That damn dog!

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So we have many pics and threads with dogs in them.
I just can't own one now,so show your pups.
What do you like about the breed you own?

I love German Shepherds. Loyalty ,smart.
will defend the house to the death.
I had 3 Sheppards. ,they were all great dogs.Don't dare come in the yard. The dogs were off property and were like lambs.
Also had a Lab,sweetest dog ever. I miss that guy.

I grew up with a bunch of Beagles as we did some buny hunting all Winter.

This is a freind's dog.Duke is awesome
We have added captions to this pic for 3 years . 135 pounds good boy.

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We have 2 Bassett Hounds. We have had Boomer since he was 12 weeks old. He was so sick when we got him. We got him from a pet store that apparently had a shit load of complaints filed against them. We didn't know that at the time. But when my wife complained to the owner she told us to give him back and she was going to put him down because it was cheaper than going to the vet!
Obviously we didn't do that but my wife did call the local TV action line thing and they did a story on the news about it.....long story short, my wife put her out of business, at least in this state. The attorney general's office was involved and everything. Today he is 8 y/o and healthy as a horse!! He's about 70 lbs which is pretty big for a Bassett.
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We got Beatrice 4 years ago from the New England Bassett Rescue...
He owner couldn't keep her where she was moving to so we took her. She was 7 y/o then and now is 11. She has had a couple surgeries to remove some non-malignant growths from her over the years but otherwise is still very healthy. At 11 she is still very active and playful. She is the absolute sweetest dog I've ever met. She absolutely loves to snuggle. She was very shy and timid when we got her but now she has adjusted and I think she knows that she is now "home".
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I couldn't possibly love these two dogs more!!
 
Here's Callie, she was about 6 years old here. I got her from a rescue exactly 1 week after my previous dog Marvin died. I wasn't really planning on getting one that early but I love dogs so much i just started looking around. i found her through petfinder and in fact i was originally looking at a different dog from the same rescue but the lady told me he had some "issues" and she suggested this one (funny but every dog i've ever had on my own has been a "second" pic). She is some kinda Border Collie, shepard, cattle dog mix. She is truly the smartest dog I have ever known. She also never barks, maybe 8 times in 10 years i've heard her bark.

Callie has been the traveling/adventure dog. She has been almost literally all over Arizona camping , she has been to nevada, California, Colorado 9twice), Utah (twice), new Mexico (about 6 times)....hiking , camping and off roading/exploring ...those were her favorite things other than Food and daily walks. She's getting old now, and doesn't go on many walks because she is so stiff but she still is totally alert, mentally fine and still loves her food. Some highlights include...getting snowed in/stuck for three days in central AZ on a camping trip. Getting stuck overnight and almost rolling the Nissan four wheeling, traveling to Colorado, Utah, too many hikes to even consider. She has been my shadaw and always there for me :)




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Sonny I got october 2016 when he was 6 months old. i got him from the green valley animal League (between Tucson and Nogales), again he was a 'second choice" I originally went to look at a pure Cattle dog that was 1 year old and a male but he kept nipping at Callies heels and trying to play with her. the man suggested it was too much of an age difference and activity level. A second lady there (i'm so glad she worked there) suggested 'this other dog" they knew i wanted a cattle dog / energetic type and she said 'this dog is really sweet and high energy but he's a really neat dog and I think he'd get along with Callie" saure as shit he came in to meet Callie and they just sniffed each other and then kinda paid no mind and sdid there own thing. Turns out he was was adopted previously along with his twin sister (Cher...Sonny and Cher) by a girl who was attending school to be a vet. She kept Cher but returned Sonny stating it was just too much having too puppies. Her loss , my gain :)
I actually got a DNA test on Sonny and he has pretty much everything under the sun as you can see here....

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anyway Sonny is a total nut (but in a good way) He's the only puppie I've ever had (my others were about 2 and 3 when I got them) and it's neat to watch his growth. His absolute favorite thing in the world to do is to run. He has boundless energy and if you've ever seen videos of Husky teams before a run, that is pretty much him. On trails he's more reserved but on a morning walk if he is itching to run he starts leaping, whinning and barkin' and bayin' (like a hound dog). he's pretty goofy and I love him. He can be the most gentle dog (loves giving kisses) and on the opposite end he is the worlds (well at least the neighborhoods) worst walker :embarrassed:....but he's getting better. He also just started staying out of his kennel all day while I'm at work and he's doing great (knock on wood0. I have yet to go camping with him or traveling but that day will come eventually...right now he's happy as a bug in a rug just to go running

Here he is at about 8 months old
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and here's a pic that sums up his goofy personality pretty well....he hopped into the enclosed tree area to eat olives from it (he's in the right corner)
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Pics have to wait, on vacation with Little Bean, a Shiba Inu/Taiwanese Mountain dog mix that was a rescue out of Taiwan. Street dog, completely untrained. Now a pretty good dog she has been very good on the this trip (first long trip) except for some issues with being separated from either of us.

Violet was the previous dog, a Chow/lab cross, best dog ever! so good, so sweet. I was a mess for a week after she was gone. I still miss her
 
Buddy when he was a pup. We just brought him home from the pound. Best guess was a black lab and boxer mix. That damn dog is a cherished member of our pack. He is not much of an earner but he is only expected to handle personal security. I have no doubt he would protect us to death. In turn we give him the easiest, happiest life we can. Seven years and counting.
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Dudeman1967 said:
Buddy when he was a pup. We just brought him home from the pound. Best guess was a black lab and boxer. That damn dog is a cherished member of our pack. He is not much of an earner but he is only expected to handle personal security. I have no doubt he would protect us to death. In turn we give him the easiest, happiest life we can. Seven years and counting. View attachment 35866
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He looks like he did a bad bad thing in that pic.
Love it.
 
Dudeman1967 said:
He looks like he was bashful about his partially exposed penis.
Chances are he just chewed up the insole of my wife's shoe.
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Haha.
Great looking pup.

I thought he was just wearing an apron,like an old Italian pizza guy.
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An old picture of the girls, both pound puppies. Tiwster, on the right, is an English pointer mix. Had to put her down in July. She had a good run of 15 human years. Cowgirl on the left is some kind of Collie mix (our best guess). Twister was one of the smartest dogs I've ever been around. Cowgirl....not so much.

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I have to stay out of this thread. Wife allergic to dogs. I'm a fond uncle to all the dogs in the neighborhood, however!
 
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