The dog thread is better than the cat thread, because it features dogs.
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two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
(still can't get over the thread title it is the finest, really made with the comma 
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got a Christmas card poked into my letter box from an old bloke will call him Marshall who I met while walking Cosmo. Lovely bloke (must be in his 70s now), was talking to him one time and said to him I'd told someone that I let Cosmo on my bed at night and they were horrified. He said "I do, too, I don't know what they're talking about, I've woken up to a lot worse than that in my time'. He said on the card that he'd lost one of his dogs recently, he'd had two jack russels. Anyway, he didn't put his address on the card and I wanted to thank him but couldn't.
Today someone cycled past while I was out the front of the house. We'd talked before so he stopped and we had a bit of a chat. I told him I'd lost Cosmo recently and he said he knew someone who'd lost a dog recently. I nearly said to him 'it wasn't Marshall was it?' but I had no reason to think it would be it and it's a bit like meeting someone from New York and saying "ah do you know ..., they live in New York too
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So he carried on and said his friend's dogs were jack russels so I said "it wasn't Marshall was it?" and it was so I said to pass on my regards.
Ironic really because Cosmo was initially so aggressive to other dogs and the thing about dog ownership where you meet loads of people just never applied because I was always turning round and walking the other way when I met another dog owner.
)got a Christmas card poked into my letter box from an old bloke will call him Marshall who I met while walking Cosmo. Lovely bloke (must be in his 70s now), was talking to him one time and said to him I'd told someone that I let Cosmo on my bed at night and they were horrified. He said "I do, too, I don't know what they're talking about, I've woken up to a lot worse than that in my time'.
He said on the card that he'd lost one of his dogs recently, he'd had two jack russels. Anyway, he didn't put his address on the card and I wanted to thank him but couldn't.Today someone cycled past while I was out the front of the house. We'd talked before so he stopped and we had a bit of a chat. I told him I'd lost Cosmo recently and he said he knew someone who'd lost a dog recently. I nearly said to him 'it wasn't Marshall was it?' but I had no reason to think it would be it and it's a bit like meeting someone from New York and saying "ah do you know ..., they live in New York too
"So he carried on and said his friend's dogs were jack russels so I said "it wasn't Marshall was it?" and it was
so I said to pass on my regards.Ironic really because Cosmo was initially so aggressive to other dogs and the thing about dog ownership where you meet loads of people just never applied because I was always turning round and walking the other way when I met another dog owner.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
nope, lovely dogs.
yes,
not the "owner" but "their human" is how you need to describe the relationship
you are a team even if "you" don't know it
rescue dogs have issues from tbeir previous humans that need to be addressed is all it is (probably easier said then done in some cases)
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I'm probably far less of a dog expert, but i think the problem tends to be the hoomans not the dogs
never had a lot to do with rotties, although friend in devon used to live with an elderly and slightly infirm cat, who still insisted on going out on his rounds each day. after kitty died, he found out that part of the daily routine was an afternoon nap with a neighbour's rottie. sadly no photos were taken.
and another friend had a staffie cross - she (dog that is) was a bit nervous first time i met her (possibly an issue with men based on earlier bad experiences) but once i'd got to know her, she was one of the most snuggly dogs i've met
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Indeed, is problem with humans. And no I'm not scared of rotties or staffies either, lovely dogs from what I've seen. Taking on a rottie or staffie from a refuge with unknown problems from previous humans is a bit daunting for me though.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
on rotties, this just appeared via tweeter
www.mylondon.news
Blind dog abandoned in park becomes foster dad to motherless pups
The Rottweiler only found a loving home last Christmas and his family has now grown even more
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Who's the Daddy now?I think you'll find the correct term is "Daddy" (or "Mummy")
Motown_ben
Well-Known Member
Rudi dog enjoying a couple of pints in the pub last week.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've been working really hard to reverse the dog/Cat segregation in the house. Progress has been slow but steady. Mabel can be left alone, the cats have learnt to stay still, move slowly, stay high etc... And that they win every close encounter!
Mabel is being super calm, super interested and I'm sure just wants to love them and squeeze them and hold them tight, but she's learning. She's choosing to leave them alone and return back downstairs to be with me, she hardly ever bothers them and gets in their faces. They seem to have found a common ground of laying around. The next stage is getting the cats to come back downstairs. Mabel doesn't have free access upstairs yet and maybe never will
Mabel is being super calm, super interested and I'm sure just wants to love them and squeeze them and hold them tight, but she's learning. She's choosing to leave them alone and return back downstairs to be with me, she hardly ever bothers them and gets in their faces. They seem to have found a common ground of laying around. The next stage is getting the cats to come back downstairs. Mabel doesn't have free access upstairs yet and maybe never will
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
It's really not my usual style but why not!Nice cheerful duvet cover
Oh deer......
