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Post by Hofmeister on Oct 22, 2016 15:47:50 GMT
So why ask for opinion on here, when you know you are just going to do what the wife tells you? ?? Because I don't know what I am going to do. I have never owned a female dog. In fact I've only ever had two dogs, they were male and complete with spheres. The guy who will be breeding told me that I should get two females. I have no idea so i thought I'd ask. I will choose 1 or 2, male or female. However, you are correct in that if I get two males then my wife won't let me get them done. Not sure that this needed explaining really. Listen to your breeder, he knows the dogs likely temperament. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 15:49:13 GMT
So, I want a female GSD. Any downsides to females? In dogs I mean, I know all about the downsides in humans.
My retrievers always seemed to do better because there were two of them. Or was it my imagination? Any downside to having two? I mean other than twice the mess etc.
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Post by Hofmeister on Oct 22, 2016 15:58:25 GMT
Girl dogs have periods. Its messy. Girl dogs have puppies, thats messy too. you can prevent both but I guess your wife has an argument against that as well. Two girl dogs will gang up and manipulate you, (boy dogs are too dumb to do that - its all me me me with a boy dog, not us us us)
But at the end of the day, boy or girl, health and attitude are what matters.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 16:07:54 GMT
I feared that.
I need to chat with the breeder again and understand more about why he reckons females. I don't really want to get into all that female dog stuff. I have a wife and two daughters FFS.
Unexpected litters of puppies would be a nightmare, and a difficult one to avoid at that; especially with the amount of street dogs here.
As for health and attitude, as long as I get the right ones they'll do well I think. 90% of the time they will be with me and mostly won't need to be on a lead. They'll be out and about a lot; beach, forest, farm, lakes, sea etc. etc. I don't do much that a dog couldn't be present for. Though they don't let dogs in bars here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 16:51:07 GMT
Don't forget dogs are clever, they can count.
Don't believe me? Put 3 biscuits in your pocket then only give the dog two.
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Post by Humph on May 3, 2017 10:44:03 GMT
Anyone ever had a Greyhound? Just that there's a guy I see quite often walking them, presumably retired racing dogs, with coats on with "I need a home" on them. Never got around to engaging in conversation with him so I might be completely off the mark with my assumptions. Just idly curious is all. No plan afoot, but we could be persuaded to take in a dog that needed a home I suppose. Our existing mutt seems to rub along with most dogs well enough socially, but of course what we don't know is how he'd take to sharing a home with one. I think he'd be ok though.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2017 10:49:54 GMT
I hear greyhounds are quite lazy and easy going, and make good house pets and enjoy close company of other dogs/humans.
Would have to look in to it more than just accepting hearsay though before I took one on.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 3, 2017 11:01:00 GMT
Greyhounds are indeed fantastic house dogs. Not bright or keen, but on the other hand not needy or lunatics either. Will happily sleep at home for hours and hours on end only needing a couple of quick sprints a day. They are happy to trot about on family outings, not getting excited about anything. *
*Does not apply to greyhound pups, crazy animals and faster than you could possibly ever comprehend, only problem being it could be in any uncontrolled direction.
Suddenly, at 12-18 months, a switch gets turned and they turn into the lazy sleepy but once a day sprint.
Personally I wouldn't have one, Too dim, too aloof for me.
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Post by Humph on May 3, 2017 11:05:17 GMT
People up the road from us have one. Don't know them all that well, but I gather it was a rescue dog. Took them a bit of time to get him settled in but he's a friendly sort now. Plays with my dog well. Long healed but nasty scars on his back, I think he must have had a very hard previous life.
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Post by Humph on May 3, 2017 11:09:16 GMT
Dim and aloof doesn't sound great. My dog is the opposite. Into everything, wants to be with me all the time whatever I'm doing. Kind of why I'm wondering if he would like a pal. He's very sociable and even at 6 years old bursting with energy. He'll run for miles up hill and down dale alongside me on the bike.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 3, 2017 11:11:38 GMT
Dim and aloof doesn't sound great. My dog is the opposite. Into everything, wants to be with me all the time whatever I'm doing. Kind of why I'm wondering if he would like a pal. He's very sociable and even at 6 years old bursting with energy. He'll run for miles up hill and down dale alongside me on the bike. Greyhound pup would be fine, but later on your lively little fella would piss the greyhound off during one of its "I want to sleep" moments. |
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Post by Humph on May 3, 2017 11:30:11 GMT
He's in my home office right now with his favourite toy in his gob ( sort of a mini rugby ball thing ) staring me out and clearly suggesting that I should be in the garden playing with him. He's quite hard to ignore.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 3, 2017 11:49:42 GMT
He's in my home office right now with his favourite toy in his gob ( sort of a mini rugby ball thing ) staring me out and clearly suggesting that I should be in the garden playing with him. He's quite hard to ignore. Yup, my little golden bundle of joy once sat there unmovingly unblinkingly staring intently at me. I timed it, determined to sit her out. I failed at the 40 minutes mark. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2017 11:58:32 GMT
Mine used to take a different approach;
Find a squeaky toy, sit near me when I'm working and start chewing/squeaking until ultimately they got a bone, playtime or a walk.
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Post by Hofmeister on May 3, 2017 12:04:26 GMT
Mine used to take a different approach; Find a squeaky toy, sit near me when I'm working and start chewing/squeaking until ultimately they got a bone, playtime or a walk. Mine is much more into the Hitchcock physiology. Think "The Birds" |
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