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[Cynthia12]

@Cynthia12 did you happen to get any of those naked neck hatching eggs from people on here from 'DesertChic' ?
Her husband has one I those old Panteras. One of the most awesomeist cars ever built.
Saw one on eBay when we first got a computer 6-8 or so yrs ago that needed a lot of work and had a bad motor for $15,000, haven't seen a fixer upper since. Wish I could have afforded it, things are regularly selling for up to six figures restored now.

Yes, I did, got her eggs today. Beautiful eggs!

You had to be really careful where you bought those Pantara..low to the ground. Ours was was bought from a state that got snow..meaning, salt on the road. We had a problem with underneath .. had to fix it. Got it from Nebraska..had been in Florida. Anyway, was a fun car. This was back in the 70's.

I'll have to ask her how they like theirs.

 

[Cynthia12]

I used to love driving manual. I loved to shift! lol..I did drive auto when I drove inlaws cars. But didn't own a big nice auto until the 90's. It may have been automatic, but man that car could get up and go. It was an Intrepid. Still needed a nice sized family car, had kids home, but I liked my get up and go feeling. We've been through a few cars now, really liked that one. We finally went to the little Hyundai Santa Fe. Had for a lot of years, and just got ourselves a really nice GMC Terrain. Yes, we are getting old. It has all of these bells and whistles though. Don't really need it all, including the t.v.'s in the back. Guess they will get used if we have some grandkids with us for a long drive.

 

[maddysmamaw]

There  is a Catahoula breeder here...  Do you think if one were to start with a pup circumstances would be better?    I have had dogs since I was about five years old.   I know puppy training "the good kind" and some obedience.   but my experience has only been with a few breeds.  Boston Terrier, Poodle, Dachshund, Australian Shepherd and Greyhound.   The Greyhound was three years old when I got him... track training had him potty trained but that was about it.  My last Aussie was an adult but she was potty trained already.

deb

When we acquired Razz he was almost a year old. I'm trying to leash train him now, but he completely freaks as soon as I put it in him. He chews everything and barks incessantly. I'm not giving up on him, but lord that dog is trying my patience.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Before Maddy was born we rescued Great Danes. People would buy them not realizing how big and how needy they are. The ones we ended up with were emotional wrecks that had been abandoned or left chained up outside their whole lives. For all their size these are not outside dogs and they crave human companionship. Now we have Razz the spaz, a catahoula that we ended up with because Greg's niece got him as a puppy and then couldn't handle him. He went to Greg's parents, but after his father had a heart transplant they were unable to care for him so we flew to Houston to pick him up. This is the hardest dog I've ever tried to train. No manners whatsoever. He is a lovey thing, though.

When your talking Catahoula those are also know as curr dogs true to the temperment
a very tough alpha style breed from Louisiana for herding, hunting or as a watch dog
but does take a strong hand from puppydom

 

[Cynthia12]

When we acquired Razz he was almost a year old. I'm trying to leash train him now, but he completely freaks as soon as I put it in him. He chews everything and barks incessantly. I'm not giving up on him, but lord that dog is trying my patience.

Cool looking dogs..do you have a photo by chance? They come in such different colors/patterns!

How old is he now? Barking is a tough thing to stop.

 

[Beer can]

A guy I knew from yrs ago had one of those Catahoula's. His was just a regular one though, not one of the cool colors and no glass eyes. He was the one that told me my dog was in fact not a boxer mastiff mix which I found hard to believe anyway but a mountain cur, ran into him when we were getting the dogs rabies shots at the fire station.
Had it confirmed on here by a guy that used to breed and show them, he said he looked pure bred to him and curs often find themselves in shelters when people find out they don't make good house dogs. I don't know if the shelter just claimed the pups were mixes to fool people into taking them or if it may have been a honest mistake if the Mom did look like a boxer. Their shape and size is way different but Tennessee mountain curs can have the same coloration brindle like ours or fawn and I even saw one fawn with a white mask. And 50% of them are born with natural bobbed tails, ours has a full tail.
Ours is good in the house, good with people and other pets but super darn high strung and prefers to be outside not cooped up in the house for long periods of time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

A guy I knew from yrs ago had one of those Catahoula's. His was just a regular one though, not one of the cool colors and no glass eyes. He was the one that told me my dog was in fact not a boxer mastiff mix which I found hard to believe anyway but a mountain cur, ran into him when we were getting the dogs rabies shots at the fire station.
Had it confirmed on here by a guy that used to breed and show them, he said he looked pure bred to him and curs often find themselves in shelters when people find out they don't make good house dogs. I don't know if the shelter just claimed the pups were mixes to fool people into taking them or if it may have been a honest mistake if the Mom did look like a boxer. Their shape and size is way different but Tennessee mountain curs can have the same coloration brindle like ours or fawn and I even saw one fawn with a white mask. And 50% of them are born with natural bobbed tails, ours has a full tail.
Ours is good in the house, good with people and other pets but super darn high strung and prefers to be outside not cooped up in the house for long periods of time.

The breed of the beginning and most likely still these are not house dogs
they need jobs and that is where people tend to abandon them much like pyrenees
or most working dogs are not house dogs by nature

 

[perchie.girl]

A guy I knew from yrs ago had one of those Catahoula's. His was just a regular one though, not one of the cool colors and no glass eyes. He was the one that told me my dog was in fact not a boxer mastiff mix which I found hard to believe anyway but a mountain cur, ran into him when we were getting the dogs rabies shots at the fire station.
Had it confirmed on here by a guy that used to breed and show them, he said he looked pure bred to him and curs often find themselves in shelters when people find out they don't make good house dogs. I don't know if the shelter just claimed the pups were mixes to fool people into taking them or if it may have been a honest mistake if the Mom did look like a boxer. Their shape and size is way different but Tennessee mountain curs can have the same coloration brindle like ours or fawn and I even saw one fawn with a white mask. And 50% of them are born with natural bobbed tails, ours has a full tail.
Ours is good in the house, good with people and other pets but super darn high strung and prefers to be outside not cooped up in the house for long periods of time.

I can handle the last part. I met one some time ago and he was a dufus always busy but sweet liked to be petted. Belonged to a Tweaker Tile setter.... Long story.

I liked the size and the fact that he missed NOthing. Got along with my Rosie girl too. The gal up here crosses them with Aussies which i think is a good mix...

I am not adverse to cross breeds.

deb

 

[Alaskan]

Might be a high prey drive though.


I have HUGE issues with dogs with high prey drives....totally done with dogs massacring my flock.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Might be a high prey drive though.


I have HUGE issues with dogs with high prey drives....totally done with dogs massacring my flock.

that is the owners issue not the dogs and anytime you have running loose dogs together
it becomes pack mentality and they can and will kill