Time for another ‘my dog is awesome’ thread

[Snake Diggity 4,614]

We got a F1B Aussiedoodle back in November.  Neither my wife nor I are/were really “dog people” but wanted our kids to have the experience.  My 8 year old had been asking for a dog non stop for 5 years.  8 year old came up with the name Mason after reading about Mason the brave tornado dog, a true story of a dog who found his way back to his family after getting sucked into a tornado.

We have really struggled at times adjusting to the added responsibility of a dog, and tbh we really didn’t have the bandwidth for this shit.  But goddammit if this isn’t the best dog ever born.  I have been the only person in the house to train him so I have a fuckload invested in him.  He was potty trained by 10 weeks (within 2 weeks of us getting him).  He’s NEVER shit in the house, even thru several bouts with chronic diarrhea.  He is >90% responsive to sit, come, stay, fetch, fetch to pile, heel, spin, down, up, and play dead.  He’s a great running partner.  He plays great with the kids although my 35 lb 6 year old doesn’t know how to handle him so she’s gotten banged up rough housing with him a couple of times through no fault of his (we expected him to be 25-35 lbs, he ended up ~55 lb).  I am working on getting him to enjoy the swimming pool.  At this point he and I have a bond unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.  His ability to read my mood and adjust accordingly to make me feel better or at least avoid making shit worse is uncanny.

[Texzilla588 769]

I am glad you have found your inner dog lover and didn’t haul his ass to the pound the second your 8 year old lost interest in the dog.

Every week we get besieged with dog rehoming requests in various boards stating “ I didn’t know you had to feed them very day!” Or “I just wanted a dog during Covid!”

Glad you have a new family member and buddy. They are a gift from God, at least that’s how we see it. Enjoy!

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,784]

4 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

 At this point he and I have a bond unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.  His ability to read my mood and adjust accordingly to make me feel better or at least avoid making shit worse is uncanny.

This is a dog's superpower

[Deej 76,631]

8 hours ago, Snake Diggity said:

His ability to read my mood and adjust accordingly to make me feel better or at least avoid making shit worse is uncanny.

That's just implied when you say dog.

[52-80 19,128]

goddamn doggah - my little princess - tore her ACL and shes at the age where surgery isnt really recommended.

a month ago, when she showed distress, the stupid smalltown bumfuck vet where we were at did a shit examination and concluded it was merely a sprain.  she hides her pain well, and didnt show any affects after that.  i feel really guilty for dragging her around the lake last weekend.  today with our normal home vet they said it was a clear tear 😪

[MissingInAction 24,868]

Don't walk your pups in this hot ass blast furnace. Wake up a bit earlier, then wait until it's dark for an hour.

Luna can't even enjoy her favorite hobby of barking at homeless people loitering at the bus stop out front.

[High Plains Drifter 10,989]

 

Idoits killed a skunk last night. After rolling around in it for a while, they brought it up on the porch. They were so proud. Bon Bon the terrier mix wanted to play tug of war with it.

She didn't understand why I didn't want to play with them, since she loves tug of war with me (Jack the black lab mix doesn't do the tug of war thing). Nor did they understand why they had to sleep outside last night. 

Nor will they understand why they are getting a bath when I get home. 

 

[Armybrat 40,759]

Saw this on a gun forum:

 

Oh how I hate the human race

 

Rabbit212

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Went to see the folks and driving home I spot two pups on the side of the road 😞. I stop to pick them up and they run into a drainage pipe so I whistle and 7, SEVEN, SIETE!!!!pups run out.

 

.... luckily I had dog food with me and as they eat I'm scooping them up and throwing them in the trunk. It's 30 minutes to the house so I partially drop a back seat so they can get some AC.

 

And so they escaped into the passenger compartment 🤦‍♂️

 

Got them home and they ate 2 cans a bunch of dry and drank half a gallon of water.

 

Now they conked out waiting on the humane society to pick them up. Not the best solution but the only solution I have on short notice. I'd keep a few but already have 4 inside the house.

Being pups they have a better chance of getting adopted. It's been a shitty day.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 23 by Armybrat

[High Plains Drifter 10,989]

 

pass the pos rep on to your fellow gun forum poster. 

[Zepol87 9,173]

Finally not traveling 3 weeks a month for a bit. Fostering this dude for a friend who has had a bit of a rough few months and with school starting with his kids. Name is Chase, he’s dope but sheds like a motherfucker god damn

 

[hookemATL 11,612]

Good on ya. 🤘

 

was finishing up work today (who tf schedules a 4-5pm call on a Friday?), and my youngest was sitting next to me just chillin. Next thing I know, both she and the dog are passed out like this. 

[MissingInAction 24,868]

On 8/22/2024 at 12:33 PM, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Idoits killed a skunk last night. After rolling around in it for a while, they brought it up on the porch. They were so proud. Bon Bon the terrier mix wanted to play tug of war with it.

She didn't understand why I didn't want to play with them, since she loves tug of war with me (Jack the black lab mix doesn't do the tug of war thing). Nor did they understand why they had to sleep outside last night. 

Nor will they understand why they are getting a bath when I get home. 

 

Understanding what your dog is capable of is a lesson to be taught to all dog owners.

Luna requires order like any shepherd would. When shit head dogs act up she's on it.

Why I've spent the last seven years avoiding shit dogs/owners.

[PenelopeWitherspoon 19,096]

Happy 8th Birthday to this absolute legend.

Harvey is a very handsome, good boy.

 

[pch 1,259]

18 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

Happy 8th Birthday to this absolute legend.

Harvey is a very handsome, good boy.

 

Happy birthday Harvey.  Those expressions tell you all you need to know about this fine boy.

