re: Tell me about your dog "breed" & why their great.

When my nephew was a baby, my parents would keep him sometimes. They had a big tough old male lab. They would put my nephew down for a nap and Chief would lie down next the crib and guard it as long as my nephew was there.

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have 2 Pudelpointers both from NAPPA breeders.

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I am trying to decide between a pudelpointer and griffon, after my GSP passed in December.

Sounds like a great dog & fine addition to the family!

I'm not sure what we're going to do but things are amiss without my buddy!

We have half Great Pyrenees/Anatolians and they are extremely sweet girls. They don’t like deer or donkeys getting close to their herd.

One was already very friendly and did her job guarding sheep. They other was a bit shy but had sense warmed up and a better barker.

Sad they don’t live very long.

Love this dude. French Bulldogs are so funny and loving dogs .. not worth a shite for anything else I don’t think but are so enjoyable

Yep. We were dog sitting my daughter’s dogs this weekend and one of my Frenchies got into it with her lab ( who is moody) . They won’t back down

We have a “rescue” English Bulldog. She loves us, and loves isn’t a strong enough word. She mourns even the shortest spans of time apart, and is always up for any adventure while 30 seconds earlier she had the most rhythmic hypnotic snores from whatever piece of furniture she’s on, all the while actively monitoring Amazon deliveries, the fridge opening, or the slightest new food smell in the air without any audible packaging sound occurring…..so she has excellent super-powers.
And has us all wrapped around her paw

I saw that, any idea how much he charges? That pup is 9 weeks old and bringing back retrieves in his pond.

We had an Australian Shepherd and if we were to get another dog, it would be another Aussie. They aren't for everyone. You need to spend time with them and train them, but if you do, they are great.

They are herders and your family will become the primary herd. I think our's believed that she who died with the biggest herd wins. She would gather all the neighborhood kids and put them on the trampoline and not let them off when she was 4 months old. We had to have a conversation about that.

The good thing is that they are easy to train and basically just want to know the rules, so they can enforce them. They are very athletic and need to be worn out daily. Ours was a good possum dog and would, without me asking, bring me a possum about once a month. She would not kill it and I think she just wanted to keep it. This was not allowed.

You will find yourself spelling a lot of words because they develop an extensive vocabulary, and eventually begin to learn to spell.

They do shed a lot, a whole lot. They also require a time and attention when young to put them on the right path, but that's rewarding in many ways. One rule about Aussies that is very true: They are working dogs and if you don't give them a job, they will come up with one of their own and you probably won't like it.