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Vikings yo! posted:Is there any effective way to train a dog that hasnt really bonded to you and that you are not around all of the time? I'd really like to be able to enjoy my house without having to always wear shoes indoors and watch where I am stepping. No, not really, because your roommate would have to be committed and involved in the training too, along with everyone else in the household, and it sounds like she's a twat who really shouldn't own pets. Dogs don't learn things from one person and then put them into practice; that's why 'doggie boot camps' and sending your dog off to be trained never actually works. Training is a lifelong process and is the entire purpose of owning a dog. If your roommate wasn't going to train her dog, she should have never gotten one. Check out the housebreaking section in the New Puppy FAQ; dogs that have never been housetrained before can be easily taught using the crate/tether/schedule method. It's actually the most effective way of housetraining that exists. Rubbing her nose in it and yelling at her is doing exactly nothing for your cause. If I were you, I would print up the OP (yes, all of it) and leave multiple copies lying around in conspicuous places where she will see it. Post it on the fridge and highlight it. Tell her to read it or you're telling the landlord that the dog is making GBS threads everywhere and get her kicked out. Or I'd just punch her in the face. Your roommate is exactly the type of person I don't want owning a small dog. 
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Roommate is a he, but yes, he is exactly the type of person who shouldn't be owning a dog. I guess I'll just give him a copy of it and keep pressing the matter Thanks for the quick response
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Assuming makes an rear end out of u and me  Really, I'm surprised. It's usually us ladies who have the stupid ideas about little dogs, not so much the men. You learn something new every day!
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Vikings yo! posted:Saw this on the front page and thought it might be a good place to ask: I recommend the age old technique of rubbing his nose in the mess on the floor. Your roommate that is, not the dog.
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Vikings yo! posted:Saw this on the front page and thought it might be a good place to ask: I cannot say enough about the wonders of crate training. However, I'd hate to see the crate training method abused, and it sounds like your roommate already doesn't know what the hell they're doing, which is extremely sad. Absolutely no one should be rubbing the dog's nose in it, or yelling at it. Positive reinforcement & crate training/tethering are what will work. Crate training is extremely simple, and effective. Basically, your roommate will need to purchase a crate, usually wire, that is only large enough for the chihuahua to be able to stand up, turn around, and lay down in. I found a wire crate at PetSmart on sale for about $12. I also purchased a comfy pet bed to put inside of it, as the crate itself basically acts as a bed. Not all dogs are going to initially like the crate, so, there should be LOTS of treats given when the dog is introduced to it. Being inside the crate should be a good, happy, comfortable thing. The dog should only be crated when it hasn't pottied outside, and no one can watch it, unless it doesn't mind spending time in the crate; They'll usually go to sleep. As I said, before, the crate should not be abused; Do not leave the dog in the crate for longer than it can hold it, and do not use the crate as punishment. The crate is only used for knowing where the dog is, so that it can't be sneaking off to potty. Use this in conjunction with tethering; That is, having the dog leashed to your roommate, which also means the dog can't sneak off to potty in the house. Make sure your dumbass roommate is taking the dog out frequently enough. There should be heavy praise/treating when the dog eliminates outside. If the dog does mess in the house, it is NOT the dog's fault. Shove your roommate's face in it the next time HE is careless enough to let the dog have an accident. That's a quick run down of crate training off the top of my head. Your roommate sounds like a piece of poo poo that shouldn't even own such a fragile breed. If things don't get better, I'd rally around all of the other roommates to demand that he find the dog a new home/take it back to the shelter if he can't accept the responsibility. It seriously sounds like he is bordering on animal abuse/neglect, and that loving enrages me. E: ENRAGED! RAWR! she-venom fucked around with this message at Oct 12, 2010 around 22:40 |
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Captain Foxy posted:I could write for pages about my dislike of the mindset of most Toy group breeders who breed for aesthetics and wouldn't dream of health testing (I was once told by a top-winning San Francisco show breeder that health testing before breeding was 'unethical' and 'like the Nazis' and 'my dogs are beautiful and healthy and they don't need a piece of paper how dare you raaarrggghhh' ) but suffice it to say that I believe strongly that we need to both support the few breeders who do responsibly health test, as well as the rescues/shelters that take in those poor dogs that result from the breeders that do not. I read this yesterday, and it's been bugging me ever since. I'm going to shut up a bunch because I'm IN the small/toy dog thread, but long story short, I have a hard time finding an ethical reason to breed toy dogs at ALL, and this just knocks out one of the very few things a person can do to reputably breed toy dogs.  I just do NOT understand how someone can go through the trouble of the immense amount of work and money it takes to show these dogs to their championship, but the completely drop the ball on health testing. It just blows my mind that people can be so completely ignorant, and it makes me angry at the world. WereJace posted:WolfensteinBag, my girlfriend loves your grooming post and agrees with every word. :d Thanks!!  Feel free to pass it along to people that might need it! You should also link them back here if you do.  I'm off to tackle the Pom post, now.  Both posts were just too much to read at once!
