Since I haven't been around much, thought everyone might be interested in seeing how the little monster who's been taking up my time is coming along...
(http://keithgrossman.com/pup6.jpg)
He is a beautiful dog Ex. He looks so proud in that picture and very content.
WOW! :spooked:
He is a FINE specimen to say the least! You guys been training?
Of course, PH; everything is a training opportunity!
Quote from: Exterminator on May 09, 2010, 09:17:25 PM
Of course, PH; everything is a training opportunity!
:yes: :biggrin:
Yup! Spend a lot of time with them early, and the rest of their lives you'll have an obedient, loyal, friend that will die to protect your life without question. A lot of dog owners don't understand that if you put the work in up front, it makes the rest of their time with you so much easier for both of you!
That really IS a nice looking Dog, EX.. :yes: ...and I see his lazy ears are no longer lazy... :razz:
(http://keithgrossman.com/pup7.jpg)
(http://keithgrossman.com/pup9.jpg)
is that his "attack" a conservative, training exercise?.... :razz:
seeing these pictures makes me WANT to get another dog.... :yes:
Since when is protection training partisan? :eek:
Quote from: Exterminator on May 17, 2010, 09:45:40 AM
Since when is protection training partisan? :eek:
it was just an observation....he has that familiar, gleaming, democrat look as .. "I hate dick cheney"...but, maybe that's just me.. :razz:
Welllll, we do need protection from those right-wing yahoos. ;D
If you want to know what he really hates, it's the high velocity drier in Petco's self service dog wash. You should have seen me Saturday trying to hold on to his leash with one hand and to the hose he was trying to kill with the other. It was crazy! Needless to say, he went home wet...
I would have loved to have witnessed that!.... ;D
I didn't know that Petco had a self-service wash :thumbsup: We always use Petsmart, just b/c it's closer. I get Benji washed, nails clipped, etc., while I shop. I don't want to say we have him groomed b/c there really isn't a hair cut/style involved. There's a place at Ocean beach that is self sevice, but being near dog beach, I've never been able to get him in w/out a really lomg wait, but I don't think they have driers.
Quote from: Exterminator on May 17, 2010, 12:30:02 PM
If you want to know what he really hates, it's the high velocity drier in Petco's self service dog wash. You should have seen me Saturday trying to hold on to his leash with one hand and to the hose he was trying to kill with the other. It was crazy! Needless to say, he went home wet...
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on May 17, 2010, 01:00:40 PM
I get Benji washed, nails clipped, etc., while I shop.
I can't do that because I don't trust people I don't know to handle my dog. Nothing against them but I'm guessing that on a scale of one to ten, the average Petco or PetSmart groomer's understanding of dog behavior is about a -5 and I really don't need them f'ing up my pup. I can only imagine how one of them would have reacted to the drier incident but it probably would not have been pretty. Me, I'm looking at him and thinking, "that's a really nice dog." :wink:
I always washed our dog in a galvanized tub in the back yard. He hated getting washed but it had to be done. He did like being combed out though and after a while he relented and was fairly good 'cause he knew he was going to get combed afterward. He's been gone for over 20yrs now and I still miss him.
That's a goint point, Ex. Although with a dog like Ben (a retriever) it's not a concern. He doesn't have the power, drive, and I'd say he doesn't have the same intellect level. I'm not saying he's dumb ;D but I would think a German Sheppard processes information differently. Benji's standards are lower. For a rub on the belly I can get Benji to do just about anything. :biggrin:
Okay, I can see the pics now, I wasn't able to on my phone. He's SO adorable! He has such a mature face, but such a puppy expression in his eyes. He's cute now, but he's going to be beautiful when he's grown.
Not such a puppy any more...
(http://keithgrossman.com/ax0612.jpg)
Hell, he looks like big brown and black ***** cat. :kitty: I'll break into your house, give him a big fresh beef bone and take everything you got and he will help me load it. :biggrin:
Just kidding, I won't break into your house, because I like your dog. :thumbsup: :biggrin:
Big Boy! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Fine looking animal Ex! :yes:
Quote from: The Troll on June 23, 2012, 02:56:00 PM
I'll break into your house, give him a big fresh beef bone and take everything you got and he will help me load it.
LOL..it'd be interesting to see if that'd work. I use a hard rubber ball on a rope in training and was working him in obedience the other night and he wouldn't take a piece of beef jerkey from me...he wanted to chase the ball down!
Quote from: Exterminator on June 23, 2012, 03:16:53 PM
LOL..it'd be interesting to see if that'd work. I use a hard rubber ball on a rope in training and was working him in obedience the other night and he wouldn't take a piece of beef jerkey from me...he wanted to chase the ball down!
Try some chicken hot dogs. My German Short Hair loved them. :biggrin: He would do anything for a dog, chicken dog that is. :yes:
Quote from: The Troll on June 23, 2012, 05:02:03 PM
Try some chicken hot dogs. My German Short Hair loved them. :biggrin: He would do anything for a dog, chicken dog that is. :yes:
Oh, he like jerky just fine but once he's in drive...
He is a beautiful dog Ex.
Wow, I just looked and it has ben over two years now since you started this thread......he IS NO Puppy no more. :no:
nice looking dog. :yes:
Thanks, everyone; we're very happy with how he's grown up!
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2012, 12:27:16 PM
Thanks, everyone; we're very happy with how he's grown up!
It is a true wonderful thing to live with your dog through all of his years. From a puppy, his youth, his middle age and his old age. All different and wonderful. The sad time is when his or her short time here of earth come to an end. :'(
Quote from: Exterminator on June 24, 2012, 12:27:16 PM
Thanks, everyone; we're very happy with how he's grown up!
He's a big 'un. What's he weigh now?
Quote from: Y on June 24, 2012, 09:07:40 PM
He's a big 'un. What's he weigh now?
I try to keep my dogs trim and athletic so his working weight is typically right around 80 lbs. How've you been?
Quote from: Exterminator on May 17, 2010, 01:28:31 PM
I can't do that because I don't trust people I don't know to handle my dog. Nothing against them but I'm guessing that on a scale of one to ten, the average Petco or PetSmart groomer's understanding of dog behavior is about a -5 and I really don't need them f'ing up my pup. I can only imagine how one of them would have reacted to the drier incident but it probably would not have been pretty. Me, I'm looking at him and thinking, "that's a really nice dog." :wink:
I always took my dog into the shower with me. We would both get wet in a nice warm shower. Oh, how he love to be dried with a big fluffy towel. I could tell when he thought he was dry enough by starting to attacking the towel in a tug of war. :biggrin: One good dawg. :yes: RIP Ruff.
He's so beautiful :smitten:
I was out for a run the other morning and a man had two on a lead. Other dogs will glance at me as I run by or even get excited like they wanna run too, but not these boys. I think I saw a sideways glance, but zero reaction. I try to keep an even pace and run at enough of a distance away so that dogs can see me and not feel threatened but this trail is hilly and curvy and sometimes they're "just there". ;D