Also, due to the white hair, they are prone to sunburns, so you must limit their exposure. Not to say you can’t take them out to do stuff, just don’t leave them in the backyard with no shade for an hour or two.
[quote]boatguy wrote:
Also, due to the white hair, they are prone to sunburns, so you must limit their exposure. Not to say you can’t take them out to do stuff, just don’t leave them in the backyard with no shade for an hour or two.[/quote]
Hmm strange. Never heard this before and have not had an issue with mine.
I’ll look up the guy, the breeder i’ve been
talking w/ now has johnson’s and then blends as well. ideally, trying to get the drive and energy of the scott into the more traditional look.
it seems, for me anyway, i dig the size and look of the johnson w/ a slight bit of scott look, e.g. the face not quite so bully or underbit w/ the jaw. she is going to work w/ me on what my needs are in terms of physical look + the fact that we are active, i’ll do schutzhund w/ him, perhaps some pulling and he better learn to hike a bit and run somewhat.
here is another pic of the above dog, this guy will likely be the father. thanks for the replies…i miss having a dog. i still love working shepherds but after having one for 13yr, i want to try something else, perhaps when the bully is 2-3 i’ll get a shepherd puppy. and a pug!
Also…we’ll be naming him “Big Nasty.” well…ronnie or coleman or ronnie coleman. ronald when he’s in trouble.
I’ve know two of them and wasn’t impressed.
However, the owner let the dog/s have their way. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they made good dogs with appropriate training.
This just my opinion. I dislike their coloration and think they are ugly as hell.
I feed my dog Fromm - its a no corn no gluten food, it cost more, but its more nutritionally dense, so they eat less and it almost works out to the same as when i was buying super cheap food… I have a giant schaunzer so he eats a good bit…
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…
[quote]Ratchet wrote:
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…[/quote]
I agree for the most part. Every dog I have had up to this point came from a shelter. This is the first one from a breeder. One thing I can tell you is that breeding matters. Adopting a pet also means you may have to fix someone else’s problems.
My last dog was from a shelter at 3 weeks old. Even by then he had kennel cough and remained afraid of any place that looked like that kennel…like the vet.
The dog I have now will take a shower with me and be cool with it. I have never had such an easy time washing a dog.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Ratchet wrote:
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…[/quote]
I agree for the most part. Every dog I have had up to this point came from a shelter. This is the first one from a breeder. One thing I can tell you is that breeding matters. Adopting a pet also means you may have to fix someone else’s problems.
My last dog was from a shelter at 3 weeks old. Even by then he had kennel cough and remained afraid of any place that looked like that kennel…like the vet.
The dog I have now will take a shower with me and be cool with it. I have never had such an easy time washing a dog.[/quote]
Um
Fucking weirdo…
[quote]Ratchet wrote:
I feed my dog Fromm - its a no corn no gluten food, it cost more, but its more nutritionally dense, so they eat less and it almost works out to the same as when i was buying super cheap food… I have a giant schaunzer so he eats a good bit…
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…[/quote]
I got my shepherd fixed…at age 10. Sorry, but if you having a working dog and want him to keep his drive, T-levels, maleness overall it’s my belief to have him keep his balls. I have mine you have yours…guess what, dogs should keep theirs too.
At very least, folks shouldn’t fix their dogs until age 2-3, allow a dog to at minimum reach sexual maturity and develop hormonally etc.
SURE I’LL GET A SHIT STORM OF REPLYS ON THIS ONE. My yellow lab Ducky is a fucking killer and he got his testicles removed at 6wks old.
Also, i see the commercials w/ Sara Mclachlan…in the arms of the angels…bla bla bla look i’ll rescue a damn dog eventually. tons of good dogs in shelters yes.
but…i want to raise him form 8wks mold him and i want him to WORK, e.g. schutzhund, pulling, tracking, etc. so for me…the one thing i love and want to be “my relax thing, my buddy” i’ll do as i want.
and who are all these folks letting unfixed dogs run wild, dogs aren’t just running off and fucking each other. i had an unfixed male for years and years, he never escaped my care, ran off and banged a bunch of labs and/or poodles. there aren’t shephdoodles or shepherlabs running a muck becuse my boy kept his coin purse. christ.
^ I am pretty sure you can find a vet that will fix them but leave the balls. I have been fixed, and the doc left my balls.
An ugly dog if it there is any.
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
An ugly dog if it there is any.[/quote]
Why are my ears ringing???
Pugs, now those are ugly
Rescue dogs can be great or a disaster. I’ve had one of each. Getting a puppy at 8 weeks is the best, you can brain wash them for your specific needs. That’s what I’ve done and I have no dog problems.
I don’t think anybody’s asked, but what do you plan to do with him? Personal protection (man stopper), area security, Shutzhund, just a pet? A dog that is naturally aggressive toward humans is the absolute WORST candidate to be encouraged to bite btw. People friendliness is a must in a stable, safe and effective worker.
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Ratchet wrote:
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…[/quote]
I agree for the most part. Every dog I have had up to this point came from a shelter. This is the first one from a breeder. One thing I can tell you is that breeding matters. Adopting a pet also means you may have to fix someone else’s problems.
My last dog was from a shelter at 3 weeks old. Even by then he had kennel cough and remained afraid of any place that looked like that kennel…like the vet.
The dog I have now will take a shower with me and be cool with it. I have never had such an easy time washing a dog.[/quote]
Um
Fucking weirdo…[/quote]
The dog gets to places he can’t reach. Took a little peanut butter training at first though.
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Ratchet wrote:
Any dog can be a great if you raise them right… do us all a favor and adopt though, then get them fixed, there are more dogs then there are good homes…[/quote]
I agree for the most part. Every dog I have had up to this point came from a shelter. This is the first one from a breeder. One thing I can tell you is that breeding matters. Adopting a pet also means you may have to fix someone else’s problems.
My last dog was from a shelter at 3 weeks old. Even by then he had kennel cough and remained afraid of any place that looked like that kennel…like the vet.
The dog I have now will take a shower with me and be cool with it. I have never had such an easy time washing a dog.[/quote]
Um
Fucking weirdo…[/quote]
The dog gets to places he can’t reach. Took a little peanut butter training at first though.
[/quote]
Fool.
That’s why breeding matters…no peanut butter needed. I am god to that dog. He shall do my bidding and love it.
On the cool, it’s a big shower (about 2.5x normal) so he likes to run around and drink the water. I am just glad he isn’t like most dogs who hate water touching them at all. I figured that I always had a hard time washing every dog I ever had before…so I took him into the shower when I first got him and just let him walk around and get used to it with no water. By the time the warm water hit him he was cool with it.
If it works for others maybe dogs will stop hating baths.