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WolfensteinBag posted:I read this yesterday, and it's been bugging me ever since. I'm going to shut up a bunch because I'm IN the small/toy dog thread, but long story short, I have a hard time finding an ethical reason to breed toy dogs at ALL, and this just knocks out one of the very few things a person can do to reputably breed toy dogs. As a person who has always valued real dogs, I have to say I probably would have agreed with you before my shameful mousedog followed me home. I have since found myself owned by a <6 lb nearly hairless chihuahua that gets hypothermic in anything less than 70 degrees unless he is wearing something. I do have to say that he still partially occupies the part of my brain that is normally reserved for pocket pets like rabbits and guinea pigs. However, I'd venture to say that most people want a dog for companionship, and he excels at that (when he's not laying in the sun on the porch). He doesn't really need walks to get enough exercise, he doesn't need a ton of grooming or stimulation or general upkeep, and he is happiest when he is on me. Fortunately I work from home so he is able to spend many hours a day snuggled in my lap, wearing a stupid sweater. If I didn't also do a lot of biking, hiking, running, and walking, his needs would still be met just fine. (Not that any of this keeps me from taking him on runs on the beach, full-day hiking excursions, and bouldering trips. I just have to carry him sometimes.) I had been resisting the urge to do stupid stuff with my pursedog (that refuses to ride in a purse) but I've given up. 
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 That poor little dog. It looks like it's wearing some weird form of scuba suit or something I don't know hahaha. I was NOT expecting it to look like that.
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Ooh, one of my dogs fits in here. This last year was actually a bad one for my dogs: my old greyhound, Compy, developed a huge tumor in his throat and eventually had to be put down. A couple months later, Shayla, the American Eskimo, just collapsed. It turned out that she had a hemangiosarcoma that ruptured. An ultrasound revealed more malignant tumors on her liver, so we had her put down as well.  That left Pharaoh, my third dog, all alone and he's a pretty social guy, so I figured he needed a friend. I'm a huge fan of Maltese but they're uncommon in rescue around here and finding a good breeder is tricky. I figured it would be a while before I found a nice Maltese or Maltese mix. I did see a Maltese on the website of the local humane society. My husband and I went right down and no one had adopted him yet! I brought along Pharaoh and one of my parrots and the Maltese (we named him Micro) got along with both of them so we adopted him. Micro was actually a pound transfer, meaning he was found as a stray and no one claimed him, so he was forwarded to the humane society to be adopted out. It's strange since Micro's such a nice dog and behaves like he was a house pet at one time. Here's Micro being held by my husband:  Micro:  Micro and Pharaoh:    Maltese are just great little dogs. Micro's extremely friendly and gets along with all other animals.
