Thread: Who's Your Doggy?

There's been little hints here and there throughout various threads that there's a few dog lovers among us. I thought it might be nice to start a thread devoted to our furry best friends.

My dog is called Mable (my wife spells it Maebelle ). She's a Husky/Border Collie cross. My avatar is a poor photographic representation of her. Mable enjoys long walks, chasing balls, catching frisbees, stealing other dog's balls and making them chase her, and brutally (and without mercy) chasing down and killing the hares that populate our property. This latter ability has prompted the neighbours to dub her "Mable, the Hare Slayer", and she is in great demand for vegetable garden protection services.

We have had her trained in the ways of obedience. However, I'm glad to say that she retains an independent and indefatigable spirit. That said, she has taken on board the basic tenets of the heel, stay, drop, and so on, and, I strongly suspect, gives her full in-principal support to these concepts, which she endeavours to demonstrate for treat-type remuneration.

James.

heres my pack:

Ira

Raven

Kali

Nara

Wulf

Kaiser (the guy in my ave)


The are all trained in competition level obedience, can track a man, and are trained to defend me or my wife at need.

Some great looking dogs wildtim. I'm sure you like them all equally but from a purely aesthetic angle , I like the black --all are beautiful but the black gets me. Mable is a great looking pooch too, Jimbo.

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Some great looking dogs wildtim. I'm sure you like them all equally but from a purely aesthetic angle , I like the black --all are beautiful but the black gets me. Mable is a great looking pooch too, Jimbo.

which black?

Wonder why I get the alarm system discount on our insurance

I suppose Raven. I have a basic knowledge of dogs breeds --I can recognize and name most dog breeds. I tend to like the German dog breeds ---but I know very little about German Shepherds --- what fascinates you about German Shepherds? --I think I've read that German Shepherds are probably the all around super dog --great hearing, great nose, great athletic ability. But all your dogs are beautiful. I think my favorite dogs are the terriers -- I like to see them go to ground and just dig their attitude --do you know anything about German Pinschers ? -- I have a growing fascination for them.

Anyway, got to love them dogs!!

Justin

Wildtim - great-looking dogs.

I love shepards - the guys who trained Mable were, I think, a bit like you. They train dogs (mainly shepards) for police and military. The trainer had a shepard called ANZAC - I kid you not (although you probably won't be suprised to hear this), but if a dog ran off during off lead stays, ANZAC would run off after them, grab their lead in his mouth, and lead them back! Never saw anything like it in my life!!

Anyway, finally took some photos of Mable. I'm no photographer, as you can probably tell.

James.

It isn't the best picture, but it's what I've got handy.

The white & black dog is our border collie Jake. He's a short coat, and even we doubted his breed. He's really quick to learn, stares a LOT, and is hands down the most athletic & acrobatic dog I've ever seen. He zig-zags like an NFL player. Unreal.

The other dog is our German Shepherd Sasha. She looks like someone stuck a full-size dog in a shrinking machine. She weighs 70 pounds and is like a tank. She was a rescue dog, so we don't know if she's a mix or if it's just poor breeding. I don't really care. She's an absolute lover, and can't get enough attention. I don't think she's quite the deterrent to the cable guy my regular size, 85 pound GSD Keiko was, but she isn't afraid of thunderstorms.

the big white dog in the pic is Anubis, a timberwolf/malumute hybrid. His mom was a full timberwolf and his dad was half timberwolf/half malmute. Great animal but you have to be prepared because they will challenge for the alpha spot as long as they live. And they are companions, not pets. If you want a pet, get a goldfish.

Nice dogs guys! Beautiful specimens ALL but it makes me feel a bit left out as I don't do dogs...I've got a kick ass Bombay but he doesn't really count in this thread

This is our girl, Maui

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She's a Cockapoo...yes that's the breed (Cocker Spaniel, Poodle mix).