That's a good looking Sheppard. Grew up with them until my last one was killed by a mule deer that jumped the fence and she found out she really wasn't 10' tall and bullet proof after all. I'd pay to see how that fight went down just for reference.</br></br>Was about to get another until I ran into a pure brindle boxer that I fell in love with immediately. Both are extremely smart, strong willed dogs that need a leader or they'll take over. Sheppard's are smart in an Einstein sort of way while Boxers are more personality smart. If that makes any sense.

I have boxers and my buddy has sheppards, I understand you perfectly.

Thank you..she is my best friend and is incredibly smart..it took a long time for her to warm up to me but now we go about everywhere together..the guy who had her before me was very abusive to her

Sorry to hear about your dog..deer can be some mean assholes

Boxers are great dogs..they aren't for me tho..most I have seen or been around are just so hyper I don't really have the patience for it..as they get older I like them more cause they slow down..some

But yes they are both very smart and both have such amazing personalities that spread a wide range of characters

didnt have my cat as long, but we had to put him down from bladder cancer. he was my first friend when i moved here to australia. the biggest mistake i made, was not allowing our other pets to see him one last time. it took our other cat almost three years to come out of her depression from loss. that is even with us having adopted three other cats over the same period.

I know where you're coming from in the 'warm up' aspect. Windsor (my boxer) was probably about 12 months old when I adopted her and it took a little warming up. Not much though, it was a pretty good fit of the get go.</br></br>You are correct though, boxers can be rambunctious when not in the presence of the 'pack leader'. They don't quiet have the composure of sheppards without some guidance.</br></br>As far as Windsor I vs the mule deer: judging by the aftermath I doubt he'll ever jump a fence with a dog on the inside ever again assuming it's still alive.

That might of been the problem with the young boxers I was around..their humans didn't really command the respect or establish themselves as the dominant one

Well hopefully Windsor 1 put the hurt on him and killed that asshole

Boxers are amazing animals. They're my favorite dogs, along with Pugs and GoldenDoodles.

next puppah

kleiner musterlander.

breeder is going to give him a month of training :x:

already 10 lbs at only 7 weeks old, going to be huuuuuge

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Very nice...

Got this little guy back in June of last year.

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Fast forward a little over a year.....and he's not so tiny anymore. 75 lbs now.

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That's awesome. I love the "feed me" look too..

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My 11yo Jack Russell--got him as a rescue when he was 3.

I wouldn't like the idea of sommeone keeping my puppy for a month at 8 weeks old to train for me.

that's the best bonding/learning the house dynamics time for them IMO.

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Leader Dogs for the Blind emphasizes that the first 16 weeks are critical for learning for a pup.

Here an update on my Golden Retriever 6 months old.

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Great looking pup.

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My point exactly.

That's why I wouldn't want someone else having my dog during that time. I want them to know me, my family, our rules, and how to act in my house/yard.

I didn't get new-dog until she was (they think) a year old, and while all of you are right, I've totally loved almost perma-teleworking (when not traveling), telling downtown traffic to suck it, telling the office peeps that I'll be back from time to time (so don't clear-out my office or pull/cancel my parking card), and working with new-dog in shorts, flip-flop, and unshaven - as much as possible.

And new-dog (Ashley) might not have had the best first year, but she's loving life now and letting us know. And the neighborhood peeps were stunned that after only two months, that at a block party (hosted by casa-de-GloryDayz this year), she needed no leash, and was the dog they all wish they had.

People have no idea far a little love goes. Dogs do!

Now if I could just get her to leave the bathroom when I shit (she'd not need to gasp for air from under the door)....

boone looking thick, solid, tight

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Looks like a german shorthair pointer, almost. What is Boone? Aside from adorable as all hell...

Kleiner Munsterlander.

While I have a pure mutt, my best man (yeah, from a long while back!!!) had, and has always had, Belgian Malinois, and I have to admit it's pretty awesome.. Lord knows they are a great breed for those who like pure bread dogs.

