Goin' to the Dogs!

[Dirtmechanic]

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$109.00 plus tax at PetSmart. I am Sure that there is one of these stores near you.

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I Never KNEW how valuable crates were until I got my first one and USED it!
Eva LOVES hers. She sees it as her ONLY possession and voluntarily goes into it.
It is NOT a punishment when I close her in it, for reasons that I cannot explain to any dog, where things could be dangerous for her.

This demonstrates why I am not rich! Brilliance! Really obvious to some people and I am oblivious! I have seen them many times! Just wow!

 

[digitS']

In March, Saint Patrick's Day and National Puppy Day are one right after the other!

 

[digitS']

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Something that I just found out.

Apparently, collies are called collies because they were originally a black furred breed of dog (as in "coalie").

I suppose that means that, if you were to somehow get a hold of an original collie (though time travel, for example) and brought him to the American Kennel Club, they would refuse to certify it, as it no longer meets the qualifications of the breed.

Actually, that might apply to a LOT of dog breeds. If you compare a modern English Bulldog to say, a portrait of English Bulldogs from the 18th century, they are really two different kinds of dogs.

Speaking of dogs and their breed qualifications, apparently a lot of people thought the dog(s) that played Lassie should have never been used, as the trademark white blaze on the muzzle is in fact a negative trait in breed quality, A dog breeder was supposed to have said to Rudd Weatherwax (the original TV Lassie's owner and trainer) that he (Lassie was actually a male dog named Pal) would NEVER win any blue ribbons. Weatherwax is then said to have pulled out a HUGE wad of money and said "Keep your blue ribbons, I'll stick with this kind!"

Oh and another interesting fact. While the introduction of European diseases decimated native populations of humans it did even WORSE to New World Native dogs, to the point that, for all intents and purposes, they are COMPLETELY extinct (Chihuahuas have a tiny trace, but all other American dog breeds come from European stock.)
Ironically the one place where New World Dog DNA STILL exists is in a form of transmittable dog cancer (and yes, there have been attempts to isolate the dog DNA and bring New World Dogs back.)

 

[digitS']

The "collie" of my childhood. And, the collie of my daughter's childhood.

Like the puppy above, Tina and Niki were Border Collies.

The Shar Pei is an example of a breed that was greatly modified on its way out of China in fairly recent times. Or so I've read.

Steve

 

[Pulsegleaner]

And, of course there are dog breeds that simply don't EXIST anymore, since the purposes for which they were bred disappeared so long ago there was no incentive to keep them discrete. For example, if I was a dog person instead of a cat person, I always sort of wanted a Bullenbessler (sort of like a boxer, but MUCH, MUCH bigger) or a Bearenbessler (even bigger than THAT), since I would like the idea of a dog that was bred tough enough to take down Aurochses (wild bulls) or bears. Problem is, neither has existed since around the 1600's, due to the fact that, by then there were few bears to hunt in the area of Germany, and absolutely no aurochses to hunt ANYWHERE (they went extinct around 1603). So they let them be bred smaller, and that's how we got the boxer.

Also of interest might be the tiny French "turnspit dog" which was bred to go in big, fancy kitchens and run around in pairs on a treadmill wheel to keep the spits of the large roasts turning, Again, no more need for manual roast turning, no more need for the dogs.

 

[baymule]

Many dogs that were once useful are house dogs now. Of all the dogs I’ve ever had, I like my Anatolians best. Working dogs, still a bit of feral in them, independent, stubborn and brilliant smart. They don’t do tricks, don’t fetch a stick, they DO guard and do so fiercely. They adore children and are gentle with them. They guard my sheep and do it well. Tough, rugged, but enjoy a little time off to come on the house once in awhile for a nap, then back outside to go to work.

 

[Dirtmechanic]

Many dogs that were once useful are house dogs now. Of all the dogs I’ve ever had, I like my Anatolians best. Working dogs, still a bit of feral in them, independent, stubborn and brilliant smart. They don’t do tricks, don’t fetch a stick, they DO guard and do so fiercely. They adore children and are gentle with them. They guard my sheep and do it well. Tough, rugged, but enjoy a little time off to come on the house once in awhile for a nap, then back outside to go to work.

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That is brilliant! I love those photos! Did you know your camera can take more pictures?

 

[digitS']

Did you know your camera can take more pictures?

 

[baymule]

@Dirtmechanic this is for you.