Author Topic: Puppies! How do you know you have chosen the right dog? (Read 409 times)

olieoliver · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2008, 07:43:51 AM »

Hands down the single most viscious breed out there................... CHIHUAHUA!

It's a good thing they can bite no higher than your ankles. LOL

The little FAT one on ther right has made my fingers bleed a few times.

OO

olieoliver · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2008, 07:55:49 AM »

BUT, they are always there to greet you when you come home.

This was when we got home after a week in Jamaica. I didn't know he knew how to spell welcome'.

olieoliver · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2008, 07:58:16 AM »

More proof of their disposition.

This is my daughters little Chupa Cabra.

OO

glocke · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2008, 08:44:29 AM »

No offense, but that is one scary looking dog!!

speicky · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2008, 09:02:18 AM »

Ha, Olie !

Now I know why we didn't have BBQ on your patio when we met last year...

Hope all is fine, and remains so, hope to hear from you soon,

your buddy Christian

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2008, 12:20:20 PM »

I had some preconceived notions about huskies, until I got one... Yes, they are VERY demanding, requiring LOTS of exercise (they are, after all, draught animals, bred to work). They tend to respond to and obey only one human. They are cranky and lazy in warm weather (anything over 30 degrees F). But dumb they are most definitely not! They are very much instinctual, so some things they do don't make sense to us 2-leggers. They can act dumb, but, folks, it's just an act! One thing is for sure, they do know how to train humans!
He is gone now, chasing arctic hares in the great beyond.

flaxattack · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2008, 01:13:30 PM »

yes they are instinctual
they instinctually go for their prey's eyes,,,,

jedisan · « **Reply #22 on:** August 22, 2008, 02:31:39 PM »

Well James, I would recommend, based on experience with the guy pictured here, that you try to keep things out of reach. As a puppy, this guy Yogi here has eaten all the graphic eq knobs off my Mesa tube preamp, as well as all the knobs off my Marshall JMP-1 preamp. Both are racked in my studio, but were at eye level to him. He is one fast dude. Good luck with the pups!

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jbybj · « **Reply #23 on:** August 22, 2008, 09:31:08 PM »

So far they are spending lots of time in our backyard, and loving it. The only time they get free run of the house is under supervision. Their appetite seems to favor the rawhide chew toys, fluffly rugs, sheepskin slippers and pet beds. So far, cords, instruments, and furniture have not been a problem. And I'm surprised they have not discovered the tortoise yet. Oh yeah, they spend a lot of time chewing each other. I have no doubt that if we had just one, that chewing would be a bigger problem. About 70% of the time they respond to one firm no! I think we are blessed.............

BTW Olie, that fat Chihauhau makes me salivate.... ;-)

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phylo · « **Reply #24 on:** August 25, 2008, 02:19:54 PM »

Flax,

I am curious where you got that husky? Was it a pet store?

Every time a movie such as Sled Dogs or 101 Dalmations comes out, the puppy mills get to work on that breed.

Puppy mill dogs almost always have problems; physical and behavioral. Huskies are considered child safe dogs (not really cat safe though, but mine, which is a mixed breed has lived with a cat quite successfully.) They have a pack like instinct that normally translates to getting along real well with other dogs. I don't think your experience is related to the breed, but rather something specific to that one animal.

In case anyone ever considers it, please don't ever buy a puppy from a pet store.

flaxattack · « **Reply #25 on:** August 25, 2008, 10:46:37 PM »

read again phylo-
its my daughter in laws!
and the answer is no
breeder
my wife knows of 2 other husky's that also attacked for the eyes first,,,,,,

benson_murrensun · « **Reply #26 on:** August 26, 2008, 10:25:44 AM »

Maybe I got lucky with the husky I had, but he never attacked for no reason. Although he did have a short fuse if he was being bugged by another animal. And when they attack, they just plain lose it.
We get our dogs used, that is, from an animal shelter, or we find them in the streets with no tags. There are so many unwanted dogs in the shelters, which have to put them down eventually, that it seems like getting a dog from a store or breeder is unnecessary in most cases, not to mention expensive.

glocke · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2008, 04:36:01 AM »

So all this tlk of puppies is pushing me over the edge. Ive been wanting a dog for ten years, (had dogs as a kid). IN mid sept. I will more than likely be getting an 8 week old blue weimaraner.
Now I just need help with a name.

Epic?
Orion?
Skykark?
Further?
Tribute???
somehow series I or series II just doesnt sund right......
Maybe Mica??

olieoliver · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2008, 06:37:30 AM »

Greg, how about Pickup (seeing that PUP is the common abbreviation used)

OO

flaxattack · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2008, 10:42:00 PM »

take the easy way
name it asshole.....

ps- the new discussion is that annie wants an irish wolfhound after bailey our irish setter moves on
frkn dog is 150 lbs!! and only lives to 9ish
i hang on to one valid theory on dog sizes./.
.
i wont get anything that defecates bigger than me...
besides i really want a pit bull- just like petey from the little rascals...
:-)