Dog Owner Chat v2

[Jazi]

Chicken is absolutely fine when raw. Cooked poultry bones are dangerous.

Lucid, I'll have a write up for you as soon as I get home.

[spencer]

Thought I might pop in here because I have an own dog since September last year. He is called Milou and is a 1.5 year old Terrier-Chihuahua mix from Menorca, Spain. He came to us over a dog/cat rescue organization that rescues street animals from Menorca. I'm happy to have him, though it would be great to know his exact birthdate (our vet's assuming that he was born in January 2013) and what Terrier breed he is "made of".


Here is his Instagram account if you want to see some other pictures. We think that he's got a Border Terrier in him, but I'm not that good with specific breeds since I've worked with mixbreeds my entire life.

[Keeki]

Chicken is absolutely fine when raw. Cooked poultry bones are dangerous.

Lucid, I'll have a write up for you as soon as I get home.

cooked. ah, thanks for catching my mistake!

[Jazi]

It would be useful if you would cheers c:

My initial impression of the puppies was WOW THEY ARE PUPPIES. I uh. I like difficult puppies. I like puppies that chew on you, that do everything with enthusiasm, that are loud and proud and the center of attention in the room. I like puppies that insist on interacting with you even when you have important things to do (like finishing your client's website for example). They were PUPPIES! And I loved it! But someone who doesn't like such enthusiastic puppies might not have. Mocha by comparison was such a calm puppy that we joked she was a stuffed animal.

And then I spent the next 5 or so hours every day for the rest of the month being chewed on and entertaining puppies instead of finishing their website oops. It did get done! But only snatches of work in between games, training, and NETTIE FOR THE LAST TIME MY ARM IS NOT A CHEW TOY THAT HURTS STAHP with the puppies. Granted there were 3 on me at once all trying to eat various parts of my body but I can imagine even one would be a handful.

Not surprisingly, their adult dogs were not as overly friendly or rambunctious. When I went to visit their land, yes I saw their adult dogs being playful with the owners and with each other, but when they were brought into my workspace they were calm, quiet, respectful... and veeery aloof. I was a stranger and not someone to find therefore they really didn't care what I was or what I did. If I was being loud with the puppies they'd watch me but that was about it. They were very quiet opposed to at home where they were very loud. I imagine a lot of that was public access training, but it was interesting to see the difference between the puppies.

I'm actually really sad to move away from them. For payment they gave me unlimited access to their dog pool and I have yet to take advantage of it But it was a really fun experience. Definitely not the dogs for me, I don't think.

[Skeleton-Clique]

Do any of you have great danes? I am thinking of getting one as my third dog. yes I know they are A LOT to take care of, but about a year ago I dogsat my dads' friends dog Sargent for 2 weeks. He slobbered everywhere, got food off the counters. But he was sooo sweet and I loved it when he would try and sit on my lap. I found a Dane website and I picked out 2 that I like. ( only getting one )
Do you have any tips or any heads ups? Thanks in advance.

here are the 2 that I like if you wanted to know :3

[Jazi]

I would pass- that looks like a standard BYB, their dogs look extremely unhealthy, and they have some really faulty structure. With dane health the way it is, you really need a breeder that's doing everything right.

[Cardinal]

Lord Melon that breeder is really gross. No titles whatsoever, no health testing, all theya re doing is breeding their dogs and making a profit on the dogs reproductive organs. Their registered names are unlisted so you can't track pedigree. Their dogs are poorly put together.






Also, I'll do a wirte up on a raw diet in a sec. ^^

[Lucid Dreamer]

Thanks' Jazi c:
I usually see a BH rescue group at the Greyhound Gap events they hold,
so next time I see them I'll be sure to talk to them.

ღLordMelonღ -

Don't buy a pup from the internet.
Make sure you actually go and see the pups, the parents, living conditions, etc...
Do not rush into these things, if your going to go to a breeder then take as much care and time as you possible can in choosing a decent breeder.
The last thing you want to do is go to a BYB.

[Skeleton-Clique]

Lucid Dreamer

The dog I watched was bred from there and she said they are nice and they are nice and have met the parents, and they are healthy and are well taken care of. I am going to go to a rescue over the weekend though.

[Lucid Dreamer]

I'll let someone else explain to you about breeders hun since I don't have any experience with dog breeders, only rescues.