Post photos of your dogs (Vol 3)
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Adenauer said:
redback911 said:
Great comparison picture. Our first dog was really happy when we got it a pal. Really helped with stays in the kennels as well.
Thats a German, German Shepherd? :-)
It's a Swiss Mountain / Rottweiler cross and also a German Shepard / Retriever cross.Thats a German, German Shepherd? :-)
I posted elsewhere and it was suggested I share here as well 
We raised 7 beautiful springer/ working cocker puppies when I was lodging with a wonderful family. They were birthed in a bedroom in our house.
The Mumma pup was very well trained and she would sit , paw, down, stay , do all the usual tricks, throw a ball and count to a number and she would only go on the number when told, walk off the lead, never pulled, never barked unnecessarily, was loving and playful, she was an amazing creature. I love dogs and she was one of the best and miss her every day having moved out :'(
The house had a dog flap and a large secure garden so she would be free to come and go as she wanted (for toilets etc).
We were lucky enough to have a lovely house, a big kitchen and we built them a little wooden pen that meant they couldn't escape until they were a little bigger. We then lined it with newspaper and those big incontinence pad things which kept the mess and smell pretty low.
Not sure if it was part of the Mum "training" the puppies, but when the puppies did eventually start climbing out of the box themselves it was only a matter of weeks before they started going outside and pooping and weeing outside with little training from ourselves most of the time. A few mishaps along the way though...!
With the tiled flooring it made any messes easy and quick to clear downstairs and even with cream carpets upstairs, I don't think there was any major staining certainly none that I noticed.
I honestly can say that it was one of the most joyous experiences I have ever had. I guess it's how most people relate to having children, . I work from home and I'd always sit downstairs with the pups and playing with them and cleaning up after them if necessary and it was very emotional when they all found their forever homes. We did keep one however, and she was a beauty. She was the first to "explore" the outside world (as in, first to escape out of their little pen!) and she was named Dora .
Mum and pups at a few days old
FB_IMG_1511622341130 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Must be 3 or 4 weeks here.
FB_IMG_1511622387787 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Lady Vanessa, the only smallest one of the litter, she melted my heart.
FB_IMG_1495709052995 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
And this little minx is Dora. The puppy we kept.
FB_IMG_1495708974063 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
FB_IMG_1495708868200 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Dora (on the left) and Dusty (the Mum on the right) waiting eagerly for their favourite activity... ball time!!
FB_IMG_1495708918865 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
and when I was working they would come up to my room and keep me company. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship.
FB_IMG_1495708926436 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
And now;
my partner and I have an unknown breed (but I think it's a King charles crossed with a lab) of an unknown age (we think around 9) and he is just the most cuddley, needy little doggo you have ever met. He belonged to her before we met but when we moved out from her parents we have eventually brought him over.
He was abused a lot as a younger dog (he also lived with a large number of other dogs and wasn't fed properly) and saved from being shot on a farm by his owner at the time, and so doesn't like men at first especially at night but when you get to know him, he is so adorable.
Due to his past he literally guzzles food so he has to eat from one of those special bowls and gets very excited when the biscuit tin is opened but despite that I have managed to teach him to high five, hug (he will jump up and hug you), down, extended stay even with food (and drool!) and roll over.
I want to teach him some other tricks as well as he seems to enjoy it and for some reason he and I have formed a real bond.
He is called Ben
He is a bit clumsy and needy but he is awesome!
Having cuddles with the toy husky (he seems to really like it).
20171016_081558 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
He got a bit tired after playing ball, his legs are only little!
20171028_141956 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
He loves a good swim especially after sticks that he then can't find!
20171020_152246 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
Loves being pampered
20171108_133953 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
He even came to a Goodwood trackday with me and loved it.
20170617_141918 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
We raised 7 beautiful springer/ working cocker puppies when I was lodging with a wonderful family. They were birthed in a bedroom in our house.
