semlin
curmudgeon
there is a pretty spirited debate on that subject over here which, as always, reflects well on pit bull owners...
http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-7738.html
Will getting another dog help my dog's attitude?
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there is a pretty spirited debate on that subject over here which, as always, reflects well on pit bull owners...
http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-7738.html
Why do so many of them type in ALL CAPS?
They make no mention of ligers. I wonder if a pit bull could take on a liger? What about a wolverine/liger cross breed?
My Newf /Border mix would just howl all the time when alone. Once we got him a pack member to hang out with he was fine.
semlin
curmudgeon
Why do so many of them type in ALL CAPS?
They make no mention of ligers. I wonder if a pit bull could take on a liger? What about a wolverine/liger cross breed?
cruiserdan is the expert on ligers but I think their magic skills would defeat the pitbull easily.
I was wondering when someone would bring up Ligers.
So, would a wolverine crossed with a liger be a wiger?
So, would a wolverine crossed with a liger be a wiger?
Would it listen to rap while driving mommy's minivan?
Oh, wait, that's something else. . . . .
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Is my dog thread being TUT'ed?
I have 2 boxers that are about 1.5 yrs old. Got one as a pup and adopted the other at 1yr. as a companion. They are double trouble... Acutally they are less damaging for the most part. They will play outside for hours at a time. I've noticed that boxers playing are very vocal and it truly sounds like a dog fight. They both love it though so I'm assuming they are having fun. Never any blood or anyone hurt. Funny thing is that they have two dog houses and two crates inside that they sleep in at night. They will always crawl into one dog house together and never use the second one. They are identical. Same with the crates. They always try to go into the same one. We seperate them or they will start playing at all hours of the night.
Anyway I'd vote for a second dog. They most likely will become life long companions. Plus as an added bonus I don't feel guilty leaving two of them in the yard during the day when I'm gone.
Anyway I'd vote for a second dog. They most likely will become life long companions. Plus as an added bonus I don't feel guilty leaving two of them in the yard during the day when I'm gone.
semlin
curmudgeon
like the mighty wolverine, i hunt alone.
semlin, you could go hunt together with WOLVERINEowner. He had the best opinion, imo, in the thread you linked.
sorry, chase.
sorry, chase.
crushers
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sorry, yah yellow lab, the garburator...i can not beleive how much that dog can eat and then just lay aroudn for hours and hours and if you call him he lifts his head and looks at you as much to say "you really expect me to move?" "oh, you wnat me to go for a walk" and he is all over yah trying to get into the truck...
crushers
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i guess i have just seen the lazy ones... i will have to pay more attention at the dog walk, maybe i have not been looking...
I've found that, if you get dogs that are similar in energy-output and os similar age, two is better than one.
But... I did that a few years ago, when we rescued our pbt/rhodesian ridgeback mix, Rufus. At the time, he was supposed to be two, and my mostly-large terrier Heinz57, Midnight was still very playful & young-acting.
Now, Midnight is about to turn 13 and he's no longer interested in too much rough play, but Rufus, depsite being about 7 (the vet apparently was wrong on Rufus' age at her original guesstimate), still wants to play 24/7.
I have to keep them separated, these days, coz Rufus never knows when to leave Midnight alone ..... and, depsite being smaller, older, and a predominately terrier mix, Midnight has torn Rufus (a pit mix) apart a few times, just in attempt to enforce his leave-me-the-f-alone attitude.
After having to take Rufus for a few unhappy visits to the pricy Vet Emergency Clinic, I no longer let them two of them out together, at the same time. Not unsupervised, anyway.
But... I did that a few years ago, when we rescued our pbt/rhodesian ridgeback mix, Rufus. At the time, he was supposed to be two, and my mostly-large terrier Heinz57, Midnight was still very playful & young-acting.
Now, Midnight is about to turn 13 and he's no longer interested in too much rough play, but Rufus, depsite being about 7 (the vet apparently was wrong on Rufus' age at her original guesstimate), still wants to play 24/7.
I have to keep them separated, these days, coz Rufus never knows when to leave Midnight alone ..... and, depsite being smaller, older, and a predominately terrier mix, Midnight has torn Rufus (a pit mix) apart a few times, just in attempt to enforce his leave-me-the-f-alone attitude.
After having to take Rufus for a few unhappy visits to the pricy Vet Emergency Clinic, I no longer let them two of them out together, at the same time. Not unsupervised, anyway.
Let me first comment on the topic of this thread. Every dog should have a playmate. You're not always around and dogs are simple minded. They don't see the world as you do and they don't apply logic to what they're doing to entertain themselves. IMO two dogs get into less trouble than one.
Now on to another subject this thread has brought about. I have a Lab and he is both fat and lazy. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT he will run himself to the edge of death for his ball....or whatever he is in love with at the time. My Lab is not a consistantly active dog like my Dobe or German Shepherds I have known and owned. He's like a light switch...................and most of the time he's off
Now on to another subject this thread has brought about. I have a Lab and he is both fat and lazy. BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT he will run himself to the edge of death for his ball....or whatever he is in love with at the time. My Lab is not a consistantly active dog like my Dobe or German Shepherds I have known and owned. He's like a light switch...................and most of the time he's off
I agree completely: Two dogs (or two cats, for that matter) are far less likely to get into too much trouble, when left alone, than is one.
Even in my case, with my two dogs, when I'm gone, Midnight will often lie in the front hall, a few feet away from Rufus' crate. (when he's not curled up with my 8 cats, on one of the beds upstairs) It's as if he wants Rufus' company... but not the constant rough play, anymore.
Depends
I've found that a lot of the dog's temperment depends on how it grew up. Some really like the company of other dogs, some are threatened by it. Whatever they learned as a pup usually galvanizes their personality, and demeaner.
Most like company, and it sounds like yours does, so I would find a 8 week old puppy, so it will grow to your now 1 year old as his companion as well.
HTH,
DTaylor
I've found that a lot of the dog's temperment depends on how it grew up. Some really like the company of other dogs, some are threatened by it. Whatever they learned as a pup usually galvanizes their personality, and demeaner.
Most like company, and it sounds like yours does, so I would find a 8 week old puppy, so it will grow to your now 1 year old as his companion as well.
HTH,
DTaylor
