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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 8:43 am
Okay you have made my day! First a great dog story and then all these beautiful dog pictures from Herkle and Vacanick. Even a precious picture of a frenchie. Mocha you have a bichon? and a perfect name Angel. I am looking forward to seeing her pictures. Carrie you didn't say how old your son is. That is an important consideration too. Whoami gave a good link to help you...I took that years ago and they said a french bulldog was perfect for me. And when I got her she was.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 8:56 am
Alrighty, I had a mini poodle growing up. My brother and I both had one. I think mom maybe took them to get clipped once every one or two months. They didn't shed and these weren't yippers. Also, Secretsmile has a little maltese. She could give you info on them.
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 9:18 am
Im in a hurry but speed glanced thru the wonderfull pics and questions about getting a new dog.. My chewy is half corgy/queensland heeler... She sheds yr round and alot...I comb her atleast twice a day and joke that I could make a quilt from her hair, I dont think there is much of a market for that though...she is extreamly loyal to me and my family..but very much a watch dog and very territorial.. so I never trust her with new people around or off a leash..our yard is her disneyland.. but im single and she is the perfect dog for me..I had hired a man to do some yard work for me a couple yrs ago and he attacked me in the garage..it could have been real bad, but chewy was true to her name and attacked this man, biting at his legs and barking like crazy, it scared him so bad he bolted and I just sat there crying but so happy she was there to be my protecter.. when I think back over all her illness, parvo,cut foot,chewed up couch and the list goes on...she has made up for all of those with her love for me...
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 9:22 am
Your mention of the chewed up couch reminded me of a Cammy (for Cambrian Cinnabar) story. My mother had fringed oriental rugs with pads in our living room and dining room. Cammy didn't chew the fringe, as other dogs might. She didn't even chew the rugs, as other dogs might. No, she went under the rug and chewed only the pad, where her chewing wouldn't show.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 10:08 am
Sg, Angel's a he lol. I know the name throws people off. He's my baby. I also have a chichi named Pedro, now to be so small he sheds alot.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 10:47 am
Oh my gosh, so many cute doggie pictures in here! I want a dog!!!!!!!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:06 am
We also have a BichonX (from a shelter). Charlie is not a big barker (unless he is "protecting" the property), very much a ppl and animal personality, doesn't shed much at all. However, his coat has to be kept short or the matts drive you up a wall (him, too). At the moment he is in the figurative dog house, because, for the first time ever, he has chewed my flip-flop. Until now he would get one and/or dh's slipper and drag them around the house while we are out, but never damaged one before. He is smart enough to steer clear of me ever since the "talkin'-to" he got when I came home.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:14 am
Oh no not CharlieB, couldn't have been him 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:28 am
Can you top this? My German Shepherd chewed the front seat out of the neighbors car.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:37 am
My Parson/JRT is perfect. (Well, not totally, but he is to me. While I don't agree with the "worst enemy" part of your statement, Ophiliasgrandma, I do agree that they can be handfuls (though not all are) and should probably be for people who are experienced and/or know what they're getting themselves into with the breed.)
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:47 am
Gonna sneak in an Ozzy update. She's doing well, all things considered. I saw her yesterday and she's looking good! She's still in pain and getting her meds but she's standing up for brief periods of time. Sis started taking her out the other day and letting her lay in the grass and she seems to enjoy getting the fresh air. Of course, being the center of attention (because the girls immediately go over and sit down with her to stroke her head and tummy) has her feeling like a little princess. When I went out yesterday to pick up my kids (they'd spent the night) I found all four of them sitting on the floor next to the crate. Sis said they'd been taking turns since the day before, who got to sit closest and got to reach in and rub her head. She also said that if it wasn't the kids sitting there, it was either Bud or Athena, lol. I told her I guessed Oz wasn't getting too lonely and she laughed and said no way. If the kids or dogs aren't sitting with her, they move the crate to whatever room their in and sit her next to them. When the girls are sleeping, sis and bil sit and hold her. No worries at all about her reverting on housebreaking either. She used the piddle pads for two days in her crate then flat out refused. Sis called the vet and said somethings wrong, she won't go potty! Vet asked if she'd been eating and drinking (yes) and then asked her if she'd want to go potty in her bed. So day 3 I think it was, sis took a handtowel and folded it legnthwise, then put it around Ozzy's chest and gently held her up outside while she did her business. She also got to the point where she wouldn't eat or drink in her crate. So now sis sits on the floor, opens up the little door and sets the food and water dishes right outside. She reaches her head out to eat and drink and when she's done she goes back in and lays down. Sis and bil are going out of town this weekend so they've asked mom to keep her while they're gone. Mom takes care of our elderly aunt so there's always a pretty good chance that she won't be able to keep the committement, so sis asked me to be the back up dog sitter. I figure it could be an interesting weekend, lol, four kids (one of whom won't give me a moment to myself,) a dog who knows he's the center of the universe, and little hurt Ozzy.