 

[Fuga 180]

Stupid made-up holidays, usually for some $$ reason, but, hey, this is National Dog Day, FFS. Here's Rufus, followed by good dogs passed, Maybe (long story) - crazed Boston yet chillin' in the sunny window, Eleanor in her chair - granddaughter's who came with her every day to Gramps' Daycare, and blind Sophie lovin' the sun - which though she never really mapped the house knew damn well where there was sun.

Edited August 26 by Fuga

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,784]

Happy National Dog Day to Sebastian

 

[MissingInAction 24,868]

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,784]

Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, so I'd like to take a moment to remember Gandy (Lord Gandalf's Bane) pictured below, and my two male all-black GSDs, Duke (Duke Wayne of Greenwood Village) and Price (Prince of Brighton Place) whom I no longer have any pictures of thanks to my ex's petty bitterness.  Sebastian and I look forward to seeing you guys some day

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[mchookem 16,253]

Duke went to a dachshund meet-up last week and made lots of new friends 😄 when i tell you it was frigging cute overload, like 100 weenies of every size, age, color, breed (that's what she said)...you could hear the cacophony two blocks away 😆

and...he got a girlfriend, Moxie the Doxie! they are the same size and exact same age.

they had a date earlier this week, two straight hours of puppy madness in our backyard. she wore him out... this was literally <5 minutes after she left lol

[MissingInAction 24,868]

That's a lot of weiners.

[MissingInAction 24,868]

In honor of dog remembrance this is Amber.

Had dogs growing up but she was the first I could call my own. She lived a solid 17 years until her swift decline in her last few weeks. 

She loved kayaking and car rides. She would play fetch until she wore you out.

RIP sweet girl.

Edited August 29 by MissingInAction

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,784]

23 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

That's a lot of weiners.

You might say a sausage party

[NorthLoop 14,141]

22 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

In honor of dog remembrance this is Amber.

Had dogs growing up but she was the first I could call my own. She lived a solid 17 years until her swift decline in her last few weeks. 

She loved kayaking and car rides. She would play fetch until she wore you out.

RIP sweet girl.

She was a crotchety old gal but she was a good dog. 

[MissingInAction 24,868]

19 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

She was a crotchety old gal but she was a good dog. 

She kept many an overnight guest warm on her couch. 

[Baboontyme 2,808]

16 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, so I'd like to take a moment to remember Gandy (Lord Gandalf's Bane) pictured below, and my two male all-black GSDs, Duke (Duke Wayne of Greenwood Village) and Price (Prince of Brighton Place) whom I no longer have any pictures of thanks to my ex's petty bitterness.  Sebastian and I look forward to seeing you guys some day

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Gandy looks a lot like my old Malamute Kosmo when she was a pup. RIP to both. 

[Daichee Bell 2,925]

57 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

That's a lot of weiners.

Fitting that it is reservoir dogs.

[TheStoicPaisano 9,905]

 

[Deej 76,631]

12 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

That's a lot of weiners.

That's a Surly Tailgate.

[MissingInAction 24,868]

Guanella Pass. I was huffing an O2 tank while Luna ran circles around me. 

 

[NorthLoop 14,141]

My boys with some post-game relaxation (Yes that's a Christmas pillow. Sue me.)

 

[Baboontyme 2,808]

Where's the my dog is not awesome thread?

Skunk. 

[Biff Tannen 45,556]

2 minutes ago, Baboontyme said:

Where's the my dog is not awesome thread?

Skunk. 

[Deej 76,631]

[TOR 5,512]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

'Did you see that catch?!'

[TOR 5,512]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:43 AM, Texzilla588 said:

This is River. She belongs to my next door neighbor who sits in his garage day and night and lets her sit in the front yard. She never leaves the yard except..

When our terrier died last year I had a ton of treats leftover. So I’d occasionally give her one. She’d start coming into my garage if she heard me. She figured out that if the mail lady came I would go out to the box. If the Amazon truck came or grocery delivery I would come out. And she trained me to give her a treat. So now she will come on over as the truck leaves and stand in front of the Ring as she knows I’m coming with a treat. She is such a big sweet girl.

She has helped my wife cope with the last loss, which always starts with a resolute “I can’t do another one”. River is breaking down that wall. Wife loves this dog and now River passes by me to look for the wife. Good girl.

How proto-wolfs became doggos.

[Deej 76,631]

Such a content dog.

 

[ChickenSandwich 9,805]

Ready for Labor Day!

 

[Deej 76,631]

This appeared in the backyard. Lucky Blue wasn't outside at the time.

 

[TheStoicPaisano 9,905]

[royiv 9,177]

1 hour ago, ChickenSandwich said:

Ready for Labor Day!

 

Poor guy has to slap a tie on and go into the office on Labor Day? He needs to find a new job!

[Deej 76,631]

6 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

[Deej 76,631]

[SurlyGator 862]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

This appeared in the backyard. Lucky Blue wasn't outside at the time.

 

Any gatophiles that can identify exactly what type of feline that is?  Funky!

[GlenFromTheMailRoom 1,601]

This is Penny.  1 year old English Cream Golden.  Majestic AF.  Dumber than a bag of hammers.

[MissingInAction 24,868]

17 hours ago, SurlyGator said:

Any gatophiles that can identify exactly what type of feline that is?  Funky!

Ring tailed cat. 

Meh be 

 

Edited September 3 by MissingInAction
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[High Plains Drifter 10,989]

lol

 

 

[Deej 76,631]

Spicy sky raisins.

[AUS-97HORN 11,726]

3 minutes ago, Deej said:

Spicy sky raisins.

doggo is like... wasps, what wasps... other than my nose and eyes im immune to a wasp sting getting through this thick golden coat

[MissingInAction 24,868]

Merica!

 

 

Edited September 5 by MissingInAction
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Coco taking a break from the Zilker collar to get ready for the NC run!