eball Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 If a "modification" is done to protect a dog from injury, it makes sense. When it is done just to "preserve" someone's "ideal" version of a breed it's just stupid (and cruel). We adopted a Miniature Pinscher (no relation to the Doberman, by the way) at 6 weeks...she already had her tail docked (which bummed us out) but thankfully they didn't touch her ears. Her ears were floppy until one week one of them stood up, and within another week or two the other did the same. I think her ears look beautiful, and much better than the cropped version that seems so unnecessary. I often wonder what her natural tail wagging would have looked like. This is Kiwi. She's 15 years, 2 months, and nearly deaf, but still kicking. Still loves playing and driving us crazy. She's the second love of my life. She's also a genius -- no, really. She was one of the dogs featured on the Nat Geo Wild series "Is Your Dog a Genius" several years ago. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 5:00 AM, Simon said: Stella Nice work on the snowman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 10:28 AM, SlimShady'sGhost said: Nice Sammy boy, where/when did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Dogs are the best. Here's my little pal, Molly. She just turned 9 yesterday. Edited February 8, 2020 by Bad Things 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Bad Things said: Dogs are the best. Here's my little pal, Molly. She just turned 9 yesterday. HFBD, Molly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 53 minutes ago, Bad Things said: Dogs are the best. Here's my little pal, Molly. She just turned 9 yesterday. Molly is awesome......your dog looks pretty sweet as well ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 WotAGuy he is! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Nice Sammy boy, where/when did you get? My cousin had some to breed We had him in 1979 1980 for 10 short months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: My cousin had some to breed We had him in 1979 1980 for 10 short months. They're awesome dogs Very smart and opinionated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 He was a bear he looked like a Polar bear cub and had a big strong chest at 10 months Very well mannered and well trained well until he ate the meatball off of my plate when I turned my back. red sauce on a white muzzle is a dead giveaway Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said: They're awesome dogs Very smart and opinionated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: They're awesome dogs Very smart and opinionated. 28 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: He was a bear he looked like a Polar bear cub and had a big strong chest at 10 months Very well mannered and well trained well until he ate the meatball off of my plate when I turned my back. red sauce on a white muzzle is a dead giveaway Close friend of mine had one. His name was Cirrus. Beautiful and so friendly. Cirrus died young (maybe 4 years old). Tore my buddy apart. Never got another dog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 This is Harry about 4 months ago. He is ~14 1/2 yrs old. 6/1/05 -- 2/6/2020 RIP my friend. 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Love this thread ? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) One last picture from this past summer at one of his favorite spots. Thnx for this thread Gugny. ? Edited February 9, 2020 by Turk71 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 19 hours ago, KD in CA said: Nice work on the snowman. Both the eyes and the buttons are actually shot glasses I grabbed off the downstairs bar and the hat was commandeered from a Mexican cantina where I may have enjoyed one too many Patrons ; - ) The more salient issue is what the hell kind of old fart whose kids are long grown and gone still goes out in the yard with only a dog and builds snowmen for fun? And to keep things on topic, Stella is one hardcore hiking hound 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Here’s a pic of every dog I’ve ever owned. Not a fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Simon said: Both the eyes and the buttons are actually shot glasses I grabbed off the downstairs bar and the hat was commandeered from a Mexican cantina where I may have enjoyed one too many Patrons ; - ) The more salient issue is what the hell kind of old fart whose kids are long grown and gone still goes out in the yard with only a dog and builds snowmen for fun? And to keep things on topic, Stella is one hardcore hiking hound Awesome pictures. I also wanted to point out that it's a good thing you capitalized Patrons, otherwise this thread would have gone into an entirely different direction! Edited February 9, 2020 by Gugny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 32 minutes ago, Gugny said: Awesome pictures. I also wanted to point out that it's a good thing you capitalized Patrons, otherwise this thread would have gone into an entirely different direction! Believe it or not I actually considered that when I was typing and I almost left it lowercase just to create a bit of doubt in people's minds. Nice catch..... And to keep it on topic... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Here are my two partners. They are retired racing greyhounds. Professional athletes. Everyday with them is a gift. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony P Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 This is Ruby. She's s good girl. This is Frisco. She likes Golf balls. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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