Just put feelers out to adopt a puppy, a Great Pyrenees cross something.
someone was fostering it but it doesn't get along with their chihuahua (ie it keeps trying to eat their chihuahua's head and the chihuahua is not thrilled)
I too believe chihuahuas are basically chew toys, so I think we'll get along.
ok well things are going well and her current foster mum is happy for me to take her but now i just have to figure out a way to get her safely from Kentucky to California
anyone want to set up a cross-country SE++ puppy relay service?
Just put feelers out to adopt a puppy, a Great Pyrenees cross something.
someone was fostering it but it doesn't get along with their chihuahua (ie it keeps trying to eat their chihuahua's head and the chihuahua is not thrilled)
I too believe chihuahuas are basically chew toys, so I think we'll get along.
chihuahuas are basically small bundles of spite and nervous energy
My aunt's late Chihuahua 'Peanut' was the only dog I was ever actually afraid of. I was only a kid at the time but that dog would bully the heck out of me. Eventually when I house sat for them for a couple of weeks we reached a compromise and the dog was pretty chill. There's a picture out there of me asleep on their living room couch with their jack russell terrier, late Labrador retriever, their late chihuahua, and their late cat also asleep on me.
Sometime after their first Chihuahua died they eventually adopted another one that had been abandoned in a local dumpster, "Dobby." And that dog breaks all Chihuahua stereotypes. It is genuinely the sweetest dog I have ever personally met, and that's saying a lot. It basically loves all people and all other dogs/cats. Just wants to snuggle and be involved with whatever anyone's doing.
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I have known a couple chihuahuas that were genuinely sweet and loved attention, but by and large that breed just vibrates constantly with enmity towards the life
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Blake TDo you have enemies then?Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered Userregular
It’s rarely an issue with the chihuahuas and other small dogs temperament, it’s typically an issue that the owners solution is to like pick the small dog up because they can rather than you know, train it or something actually useful.
It’s rarely an issue with the chihuahuas and other small dogs temperament, it’s typically an issue that the owners solution is to like pick the small dog up because they can rather than you know, train it or something actually useful.
breeds absolutely have common personality traits
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It’s rarely an issue with the chihuahuas and other small dogs temperament, it’s typically an issue that the owners solution is to like pick the small dog up because they can rather than you know, train it or something actually useful.
breeds absolutely have common personality traits
ehhhh that’s certainly true to an extent, but I have also seen plenty of them well-trained, well-behaved and chilled out
they are no doubt HARDER to train, but that’s often reflective of people getting a breed that they can’t be bothered putting in the effort necessary to train
I sometimes wonder if that particular breed attracts certain types of owners, many of whom solve problems by immediately withdrawing the small dog from the problem rather than teaching it how to behave, or who think about how a dog looks versus what the dog is gonna need to thrive
I dunno I generally find myself increasingly more aghast at the shittiness of owners than at the temperament of a breed of dog
It’s rarely an issue with the chihuahuas and other small dogs temperament, it’s typically an issue that the owners solution is to like pick the small dog up because they can rather than you know, train it or something actually useful.
breeds absolutely have common personality traits
ehhhh that’s certainly true to an extent, but I have also seen plenty of them well-trained, well-behaved and chilled out
they are no doubt HARDER to train, but that’s often reflective of people getting a breed that they can’t be bothered putting in the effort necessary to train
I sometimes wonder if that particular breed attracts certain types of owners, many of whom solve problems by immediately withdrawing the small dog from the problem rather than teaching it how to behave, or who think about how a dog looks versus what the dog is gonna need to thrive
I dunno I generally find myself increasingly more aghast at the shittiness of owners than at the temperament of a breed of dog
100% Agree. Dogs as accessories is certainly a big thing in the US, across a ton of different demographics. I always feel bad because so many of the pups end up being mistreated.
yeah I think there's this idea that small dogs are more 'manageable' and so people less comfortable and experienced with dogs are more likely to get small breeds, which then get poorly socialised and trained, which makes them into uncontrollable anger gremlins.
The idea of an out-of-control large dog is so terrifying to most people that large breeds usually only end up with people who are already fine with handling big dogs, or are actual sociopaths.
anyway my cross-country dog excursion may fall through because there is a local family member that might take the small pupper, and it seems unfair to put a dog through a really stressful experience unless it's completely necessary.
But now CA is opening up a bit I might actually be able to get out to local rescue groups, so if Kentucky Puppy is off the table i will see who else needs adopting around here.
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My friends had a mixed breed mostly chihuahua that they rescued from the side of the road, and although in his later years (they had to put him to sleep in February) he got grouchy/nervous about people because he was mostly blind and mostly deaf, before then he was a real chill fun happy guy despite having a rough first few years of life. He had a bit of food aggression once or twice but it was never so bad that he and Haechi couldn't be pals and cohabit when I was on vacation. I really do put that down to my friends being good owners and diligent about behavior of both the dog and people around the dog.
