JackieMaya

I've seen flyball on Animal Planet, and it looks like a lot of fun, both for the dog and for the owner. I found this link that might give you more information: [url]http://www.flyballdogs.com/[/url]

The Dogue de Bordeaux is characterised by the largest,most magnificent head in dogdom and layered wrinkles on its face and hefty exaggerated paws he trudges into the heart of people all over the world. Originally used for cattledroving and guarding the vineyards in Bordeaux. This breed has survived whitin a hair of extinction one national revolution,two world wars and a Hollywood adventure Turner & Hooch... It is also referred to as the French Mastiff,Bordeaux Bulldog,or just "DdB",Dogue de Bordeaux. The Bordeaux is an extremely cooperativ,intelligent,and fearless giant. Since the 1400s the DdB has had many jobs: Herding cattle,flock guarding,animal baiting etc. Powerful and surprisingly athletic,the Dogue de Bordeaux makes an excellent guardian. Beneath all that thoughness,excists a sweet,sincere,slobbering loveable character that makes a wonderful companion. [Copied from: [url]http://www.bordeauxdogue.net/history.html[/url]]

Ooh! Ooh!I know! I know! He was a Dogue de Bordeaux. [img]http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/95/63/71m.jpg[/img]

Yeah, show us some pictures of your puppy. We all love to see pictures anyway. She sounds very pretty.

What a beautiful girl! I just love her! Her fuzzy ears are great too. Hats off to you for fostering her. I know I wouldn't be able to do it as I KNOW I would get too attached and wouldn't be able to part with them. Both of my girls came from a rescue shelter where they were both living in foster homes. Thanks to people like you, wonderful dogs can find new homes.

My favorite breed is, and always has been, the Golden Retriever! You just can't beat the Golden's personality. And I really like long haired dogs.

I haven't used them, but I know I've seen the clickers at PetSmart.

I have two dogs and one horse. [b]Jackie[/b] is a 2-1/2 year old Golden Retriever/German Shepherd/Collie mix (the black one) [b]Maya[/b] is a 2 year old Golden Retriever/Husky mix (the yellow one) [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwDoAn0SNU2dQwmWD!oqYnDu0EZc*ocJpLuR32mqQ49bQwaP4NrtUvN*zKyYwhCECmkKZLQP8VvTZY8*!RSUA4kmdXeNmyea!6fF8XmVa*M/DCP_00020.JPG?dc=4675423128255614307[/img] [b]Sophie[/b] is a 5 year-old Appendix Quarter Horse mare. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QwDdAoEUvcRT0XMnE*GOD07rCoHcZUSbsdgKYbmkefTiXREloRjgAvL2uTMgw76fZkGItmxh4EM7C0pC8VCXo9*iF*OTZ2Z*eQ!2Inhf*tI/firstride.jpg?dc=4675422734680357493[/img]

Today I was sitting at my table in the backyard when Jackie and Maya went running over to the fence. Jackie was sniffing at something and Maya was barking like crazy. I could see that it was some kind of animal, but couldn't tell until I was right up to the fence that it was a HUGE turtle! :WTF: We live four houses from a lake, and I guess the turtle just decided to take a stroll and came to a dead stop when he got to the fence. The turtle had a bunch of lake goo on him so I put on my work gloves, picked him up and walked to the lake and let him go. When I got back, my girls were barking and crying, wondering where I had gone. And once I got back in the yard, Jackie kept going over to the spot by where the turtle had been and started crying, wondering where that weird thing went! We've had lots of ducks in our front yard in the past that came up from the lake, but that's the first time I've ever seen a big turtle come up from the lake! I'm just glad he stayed on the other side of the fence!

Last weekend, a friend of mine was taken ill and had to spend the day and night in the emergency room, so I went to her house to take care of her Rottie girl. I had only met her dog twice before. When I got to the door she was barking, but as soon as I said hi to her she stopped barking. I spent about 6 hours with her, then went back to spend about 4 hours with my dogs, and then went back to spend the night with the Rottie girl. She was just the SWEETEST thing! She was giving me kisses, sitting in my lap, playing ball with me, and was just a wonderful dog. And this was after only meeting her twice previously (which had been about six months ago). She only the second Rottie I have known personally, but they were both VERY nice dogs.

