Dogs

[TheMackDaddy]

My Mom has always been a dog nut... she knows almost every breed and can instanly recognize them walking on the street. She once called out a "Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever" walking down the road... I mean who knows that kind of stuff?

 

Growing up, I think we have had a total of 7 dogs (obviously not all at once) and there have never been less than 3 dogs in our home at once. We have adopted 6/7 times, and I really believe this is a good route to go, but the best of our dogs (IMO) was adopted as a puppy.

 

Around 3 years ago we purchased a Golden Retriever puppy and I'm convinced he is my best friend. Not only has he affected my life, but also the lives of many others. My Mom trained him flawlessly to be a therapy dog. He is pretty much bomb proof. Usually 2-3 times a week, he volunteers at a nursing him with old folks, sitting patiently by their side. The weird thing is not distracted by other dgs at all, a skill he had to learn before passing the test to become a certified therapy dog. He has won awards for being such a great companion, and has won halloween costume contests as well; furthermore, he knows a vast assortment of commands. "Sit", "lie down", "lie down on your side" are basics. If he is thirsty, he brings you a water bottle. If he needs to go outside, he rings a bell on the door. He can army crawl when told, and play dead (except he wags his tail). He heels when told, and licks food off your hand when told to be more gentle.

 

Above all though, he is a companion.

 

(pictures of when he was a puppy and also more recent ones)

 

In his uniform :)

/active brag

[Imp]

We were outside playing yesterday afternoon... :)

 

 

--kC

[hebron1427]

con: your dog will die one day and you will cry.

other than that, go for it

[11under]

This is my families dog. His name is Wilson (he was actually named after the volleyball from the movie Castaway).

 

 

He is 11 years old and is a pretty well behaved (most of the time at least). Aside from being half blind he still loves to play Frisbee, chase bocce balls and golf balls, bark at cats, eat apples and sleep.

 

 

 

A typical summer afternoon for him.

 

He is pretty much my best friend. Not sure what I'd do with out him.

[thug the bunny]

My Mom has always been a dog nut... she knows almost every breed and can instanly recognize them walking on the street. She once called out a "Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever" walking down the road... I mean who knows that kind of stuff?

 

Growing up, I think we have had a total of 7 dogs (obviously not all at once) and there have never been less than 3 dogs in our home at once. We have adopted 6/7 times, and I really believe this is a good route to go, but the best of our dogs (IMO) was adopted as a puppy.

 

Around 3 years ago we purchased a Golden Retriever puppy and I'm convinced he is my best friend. Not only has he affected my life, but also the lives of many others. My Mom trained him flawlessly to be a therapy dog. He is pretty much bomb proof. Usually 2-3 times a week, he volunteers at a nursing him with old folks, sitting patiently by their side. The weird thing is not distracted by other dgs at all, a skill he had to learn before passing the test to become a certified therapy dog. He has won awards for being such a great companion, and has won halloween costume contests as well; furthermore, he knows a vast assortment of commands. "Sit", "lie down", "lie down on your side" are basics. If he is thirsty, he brings you a water bottle. If he needs to go outside, he rings a bell on the door. He can army crawl when told, and play dead (except he wags his tail). He heels when told, and licks food off your hand when told to be more gentle.

 

Above all though, he is a companion.

 

(pictures of when he was a puppy and also more recent ones)

 

In his uniform :)

/active brag

 

Poncho is over the top cute! Marlee, my golden, passed about 5 yrs ago at the age of 16 and I still get misty once in a while rmembering her.

[Kaysquare]

MackDaddy..........Poncho is certainly brag-worthy!!! He's gorgeous & super talented. Your Mom is obviously a great dog trainer. She & I would be very good friends!!! I also know what a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever looks like.

[sefus12]

Reason #1,278 I love my dogs: Synchronized sleeping. They're world-class at it.

[Schnee]

It's almost Christmas time, and my family decided to dress our dogs up for a Christmas card. Rory as Santa, and Bailey as a Reindeer.

 

 

[GooseHook]

My Mom has always been a dog nut... she knows almost every breed and can instanly recognize them walking on the street. She once called out a "Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever" walking down the road... I mean who knows that kind of stuff?

 

Growing up, I think we have had a total of 7 dogs (obviously not all at once) and there have never been less than 3 dogs in our home at once. We have adopted 6/7 times, and I really believe this is a good route to go, but the best of our dogs (IMO) was adopted as a puppy.

