The Official Pet Thread pt2

JLo10131121 said:
Does anyone have a boxer? I have a 64 pound female who is just the epitome of psychotic *itch. Seriously. I love my baby. Dixie is like my kid, but she's absolutely wacko. She HATES with a passion other dogs. She treats them like they're cats, trying to attack them. I live in a townhouse and we were on my second level in the bedroom, her checking out the opened window (screened, it was a nice day in NC) and me typing away on my laptop here, at TalkCSI. No problems and then all of a sudden she like attacked the screen and tried to go through it because she saw a dog below. No joke. She's been like this since she was a pup. Unfortunately, I didn't get her first. I got her three years after her bad habits and aggression had already manifested. I was wondering if this kind behavior is common to those of you (if any) who have boxers. She's great with people and especially with kids, though. Strange....
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It sounds like she's dog aggressive, which is usually by lack of socializing with other dogs in his early years. So now she's developed a fear of them.

If you can afford it, a trainer who comes to your house might work better than taking him to a course.

Do some research on dog behaviour. Books by Ceasar Milan the Dog Whisperer are great as he goes into details as to dog behaviour in general and what kind of things can knock them off balance.

No matter what your breed of dog is, they need to remember you are the pack leader and you are the one in charge, if they sense you are easy to dominate, they will take charge because dogs need to be part of a pack to thrive.
 
It's been awhile since I've posted in this thread as some of you may remember from my countless other user names (Hard2Handle) being the one I think I posted the pictures under, my aunt ran a dog rescue program and works at a shelter and I ended up taking a lot of the dogs in. Some of them have since passed and I went to having 9 and I know have 6.

I'll post some pictures of the most photogenic of them all ... say hello to Greggo :rolleyes:

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and one of my hamsters, Sammy.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0013.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0253.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0254.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0256.jpg
 
fatalze said:
It can be a lot of fun, but it sure is a lot of work. I started as a dog bather, worked my way up to an assistant groomer (just simple hair trimming, nails, cleaning of ears, blow drying, combing, etc). The thing that gets to you is that you feel like your clothes and car are always covered in dog hair lol.
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Lol! I was going to search this on the internet but thought i would ask you. should springer spaniels ears be trimmed? Becasue Oscars are very long and feathery! his actal fur is about 1 inch longer than his ear. So should i trim this back to shape his ear? :confused:

Something_wicked I love your dog Greggo! He's so cute.
 
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Hannah06_95 said:
Lol! I was going to search this on the internet but thought i would ask you. should springer spaniels ears be trimmed? Becasue Oscars are very long and feathery! his actal fur is about 1 inch longer than his ear. So should i trim this back to shape his ear? :confused:
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According to most grooming books, for a springer spaniel, the hair on the bottom half of the ear should be kept long.. kind of like a "skirt".. when you get him groomed for the first time, they should trim the top half of the ear, but the bottom should not be shaped to the flap. Generally speaking, dogs with long ears do best with hair that isn't shaped to the ear, it gives them a little padding and protection. :)
 
fatalze said:
According to most grooming books, for a springer spaniel, the hair on the bottom half of the ear should be kept long.. kind of like a "skirt".. when you get him groomed for the first time, they should trim the top half of the ear, but the bottom should not be shaped to the flap. Generally speaking, dogs with long ears do best with hair that isn't shaped to the ear, it gives them a little padding and protection. :)
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Ok thank you! I'll leave Oscars ears alone! :lol:
 
I totally like reading in this thread. I don´t have a pet any more. When I was younger I had a rabbit. All your pictures really make me want a pet again.

Hannah06_95 said:
Yes he's a springer spaniel. Here's some more pics of him lookin cute!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/Hannah06_95/OscarBRT039.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/Hannah06_95/2008_0417rockthe20080074.jpg
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Oscar looks soooooo cute. Especially on the first picture he looks adorable.
His face:adore:. I wish I had a bigger apartment to have a dog.