Awesome!!
Always wanted a Golden, myself, ever since I was very young. Would love to get one eventually.

Who's a good girl?

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It was a loooong day!

We have gone without a dog for around three months but we now have a new addition to the family. Meet Sophie the Lab. She is 11 weeks old and cute as can be. She is tuckered out in this pic, we just got back from puppy kindergarten.

Totally :thumb:

Looks just like a pit bull to me.

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My wife had to take my little buddy cat Meesh Meesh to the vet this morning. He hasn't been eating. Vet said he had a throat inflammation -like a kitty sore throat- and gave him a shot. Hope he'll get better soon, he's one of my best friends.

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Nova my Bull Mastiff. She just turned a year old.

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I have a grey tabby named Ginger who likes to drink. Doesn't matter what you're having, she'll have one too...

Nice dog my friend has one think he like 10 months old.

I love this cat. He's awesome. Top pic today, bottom pic when he was just a baby.

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Sometimes I think new dog thinks she's a cat...

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Our dog Willow, who pretty much rules the roost. Not sure her mix. We think part Rottweiler, part Bassett Hound.

When a kitty shows you belly like that, it's the ultimate in trust. Kitty trusts you. Just don't reach your hand down there, it will get eaten.

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our new corgi Cooper

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We have a cat that is not that friendly, but every winter you find dead mice all over she goes all Soldier from The Wire on mice.

Hehe, are you sure you didn't get a dog that had a head transplant? Cute pup.

Make sure you grab that pussy by the Trump when you take her to the vet. :D

Meesh Meesh is a boy cat, and he's my guard cat. He'd be very upset if you call him "She." He's doing a little better today. Still trying to get him to eat, he's been losing weight.

Do I need to address the cat with proper 2016 non gender titles as ZE ? ROFL

That's useful...

Meesh is a regular guy. Likes guy stuff. He's a KSU Wildcat fan.

He loves belly rubs, but only from me. He'll let me rub his belly for as long as I want. If someone else goes in they get the business.

The black and white one I posted earlier is kind of like that with me, as long as he's in the mood for a belly rub. If he's in the mood, he'll just lay there and purr and purr for as long as I feel like rubbing his belly.

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Got some very sad news this afternoon. My cat pal Baxter has passed away. My wife called me to tell me she rushed him to the vet, but by the time she got there he was gone.

We don't know how old Baxter was, because we got him as a stray, but we've had him for at least 10 years. He loved his people. He was a chow hound and loved hanging out on our screened in back porch in nice weather. We called him "Bubby".

He had gotten frail over the past year, and just finally checked out. We gave him the best cat life we could. He had a good gig. I'll miss him very much.

Damn, sorry for your loss, GB. Props to you guys for providing a great life for an animal.

Sad news indeed George. He looks like a cool, laid back cat. It is sad that our pets only last a few years but what great years those can be!

He was a smart kitty. He had been dumped in our neighborhood. We saved him from a snowstorm. I got our kitty Neighbor Cat the same way. He was cold and dirty and very hungry. We took him in, and he was a really good kitty. He was a talker, and a lover. He liked to hang out with me when I wrote the Top Tens at my basement computer. Couple more pics attached.

Sorry man. My condolences. I just went and hugged my 11yo Toonces. :(

putting one of our dogs down, 14 years old, this Saturday at 0930.

gonna suck.

Ugh... UGH!!! I feel for both of you George. About 18 months ago I rushed home from a business trip in Topeka because our ~16-year-old dog (who had been ailing) was going to pass. They kept her pain-free while I made the trip home, and when I got there and we made the final decision my younger son refused to leave when they put her down. It's rough, I'll pray for you both, and recommend buying a good bottle of wine, sipping, and remembering.

More prayers I guess. But I've got time to do it.

@both of you... Don't wait 18 months to get back in the saddle! While new dog is awesome and worth the wait, petless for 18 months sucks!

Sorry to hear that, Dayze.

