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Black Lab needs home...
YouTube - Lab Rescue in Jacksonville Florida, Marley
This Black Lab was found lying in a ditch - just after sitting alone by the roadside for a week in front of someones house. Pitiful but getting much better.
YouTube - Lab Rescue in Jacksonville Florida, Marley
This Black Lab was found lying in a ditch - just after sitting alone by the roadside for a week in front of someones house. Pitiful but getting much better.
Airedale. Excellent family dogs, don't shed, and are intimidating. Mine has never been aggressive to other dogs or people, but he is protective and would defend us if necessary. They are an active breed so they would be a great running companion until it's summer, and then they are huge couch potatoes and want to lay by the ac. They are also gentle with little kids and very protective of them. They are known as the jack-of-all-trades because they do everything that other breeds do, but they do it better. As you can tell I have a complete un-bias opinion. Airedale Terrier Information and Pictures, Airedale Terriers
The first pic is at 7 weeks and the second is at 6 months.
The first pic is at 7 weeks and the second is at 6 months.
The Norcal Boxer rescue won't place a dog if you're kids are younger than 5
I hear ya: somehow it's okay for me to foster dobermans that I would't be qualified to adopt, due to my work schedule.
Don't give up though -- I found a sweet ol gal at the local pound, almost the very first time I started seriously looking.
I did some work for the local Airedale rescue -- neat dogs, fairly reserved with me, but accepting. Still a Terrier though, which is to say keen on critters in the earth in the same way that birding dogs wanna grab the little suckers outta the sky.
My bro's two heelers just popped out a load of VERY cute blue/red cross puppies. PM me w/your e if'n you wanna see some pix & you're in reasonable driving distance from Ft Collins area.
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If you're stuck on a boxer you don't need to rescue one. Somewhere around 20-25% of boxers are born white and not technically saleable by breed standards. Breeders will (are supposed to anyway) not sell them.
You'd need to agree to get it fixed, etc. and there would be a contract of some sort involving the spay / neuter thing. Basically a hunerd dollar free dog.
The down side? As I understand it aside from not being good in the direct sunshine, healthwise, the whites have two recessive genes that are associated with other potential health problems. Some deaf at birth, some w/ curious skin probs, etc.
Personally though I don't know that I'd get the typical boxer pup to keep unsupervised around young kids. When they get amped up they can easily be way more dog than a 5 year old can handle and you can bet on them getting pretty excitable at least a couple times every day. Barking, running full tilt, jumping, etc... they've got more play in them than a lot of other dogs and they're pretty physical. The one we've got will run at you, jump up in the air and push you in the chest and bark in your face. I like a dog w/ a lot of spunk but that behavior could easily be overwhelming for a young kid if not potentially uh, not good at all.
Xlnt dogs, smart, etc. but probably better w/ adults or kids old enough to take control.
You'd need to agree to get it fixed, etc. and there would be a contract of some sort involving the spay / neuter thing. Basically a hunerd dollar free dog.
The down side? As I understand it aside from not being good in the direct sunshine, healthwise, the whites have two recessive genes that are associated with other potential health problems. Some deaf at birth, some w/ curious skin probs, etc.
Personally though I don't know that I'd get the typical boxer pup to keep unsupervised around young kids. When they get amped up they can easily be way more dog than a 5 year old can handle and you can bet on them getting pretty excitable at least a couple times every day. Barking, running full tilt, jumping, etc... they've got more play in them than a lot of other dogs and they're pretty physical. The one we've got will run at you, jump up in the air and push you in the chest and bark in your face. I like a dog w/ a lot of spunk but that behavior could easily be overwhelming for a young kid if not potentially uh, not good at all.
Xlnt dogs, smart, etc. but probably better w/ adults or kids old enough to take control.
It is probely her hip. My dad always the eyes and hips in heelers are the first to go
I don't know anything about caving and s***, but I'll probably never own a dog that's not a heeler. My girl hits 10 in a couple months. I can tell that she is starting to slow down..
