ThreadBare said:

uh...chris....


he is the cutest little puppy though...but dang...

I agree with the first post,I hate dogs,they're stupid and messy and in my experience UNtrainable,can't be trusted.Ok,u occasionally get a good dog but they're usually old and just lie there,anyway thats my opinion on dogs,now,give me a cat any day,they're the ideal pet,as loyal as dogs but they don't crap everywhere only in their allocated spot,they take themselves for walks and they're sooooo loveable,and don't wreck the joint and steal ur food. I love cats x

Leanne848 said:

Looks like you're not a pack leader:

Rhondab said:

See, it's in quotes because it didn't come from me... you see....

But, him's just a wittle fur ball of wuv. Yes, he is!!!!

Shawnt25 said:

Cesar

I raised seeing eye dog pups - amazing animals trained to do amazing jobs

Humans...
They murder children.
They shit everywhere.
They kill cute animals and bring them to you like it's a damn present.
They're noisy.
They break stuff.
They spread diseases.
They swipe your pork chops n cookies n shit.
Did I mention they kill children?

Why are people so nuts about them? I mean unless you want cheap protection for your home and don't feel comfortable owning a gun, what's the point?

Mach said:

I saw a Discovery Channel special on dogs that were trained to work with diabetics. The dogs were trained to alert their owners when the owner's blood sugar fell too low or went to high. Dogs are awesome.

Leanne848 said:

Looks like you're not a pack leader:

Teacher said:

GIRL!! You and I are on the same wave length. I was just reading up on them. We were watching the Krufts (sp?) dog show the other night. I was looking up the popular dog breeds for here. The border terrier came up in my search. When I saw the pic of the terrier pup in the post in this thread I thought about the Border terrier again.
I like what I read so far except the grooming thing. I do not want another dog that goes to the groomers for a hair cut more than me.

I am sure that I could sort out how to do the special technique they talk about to avoid the hair getting too long.
I could not groom Willie myself because he was a spaz.
Yippy... I will look into this more. I am afraid I will see something I really want before we go away. I cannot think about getting anything until May at the earliest. We are going to have house guests in June so maybe I should hold off until after all of that as well.
I need to find some cuter pics of them.. I showed my other half the pics I found the other night and he curled up his nose.

They murder children.
They shit everywhere.
They kill cute animals and bring them to you like it's a damn present.
They're noisy.
They break stuff.
They spread diseases.
They swipe your pork chops n cookies n shit.
Did I mention they kill children?

Why are people so nuts about them? I mean unless you want cheap protection for your home and don't feel comfortable owning a gun, what's the point?

Shawnt25 said:

Gorgeous dog!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Which one, the human or canine kind???
[Edited 3/11/08 18:59pm]

SCNDLS said:

You know exactly which kind

shanti0608 said:

just figure out how to groom your new doggie your self. Thats what I did after about 4 years of taking mine to the groomer and him coming back NEVER how wanted him and different ever time. It will grow back. So you really cant mess them up too bad. The thing I hate the most is clipping his nails, which typically I'll pay them 5-8 dollars to do that for me once in a while. Though I do have a pair of nail clippers and get brave enough once in a while to do it my self.

[Edited 3/12/08 9:24am]

GIRL!! You and I are on the same wave length. I was just reading up on them. We were watching the Krufts (sp?) dog show the other night. I was looking up the popular dog breeds for here. The border terrier came up in my search. When I saw the pic of the terrier pup in the post in this thread I thought about the Border terrier again.
I like what I read so far except the grooming thing. I do not want another dog that goes to the groomers for a hair cut more than me.

I am sure that I could sort out how to do the special technique they talk about to avoid the hair getting too long.
I could not groom Willie myself because he was a spaz.
Yippy... I will look into this more. I am afraid I will see something I really want before we go away. I cannot think about getting anything until May at the earliest. We are going to have house guests in June so maybe I should hold off until after all of that as well.
I need to find some cuter pics of them.. I showed my other half the pics I found the other night and he curled up his nose.

shanti0608 said:

Pfffft, you only go to the hair dresser twice a year? I don't believe that. It's not difficult to groom a BT but it'll make your fingers bleed cos you can't do it with scissors or a trimmer, only the fingers. Clipping the claws yourself is a given, you should do it every two weeks (especially when you have hardwood floors ) BT's have some health issues like Cushing's disease, Spike's syndrome and CECS, they're forms of epilepsy. Some metabolism issues are also known. BT isn't a very popular breed so you're more unlikely to find bad breeders, but you should ask any prospective breeder about their percentage of dogs carrying the conditions. Don't be afraid to look for breeders far away, it's important to get a healthy dog. The health issues aren't a major concern but they are all serious conditions that WILL affect your dog's lifespan.

People who don't like animals (whatever type they choose to hate on) freak me out. I think they are weird and (in my experience) they usually tend to be not that nice of people.

horatio said:

Yes I always wanted to do that before but as I said he was a complete spaz and would not stand still for me at all. He got a standard Schnauzer cut with the skirt and the ear plucking. I think if I had a dog like a border terrier then it would be easier...nothing fancy. I used to trim all 3 of my dogs nails. One of them would fight me the whole time, it was like wresting an alligator. I had special clippers that prevented cutting them too short.
I am sure when the time is right it will work out but I do not want another high maintenance dog. I read that the border terriers do not eat much food therefore they do not poop too much.
win..win...

shanti0608 said:

They don't eat much, really? I always wondered if there was something wrong with my westie cause he doesn't eat much either. Like he'll have a few bite after coming in from outside. Or a few bites after watching us eat, he always begs for our food of course. But he doesn't seem to eat much.

I'll have to look for those nail clippers you mentioned.

ThreadBare said:

I love the idea of Threaddy doing baby talk w/ a doggie, it's too cute & you know women can't resist a cute little puppy

Dance said:

also the same issues with humans but even worse (even the shitting everywhere if you think about trash, sewage, clutter). I wish the roaches would take over.