tried to warn her about those Frenchmen but she won't listen.

jdh5484 said:

So the American is the brown noser? Sometimes the distinctions used by the AKC are strange. Most breed standards are as inexact and as subject to interpretation as a politicians speech.

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Technically any Brit with a black nose or black paws is classified as a French Brittany. Also an American Brittany comes in 2 colors Orange & White or Liver & White. A French Brittany can be O&W , L&W, Black & White or Tri Color. I have only seen one Tri Color brittany. An American Brittany can have a brown or a pink nose but a black nose is automatically a Frenchie. Stupid rule if you ask me. French Brittany's were bred to hunt the vinyards of France where American Brits were bread to hunt the wide open cornfields and wheat fields of the Mid West, therefore American Brittanys tend to be slightly (not much) larger but other than that no difference.

That dog lucked into a great 2nd chance. It looks like a pretty cool dog, the great thing about it's size is you can easily put her in your purse and take her with you when you have a nail or hair appointment.

bradgator2 said:

I grew up with plenty of dogs and cats. But I never wanted the hassle as an adult. Well my mom died last summer. We had roughly 48 hours where we could run home, do some chores, and head back. During that time, we were driving down a busy road and a dog was walking down the middle of it with a leash still attached to her collar. It was like she was dropped out of a helicopter. A bunch of cars screech to a halt.... and the little turd runs up to me.

Super long story short, we now own her.

We think she’s 7-9 years old based on eyes and teeth. Incredibly sweet. Doesn’t bark. Doesn’t shed a single hair. Completely potty trained. About 7 pounds.

She did have some seizures in the beginning. We were one seizure away from putting her on medication, but that was it.

We named her Millie. Just got the DNA results back and she is half yorkie, half toy poodle.

Everyone loves her of course. But she is 100% up my butt and will not leave my side when I am home.

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I grew up with poodles and had two miniature schnauzers. So please don’t take this as some sort of criticism for having a little dog. But while that second picture is adorable, in the one here I’m pretty sure she’s waiting to speak to the manager and likely got a free Moscow Mule out of things.

Gator515151 said:

Technically any Brit with a black nose or black paws is classified as a French Brittany. Also an American Brittany comes in 2 colors Orange & White or Liver & White. A French Brittany can be O&W , L&W, Black & White or Tri Color. I have only seen one Tri Color brittany. An American Brittany can have a brown or a pink nose but a black nose is automatically a Frenchie. Stupid rule if you ask me. French Brittany's were bred to hunt the vinyards of France where American Brits were bread to hunt the wide open cornfields and wheat fields of the Mid West, therefore American Brittanys tend to be slightly (not much) larger but other than that no difference.

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That nose thing is interesting. Now that you brought this up, In looking at my two dogs, I am now noticing that Peanut, who has a pink nose also has a pink ass hole, while Bear, who has a black nose has a matching black ass hole. Do you think Bear may be French?

Oh, how could I forget. There is another huge disadvantage to small dogs. At least this one.

A few months ago she starts pacing around. Just wouldnt relax. Then starts throwing up. Everywhere. Every few hours. I am not exactly certain how that many gallons of fluid can exit a dog that size. She was a limp noodle the next day with zero appetite. Luckily my neighbor is a dear friend and a mobile vet. We do the whole workup and she gives her some IV fluids. On the 3rd day, I seriously thought she was going to die. Blood results come back and it was severe acute case of pancreatitis. The vet said just keep giving her comfort care and she'll snap out of it. Sure enough, around noon she pops up and gets some lunch and was totally normal by that afternoon.

The vet said the kids slipping her a piece of bacon could do it.

All of our giant mutts growing up could eat the entire ass out of a 2 week old dead elephant and would want a second helping.

bradgator2 said:

I grew up with plenty of dogs and cats. But I never wanted the hassle as an adult. Well my mom died last summer. We had roughly 48 hours where we could run home, do some chores, and head back. During that time, we were driving down a busy road and a dog was walking down the middle of it with a leash still attached to her collar. It was like she was dropped out of a helicopter. A bunch of cars screech to a halt.... and the little turd runs up to me.

Super long story short, we now own her.

We think she’s 7-9 years old based on eyes and teeth. Incredibly sweet. Doesn’t bark. Doesn’t shed a single hair. Completely potty trained. About 7 pounds.

She did have some seizures in the beginning. We were one seizure away from putting her on medication, but that was it.

We named her Millie. Just got the DNA results back and she is half yorkie, half toy poodle.

Everyone loves her of course. But she is 100% up my butt and will not leave my side when I am home.

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Don’t get much cuter than one of those little fuchers.