Dog Owner Chat! (for-fun poll added) (new chat)

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

HOW do the dogs look horrible at all?

I took Kiba and Wolf to a pet store that is kind of a small business out of town. They got to meet kittens, guinea pigs, all kinds of reptiles, rats, hamsters, chinchillas, ferrets, birds etc and they did AMAZING. Wolfgang was so respectful of these animals that it completely amazed me. I was soooo proud of my boy <3

@Saracirce, I was just asking -.- You said you didn't know Lolitawould be aggressive, but now you're saying she was already that way at 8 weeks. Just makes no sense to me. And I was 11 when we got Marty and I was already so into dogs that I trained him.

[Saracirce]

I didn't know she would be aggressive before my brother and I met her (my mom got her while bro and I were at our dad's). She actually bit my bro first time we met her and left a scar. I didn't even find about the neighbor thing until years later. So, yeah, it does make sense that, at 11, I didn't take heed of the warning signs.

And good for you. At 11, I was more concerned with my dad getting a divorce, moving in with my mom, all the school I had missed, one of my bros fighting with my step dad constantly and my dad going to prison then I was about a dog. The little bits of time I wasn't stressing about fam was spent at the pool. At 11, I hadn't even had a puppy before, let alone a dog who lived inside.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

I didn't know she would be aggressive before my brother and I met her (my mom got her while bro and I were at our dad's). She actually bit my bro first time we met her and left a scar. I didn't even find about the neighbor thing until years later. So, yeah, it does make sense that, at 11, I didn't take heed of the warning signs.

And good for you. At 11, I was more concerned with my dad getting a divorce, moving in with my mom, all the school I had missed, one of my bros fighting with my step dad constantly and my dad going to prison then I was about a dog. The little bits of time I wasn't stressing about fam was spent at the pool. At 11, I hadn't even had a puppy before, let alone a dog who lived inside.

If you could only know the stress and stuff my family has been going through during the time I got Kiba and Wolfgang between my parents divorce, missing months at a time of school, making sure I did not have to live with my mom, and my parents and me fighting over Misty and Marty. Having my mom trying to take Misty and Marty from me is the most stress I've ever had in my life. I've never even mentioned that stuff on here because I don't like to feel like I'm complaining or like I'm trying to make people pity me, so I just don't talk about it. When it comes to my dogs, I feel like since it's my responsibility, I can't make any excuses.

I hadn't had a puppy before when we got Misty (I was only 8). We had a dog, but he was very old and I'd isn't do much with him. But, I was so into dogs that I took on training Misty by myself when we got her. Once again, I was only 8, but I trained her by myself because I was the one who wanted a dog for myself to raise and train.

[Saracirce]

Fuzzy, drop it. You just dredged up a lot of sore stuff.

And you were more into dogs at that age then I was. Big frigging deal. Don't care.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Fuzzy, drop it. You just dredged up a lot of sore stuff.

And you were more into dogs at that age then I was. Big frigging deal. Don't care.

I'm not saying its a big deal -.- I just mentioned it, jeez

[urie]

Yes, jeez.

Jeez, just leave it alone.

I haven't bothered to post in ages, it'd just get covered up by this so called 'debating'.
Urgh.
So can you just STOP arguing? Sorry, but I can't post and the thread won't look good to new people having a look. Sorry for taking charge, but I want to post now and I can't be bothered to post a post that will get buried.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Yes, jeez.

Jeez, just leave it alone.

I haven't bothered to post in ages, it'd just get covered up by this so called 'debating'.
Urgh.
So can you just STOP arguing? Sorry, but I can't post and the thread won't look good to new people having a look. Sorry for taking charge, but I want to post now and I can't be bothered to post a post that will get buried.

I tried to drop it, I'm not even the one who brought it back up.

[IAmLink]

HOW do the dogs look horrible at all?

Short, stocky, poorly bred dogs. Big heads on stubby legs. Not at all good looking Akitas, even for Americans.

[orpheus.]

According to my brother 'mental stimulation is useless' and 'you shouldn't teach dogs to do tricks.'
um okay then, A+ for being an idiot.

My dad thinks that dogs shouldn't be vaccinated (we are still getting the puppy vaccinated though, since my mum is not risking anything) because 'they never used to have to be injected with needles, and plenty of wild dogs are fine without them!' There's no convincing him otherwise but thankfully he's the only one who disagrees on vaccination. cx Ahh...the joys of living in a stubborn family.

[Keletheryl]

HOW do the dogs look horrible at all?

Short, stocky, poorly bred dogs. Big heads on stubby legs. Not at all good looking Akitas, even for Americans.

They don't have to be perfect...
If you were to show your dog in a show ring then yes, dogs should meet the breed standards 100%.
But they don't.. They don't HAVE to meet breed standards perfectly, it doesn't make it horrible. There isn't anything wrong with Wolfgang, he's a beautiful dog.

It's not anything to get your socks in a knot over, what's done is done.