In the spirit of the recent 'we got a cat' thread:
My family has been wanting to have a dog for quite a while and until last week I was able to enforce my edict that there would be no dog in the house. I have failed and now we have a dog. He's actually a good doggie even though I really don't care for dogs in general. He even gets excited when I come home from work and wags his tail and jumps on me. Although I'm dying a little inside each and every day I am starting to like him.
What on earth is happening to me?
You're getting 'OLD' and Human and soft and a bunch of other things that don't make sense right now but..... will in a few years when the dog saves all of you from a burning building. Next it'll be man-boobs and a beer-belly and then you will start wanting to have naps in the afternoon. With your dog. Then it will all make sense to you. Glad I could help.
Haha, yes you've nailed some of the points pretty good. I already have small man boobs and a beer belly so I guess the naps and the burning building are not too far behind!
You don't care for dogs? And I thought I knew you.
Come on, give us his name and breed. You really are new to this dog owner thing! ;D
And Puppy Pics! :bd:
Quote from: OJsDad on April 30, 2018, 07:49:40 PM
Come on, give us his name and breed. You really are new to this dog owner thing! ;D
Missy and its a long haired wallet-pilfer
:D
Quote from: Con on April 30, 2018, 10:20:24 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on April 30, 2018, 07:49:40 PM
Come on, give us his name and breed. You really are new to this dog owner thing! ;D
Missy and its a long haired wallet-pilfer
:D
That can also describe wives and daughters.
Pics and his name, which will make sense when you see his pics, are on the way! Yes I am new to this dog thing.
Gus I thought you knew I was solely a cat lover. But I have to admit dogs can be lovable too. :)
^Much better. Successful assimilation!
I'm at work now so I don't have too many pictures on me but here is one for you guys. This is Snoopy, a rescue from South Carolina, that we adopted last week. I think he's part pit bull part Scottish Terrier but I'm not sure. He's a well behaved dog and a bit of a ham at times. The shelter told us he was voluntarily surrendered by his previous owner for reasons unknown. But the fact that he is friendly and generally happy tells me that abuse or neglect was not why he was let go. In any case he has a new home now.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgrogheads.com%2Fforums%2Findex.php%3Faction%3Ddlattach%3Btopic%3D22219.0%3Battach%3D12789%3Bimage&hash=03199a747dd5900104ad0d4107d9f9094cdeb870)
Cute pupper!
Great looking dog. Like ours, he has claimed a seat for himself.
Thanks guys. Yeah he's fitting in quite well. I forgot to mention he's 2 and half years old and crate trained.
Quote from: W8taminute on May 01, 2018, 09:09:37 AM
Thanks guys. Yeah he's fitting in quite well. I forgot to mention he's 2 and half years old and crate trained.
Well then you missed the insanity of his first year and a half (for some breeds it last much longer). Great looking dog.
Beautiful pup! The secret to getting along with dogs is to be the one who FEEDS them. Then they will be your life-long companions. Also belly-rubs go a long way too.
My old dog, rest his soul, would literally 'get pissed' when we left the house and didn't take him with us. He would find new and exciting corners of the house to get pissed in until he died.
My current dog has never had one accident in the house and has been crate trained from the first night we brought him home when he was 2 months old.
Win some, lose some.
Just saw the pic...noble beast!
I'm taking Panzer to puppy training classes. Miniature Schnauzers are one of the hardest breeds to train according to the Puppy Mistress who runs the classes.
Panzer took a critical hit two weeks ago when a Bazooka wielding surgical scissors "snipped" him.
Panzer also loves to pick up pine cones, sticks, and pretty much anything else as you can see:
I've had several miniature Schnauzers in my family over the years and let's just say they were all very...energetic :)
W8taminute, hope you didn't have any issues with the rescue. I was not impressed with them last year when we were looking for a new dog. People giving up their dogs, but didn't want to adopt them out to someone that was looking for an outside dog. Insisting on house inspections, etc.
Quote from: airboy on May 01, 2018, 06:59:01 PM
I'm taking Panzer to puppy training classes. Miniature Schnauzers are one of the hardest breeds to train according to the Puppy Mistress who runs the classes.
Panzer took a critical hit two weeks ago when a Bazooka wielding surgical scissors "snipped" him.
Panzer also loves to pick up pine cones, sticks, and pretty much anything else as you can see:
For the first time, we got a training collar. Wasn't sure how it worked, but it really works great. Any more just a couple of beeps and Groot comes running home. Being in the middle of farm land, the range was critical.
https://smile.amazon.com/PetSpy-Training-Vibration-Rechargeable-Waterproof/dp/B01N1T9MD2/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TPMX7V0ZQZAJ6B33ECVS
Groot loves going into the field and finding field corn and having corn on the cobb. He also likes hunting field mice. Has probably caught a couple of dozen, and he's not even a year old yet. Last week he caught a mole. Spent half the day digging in the field for it, but he was victorious. He buried it in the front flower bed.
This thread has gone to the dogs. Which I applaud. :clap:
I've always loved dogs. They love you. They show you that they love you. They play ball. They don't drink your liquor (I don't have pugs).
Unlike cats, dogs are never suspected of taking out a large life insurance policy on their owners and then killing them by "accident."
Quote from: airboy on May 01, 2018, 10:54:18 PM
I've always loved dogs. They love you. They show you that they love you. They play ball. They don't drink your liquor (I don't have pugs).
