Tri-dogs (Page 2)

I have two boys, both resuced from the pound and the most loving dogs you could imagine.

Sam is a blonde lab/sheperd mix, he's not too into fitness but does enjoy the occasional walk around the block. Buddy is a black/white lab/great dane mix.  Funny thing, when we resuced him from the pound we thought he was full grown lab. We took him to the vet and soon learned he was only 4 months old.  Needless to say, he's quite a big fellow now.  He keeps me occupied during my runs.

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Everyone has some good lookin dogs!!  They are great.  We have two low rider models, a mini Dachshund (Juniper) and her buddy Tucker, a toy Rat Terrier.  Juniper is content to lay around, watch TV and sleep.  Tucker on the other hand is about 90% spring loaded and just wants to play and eat. 

He had a total ACL repair about a year ago and still is not 100% but is all heart.  I would like to get him up to running a little bit with me but his health is most important.  He likes to swim too.

Check them out here:

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I have a 70 some pound Yellow Lab who loves his rawhide bones named Espn (pronounced Espen).  We got him 5 years ago from Lab Rescue when he was 5 yrs old and weighing just about 50lbs and you could see his ribs. 

He is great with all the kids and loves to run around the yard chasing whatever you throw.  Not much on the endurance side though, he tires quickly.  I have taken him on short runs in the past but he finds things of interest and slows to a walk.

Awesome subject!

My message below posted twice - huh...

Hey all... I have three wonderfully beautiful puppies... ok, I call them puppies.

Loki is a 5yr old Bullmastiff who is awesome and 125lbs - he runs only for 1/4 block, then he walks... and sniffs everything!
Sarge is an almost 5yr old German-German Shephard (that is now barking his head off at someone outside the house) (he's from Germany, hence the straight back and nice hips) - he looks small in this picture, but he's almost as tall as the Bully and 85lbs! He likes to run and heels very well, so he goes out a lot w/ me 
and Otter is a 3yr old German Shorthaired Pointer - loves to run but hates to heel or listen.... so we run sometimes...

Both Loki and Sarge were obtained through breeders.... but... we rescued Otter from a just arrested fake breeder...

Kim81 - there are GSP rescue sites and e-mail lists you can join, that's how we heard about Otter's litter being abandoned by this breeder guy... There are apparently a lot of GSPs needing rescuing, they have a lot of energy so people who can't handle them just leave them behind when they move or let them go w/o taking them to a shelter... Who ARE these people???? We rescued her while we were in Boulder, she's from Ft. Collins!!!!

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Weims sleep under the covers, too!  I think it's a German shorthair "I'm cold and snuggly" thing.

All the pups here are soo soo cute!!!

I can get otter to heel/listen when I use a combination of the halti collar (goes around the nose) and a choke chain... the chain never goes into effect because the halti is so effective, but she doesn't like it and knows its there so she behaves even more when it's on.... I've tried training her w/ treats, but once we are out on the sidewalk she pays no attention to me or the treats and just goes straight for whatever bird, leaf, squirrel or whatever catches her eye - she's a real puller! But the halti really works for her...

The Bully isn't really supposed to run anyway, so I figure if I get a 1/2 block out of him and he just wants to stroll after that, it's ok w/ me!!! He'll be 6 in October and still acts like a 3 year old, so I figure that if he still has this much energy now and his joints are in good working order, I'll keep them that way by keeping him walking slow... does that make sense?

Yeah, like I said, you have to alllow them to sleep w/ you, and I do... we tried crate training her, but she wasn't having it... after over a month of training, she'd still cry the whole time she was in there (we went out to dinner and a movie and when we got home she was still yelping away....) and kept it up for 5 min after we let her out.... The other two took to it much easier!

Anyone ever been to the Philippines?  Cebu in particular?

To all you dog lovers out there....it would break your heart....

Thanks TRZ and Tupuppy! I'll tell my boyfriend about the GSP sleeping with you thing, but I have a feeling he won't go for it. He's very anti-dogs on furniture. Barry likes to crawl up on the couches when we're gone, so Eric covers them with tin foil before we leave the house. LOL! I can't tell you how embarrassing it is to bring company over, and say "Oh, let me just move the tin foil before you sit down." :-P When Eric's gone, I let Barry up on the couch to snuggle with me.

We're going to try to crate train our GSP. Since it'll just be a little puppy, I think we'll be able to get it to stick. We'll probably use it less as she grows up, depending on how much she likes it.

The GSP Rescue called last night, by the way!!!! We weren't home unfortunately, but that they're getting back to us so promptly is a good sign, I think. Keep your fingers crossed. We're so stoked about getting one! Eric wants to make her a frisbee dog. I wanna make her my running partner (thank God for halties/gentle leaders!)  and maybe do agility with her!!!

Oh, I didn't post a pic of Barry. This is him about a week after we got him! :-)

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I have one yellow/white and one black lab..  These days are a handful most of the time.  I like to walk them but have stopped using my training time to run with them.  We have no kids, so these dogs are spoiled big time...

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