Dog owners on MFP

EdieBird

My fiancee and I have two dogs, GingerSnap, a four year old fur-clad alligator, and Beau, a three year old lump of sugar.

Okay, so GingerSnap is a Dachshund, not technically a miniature OR a standard, as minis are only supposed to reach 11 pounds and standards start at 16. As you can see from her pics, I'm fanatical about my dogs' fitness. My vets always comments on how GingerSnap is one of the few non-overweight Dachsies he ever sees, and all three vets at our clinic scramble to see who'll get to see her because she LOVES to go to the vet. (they have cookies!) She destroys all toys and doesn't share, and wrestles with the cat hard enough that I worry for both of them. She'll pee on people who try to pet her while she's excited, but they do it anyway, even when warned, because, and I quote, "She's so CUTE!" She's my precious little devil dog who can get away with murder. (no, really, she killed one of my pet rats and I could barely bring myself to scold her because she rolled over and showed her belly)





Then there's Beau. He's our rescued Basset Hound, and enough to make anyone a lover of the breed. His life's mission is to be petted by every single human being on the planet, and then, do it all over again. Until he gets petted, he'll watch you walk by, with mournful eyes, and go, "hooo, hooo, hooo!" at you. He's also a 60 pound lapdog, professional trashcan raider, and even when the cat is pouncing, biting and trying to get him to wrestle, he'll only headbutt him, and not bite. No dog has a softer mouth than Beau! He sits and cries whenever he sees a baby or toddler, and given the chance will follow them around, ever so gently licking them every so often. When some trick-or-treaters showed up last Halloween, he tried to go with them. (we have no kids for now, and we're no having any JUST for the dog!)





And even though he's no longer with us, I have to share a picture of Sport LeBob. He was the best buddy ever, found him as a little puppy on Valentines day way back in '96, went though his knees going bad, being forced to move, unemployment, getting a new job, severe depression, moving again together. This past winter he developed a degenerative disorder in his spine and could no longer stand on his own, but even then, he was still always happy, playful, loving, everything a good dog should be. Even when his pain was at its worst, he loved people. My 8 year old niece spent the night once, and instead of sleeping in the bed, she curled up on the dog bed,arms wrapped around Sport, and stayed like that all night. He was literally smiling. That's the image of him I'll always hold in my heart.

velvetkat

I have 2 Shiba Inus named Bear and Foxy. This first one is from Christmas.


ok I cant get the pics to work... they are in my profile.. I must be photo challenged today! sorry about that..
Everyones dogs are adorable!!

Happyoceangirl

OMG I Love this idea. PUPPIES! These are my two brats (and of course I'll have to show off the baby pictures)

Jackpot as a puppy...not sure what mix he is, we got him as a stray.



He's about 5 yrs old now...and this is him sleeping with our puppy chaos we just got last year.



Chaos again as a puppy (he was so cute! Then he grew up haha)



He just turned 1 last December 2010. He thinks he is a small lap dog, and is ALWAYS sitting on our daughters lap or sleeping on her lap.

We have a Jackpot too, but these days he just goes by Jack. We also have a big fella who thins he's a small lap dog ... That pic is great!

tashajayne2011

This is Fudge. She is 5 years old and I rescued her from life in someones conservatory (she was in there 18 hours a day) when she was about 18 months old.
She stayed with my Mom at first because we were mid house move and while there she ate; a living room carpet, 2 rugs, 2 internal doors, some wall, a fireplace, curtains, my brothers gaming equipment and many many socks. Luckily she is very cute, lol
Happily she grew out of that phase really quickly and apart from me being STILL unable to recall her when we are walking (she has to be on the leash at all times) she is a great dog.

Atlantique

Here's my shelter mutt.

The day I brought her home:



And all grown up:

vampylady

Hi

I have been brought up with German Shepherds all my life, my last GSD died a few years ago and he was my biggest one yet (if we lived in the USA he would have been a Shiloh Shepherd but they are not registered in the UK so he was a GSD.... Here are a couple pictures of him....

Posing on the lawn:

Max - My Gorgeous Baby - RIP by Vampylady, on Flickr

Relaxing on the sofa:

Max - totally comfortable in his surroundings! by Vampylady, on Flickr

When we lost Max to cancer of the spleen, and after losing our previous GSD to cancer, we decided to go for a cross breed, so decided on a Saarloos Wolfhound (GSD x Wolf basically), and here is a few pics of our Saarloos named Tacoda (apparently it means "friend to all")....