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Captain Foxy posted:
I also secretly love boston terriers  I didn't until I got Frankie, and now I'm like "ok" when it comes to useless companion breeds, I get it now Pitbulls are awesome but can they make this face .JPG)
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WolfensteinBag posted:I read this yesterday, and it's been bugging me ever since. I'm going to shut up a bunch because I'm IN the small/toy dog thread, but long story short, I have a hard time finding an ethical reason to breed toy dogs at ALL, and this just knocks out one of the very few things a person can do to reputably breed toy dogs. I am right there with you buddy, believe me. I personally believe any dog can be a companion dog, so there's no real purpose for making a group centered around that ideal especially when most of those breeds aren't being bred for 'family pet' temperament. It blows the mind. But, then again, I believe there is a real purpose for Toy dogs and that reason is two-fold. Firstly, the convenience of size, and secondly, devotion to their master. I know it's not a 'working' purpose and is completely vague and lacks real depth , but in many ways it allows for so much more expansion on what that purpose could mean to a whole variety of people. What I mean by that is, all dogs are our companions, but when you factor in the devotion plus the small size, you have a dog that can give comfort to the elderly or infirm who can't lift heavy objects, as well as be a loyal, playful pet for a busy person in an apartment who still wants to responsibly own a dog. Basically, though there is plenty of opportunity for these dogs' characteristics to be abused (i.e with idiotic owners who think of them as a hamster) there is also boundless opportunity for them to be improved upon with each owner and breeder, because their small size makes it easier/more convenient to own them. So, in other words, I haven't lost faith in the Toy group breeders yet. I have met a bunch of really lovely responsible breeders, including a Chihuahua breeder of all things, who doesn't even do confirmation showing, only Obedience/Agility. Seriously. I dropped my jaw when she told me. Superconsdar posted:I also secretly love boston terriers Write up a breed post for me? Or at least for the bully thread? I may or may not be considering getting one in another year or two. I've wanted another dog for at least a year now, and as everyone knows, I really wanted a pit, but that's just not smart for us right now as we're gonna be in 1-2 bedroom apartments and bouncing around a lot for another few years. For some reason Bostons show up a lot in rescue around here, and I like their goofy dumbass faces. If we end up getting a puppy (what we really want) instead of just adopting an older mix, it'll likely be a Boston. Captain Foxy fucked around with this message at Oct 13, 2010 around 03:53 |
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Cacatua posted:
Sorry to double post, but agreed! Every Maltese I've met has been really pleasant, friendly and soft. And Micro appears to be all three! Would you care to do a Maltese post for us? Attn: Thread: -I will now be harassing all of you for breed posts. They definitely don't have to be as ridiculously long as mine. Thank you, that is all.
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Captain Foxy posted:Sorry to double post, but agreed! Every Maltese I've met has been really pleasant, friendly and soft. And Micro appears to be all three! Okimixes: Okimixes are mutts. They're really cute and come from Okinawa. They range from 2 pounds to 200. Okimixes are the result of stupid American and Japanese people letting unspayed and unneutered dogs loose when they move. People eventually find the puppies, take them in, rehome them and bam, Okimixes. Kaydee is a perfect example of a "what in the gently caress is that?" Okimix.
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Captain Foxy posted:Sorry to double post, but agreed! Every Maltese I've met has been really pleasant, friendly and soft. And Micro appears to be all three! Nthing that Maltese are just wonderful little dogs. My mom's was so pleasant, and if he was scolded for something, he'd literally go pout somewhere, head hanging, looking up at you as pathetically as possible. I really miss him. Last I heard, he was doing great with his new family, so, that's good. Seriously, I really do miss him, though. My mom decided she didn't have the time/patience to properly train him. He went to live with friends of the family, and my dad will mention that he's doing well every once in a while. Hope you're doing good, Danny-boy. I miss you. ( I made myself depressed. )
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Someone do Mini Bull Terriers! They're tiny and useless too  ~They're so uncommon though. I'd look more into getting one but I really don't want a puppy ever, and the chances of an adult one being available are likely not that great.I'll rescue a regular sized one ~someday~  e: completely unrelated but I realized if I do end up moving to cali I could probably try fostering. It seems a lot of BT rescues are out in Cali for some reason. Kerfuffle fucked around with this message at Oct 13, 2010 around 03:51 |
