Dog Owner Chat v3 ~Open!~

[darkvoodoo]

@Darkvoodoo
Such a cutie! What breed is he?

Thanks, He is a American Bully

[Keriae]

And one of my colleagues at work said dogs don't smile!

[Day Of Silence]

@fairytale.
They both look adorable!

@Keriae
Congrats! I can't wait to see more pictures!
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Well, Epic no longer barks on leash, she screams.

We've been working on disengaging from things and giving into leash pressure. Did some loose leash walking practice with jut her collar and by the end she was doing really good.
I'm struggling with decoy set ups. I stole a dog today but we just couldn't find a safe area with enough distance so the whole thing was kind of awkward. Epic did good though.

There's this behaviour that I have no idea what it is, and was wondering if anyone might know.
Epic will lay down under the table, and there are usually people there. Someone could be tapping/sliding their foot across the floor a couple feet from where she is. Their foot never touches her and their movements aren't extreme, but she will seemingly randomly jump up and 'go after' their foot. It's not play, and she never actually bites, but it's like right in between and I'm having a hard time understanding. I wish I had a video to slow down, but it happens quite randomly.
They never touch her, and she looks relaxed and is lying down. I wish she'd growl.

[zaz]

@ keriae - omg! so cute!! haha yeah, my dog smiles a lot and it's so adorable.

@ day of silence - huh, that's kinda weird. I've never heard or seen dogs having erratic behavior like that lol but that's just me I guess. is there anything that could be triggering her acting like that? maybe she's just possessive or territorial or w/e



Well. Today just turned from amazing to horrible. I got home to my mom crying when I hugged her. Got in the house, didn't see Rosie anywhere. Mom didn't want to tell me until I got back because I was having a good time with my brother and all. But I feel awful. I loved that dog. She said she got loose and probably went looking for me somewhere. They found her last Sunday on the road with just a collar on and her tags missing. I just don't know what to do right now, I can't believe she's gone and all I have left is her collar.



omg :( i'm so sorry. i've never lost a dog, but I know how it feels to lose a pet, especially those that are close in the family. that's horrible, and i'm sorry you had to experience that.

[darkvoodoo]

Alot of dogs "smile" but it seems to be seen alot more in bull breeds (& mixes)


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sorry for your loss

[Keriae]

Yeah I know c: We were just chatting and I said she smiles and he was like "nah, she don't"
as far as I'm concerned it's a smile! She does it all the time and sometimes on command, too c: considering she doesn't know any tricks I'm proud of her!
And she's also a darling and I love her to pieces already

[.kestral]

Been having a few bad days recently. And a work friend noticed. She also noticed how much I love her dog and so bought him down for cuddles after our shift. He's a Toller, and is the softest little sweetheart I have ever met.

[Joe Kerr]

I'm dog sitting a 12 week old Standard Poodle right now.
Her name is Juli and I am absolutely in love <3

[rose.bloom]

^^^^^ Such a cutie!!!!!

[orpheus.]

Kind of having a down day with Lyra's training. Feel like everything we work for gets sucked away as soon as it gets to a well standing point. Lyra's worse than ever with other dogs, she's a total wreck whenever one approaches us. One year of hard work was washed away in one day all because of one irresponsible human and their dog, and it sucks - I hate seeing Lyra miserable when we're outside, because she usually loves it.

Ughhh, people suck.