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:52 am
 Ozzy  You take care to, Wargod. Sounds like you're going to have a full weekend.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 12:02 pm
Finnegan says, "Hey, Ozzy, hope you feel better soon!"

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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 12:10 pm
Just want to give him a big hug...too cute!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 12:17 pm
Drat, I meant "too"! Me and my misspellings. That shot of Finnegan looks like an old time movie star picture!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 12:39 pm
Oh, gosh. I just LOVE all these stories! (Esp about the troublemakers.) Chewy, wow, alarming but wonderful story! He's a hero! Prisoner, that was some smart dog! LOL, that had me laughing! Charlie was just telling you that he needed a chewy bone, Lum. (That, or he didn't like you two going out without him.) Ophiliasgrandma, uh-oh. Are you two still speaking?! War, I am so glad that Ozzie is getting all that attention. I know it makes him feel better. Good for him for not wanting to soil his crate! Sorry, but hope you DO watch him cuz I know you'd make sure he got that same royal treatment. Nic, am I wrong? I thought your Maggie was a Yorkie. Is 'Silky' another term for a Yorkie or is Maggie some other breed? I've been around JRTs quite a bit and am always astonished by their energy and humored by their antics. Yankee, if you lived near me, I would steal Finegan away from you! Just adore that little face. I had a beloved dog, O'Mar, start that chewing behavior after we moved from a farmland area to the city. Matt was 4 months old when we made the move, and when he was 7 months old, I became pregnant with Loupup. We didn't go out much, but he only pulled the stuff when we left him alone in the house. And it wasn't 'angry' behavior. You could tell it was pure anxiety cuz it was so outlandish. (Or at least, that's what we concluded.) First, he ate a circular, entranceway rug. Seriously, about 1/3 of it was just gone! We saw the vet shortly after, agreed to try tranquilizers whenever we had to leave him alone, and thereafter decided to house him in our unused garage for those occasions when we both had to leave the house. (Course we set up a nice, soft spot for him in there--with plenty of food and water). The very first time we left him in there, we dosed him properly with tranquilizers and left with confidence. When we returned, our neighbors (we lived in a semi-detached home) reported he didn't bark once--but they had heard some kind of subdued noise the whole time we were gone. It was O'Mar digging at that (old, wooden) garage door with his claws and biting at the strips of wood he loosened, we discovered. There was a gaping hole in the garage door!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:21 pm
Maggie is a Silky & here's her history ... Developed around the turn of the century in Australia from crossings of native Australian Terriers and imported Yorkshire Terriers, the Silky Terrier encompasses many of the best qualities of both. The breed was formed when a number of Yorkshire Terriers from England were brought into the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales at the end of the 1800s. A few of these Yorkshire Terriers were bred to some Australian Terrier in an attempt to improve coat color in the blue and tan Australian Terrier. The resulting litters produced individuals, some of which were exhibited as Australian Terriers, some as Yorkies and some as Silkys. The Silkys were then bred together until a recognized type was fixed. I just love the picture of Finnegan .. he's so adorable!! 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:28 pm
Yankee, we sure are in agreement that only experienced dog people, or very, very patient people should own some of these terrier breeds. My little FOXY Trinket was 2 years old before she ever kept all 4 feet on the ground at the same time...wore me out. Herk, the car my dog tore up belonged to a man who worked in used cars and it was one from his lot. It didn't seem to faze him and there were no repercutions whatsoever.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 2:42 pm
War, thanks for the Ozzy update. Sounds like she'll be just fine. Everyone else, love all the doggie stories!
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 2:53 pm
So happy to hear Ozzy is on the mend. And LOL on the potty rebellion. She knows what she wants!! Finnegan is a doll. He poses doesn't he? Charlie does too...out comes the camera and he's right there. My day has not been going the best (broken dishwasher,what a mess) But I can come here and laugh and enjoy all the dogs. Thanks again! Never too many dog stories.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 5:06 pm
Thanks, Nic. Never knew that! Maggie is a delicious dollbaby, too. I'd like to steal her away from you, too! So cute! (Do Eddy and Maggie like each other now?)
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 5:12 pm
Oh HP ... Maggie really wants to like Eddy but she's still scared. She tries to play with him but is too afraid to get close. She's licked his hand a couple of times. Eddy is very nice to her but I think some other man wasn't. Thanks for asking! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 7:00 pm
That is a great pic of Finnegan! Ozzy is doing even better than expected. Sis took her over for her laser treatment today and ran into the vet who came in to check on her. He was amazed that she was standing up so soon and getting excited in her crate. He said next Wednesday he'll put her on a leash and take her for a walk down the hall to see how well she's doing. He's very excited about her progress.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 9:33 pm
Chewy's darlings:
Chewy (the hero!) and little Pepito
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 11:06 pm
Thankyou so much Herc...you allways do such a good job... ... Your the best!
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