New member! Rescue says he’s a malinois mix, but we think he is probably a Taiwanese Mountain Dog. He doesn’t have a long neck like the Belgian shepherds and his build is too slight. Wrong hair too.
Update: His name is Charlie and he is definitely still a puppy, but it’s easy to forget because he’s so calm. Easy to walk, doesn’t freak out when other dogs get aggressive, it’s weird. He attacks my feet sometimes and can get wound up, but then he just chills right out. He’ll top out at 40lbs, maybe upper 30’s. He’s built like a cross between a shepherd and a whippet and he coils his body like a spring when he runs. Squirrels and rabbits in our yard better be on their toes. I checked a few YT videos on Taiwan dogs and he fits the description 100%. One of the videos had an example dog that was almost his twin.
I forgot to post this cute pic from a few weeks ago. My baby brought her pink tennis ball to my home gym and gave it to me. She’s not smart enough to know what the gym is, but apparently she thinks its for playing so maybe a game of fetch will break out soon. If so now we’re ready!
JFC watching CL and seeing the stupid reasons people want to get rid of their dog is fucked up.
Thinking of picking up this girl for my dog who misses an ex neighbor’s dog who she was best friends with. Other dog was a male though and this is a female. She just loves playing with other dogs and has a motherly mentality.
High drive dogs can be pretty intense. I’d meet the Aussie but not have my heart set on it. OTOH almost every dog problem can be traced back to some mistake by the human. There are a lot of dog owners out there that are barely smarter than their dog.
Bro, the other pictures were of my aussie and a German/Red Heeler cross who I cared for while my neighbor was in Afghanistan. I get it. We walk twice a day and frisbee is necessary. They are outside from morning to night except when it is cold af. I feel like someone will jump on me for leaving my dog outside so to be clear, I just leave the door open so they can go in and out at will. Fuck a dog door, tbabs.
My Belgian was easy for the breed, but absolute hell on wheels for the first two years. We finally got her a bro in between hip surgeries so she’d stop biting us. So fucking mouthy, but she matured into a perfect dog at 2. One of my friends gf wanted us to crate her when they came over and I said absolutely not. I’m looking for another one now. Huge commitment.
My parents lost their 11 year old Cavachon to cancer earlier this month. I helped raise that girl from a pup when I was still living with them and it was the roughest pet loss we’ve all experienced. She was the most loving and loved dog we ever knew.
There are two Cavachon pups coming for them and my brother (His family recently lost their dog too) arriving tomorrow. Looking forward to more Cavachons in my life.
This is my dog Rex. He’s not overly keen on being photographed. Rex is around 16, I’m not 100% sure as he was abandoned and so the refuge wasn’t too sure of his age. He was clearly a young dog when we got him but how young is another question. Rex used to be the fastest dog at the park, now he is content with a walk or a bit of a canter if my bf does something as mad as go for a jog. He was so skinny when we got him that a woman blasted my bf on the 2nd day we had him telling him he was starving his dog. My bf defused the situation by replying that he agreed he was too skinny but he could hardly rectify it in the one day he had him! He was really raw, had clearly never been inside but he was exceptionally quick to learn. Initially my bf was in charge of training as I wasn’t quite ready for a dog and was still grieving the loss of my other dog. Having said that after about a month I took over as I was sick of getting scratches all over me from Rex being so boisterous. I had him in hand almost immediately. Making a dog drop and wait before they eat seems to be a very good way to cultivate good manners in your dog!
Rex is actually named after an American I became good friends with in Alice Springs. He was a friend of my brothers and was with me when I got my first dog as an adult. He was super funny and loud and really generous. Sadly he took his own life and I still miss him. I think he would be pleased to have a namesake and know that I remember him so fondly.