I definitely agree with checking out shelters. I found both of my wonderful puppygirls (both Golden Retriever mixes) on Petfinder.com, and they came from the same shelter. They were both 1-1/2 years old when I got them, so they were out of the destructive puppy stage and were totally housebroke. If I ever get another dog, it will be from a shelter. And my personal opinion is that Golden Retrievers are GREAT dogs, and great first dogs, if you don't mind all the hair.

Jackie is Golden Retriever/German Shepherd/Collie and Maya is Golden Retriever/Husky. Okay, here goes: [b]Golden Retriever:[/b] Goldens are easy to train and strong, but their most outstanding trait is character. They are outgoing and devoted companions to all sorts of people, happy and trusting. They make great hunting companions, also. The Golden is a member of the Sporting Group and was first recognized by the AKC in 1925. [b]German Shepherd:[/b] For nobility of character, purpose, and appearance, few animals can surpass the German Shepherd Dog. This breed's courage, steadfast heart, and keen senses have endeared him to mankind. They make wonderful companions. He is active, but dignified, and will delight in joining you in fishing, swimming, or hiking. He's very fond of children once he gets to know them. The German Shepherd is a member of the Herding Group and was first recognized by the AKC in 1908. [b]Collie:[/b] Collies are smart dogs with natural herding and protecting abilities. Like all working dogs, Collies need organized activities to thrive. Trained with a gentle, loving hand, they will learn quickly and happily. They are active, proud, and cautious. The Collie will be content in the country or city, as long as he has family companionship. The Collie is a member of the Herding Group and was first recognized by the AKC in 1885 [b]Husky:[/b] The Siberian Husky is an outgoing, fun-loving dog. He is lighter in build than the Alaskan Malamute, and also less bold. But he still requires an alert owner who stays in control, as the Siberian's nature is to roam and explore, as his Artic ancestors did. The Siberian is a member of the Working Group and was first recognized by the AKC in 1930.

I don't take my dogs to the barn too often, but when I do, invariably one (or both) of them rolls in horse poop. I got some "bath wipes" at Petsmart, and they work great! They fit over your hand and are pre-moistened. They took off the horse poop AND the smell!

My two girls LOVE the water but they both HATE being sprayed with the hose. Maya, my yellow girl, is really afraid of the hose, and I think that maybe she had some bad experiences with a hose before I got her. This picture shows how much Jackie likes the water. This is how she cools off when I have her out at the stable. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDoApUV7Q8rS8gJKYfE49LYVO3kEehP2ejWXGnuTEmki5QWkshDQ90LX662iW9tKQ4!eqCsqjCKZvPY08GX*Wu1tbCbpgLIiGmzIR0Qijs/jackiepuddle.jpg?dc=4675422732902824829[/img]

Here is a picture of Jackie's foot before getting clipped. When I had her bathed last month, they cut the real long stuff underneath. My two girls play and run and wrestle (and sometimes dig) in the backyard, so the long hair was getting pretty gross. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QQAAAJoTD4rbqI0TW38v1GXwe*S0XJnhk7gf2IU2HG8OjJgV5JMFWTCoFisM41hgf*wKntFLTMkKW38rqODZ5CfrErTwzbOuLZ0MY1xWKFE/bigfoot.jpg?dc=4675425103684606324[/img]

Here is a picture of the citronella bark collar. One of my dogs barks at the nocturnal critters when I let them out at night (I work until midnight), so I put the citronella collar on her only at night. She really doesn't bark much during the day. And my two girls sleep all day when I'm gone. When you fill the reservoir in the collar, I believe it's enough for 18-23 barks. Growling and low little woofs don't set it off. It works pretty well for my girl. [img]http://www.petsmart.com/images/product/large/z301789.jpg[/img]

I see lots of small breed dogs listed in the shelters in my area on Petfinder.com, and you can adopt dogs for around $100. One shelter had a litter of mixed breed puppies (I don't remember what the mixes were), and every puppy looked COMPLETELY different, like they were each a totally different breed.

