JackieMaya

I think it would be pretty difficult to find anyone on Dogo to come to her defense.

Maya, who is a Golden Retriever/Husky mix, has a big black dot on her tongue. My vet said it's basically like a birthmark, so that's what I call it.

[quote name='pyrless']Munchhausen's syndrome. To think I defended this woman about her "pending divorce". Thank you Lorraine. The world needs more like you.[/quote] Pyr, I defended her too! :oops: She suckered me in too.

I'm so happy that you and Baxter found each other! It's a match made in heaven! Now get going on those pics!

Well, I ran across the same thing with the local Golden Retriever rescue site. They turned me down as a potential adopter. My vet said that they're known for wanting their potential adopters to be home most of the time and have lots of money. I've heard that most breed rescues are that way. I work full-time too, and my dogs are usually home for 9 hours, and sometimes more if I work overtime. None of them has ever had an accident in the house. They have full run of the house when I'm gone, and when I'm there, they have a huge fenced yard to play in. They usually spend an average of 5 to 6 hours a day outside playing (some before work and some after work). My dogs are happy, healthy and in good shape.

[quote]I'm daily amazed by what humans are capable of. We claim dog breeds are vicious but we should be looking at ourselves instead.[/quote] Unfortunately, that's so true. [quote]I bet some future serial killer did it. [/quote] I would believe that. It's been proven that kids who abuse and torture animals grow up to be serial killers. Behle, I can't even imagine what your niece went through with that! That poor girl!

and now we find out that she was trying to get rid of Cody and Zoey anyway. gRRRRRR! :evil:

I call Maya my Goldsky (Golden/Husky mix). I don't know what Pooh Bear is mixed with. Jackie (assuming she's Golden/Collie/German Shepherd) could be a Goldencolliekraut.

Thank Dog they returned him because they obviously have no clue about dogs, and especially puppies! Pooh Bear has chewed up a sofa, 4 recliners, 2 rocking chairs, numerous pillows and quilts, a t.v. remote, a candle, and the gel wrist guard for my computer. And you know what? It's no big deal! Sure, I would rather he didn't chew on things, but he's still a puppy (1-1/2) and didn't have any consistent home or training before I adopted him. Pooh Bear's good qualities FAR outweigh the two naughty things he does (chewing and barking at squirrels). He's gotten MUCH better about both, and I certainly hope he grows out of his chewing stage, but if he never does, I'll just have to live with interesting-looking furniture! LOL

Michele, thank you SOOO much for all that you're doing to hopefully ensure that Naomi will never be able to get another pet. Lorraine, welcome to Dogo and thank you too for getting the word out.

One time when I had just dropped Jackie and Maya off at the kennel, someone brought in her mutt, and when they asked what breed, she said "Australian Labradoodle." I had to keep from laughing out loud.

If I worked in a vet's office, or some place where you had to list a dog's breed, I would NEVER put anything-doodle. I would put Poodle mix or Golden mix, or whatever. I would refuse to acknowledge the doodle!

[quote name='CoalSky'] No dogs and kids don't always go well together, but they CAN go great together [u][b]if you know how to supervise propperly, teach your kids and dogs to be respectful, and don't let them together unsupervised[/b][/u].[/quote] I would say that sums up the whole entire nothing but the truth kit and kaboodle about dogs and kids!

One of the girls at the barn I board my horse at has a short-haired Border Collie (that she said is purebred) who looks a lot like your dog.

What did your dogs do to the floor? My whole house is either hardwood or cement (basement) or linoleum (kitchen). The only carpet is on the steps going downstairs, and they (meaning Pooh Bear) haven't been interested in doing anything to that other than depositing a lot of dog hair and dirt and leaves.

I'm very sorry you lost your beloved dog.

I'm pretty much a hermit myself. If I didn't have to work, I would never leave the house, and would just stay home with my dogs all the time. It's a continuing struggle for me to get myself out of the house to join the living. The longer you stay cut off, the harder it is to climb back up again. I hope Sej finds happiness.

Sejun wanting to completely cut herself off from people is SO unhealthy! Her depression will only get worse this way. I wish her well.

Is there a full moon?

:crazyeyes:

I had a treat ball for Maya that she absolutely loved! Jackie figured it was too much work to have to try to get the food out. She would pick the ball up and carry it around, but wouldn't try to get the food out. Pooh Bear started chewing up the ball. I put goodies in their Kongs, and they love those.

I'm glad everyone survived! The first time I left Jackie and Maya (didn't have Pooh Bear yet) at the kennel, I made the mistake of going back to see where they were staying. Jackie started crying, and of course so did I. I was a wreck. I went out to the barn and started crying again out there.

[quote name='drjeffrock']Yea, Dex is a freakin dumbarse. He growls and barks at the telly if there are dogs on it. Heck if it sounds like a dogs collar, he will give a bark or two. Our tv is thin and hangs on the wall, so he will run up to it when there is a dog on it. [b]When the dog or animal is no longer on the tv, he runs into the bedroom behind[/b]. (The bedroom that shares the wall with the tv.) :roll: :lol: :lol: I remember one time we were watching something, and a guy was pulling on some real heavy chain. Dex's head popped up, it was like he was thinking "DAYUM, that must be a big dog it is so loud." :D[/quote] That reminds me of the Golden I used to have named Cracker. We had a moose head hanging on the wall at the cabin just outside the bathroom. When Cracker first saw the moose, his hackles went up and he started growling and barking at him. Then he went into the bathroom to find the rest of the moose. LOL! What a dufus!

[quote name='pyrless']jm, i didn't know your sister had a pyr! they are something else. if they hook you, you're done![/quote] Yeah, she got him as a puppy to protect her herd of sheep in Texas. He's only about 4 years old, but his hips have almost given out on him, so he's retired from sheep protection and lives in her back yard. He can't walk too well, but he's still a real happy guy. When he has to go to doggie heaven, she's going to get another Pyr.

My dogs aren't protection dogs, but they sure are good watch dogs! Nobody would come into my house with all the barking, especially if they looked in the window and saw a 50 pound and 80 pound dog barking their heads off.