Tell me about your dogs!

We have a 4-1/2 yr old GoldenDoodle (her father is actually an English Retriever not a Golden Retriever). I always loved my Golden Retriever, but she is 100 times better in every way! Smart, fun, wonderful. We had a cat prior to getting our dog, and sent a towel to the breeder to get Abbie's scent on it, send it back to us and until we brought our doodle home, we put the towel under our cat's food/water dishes. When our dog arrived (3 mos old at 8 lbs), our cat loved her from day 1, Doodle is now 80 lbs and they sleep together, play together...they are sad when they're apart.

Our cat, Fiona, was an injured rescue. She is Siamese-Snowshoe-Calico. She is more like a little dog, has to be involved in everything and likes everyone. She talks alot and is so fun (I was never a cat person, but she's great).

My baby girl is named Bella (yes, I know, but I picked out that name b4 I even knew about the books annd because I always wanted a daughter named Isabella) and she is my little girl. Well I say little haha, she is a 52 lb boxer/pit mix who thinks she's a lapdog. We call her "B", "Beezer", "Bella", she answers to them all. B was dropped off in a shelter in Arkansas by her owner when she was about 2 or 3 (we're not sure of her age) she had heartworm and was in rough shape. A local vet took her in and put her on the heartworm treatment. After getting over that and spending a few months in the vets office a local (NY) rescue brought her up here in hopes of finding her a good home. It's not the best of rescues and she spent most of her days and nights in a crate. A friend of mine then fostered her. But B is a very sensitive dog and didn't like men or boys much and was very scared most of the time.
I had just had to put my pup down in Jan 08 because he kinda went crazy due to a neurological problem. Now, I am a dog lover and have grown up with dogs, but after putting my 12 year old shepard mix down in June 07 and then getting Salem in July o7 and then putting him down in 08, I vowed that I didn't want another dog. I couldn't handle it.
My friend, Bella's foster mom, decided one night in Feb 08 that after all I'd been through, I needed a "doggie visit". She brought Bella over for a visit and I fell in love!!
The first 3 nights I had Bella she sat at the window waiting for my friend to come back and get her. Since then ( over the years) she has come out of her shell and loves everyone, even men and well, I say she saved me, not the other way around.
I can't imagine life without her!!! She is my sweet girl and has probably helped me more than I've helped her!!

My baby girl is named Bella (yes, I know, but I picked out that name b4 I even knew about the books annd because I always wanted a daughter named Isabella) and she is my little girl.

My oldest daughter is Isabella and we call her Bella!

I have a Yorkie. She is 2 yrs old. She is the love of my life. Her name is Hope. She was born on 9/11/09.

I have 3 as well ...lets see first there is Bubbles I got her first on Valentines Day last year she is a one year old fawn Boxer she is very hyper and came with health problems but love her to death and there IS Roxy we got her about 3 week after we got Bubbles & she is half Rottie & half Black & Tan Coonhound she is a rescue dog and she is my lover dog and last but not least there is Odie we got him about 4 weeks after we got Roxy he is a Brindle Boxer and he is my laid back mellow dog that thinks he is a lap dog !!! So yes in a matter of 6 weeks I went from having no dogs to having 3 and they we puppies to all around 15 weeks old too. Potty training wasnt very fun at all !!! but they all are a year old now !!!! and Bubbles is still a spaz ...lol...Roxy is still a lover dog and Odie is still lay back dog !!!!

I have three dogs, all sighthounds. My boys are Roscoe and Grover, whippet brothers who are 3 years old. I had wanted a dog for 10 years but my husband always said no. I finally looked him straight in the eyes and told him that I could not face a life without dogs and something must have made him realise I could no longer compromise on it. I had always wanted a whippet and thought it was fate that a litter had been born in our town just as I was looking. My husband had never had dogs growing up so I thought a pup would be best at that point.

My first mistake was taking my two teenage sons to go and see the litter with me....my son with Asperger's totally fell for a little black pup and I had my heart set on a blue. We ended up reserving two, and visited them a couple of times a week until we could bring them home. We still meet up with their Mum and brother from another litter and I am in touch with two other people with a brother and sister.

