Dog Owner Chat v2

[Dizzy socks]

The last two paragraphs were more just my astonishment at how many people don't realize that their poodle mixes actually need to be groomed. Um, hello, they are POODLE mixes. It's like being surprised that a longhaired dog would make more longhaired dogs. Just a little bit of "duh???" I suppose. I've seen a lot of matted doodles in my area and every since one of their owners looks at me like I've grown two heads when I mention regular grooming. Eventually these dogs are taken to a groomers and they've got sores and maggots under the mats. I had one lady start laughing about how she took her one labradoodle in to be groomed for the first time in 5 years and they took off a couple pounds of mats, dirt, and maggots. I told her I felt bad for the dog.

People in my area (and I've heard, all over really) get doodles very commonly for a "non-shedding" dog. They either get a dog that still sheds, or a dog that is non-shedding but must be groomed regularly. Then they don't groom their dog, so it mats.

TBH, I really don't understand what a doodle can do that a poodle can't.

That's really sad. Ours has never been allowed to get to that state.I mean, we just clip if ever it becomes too hot for her, or I lares her vision. It never mats or anything tho, as it is more wavy due to the spaniel influence.

I think we have one if these rather than a poodle is just because the coat is easier to deal with, and generally, (I'm aware this is shallow) more aesthetically pleasing. Having also had a spaniel before, we were fairly fond of them, and though it might be a good influence on the poodle.

Somewhere, however, the Iintelligence (I believe poodles are fairly intelligent generally?) was lost. She is lovely, but like a forever puppy.

that's a matter of opinion. I actually adore the poodle curls. I absolutely hate 'doodles' however. Also, spaniel's do mat. I'm just saying.

Exactly. We ended up with her because that's how we preferred it. I totally understand others do not.

Well in that case,a e are lucky in that Sweep has never matted.

Interesting debate

[Dizzy socks]

Think my all time shock breed that I saw advertised was a Poodle x GSD I was like what the Hades are you people playing at I did not see the point. Wish I still had the ad it was amazing how honest they were with the fact that it was to see what they made.

That's mad.

I still cannot come to terms with a Pomsky. How does that even work??

[MacGyver]

"Comfort Retrievers" just really get to me. >_> (Cocker (or poodle) x Golden Retriever) "Miniature" Retrievers. *headdesk*


Dixie is doing a lot better and has calmed down since the incident a couple days ago. I took Sara's and Link's advice and took her out back later to play -just me and her- and try to loosen up. I'm still irritated about that pit's owner though. The dog was loose again this morning and in our front yard. Luckily, our dogs were all inside.

Anyway, thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I was really upset and just feeling angry and shaken. I was mostly afraid of what might have happened had I not been able to hold onto her, and that all our hard work might have just all gone down the drain.

[Saracirce]

Think my all time shock breed that I saw advertised was a Poodle x GSD I was like what the Hades are you people playing at I did not see the point. Wish I still had the ad it was amazing how honest they were with the fact that it was to see what they made.

That's mad.

I still cannot come to terms with a Pomsky. How does that even work??

Also, going to say that just because you believe your one dog inherited the best of both breeds doesn't mean that's a common thing. I would even go so far as to say that's fairly rare. Having a cross breed myself, I think it's fair enough to say her traits are well mixed and she inherited both faults and perks of both breeds. Some of the traits are borderline and shared between the breeds so can't be differentiated and some are easily different. Also, just because a certain medical problem hasn't cropped yet doesn't mean it ever will.

Fact of the matter is that unless the people are health testing, titling/working and doing everything else they would be a purebred, they're just in it for the money and it's not okay. Period. End of story. The only "designer breed" I currently support are Silken Windhounds. They're meant to look like smaller borzoi but they've made sure to retain their prey drive. My favorite breeder has gone above and beyond what I would expect of most breeders and has set the bar really high imho.

[Cardinal]

Think my all time shock breed that I saw advertised was a Poodle x GSD I was like what the Hades are you people playing at I did not see the point. Wish I still had the ad it was amazing how honest they were with the fact that it was to see what they made.

That's mad.

I still cannot come to terms with a Pomsky. How does that even work??

Normally they are actually pom/american eskimo or pom/alaskian klee kai mixes.

[Dizzy socks]

"Comfort Retrievers" just really get to me. >_> (Cocker (or poodle) x Golden Retriever) "Miniature" Retrievers. *headdesk*


Dixie is doing a lot better and has calmed down since the incident a couple days ago. I took Sara's and Link's advice and took her out back later to play -just me and her- and try to loosen up. I'm still irritated about that pit's owner though. The dog was loose again this morning and in our front yard. Luckily, our dogs were all inside.

