Thread: OK OK OK.....What Kind of Dogs Do you Guys Have and Why??

We have a Saint Bernard, Bernese Mountain Dog and an English Bull Dog. I love the Bulldog. My wife loves the Bernese and the Saint doesn't have a chance.....lmao. Lynn

I've always loved German Shepherds. I had to put mine down a year ago because of hip displaysia. I started looking for a new companion a few later, and found a GSD rescue about 2 hours from me. We called them, looked at their website, and arranged to make a trip out. Ended up with a 1 year old female. She's a typical GSD in many respects -- the eyes, head, face. Where my other female was close to 90 pounds, this one weighs in around 50-55 pounds. She looks like someone put a GSD in a shrinking machine -- a mini-GSD almost.

My wife has a border collie that we adopted from the shelter at about 8 weeks old. Horribly cute then, even cuter now with personality. We found that border collies stare... a lot. He's about 2 now and is starting to mellow out. He's very independent -- he knows what you want him to do, he just sometimes chooses not to listen.

Originally Posted by sensei_kyle

I've always loved German Shepherds. I had to put mine down a year ago because of hip displaysia. I started looking for a new companion a few later, and found a GSD rescue about 2 hours from me. We called them, looked at their website, and arranged to make a trip out. Ended up with a 1 year old female. She's a typical GSD in many respects -- the eyes, head, face. Where my other female was close to 90 pounds, this one weighs in around 50-55 pounds. She looks like someone put a GSD in a shrinking machine -- a mini-GSD almost.

i got a rottweiler form the local humane society and the situation was similar....she was young but really small and skinny. she's full grown now and weighs about 65 pounds. not super small but smaller than the akc standard. she def. was affected by her previous owners and their (lack of) care for her.

Lots of big dogs... I have a small dog. I have a chihuahua (have had a few of them over the years) named Mijo. They are really great dogs provided you raise them properly and socialize them. The trick is to avoid treating them like they are a toy. Treat them like a dog, roughhouse, tug of war, give 'em bones and stuff. My dog is ferocious, loyal, about as far from the nervous nippy shivery stereotype you can possibly imagine. When you know how to raise a chi they are fearless little monsters. Worst thing that can happen to a chi is to turn them into a purse dog for some blue haired little old lady.

He *will* bite you in a new york minute though if he thinks you're messing with his Dad. I wouldn't trade him for ANYTHING in the world. I carried him around in the kangaroo pouch pocket of one of my hoodies when he first came home with me and that's where he slept throughout the day each day while I worked. He'd wake up about lunch time, stick his head out of the pocket blinking and yawning and demanding food and playtime. I'd roughhouse with him a bit and tire him out and he'd climb back in my pocket to sleep more (after giving my ears merry hell whlie we were playing). He's pretty tightly bonded to me now after 5 years

-- Gary F.

My wife, our teenage sons and I adopted our very first dog last July from the animal shelter. Vet estimated her to be about a yr old & mostly a mix of Siberian Huskey and German Shepherd. Probably a few other things as well. She's leveled off at around 40 lbs., and the best natured dog I've ever known. Loves people, children, other dogs, etc. and very seldom barks. Her only faults that I can see are, she's probably a lousy watchdog, and she can't seem to be trained out of pulling at her leash.

I have 2 Rottweilers. I was without a dog for around a year after having to put my male down due to his seizure problem. I have friends who run the Rottweiler Rescue program here in the Oklahoma City area. I went to get a female that they had. I ended up with a beautiful male and a sort of small female. His name is Jackson and her name is appropriately Minnie. I'm really glad to see that many of the posts spoke of adoption of "rescue' dogs.

I have a 15 mont old Tibetan Terrier. I have had many of these dogs in the family and two traits are very common and the reason I love the. First, they are clowns in dog suits... Goofy as hell and just plain loving. Second, they like to sleep as much as they like to play. This is a great thing as they do not have huge exercise requirements and 30 minutes throwing a ball or stick twice a day and they are ready to sleep most of the day away.

They do not shed, are hypo-allergenic and all around great dogs. They weigh on average 30 pounds and stand about knee high.

take a look at my pup http://www.dogbreedz.com/friendz/Dog....cfm/Breed/146 scroll down and check out Tashi. For those ouf you who are interested Tashi is a Tibetan name for fortunate and auspicous.

As my wife says, she has never seen such a happy or loving dog in her life.

No dogs, three cats. Cats are easier if you travel on weekends.

Two Jack Russell Terriers -- pound for pound the most ferocious beasts on earth -- and one very intimidated 100 pound German Shepard.

I have a Retired Racing Greyhound and a Dauchaund that didn't have a home.