Roscoe, our black dog, is the most lovely, laid back and noble dog. He is great at reading other dogs' body language and interacting with them and has a real special quality to him, almost like an old soul. His brother Grover is an equally loving dog, less independent (but more easy to train) and unfortunately has a problem with fear aggression towards bigger dogs after being chased by two nasty GSDs a couple of years ago. He is a loyal fellow, although always seems younger than his brother even though they are the same age. It's hard work as I have to walk Grover separately to keep up his training - he is worse around big dogs if the other two are with me, but I love them to bits and firmly believe that a dog is for life no matter what hurdles you face.

In 2010 we fostered a lovely whippet but we knew we couldn't keep him (he wanted to eat our cat) and he went to a fantastic family on a farm where he hunts rabbits all day and sleeps on the owner's bed at night. He also does agility and has two other dogs for company. Whippet heaven.

In August 2010 I was doing some volunteer dog walking at our local Greyhound Rescue when someone told me that the dog warden had brought in 'a whippet.' I contacted the whippet rescue that I volunteer for and they agreed to take her on. I said I would foster her until her '7 days' were up (in England the owners have 7 days to claim a stray dog then they are passed to a pound or rescue.) On the way home I was worried because I hadn't even told my husband. Just had to send him a quick 'don't panic' massage!! I really thought someone would claim her but they didn't and by that time she was well and truly one of the family. Our best guess is that she's probably a saluki x whippet. She had been found running on a busy road, had horrible bruising underneath her, looked like she had had puppies, cowered if we tried to reach over her and wasn't house trained so we can only guess at the kind of place she had been in before. She was also very underweight. We took her to the vet and it turns out she is exactly the same age as the boys. We've now had her for 18 months, she's put weight on, knows we won't hurt her and she is the most affectionate and lovely girl. She's fabulous with our old cat and I couldn't imagine life without her. I was just in the right place at the right time, as she was to be taken to another town an hour after I saw her the first time

My dog is 10 month old lhasa apso! He is very cuddly and extremely loyal to the point of possessiveness. His best friend is our neighbor's labrador and whenever they are both playing in a dog park, he growls at and chases away any dog who tries to play with her! It's kind of annoying but also really funny. When he's not being possessive he is very friendly to all dogs though
He is also possessive of us, and doesn't like it when we pet other dogs or speak to them with a soft voice. This is more of a problem because I don't know how well he would take to a second dog.

I have two dogs. Winnie (shown in my profile pic) is a 10 year old Chow Chow. Don't ever believe what people tell you about Chow's being vicious. It's all about who raises them and how. Winnie is my little girl; my constant companion and (next to my husband) the love of my life. She was my very first dog and has never given me one minute of trouble. She's smart as a whip, still thinks she's a puppy, and is the most loyal creature I've ever known. She looks after her brother (below) as if she was his mother, and even herds the cat on those rare occasions when she manages to slip out the door. She has the most expressive face; most times you can tell what she's thinking just be looking at her.

We also have a 9 year old Great Pryrenees Mountain dog, Buddy. He's about twice Winnie's size at around 120, but he definitely lets her rule the roost. He's big and a big goofy, not the smartest dog in the world but that seems to make his personality all the sweeter. He loves to cuddle and needs daily hands-on affection. Now that he's older his jumping up days are behind him, but as a younger dog his favorite thing was to jump right up onto your lap and sit in the chair with you. That's a lot of dog to have in your lap, let me tell you!! His second favourite place was on the bed and sleeping between my husband and I. Today he comes to the chair, climbs half way up and lays his upper body on your lap for a cudde. He doesn't even attempt the bed anymore. He's aging and slowing down (as 9 is getting pretty old for a large breed) but gracefully. He's my husband's very best friend.

I have a soon to be 8 year old Fawn Boxer. My dog is my baby...and he knows it. When hubby and I wrote up our separation agreement it was stated who got the dog. He does get visitation.

I picked Tug's out the day he was born.

He is a little clingy, ok a lot clingy. He is getting better about not being up my butt all the time. When I take him to SO's house, he will play with his kids. I went to bed the other night and he stayed down with the youngest. The youngest rides him like a horse and the goofy dog tolerates it. Mind you he wasn't raised with kids so he is a doggie saint in my eyes.

He is very protective of me. He will stand between me and another person until I tell him with a pet that it is ok. He gets jealous when SO and I hug. We were dancing the other night at his house practicing two step..the dog kept trying to help.

