~:~:~:The Doggie Thread!!:~:~:~

PJaddicted

Lots of rehab babies in (4 squirrels & 1 Chipmunk) and Monty isn't trying to eat them like someone else we all knew well and loved! :?

PJaddicted

Another gift came in the mail today, Petey was so well loved in the Dobe community.

whispering hands

PJaddicted wrote:

Another gift came in the mail today, Petey was so well loved in the Dobe community.

Somebody made me a poster of this with a drawing of the boys and me crossing the bridge, I cried so hard..It's still packed up and goes with all my rock posters when I get my own place.. it's such a lovely poem.. and was obviously written by someone who loved their doggie..

Wobbie

some of you may know...I have rectal cancer and just came home from the hospital. I had to borrow a recliner because the doc said no direct pressure on your butt! so, the recliner is next to our bed. Gracie likes to lie on the bed and keep me company...



and, yeah, she looks pretty mopey here but she sure was fired up when she jumped on the bed this morning....direct hit to my man region :shock: . the little shit!

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

some of you may know...I have rectal cancer and just came home from the hospital. I had to borrow a recliner because the doc said no direct pressure on your butt! so, the recliner is next to our bed. Gracie likes to lie on the bed and keep me company...



and, yeah, she looks pretty mopey here but she sure was fired up when she jumped on the bed this morning....direct hit to my man region :shock: . the little shit!

Doesn't exactly sound like a fair deal. Gracie gets the bed while Dad gets the chair!
Then she adds insult to injury!

catefrances

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Who Princess

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

How old is said puppy dog?

norm

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

he's an adult dog

catefrances

norm wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

he's an adult dog

ok but if he grows up too quickly im coming for you norm.

catefrances

Who Princess wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

How old is said puppy dog?

he was born early last year.

norm

catefrances wrote:

ok but if he grows up too quickly im coming for you norm.

:P

whispering hands

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Here ya go hon.. a puppy is a puppy for the first year, a Whelp for the second year.. and a dog or bitch according to gender by the third..for small breeds you free feed puppy food for year one.. for large breeds you usually free feed puppy food for the first two years..some breeds however like Great Danes and Saints you only free feed the puppy food for the first year.. this also usually applies to most English bred Labradors.. after this period refer to the dog food's instructions for food/weight ratio feeding schedule.. now cut that in half and feed twice twice dailiy in the halves for large breeds three times split for small breeds.. good luck!!

Wobbie

whispering hands wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Here ya go hon.. a puppy is a puppy for the first year, a Whelp for the second year.. and a dog or bitch according to gender by the third..for small breeds you free feed puppy food for year one.. for large breeds you usually free feed puppy food for the first two years..some breeds however like Great Danes and Saints you only free feed the puppy food for the first year.. this also usually applies to most English bred Labradors.. after this period refer to the dog food's instructions for food/weight ratio feeding schedule.. now cut that in half and feed twice twice dailiy in the halves for large breeds three times split for small breeds.. good luck!!

well, there's our answer!

I will add that we started our previous dog on adult food too soon....she grew too fast and had elbow problems . about 1000 dollars worth!

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

whispering hands wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Here ya go hon.. a puppy is a puppy for the first year, a Whelp for the second year.. and a dog or bitch according to gender by the third..for small breeds you free feed puppy food for year one.. for large breeds you usually free feed puppy food for the first two years..some breeds however like Great Danes and Saints you only free feed the puppy food for the first year.. this also usually applies to most English bred Labradors.. after this period refer to the dog food's instructions for food/weight ratio feeding schedule.. now cut that in half and feed twice twice dailiy in the halves for large breeds three times split for small breeds.. good luck!!

well, there's our answer!

I will add that we started our previous dog on adult food too soon....she grew too fast and had elbow problems . about 1000 dollars worth!

