Dog Owner Chat v4

[Luzien]

@ WafflesTheCat:
that is great , look that its big enough for her to turn around and stand in without hitting her head on the top or the side:D we did take one that was one number bigger than the shop did told us too... do you know if you buy one from metal ?

Please tell how it goes and about your first day with her


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{ℓєσραя∂}

Guys, I found Jasper's harness from when he was a puppy! He was so tiny then!! I'll post pics when I get back home. It's hard to believe he was ever that little! He's so big now.... And he's still nothing but a cuddle bug!

awwww cute, i so love to see this pic
i had the same, some month ago as i looked through my girls things and found her baby collar that she got from her breeder, her second collar and her first harness (that our irish can wear as adult dog ) ....it is so cute to see this little puppy things...i even have some of her old toys.....so cute to look at them and how tiny they where then


....and that is so true with the Tics, but atleast here it is not so bad, only some now and then but they are stupid non the less....
may i ask what you use against Tics on your dog, that they die off so soon



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maninkari
Since JJ's birthday was a couple days ago, i just got a Facebook memory of the babies! This is when their little bed was being cleaned, so they all splayed out across the floor. You can easily tell which ones take after Duke and which ones take after Lucy

That is really cute

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Wishful Thinking. » Do Jun 29, 2017 6:09 am

@Flossie @maninkari @LeiaWolfe
Thank you for the replies, I'll do some research on Bichon Frises and consider them as well!
maninkari hat geschrieben:
I think an Italian greyhound might be a little too sensitive, but I don't have a lot of experience with the breed.
I'm not sure what you mean by "too sensitive"?

So for now I'm considering the Italian Greyhound, Chinese Crested and Bichon Frise, does anyone else have any other breeds I should look into?
Also I don't have experience having 2 dogs at once, but would getting 2 dogs in the future be a better option or just 1 dog? Like if I leave the dog alone would it be better for it to have another dog to play with or no?

Italien Greyhounds are a Little sensitive to many things, like loud noises, extrem to the cold..but also a bit to extrem heat...neervous People...some sickness, some dont like stony hard ground and some other things, like injuri because going to wild or due to their size, and in some lineages poor bone density, they are prone to broken legs.....that is what a owner of one told me, he had different dog blankets for each Moment of the year^^ ( rain-,winter-,cold winter,- spring-, summer-, autumn blanket....he did say that his women had lots of fun finding blankets and other clothing for there dog^^) but they are still nice and gentle when you let them run enough....also on the track with Lure coursing for fun! .
you also could look into small poodle? cocker Spaniel....

maybe even...(what was i again you did search for in a small dog? calm or power for sport ):
- Griffon Bruxellois, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Coton de Tulear,.....Dachshund (well breed they are healthy and funny),
- German Spitz, Keeshond, Tibetan Terrier (i did know some of them, they are fun with moderate temper but needs regular exercise ad brain work, and are not bad in sports)

[Honu]

hi everyone!

first time posting here. i'm a dog trainer in training, meaning i work at a doggy daycare/training facility with some really awesome and experienced trainers. i do dishes, laundry, dog supervision, and i'm learning to assist with classes.

i have one dog and the other one is my family pupper. his name is oliver, and he's a 3 year old cocker spaniel/poodle mix. i'm actually fairly allergic to dogs, so it was imperative we get one with the least bothersome dander and shedding. he's not very well trained, but he's the friendliest pup i've ever met.


and this is tobias (his full name is tobias james barnes, lol)! he's my dog and completely my responsibility. as in i worked my butt off with my dogsitting business to pay for him, and still am! i call him toby or tobs for short, and he's a brown sable standard poodle. we're celebrating his 1st birthday next month! currently we're taking a canine good citizen (the official american kennel club title) class at our facility. it's hard, but working with him is one of my favorite things. he's so intelligent and wags his tail the whole time he's learning!


oh, and toby is a service dog in training for autism, psychiatric work, and cardiac-related tasks. here's a pic of him on duty!


if anyone else has canine good citizen certified dogs (or dogs in the process), i'd love to hear about them!

