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With dreadlocks, I am surprized they aren't the rage in certain 'hoods!
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With dreadlocks, I am surprized they aren't the rage in certain 'hoods!
yknotpoms
SOMD POM MOM
The CO (Ovcharka) would be walking around and suddenly Poms would start peeking out from it's fur. Like a doggy bus.
Half under and half hanging from the furr because they are bad little brats.....I have a couple that go for the ears....could look like pom earings.
yknotpoms
SOMD POM MOM
Love that cartoon.....that is an idea too. Sadly I am open to all ideas. Just want everyone to be safe and free to have fun.
We are on 5 acres and there are only 3 houses all on 5 acres and then there is about 200 acres of farm land around us, so I don't think run area is a issue if correctly trained. I just finished a boy confirmation championship and now we are moving on to obiendence and rally. If I can get enough weight off and get my stamina back I would also like to do agility in the furture. At our national in IA last week I saw some new classes offered and was surprised by them so it will be a interesting new area to explore.
TurboK9
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Do flyball. They'll let you use tiny hurdles and a beanbag instead of a tennis ball.
Or get like 12 and train them in protection together... like a pack of tiny pack of fuzzy pirhanas (there is a women in MI that does that with JRT's, it's hysterical). Fluffballs! Attack!
Vince
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Killing a turkey buzzard is against the law, but when they start chasing live dogs and cease eating dead things? Well....if it were my dogs, the buzzards life functions would come to an abrupt end.
I love my dogs. I have had 4 of them in the last 8 years. Two were SPCA rescues and I loved them like crazy, but I would not recommend the breed of one. She was blood hound mix. She was wonderful, but stubborn as the day is long and independant. Made sense though, considering the breed is not meant to be on a leash and walking nicely through a neighborhood.
I had a Great dane, loved every second of my time with her, but they are so problematic that I felt like I had more of child than a dog, although that was endearing at times (like when she snuck under the blankets with us). Now we have just two. I would Highly recommend a dogue de bordeaux to anyone looking for a well behaved, loyal, beautiful dog. My pup is great, she is lazy and not the usually crazy, running, chewing, destroying puppy. She is smart; we only have to teach her things once and she gets it. And she is loving; although at 55 lbs and 20 weeks old, she still comes and get loving after every meal. She walks well on a leash, she listen even when loose and she is beautiful. This is a breed for me for life.
drawbacks: she snores and drools a little!
I had a Great dane, loved every second of my time with her, but they are so problematic that I felt like I had more of child than a dog, although that was endearing at times (like when she snuck under the blankets with us). Now we have just two. I would Highly recommend a dogue de bordeaux to anyone looking for a well behaved, loyal, beautiful dog. My pup is great, she is lazy and not the usually crazy, running, chewing, destroying puppy. She is smart; we only have to teach her things once and she gets it. And she is loving; although at 55 lbs and 20 weeks old, she still comes and get loving after every meal. She walks well on a leash, she listen even when loose and she is beautiful. This is a breed for me for life.
drawbacks: she snores and drools a little!
yknotpoms
SOMD POM MOM
Snoring not biggy some drool ok....but can they be trusted with bratty little dogs that like to pick on each other and maybe him/her?
lnmarsh
Love * Luck * Faith
BULL SHYT they only eat dead things! This is a no joke story - when I was about 8 or 9 I had to chase a buzzard away from a friend of the family's 2 year old daughter! That damn bird swooped down and was about 3 feet from the kid, talons extended, by the time I got to it with a baseball bat.
Im sure its not the norm for a buzzard to attack kids. And they do primarily eat dead things. But scavangers are oportunistic unters - if they're hungry enough, they'll attack small live prey.
But I agree on the mini aussies. I just like the regular Aussies better
mine does. A tiny little yorkie snuck up on her and she never moved. At the vet yesterday, a little boy put a tiny kitten on her and she was very gentle. But like anything, you have to expose dogs to what you want them to tolerate!
TurboK9
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Keep in mind that whether or not a larger dog (or smaller dog for that matter) will be trustworthy with your Poms has very little to do with breed, and a whole lot to do with the individual dog. Caber was awesome with little dogs, doted on them, very gentle with them, and evil let them be aggressive to him without repercussion 
. Harley will eat a little dog.
Same breed. Different upbringing. Harley was abused and under socialized. That, and his high drive, bad combo for anything small and furry. I would never trust him unsupervised with a small dog. Caber? I'd let him pet sit.
Point is, don't put too much stock in "Oh I have a ____ and it's great with little dogs!". Think... ever watch the TV shows where the talk about breeds? Notice almost every breed description starts with "Smart and social, but this breed isn't for everyone.... and the rest is almost a carbon copy of the next breed? ROFL. That's because outside of very particular specialized areas, you may as well be reading horoscopes. Today every person that was born in July won the lottery..