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I’ve never been but I’ve only ever met charming Rotties and Staffies, who were clearly well loved and well trained. The only dogs that make me initially wary are ones I’ve either been bitten by or witnessed biting or being aggressive. But that’s unfair too as I’ve also met lovely Jack Russells, Chihuahuas and German Shepherds. Actually that’s a lie about Chihuahuas, though I’m sure they exist.
Ah, hang on, I’ve just remembered a terrifying caged Rottweiler in the front garden of a house I used to deliver papers to as a lad. It would growl and snarl and bark and try to jump over the fence of the massive cage it was confined in. I was assured by the owner it couldn’t get out, but if it had been a bit cleverer, it could easily have jumped on its kennel and then out of the cage. Thankfully it was too thick to work this out, but it caused me such anxiety that eventually my boss, the newsagent, had to deliver it himself!
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
perhaps it was clever enough to do that, but had also worked out that once out it would be impossible for it to get back in unaided.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That’s how I feel - my unrealistic aspiration is to retire to a town with a beach, and live surrounded by dogs and cats (free heating too!)
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Yes there's a subset of rottie and staffie owners who deliberately rear the dangerous ones. I wouldn't trust myself being able to take on one from a rescue not knowing the history.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
In recent years, I've only met "soft as clarts" rotties & staffies. etc
But in the past I've met, and had bad encounters with, various dogs that were aggressive in one way or another.
This included some Alsatians [not German Shepherds] and even a lab that had been trained that way.
I had a coat ruined by something dog-shaped, luckily it was loose enough that the teeth didn't reach me, and I had had some advice about dealing with aggressive dogs.
Have a laugh on me ...
Years ago, I was working on a train with a cash bag & ticket machine on long straps over my shoulder.
I spoke to a group of three at a table bay, who had a small dog with them and checked their tickets.
Turned to the people on the other side of the aisle and ditto.
Moved the bag & machine slightly and started to walk the couple of paces to the next set of seats.
... sound of Laughter ...
"Excuse me, can we have our dog back ?"
The animal was attached to the tails of my uniform jacket !
I backed up to the table again, so the dog's weight could be supported, and it let go ...
[To my surprise, when I took the jacket off, a few minutes later, no puncture damage just a slight wet patch from slobber.]
But in the past I've met, and had bad encounters with, various dogs that were aggressive in one way or another.
This included some Alsatians [not German Shepherds] and even a lab that had been trained that way.
I had a coat ruined by something dog-shaped, luckily it was loose enough that the teeth didn't reach me, and I had had some advice about dealing with aggressive dogs.
Have a laugh on me ...
Years ago, I was working on a train with a cash bag & ticket machine on long straps over my shoulder.
I spoke to a group of three at a table bay, who had a small dog with them and checked their tickets.
Turned to the people on the other side of the aisle and ditto.
Moved the bag & machine slightly and started to walk the couple of paces to the next set of seats.
... sound of Laughter ...
"Excuse me, can we have our dog back ?"
The animal was attached to the tails of my uniform jacket !
I backed up to the table again, so the dog's weight could be supported, and it let go ...
[To my surprise, when I took the jacket off, a few minutes later, no puncture damage just a slight wet patch from slobber.]
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
So they aren’t two names for the same breed? Forgive my ignorance, but my understanding of it is over 40 years old
Me76
Not very good lurker
Every Rottie and staffie I have ever met are soft as fuck when in an environment with their owners and friends.
A lot of them when out of that environment too.
However, trying to control 20 -50k of dog when they are not in an environment they like takes effort. And I agree that I would not take either breed from rescue, because I would be worried they'd come up against a trigger that it didn't matter how much they were connected to me, I just couldn't physically stop them.
A lot of them when out of that environment too.
However, trying to control 20 -50k of dog when they are not in an environment they like takes effort. And I agree that I would not take either breed from rescue, because I would be worried they'd come up against a trigger that it didn't matter how much they were connected to me, I just couldn't physically stop them.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
#relateable
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Another angle (I'd forgotten about this yesterday) is that some other dogs seem to react with fear / aggression towards staffie type dogs (possibly picking up their owner's fear?) - the friend's staffy cross that i mentioned yesterday was not aggressive towards other dogs, but did get other dogs going for her now and then...
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
Good boys.
Skim
Well-Known Member
Cone of Shame (Christmas edition). Frida’s got an infection in her left paw: it was drained by the vet, the swelling went down and she’ll go for a check-up on Tuesday. Fingers crossed everything heals up quickly so she can get her face stuck into a bowl of Christmas dinner scraps…
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