Post: #51

Spalex ... your dog is so cute and aesthetic that I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.

Keep us updated please.

Have you named him yet? He looks like a Napoleon. Or maybe Pablo.

Is that your girl in the red? Looks like a hot little red riding hood.

Post: #52

Spalex that pup is awesome! My cousin had one like him and called him Baron. Keep up on the training when I get a pup I stay with them 24-7 for the first 6 to 9 months. I teach them words, potty habits, eye signals, facial expressions consistent with what you want or what he's doing wrong also hand gestures like point at the floor to lay down etc.

Post: #53

But, it's no different to training a girlfriend. Reward good behavior, discourage bad behavior, keep persistent and eventually it will pay off.

Post: #54

Ex: Why do you spend so much time with the dog?

Current: That's a really cool dog!

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Post: #56

I never had the joy of being able to have my own canine bro. It has not been feasible. I am a bit jealous of those that do. I see one at the university. He's a golden retriever. He is so chill and friendly. He does not require a leash on campus as he follows his human friend wherever she goes. He sat immediately after I commanded. He also did shake a paw.

One of my odd ball friends had a shop dog where she worked. The dog was a golden retriever. She would wait patiently outside the door of the shop when her human buddy, the store owner, would go across the street. She was very calm and gentle and very much the epitome of a shop dog. Dogs are bros and they love having a job or task for them to complete. I plan on getting a dog in the near future.

I think taking care of a dog and training one is very similar to how a person works with younger or less wise followers or comrades, whatever. Structure is hugely important as well as positive reinforcement plus appropriate discipline. If a dog or follower knows what his job is, knows where he fits, and has the right person to guide him then that dog/follower will do well. Which leads to the nature vs nurture argument but whatever.

The point I think is that given the right training or conditioning people can follow orders much like a well behaved dog can. People can also, like dogs, be fiercely loyal and protective of those they love and/or respect and can be valuable members of a large group of people. I very much enjoy the company of dogs. Fellow students I do not.

Post: #57

I'm thinking of getting a husky/shepherd mix puppy. Someone I know has 3 puppies and I would enjoy one and training one. My son wants a dog too. I think this would be a good one to introduce him to the world of dogs. The puppies he has look like this.

Post: #58

(03-04-2016 06:26 AM)realologist Wrote:  My son wants a dog too. I think this would be a good one to introduce him to the world of dogs.

GO for it!
A dog is a great way to introduce young men to the important (masculine?) principles of trust,friendship and responsability.

And it has been mentioned before,dogs greatly compliment game.

Post: #59

(03-04-2016 06:26 AM)realologist Wrote:  I'm thinking of getting a husky/shepherd mix puppy. Someone I know has 3 puppies and I would enjoy one and training one. My son wants a dog too. I think this would be a good one to introduce him to the world of dogs. The puppies he has look like this.

I have a Husky Shepherd mix. She clearly blends visual traits of both dogs, but I would say the personality leans strongly to the Husky side. She is very willful, and if she gets loose, she'll run around for a while before she comes back.

She suffers during the hot part of the year. I don't think she'd do well in truly warm part of the country, like Houston or Orlando. She'd do much better in Minnesota or the Northeast.

Also, she sheds continually. She's a great dog, very loving. Part of her personality comes from the fact that she was abused and abandoned as a pup before we got her. This makes her fearful in some circumstances, and consequently, she will bite.

As with any dog, you have to take into account the breed characteristics when you decide what kind to get.

Post: #60

(02-27-2016 02:42 PM)General Stalin Wrote:  I've been in CO for barely 5 months and I am already so sick of dogs and girls with their dogs. Every fucking 20-something that lives here is a self-proclaimed "dog mom" give me a break.

Bubble jackets and dogs everywhere you look.

Isn't it awesome? No, but really, owning a dog. I've lived in Denver 4 years and have learned that owning a dog is a serious conversation-starter.

Here's my best buddy. Cattledog/Shepard/Akita(?) mix. Recently passed. Worse heartbreak than any woman could ever inflict.

Post: #61

(03-04-2016 08:49 AM)RoastBeefCurtains4Me Wrote:  

(03-04-2016 06:26 AM)realologist Wrote:  I'm thinking of getting a husky/shepherd mix puppy. Someone I know has 3 puppies and I would enjoy one and training one. My son wants a dog too. I think this would be a good one to introduce him to the world of dogs. The puppies he has look like this.

I have a Husky Shepherd mix. She clearly blends visual traits of both dogs, but I would say the personality leans strongly to the Husky side. She is very willful, and if she gets loose, she'll run around for a while before she comes back.

She suffers during the hot part of the year. I don't think she'd do well in truly warm part of the country, like Houston or Orlando. She'd do much better in Minnesota or the Northeast.