 

Around 3 years ago we purchased a Golden Retriever puppy and I'm convinced he is my best friend. Not only has he affected my life, but also the lives of many others. My Mom trained him flawlessly to be a therapy dog. He is pretty much bomb proof. Usually 2-3 times a week, he volunteers at a nursing him with old folks, sitting patiently by their side. The weird thing is not distracted by other dgs at all, a skill he had to learn before passing the test to become a certified therapy dog. He has won awards for being such a great companion, and has won halloween costume contests as well; furthermore, he knows a vast assortment of commands. "Sit", "lie down", "lie down on your side" are basics. If he is thirsty, he brings you a water bottle. If he needs to go outside, he rings a bell on the door. He can army crawl when told, and play dead (except he wags his tail). He heels when told, and licks food off your hand when told to be more gentle.

 

Above all though, he is a companion.

 

(pictures of when he was a puppy and also more recent ones)

 

In his uniform :)

/active brag

 

Poncho is over the top cute! Marlee, my golden, passed about 5 yrs ago at the age of 16 and I still get misty once in a while rmembering her.

 

Poncho? Really? I already couldn't handle the epicness, and then he has a cool name to boot.

 

I have a huge soft spot for Goldens and Labs. I'm sure Poncho loves his line of work, because they genuinely love people.

[Kaysquare]

Yes, Goldens especially, & Labs usually love people. I've even known one or two who love burglars too....the only time they'll bark at a burglar is if the burglar refuses to throw a tennis ball for them. :-)

[jlt73]

This is my best friend Diego. He is a chihuahua/papillion mix and is seriously one of the smartest dogs I have ever know. My wife had never owned a pet before we got him and was very hesitant to adopt him. Now she is a super animal person and it truly makes me happy to see how much she has grown and more happy she is now that we have our little buddy to entertain us, play with and most of love us.

[BuckyBadger]

My dog keeps running away!

[Kuz013]

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My dog keeps running away!
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is his name Jim?

[Kaysquare]

[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1385249547' post='8197018']
My dog keeps running away!
[/quote]No fence, no leash, no obedience training???

[deep18]

They truly have one flaw, they don't live long enough. But echoing what a few have said just make sure you get the right dog for you, do some research first.[attachment=1964926:image.jpg]

[Imp]

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[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1385249547' post='8197018']
My dog keeps running away!
[/quote]No fence, no leash, no obedience training???
[/quote]I'm gonna guess "no dog".

--kC

[Schnee]

I was looking through my swing videos and realized that my border collie rory is featured in almost all of them. She's coming in handy with winter practice by finding all of the balls I hit:

http://youtu.be/zZqWDpLqyVE

[Mi-Golfer]

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This is Riley - he's 13 and doesn't know it. This is our 2nd Golden and the best dog I've ever had.
As Nike says - just do it! (and enroll in a puppy class - its as much for you as him)

[nfinch10]

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I was looking through my swing videos and realized that my border collie rory is featured in almost all of them. She's coming in handy with winter practice by finding all of the balls I hit:

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That's awesome! One of my dogs will chase as well, but I'm reluctant to let him do it because he tries to chomp on the balls and puts teeth marks on them. My dream is to one day belong to a club that allows dogs, and have them trained to run after my shots, but just lay down next to them when they find them!

[nfinch10]

I wasn't the only one that had fun on a recent trip to Bandon! Tulabell is brown, Oso is white and Champ is black.

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[Schnee]

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[quote name='CSchnee' timestamp='1386863312' post='8288509']
I was looking through my swing videos and realized that my border collie rory is featured in almost all of them. She's coming in handy with winter practice by finding all of the balls I hit:

[media=]http://youtu.be/zZqWDpLqyVE[/media]
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That's awesome! One of my dogs will chase as well, but I'm reluctant to let him do it because he tries to chomp on the balls and puts teeth marks on them. My dream is to one day belong to a club that allows dogs, and have them trained to run after my shots, but just lay down next to them when they find them!
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I had the issue with teeth marks when she snagged a few Q-Stars out of my open bag. Now, I only hit rock-flites to her. I've bought balls made for the driving range before and those work quite nicely. I just make sure they don't get too gnawed up, and if they do, I toss them in the trash

[Agent Jim]

A few years back. Her look pretty much says it all.

 

[CHARGERS]

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This is Riley - he's 13 and doesn't know it. This is our 2nd Golden and the best dog I've ever had.
As Nike says - just do it! (and enroll in a puppy class - its as much for you as him)
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Hey, take that old guy to Sports Clips!!!!!!!

[thug the bunny]

Sorry, I already posted a pic of Lexi, but this was on a nasty wet saturday with not much to do but become a couch spud:

[Drewmun]

Another picture of Olive the Jack Russell. She's not too happy about being in the snow with our Akita Sarie.



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[Drewmun]

A few years back. Her look pretty much says it all.

 

 

Olive does not wear costumes!!! Your girl looks real excited… What a good sport. 8-)

[MattTheTaff]

Jacks rule!

Here's my ruby.... Buried in the sand

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[mr_duffer]

I can't imagine our house without dogs. Standards RULE!

[geoangus]

Here's our three:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[12tamale]