Hi everybody!

I'm a dog trainer in northern Canada and I just ADORE dogs!!! They truly are my passion in life. When I join the police force next year, I'm hoping to eventually make it onto the k-9 unit in order to mix my two favorite passions: the law and dogs, lol.

Tell me about your dogs and your most memorable moments with them/what you love about their personalities/anything you want to tell me! I LOVE hearing about dogs! (it's almost a sickness really)

I have 3 dogs!

My eldest (I call her my step-furbaby) came with my fiance when we moved in together. Her name is tugs and she is a 6 year old terrier/poodle. I have never met a dog so smart, but with such an attitude! We didn't start out well - she bit me in the first few months. Drew blood too. Two years later, she's a calm, gentle dog and we tolerate each other. I'm totally kidding - I love that dog to death, attitude and all. She grew on me. She's still a daddy's girl, but we get along.

My second came from the humane society in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Her name is Kira and she is a 4 year old border collie cross. She is my wizz kid - wicked smart. Picks up on any trick within five minutes. We nicknamed her the 'Darling' because she is just so gentle, but she is little miss manners - in the dog park, if a dog is being rude, she is the first one in there correcting that dog and teaching that dog how to properly act.

My youngest furbaby is my 100lb german shepherd, Bear. I've been told that he must be a cross with a wolf, but I don't really know. We lived in a horrible area for a while, and he was the only silver lining from living there. He randomly showed up on my doorstep one day and refused to leave. We almost lost him to worms (we were so far north that the nearest vet was 4 hours away), but after we got him the proper meds and got him strong and healthy, he wouldn't stop growing!!!! We were hoping for him to be MAYBE 30lbs (about Kira's size) but he blew past her at just 4 months! After that, we wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. But, I am proud to say that Bear is my little show-off dog. I always meet people who are terrified of large breeds, especially the bully breeds (shepherds, Pittys, rotties) and I love them. Bear always breaks their expectations with his gentle nature. He is wonderful with children, as my nieces can, quite literally, ride him around the house and he doesn't care. They can pull on his tail and he'll just lick them, and he's only 2 years old! Still a baby! An absolute gentle giant.

My goal in life is to own a rescue specifically for the bully breeds and dogs who are deemed 'untrainable.' That's about ten or fifteen years in the future (I'm only 23 years old), but that's the plan!

So there's my long-winded rant about my doggies. =D Tell me about your dogs! PLEASE!!!

Tell me what kind of dog food you feed, and I'll tell you if you're passing or failing.

<<<--- Ranger Bob is 6 and 98 pounds (huge for a boxer). Moka will be 1 on March 5th and is 46 pounds (normal for her age). They are both reverse brindle boxers. I stay entertained 24/7. Best dogs ever!

My wife and I only have one dog. She's a "classic" basset hound. Her name is Clover and she's almost three years old now. Unlike a lot of other bassets, she's very lean (not skinny), and it kind of makes her look like a large wiener dog. She's so loving and adorable.

I have 3 dogs

- Baylie
Yellow Lab. 4 years old. So smart (too smart sometimes)

-Chloe
Black Lab. 3 years old. Best friend and farm companion. Good hunter too.

-Ellianna
Great Pyrenees / Hound Mix. 1 year old. Already outgrowing the other two dogs. Very playful and affectionate.

All 3 my dogs were rescued from shelter at young age. They have the run of my 15 acres. Such a joy they are.

Now your'e talking!!! I LOVE dogs and have 2. Louie is a Basset Fauvre de Bretag:happy: ne and Dusty is a Petite Bassett Griffon Vendeen.
They are our lives, and make us laugh every moment of the day. Louie was given to us by a lady who split up from her hubby and couldn't afford to look after him anymore. Dusty used to be a show girl and we rescued her from the breeders. They are both 7 years old. Louie is Wheaten in colour and Dusty is white and grey with a bit of ginger.

I adopted a rat terrier mix. I have pics of him on my profile. He was born in a shelter, never knew life on the outside. His birthday is November 10, 2010 - Named him Gunny since he was born on the Marine Corps birthday. He is the LOVE of my life.

He loves to eat cables, and anything that is not put up - he once ate my computer cable while it was plugged into the wall charging my lap top!