Something_wicked said:
I'll post some pictures of the most photogenic of them all ... say hello to Greggo :rolleyes:

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and one of my hamsters, Sammy.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0013.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0253.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0254.jpg
http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/pp245/Buckets_of_Crazy/pets/GEDC0256.jpg
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They are so sweet, too.
 
Isla said:
I totally like reading in this thread. I don´t have a pet any more. When I was younger I had a rabbit. All your pictures really make me want a pet again.

Hannah06_95 said:
Yes he's a springer spaniel. Here's some more pics of him lookin cute!
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/Hannah06_95/OscarBRT039.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s237/Hannah06_95/2008_0417rockthe20080074.jpg
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Oscar looks soooooo cute. Especially on the first picture he looks adorable.
His face:adore:. I wish I had a bigger apartment to have a dog.
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Oscar says thanks for the compliment! Luckily my parents have a massive house with loads of ground for oscar to run around in!:)
 
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oh my god, everyone has such a great pets :D

Gotta love them all :)

Hannah, I'm in love with your springer spaniel :lol:

I'll share some pics of my adorable dog too:
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btw, he's name is Ski, maybe you don't know how to pronounce, but it's pronounce in a portuguese way :lol:

I also had two little dogs, that I rescued a while ago, but I don't have them anymore :( I'm just looking around for my cable to put the pics in the computador, I dont know where it is :scream: Damn!!
 
speedystokesgirl said:
Everone has such cutie pets!

Csifann1, you have a Shepherd too. So beautiful!

I have to show you my baby.

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four yeah, it's a live rabbit. Don't let him fool ya, when we walk, he tries to chase them. :lol:
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and at work with me

Oh yeah, his name is Rogen and he turned 4-years-old in January.
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Speedy, your dog Rogen is sooo cool :) I wish I could have one... my mom don't like dogs and so that's no option at least not as long as I live with her :( But I have a cat named Juri and a guinea pig named Charlie...

Next week I'll post some pics of the two guys :D
 
speedystokesgirl said:
Everone has such cutie pets!

Csifann1, you have a Shepherd too. So beautiful!

I have to show you my baby.

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three
four yeah, it's a live rabbit. Don't let him fool ya, when we walk, he tries to chase them. :lol:
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and at work with me

Oh yeah, his name is Rogen and he turned 4-years-old in January.
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Thanks :D
I love him so much :p
Here is a pic when he was little - he was sleeping in the car :lol:
And here another when he was younger
And, now, my obedient Ski :lol:

Ski has the same age than Rogen :)
 
csifann1 said:
speedystokesgirl said:
Everone has such cutie pets!

Csifann1, you have a Shepherd too. So beautiful!

I have to show you my baby.

one
two
three
four yeah, it's a live rabbit. Don't let him fool ya, when we walk, he tries to chase them. :lol:
five
and at work with me

Oh yeah, his name is Rogen and he turned 4-years-old in January.
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Thanks :D
I love him so much :p
Here is a pic when he was little - he was sleeping in the car :lol:
And here another when he was younger
And, now, my obedient Ski :lol:

Ski has the same age than Rogen :)
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They're both so sweet :) Rogen and Ski, I mean :lol:

Ski is a very fascinating name... where do you got it Csifann1???
 
NickyFan said:
They're both so sweet :) Rogen and Ski, I mean :lol:

Ski is a very fascinating name... where do you got it Csifann1???
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I really don't know :lol: It was my mom who created, I think :lol: I've never heard that name before, and I though it's kind of cute :)
 
csifann1 said:
Thanks :D
I love him so much :p
Here is a pic when he was little - he was sleeping in the car :lol:
And here another when he was younger
And, now, my obedient Ski :lol:

Ski has the same age than Rogen :)
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Oh god, I know. I love him so much too!

Puppy pics, huh? Here's two from the first week I had him:

puppy 1
puppy 2

Yours is so adorable sleep in the car. Rogen hates the car! He would always get car sick, but he outgrew that, thankfully.

really mom, I hate this contraption
Ok, now I can see what's going on

Actually, here's is Dogster page. It has more photos and a couple of videos of when he was a pup. There were two toys I bought him, that he had to show who was boss. :guffaw:
 
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