Put stock in getting a pup and raising it right. Just get the dog you want, that you think you'll enjoy, train and socialize, and you'll be .
Screw what we all think. We each think OUR breed is the bestest. Their really is no bestest.
. Harley will eat a little dog. Same breed. Different upbringing. Harley was abused and under socialized. That, and his high drive, bad combo for anything small and furry. I would never trust him unsupervised with a small dog. Caber? I'd let him pet sit
.Point is, don't put too much stock in "Oh I have a ____ and it's great with little dogs!". Think... ever watch the TV shows where the talk about breeds? Notice almost every breed description starts with "Smart and social, but this breed isn't for everyone.... and the rest is almost a carbon copy of the next breed? ROFL. That's because outside of very particular specialized areas, you may as well be reading horoscopes. Today every person that was born in July won the lottery.
. Put stock in getting a pup and raising it right.
Just get the dog you want, that you think you'll enjoy, train and socialize, and you'll be .Screw what we all think. We each think OUR breed is the bestest. Their really is no bestest.
lnmarsh
Love * Luck * Faith
Screw what we all think. We each think OUR breed is the bestest. Their really is no bestest.[/QUOTE]
Definately agree. We lost our great dane this summer, and she was totally not like the breed tend to be, she barked, was full of energy and at the end of her days on earth, crazy. That is not the breed, that was her.
It's like asking "whose kid is the best?"
Definately agree. We lost our great dane this summer, and she was totally not like the breed tend to be, she barked, was full of energy and at the end of her days on earth, crazy. That is not the breed, that was her.
It's like asking "whose kid is the best?"
yknotpoms
SOMD POM MOM
Put stock in getting a pup and raising it right.
Screw what we all think. We each think OUR breed is the bestest. Their really is no bestest.
Thanks Turbo....I am not stuck on a breed so I was willing to listen to others. Of course there babies are the best, except for mine.
Things I would be doing for sure would be SOCIALIZATION to the max. Then work on the basics for training. I am not a BIG dog person which is why I have poms. Most I have known are under socialized and don't have basic manners IE get out of the way. I can live with a BIG dog if they are trained, but they aren't spoiled brats like the poms. I should NOT allow them to get away with things either, but the melt me. My poms could use some 
now and then. I guess my next show I will spend the day looking and talking to breeders. Maybe just maybe if needed we will have a fun loving larger dog in our future. Hey maybe the hubby can pick this time.....
PrepH4U
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She was blood hound mix - See my male bloodhound/redbone mix is the most gentle with all critters that I have brought home. Even at 16 he is allowing my new kitty to come up and bop him around. My rottie was the same way, go figure! Just like Turbo said it all depends upon their upbringing and temperment I guess.
Otter
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Wonder if he plays hockey
lnmarsh
Love * Luck * Faith
Thanks Turbo....I am not stuck on a breed so I was willing to listen to others. Of course there babies are the best, except for mine.
This is the breeder I got my Aussie from: Home. Yes I know they're in Oklahoma
The dog pictured on their home page, Ely, is my guy's sire. My dog looks JUST like him, only a black/white/tan tricolor (he got his momma's colors). They breed the "working" Aussies, not really the "show" Aussies.
Just in case you were leaning toward Aussie...
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toppick08
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This is the breeder I got my Aussie from: Home. Yes I know they're in Oklahoma
The dog pictured on their home page, Ely, is my guy's sire. My dog looks JUST like him, only a black/white/tan tricolor (he got his momma's colors). They breed the "working" Aussies, not really the "show" Aussies.
Just in case you were leaning toward Aussie...
Another breeder of Aussies is in Calvert Co.,.. Willow Creek Farm..good peeps.
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TurboK9
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This is the breeder I got my Aussie from: Home. Yes I know they're in Oklahoma
The dog pictured on their home page, Ely, is my guy's sire. My dog looks JUST like him, only a black/white/tan tricolor (he got his momma's colors). They breed the "working" Aussies, not really the "show" Aussies.
Just in case you were leaning toward Aussie...
Australian shepherd and not Aus cattle dogs?
The cattle dog is very very territorial as a general rule, and they are the #1 dog for 'bad' bites in Australia, despite being outnumbered by many other breeds. Great for running off turkey vultures, not so great for guests and meter readers. I just read an article in USA today by a dog training 'expert' who went on a rant about how we don't need 'aggressive' and 'vicious' dogs bred to guard and protect any more. Thought it was ironic that her pic had her with her Aus cattle dog in her lap. I guess anyone can proclaim themselves an expert in anything they want these days...
Seemed a bit Al Gorish. So yeah
but 
it tickled me.