Tacoda aged 2 months:

Tacoda - aged 2 months by Vampylady, on Flickr

Tacoda on the beach aged 3-4 months:

Tacoda aged 3 months by Vampylady, on Flickr

Tacoda, being part wolf, is very much a pack animal and loves company, so we decided on getting another dog as a companion for him, also my son wanted a pet dog....we went to look at some cross breed GSD's (GSD x Rottweiler), and we were smitten, and brought home Jerry-Lee with us.....

Jerry-Lee aged 8 weeks with my son:

Ben and Jerry-Lee (8 weeks) by Vampylady, on Flickr

Jerry-Lee guarding the sofa:

Jerry-Lee guarding the sofa! by Vampylady, on Flickr

Tacoda and Jerry-Lee snuggled together when Jerry-Lee was a puppy:

Tacoda and Jerry-Lee snuggled together by Vampylady, on Flickr

Tacoda and Jerry-Lee snuggled together just a few months ago!:

Tacoda and Jerry-Lee lying together by Vampylady, on Flickr

Sorry for so many, didn't realise I was putting so many on!

Lou
xxx

arewethereyet

"nosy" TB


"Is my butt too big?"

Joey " Here I come to save the daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay"

arewethereyet

My favorite picture of my babies. can anyone spell s p o i l e d ?


My fav of Jojo

arewethereyet

3 Australian Shepherds 2 brother and sister recently turned 3 in april and a 8 year old male turned in may (not as big a fan of the 8 year old the little girl is mine )

when they were puppies



3 years later



My little Girl



the 3 together

Aussies have such 'soul' I swear when my girl looks at me she is saying "I love you mommy!" She also is so easy to train. Amazing animals

arewethereyet

My profile pic is my baby Lilly, we rescued her just over a year ago. I can't imagine why any one would give her up. She is a Beagle/pit mix and so clearly shows each part of her mix. She is very protective and muscular just like a pit but loves to follow her nose and howl like a Beagle.

what a pretty baby

arewethereyet

thanks for sharing. I awoke a bit melancoly and now feel so happy. :flowerforyou:

Ali_TSO

This is Fudge. She is 5 years old and I rescued her from life in someones conservatory (she was in there 18 hours a day) when she was about 18 months old.
She stayed with my Mom at first because we were mid house move and while there she ate; a living room carpet, 2 rugs, 2 internal doors, some wall, a fireplace, curtains, my brothers gaming equipment and many many socks. Luckily she is very cute, lol
Happily she grew out of that phase really quickly and apart from me being STILL unable to recall her when we are walking (she has to be on the leash at all times) she is a great dog.

she's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!

LorinaLynn

Beavis, my one-eyed rescue Pekingese.

Ms_Natalie

awww....these pics are fab! Some adorable poochies on here!

We have a 2 year old Parsons Terrier ( a lanky jack russell bred to run with horses) called Smudge and have just rehomed a 2 year old chocolate brown lab called Tia! We had Tia about 3 days ago as her old owners are in the RAF and have recently had a baby. She's a beautiful full pedigree lab and has settled in really well. She needs to lose a few pounds though so may sign her onto MFP :laugh:


smudge and Tia enjoying some raw hide.




Smudge as a teeny pup!



:flowerforyou:

StevLL

We have five canine furry critters, six feline furballs and 3 equine friends. I only have my work buddy Cody who goes to work with me everyday, but will post pics of the rest of the bunch when I get home this weekend.

I couldn't figure out how to get it on here, so just loaded Cody to my profile pic.

newt1975

here rosie is 4 months old

she is now 6 months old

withchaco

Holly cow, she's big! It looks so much like a husky. How much Chaco weight? I'm guessing more than I do :-)

She was around 100lbs when the picture was taken. Now she's around 115-120 She's finally done growing, I think.

Malamutes and huskies do look very similar. Malamutes are bigger and stronger, whereas huskies are smaller and faster.

marylouise86

hope this works!
firstly awwwww at all the pups on here!! so many cute little faces!!
this is my boy Darkley, who i rescued a year ago and he had never had a home i dont think...most of his life was in kennels!

relaxing in the sun

being a crazy thing

i think he is my biggest supporter right now! he goes on walks with me, runs about the garden with me and makes me run about agility courses with him!

