You were quite a hunk in your day! Your wisdom said it better than anyone could about dogs.
What a fine bunch of pups I have known in my lifetime. The dogs of my childhood and young adult days could have taught me lessons had I paid attention. ROMEO ran the neighborhood as dogs from the 1950's were allowed to do. Lesson there. Do not stray too far from home looking for love. A car shortened his fun on life. PONCHO would take your arm off if he did not like you. There was no better judge of character than he was. Had I paid attention to him I could have saved myself a lot of grief from a sour marriage, as he had no time for that guy. RUBY the Doberman paid the ultimate price of that man. Only dogs for me from then on.
My single years have brought me GIDGET, FOXY (a smaller version of the red sitting next to you in photo) LUCY and then the last and most favorite one, DOTTIE DOG, a.k.a BOSS DOG. Before it became the correct way of saying they were "shelter" dogs, we called all of them pound pups. Every one of them came from the pound, some with health problems and some with age, but they all lived long happy lives. My Dot Dog was a female version of the dog in a favorite book I have read lately called "The Speckled Beauty." by Rick Bragg. What a grand time I had with that Border Collie mix. She most definitely was smarter than I was.
To shorten a quote by Will Rogers I will say....if dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go. However, knowing how Boss Dog was, she probably will stick her curled white tipped black tail in the air and be off again after a quick greet.
It changes on any given day; I love ‘em all. Most of my dogs have come from pounds and rescues.
But, as far as a great temperament, I’ve repeatedly found that an Aussie Shepherd mix (mixed with anything, really) will be one of the kindest, most loyal, empathetic creatures on Earth.
The funniest, but with minds of their own, are terrier crosses. My young guy at the moment is 50% red heeler and a variety of terrier breeds. He looks like a 50-pound Jack Russell. Hilarious . . . smart as a whip . . . but more stubborn than a pack of 40 mules.
Both of these breeds need tons of exercise. It’s usually best to have two (so they entertain each other) and a BIG yard.
Excellent info, thank you! I'm on my first dogs ever, tiny rescues--one moodle (poodle/mutt) and the other a terrier mix. They're on their way out and I'm starting to think about my next companions.
You were quite a hunk in your day! Your wisdom said it better than anyone could about dogs.
What a fine bunch of pups I have known in my lifetime. The dogs of my childhood and young adult days could have taught me lessons had I paid attention. ROMEO ran the neighborhood as dogs from the 1950's were allowed to do. Lesson there. Do not stray too far from home looking for love. A car shortened his fun on life. PONCHO would take your arm off if he did not like you. There was no better judge of character than he was. Had I paid attention to him I could have saved myself a lot of grief from a sour marriage, as he had no time for that guy. RUBY the Doberman paid the ultimate price of that man. Only dogs for me from then on.
My single years have brought me GIDGET, FOXY (a smaller version of the red sitting next to you in photo) LUCY and then the last and most favorite one, DOTTIE DOG, a.k.a BOSS DOG. Before it became the correct way of saying they were "shelter" dogs, we called all of them pound pups. Every one of them came from the pound, some with health problems and some with age, but they all lived long happy lives. My Dot Dog was a female version of the dog in a favorite book I have read lately called "The Speckled Beauty." by Rick Bragg. What a grand time I had with that Border Collie mix. She most definitely was smarter than I was.
To shorten a quote by Will Rogers I will say....if dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go. However, knowing how Boss Dog was, she probably will stick her curled white tipped black tail in the air and be off again after a quick greet.
Relatable. Do you have any breed preferences? Apologies if you mentioned it in the essay and I missed it.
It changes on any given day; I love ‘em all. Most of my dogs have come from pounds and rescues.
But, as far as a great temperament, I’ve repeatedly found that an Aussie Shepherd mix (mixed with anything, really) will be one of the kindest, most loyal, empathetic creatures on Earth.
The funniest, but with minds of their own, are terrier crosses. My young guy at the moment is 50% red heeler and a variety of terrier breeds. He looks like a 50-pound Jack Russell. Hilarious . . . smart as a whip . . . but more stubborn than a pack of 40 mules.
Both of these breeds need tons of exercise. It’s usually best to have two (so they entertain each other) and a BIG yard.
Excellent info, thank you! I'm on my first dogs ever, tiny rescues--one moodle (poodle/mutt) and the other a terrier mix. They're on their way out and I'm starting to think about my next companions.