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Bull Terriers of all sizes have always been one of my dream dogs. ( Turns out my boyfriend has always wanted one, too. ) Unfortunately, they're extremely rare & extremely expensive in my area. So, tonight, Chewy & I are going to experiment. I feel that at this point in time, he is almost 100% housebroken. We seem to be only having accidents once or twice a week, and that's only when it's my fault for not putting him out soon enough/not reading his signals. He's gotten very good about following me out to the back door when he wants out. I go out there to smoke, so, it's never long between smoke breaks, of course. After cuddling at night, when I'm ready to pass out, I stick him in his crate to sleep until morning. We go on a walk every morning, taking my daughter to the bus stop. Lots of trees/bushes/flowers to pee on, we walk past the pond, and there are lots of ducks/geese to get excited about & find their poop. He pees about a thousand times, and usually poops twice. This is our morning routine. Anyway, getting to my point, I'm hoping that we are to the point of housebrokeness that I can begin letting Chew sleep with me at night. I always feel guilty making him sleep in his crate, as we love our bedtime cuddles, and he loves sleeping under the blankets, all snuggled up. ( His crate is as comfy as possible, by the way. He has a super plush pet bed he sleeps on, along with a blanket. I also partially cover the crate at night, as I always worry about him catching a chill from the fan. ) I just hope that he doesn't wake up before me with his new found morning freedom, and take a piss in my room. So, we'll try it out for the night. He does really well sleeping through the night in his crate, and is even super patient in the morning while we're all getting ready. I don't take him out of the crate until we're ready to walk out the door. I'm assuming that I'm going to have to let him out to potty as soon as I'm up to avoid any accidents before our walk, which is fine. Hopefully it'll go well, and I won't wake up to step onto any warm, wet spots. I believe in you, Chewy! Don't let me down, I want you to be my cuddle puppy in bed all night without the crate!
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Cacatua posted:
I always tell people my pup is a Maltypoo when they ask what breed he is, and he looks quite a bit like Micro just with a bit longer hair. His mother's a toy poodle, but we have no clue what the father was. I've gone back and forth between saying Maltypoo and Cockapoo. Here's my boy, Saul A. Mander. He's just over a year old now, and a whopping 8lbs. 
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Captain Foxy posted:Attn: Thread: Unless someone's starting a Sporting Breed thread in the near future, I may just write up American Cocker Spaniels for this one...they do technically fit.
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^^DOOO ITTTCubanRefugee posted:I've gone back and forth between saying Maltypoo and Cockapoo. How about just Maltese mix? Designer dogs =  quote:Here's my boy, Saul A. Mander. He's just over a year old now, and a whopping 8lbs. Dignity
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I really, really hate designer dog breed names. I feel like they encourage backyard breeding and puppy mills even more because it somehow embraces it as an actual dog breed. They also sound loving dumb
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I've got a bichon named Lillie who my mom bought for me from a friend at her job that apparently likes to breed BYB dogs. She was staying with my parents since I was working crazy hours, but now she's home with me She's definitely a BYB dog, has a terrible underbite, and her legs are bowed in the back. Since I've had her she has had three surgeries because of urine crystals, and I'm planning another one to remove a growing cyst that she has on her hind leg. Let's not even go into the time I had to rush her to the emergency vet because she collapsed after sniffing something on the ground during a walk. This 200 dollar puppy has cost us over 8,000 alone in vet bills in the 6 years we have had her. Don't buy a BYB dog! Even with all her health issues, she is the sweetest dog I've ever had. She loves belly rubs so much that when I enter the house she runs up to me and immediately falls over on the ground with all four legs up waiting for me to rub her. Anyway, here's some photos. She was a cute puppy   
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panictheory posted:She was a cute puppy ..... Dude. You are understating it. 
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A few months ago, my wife's grandmother came to us asking if we wanted to adopt her chihuahua Abby. She couldn't take care of her the way she needed to anymore, so we happily adopted her! She's been a wonderful dog. She's crate trained, mostly obedient, doesn't potty in the house, and is just a small 10lb attention whore, and we love her for it. Last night my wife was off at class, and I was laying on the couch, when Abby decided to take up residence between my legs. I just thought it was too drat cute. 
