Remember when.....

tonyb
tonyb Posts: 33,008
in The Clubhouse
.....I said the only things that follow me home are drunk women and Puppy dogs ? Well, no drunk women.....outside of family members anyway, but ......say hello to the newest member of the family, Cara Lyn.

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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,783
    Good lookin' pooch man.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    Female GS obviously, father was a national champion. Owners downsizing and can't keep her. Literally gave this 3g dog to me. Only other option they had was a GS rescue. No frickin' way. Wonderful dog, knows commands in English and German. My dog is bi-lingual and I'm not, go figure. She's a sweety, but going to take some time getting used to new masters as she's still wondering where her mommy and Daddy went.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,671
    Beautiful dog. Warm welcome to your home. I want a GS so bad. Great dogs. Loyal & great watch dog. My wife has two chihuahua's & a cat :( im not to keen on ankle bitters n cats
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Awesome dog T-bone. Glad to see the new lease on life for loving animals, Good on you!

    Now, there will be 2 females in your house that will NOT sniff your butt.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,783
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    My baby is a shep/lab mix. Best dog ever...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    Nice pup Ken. My other dog is a GS mixed breed too, shelter dog I rescued. I just love the breed in general. Great all around dog and mans best buddy.

    BTW Mr. B, cold wet noses up the arse are not my first desire in the mornings. Maybe by mid-afternoon though.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    Congrats Tony! She is one beautiful dog. :)

    Did you get the English/German Owner's Manual? How old is she and what kind of commands does she know?
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Beautiful Dog Tony, congrats. GS are awesome family pets, and very protective of said family.
    I would hesitate before giving her any commands in German, unless you're fluent in German LOL. Say the wrong word, and who know what she'll do.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Better than any 4K TV ANYDAY!! Congrats. Love my 4 dogs (3 little 1 med sz) and I call them "People with fur" ! Looks like an amazing dog Tony!
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,052
    Sad she had to change homes. Great that she found a good one. Not all pups are so lucky. You're a good man.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Glad she's going to a good home, thank you Tony.

    This is my Pit, her name is Atari. Best friend I have ever had.

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,685
    way to go bro.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    I have a GS and an Australian Shepard, both great dogs!!
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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,337
    Nice dog, Tony. Best friends Man ever had.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    Congrats Tony! She's a beauty.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Congrats Tony...Enjoy!
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    Kudos to you for taking her in Tony! The rescue I worked with to adopt my mastiff makes every effort to ensure that they end up in good homes, but you honestly never know. Happy to see her in what is guaranteed to be a good home.

    And man, she is frickin gorgeous. Well done sir!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    That is a good looking animal! Our first dog was a white Shepherd. I trained her using the Koehler method. She kept the wife safe while I was at work. The wife let the dog out while someone was trying to break in through a window. Ginger got some that day....lol
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    Tony your full of ****. I know the "real" reason you got a dog.

    1. So you can explain the doghouse outside (thats actually for you) that provides: a) place to sleep OR b0 hide in when he's locked himself out of the house in the middle of winter in nothing but his bath robe
    2. Warm body to cuddle with in the event of 1b...
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,162
    Congratulations Tony. enjoy!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,328
    Ain't she a beaut'
    Just let her chase some critters in the back yard and she's golden

    When shepherds have been trained and well cared for the are truly the masterful breed
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Congrats!!!!!!!! Great dogs also.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited May 2015
    Das ist eine seher shone Schaferhund Tony.

    http://www.hundeverein-heilbronn.de/

    My wife's family all had ties to this place a club where German Shepherd owners would train the police dogs and non police dogs for competition in attack and obedience training. My brother in laws wife's family bred and trained some of the most sought after dogs in Europe.

    These veriens were in every town and the competition was very competitive, we would travel from town to town drink beer eat bratwurst and watch the Shepard owners dogs compete against one another. Dieter the person I'm talking about had two rooms full of trophies all first place he would not keep a dog if it didn't take first place.

    His dogs could tear you apart at command but only at command we use to play with his dogs gentle creatures until called upon for duty. Enjoy your Schaferhund Tony nice looking dog.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Dogs are the best people I know.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2015
    Here's my pug mixes, Teddy and Bella. Note the awesome "flying V" guitar on Bellas chest:

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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,337
    My beloved 13-yr. old dachshund, Lucy Lou, starts chemo tomorrow for Cushing's Disease. Please, think good thoughts for us.

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    Doggie prayers sent Lucy Lou!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2015
    Congrats Tony, she's a beautiful looking dog, who now has a new loving family to take care of her!

    Sending good thoughts Lucy's way!
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  • Simplyrandom
    Simplyrandom Posts: 119
    Amazing animals. I had Cheyenne for 13 wonderful years before she passed.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    edited May 2015
    Figure I'd update this a tad. Sadly, the dog had to go back to her original owners. Nice dog and all, knew all her commands, had no problem accepting me as her master. She however had a huge problem with my other dog. Outside and on walks, they got along like best buddies, but in the house was another story. Soon as the wife showed our dog some attention, a switch went off in this dog and she went for the kill. Broke it up by putting my body and knee in between them. The dog disengaged, circled around the couch and ran to go back after my dog. My wife cradled our dog to protect her as I placed myself between the 2 dogs again. She stopped as soon as she saw me in her way and obeyed to get in her cage.

    Now, I can tolerate a lot of bad dog behavior, and I have in the past. I pride myself on being able to train dogs, overcome behavior issues and such. This however is unacceptable to me and I simply could not put our dog in harms way again.

    Damage....our dog received a nice hole in her ear and a huge gash on her upper leg. Just picked her up from surgery today to remove some flesh and get some stiches. All in all, cost me 600 bones to try and rehab this dog which btw the previous owners were not totally upfront about aggression issues.....or any other issues for that matter.

    My dog will be fine in the end, she bore the brunt of it all though. Aside from having to wear the "cone of shame" she's going to be ok.

    Moral of the story is....good intentions don't always play out as we may think they should.
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