RIP Petey, you were a Good Boy.
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yeah I think there's this idea that small dogs are more 'manageable' and so people less comfortable and experienced with dogs are more likely to get small breeds, which then get poorly socialised and trained, which makes them into uncontrollable anger gremlins.
The idea of an out-of-control large dog is so terrifying to most people that large breeds usually only end up with people who are already fine with handling big dogs, or are actual sociopaths.
anyway my cross-country dog excursion may fall through because there is a local family member that might take the small pupper, and it seems unfair to put a dog through a really stressful experience unless it's completely necessary.
But now CA is opening up a bit I might actually be able to get out to local rescue groups, so if Kentucky Puppy is off the table i will see who else needs adopting around here.
The worst is a lot of people don't curb the stupid shit behavior because they're so tiny too. "Oh he's nipping at you, it's so cute!" yeah fuck off with your shitgoblin.
I don't know why people avoid labradors and retrievers for their first dog, I guess a lot of people find them boring?
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Blake TDo you have enemies then?Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered Userregular
(Because you should adopt not pay money to a breeder)
They're clumsy mud-magnets who love to roll in stinks so there's a certain kind of house-proud owner who will freak out at the standard behaviour of labs and goldies. Small dogs are far easier to keep clean.
Black Labs can be amazingly destructive. I knew someone with two and one was chill. The other one ate part of a dining room chair, part of the banister for the stairs, and some of the adobe on the corner of the house. As it wasn't my dog or house, I was mostly impressed.
All I know is that they took her to the vet and the vet said it was a thing with labs sometimes. So it's pretty anecdotal. I was mostly hoping to see if anyone had similar stories about their dogs as destroyers.
That's not so much a behavior of the breed as the behavior of a dog that is either trained poorly or had extreme separation anxiety.
It can be, especially if it's exceptionally destructive behaviour or persists well into adulthood, but between 8-24 months is also primo destructo time for large goofy dogs. They don't mean nothin' by it, it's just the remote is the PERFECT size for their mouths.
Plus they're adolescents, so sometimes there's a bit of acting out going on.
Our ridgeback/dane cross once absentmindedly chewed through a picnic table leg while we were all sitting at it. She was very well trained, and certainly wasn't feeling abandoned right at that moment, that wood just had a real good mouthfeel.
We had a dog that would chew up and destroy socks, underpants and slippers, but would only do it on occasions we were out of the house for more than a few hours. The dog either got bored we weren't there to entertain her, or she had separation anxiety that turned her destructive, but we solved the issue by getting her 6 or 7 rope toys, getting our scents all over them, and distributing them strategically around the house.
All I know is that they took her to the vet and the vet said it was a thing with labs sometimes. So it's pretty anecdotal. I was mostly hoping to see if anyone had similar stories about their dogs as destroyers.
My father's dog has eaten several thousand dollars worth of sunglasses and reading glasses. When he was a puppy, his favourite thing to do early in the morning if nobody was awake and he was bored was to pop off and prowl the living room to see if anyone had carelessly left glasses or a remote at dog-height. He's also eaten a bunch of feminist texts, we think he likes them.
My sister's youngest dog had a six month phase of expressing her displeasure through targeted acts of spiteful destruction. Go for a run without her? Hope you don't like your running shoes that much. Take the older dog to do something without her? She eats the older dog's bed. It was very consistent, so we don't think it was random. She once got caught taking a sneaky nap on my sisters bed, and after getting kicked off she (an otherwise perfectly housebroken dog) was next found laying a large turd on the very centre of the bed in the spare room. We are completely sure that was deliberate.
Seems to have grown out of that at the ripe age of 2*, thank god. Between 12-24 months dogs are basically teenagers and sometimes you get that real teenage jerk attitude coming through.
*edit: oh, except for this summer when she got mad that my father and i were doing a jigsaw puzzle and not playing with her so she climbed onto the table in the middle of the night and ate five pieces. We know it was her because a) she has a history of eating puzzle pieces and b) she had one hanging off her mouth in the morning. We know it was five because that's how many were missing at the end.
