None of my Dobies were whiners. ALL of them played until they dropped! Ben, they guy in all the pictures, is my 5th. The biggest issue with Dobies is 40% of them will die from dilated cardiomyopathy. Three of the 4 I've lost had it. Two had sudden death from it.
I always liked the looks of the boxer. But the first four I met in person were all psychotic! Seriously unstable dogs. I'm certain there are wonderful boxers out there, I just haven't met one.
I have had multiple female cats and would agree that they are generally not as friendly as males.
However, Mogwai takes her hatred of all cats to an entirely new level. If she sees a cat walking through our yard, you would think the devil himself was waltzing past, her blood curdling shriek is...
Sounds beautiful!
It's the alternating bands of color that give the Aby the "wild cat" look. She looks like a mini mountain lion. They are very sleek and muscular.
I describe her personality as that of a dog trapped in a cat's body. She fears no one and nothing. All strangers are greeted like a...
She IS a little wild cat!! Just ask the dogs!
The Aby is the only breed to have "ticked" fur. The outer coat hair shafts are light at the base with 4 or 5 bands of alternating dark/light color that get darker as you go up the shaft. It's pretty cool.
I adopted my ruddy Abyssinian when she was 5. She had to have a kitten removed from her birth canal as she couldn't pass it naturally. The kitten was dead and deformed so the cattery owner had the queen spayed. That is how I ended up adopting her. I paid the cost of the spay and she was mine...