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My parents have a poodle and a pomeranian. They're both hilarious little bastards. The poodle is undyingly loyal and pretty much wants to crawl inside my skin and just live there. The pomeranian is undyingly dumb and would forget my entire family in an instant. He makes hilarious growly noises and fights with the poodle and our GSD in a ridiculous manner. He also HATES hands underneath blankets. He was pretty cute when he was smaller. He was abandoned at a construction site and got in a pretty major tangle with a racoon or something else large and has a couple big scars in his side. After a month or so he finally settled down and his formerly destroyed and matted hair got all lovely and poofy.  Now he eats giant bones like a big dog.  Smug bastard.  Abuse posterchild.   The poodle was also ridiculously cute when he was a puppy.    Now he's overly musceley from living on a farm and he just exudes an aura of gross, like every other licky poodle in the world. Hypnolobster fucked around with this message at Oct 13, 2010 around 17:03 |
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I just wanted to let y'all know that this isn't helping my husband any. Not to say I don't want any (because they are awesome little dogs), but he wants a Pom or Schipperke badly. And name it some butch tank name, like Panzer or Matilda. But...my Akita. 
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My boyfriend and I moved in together in March, and he brought along his 5-year-old Shih-tzu/Maltese mix, Baxter: This August, Baxter got a friend:  His name is Gob, and he was 3 months old yesterday. His mom is Baxter's sister, and his dad is a King Charles Spaniel. Mutts represent! Baxter didn't like Gob at first, but (as I posted in the puppy thread) they now play constantly, growl hilariously while doing so, and in the quieter moments can be found making out with each other. Thanks for making this thread, OP! All those big dogs are intimidating.
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Hey, awesome thread. A lot of people, on SA and otherwise, tend to really hate small dogs. Obviously, those people have never had one.  The only dogs I had growing up were pugs and they are the Best Dogs.Here is Gypsy, who is 10 years old.   She loves sleeping our pillows and using one of her "babies" to be as comfortable and as lazy as possible. She lives at home with my parents, so unfortunately I don't see her too much anymore, but she is probably one of the best dogs I will ever have. In fact, Gypsy has been kind of a "therapy" dog to friends and family who are scared of dogs or otherwise dislike them. It's impossible for anyone to hate her or be afraid around her. My sister-in-law is a big time cat person and Gypsy seems aware of that; she curls right up in her lap just like a cat. She has done so much in helping my sister-in-law past her fears. I'll definitely be getting a pug of my own someday when I'm in a better position to have a second dog.
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Captain Foxy posted:How about just Maltese mix? Designer dogs = That sounds like a winner to me. As of now, I typically say "toy poodle mix of some sort," and then people look at me wondering why I have a toy poodle. Then they see him and they're all, "Awwwww." Then call me a liar because he doesn't look poodle-ish enough.
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paisleyfox posted:I just wanted to let y'all know that this isn't helping my husband any. Not to say I don't want any (because they are awesome little dogs), but he wants a Pom or Schipperke badly. And name it some butch tank name, like Panzer or Matilda. Do not let him do this!
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Scottish terrier chihuahua mixes are literally the weirdest looking dogs ever. My friend rescued two from a house with 13+ dogs, and my other friend took another one of the brothers.  Swanson has ridiculous chi/bat ears and looks like and African wild dog. He gets extremely excited when he sees people and enjoys peeing on them.  Suri I am pretty sure is secretly mogwai.  Unfortunately I only have a little picture of Seymour (he moved to Maryland) but I am told he is very very scottie. Are you guys going to do terrier-y breed write ups too? I'd like to hear about short legged terriers like the Scottish and the Cairin.
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These are 4 different pictures of Jake, a bichon:    He's pretty sweet for a cottonball.
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Jake is trying so hard to figure out just what the gently caress you're doing with that camera. Bichons are cute, but trying to keep up with that coat has to be a loving nightmare.
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Russes Sister posted:Um, you're supposed to post pictures of real dogs. Stuffed animals aren't allowed 
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 This is Sam, destroyer of worlds! He's our new Chinese Crested Powder Puff, they don't all look like miniature horses. He is now 4 months old and is the best dog in the whole world, everyone thinks he is as cute as can be. Chinese Crested do not appear to be very common dogs, especially around our area (Maryland).  