Unfortunately, this isn't my first rodeo. I lost one of my favorites about a year ago (Mama Cat) and I've had to take a couple other of our kitties in during years past. Rocky the Cat died in his sleep in his cat bed. I was OK with that. Baxter has been very frail for about a year. He lasted a lot longer than I thought he would. He didn't get cheated. He had a great life, so I'm at peace with it.

I thought I was gonna lose my dog. He hadn't been eating and spent a couple days at the Vet they did some X-rays and they found something high up around his stomach. Well the next folllowing day guess it came back down. And I could take him home. But it turn out he has valley fever he has this coughing and gagging it's kind of going away so he on this liquid medicine and now will he switching up to a pill form.

Plus I had to give him shots and that was tough to do.

yep. thanks for the positive thoughts Gentlemen.

He's old, had arthritis we've been nursing along for a year, but now it's time. he has cataracts and can't see all that great. the last month or so just getting a bit worse. I can tell he doesn't even like walking, he just lays around away from everyone. Vet said this is 'denning' - basically him making a den for himself to isolate and deal with pain. Meds he was on are starting to give him the runs. I can tell that sometimes we go outside to do his business and he wanders way out and realizes "****....I gotta walk al the way back". It's just time. His quality of life is 180 from our other dog that is only 6 months younger. He's in pain and doesn't feel well, and we owe it to him for being such a great dog over the years.


I'd rather make the decision a little early, rather than a little late if that makes sense. last thing I want for him to deal with is some major failure of organs or something where it's in excruciating pain etc. His pain is 'somewhat' manageable but at what cost to his quality of life, and are we only doing it so my wife and I don't have to deal with the decision. I'd rather let him go when he can still get around, albeit very slowly.

Sorry for hear GB and Dayze. Really sucks losing a fur kid.

Yeah, so today sucked.
Uhhhggh.


Wept like a baby multiple times today. Wife and I decided to do something to take our mid off it and tried bowling at 11am......but apparently every lane in the city was occupied. Odd, considering we bowl once every decade, literally. So we went to Dave and Busters. Holy shit, what a money suck. Oh well. $40 to take outer minds off of our dog for and hour or so. Overall, I d never go back. Lol. Like a casino playing slot machines. Didn't even bother to get a beer given the cost of everything else.


Shitty day, but glad. My Oscar dog is free from pain. Was there with him when he got the shot and watched his eyes go silent. He had his blanket ad collar (he hated to be without it). Was there when his heart stopped.....I owed it to him to be there when he crossed over. 14years of a great dog. 35% of my life.
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Cat (aka Butters and Stella) passed a few weeks ago to kidney disease. Our daughter did move out and lucky for us she could not keep pets at her apartment -- so Cat was our cat during her too short time with us. Of the four cats we have lost during our 33 year marriage, she was by far the youngest. Kinda hit me hard. I missed her not greeting me at the door. She was extremely hedonistic and it was a pleasure to see a creature enjoy life so much.

Nicoli, the English short hair is still holding his own, but is showing his age.

After the passing of Cat, we have broken the two cat rule. The opportunity to adopt a 4 month female kitten and a 1 year old male seemed like the right move. So we have three cats now. There is a bit of friction between the two males, but most of the time detente prevails with minor persuasion from a super soaker on the younger male. We ensure Nicoli is given respect due to his status, age, and that this has been his safe home all his life.

I'll post pics of all 3 tomorrow.

Sorry to hear it, but understand being happy that they're pain free. As for being there when he passed, as hard as it was, I think it's the right thing for both you and him. He'll greet you on the other side...

I always hate reading these stories, and it always reminds me of the animals of my own that I've had to see pass. It sucks. My condolences. It's always hard. Hopefully tears of sorrow will pass to tears of fond remembrance sooner than later.

Here's our little pain in the ass...

I took one of the cats to the vet yesterday for a UTI, and this is the new office dog. He fancies himself the new receptionist.

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Talk about the Life of Riley

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