Same questions here, i have heard or been told with Dalmations, you feed puppy food for the first year, some people have said otherwise, so i am not sure. I will stick to 11 months feeding puppy food then start mixing in adult food in the 12th month. Like imalive, i fed my first pup adult food to soon. Just another one of my guilty feelings.

catefrances

whispering hands wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Here ya go hon.. a puppy is a puppy for the first year, a Whelp for the second year.. and a dog or bitch according to gender by the third..for small breeds you free feed puppy food for year one.. for large breeds you usually free feed puppy food for the first two years..some breeds however like Great Danes and Saints you only free feed the puppy food for the first year.. this also usually applies to most English bred Labradors.. after this period refer to the dog food's instructions for food/weight ratio feeding schedule.. now cut that in half and feed twice twice dailiy in the halves for large breeds three times split for small breeds.. good luck!!

thanks.

im dealing with an aussie bred labrador. they gotta be tougher than the english bred labs for sure.
he looks fully grown but then he does stupid shit and its like im dealing with a puppy. hes lovely though. dealing with kids is so much easier... you feed them what you eat but cut it up into tiny pieces. done!

whispering hands

catefrances wrote:

whispering hands wrote:

catefrances wrote:

ok doggy peeps ive got a question:

when does a puppy cease being a puppy?

im doggysitting for 2 weeks and the supermarket confuses me.. is he a puppy or is he an adult dog... wheres the inbetweeny food?

Here ya go hon.. a puppy is a puppy for the first year, a Whelp for the second year.. and a dog or bitch according to gender by the third..for small breeds you free feed puppy food for year one.. for large breeds you usually free feed puppy food for the first two years..some breeds however like Great Danes and Saints you only free feed the puppy food for the first year.. this also usually applies to most English bred Labradors.. after this period refer to the dog food's instructions for food/weight ratio feeding schedule.. now cut that in half and feed twice twice dailiy in the halves for large breeds three times split for small breeds.. good luck!!

Your too funny.. do you mean the dog was BRED in Austrailia, because if so.. that matters not.. the reason you only free feed the English set Labs for one year is this.. they are shorter and stockier in stature than the American Bred Labs which tend to be MUCH MUCH larger and longer legged, with a slight amount more lank to them, and therefore the two year rule applies to them..the standard rule for LINGIE's ( the nick for English Labs) is if by six months, their legs are longer than their rib cage, you may feed the second year by the standard rule, same length or shorter, only six more months of free feeding.. why does it make a difference?? Because the fat/protien ratio in the puppy food, is not as easily burnt calorically by a shorter stockier dog, as they are by the longer legged lankier whelps, who are actually more active than their shorter relatives.. and there fore the shorter guys get fed less after the first year.. they also go to adult dog food at that point. I soooooooo want another doggie.. but have decided to wait til I can buy my own house again.

thanks.

im dealing with an aussie bred labrador. they gotta be tougher than the english bred labs for sure.
he looks fully grown but then he does stupid shit and its like im dealing with a puppy. hes lovely though. dealing with kids is so much easier... you feed them what you eat but cut it up into tiny pieces. done!

catefrances

whispering hands wrote:

Your too funny.. do you mean the dog was BRED in Austrailia, because if so.. that matters not.. the reason you only free feed the English set Labs for one year is this.. they are shorter and stockier in stature than the American Bred Labs which tend to be MUCH MUCH larger and longer legged, with a slight amount more lank to them, and therefore the two year rule applies to them..the standard rule for LINGIE's ( the nick for English Labs) is if by six months, their legs are longer than their rib cage, you may feed the second year by the standard rule, same length or shorter, only six more months of free feeding.. why does it make a difference?? Because the fat/protien ratio in the puppy food, is not as easily burnt calorically by a shorter stockier dog, as they are by the longer legged lankier whelps, who are actually more active than their shorter relatives.. and there fore the shorter guys get fed less after the first year.. they also go to adult dog food at that point. I soooooooo want another doggie.. but have decided to wait til I can buy my own house again.

he doesnt look lanky... i guess he must be english.

whispering hands

catefrances wrote:

whispering hands wrote:

Your too funny.. do you mean the dog was BRED in Austrailia, because if so.. that matters not.. the reason you only free feed the English set Labs for one year is this.. they are shorter and stockier in stature than the American Bred Labs which tend to be MUCH MUCH larger and longer legged, with a slight amount more lank to them, and therefore the two year rule applies to them..the standard rule for LINGIE's ( the nick for English Labs) is if by six months, their legs are longer than their rib cage, you may feed the second year by the standard rule, same length or shorter, only six more months of free feeding.. why does it make a difference?? Because the fat/protien ratio in the puppy food, is not as easily burnt calorically by a shorter stockier dog, as they are by the longer legged lankier whelps, who are actually more active than their shorter relatives.. and there fore the shorter guys get fed less after the first year.. they also go to adult dog food at that point. I soooooooo want another doggie.. but have decided to wait til I can buy my own house again.

he doesnt look lanky... i guess he must be english.

