Tuesday Favorites....Dog Breed

[CDGator]

 

[CDGator]

 

[heavychevy]

That's a big pup! Mastiff right? How big will she get?

Bullmastiff. dad is 140, mom is around 120.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Been looking to get a dog. I like Golden Retrievers but they get a little bigger than I like. Maybe 50 pounds instead of 75. Turns out there's a mix called a Mini Golden. Perfect! I found my breed. Then I find out they cost about $5000.
I have expensive tastes. Even when I don't know the cost of something I somehow always pick the most expensive option.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Been looking to get a dog. I like Golden Retrievers but they get a little bigger than I like. Maybe 50 pounds instead of 75. Turns out there's a mix called a Mini Golden. Perfect! I found my breed. Then I find out they cost about $5000.
I have expensive tastes. Even when I don't know the cost of something I somehow always pick the most expensive option.

Go to the pound and give a dog a shot at a good life. Your best friend is there waiting on you.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

My family raised Pit bulls when I was growing up. I really love those and they truly do make great family pets. I currently want a Belgian Malinois. Doubt I'll ever get one but that is what I want.

I have a good friend who is a Georgia State Trooper who has had a Malinois for a partner (a drug detection K-9) for over a decade. She's a beautiful dog, very intelligent, and, according to him, good with his family. After years of hearing good things about the dog, I let him know I was getting interested in maybe having one one day. He asked if I knew what the word "Malinois" meant, to which I replied I did not. He responded that "Malinois" is a french word that means "don't get one."

 

[NOLAGATOR]

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Go to the pound and give a dog a shot at a good life. Your best friend is there waiting on you.

Yeah. I'm a mutt guy. I just want a dog that looks like a dog and doesn't weigh 70 lbs.
I like all dogs but poodles, chihuahuas, bulldogs etc. ain't my thing.
Growing up I had a some kinda bird dog, cocker spaniel mix.

 

[soflagator]

Go to the pound and give a dog a shot at a good life. Your best friend is there waiting on you.

We lost both of our dogs of 14 years last year and began fostering before deciding to keep one that we had. He's a springer spaniel, was given up by a family for some unknown reason, and has turned out to be one of the best dogs we've ever had. At his age(9) he wasn't an ideal choice for most people, so his story may have ended there if we hadn't taken him. I've always heard that dogs are smart enough to know what you've done for them, and show that appreciation. No idea if it's true or not, but his overall disposition is the most gracious of any dog I've ever seen. One of the best decisions we've ever made.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

We lost both of our dogs of 14 years last year and began fostering before deciding to keep one that we had. He's a springer spaniel, was given up by a family for some unknown reason, and has turned out to be one of the best dogs we've ever had. At his age(9) he wasn't an ideal choice for most people, so his story may have ended there if we hadn't taken him. I've always heard that dogs are smart enough to know what you've done for them, and show that appreciation. No idea if it's true or not, but his overall disposition is the most gracious of any dog I've ever seen. One of the best decisions we've ever made.

9 years old? Ya'll are awesome. I believe @cover2 has a Springer he's kinda fond of.

 

[soflagator]

9 years old? Ya'll are awesome. I believe @cover2 has a Springer he's kinda fond of.

It was worrisome then, and has only gotten worse as he's become a part of the family. I'm just hopeful to give him a good 4-5 years so our kids aren't hit with a loss again. If/when we get another, I may go back to a Springer. Never had one, or had any interest, but they are great dogs.

 

[cover2]

9 years old? Ya'll are awesome. I believe @cover2 has a Springer he's kinda fond of.

@soflagator ...
Our Spaniel is actually a Brit and he’s a big part of the family. But a Springer is a mighty fine breed. Sounds like you guys have welcomed a great friend into your fold. Coot is on point, as usual, regarding giving a dog from the pound a new lease on life. The good goes both ways.

This is how I end most days. No better feeling than getting a little brain lube from the crossword while my buddy sits in the recliner with me.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

@soflagator ...
Our Spaniel is actually a Brit and he’s a big part of the family. But a Springer is a mighty fine breed. Sounds like you guys have welcomed a great friend into your fold. Coot is on point, as usual, regarding giving a dog from the pound a new lease on life. The good goes both ways.

This is how I end most days. No better feeling than getting a little brain lube from the crossword while my buddy sits in the recliner with me.

View attachment 29943

Thats right a Brit- I had a partner in a home building business years ago that had a Brit-He was from South Dakota and swore she was the absolute best he ever saw on pheasant

 

[NOLAGATOR]

@soflagator ...
Our Spaniel is actually a Brit and he’s a big part of the family. But a Springer is a mighty fine breed. Sounds like you guys have welcomed a great friend into your fold. Coot is on point, as usual, regarding giving a dog from the pound a new lease on life. The good goes both ways.

This is how I end most days. No better feeling than getting a little brain lube from the crossword while my buddy sits in the recliner with me.

Some has their priorities straight.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

@soflagator ...
Our Spaniel is actually a Brit and he’s a big part of the family. But a Springer is a mighty fine breed. Sounds like you guys have welcomed a great friend into your fold. Coot is on point, as usual, regarding giving a dog from the pound a new lease on life. The good goes both ways.

This is how I end most days. No better feeling than getting a little brain lube from the crossword while my buddy sits in the recliner with me.

He's trying to tell you 46 down is "Greta"

 

[Gator By Marriage]

I've always heard that dogs are smart enough to know what you've done for them, and show that appreciation.

Mark Twain had a great quote about this very thing:
"“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”

 

[Gator515151]

@soflagator ...
Our Spaniel is actually a Brit and he’s a big part of the family. But a Springer is a mighty fine breed. Sounds like you guys have welcomed a great friend into your fold. Coot is on point, as usual, regarding giving a dog from the pound a new lease on life. The good goes both ways.

This is how I end most days. No better feeling than getting a little brain lube from the crossword while my buddy sits in the recliner with me.

View attachment 29943

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.

 

[jdh5484]

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.

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.

 

[bradgator2]

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.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

Looks like a nice dog (for a woman)