We had a neighbor that had a St Bernard that would drink beer. Our current dog like to steal cans of Dr Pepper.
My dog also likes beer - pilsner, specifically. He hasn't tried soda yet.
Quote from: OJsDad on May 01, 2018, 08:09:18 PM
W8taminute, hope you didn't have any issues with the rescue....
No we were lucky. There were no issues, either with me checking out their paperwork on Snoopy or with them checking us out. Which by the way was not hard but not easy either. They asked for three references that they interviewed to make sure we are fit to adopt animals.
I'm currently trying to find a good pet gate to block off the stairs so Snoopy stays on the first floor of the house. Any good tips? I need a gate that is 40 or more inches tall and 42 inches wide. [101.6cm tall, 106.68cm wide]
Cannot help you there. A quick search on Amazon, and there are some out there.
All of our dogs were rescues, including Panzer.
Some of the stuff I'm attempting to train Panzer on is very challenging. Anything that requires him to be still is just a bear.
My male pug, Tyson would always steal my watch when I took it off while I was in the pool. And he tried to get in my drink when I wasn't looking. He liked Rum better than Bourbon.
You can use a baby gate too if the dog is small. For larger dogs that are not jumpers, 4 feet is usually a perfect height.
My previous cocker spaniel would wonder around at parties waiting for some one to put a wine glass on the floor and then, very quietly and delicately, lap up all the wine ... <:-)
My current cocker doesn't like alcohol of any kind...
We used to have Cocker Spaniels...nervous little beasts that piddle a lot. Good dogs, though, and excellent howlers.
My current cocker, Lucy, is 15. Doesn't piddle, has never really barked or howled. Currently deaf as a post, losing her vision and might have a cancerous growth on her snout.
There's a Saturday morning show on CBS, Lucky Dog.
It's about training rescues and has a lot of good training tips.
Quote from: Barthheart on May 02, 2018, 11:13:49 AM
My current cocker, Lucy, is 15. Doesn't piddle, has never really barked or howled. Currently deaf as a post, losing her vision and might have a cancerous growth on her snout.
Crap. I hope her remaining time, however long or short, stays comfortable.
Thanks. She doesn't appear to be in any pain, in fact doesn't bother with the growth at all....
Very happy dog, loves going for walks and being off leash in the park area behind our house. To look at her gambling about, you'd never know she was 15. :)
Fifteen is a damned good age for any dog to make it to. Very few of mine ever did. And if she's still active and comfortable then she really IS a grand old dog. :notworthy:
My dog turned 3 yesterday. Perfect pup, no complaints, and like our previous dog, the best looking member of the family.
In their minds, owners are the most gorgeous people in the world.
One time with one of our previous Cockers, we had a bunch of people over. He was a very good boy and sociable so he never had any problem with being around strangers. Then suddenly a massive SBD snuck up on me and let loose, and hoo boy it was a bad one.
I had a moment of utter panic - oh sh*t, what am I going to do? That was naaaaasty - but everyone turned and looked at the Cocker, whom was near me, and went "Holy crap that dog let loose a stinker!" "Damn what do you feed him?" "Let him outside!"
I was all, "Uhh...yeah, geez, wow, dog, that was gross, let's get you outside right quick... >:D :-[ "
Quote from: Sir Slash on May 02, 2018, 10:13:08 PM
Fifteen is a damned good age for any dog to make it to. Very few of mine ever did. And if she's still active and comfortable then she really IS a grand old dog. :notworthy:
+1. My pug made it to 13.
BC, That took a lot of guts to post that. :clap:
Quote from: BanzaiCat on May 02, 2018, 11:07:08 AM
We used to have Cocker Spaniels...nervous little beasts that piddle a lot. Good dogs, though, and excellent howlers.
We had a cocker when i was little. It's name was Puddles.
I can't even look at you BC. Well played.
Our elderly dogs:
Zippo - 17+, totally deaf, almost blind, arthritic, diaper wearing, but a very happy fellow.
Wrigley - 14.5 years, less energy but close to the same.
Panzer - 6 months - Uber energetic. As Dr. Quest said: looks like trouble.
I was outside with Groot last night. He was running around crazy tossing a show around. I was looking at something on my phone when WHAM!!!! Down i went. He had jumped off the lounge chair and into the back of my knees. Then he come up to me while Im laying there wanting me to scratch his back. WTH, not even a lick to say sorry.
Bit of a tip for those with dogs that are hard to catch. Fall on the ground like you're hurt/dead. The dog will come up to make sure you are ok and you can catch it then.
Or you could do what I used to do, always carry a hotdog in your pocket. Every dog within a mile will suddenly become your best friend. :bd: And it cures pick pockets from ever trying it twice. Win-Win.
Quote from: Sir Slash on May 04, 2018, 10:32:33 PM
Or you could do what I used to do, always carry a hotdog in your pocket. Every dog within a mile will suddenly become your best friend. :bd: And it cures pick pockets from ever trying it twice. Win-Win.
Or you could use a polish sausage and then you'd attract both dogs and women!
Never thought of THAT. Either attract them or scare the hell out of them. O0
Quote from: MetalDog on May 04, 2018, 09:41:28 PM
Bit of a tip for those with dogs that are hard to catch. Fall on the ground like you're hurt/dead.
This works with cats too, but for different reasons. ...and only if you haven't fed them recently. :2funny: