RiverCityDave
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Good dog for young kids... (1 Viewer)
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I don't post much
scottm
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LOL. My grandfather was a tinkerer/engineer, built interesting gadgets around the house. One was a spring-loaded arm that swept across the bird bath when he pulled a string from inside the house.
RiverCityDave
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Yep there it is, in all its glory
You sure prefer to go around the block to get next door.
How about a Bovier? They are a bigger dog but they are a workign dog and they herd by pushing not biting. And very loyal.
bouviers are great looking dogs. and pretty tough, too. lotta hair, though..and big poo to clean up. lady walks 3 of them by my office in downtown manhattan. they are impressive dogs. she carries big poo bags. 
scottm
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I'm still finding wads of hair from the newf we had for a year several years ago. It was endless.
you know skillet, i've been remiss...just told you about my present dog. but i have had a bunch of other breeds. i'm not nearly the expert tofu is , but ill give you my impressions of dogs i've had
**miniature schnauzer.... yappy, snappy, hyper, dog aggressive, fearless, great watchdog, smart, cute. runs away when it gets out. not really the best kid dog
**standard schnauzer... bigger, less extreme version of the mini, but similar. decent kid dog
**yellow lab.... absurdly smart...mine looked both ways when crossing the street, calm, always came home, quiet, decent watchdog. shed...a lot. awesome kid dog
**malamute.... snappy, dog aggressive,food and bone possessive, huge sheder, howled, not the friendliest dog. reminded me of a big,canine cat. a biter...NOT a good kid dog
**foxhound.....never shut the fck up, a real runner when he got out, shedder, sweet...no problem taking his bone from him, he was great with kids
**staffordshire bull terrier... had 2 of them...female was sweet, great dog. male was scary...we sent him away. although the female was sweet, not comfortable with kids around a dog with that kind of crushing bite.(she never bit, though)
**soft coated wheaten terrier......smart, non shedding, very non-terrier like behavior....not aggressive, calm, not yappy, crappy watchdog...only barked when the pizza guy rang the doorbell. great with kids.....couldnt get it to bite if you tried. 45lb lap dog. i cant say enough good things about the breed
**airedale.....not yappy, very smart... barks when he wants to play or go out, slaps his bowl when he's thirsty, non-shedding, not dog aggressive but can be with poor socialization, great with kids(again, with proper socialization)..but can sometimes not realize his size and little ones get knocked down. anyone can take his food or bone from him, great watchdog, very affectionate...65lb lap dog wannabe
a final note...most terriers are not very good off-leash dogs. theyre smart enough to know you cant catch them and they do what they want. i'm currently training the airedale with an e-collar. the wheaten i trained with tennis balls..id hit him in the ass with a tennis ball when he ignored my command off leash. it worked. same basic thing as an e-collar
hope this helps in some way
, but ill give you my impressions of dogs i've had**miniature schnauzer.... yappy, snappy, hyper, dog aggressive, fearless, great watchdog, smart, cute. runs away when it gets out. not really the best kid dog
**standard schnauzer... bigger, less extreme version of the mini, but similar. decent kid dog
**yellow lab.... absurdly smart...mine looked both ways when crossing the street, calm, always came home, quiet, decent watchdog. shed...a lot. awesome kid dog
**malamute.... snappy, dog aggressive,food and bone possessive, huge sheder, howled, not the friendliest dog. reminded me of a big,canine cat. a biter...NOT a good kid dog
**foxhound.....never shut the fck up, a real runner when he got out, shedder, sweet...no problem taking his bone from him, he was great with kids
**staffordshire bull terrier... had 2 of them...female was sweet, great dog. male was scary...we sent him away. although the female was sweet, not comfortable with kids around a dog with that kind of crushing bite.(she never bit, though)
**soft coated wheaten terrier......smart, non shedding, very non-terrier like behavior....not aggressive, calm, not yappy, crappy watchdog...only barked when the pizza guy rang the doorbell. great with kids.....couldnt get it to bite if you tried. 45lb lap dog. i cant say enough good things about the breed
**airedale.....not yappy, very smart... barks when he wants to play or go out, slaps his bowl when he's thirsty, non-shedding, not dog aggressive but can be with poor socialization, great with kids(again, with proper socialization)..but can sometimes not realize his size and little ones get knocked down. anyone can take his food or bone from him, great watchdog, very affectionate...65lb lap dog wannabe
a final note...most terriers are not very good off-leash dogs. theyre smart enough to know you cant catch them and they do what they want. i'm currently training the airedale with an e-collar. the wheaten i trained with tennis balls..id hit him in the ass with a tennis ball when he ignored my command off leash. it worked. same basic thing as an e-collar
hope this helps in some way
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Hydrogen peroxide kills cells. You should use something else.
But they don't really shed. They have hair and fur and the hair holds the fur in. And they can be shaved in the summer.a lot of fur on those bastards...
I wish I could afford to buy one. They have a tendency to be a bit expensive.
I met one Bouvier, and he was not nice.
I saw that. Good on ya that you deleted it. It was unfunny.
scottm
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Good joke poorly executed. Perhaps it could've been saved, but the spark that initiated it was gone.
*sigh* Off day, huh?
Everyone is going to say that whatever their dog is makes the best dog, but let me throw my German Shorthair in the mix.
Dave, I think your nails need a fresh coat.
Kidding aside, my best friend had two GSHPs growing up. Both were great, but a little too energetic. Years later he adopted a German wire-haired pointer. Now THAT was an awesome dog. They're supposed to be the same as GSHPs, but this one was pretty mellow. He was named "Goof". LOVE that damned dog.
