Good doggy. A big, juicy bone for your dinner tonight.

Bow-WOW!

TRUTHHURTS-That would be more than double than your 130lbs. Or as the article says 308 lbs. This is one big fucking dog.

I had a chance to meet such a dog of the same breed. He looked like he wanted to eat something or some one. In fact this dog was a push over. For a good ear scratching he would stay there till you wore out. Great dog, needs to be rewarded. Several bovine subjects must be sacrificed.

Truthhurts,

your 11:40 post is a bit vague.... am I to take it that the dog makes a good companion?

;)

the dog is an excellent companion and an excellent watch dog, VERY protective.

when we got the dog, the dog's parents owner gave us a demonstration. The father (dog) was sitting on the front step, the dog's owner went out into the yard and pretended to be grabbing their 12 year old kid. the dog un prompted,raced down and started to leap onto the dog owner.

The father (dog) was sitting on the front step, the dog's owner went out into the yard and pretended to be grabbing their 12 year old kid. the dog un prompted,raced down and started to leap onto the dog owner.


Posted by truthhurts at 2008-06-09 02:42 PM | Reply | Flag:

Wow, so he's like any dog I've ever seen? That is impressive...

Me too. Ruff!

Larry Johnson

Grrrrr! Ruff sex rules!
Sincerely,
jOHnsOn

Wow, so he's like any dog I've ever seen? That is impressive...


Actually, a dog that can't differentiate a kidnapper from the alpha leader is pretty odd. That is how kids get hurt. Certainly no way to raise a good guard dog, or even a companion dog.

Dogs need discipline, everyday. A happy and useful dog understands perfectly what his role in the group is. A dog that would attack its' leader for grabbing another member of the pack is stupid, useless, and dangerous.

....sounds like a bullshit--my dad can beat up your dad--story, or just a poorly (un)trained dog...

"308 pounds"?

Wowsers! That's one MASSIVE Mastiff!

"Cromwell"?

Named after the "Lord Protecter" of the English Commonwealth?

How apropos is that?!

Good dog!

Be Well.

R8,
I've never seen a family dog do anything other than excitedly and playfully "attack" (my dog grabs one of his toys and brings it to the scene of the rough-housing and then tries to get me to wrestle with him as opposed to the family member).

Real growling, aggressive behavior, or an actual bite are never part of the equation. If so, that would be one dead dog.

Agreed, 101.

Dogs aren't stupid, you can't trick 'em into thinking the alpha is kidnapping another pack member. I've seen that "grab me and watch what Fido does" trick before. The dog is usually playing what it thinks is a game. One person acts like they are being hurt and the dog jumps and barks poised to attack. It ain't real, and it is no indication of how the dog will react to an intruder.

I want to get a dog. Not a huge mastiff, though.
Just a small to medium-sized mutt -- maybe a mix of part cockerspaniel and part whatever.

CaliChris,

I highly suggest you get a dog.
They are wonderful companions and great fun.
From what I have been able to gleen from you I think you would be a great pet owner.

Anyway

308 lbs of miffed Mastiff after the idiot who pissed him off in the first place?
Tell me-when they looked for the intruder-did they check the dog's stool later?


GOOD DOGGIE! Here-have a bone-in fact-have a ham-we'll toss in a stray cat for desert.

Just a small to medium-sized mutt

Of all the dogs I have owned, pound pups are the best. Find one that is a couple of years old who will appreciate his new home more than most. You live in LA, I bet there is an animal shelter with 100 dogs of this description who can't wait for you to save them.

You wont regret it.

As far as just what will this dog mount?

This will require our expert at such things-


Ride_On!!!

CHRIS

I want to echo R8RH8R

Your local animal shelter will have dozens to choose from.

As someone who's a volunteer with dog rescue groups I want to say don't let skittishness ward you off a dog you'd like. Being in a shelter is a traumatic experience for a dog. Im my experience I've never taken one home to foster that didn't come around in a few days with some good old TLC and treats.