Also, she sheds continually. She's a great dog, very loving. Part of her personality comes from the fact that she was abused and abandoned as a pup before we got her. This makes her fearful in some circumstances, and consequently, she will bite.

As with any dog, you have to take into account the breed characteristics when you decide what kind to get.

I live in the Midwest so weather would not be too much of an issue except for the hottest months of the summer. Other than it would be fine. How do they do with water?

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^We don't take her swimming much. She's run and jumped in the creek before, and liked it quite a bit, but she dries very slowly due to the thick fur, and we don't want a wet dog in the car. If you have a dog like this and like to let it play in the water, I'm sure it would do fine.

Post: #63

There is part of the forest That I ve dubbed our Battle Arena,where we obviously have some good ole sparring fun.

Post: #64

Cane corso:



Very loyal dog.

Guard your house like no other.

Post: #65

+1 for Vizsla, my gf now wife had one when we met. The dog can run all day, loves to hunt animals, and stays relatively clean with her short fur. Also ours is super protective which isn't that common.

I noticed that several people mentioned the dog needing a big yard. Most of the dogs in Germany have a yard the size of an American living room. What the dogs really need is a long walk or run everyday. Our dog is perfectly happy sleeping on her bed when she's not going out for sports.

Post: #66

My pack having fun



I can upload a vid of a 20 second whirl but im not sure that d violate forum privacy standards

Post: #67

Bumping thread

Here is my little guy in full gear.
since this pic I've added a leather collar and am waiting to get a camouflage patterned Neoprene vest before we hit Denmark in a couple of weeks

Post: #68

How about great Pyrenees?

Post: #69

I've got one of those designer dogs that's half Jack Russel, half Bichon. When I was a child I had an Afghan Hound. You can't have cats and let these things run loose. They're usually pretty chill, but when he was about 5 or 6 years old he attacked my father. My father ended up with a sprained wrist in the ordeal. Could have been worse but my father's initial reaction to the attack was anger which spelled bad news for the dog. 6 months later it killed my brothers cat. We got rid of it.

When I was a teenager I got a black lab. He was pretty cool. He lived outdoors for 90% of his life. We lived on a farm on a river. When he was young, he was always dragging shit up from the river. Dead eels in July smell pretty bad. As he got old, he stopped going to the river to cool off in the summer. Instead, you'd look out the window and see him sitting in the pool. When he was around 10 his other dog companion went to live with my sister. It snowed one night. I opened the back and he walked right into the house, went to the sofa, climbed on it and slept for a day or two. He was done living the outdoor life exclusively. When he was young, he couldn't stay in the house more than 2-3 minutes without getting tense and nervous. Once he got old, he only stayed out long enough to shit and piss. When he got to the point when he couldn't wait for me to let him out, and he'd shit and piss on the floor, I knew he'd had lived the life most black labs had dreamed about. He walked the green mile. In 13 years, I never once gave him a bath. And he never smelled like anything but dog.

A lot of people look down on little dogs. Nothing pisses me off like people who buy a lab, and live in a 2 bedroom apartment. If my current dog shits on the floor, it's not a human size pile. At most he pisses 3-4 tablespoons. He pulls in just as much pussy as the bigger dogs. 3lbs of dog food lasts over a month.

Post: #70

I had a Bishon Frise. Nice little friendly dog. Good memories.

Post: #71

My guy got a neoprene vest,redneck edition.
It was really useful in the danish weather,particularly when outdoors where there are even LESS obstacles for the constant wind to hit you from everywhere

Post: #72

Had to put our 13.5 year old Shepherd down yesterday. I'm pretty crushed, but going through old photos has given me some laughs and nostalgia. My world just got a little darker, dogs definitely bring light wherever they are; loyalty, friendship, unconditional love, all difficult to find in this world nowadays.

Post: #73

My sentiments, losing a canine friend is always a hard hit but as you said yourself the moments lived more than are worth it and its up to us to make the memory live on and put it's lessons to use

Post: #74

(11-07-2016 04:08 PM)TheFinalEpic Wrote:  Had to put our 13.5 year old Shepherd down yesterday. I'm pretty crushed, but going through old photos has given me some laughs and nostalgia. My world just got a little darker, dogs definitely bring light wherever they are; loyalty, friendship, unconditional love, all difficult to find in this world nowadays.

This can definitely be one of the toughest things to take. When someone is sad, you sometimes hear it said that they look like their dog just died. I learned what this really meant when one of our dogs died years ago. I don't look forward to it with our current dogs, who are starting to show their age.

My condolences.

Post: #75

Thanks for your thoughts guys. I't crazy how much you can learn from an animal, and I'll always keep her spirit and memory close. I know I'll get through it, and hoping for a Trump win tomorrow; I know she was too:



RIP girl