Tankplanker

Morris, biggest softie going:

JoyBellz

I have a pic I could share.....if I knew how to get it on here. LOL :blushing:

lisa35120

I have a pic I could share.....if I knew how to get it on here. LOL :blushing:

lol me too..

lisa35120

Double post... sorry.

marylouise86

upload your photo on to a site like photobucket and it should give you a code like this make sure the IMG bit is is lower case and then copy it on here if that helps!

JEK717

I have three AMAZING dogs. Two are on my profile.

I have a Prebreed Rottweiler. My rottie Sassy is playful and BIG. She's about 7 or more years. Not really sure.She's pushy as heck when she wants love but as gentle as a newborn baby. She's so sweet. Her favorite thing to do is show off. I'm not joking. Anytime someone comes over to our house...mind you she is an outside dog.....she runs over....grabs her black bowling ball....and starts spinning it under her feet. Shell bark at it all day.She won't stop for anything....not even food...she stops when the attention wanes. She also is a HUGE fan of laser lights. Her motto is....PLAY! She loves peanut butter(Smooth of course) and will sit with our somewhat empty jars licking it for hours.

I also have a mix cocker. He is a mix between both the American and English Cocker Spainel. His name is Spunky and he's about 12 or more years old. We just got him a haircut. He is still very playful and loving. He's a pain with food because he doesn't like to share. Hell demand the right to eat from all three dog bowls. But he's adorable and incredibly sweet. His favorite food is bananas and spaghetti which he always gets all over his face.

Last but in no way least.....is the puppy. My little boy! He just turned 1 in May. Maxxie is a mixed pup. He's part Lab and part Basset hound. He's also part monkey, pig, duck and cow. He can climb fences, his tail is curly like a little pig, he loves splashing in water and he is always eating grass or leaves.He recently stole a role of my dads work towels and ripped it up, he's chewed a hole in my dads airhose....twice, he is currently working on digesting three seats from a car, plants are his enemy so he destroys them whenever he can. He is jealous like nobodys else and will bite in play. But he's loyal and sweet....and has his gentle moments. He loves playing chase but more so when its something he stole....he loves playing with my others dogs....loves running and playing tugo. He also likes to snuggle on my dads lap. He is daring with the spirit of a lion....he doesnt back down from a fight and fights like hes already won. He will eat any organic or in organic material.....he loves carrots and lettuce. He's my world and I love him to pieces!

oldhippy

My dog Macey is a giant schnauzer, shes a real character and all dog! ///i dont know how to post photos either but she can been seen (barely!) on my tracker.

destinyag

My two pups...these pics are from when they were younger, but they are still equally cute now. They are Mini Pinscher-Shihtzu mixes...my boyfriend likes to call them Shiht-Pinschers. :laugh:

rosieef

Everyone's dogs are so cute!

This is my cocker spaniel. She will be five in August. She always insists that I log a couple of brisk walks every day

MsEmmy

Loving this thread

I have two whippets (litter mate brothers) and a rescue sighthound who we think is whippet/ greyhound with some saluki thrown in - we'll never really know as she was a stray and we adopted her from the pound last August.

All three together:


Emmy and Roscoe:



Grover at about 16 weeks:


The boys as pups:

MissingMinnesota

OMG I Love this idea. PUPPIES! These are my two brats (and of course I'll have to show off the baby pictures)

Jackpot as a puppy...not sure what mix he is, we got him as a stray.



He's about 5 yrs old now...and this is him sleeping with our puppy chaos we just got last year.



Chaos again as a puppy (he was so cute! Then he grew up haha)



He just turned 1 last December 2010. He thinks he is a small lap dog, and is ALWAYS sitting on our daughters lap or sleeping on her lap.

Jackpot reminds me of Smokey our St. Benard/Husky I grew up with. I love having big dogs but don't have the time or room for one now.

hypergrl

OMG I Love this idea. PUPPIES! These are my two brats (and of course I'll have to show off the baby pictures)

Jackpot as a puppy...not sure what mix he is, we got him as a stray.



He's about 5 yrs old now...and this is him sleeping with our puppy chaos we just got last year.



Chaos again as a puppy (he was so cute! Then he grew up haha)



He just turned 1 last December 2010. He thinks he is a small lap dog, and is ALWAYS sitting on our daughters lap or sleeping on her lap.

OMG...I have to get a good pic of our Pedro, cuz I swear in Chaos and Pedrocould be related!