Proof my dog is a cop
- commits crimes himself but narcs when other dogs do it
- gets mad when other dogs violate rules he just made up in his head
- has very strict rules about where and how he can be touched
- thinks he's a fucking hero despite all evidence to the contrary
- runs headlong into other dogs to knock them over (ok that one might be more of a footballer thing idk)
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someone was fostering it but it doesn't get along with their chihuahua (ie it keeps trying to eat their chihuahua's head and the chihuahua is not thrilled)
I too believe chihuahuas are basically chew toys, so I think we'll get along.
anyone want to set up a cross-country SE++ puppy relay service?
chihuahuas are basically small bundles of spite and nervous energy
Sometime after their first Chihuahua died they eventually adopted another one that had been abandoned in a local dumpster, "Dobby." And that dog breaks all Chihuahua stereotypes. It is genuinely the sweetest dog I have ever personally met, and that's saying a lot. It basically loves all people and all other dogs/cats. Just wants to snuggle and be involved with whatever anyone's doing.
Satans..... hints.....
It's right to love one, the other I love to write on.
Wait, that's a writing desk and a dog...
breeds absolutely have common personality traits
ehhhh that’s certainly true to an extent, but I have also seen plenty of them well-trained, well-behaved and chilled out
they are no doubt HARDER to train, but that’s often reflective of people getting a breed that they can’t be bothered putting in the effort necessary to train
I sometimes wonder if that particular breed attracts certain types of owners, many of whom solve problems by immediately withdrawing the small dog from the problem rather than teaching it how to behave, or who think about how a dog looks versus what the dog is gonna need to thrive
I dunno I generally find myself increasingly more aghast at the shittiness of owners than at the temperament of a breed of dog
100% Agree. Dogs as accessories is certainly a big thing in the US, across a ton of different demographics. I always feel bad because so many of the pups end up being mistreated.
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The idea of an out-of-control large dog is so terrifying to most people that large breeds usually only end up with people who are already fine with handling big dogs, or are actual sociopaths.
anyway my cross-country dog excursion may fall through because there is a local family member that might take the small pupper, and it seems unfair to put a dog through a really stressful experience unless it's completely necessary.
But now CA is opening up a bit I might actually be able to get out to local rescue groups, so if Kentucky Puppy is off the table i will see who else needs adopting around here.
RIP Petey, you were a Good Boy.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
The worst is a lot of people don't curb the stupid shit behavior because they're so tiny too. "Oh he's nipping at you, it's so cute!" yeah fuck off with your shitgoblin.
I don't know why people avoid labradors and retrievers for their first dog, I guess a lot of people find them boring?
Satans..... hints.....
Willow is offended
Those aren't mutually exclusive tho
It can be, especially if it's exceptionally destructive behaviour or persists well into adulthood, but between 8-24 months is also primo destructo time for large goofy dogs. They don't mean nothin' by it, it's just the remote is the PERFECT size for their mouths.
Plus they're adolescents, so sometimes there's a bit of acting out going on.
Our ridgeback/dane cross once absentmindedly chewed through a picnic table leg while we were all sitting at it. She was very well trained, and certainly wasn't feeling abandoned right at that moment, that wood just had a real good mouthfeel.
his favorite was the tv remote, but he also once shredded and consumed most of a vegan cookbook
he did it less once my parents got a second dog
My father's dog has eaten several thousand dollars worth of sunglasses and reading glasses. When he was a puppy, his favourite thing to do early in the morning if nobody was awake and he was bored was to pop off and prowl the living room to see if anyone had carelessly left glasses or a remote at dog-height. He's also eaten a bunch of feminist texts, we think he likes them.
My sister's youngest dog had a six month phase of expressing her displeasure through targeted acts of spiteful destruction. Go for a run without her? Hope you don't like your running shoes that much. Take the older dog to do something without her? She eats the older dog's bed. It was very consistent, so we don't think it was random. She once got caught taking a sneaky nap on my sisters bed, and after getting kicked off she (an otherwise perfectly housebroken dog) was next found laying a large turd on the very centre of the bed in the spare room. We are completely sure that was deliberate.
Seems to have grown out of that at the ripe age of 2*, thank god. Between 12-24 months dogs are basically teenagers and sometimes you get that real teenage jerk attitude coming through.
*edit: oh, except for this summer when she got mad that my father and i were doing a jigsaw puzzle and not playing with her so she climbed onto the table in the middle of the night and ate five pieces. We know it was her because a) she has a history of eating puzzle pieces and b) she had one hanging off her mouth in the morning. We know it was five because that's how many were missing at the end.
sometimes a dog is a bit of a jerk
Our dogs personalities are so distinct, and they're not only all the same breed they're even fairly closely related (one aunt, two half-siblings)
Mabel is a Lady
Uschi is a Cop
Ziggy is a Ziggy
also there's a husky who lives in a building down the street who I see sometimes and I've never been more sure that a dog is smug
he's always got just the most self-satisfied look on his face as he prances about, that dog fuckin' loves being a husky
She also likes to makes nests from my sheets blankets and pillows
female dogs love to do this for some reason
especially if the blankets smell like their favorite person