You'd be a great pet owner as compassionate as you are.

if you go with a shelter dog, get one that has only been there a few days, they go nuts within a week or so, from what I have read

BTW I take it CC wont be getting a chihuahua

From what I have been able to gleen from you I think you would be a great pet owner.

Anyway

Posted by _2112_ at 2008-06-09 05:25 PM

Thanks, 2112. I like critters -- most of them anyway. (grin)

308 pounds!

That's Bow-Ouch!

CC--Golden Retrievers are great dogs.

Do not get a Jack Russell Terrier--awful dogs--never stops moving. The book says you have to walk the dog in the am for 2 hours and then 2 hours at the pm. Pay your children to walk the dog and your neighbors to walk the dog. And then do this for the next 10 years.

You know they have doggie books--or online and you can read about what kind of dog you might like to have around.

My 13 pound chihuahua is enough to make the UPS and
fedex blow their horns for a signature. I can't imagine his personality in a 100+ pound dog. That would be dangerous and deadly.

That reminds me of a dit from my childhood. We had an ex-showdog boxer, Danny (his real name was long and complicated) his breeders wanted him to retire from the show ring so he was put out to pasture so to speak with me mum and me sister and me. He was a huge, and beautiful boy, he even had his own couch :) Danny always used to sleep on the bottom of my mother's bed. One night we heard a noise downstairs, mum nudged Danny and said "go see" he flew down the stairs and tore the ever loving treacle out of a burgler. We called the police, when they arrived they were in the hall and there was a large pool of pee on the hall floorway. Mum apologized to the police and said "I am sorry I think Danny was so excited he peed on the floor" the policeman said "are you sure it was the dog? cause if that bloody thing had come down the stairs at me I'd have done more than piss myself". They found the burgler in the end, simply by monitoring Emergency Room visitors, the guy with the very large dog bites on his arms was quickly caught. Danny was my hero. Cromwell should be given many bones, on regular occasions, for a long, long time.

If Larry was the burglar, the dog wouldn't have had a chance.

CC--Golden Retrievers are great dogs.

MURPHY

I have one laying on my feet right now. He's the fourth one I've adopted in my life. What gentle and loving boy. And to think he was a day away from euthanasia. What a waste that would have been. He's been a therapy dog for pediatric trauma patients ever since I got him. I just drop him off for the whole day and the kids eyes light up when they see him. Usually when I come to pick him up at the end of the day he's either on his back getting brushed or sound asleep in one of the kids beds. If angels are allowed to take earthly forms I suspect it's as golden retrievers. I'd better wake him up and go play ball with him.

:-)

It's too bad that the dog only got the T-shirt.

Chris...go to the pound on a weekday so there's not a lot of children getting them all worked up. Ask for a chair and have the attendant point out those that are on death row. Take a seat and avoid speaking or making any gestures. Once they get used to your presence in the room, observe which one is calmly looking at you, as most will stop barking and become easily distracted. Eventually the one you want will ask you to save their life. You just have to listen.

In college, I worked in a county animal shelter. It became clear rather quickly that I was not emotionally suited for the position, as some people consider castaway pets as simply animals--others see them as something much more than that.

We have a beautiful new 5-year old 50 pound Chow Chow that we adopted a week ago. He was saved from being put down by a Chow rescue organization and we were fortunate to get him.

Chows are hard for shelters to place because of prejudice against the breed. We have adopted three others in the past and all have been great pets.

This one is a dream dog. His behavior is near perfect and he loves having his belly scratched.

When a stranger comes in the yard, however, he sounds like he is going to chew through the front door to get at them. Once they have been approved by us, no problem, he is as friendly as he can be.