It is probely her hip. My dad always the eyes and hips in heelers are the first to go
or she's just getting lazy in her old age.... which I think is the case. She still gets after it, but just doesn't have the stamina anymore... which is my fault for not working her hard enough and letting her get lazy over the last couple of years.
Bad Dad!
Sporin
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Next time around I'm getting the lazyest lab I can find. 
airedales are good dogs, they used to use them as courriers in WWI.
I vote great dane. I have one that is 13 (yes, that's really old) and she's always been a lay around cool dog. She loves the baby and she's smart as a whip. The dog can open doors, knows the diffrence between toys and places I tell her to go lay down, she doesn't lick (I hate that), and she hates cats.
Good dog.
Good dog.
You're right! There's something to be said for mutts.
Our 90 lb mutt appearing 120lbs does a great job keeping thieves and missionaries away from our house, although all he really wants is a biscuit...
...except during thunderstorms during which he is hides in the closet.
The Bullmastiff will probably knock your younger girl down by accident on occasion as they are growing up, but just about any puppy will.
The Bullmastiff and Children
Most Bullmastiffs are good with children if they are brought up with children and common sense is used. Never forget that while not an aggressive dog, the Bullmastiff is a guard dog, and will be protective of those he is guarding, particularly if they are children. If he fears your child is in danger, he will react. If other children are at your home and are running, screaming, wrestling or punching each other, the dog may not be able to distinguish whether those actions are serious or not. If he perceives they are serious, he may try to interfere, and while not intending to, may inadvertently injure a child. The Bullmastiff should never be left unsupervised with other children and the dominant puppy in a Bullmastiff litter should NEVER be placed in a home with young children.
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I'm really leaning towards going to the shelter and seeing if they have any medium size dogs that were known to be good with children and don't appear to have any
werd
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Pitbulls have gotten a bad rap over the years, mostly due to their owners, Mike Vick, and media attention. So any dog that may have some pit in its blood is automatically "labeled" as bad, killer, etc.
My sister has a humane shelter special. He is a bull dog mix (with some pit). Sweet dog, great around children, and a great guard dog (He REALLY doesn't like the mail man). His demeanor is basically chilled out.
Although when provoked by another dog, he will whip it's a**! Dogs will be dogs...
I am not a fan of this, it is one thing to let your kids finish a fight if someone else starts it. It is another thing for your dogs to. Injuries are too easy in a dog fight. If your dog chews on another dog for sniffing it's butt, that is not the type of dog I personaly would want. I'll be there with my dog to kick the living crap out of the offending mutt...
Both my dogs back off when told or they get a "talking" to..
I have a preference to Golden Retrievers and Labs. We have both. The Golden we got her when she was 8 months old. We knew she was the right dog when our son, who had just learned to walk, fell in the yard when we went to see about him immediately and would not leave him until he got up. She has a very strong maternal instinct and is very protective of children (not just ours). She's a happy go lucky golden as long as my wife or I are around the kids. As soon as we are out of sight and she is with the kids, she's on duty. She's now 11 and sadly has a range of health problems. We recently adopted a female yellow lab that is 2 1/2. She a real goof who never got much training or attention from her previous owners. In a few weeks she has come a long way and is settling down nicely. As the Lab was when we got her, she would not be adoptable to people with small children - unless your kids are good bowling pins. Personally, I'd rather adopt a dog which is no longer a puppy. Their temperment is much more obvious and they are not chewing through your house.
Pitbulls have gotten a bad rap over the years, mostly due to trailer trash douche bag pieces of s*** that own them.
I have a small penis and when provoked by another dog, will whip it's a**! Dogs will be dogs...
You're an idiot and pits are complete junk.
You, Sir, are the voice of reason and have much you could teach guys like werd.
I would be cautious about intervening in some dog fights. You might end up with a large medical bill as well.
Very true, but my pups are just like my kids. I am not gonna let them get torn apart..
Local pit bull that was SUPPOSE TO BE A BIG BABY BIT SOME OLD LADY and the DOG was put to sleep.....all she was doing was walking across the street
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