Anyway, thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I was really upset and just feeling angry and shaken. I was mostly afraid of what might have happened had I not been able to hold onto her, and that all our hard work might have just all gone down the drain.

I've not heard of Comfort Retrievers, but I must say it sounds ridiculous.

I am actually sometimes embarrassed I have a designer breed but hey, judge each dog on its own merit, I guess.
Here's a (really bad!) pic of her, just to show how her coat is normally kept:

[IAmLink]

"Comfort Retrievers" just really get to me. >_> (Cocker (or poodle) x Golden Retriever) "Miniature" Retrievers. *headdesk*


Dixie is doing a lot better and has calmed down since the incident a couple days ago. I took Sara's and Link's advice and took her out back later to play -just me and her- and try to loosen up. I'm still irritated about that pit's owner though. The dog was loose again this morning and in our front yard. Luckily, our dogs were all inside.

Anyway, thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I was really upset and just feeling angry and shaken. I was mostly afraid of what might have happened had I not been able to hold onto her, and that all our hard work might have just all gone down the drain.

I almost didn't recognize you Mac! :'D

Anyways, don't fret too much! Potentially, yes, you might have taken a slight step back, however you definitely haven't lost all the hard work you've done with her training. That is the problem with having a reactive dog is that they'll never be truly "fixed" (for lack of a better word) of their issues. But so long as you keep a positive attitude and don't let up with her training, she will continue to improve <3

Just let us with aggressive-reactive dogs know if you need any help x3

Okami pics to come soon...when I have more energy xD

[Jazi]

"Comfort Retrievers" just really get to me. >_> (Cocker (or poodle) x Golden Retriever) "Miniature" Retrievers. *headdesk*


Dixie is doing a lot better and has calmed down since the incident a couple days ago. I took Sara's and Link's advice and took her out back later to play -just me and her- and try to loosen up. I'm still irritated about that pit's owner though. The dog was loose again this morning and in our front yard. Luckily, our dogs were all inside.

Anyway, thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement. I was really upset and just feeling angry and shaken. I was mostly afraid of what might have happened had I not been able to hold onto her, and that all our hard work might have just all gone down the drain.

Can you call AC on the pit's owner? Seriously, that guy really needs to keep his dog on a leash or control it. I can definitely understand why you'd be so upset.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Yesterday, me and my best friend walked Wolfgang all the way to my aunt and uncle's house. He got to play with their dogs (a Flat-Coat mix, a Boxer, and a Golden) and he kept pawing at the pool to get in, but he waS too scared because he couldn't see the bottom lol. We tried to help him in, but I'm sure he will figure it out eventually.
Then, we walked from there to the park and he got to meet a male Golden and was very good He is able to be off leash there (I leash him if another dog comes in I case that dog isn't friendly though) and his recall is more amazing than I could have imagined it being.
Then, we walked from there to my grandparents', so he could say hi to Tipper and Addie. Addie came up to my best friend and hit her Gatorade with her nose while she was drinking it and made it go up her nose xDD
Then, we walked home. Wolfgang does so well with not reacting to dogs who are going insane at fences or about to run across a street at him (since the idiots in my neighborhood feel it is fine to not have a fence or the out for their dogs in a lot of cases). He's very easy to control and I am so grateful for that. <3 Love my boy

Kill shelters make me want to just cry. I seriously think we should just euthanize bad owners who give their dogs to shelters and bad breeders. Then. We would have to euthanize dogs.
I swear, my Facebook page is almost nothing but me networking dogs, cats, and rabbits who are on kill lists.

[~Serenade~]

Bella and I were bored so we did a bunch of work with picking up stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt_nWvctyRY

She had trouble with the broom but eventually sorta got it. (Now to just teach her how to use it, I'll never have to clean again!) She doesn't like picking up the spoon but did really well with it today.

In other news for the most part I don't see a problem with people dressing up their dogs... But if someone is dressing up a dog just so it matches their shoes, when the dog hates being dressed up? I don't agree with that. However putting stuff on a dog to keep them warm or just for fun if the dog is fine with it, I don't see a problem with that.

Bella doesn't mind being dressed up, she has a snuggie which I put on her quite often when it gets cold. I don't know who decided to put a hood on it though, all it does is cover up the dog's eyes.