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

Claireack

Thanks whispering hands - she is micro chipped, we did it as soon as she was old enough. Well worth the money. She did go for a wander last time she was coming into season. She saw a dog she took a liking to and off she went.

Hopefully we'll let her have puppies when she's about 2 and then we'll take her for the snip. All being well that is.

PJ_ROCKS

Going after the water from the sprinkler... lol it is so funny to watch her do this

PJ_ROCKS

Enjoying the sun





This is from today...




She is getting big and losing teeth, found 3 so far. Saving them i am.

Who Princess

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

Going after the water from the sprinkler... lol it is so funny to watch her do this

Has there ever been a dog that didn't love to bite the water?
Can't believe how big she's getting to be!

norm

whoprincess wrote:

Has there ever been a dog that didn't love to bite the water?

hi, my name is norm and i hate everything having to do with water...i barely tolerate my water bowl

PJ_ROCKS

norm wrote:

whoprincess wrote:

Has there ever been a dog that didn't love to bite the water?

hi, my name is norm and i hate everything having to do with water...i barely tolerate my water bowl

go figure, is he like his owner

Hi Norm, looking good you are.

whispering hands

Claireack wrote:

Thanks whispering hands - she is micro chipped, we did it as soon as she was old enough. Well worth the money. She did go for a wander last time she was coming into season. She saw a dog she took a liking to and off she went.

Hopefully we'll let her have puppies when she's about 2 and then we'll take her for the snip. All being well that is.

Good human.. I alway suggest letting them have at least ONE litter and then fixing them. The reason being is that their bodies are designed to reproduce; hard wired for it even.. so to avoid issues of cancer and hormonal imbalances later in life, I always tell peeps to breed them once on the first cycle of their second year. She will be happier and you'll get to have cute, fuzzy puppies for 8 weeks! But unless you've whelped a litter at least once before.. let me warn you.. THOSE little guys are LOUD!!

PJaddicted

Boyz had a great vaca to Maine!

Who Princess

Wow! ^^^^^
Looks like a great place for chilling!

PJaddicted

Claireack wrote:

Thank you for the replies it could be that she is just going through a naughty phase - I am probably expecting a wee bit much for a 14 month old :roll: I think I was lulled into a false sense of security because she has been a little angel for a while.

She's already been in season twice about 4 1/2 months apart - I've put it down to teenage hormones.

Back in the cage she goes for a while.

Whoprincess - she is rather partial to my disgaurded underwear too, I've had to wrestle many pairs of knickers off her :oops:

Remind me again what breed she is. My Dobeboy Monty is 16 months old and if he doesn't get enough exercise, physical and mental, he will chew things. That may be your problem with her. Monty has never been crated, except to eat. He isn't alone very long though, we have a house full and there aren't many days that there isn't someone at home at least for part of the day.

Why do you want to breed her? Here in the states something like 5 million dogs are put to sleep each year because there aren't enough homes for them. I'm not sure if you have the same problems where you are. I think letting them go though several heats and then spaying helps ensure that they grow properly. Spaying after maturity helps lesson the chances for cancer. I'm on the fence as when to neuter Monty. I know that I do want to do it because I'd like him to be able to play with other dogs and stop molesting them. :? We will try and make it until he is 2 because he is still growing and filling out.

pandora

PJaddicted wrote:

Boyz had a great vaca to Maine!

!
awesome pics lovely view thanks!

Claireack

PJaddicted wrote:

Claireack wrote:

Thank you for the replies it could be that she is just going through a naughty phase - I am probably expecting a wee bit much for a 14 month old :roll: I think I was lulled into a false sense of security because she has been a little angel for a while.

She's already been in season twice about 4 1/2 months apart - I've put it down to teenage hormones.

Back in the cage she goes for a while.

Whoprincess - she is rather partial to my disgaurded underwear too, I've had to wrestle many pairs of knickers off her :oops:

Remind me again what breed she is. My Dobeboy Monty is 16 months old and if he doesn't get enough exercise, physical and mental, he will chew things. That may be your problem with her. Monty has never been crated, except to eat. He isn't alone very long though, we have a house full and there aren't many days that there isn't someone at home at least for part of the day.