Can you post a pic? Whole body if possible?

Phantom Pain

Dog with the longest ears!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/0 ... 46932.html

Wobbie

catefrances wrote:

dealing with kids is so much easier...

I seriously doubt that. dogs don't move back home when they're 30

Claireack

Phantom Pain wrote:

Dog with the longest ears!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/0 ... 46932.html

Oh my!!

catefrances

imalive wrote:

catefrances wrote:

dealing with kids is so much easier...

I seriously doubt that. dogs don't move back home when they're 30

only cause theyre dead by then.


i just find having a pet a huge responsibility. not that kids arent but at least if you forget to feed the kids theyll rummage through the pantry and feed themselves... even if its just fruit loops.

whispering hands

catefrances wrote:

imalive wrote:

catefrances wrote:

dealing with kids is so much easier...

I seriously doubt that. dogs don't move back home when they're 30

only cause theyre dead by then.


i just find having a pet a huge responsibility. not that kids arent but at least if you forget to feed the kids theyll rummage through the pantry and feed themselves... even if its just fruit loops.

Actually dogs are worse at this trait.. they are not just limited to the pantry.. to a dog.. the trash is fair game too!!

catefrances

whispering hands wrote:

catefrances wrote:

imalive wrote:

I seriously doubt that. dogs don't move back home when they're 30

only cause theyre dead by then.


i just find having a pet a huge responsibility. not that kids arent but at least if you forget to feed the kids theyll rummage through the pantry and feed themselves... even if its just fruit loops.

Actually dogs are worse at this trait.. they are not just limited to the pantry.. to a dog.. the trash is fair game too!!

this dog is an OUTSIDE dog. and our trash cans are wheelie bins.

PJaddicted

Having 4 human children who are all just about adults(one in final year of HS, 2 in college, 1 out)......Monty is hands down much much easier then my sons! If dogs are given proper exercise and attention, they are the best companions and housemates. While my sons are messy, eat us out of house and home, and cost a lot more $$$$! Monty is clean, well behaved, only plays with his toys and eats a lot less!

As for when is a puppy an adult? Most male large breed dogs take a good 2-3 years to mature...if ever. My Monty is 18 months old tomorrow and I still call him my puppy. He is done growing upward, but is now packing on muscle mass. His brain is still immature, with male dobes until about the age of 3. Giving me the next 18 months to correct all the mistakes I've already made with him.

Monty is doing great, loving the loving, he will be the most spoiled dog on the face of this earth! He has been a bit sick there is a doggy virus going on around here. Scared the crap out of me...I can't handle another sick dog nor the vet bills!!

I still can't believe that my beautiful boy Petey is gone. Our lives feel so empty with out him. Losing 3 dogs in less then 5 years....has been hard. I wonder if I shouldn't ever get another after Monty...I have bad luck.

Who Princess

PJaddicted wrote:

I still can't believe that my beautiful boy Petey is gone. Our lives feel so empty with out him. Losing 3 dogs in less then 5 years....has been hard. I wonder if I shouldn't ever get another after Monty...I have bad luck.

Hope Monty is recovering from his virus.

It's always so hard to lose our dogs but even with the pain, I think it's always good to welcome another dog into our lives. They never replace the ones lost but they still bring us so much joy and happiness.

Enkidu

I wasn't eating flowers. I swear. I didn't go near those flowers.

norm

Enkidu wrote:

I wasn't eating flowers. I swear. I didn't go near those flowers.

always love when norm has been out back for a while and i go to let him in and his snout is covered in dirt

"so norm, what have you been doing?" :twisted:

Wobbie

Enkidu wrote:

I wasn't eating flowers. I swear. I didn't go near those flowers.

get back to your rehab, Brian Wilson!!!!

(lost on 99% of you, I know)

Claireack

Enkidu wrote:

I wasn't eating flowers. I swear. I didn't go near those flowers.

That is so cute!