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    You can see why they eat kids - they're hungry.

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    we bought a staffy

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    A Staffy owner

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    @mikedogz that's very good.

    Every staffy i have known has been fucking cool

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    @mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:

    we bought a staffy

    Best possible choice.
    There's been some weird virus scare around where I am currently, visiting the family in NZ - and I got stranded with my sister and her 3 kids who I normally see once a year, and her two staffies.
    Two months of those staffies has been awesome.

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    My youngest's birthday today, and he found out we're getting a dog

    He burst in to tears he was that happy

    Definite parenting win today

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    @mariner4life said in Dogs and bitches:

    My youngest's birthday today, and he found out we're getting a dog

    He burst in to tears he was that happy

    Definite parenting win today

    When do you get him / her? Assuming it is a puppy?

    All shoes, socks , etc need to be out of reach. Buy toys and chewy treats. Get some for the dog too.

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    Blue Staffy. Female

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    My pup keeps bloody growing like crazy.
    We booked air tickets to go to Qtown a while back and decided to fly the dog with us. Since booking he has outgrown the travel crate we had and is now over the weight we had booked. Going to cost us at check in!

    On the good side he has great taste

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    Just to bring it all down a notch, my 12 year old Jack Russell bitch died of natural causes this morning. Law of the jungle says she should have gone years ago, but nature couldn't keep this one downšŸ™‚

    Hell of a hunter who survived being run over, having a stillborn removed ( half in, half out, yeesh!), snake bites and a million dogfights with street dogs. Clever wee bugger but never to be trusted alone around kids as they were just bigger prey to her ( sort of).

    Greatest thing having a cool dog. Worst thing is outliving them all the time.

    Please give your own dog an affectionate pat for me šŸ™‚šŸ‘

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    @Crucial said in Dogs and bitches:

    My pup keeps bloody growing like crazy.
    We booked air tickets to go to Qtown a while back and decided to fly the dog with us. Since booking he has outgrown the travel crate we had and is now over the weight we had booked. Going to cost us at check in!

    On the good side he has great taste

    74DECB44-BC19-4332-AB6D-974E8D2CC824.jpeg

    Great looking pooch mate. Our black lab now has two slight scars on his snout and one on his lip we’re hoping will not be permanent. Got tagged by a staffie on the beach the other day. Bloody thing had apparently had a go at a puppy only moments before. The damn owners couldn’t give a fuck, well she couldn’t and her beta-cuck husband just complied. Owners. It’s rarely the dog but always something to do with the owners. fluffybunnies.

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    @Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Crucial said in Dogs and bitches:

    My pup keeps bloody growing like crazy.
    We booked air tickets to go to Qtown a while back and decided to fly the dog with us. Since booking he has outgrown the travel crate we had and is now over the weight we had booked. Going to cost us at check in!

    On the good side he has great taste

    74DECB44-BC19-4332-AB6D-974E8D2CC824.jpeg

    Great looking pooch mate. Our black lab now has two slight scars on his snout and one on his lip we’re hoping will not be permanent. Got tagged by a staffie on the beach the other day. Bloody thing had apparently had a go at a puppy only moments before. The damn owners couldn’t give a fuck, well she couldn’t and her beta-cuck husband just complied. Owners. It’s rarely the dog but always something to do with the owners. fluffybunnies.

    Yeah there are plenty of dickwads with dogs.
    I especially like the ones that watch their mutt run 50 metres at you while you are putting yours on a lead so it doesn’t do similar.
    Mine is pretty good and going well on training but still has a 6 month olds brain and can let excitement get the better of him. It’s my responsibility to watch for that and keep control. Doesn’t help when other fuckers do nothing

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    @Crucial Recall is the one to crack, we’re virtually there. Still have to pick our moment though. Ms Cato No1 was talking to a guy who trains guide dogs and he was stressing that you should not waste a whistle. Effectively when training set the dog up to succeed. So if it’s got its snout in some Fox piss soaked grass, don’t bother. Wait until it’s head is up and looking around. It must get used to obeying the whistle/command in order to become ingrained.

    Getting there.

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    @Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Crucial Recall is the one to crack, we’re virtually there. Still have to pick our moment though. Ms Cato No1 was talking to a guy who trains guide dogs and he was stressing that you should not waste a whistle. Effectively when training set the dog up to succeed. So if it’s got its snout in some Fox piss soaked grass, don’t bother. Wait until it’s head is up and looking around. It must get used to obeying the whistle/command in order to become ingrained.

    Getting there.

    I use graduated recall commands depending on the situation. A simple ā€œcomeā€, calling his name, a quick ā€œnon urgent ā€œ whistle from the lips, A firm ā€œget inā€ and very sparingly the shepherds whistle gets a Blast. All are accompanied by praise as soon as he reacts
    Is working good for this one. He certainly knows it’s in his best interests to get in fast if the whistle comes out.
    Best thing though is to praise them every time you notice them think and change mind without you commanding. Let them make good decisions by themselves as much as possible. Also means you actually try not to call too much. They have to feel like they’ve come back for a reason.
    I was told all that from a good friend with decades experience training working dogs and now runs puppy classes.
    Personally I think a lot depends on the dog and you need to try and find the right formula for them.
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    @Siam said in Dogs and bitches:

    Just to bring it all down a notch, my 12 year old Jack Russell bitch died of natural causes this morning. Law of the jungle says she should have gone years ago, but nature couldn't keep this one downšŸ™‚

    Hell of a hunter who survived being run over, having a stillborn removed ( half in, half out, yeesh!), snake bites and a million dogfights with street dogs. Clever wee bugger but never to be trusted alone around kids as they were just bigger prey to her ( sort of).

    Greatest thing having a cool dog. Worst thing is outliving them all the time.

    Please give your own dog an affectionate pat for me šŸ™‚šŸ‘

    Heart-breaking news, Siam. Gutted for you. I love our two dogs and when the mother died a few years back, I broke down in the Kitchen, I was so distraught. I will be a wreck when these two go.

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    @Crucial

    Finally got a couple of photos of our mutt...

    Wallace zombie.jpg

    Wallace.jpg

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    @Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Crucial

    Finally got a couple of photos of our mutt...

    Wallace zombie.jpg

    Wallace.jpg

    Looking good.

    Mine is having some time running with the working dogs to let them put him in his place.
    Going through a teenage phase at the moment and choosing when he wants to listen.

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    @Crucial said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Crucial

    Finally got a couple of photos of our mutt...

    Wallace zombie.jpg

    Wallace.jpg

    Looking good.

    Mine is having some time running with the working dogs to let them put him in his place.
    Going through a teenage phase at the moment and choosing when he wants to listen.

    48333DAD-6317-4870-AA3C-1728F813BDF3.jpeg

    The training with the working dogs sounds interesting, let me know how it goes will you?

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    @Crucial you've been out to see @Snowy ?

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    @Crucial said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Catogrande said in Dogs and bitches:

    @Crucial

    Finally got a couple of photos of our mutt...

    Wallace zombie.jpg

    Wallace.jpg

    Looking good.

    Mine is having some time running with the working dogs to let them put him in his place.
    Going through a teenage phase at the moment and choosing when he wants to listen.

    48333DAD-6317-4870-AA3C-1728F813BDF3.jpeg

    Oh my they are both beautiful šŸ˜

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