[taurus ;]

I honestly love poodles, they're so elegant and are one of my most wanted dog breeds, right next to the chihuahua lol. Not only are they beautiful to me, but they are also incredibly intelligent. Also because they have 'hair', so many styles you can have a poodle in and their fur will always grow back. Can't really do any 'styles' with Vashti, any kind of shaving or close clipping will damage her top coat :c
I'm also extremely biased towards brachiocephalic dogs, but poodles melt my heart.

I love all poodles cuts, but my fav is a poodle in a 'show' cut or continent clip.

@Honu Both Oliver and Tobias are very cute, Tobias especially and good luck on his CGC title!!

[Honu]

@halogen.

haha, thank you! actually, speaking of all the styles poodles can have: tobias has a mohawk. ;P

you can kind of see it here:

[taurus ;]

@halogen.

haha, thank you! actually, speaking of all the styles poodles can have: tobias has a mohawk. ;P

you can kind of see it here:

Yup!! I can see it in second pic of your first post, he's adorable!!

Is his tail docked?? I know a lot of people think it's unethical, mostly pet owners, most poodles do have their tails docked, especially show poodles. Due to the poodle standard, their tail should 'never be curled or carried over the back', and a poodle naturally has a curled over tail, so docking stops it from being long enough to curl over.

I, however, love love loovee poodles with a cute curled over tail!! Little poodle tail pompoms are also very cute, I can appreciate both c:

[Imzadi83]

Ugh, I just need to fuss a minute. Ticks are so freaking horrible this year!! Down here, we didn't really have a winter to kill em off, and it is showing! Fleas aren't that bad, though. Thankfully, everyone in my little pack has a great flea collar (darn things are $80 each for 8 months). They work amazingly! But with no winter, everyone is stilling coming back with little seed ticks. The deer ticks aren't that bad, only see a few of em. But when they get in for the night, everyone gets a good once over to grab any ticks off em. Most of the time, by the time they get to me, the ticks are dead, but still. I just don't know what to do. Talked to their vet and she said there was pretty much nothing we can do besides prevention, and she agrees that we are doing a good job there. Just tired of seeing my little ones covered in ticks. They love to get under Jake's muzzle and in his pits. Ready for summer to be over so that ticks can die down a bit!
Okay... end rant. XD sorry about that, just so tired of ticks.

I use this... http://shop.mercola.com/product/269/1/flea-and-tick-defense-8-oz-per-bottle-1-bottle to prevent ticks getting on Chloe in the first place. The only times I've caught a tick on her was when I didn't put it on. Of course we don't go into tick infested area a lot to begin with so I can't really tell if the product is good or we're just lucky.

I often wish we owned a farm so I could buy a guenia hen to eat up ticks. Short of that though I don't have any good suggestions. I hated having to pull two ticks off Chloe, I can't imagine having to do a lot of them.

[Honu]

Yup!! I can see it in second pic of your first post, he's adorable!!

Is his tail docked?? I know a lot of people think it's unethical, mostly pet owners, most poodles do have their tails docked, especially show poodles. Due to the poodle standard, their tail should 'never be curled or carried over the back', and a poodle naturally has a curled over tail, so docking stops it from being long enough to curl over.

I, however, love love loovee poodles with a cute curled over tail!! Little poodle tail pompoms are also very cute, I can appreciate both c:

i agree that the curled over tails in poodles are adorable! unfortunately, his is docked because his breeder does shows and stuff. i don't mind, tho.

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@Luzien: We use the seresto (I think I spelled that right) 8 month flea collars. They're not cheap, but they work so much better than the monthly flea pills we were getting. Before this summer, Id rarely see ticks on them, hardly ever. Some of the ticks are still alive, but I'd figure it only takes a few hours to kill most of the seed ticks.

And for Jas's harnesses, here they are:

Of course the purple is his puppy one XD The head hole barely goes over his nose now! He's new one is great! All padded and soft. He loves it, loves putting it on.


@Imzadi83: Thanks! I may have to give something like that a try! My babies wonder off into the woods all the time. Though, Pup, who just stays in the yard, she doesn't leave, ends up with ticks, too.

[Marley.&.Me]

my friends APBT Indica, we call her Indie <3

[awakening souls.]

my friends APBT Indica, we call her Indie <3

SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL. MAJESTIC.