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omg everything's so cute This... this thread is making me want a pomeranian. I don't have much experience/knowledge about small dogs, but I wanted to agree with something in the OP about designer dogs. GO TO A SHELTER. We had at least 3 puggles at the shelter last I checked and I know we have some poodle things too. They are much cheaper and you will be saving a life. Please don't be stupid and get one from a "breeder." Edit: Also here are some pics of my mom's pugs, Gracie and CK Dexter Haven (CK for short, obviously).   .JPG)    Skizzles fucked around with this message at Oct 14, 2010 around 03:02 |
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bigdookie posted:Dear god, look at those ears!! I feel like I should note that since my mentioning 'maltypoo/cockapoo' brought up the whole 'designer breed' thing in the page. My Saul isn't from a BYB. One of my friends is a vet for Banfield, and a customer abandoned their toy poodle who happened to be pregnant. She delivered the litter, and then also fostered them until they were old enough where she could get them all adopted. I fell in love with him from the moment he fell asleep on my lap at 1 week old. Because really, this is too much to turn down: At about 9 weeks  
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| # ? Oct 14, 2010 02:56 |
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 Omfg a small dog breed thread!I've always felt a little ostracized not just in PI but in many instances IRL for not owning "real dogs"  But what is not to love about a real dog inside such a small package? A lot of people don't understand how awesome small dogs are until they meet one that has been treated like a small REAL DOG. I own two very sweet Chihuahua boys: Sasquatch on the left, Browser on the right (when he was still a puppy)  Click here for the full 533x640 image.
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Captain Foxy posted:Professor Gary is the cutest grumpy old man! Yeah, I don't see pom x maltese in there at all...if anything I see yorkie x schnauzer or yorkie x poodle, since that's how some of the 'yorkiepoo' (ugghh) coats I've seen have turned out. He's a good lookin' dude, whatever he is. Haha thanks. He looks pretty grumpy in the photos but most of the time he's a really happy little dude. He loves everyone and everything to the extent that he play-bows at the cat (and gets v. hurt when she just glares).This is a more typical expression.  It's probably a worthless exercise to identify his breeds but I'm positive he's mostly terrier of some kind... His tail is pretty short and sticks straight up like Cairns and such, his ears stick straight up when he's excited, and he has a fair amount of drive to kill small fuzzy things. He shakes them by the neck. This is an Australian Terrier for reference:  Thanks for your tips about the socialising. I probably make it out to be worse than it really is. He's quite happy to greet dogs, lets them sniff him and sniffs them, all of that jazz. He just doesn't seem to want to play with them. That could just be the way he is I guess. One thing to mention about BYB toy dogs is that they seem to be WAY more hyper than the purebred versions. It's like they don't inherit the 'off' switch that the properly bred ones have, (especially in the case of small working breeds like Jack Russell terriers).
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This white, schnauzery-like object is named Abby. She will be turning 2 next month. She weighs about 11.5 lbs. She's awesome! She learns really quickly, (when she wants to,) and next Spring, if I can afford it, I'd like to start training her in Flyball or maybe Agility. She's got boundless energy and she always surprises me with how clever she is and she often uses her smarts to get her own way! I couldn't ask for a cooler dog or a better fit for me personality-wise, (an outgoing optimist!) This dog is truly a highlight in my life. I really need to upload the newer pictures I have on my phone! EDIT: Well, crap. I guess I should have Waffleimaged it instead of uploading it directly from my computer as an attachment. Any way I can delete the attachment and waffle image it instead? I should have realized it. In any case, any subsequent Abby images will be Waffleimaged first... EDIT 2.0: Added some additional puppy pictures of Abby. These ones are Waffleimaged this time around.  Click here for the full 2048x1535 image. See also: "I got your back"   Click here for the full 1500x2000 image. There are so many funny pictures I have of this dog, because I take way too many pictures of this dog. This is just a very small sample. I also have pictures somewhere of my friends' Dachshund and Pom on my computer. Let's see if I can find them and upload them some time tomorrow... HatandBanana fucked around with this message at Oct 14, 2010 around 06:19 |
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Fiona, who's a Chug(Pug/Chihuahua) mix sends her regards. 6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:
Looks just like my mother-in-law's dog. It's a Schnozer/Pug mix.
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