Here's another one of Jackie licking her chops after eating. Yummy! [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RQAuACAUqragMta0IkIX0yRbTUD!Zc2IHQIqQpoZnl8kubfSeGGDE5*lxK*4ZgPq8!QacAS4o*ujJwvZD4Aa*IZvx3AR8bBx5BROx8U2*l4/yummy%2D2.jpg?dc=4675424811245828419[/img]

Here's a picture of Jackie sleeping upside down shortly after I adopted her last spring. You can still see where she had been shaved from her spaying. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RAC0BO0UNOLAim3py31wJyEYuqCcuRjzUjJGiJ6PYt5CwElpoLz8IDKfCIxMNPuR5YCVQiwNap9q0l2tdgL5n4ahXuDCyT7rufSpsxP5O28/upsidedown.jpg?dc=4675424807140964329[/img] and here's Jackie showing how she cools off when she's out at the barn. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDjApAVIQ8rS8gJKYfE49LYVO3kEehP2ejWXGnuTEmki5QWkshDQ0VZqCsl5IM!XWWeDkiapihpaY4SkjN8jifn6shheCX2s9vQeDsVb*U/jackiepuddle.jpg?dc=4675422732902824829[/img]

Awww, what a good girl. She was just fooling you before!

What a good boy Zebra is! At my house, the mails comes through a slot right into the house into a box that I have on the floor. I have the box pretty well barricaded off from the dogs, but my girls still sometimes will attack a piece of mail. Yesterday it was my bank statement ripped to shreds, but usually they attack the junk mail.

JMoutan, My dogs were digging in my yard too. I left the spot in the trees where they were digging as a designated digging spot. And there is one area in the middle of the yard where they dug a pit, and I left that for them. But they still found a few other places to dig (like right next to the foundation). So I laid down patio paver stones in the areas next to the foundation where they had been digging so that they couldn't dig there any more. There hasn't been any more digging since I laid down the paver stones (knock on wood).

My last Golden Retriever, Cracker, loved to do tricks. I would hold up a treat, and he would go through his whole repertoire: sit, turn around, shake, lie down, roll over, etc. It was hysterical. But he wasn't a working dog, so I can see how it could be a problem with your dog! Good luck.

Maya (who I adopted in October of 2002), who is a wonderful dog 90% of the time, has two bad habits. One is that she barks incessantly at night at the nocturnal critters. The citronella collar I put on her takes care of that problem pretty well. The other problem is that once she found out how easy it is to get over the fence at the back of my property, if she gets loose, she's gone! I've been attaching a long (maybe 40 feet) cable to her collar when she and Jackie are in the back yard, which works great unless she happens to get her collar unfastened, in which case she's immediately over the fence. Today, after spending 45 minutes finding and catching her, I bought her a nylon harness that I attach the cable to. This is working great, and I watch them the whole time they're out, so the safety factor of the harness not breaking isn't a concern. Then she managed to get the clip on the cable undone, but luckily she didn't realize she wasn't attached to the cable, and I was able to get it hooked back up immediately. Now I think I'll have to get some kind of s-hook or something like that to attach the cable to the harness with so that she can't get the cable unfastened. I think she would have gone through several owners who wouldn't have had the patience or time to work through her few problems. She just a wonderful, lovable dog, and she'll be with me for the rest of her life. [img]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0QgCpBDES!TydQwmWD!oqYuIR3p6Qe35zuK3pzvMLhHIZTao8r7OPokzmF6gZMooeU7r2BZLGPRWzm9cY5PwrD0OpiM*ogakyFigcAtq*FXA/DCP_0012.JPG?dc=4675422733683336510[/img]

My sister lives in western Texas, where there has been a drought, and her well just dried up, so NO water, and it'll be a month before she can get a well dug (for mucho bucks too). She has 65 sheep, 4 dogs, 2 horses, several barn cats, and herself and her son who live there. Her neighbor was kind enough to offer his field (and water) to keep her sheep on until she gets her well dug. She has another friend who has a border collie who came over and herded all 65 sheep across the road to the neighbor's field in a matter of a minutes. I watched her friends work sheep with their border collies before, and it always just amazes me. Those dogs LIVE for herding!