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[Rainwolf]

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well erm.. nope..

Chihuahuas were bred as rat hunters and then used as royal bed warmers..

They are so smart they have the humans doing every little thing for them some don't even have to walk! pampered pooches.... wish someone would pamper me

but that's just my opinion

 

[Rainwolf]

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well the orders keeps changing but last count was over a ton plus 10 bales of straw.

tonight at midnight will be my final and last order... anything after that has to wait for next delivery!

 

[Rainwolf]

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Chihuahuas come in 2 body shapes as well as large size range. The long legged Chihuahuas are called "Deer" so it could really be a Chihuahua.

People used to think my pup was a giant and she was only 90lbs but with big barrel chest and very very long legs, It was always funny to watch people cross the street away from me when I took her for a walk

we used to play where I had a hold of her cheeks and she would growl and snarl at me like attacking... when she could get out of my "cheek hold" I ended up with a face full of slobber! but boy did it scare the * out of anyone passing by and looking in the window!

Cracked me up every time to see their faces!

I have heard of deer chihuahuas, again, I just did not realize that there were the bigger ones of 10 lbs. I will be getting her neutered in the next week or so... owie, poor babie.

What kind of "baby" do you have that is so jowley? that you do the "cheek hold" on? I usually do the "ear hold" or tail hold. Yep, I am a mean mommy....I figure that the good Lord above put tails to be grabbed if needed, the same as little girls have piggy tails...to grab if the body is headed for disaster.

She did not have large jowls etc but she was a 1/2 dobbie 1/2 rott/shepard/lab/pit
imagine long legs of dobbie large barrel of lab/rott/pit black tan coat with shepard undercoat.
she was my big baby and loved to wrestle while on the bed or couch with me. Lived a good 13 years and is ranked with the best dogs in the family. you know that one special dog everyone loved.
She used to put up with the kids trying to ride her like a horse... giving me a look that said "ermm hey you come help me with this kid would ya?"

my current pup is a kelpie and she is the brain that could walk on walls when she was young. and I really do mean walk/run on walls I used to have to wash the paw prints from the walls at should height... mind you she is only 40lbs and knee high.

 

[Illia]

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Those are creepy birds...
wonder if i can chase my nutty neighbor away with one

- Chase her with one like this:

 

[justbugged]

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I don't think BYC will kick you off. LOL. A min pin is a good idea. She sure has the spunk of one. The new pup (Piper) is a perfect match. Piper wears Pica out....they run and run and run and tug-a-war and more tug-a-war. They are a great match. My poms are 10 lbs, so I understand that, but I did not realize that chihuahuas were the same way. 114 lb puppy, that is one big baby....I wouldn't want that feed bill. It is a sad story for Piper, their family had their home foreclosed on, they have to move into a rental and can't take the dog. I told them to come up and visit whenever they needed to. They did call tonight. They are glad she is happy.

He actually doesn't eat all that much. Komondork tend to be big couch potatoes. They were bred to stay with the sheep. Historically they would have fed themselves, and they stayed with the sheep that they guarded. The Komondork did not herd the sheep. Pulik were the dogs used to herd the sheep. Komondork were bred to problem solve, without the assistance of a human. This trait makes them very difficult at times to train. They are very intelligent dogs, that seem for themselves often decide how much they will or will not do.

Puppy often will ask for me to open the sliding glass door, and in order for me to get him use the dog door, I have to yell at him each time. " No Puppy! Use the dog door. Go around and use the dog door. " Anything less than that, and he will just stand there talking back at me trying to get me to let him in. I have tried a number of times to shorten the all the words and make it simpler. But he won't go around the house and walk in the dog door unless I say all the words to him. He has a remarkable grasp of the English language.

When he was not more than a puppy, I could tell him to hang his head in shame, and he would unless he knew that he wasn't doing anything or thinking about something naughty. If he knew that he was innocent then he would refuse to hang his head. Puppy is a very interesting dog. He is not a good Komondor, because he is way to social. He loves to go shopping, and seems to get a big kick out of being talked about.

Just in the last month or two I have started to notice Puppy slowing down. He is sleeping more these days, and I just confirmed the other day that he is developing cataracts. It doesn't seem to bother him very much, as long as I don't move any of the furniture into his way. He has lost weight in the last month or so. For years he has been between 120 and 125lbs. The highest weight he ever was 140lbs. He stand 34" at the hind quarters, that makes him taller than average for a Komondor. The 6 dogs eat about 50lbs of food per month. I have been feeding them Taste of the Wild food. It isn't cheap food, but I figure that I am making up for not having to take the dogs to the Vet all the time.