CalifChris: If you are serious about wanting a small to medium-size dog, take a look at the Havanese. These are big dogs in small packages. They are in the Toy Group but are sturdy and are NOT yappy little ankle biters. After over 25 years living with Golden Retrievers it became necessary for us to 'scale down' the size of our companions. I spent 2 years researching various breeds and settled on the Havanese because they are very similar in temperament to the Goldens. They are actually smarter than Goldens in that, while a Golden Retriever is highly trainable, it is not necessarily creatively intelligent. Havanese are creative and they are intelligent. VERY intelligent. They also have an inborn desire to herd, which is pretty funny considering their size (8 1/2 - 11 1/2 inches at the shoulder). They are used in Cuba to herd poultry flocks and many Havanese fanciers in the US keep fancy chickens for their Havanese to herd. You can check them out at www.havanese.org Oh...and one more big point: They don't shed! Ours go on tent camping adventures with us and have out-hiked our Goldens. Great little dogs! Our older Hav tree'd a raccoon about twice her size two years ago. That raccoon didn't come down out of the tree for 2 hours after Smudge got done telling it who was who and what was what in HER yard!

do yourself a favor and research the dog breeds. lots of good information is out there to educate yourself. Be honest with yourself as to what you will be able to give to a dog, time, energy, space, etc. If you get the wrong dog you could hate life.

We got a lab a couple years ago and the dog was way too hiper for us. Older labs are wonderful but the first couple of years they are both high energy and big ass dogs. We gave him up for adoption. doing a great deal of research we found the cane corso mastiff that has a great personality fit for our family.

we also have an 8 yr old beagle springer spaniel mix, looks just like snoopy

Eventually the one you want will ask you to save their life.

A bit dramatic but rescuing a dog from the pound is a good way to get a loyal friend.

I was just attempting to advise her to take her time with her selection. In my brief time working at the shelter, I noticed most people make their adoption selections too quickly based simply on appearance, and rarely on real compatibility or practicality.

And you, out of all the buckaroos around here, should have noticed between the words in my dramatic little admonition the main reason why I had to quit the job. Sometimes it's not the words, but the spaces between. But there I go again...

DAWNGLO

Your comment about 'herding' reminded me of a funny thing that happened at our house:

My wife's cousin brought over their two 4 month oil Australian Shepherd puppies. They went straight to the back of the fenced in area of our property where my wife had put two plastic pink flamingos and began to herd them. Funniest thing I'd seen in a long time LOL

DUTCH

I understand where you were coming from. It's heartbreaking to spend time at a shelter. I look at them and know most of them got out of someone's yard or were abandoned and scared. I go to shelters now and then as part of the rescue work I volunteer for. But, I always come loaded with boxes of different sized Milk Bones and toys to at least give them something to play with and a tasty treat. It takes everything I have to not bring all of them home with me. Puppy mill owners have no idea of the misery they cause.

308 lbs!? Sure it's a dog and not a gorilla?

308 lbs!? Sure it's a dog and not a gorilla?

American, that must have been VERY funny to watch! We have a Meyer's Parrot and the dogs have tried to herd him in the past but he will have none of that nonsense! It took him a while but eventually the dogs figured out that if they want to keep their noses intact they need to find other things around here to herd. They try working with the squirrels but that doesn't work out very well, either. By the way, now that Havanese are so popular they are showing up in puppy mills and can be found in breed rescue as well as pounds and shelters, unfortunately. However, the national and local breed clubs are having an effect through our very active public education programs in which we stress the important of health testing parents of litters. Due to our aggressive campaign, many of the puppy mills in the Midwest are divesting themselves of their Havanese, because too many people are asking questions about health testing. This makes us VERY happy.

DAWNGLO

Puppy mill owners should be required by law to work in a shelter for a solid week to see the misery their breeding brings.

Too many people get puppies, refuse to train them, and get rid of them when they get big or won't come on command.

It takes me about a day to thoroughly train a dog. "Sit, lay down, come, etc). Leash training maybe a couple of days.

Also, if people were only responsible enough to have their dogs fixed shelters would be a lot more empty IMHO.

Dutch46

...Eventually the one you want will ask you to save their life. You just have to listen.

I know just what you were trying to convey about being able to "listen."
You wrote a very intuitive post.


To everyone else who gave me some great suggestions --

Thanks! I've saved this thread

CHRIS

I could also suggest you adopt TWO dogs. They like having a buddy to hang with, and when you're not home they have each other. I got more than one the first time many years ago. Always had it that way ever since.

If you're getting a small/medium dog a second one won't take up any more space.

:-)