Dog Owner Chat v3 ~Open!~

[BlackTigers_Curse]

SOCCER DOGS

my pups, Lula and Shadow (I know, vary original) are playing soccer XD This is the first time they have had shirts on XD

[doorfruit]

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[FlynnEugene]

Small rant:

If you can not financially care for a dog and your are not willing to care for a dog, specifically a 9 week old puppy why have one?! Why put this dog through this much if you can't take care of it!? Your dog can't just open up a refrigerator and say "Oh I will make myself some kibble with a side of canned food tonight." YOU need to care for it at a proper time. If you are not going to feed your dog until midnight or 2:00 in the afternoon because you are with your boyfriend, you don't deserve a dog. If you can't even afford to get your puppy it's first set of vaccinations, why get a dog? If you can't care for your dog and just leave it with a friend, thinking everything is going to be a okay, she loves dogs! Why have a dog!?

But this seriously is making me upset. Luckily it will be Cutlers last day at the house with us. His owner is going to "Find somewhere else for him to stay." Meaning she is going to find a different friend to dump him on because she can't keep a dog at her own house. She doesn't come over until 2:00 sometimes not until 4:00 in the afternoon to feed him his breakfast and then dinner she won't come over until midnight. I feel so bad for the poor guy that I just take care of him myself. But he is not my responsibility nor should he be. So we had a conversation with her last night that if she doesn't figure out what to do with Cutler that we are going to find him a new home. It is not okay for someone to treat a puppy like this because they are "cute" and they don't want to get rid of it. Well you know what? Dogs are a HUGE responsibility and puppies are like newborn children so either get your stuff together or get rid of the dog.

PEOPLE..... ugh

Rant over -_-

[Claw.]

@fairytale - congrats May!

Hey, I'm back, sorry for my absence I got really ill but I'm better now. Me and Millie haven't been out much while I've been sick as you might guess, although she has been out for walks, she was enjoying the lazy days too and I got a few photo's of her sleeping in funny positions. I also bought her a Christmas jumper because I couldn't resist, she doesn't wear it a lot but she doesn't mind it either.



This is one of her funniest sleeping positions



And she looks so young in this photo, even though it was only took a few weeks ago



sorry the photo's are big, snip if quoting please.

[Saracirce]

We have to bring her inside, because last time she was barking endlessly, my neighbor called the cops on her.

If I lived next door to someone's dog who continuously barked and tried to get through the fence to my dogs, I would call the cops too. As much as I hate how trigger happy cops tend to be when it comes to dogs, I'm not going to allow my dog to be killed or maimed in order to keep another person's dog from possibly being killed. And it really doesn't take much for even a medium sized dog to kill a toy breed.

[Jazi]

Also, endless barking is not only annoying but breaks various city or zoning laws depending on where you live. No one wants to hear your dog barking and barking for hours on end. It's annoying, it sets other dogs off, it disturbs some people's sleep, and it's just not pleasant to hear all day. I like dogs and I grind my teeth when I work Sundays because it's the busiest dog training day at my store and it is just 8 hours of barking. Be glad they stayed legal and called the cops to deal with it- there are neighbors who take so unkindly to dogs that won't stop barking that dogs have been poisoned or shot over it.

[Imzadi83]

^ Also a happy, well-adjusted dog would not bark for hours on end. At the least the dog is bored, but fear/stress/aggression are also concerns.

[Toothed Goose]

Hello everyone! A friend of mine wants to have a dog. They says that before anything, they wants to see if there's a breed that fulfills what their parents tell them. Otherwise, they can't have a dog. This is what they told me they want in their dog:

• Sheds very little > no allergies.
• Low energy, they would'nt be able to handle one of those energetic dogs.
• No prey drive, or working dogs > couch potato.
• Medium sized. Not too big to hurt their younger sibling, but not too small so it isn't stepped on.
• Bonus if it's good with children, because of their younger sibling.

Does anyone know of a breed like this?

[scozar]

on Sunday we took Simba to the beach again! it wasn't as cold as last time, but there was some fishing competition or something on and the whole beach was full of fisherman. we did manage find to a quiet fishing-free spot though, and Simba really enjoyed himself.

over the past few days we've been working really hard on his lead training, and its starting to pay off! finally! the harness helps a lot, because I'm not constantly feeling guilty when he puts all that strain on his neck. x3 there isn't a puppy class this week, so if he keeps progressing at this rate, by the time the next puppy class comes around our instructor won't even recognise him. :D

aaand after discovering that our camera can take half-decent videos, I made Simba his own YouTube channel! ^-^

[Imzadi83]

Hello everyone! A friend of mine wants to have a dog. They says that before anything, they wants to see if there's a breed that fulfills what their parents tell them. Otherwise, they can't have a dog. This is what they told me they want in their dog:

• Sheds very little > no allergies.
• Low energy, they would'nt be able to handle one of those energetic dogs.
• No prey drive, or working dogs > couch potato.
• Medium sized. Not too big to hurt their younger sibling, but not too small so it isn't stepped on.
• Bonus if it's good with children, because of their younger sibling.

Does anyone know of a breed like this?

There's no such thing as a don't who can't cause allergies. The best advice would be for the allergic person to spend some time with the dog in question before committing to it.

Any breed can have a prey drive, this is going to depend on the individual dog.

Also no puppy is going to be low energy so a puppy of any breed is out. Most breed young dogs are out too. An adult or senior would be the best bet.

How well it gets along with children with depend on the individual dog, the children in question, and the willingness of the parents to train and monitor both. Young children should not be left alone with any dog.

I advise your friends parents looking into shelters and rescues near them http://www.Petfinder.com is a good place to start if they're in the US. Find one they're comfortable working with and seek out their help. They might be able to foster a dog first to see if it works out before committing to adoption. Based on what little information is given I think the right miniature poodle might be a right fit.