hankdog

Is it a special doggie Santa or do you just crash the kids line? I wouldn't be getting too comfortable around that cat.

Can I request a galloping dogs pic. I love power pics. Two of the serious power dogs stretching out will be an awesome sight.

I think I'm more of an individual dog lover. The list of breeds I don't want is probably shepherd, border collie, kelpie, Doberman and anything else that makes me feel stupid. Hank was probably a shepherd x wolfie, I'd not want a purebred of either of those but I'd jump at another Hank. After that I think I would get another bulldog, but then because I'm not breed specific I will probably go get whatever needs a home at the pound. Some people like a particular breed but I have no understanding of that. I just see dog and I try think sensibly about what fits me.....right up until a pair of big brown eyes convinces me I'm his last chance. PS : is there a non stunning Rotti?

It took me a while to work out those are not the Rotts ears, very good colour match.

I will not smile for yout stoopid photoshoot Bleh go away Not going to happen Baha I crack me up!

Well I do, but unfortunately evil bulldog would eat it. I never thought I'd like a viszla but I walk a friend of mines every now and then. I find them very easy to tune into. I love my big ole dopey mutt type dogs but the viszlas seem to know that and become that. Chameleon dogs.

Griffons are in my list, then so are pugs, Bulldogs, frenchies, rottie and vizslas. In the end mutts just find me.

You'd be surprised what people will think is fine so they'll send a photo of a death trap. Some people will happily tell you they beat their dogs into submission or they alpha roll them or other weird things. I guess at least if you sent a fake photo rather than a real one you have some clue that your garden "bordering on a train line without a fence" is inappropriate. See I'm with you on color, I couldn't care if the dogs got skew teeth or one ear missing but I don't want a white dog. That's just my thing.

Ha, so Jakes a Tibbie disguise! I have a large garden but because of his issues Jake cant be out unsupervised. He does very well on two walks a day, he is on a longline if I'm gardening across the creek but not if Im close to the house, I'm guessing this will be your dogs setup? If you have a portable dog that can go out with you then you'll be fine. I think temperament is going to be important rather than breed. My last dog was an large wolfie cross, he couldn't have given a hoot about being outside, he loved coming everywhere with us and was very bombproof so I never had to worry about him. A grownup dog might be easier all round, toilet training done and temperament known.

See I'd give you a puppy if you sent that pic, you have a sense of humor and you like animals and clearly they like you!

Well nothing happened today so hopefully it all goes away. Another road I can't walk down and the owners a friend of a friend so we shall see how that goes. Unfortunately it's on a loop that takes me to a very nice gardener friends house, I can't go around the other way because of another set of dogs. It's not easy owning a difficult dog but then it's a good lesson in understanding how people with more serious limitations have to deal with life. In our family when someone has to deal with trials we always joke about how they're filling up their character suitcase. I'm buying a second suitcase. Retail therapy right there.

Haha yes I always make sure the bladders not going to give way. I used to be a three coffee morning girl but now I have only one before we walk. We get home and Jake runs to his pool and I run to the coffee pot.

Well I was reading up on the dangerous dog stuff and it would seem if they make a fuss then he could be temp tested. We pretty much keep within the guidelines anyway except for the muzzle. The muzzles for Bulldogs are pretty much like an aquanauts helmet and there's no way I could treat him through it so that whole avenue of training, which has been the most effective so far, would be lost to us. The bite to my hand is from the other dog, if I curl my hand into a fist then the marks line up to a small dogs bite so although it won't help Jake it wouldn't be in their best interests to start something. It was quite a hairy dog and although Jaje has a big jaw his bottom jaw protrudes about 3cm out from his top jaw. I guess he probably wouldn't be able to do a lot of damage, his modus operandi seemed to be to try squash the dog with his chest. I wasn't going to go out today but by ten he was beside himself so I just went out for a short walk. We met some nice people who patted and treated him which helped me calm down. I treated myself to a nice new treat pouch from k9pro and a lovely new harness.....no grumbles from OH about more dog gear. I'm working with sympathy right now????.

Haha I opened expecting outrage. Good for a Monday smile.

Sidebar, is it only previously raced Greys or all Greys that fall under the restrictions? Tigers a good name for him. I wonder if they get bruised from all the clashes, they look pretty fearsome.

I guess they're trying to get a mental picture of you. If you said you run 50 km a week and your photo doesn't match then they might smell a rat. Given they might have to take the dog back if the home doesn't work out then I suppose they're doing the best they can. They might be trying to match you to the pup, if you're a quiet bookworm then if the puppies a rough and tumble nightmare then that might not work. If I was a breeder I wouldn't home dogs to lovely decorator homes, all my puppies would go to grotty, messy houses with dog eaten couches.

