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I think I am a Malamute! I work better in a team than alone as it brings me more motivation, I'm comfortable in a leadership role and making decisions but I'm happy to go with my leader's decisions, as long as they are knowledgable and decisive, and be a workhorse to get the job done, but I am strong willed...and I'm too lazy to be a Husky! Mind you, my knowledge of working sled dog teams mostly comes from the movie 8 Below (great movie ) LG, I'm not sure what you are...maaaaybe a Corgi...oh, or a Dachshund - the short legs are influencing me - but I think most likely a one of a kind special one :D

:laugh: this is fun, and a good exercise in light hearted self reflection! Eta - reading mine, maybe I'm a Malamute? Or a Pug, except I'm not a small breed...

And working dogs will have had the constancy and stimulation/outlet of their work throughout whereas dogs that go through mill/shelter/back yards don't have that. However I definitely agree that many dogs are very robust and adaptable and do cope ok with it all once they find the right program and environment, and that the only thing you can do is take the dog you have and move forward. In a shelter we often don't know anything about the history of the dog so there's no other choice. Love HW's words about rescue being where the dog came from, not who she is! Well done Inka and family for trying to help this girl as much as you can, get the advice, implement the program and see how it goes, that's all you can do. And I also think it's a really responsible thing to consider that if doesn't work out pts is likely a better option than rehoming again.

- I'm long haired but pretty easy to maintain, just a daily brush and regular trims. - I'm friendly and like meeting people and especially other dogs when I'm out but I'd prefer to live in a quiet household where I can have my own space - I like other animals and creatures and usually look at them with interest or gently move them but I don't like slimy ones like slugs, eeww - I'm trainable but independent and strong willed so if what you want me to do doesn't make sense to me I probably won't do it. Oh and I get bored easily doing the same thing over and over so if you keep throwing a ball expecting me to being it back I will pretty quickly get over it and tell you to get it yourself. - I am not an active breed, I'm quite happy to spend lots of time lazing around and will not make a good running companion! - I haven't had any litters but I'm not desexed yet :laugh: - best not to leave bags of treats where I can access them, I'll probably eat the whole packet except for the last two which I'll leave for next time and then not feel like again until they've gone stale and have to be thrown out...

My god, how awful.

Lol LG, i love it! And it reminds me that all three of mine when younger have checked around the edge of the tv when the RSPCA ad where the animals walk across the screen is on :)

Yep, compared to Quinn I'm the dope

I can see her as Tick. I reckon Chilli suits too. Gage? We have Tinkerbelle at the shelter I work at at the moment, you can copy that if you like

Oh :laugh: In that case Storm Riley Piper Bailey Forte Pagan Morgan Stark Phantom Eta - I have a boy named Riley but I prefer it as a girl's name, I didn't quite mean to call him that, long story :laugh:

:laugh: yes, frequent use of hat pins in Africa! Caber Riot Fort Cody Link Axel

Saxon just got most upset and barked at cartoon Louie the Fly on the Mortein ad, which I'm sure he's seen many times before :laugh:

Mine does this too. She's speshal Must be an Aussie thing lol Mine doesn't do it Edited coz I randomly posted in the middle of the quote.

:laugh: Riley does this too, he's learnt to jump into my arms on command but he regularly tries when my arms are clearly occupied with something else and just falls back on the ground *eyeroll*

STOP IT with all the Rotty awesomeness They've been on my list of breeds to own for a long time but after building a special bond with one I did a lot of work with at the shelter I am desperate for one! I can't possibly have another dog at this stage (which is why I couldn't adopt Jess) but I will definitely have one as soon as I can!!

+ 1 to everything Cos. And HW!

Why is dog in " "? And I didn't actually say this dog should be pts, I said sometimes shelters and rescues have to make that tough decision. Also, in this case the dog appears to have not been socialised with anything other than his own pack of dogs during critical periods as a puppy and youngster, which can be very hard to overcome, and has now spent 4 years in a home where his issues have not improved. Of course I would not say the dog should be pts without a knowledgable assessment but I don't think it's unreasonable to consider the possibility that pts may be in the best interest of the dog -THIS IS NOT ADVICE, JUST AN OPINION BASED ON LIMITED INFORMATION. And btw, the point of my post was actually how rude you were, whatever your opinions that's not justified.