 

[justbugged]

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Not true on the yorkies. The yorkshire terrier standard calls for 3-7 lbs, and most breeders breeding to standard aim for about 5lbs because they usually don't breed 'grump' that are below 5lbs.

I used to show. I have four wonderful yorkies. I lost my old lady yorkie last June at age 15.

For some reason. I have managed to breed 2 Yorkies one that is 4.5lbs, and another that is 6lbs, and I have managed to get several 11 to 12lbs Yorkies. I have decided to not breed my male again because of this. I have also met a AKC Yorkie that was 18lbs. He was not related to my group of dogs. They called the 18lbs Yorkie, Moose. The pair I have has also produced several 3.5 to 4lbs Yorkies besides the very large ones. I realize that I shouldn't have said most Yorkies. I just have met a number of large throw back Yorkies. Most of these small breeds are still fairly new to the dog world, with the Yorkies being developed in the mid 1800's. I have encountered a number of breeding mistakes with the Yorkies that I have bought, from other breeders over the past 5 or so years. With my first Yorkie I paid 1200.00 for turned out to be 7lbs and had both a wire coat, and had a nasty personality. I ended up re-homing her. I can't say that I miss her very much. I have not encountered the same things with any of the other Yorkies that live with me. I do need to find homes for the 2 boys that are now nearly a year old. I have had a tough time placing the males in the litters. It seems that everyone wants a 2lb female Yorkie. The 7lbs boys are not as desirable.

 

[justbugged]

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Those are creepy birds...
wonder if i can chase my nutty neighbor away with one

- Chase her with one like this:

http://www.ganoi.com/photopost/data/549/KATO5small.jpg

If I was being chased by that dinosaur, I would be running as fast as I could go.

I didn't that much could scare me anymore. But I am going to have nightmares about dinosaur chickens now

 

[ultasol]

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Not true on the yorkies. The yorkshire terrier standard calls for 3-7 lbs, and most breeders breeding to standard aim for about 5lbs because they usually don't breed 'grump' that are below 5lbs.

I used to show. I have four wonderful yorkies. I lost my old lady yorkie last June at age 15.

For some reason. I have managed to breed 2 Yorkies one that is 4.5lbs, and another that is 6lbs, and I have managed to get several 11 to 12lbs Yorkies. I have decided to not breed my male again because of this. I have also met a AKC Yorkie that was 18lbs. He was not related to my group of dogs. They called the 18lbs Yorkie, Moose. The pair I have has also produced several 3.5 to 4lbs Yorkies besides the very large ones. I realize that I shouldn't have said most Yorkies. I just have met a number of large throw back Yorkies. Most of these small breeds are still fairly new to the dog world, with the Yorkies being developed in the mid 1800's. I have encountered a number of breeding mistakes with the Yorkies that I have bought, from other breeders over the past 5 or so years. With my first Yorkie I paid 1200.00 for turned out to be 7lbs and had both a wire coat, and had a nasty personality. I ended up re-homing her. I can't say that I miss her very much. I have not encountered the same things with any of the other Yorkies that live with me. I do need to find homes for the 2 boys that are now nearly a year old. I have had a tough time placing the males in the litters. It seems that everyone wants a 2lb female Yorkie. The 7lbs boys are not as desirable.

Which is too bad,.. because of then the tiny weensy ones end up having health problems earlier than others.

Here is a picture of my Bailey at almost 12. He is currently napping nearby, he is now 12+. Before he was born I vowed never to have an intact male. Lo and behold, he popped out with a wonderful personality and a disposition that has won over the hearts and minds of all he has been around. He's my lovely boy.

I have a daughter of his that is two, and has the same wonderful disposition.. Biggest puppy he ever threw was one of a two pup litter and mature weight was 6.8 lbs. Cutting it close but still under 7. The daughter I have is 4.9 lbs. Sweet as a pea. Good around chickens... her mother, not so much. She has done very limited earthdog and has prey drive to spare.

 

[Rainwolf]

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Those are creepy birds...
wonder if i can chase my nutty neighbor away with one

- Chase her with one like this:

http://www.ganoi.com/photopost/data/549/KATO5small.jpg

ok that might do it!

what the heck is that?

 

[Rainwolf]

btw here is my current pup (brown camera ham) and my big pup in black. The black one is the one that scared people tho I have no idea why... she was a pretty sweet thing unless you intended harm to her people.

ohh btw the prong collars were mostly for looks since people were scared of my big one (for some reason they felt safer with her wearing a prong collar, it was strange).. I train all my dogs to be exceptional walkers. I could even allow the young kids to roller blade with them cuz they never pulled even if asked to.