Why do you want to breed her? Here in the states something like 5 million dogs are put to sleep each year because there aren't enough homes for them. I'm not sure if you have the same problems where you are. I think letting them go though several heats and then spaying helps ensure that they grow properly. Spaying after maturity helps lesson the chances for cancer. I'm on the fence as when to neuter Monty. I know that I do want to do it because I'd like him to be able to play with other dogs and stop molesting them. :? We will try and make it until he is 2 because he is still growing and filling out.

She's a Border Terrier, very local to here - we live in the Borders. We want to breed from her because she is such a lovely dog (despite recent events), it'll help reduce the risk of problems in later life for her, plus we want to keep one of her pups. My sister also wants one as well, so out of the litter two won't need rehoming. Because of where we live there is always a very strong demand for her breed, so we will have no problem rehoming them.

Even though we live in a small town, our surrounding area is rural and our nearest dog shelter is never particularly full, in fact more so with cats than dogs. There are two main breeds that you often see around here that need rehoming; Border Collies, a working dog used on the farms in the area, you do see some that need rehoming if they haven't taken to the work that they are required to do. The other breed is Staffordshire Bull Terriers, a lot of young people get them here as a status symbol i.e. they think it makes them look 'hard'. Then due to poor training they end up handing over the dog to the shelter.

I've just checked on their website and there are currently 7 dogs that need rehoming, surprisingly there were three Lurchers. I'm pretty sure that they don't put any dogs down and have an excellent record of rehoming.

I know this doesn't apply to all areas of the country and we're probably very fortunate where we live. But we want her to have one litter and then she'll be off to be spayed.

p.s the boys looked like they had a great time

Who Princess

Claireack wrote:

I've just checked on their website and there are currently 7 dogs that need rehoming, surprisingly there were three Lurchers. I'm pretty sure that they don't put any dogs down and have an excellent record of rehoming.

Excuse me for going off topic a minute.
Aren't Lurchers very desirable dogs? I remember seeing pictures and thinking I would love one.

Claireack

whoprincess wrote:

Claireack wrote:

I've just checked on their website and there are currently 7 dogs that need rehoming, surprisingly there were three Lurchers. I'm pretty sure that they don't put any dogs down and have an excellent record of rehoming.

Excuse me for going off topic a minute.
Aren't Lurchers very desirable dogs? I remember seeing pictures and thinking I would love one.

I know - I was surprised to!

PJaddicted

Ok sounds good to me. It's so different here in the states now. Our shelter is full and over flowing so sad. On the Dobe forum I belong to we only support breeders who breed champion or at least titled in some venue, fully health tested dogs. I'm done with purebreds. Petey's disease has taken it's toll on us emotionally and financially.

Wobbie

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

hey, dude....spring for a new tennis ball. they're cheap

Sophie is looking good

Wobbie

whoprincess wrote:

Excuse me for going off topic a minute.
Aren't Lurchers very desirable dogs? I remember seeing pictures and thinking I would love one.

I thought a lurcher was someone who spends a lot of time here, but rarely posts :?

Who Princess

imalive wrote:

whoprincess wrote:

Excuse me for going off topic a minute.
Aren't Lurchers very desirable dogs? I remember seeing pictures and thinking I would love one.

I thought a lurcher was someone who spends a lot of time here, but rarely posts :?

No no no no no.
That's a lurker.
Smart ass!

Here's some info about Lurchers:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/lurcher.htm

PJ_ROCKS

PJaddicted wrote:

Boyz had a great vaca to Maine!

So glad to read they had a good time, how about you?

PJ_ROCKS

imalive wrote:

PJ_ROCKS wrote:

hey, dude....spring for a new tennis ball. they're cheap

Sophie is looking good

At least she plays with the older tennis ball. She tears off the skin of anything new, 4 Kong toys, skin torn off, 2 tennis balls, skin torn off. Kids these days