Breeders who won't place a puppy in a home where they are home alone 8-10 hours, at what age would you feel comfortable with them being left for that length of time? (Just curious, no vested interest, as I haven't had a baby puppy home alone all day, although my first one had cats for company rather than other dogs when he was a baby). ETA - oh and I certainly won't be having an only puppy any time soon, if ever again!

Your kidding?! Who said rescue dogs are perfect, humans are not perfect. Have you read the post? I am sick of idiots and trolls. Agree with Tris, there are some dogs out there that are really difficult and unpleasant to live with. That's why responsible shelters and rescues sometimes have to make the decision to euthanase for the good of the community AND the dog at the end of the day. The dog in question is clearly not having a happy, settled and secure life. I don't like that blame is focused on the dog as it is not the dog's fault at all, it's the people who have made decisions that don't seem to be in his best interest, but really, your comment was pretty horrible.

Far from it. Fighting and instigating conflict is not an exclusively hormone driven behavior in the slightest. The border collie was also named as the initial instigator of the fighting and now the CD is jack of it. Not surprised. I'd be more onto the BC as the problem child not the CD despite him being the potentially stronger of the two. I think the more far reaching problem here is the BC. Call the breeder and ask about why the temperament has gone south and is such fight prevalent in their lines. If you got it from a backyard breeder that can explain some of the temperament. I've seen anti social BCs, they do exist. Not every BC is a roll over softy and some are instigators and finishers of some good fights. Let me guess, the border is inside and the CD outside? That too can account for the BC growling and lunging through the door - he's all big and brave defending 'his' territory. You need to get on top of this dog ASAP, he should not be doing this at all through the door no matter what is out there. I think you're throwing problem child status on the wrong dog. Separate and get a proper assessment of the dogs. I totally agree with Nekhbet's view from what has been told. Having had my share of GSD's who fight each other and getting bitten a few times breaking them up, the key is getting control of the instigator which to me sounds like the BC also. I have found over the years that very few commercial trainers are good at remedies for family dog fights other than advising separation which of course from a safety aspect is correct advice, but a trainer experienced at solving fights within the home are generally very successful. Often the instigator is the weaker dog and the problem is when the stronger dog has had enough of the unfair aggression towards it, the stronger dog will finish the fight with serious consequence. The weaker dog worries about it's pack standing where the stronger dog doesn't care unless provoked and challenged to fight. The instigator needs to fear the owner/handler and learn consequence from starting a fight, a concept badly lacking in modern training regimes unfortunately. To stop inter-home fights the offending dog needs to learn that aggression directed towards another dog in the family results in a fight from the leader (owner/handler), a fight the dog cannot win. I won't go into specifics of how it's done as it's a specialised field of training, but it can be done to restore tranquillity in the home assessing the right trainers experienced at correcting such a behaviour :) As a side note: I have only ever found fights to be elevated with entire males in the direct presence of a bitch in season, other than that scenario entire or desexed makes no difference. Usually desexing is accompanied with training and the desexing is warranted with success. I disagree with that and believe the training that accompanied the desexing had the greater impact on behavioural modification. I would never want to live in, or subject my dogs to living in, a home where two dogs that obviously have an issue with each other because they've been fighting are forced to live together because the "weaker" one fears ME too much to initiate a fight.

Awww, how fun :) I wish we had a beach nearby, mine love running around in the sand and leaping in and out of the water when I take them to the lake.

Even that tricky orange! :laugh:

Ah of course, thanks clover and MUP. I agree that irresponsible breeding has a big impact on animals ending up in shelters and in euthanasia rather than rehoming. Indiscriminate breeding of dogs with health and or temperament issues and poor raising and socialisation of litters results in dogs that are just not pleasant to live with and may be dangerous, they require extensive training and management, which is not what most people are willing or able to do. Coupled with that are the owners who don't have the knowledge or the commitment, or either, to manage and train dogs that are essentially fine and can be great in a home that puts a little bit of effort into them. The vast vast vast majority of dogs that come into the shelter I work at are mixed breeds, clearly not from responsible registered pure-bred breeders.

How come during summer especially MUP?

OMG the rats are awesome! I love the fetch and the agility course

:laugh: I think the city Cairns confused things because so many people pronounce it in different ways, and CAREn/s and CAN/s don't actually sound all that different in an Aussie accent. Sometimes American pronounciation with the R would make phonetic spelling easier! BTW, I like that we're all still in agreement that I'm right and my colleagues are wrong