The Mumma pup was very well trained and she would sit , paw, down, stay , do all the usual tricks, throw a ball and count to a number and she would only go on the number when told, walk off the lead, never pulled, never barked unnecessarily, was loving and playful, she was an amazing creature. I love dogs and she was one of the best and miss her every day having moved out :'(
The house had a dog flap and a large secure garden so she would be free to come and go as she wanted (for toilets etc).
We were lucky enough to have a lovely house, a big kitchen and we built them a little wooden pen that meant they couldn't escape until they were a little bigger. We then lined it with newspaper and those big incontinence pad things which kept the mess and smell pretty low.
Not sure if it was part of the Mum "training" the puppies, but when the puppies did eventually start climbing out of the box themselves it was only a matter of weeks before they started going outside and pooping and weeing outside with little training from ourselves most of the time. A few mishaps along the way though...!
With the tiled flooring it made any messes easy and quick to clear downstairs and even with cream carpets upstairs, I don't think there was any major staining certainly none that I noticed.
I honestly can say that it was one of the most joyous experiences I have ever had. I guess it's how most people relate to having children, . I work from home and I'd always sit downstairs with the pups and playing with them and cleaning up after them if necessary and it was very emotional when they all found their forever homes. We did keep one however, and she was a beauty. She was the first to "explore" the outside world (as in, first to escape out of their little pen!) and she was named Dora .
Mum and pups at a few days old
FB_IMG_1511622341130 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrMust be 3 or 4 weeks here.
FB_IMG_1511622387787 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrLady Vanessa, the only smallest one of the litter, she melted my heart.
FB_IMG_1495709052995 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrAnd this little minx is Dora. The puppy we kept.
FB_IMG_1495708974063 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrFB_IMG_1495708868200 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrDora (on the left) and Dusty (the Mum on the right) waiting eagerly for their favourite activity... ball time!!
FB_IMG_1495708918865 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickrand when I was working they would come up to my room and keep me company. This picture pretty much sums up their relationship.
FB_IMG_1495708926436 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr- #################
And now;
my partner and I have an unknown breed (but I think it's a King charles crossed with a lab) of an unknown age (we think around 9) and he is just the most cuddley, needy little doggo you have ever met. He belonged to her before we met but when we moved out from her parents we have eventually brought him over.
He was abused a lot as a younger dog (he also lived with a large number of other dogs and wasn't fed properly) and saved from being shot on a farm by his owner at the time, and so doesn't like men at first especially at night but when you get to know him, he is so adorable.
Due to his past he literally guzzles food so he has to eat from one of those special bowls and gets very excited when the biscuit tin is opened but despite that I have managed to teach him to high five, hug (he will jump up and hug you), down, extended stay even with food (and drool!) and roll over.
I want to teach him some other tricks as well as he seems to enjoy it and for some reason he and I have formed a real bond.
He is called Ben
He is a bit clumsy and needy but he is awesome!
Having cuddles with the toy husky (he seems to really like it).
20171016_081558 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe got a bit tired after playing ball, his legs are only little!
20171028_141956 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe loves a good swim especially after sticks that he then can't find!
20171020_152246 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrLoves being pampered
20171108_133953 by Fat Bear Photography, on FlickrHe even came to a Goodwood trackday with me and loved it.
20170617_141918 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr
This is my dog, Happy.
She's 11 or so, I got her from a rescue place last summer. On monday night we got some bad news, she had cancer in her leg bone. Tuesday morning she had the leg off. Wednesday morning she was running around like there was nothing wrong
She's pretty much screwed now though, highly likely some other sort of cancer will come back in 6-12 months. We got lucky in a way in that it was only a leg, and we can just whack it off with no real issues. We're not going to be able to do that next time. I feel like crying when thinking about it but realistically I'm not very likely to still have her next christmas
. Oh well I just need to be positive and think of the good times we've had in the short time I've had her, and at least she got to live out the end of life away from the s
tty dog pound 
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