Comments on: Personal Note: Dog days

By: Jay2

Jay2 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:03:12 +0000

Hi Lynn
Yes, it is so hard to handle and you have my sympathies. If you want to consider a smaller dog may I recommend my personal favourite – the poodle. A miniature or toy variety is a great home dog. I think poodles are the nicest and smartest four-legged people in the world.
I’ve had two now, both came to me needing new homes and I had years of wonderful blessing with each one. Both have succumbed to old age now and I’m on the lookout for another. Its such a joy to be able to give a new secure and loving home to a dog that has been through hard times. The Lord bless you through the hard decision you have to make and through your hunt dfor a new friend.

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By: Marcy

Marcy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:21:04 +0000

I like the big dogs. I have a mutt and I think that she is the best dog. Very easy to please and take care of! We go for our walks and that pretty much makes her day, she is super happy all day long. She does love junk food, thus the walks, and her other vice is chasing cats. Oh how she loves to chase the cats! If she can’t find a cat(they avoid our house at all costs now) she will make do with a squirel. It is a little scary when she catches one, the joyful way that she shakes them is just creepy! But all in all she is a very loveable dog…..unless you are small and furry then……

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By: Teenage_Tinkerbell

Teenage_Tinkerbell — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:57:29 +0000

I have a small dog who yaps alot. It gets really annoying but I love him. He is a miniature doberman pincher. He’s very cute and cuddly. He’s a pretty good tempered dog and he was very easy to housebreak. He’s getting old now and I feel for you with Kylie. my dog is tweleve and his face is going gray. He’s still very peppy though. Tigger was ( and still is) my closest companion when I was a kid.I’ve had him since I was three. My mom has a big slobbery dog thats a cross between a husky and a beagle. Wander loves to herd tigger and me.She also loves to sniff. It’s kinda funny because she has a huskies chest and a beagles legs.

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By: hs_mom

hs_mom — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:15:29 +0000

We just purchased a wheaten/poodle mix. He is a soft teddy bear that loves to sleep on my feet…

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By: opinionated teen

opinionated teen — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:40:49 +0000

Correction to the above description of my pup: Augie is more like 50 lbs. than 60. Sorry about that.

RRBar: You wouldn’t think my dog had a short bristly coat from the way he sheds! Thanks for clearing that up!

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By: Cheryl D.

Cheryl D. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:47:19 +0000

Bob,

Petsmart has several products, but they all look more expensive than they’re worth. I know some people who put straw or something other than grass in the dogs’ area.

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By: RRBar

RRBar — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:18:38 +0000

Opinionated Teen,

Yes, there’s a difference and you have it right. Australian Cattle Dogs, aka Blue Heelers or occasionally Red Heelers, also have a short bristly coat. Australian Shepherds have a longer coat, similar to a collie.

A blue heeler showed up at our place a few months ago and we kept her. She’s a pretty good dog, but I’m still partial to the shepherds.

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By: Bob Buckles

Bob Buckles — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:03:53 +0000

Female urine makes dead spots on grass lawns. Is there anything you can give her to stop the spotting?

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By: Cheryl D.

Cheryl D. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:48:14 +0000

A pug might be a good small dog for someone who’s previously had boxers. I haven’t researched breed problems and the like, but they’re adorable little dogs with great dispositions; at least all the ones I’ve met have been. (I know no breed of terrier of which I’d say that.)

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By: kBells

kBells — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:44:31 +0000

Our last dog was a Border Collie and my husband and son are still grieving over her. She was very smart and had a better vocabulary than some of my relatives. My son wants a puppy but we have decided that another Border Collie wouldn’t be a good idea.

I like poodles. If you don’t give them a fancy clip and they don’t know they are poodles, they are great dogs. But my husband doesn’t like them and they are expensive to keep groomed.

At heart I am a cat person and the owner of the cabin we are now renting for our vacation is trying to get us to take home a beautiful, friendly, blue gray tom cat that has taken up at the cabin. I am tempted, but the precious poo kitty back home would not like sharing her kingdom.

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