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Oh no! He had a mean bark, but he was a big baby! Dog stereotypes are horrible IMHO, no dog is mean unless a human makes them that way!

i wasn´t referring to them being mean per se... just statistically here in germany shepherds are the cause for the most bites... of course this can be get controled in a way by the pets owner, but shepherds as a general breed are due to breeding a bit "mad!... same goes for other breeds like the often so adored Dalmatian... the inbreeding of these races lets something loose in the individual animal... it is a sad thing... i too think that dogs are men´s best friends... but all that racial stuff tends to get the whole thing weird...

Oh yeah, pure-breeding is dumb IMHO, causes all sorts of problems, including health problems. That's why Mutts are always da best! Here in the US, Pitt Bulls and Rottweilers get the bite stats, but it's always the people's faults, most of them are big, playful babies! Our house and yard are small, so a full-sized dog is really out of the question for us, a big dog deserves plenty of room to run.

Our house and yard are small, so a full-sized dog is really out of the question for us, a big dog deserves plenty of room to run.

that´s the reason we currently have no pets at all... we live in a three room apartment with four people... it´s cramped already...and a dog or a cat would make matters worse...not even thinking about what this would do to the dog... but in berlin you sometimes can´t even walk for poo... landmines i call them...

and yep...pure breeding... that is some poor invention... kings and queens have shown us already that this leads to a dumb heir... but will mankind learn? naww....never change a ru(i)nning system...

Haha, Ladygeek watches the Dog Shows all the time, I think purebreeding is just a money-making venture myself.

aye... that.... and to keep amateurs out of an industry... )sounds weird isn´t it, pet breeding industry? man... some peeps have to be mad...)

but from a beauty perspecting er... perspective...well... these shows do have some appeal...

 dsteingass wrote:
no dog is mean unless a human makes them that way!

^this is true! although some breeds are naturally more aggressive and if you don't manage it correctly then you have problems no matter what dog it is, did you know the breed that has the MOST number of biting attacks on people each year? yep, I do it's the Maltese/Shitzu but due to their size and lack of proper armamnet no one bothers too much, but you get a dog the size of mine and even if they bark people think they're vicious! I mean wtf! i'm sure you have no drama's with Rivet she looks too cute and happy!

OMG! She barks at everything! People in their own yards! it's not vicious, but annoying, she doesn't realize yet that the neighboring yards aren't her territory! She is getting better..slowly

Try the 'lick lick' technique on her Dave, pop some butter on the palm of your hand and when she barks say lick lck and offer your hand to her, she'll stop barking and concentrate on you, then as you progress she'll respond to the word wherever you are.

and yes i imagine myself as a bit of a dog wrangler :-)

Two hand claps have been working, except when the little neighor girl is outside playing using her high-pitched voice, or the neighbor's Doberman is out

Yeah, my family used to do the Doberman Pinscher breeding, worst case as they were black/tan we had one fawn and one blue, they had health issues, some of the regular dboey's were perma-puppies, imagine what looks a 110lb dog about to attack, then his paws go on your shoulders and he licks you face instead of biting it, tail stub wagging

 dsteingass wrote:
OMG! She barks at everything! People in their own yards! it's not vicious, but annoying, she doesn't realize yet that the neighboring yards aren't her territory! She is getting better..slowly

lol...that sounds like the slightly anoyed grumble of a fresh parent complaining about loss of sleep and so on^^...been there, done that, bought the ticket...


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oh... my mothers dachshound used to bark even because of the telephone...and of course the door bell...so it was a blessing my parents never had any friends

I dislik yappy dogs. One of our order neighbors had a beagle similar to our dearly departed dog, but theirs never shut up. Our dog never barked unless you were teasing it, but she was very protective of the kids.

Well, we had a nice long ride, but it seems your rain has now reached us Which is good, because we are both feeling how out of shape we are now, and I don't have to water the garden tonight

use a watering can for the whole garden to water it... and at the end of next week you both are back in shape

Haha, NO. I tilled up that patch of ground where it is for a reason..It's close to the outside hose spigot

The bikes will make us fit once again! We probably rode 3-5 miles today, it's a good start

I love where we moved to, everything is nearby. In walking distance: two car parts places, a dollar store, home improvement store, toy store, train store, churches, and my favorite....dairy queen. That last one isn't a healthy place to go to, since it just has the ice cream. I usually walk the other direction down to and round the walk path in the cemetary. I figure if I die I'll be in a good spot. Plus it's kind of neat seeing headstones from the 1800s.

Everything we need is close too, but it's not biking/walking friendly, some really busy roads cut through, and on this side of town, people are generally asswhole drivers, always in a hurry to get their starbucks or other trendy crap.

Luckily our streets have the crosswalk buttons at each intersection. Worst part of. Family walk is the arguing over who gets to push the button a the coner.

The first rule of family walk is: YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FAMILY WALK!

LOL @ JW

Just a couple of years ago, the City of NY finally admitted that those buttons had been disconnected years ago. People still press them, thinking they work.

 Theophony wrote:
Luckily our streets have the crosswalk buttons at each intersection. Worst part of. Family walk is the arguing over who gets to push the button a the coner.

that sounds more like my kids age... i thought yours are a bit older...^^

Everyone does that as a kid if those buttons are around. IT STOPS THE CARS!

push the almighty button... for kids this is truly one of the greatest moments...rule the traffic monster^^

Oh you guys are making me a little sad! ever since i was a little boy I have desperately wanted a Doberman! I mean really really badly to the point of near obsession! I just love everything about them, their nature and temperament, size, intelligence and loyalty, best dogs ever in my book! and what do I end up with? a black LabX and two pure white balls of gentle fluff Samoyeds lol! but when i am sadly in the position when I am able to purchase my next best friend it will be a Dobe without a doubt although no dog could ever come close to the loyalty and companionship Oscar gives me, he may be a cross but he's simply beautiful :-) if only humans were as nice! if you want an example try putting your dog and your wife both in the boot of the car for 2 hours and see which one's happy to see you when you let them out? :-)

lol NF09 I would try that but fear for my kneecaps.

Scared much lol?

So, today I "Modded" the Townies

His

Hers
For once my color selection seems to have been right on I'd say...
Now I need some military-style canvas saddlebags and we'll be ready for longer trips

Dakka played tricks on me.

Anyway, bad legs, 9% incline hill, and all the good stores are car distance away. :(

Riding down hills is fun..going back up..not so much