Dog Owner Chat v3 ~Open!~

[FlynnEugene]

Update on Izzy:
So I took Izzy to the vet and found out she has kennel cough. I have no idea how she got it but that's what she has. Anyway, she's on medication and should heal quickly especially since we caught it early.

[MacGyver]

Update on Izzy:
So I took Izzy to the vet and found out she has kennel cough. I have no idea how she got it but that's what she has. Anyway, she's on medication and should heal quickly especially since we caught it early.

*bold is my edit

It's very likely she caught it at the dog park.

[Saracirce]

Well I personally own a Boxer lab cross, Izzy. She is 3/4 boxer and 1/4 lab. So she looks basically pure bred boxer because she has all the features and personality of one, she just doesn't have the boxer color.

This has been annoying me for some time... But she really does not look pure to me. Can I pinpoint what exactly is wrong with her that makes her look like a mix? No but if I came across her IRL, I'd automatically assume she was a mix. If you directly compare Izzy to well-bred Boxers, the difference is quite visible (at least to me).

It also annoys me quite a bit that you will often refer to Izzy as just a boxer. She's not a Boxer. She's a Boxer mix.

[spiderfish]

I don't believe I ever formally introduced Toby in the old thread.

Do you own a dog?:
Yup.
Favorite dog breed?:
English Bull Terriers
Tell us about your dog(s), if you have any!:
Toby is a 7 y/o (turns 8 this year) Springer, who's been with me since he was three. Before coming to us, he's been a gundog, an army dog, and has had police dog training, though we don't know if he was ever worked in the police.
He's FA, SSA, PTSD, toy-obsessed derp-beat. His energy is endless, and definitely does not look, or act, his age.
His favourite thing in the entire world is swimming, and he goes for monthly fun swims at our local hydrotherapist.
Pictures of your dog(s):
Gah, don't have any recent ones on my laptop.
Have sme old ones.




Did I mention he loves guinea pigs? He'll sit there and groom them for ages. Luckily, I have some tolerant pigs XD Cassio is his new favourite pig, since loosing his other favourite/best non-human friend Gracie.

[.Middy.]

Well I personally own a Boxer lab cross, Izzy. She is 3/4 boxer and 1/4 lab. So she looks basically pure bred boxer because she has all the features and personality of one, she just doesn't have the boxer color.

This has been annoying me for some time... But she really does not look pure to me. Can I pinpoint what exactly is wrong with her that makes her look like a mix? No but if I came across her IRL, I'd automatically assume she was a mix. If you directly compare Izzy to well-bred Boxers, the difference is quite visible (at least to me).

It also annoys me quite a bit that you will often refer to Izzy as just a boxer. She's not a Boxer. She's a Boxer mix.

Agreed.

My question is, why was her tail docked if she is a mix? I would understand a docked tail if she was a BYB boxer, but since she is a mix, why was her tail docked?


And since we are talking boxers, here's a picture of my last boxer Rosie:

[gingertail98]

Toby is a 7 y/o (turns 8 this year) Springer, who's been with me since he was three. Before coming to us, he's been a gundog, an army dog, and has had police dog training, though we don't know if he was ever worked in the police.
He's FA, SSA, PTSD, toy-obsessed derp-beat. His energy is endless, and definitely does not look, or act, his age.
His favourite thing in the entire world is swimming, and he goes for monthly fun swims at our local hydrotherapist.
Pictures of your dog(s):
Gah, don't have any recent ones on my laptop.

...That's a lot of jobs. I find it hard to believe he was all those things before you got him, yet you got him at the age of three. Considering working with narcotic detection dogs is the field I'm going into, I'm very familiar with Springers and their use by police/army/narcotic detection companies. Toby just doesn't look pure Springer to me? He hardly bears resemblance to a well bred field or show line Springer, so either he's a mix or lacking type to the extreme. Back to my main point, it takes upwards two years to train a dog in ONE of the jobs you claim him to have done. As well, those are a lot of behaviour issues in one dog, especially one that supposedly worked in all those jobs, it would have been washed out of all of the programs.

Did I mention he loves guinea pigs? He'll sit there and groom them for ages. Luckily, I have some tolerant pigs XD Cassio is his new favourite pig, since loosing his other favourite/best non-human friend Gracie.

Uhh, if he really did do all the jobs you're claiming his drive would be out the window- despite how trust worhty he may seem I wouldn't let him around your small furries. Like at all. I doubt a toy driven working dog will be able to differentiate well between a guinea pig and a stuffed animal.

[goneleft]

Do you own a dog?: not myself, but i live with them and take most care of them
Favorite dog breed?: pitbulls, bull terriers
Tell us about your dog(s), if you have any!: i have kodiak, who is called yak, and he is a staghound/scottish deerhound, and is roughly 3/4
sammy, yak's mom who is the same breed, and is about 5/6 [unknown]
zoey, my aunts boxer who is 2
su, my other aunts lab pit who might be 6/7
[everyones age except zoeys might be off]
Pictures of your dog(s):
zoey

su

kodiak

sammy

[Cardinal]

I added a whole bunch of folks to the front, not done but taking a break for a little bit. I'll be finishing it up as soon as I'm able.

[Nyxeva]

[sized=85]Izzy most likely picked up her kennel cough at the dog park. If you're taking her to dog parks or boarding her, you really need to make sure you're vaccinating her against Bordetella, which is kennel cough. If she'd been vaccinated, she wouldn't be sick.[/size]

[.Middy.]

I added a whole bunch of folks to the front, not done but taking a break for a little bit. I'll be finishing it up as soon as I'm able.

They are great Cardinal! I especially laughed at Joe and Lumininos (who's name I can apparently not spell.... The other Aussie that looks like Chew is who I'm talking about!)

Anyways, today is nice and warm outside, so I'm about to head back out (just got back from walking the goat) and set up the jumps for Chewie! I'll try to get some pictures or maybe even a video of his handsome butt jumping!