Post photos of your dogs

[Lord Croker]

Seeing as there's a thread for cat photos I thought it was about time we had one for our dogs. My Springer:

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The Skunk said:

What's the springer's name?

Jackson aka Jackass. If you know Springers then you will know why!

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Stevenj214 said:

Meet Jinx, my gorgeous Border Collie pup!

The cutest thing I've seen in a long time!

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dave_s13 said:

Steve and Pete



Sadly had to re home Steve (the Springer) as he kept trying to eat Pete.

Pete showing off his stitches after Steve tried to eat the left side of his head off.



Springers are fvcking mental...never again!

Edited by dave_s13 on Thursday 23 July 22:01

It's unusual to hear of an aggresive Springer. Real shame.

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R60EST said:

Alfie, without doubt the best dog I've ever had the privilege to own , had him from 12 weeks , he'll be 3 on 31/08.

Edited by R60EST on Thursday 23 July 23:08

Delightful...

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^^^^^^ Another dog that crosses its legs. My Springer does it, but I thought it was just him being weird!

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Lovely looking dog. Black and brown labs come a close second to Springers IMO, might change to them when I'm a bit older!

[Rouleur]

Salsera said:

My Soppy bundle, found as a stray in Cardiff and was on deaths row till Last Chance stepped in. We adopted her 3 years ago and she was flea bitten, covered in mange scars, skinny as a rake and scared of everything. Not bad going for a family that were turned down by every other dog re-homing society around because we were unsuitable because we both work and our little boy was only 8 at the time...

Good for you! She looks lovely.

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Speedracer329 said:

Not mine but a very good friends, his name is Zak, a rescue Utanagon who was beaten so badly be his previous owner that he lost an eye. This is taken the day before he went for the op.

What the feck is wrong with some people?

How is he now?

[Rouleur]

You're either very brave or very mad! I hope you know what springers are like? He's beautiful, great choice.

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pikey said:

zakelwe said:

He's 1 year old and is trained to do sit, stay and heel already. Looking forward to his arrival.

Talking of which, how'd you get a dog to heel? I've never taken mine for training as he's never really needed it; always gets in his basket when told, comes when told, sits/stays on demand and I take him for a walk/run without a lead. Having him heel on demand would be good but the word means nothing to him now. Any tips for a quick learner?

Should be easy with a springer. Get him to walk alongside you, say 'heel', after a few seconds of him doing it give him praise and a treat. Repeat this duration for a while then gradually increase it whilst reducing the numbers of times you give a treat.

I'd only do it for a couple of minutes at a time to stop him getting bored, but do it on a regular basis. It might work best if you can do it on a narrow path where there are fewer distractions.

HTH

[Rouleur]

I once read in a gundog training book that ketchup is very good at removing 'those' stains and smells. I know it sounds stupid but apparently it works!

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A while ago I met a girl who'd always had what she said were Norfolk Labradors in the family, but I've just had a poke round the interweb and nothing has come up... She said that they were bred to be smaller and slimmer than your average lab, more like a 12-month-old normal one. I guess that some breeders just turn out different size dogs to others - my Springer is pretty stocky, but a local breeder/trainer's ones are much smaller in every way.

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GetCarter said:

Ignoring the pic for the moment: You said 75lb... for a bulldog?

Good God.

I'm 6'4" and weigh only 10kg more than a dog which wouldn't stand as high as my knees... That dog must be seriously obese if it weighs 50% more than the one in the photos.

[Rouleur]

Ah... I was a bit too excited by the grand prix!

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boobles said:

Is that David Bellamy in the backround in the first pic? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I thought it was Captain Birdseye. Or Seasick Steve.

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Adenauer said:

BOO!



He'll lie like that for ages, occasionally moving one paw to see what's going on before moving it back over his eye again

[Rouleur]

Out of interest what's the appeal of giant dogs? Same goes for tiny ones!

[Rouleur]

Old pics of Jackson having fun!