He looks like a keeper. Nice intelligent expression in that first pic.

Thanks guys, I hadn't even thought about Jake thinking I was vulnerable. I'm just playing the what ifs, what if I'd walked the other way, what if I'd yelled for help earlier. What if the dog goes into shock, what if I have to put Jake to sleep. Plus there's the picture in my head of him pinning the dog down, not very nice.

So today's the day I've been fearing. I was watching an oncoming leashed dog when an off leash suddenly comes out a driveway at the pair. He had a little go but she managed to shoo him away and kept walking towards us. The stray was following her and when she got next to me I asked if there was someone in the house that the dog had come out of that I could yell to. She said no and she coukdnt help me as she needed to get her dog away. I got Jake behind a car, got a large stick and hoped the dog would stay following its first target. He got completely past us but then must have seen or smelt us and came at us. I threw the stick but missed and in all the circling around both leads got twisted around my legs and I fell over and got wedged between the car and gutter. Since I had looped jakes halter leash to his collar leash he was very tightly clamped at my feet and their was basically a dog fight happening just out of my reach but on my feet. It seemed to go on for ages and I was flapping around like a fish until I finally unclipped him and managed to get up and unwind myself. At this point Jake had the dog pinned, he was lying on top of the dog and I pulled him off and a young man came and grabbed the other dog. I waited around not knowing what to do, my hand was bleeding so I finally just walked home. OH and I got in the car and went to the house the man had gone into, as it turns out he was the owners son, the dog didn't live at the first house I had seen him come out of. OH checked the dog over and he doesnt have any puncture marks but he's quite small, say spaniel size and I'm worried he's got some bruising that could be a problem later. Owner hadn't taken him to the vet and doesn't intend to. She had a go at OH about Jake being dangerous. I'm sitting here not knowing what to do or how to feel. If it were a large dog and I had a dog with a normal temperament I'd be reporting it. I have Jake, no way he would survive a temperament test. Plus there's the cute little fluffy against the big ugly bulldog, How can I possibly hope to defend him. Tea and sympathy requested please.

I'm always amazed at how people do that at dog parks. Really people dogs see ball and want ball. It's like tossing m&ms into a gang of two year olds and expecting them to sit and watch only Fred eat them. It also doesn't take into account someone else's dog who may fight over balls. Unless you turn up with one for every dog there keep your ball in your pocket.

Injustice afraid of plastic clips. His first harness came adrift at the clip and since it's my backup if I'm using it, it cannot fail. I'm thinking a leather and brass buckle one, OH is looking at the pile of discarded dog gear and grumbling. I'm sorting my French martingale, when it arrived the slip part was too short so it's gone back to be extended. I think I might add some straps to the spurn, I liked it because he has itchy armpits so the soft stuff diesnt bother him. I hate the spinning BC, because he's on two leads I end up with them corkscrewed together. You had a doozie on the beach, the reprimand I use with Jake is a stern "uh uh" I think in his board train session it got used more sternly than I do but he does respond if I get it in quick enough. I don't think I could cope with Didi, I really battle to hang onto Jake some days and at least with stumpy legs he doesn't have the leap that a Dane would have.

Oh jakes all up for birthday cake! They are such loving looking dogs.

Hank was a something big cross and coukd run like the wind. One day my husband was coming home from a walk and Unclipped his lead in the unfenced front yard. Hank spotted the neighboring Mal with his front door open. He set off across the road summoning his buddy. His mate appeared at the open front door and gleefully the two set off for the park down the road with both owners running behind. They got to the park and had a bit of a gallop around and then came to our house for a swim in the pond. At no point did the two adult men galloping behind them ever come close to catching them. Once they were in the pond they were collared and the naughty malamute was lead away. I love seeing big powerful dogs flat out using their strength and speed. I can imagine there's thundering and clashing involved.

Much fun this afternoon. I saw an incoming malamute, I knew he was noisy to stood over Jake for a possibly noisy walk past. Unfortunately Jake hit my face because I stupidly lent over a dog who I new was going to lunge. It meant in the pull away from me his collar came off, no problem since he has a harness. Except that he managed to get his leg through and, voila! A reactive dog wearing his harness around his stomach facing an equally reactive malamute. I quietly told him to sit and started waving the peanut butter around and luckily he turned for a lick. I was able to sit next to him and put my leg out in front so if he went I could clamp onto him. Luckily the malamute got dragged away and I could replace the collar and come straight home and Google dog harnesses. Another harness down, he has oddly attached arms and they are quite mobile and compressible making him a harness Houdini. Googling bulldog straight jackets now.

Ouch, we forgive our munchkins a lot don't we? That's good you can go for walks, when Jake was at his worst I would frequently drive him to office parks for relaxing walks. All those lovely water features are pretty good fun on the weekend.