Top 5 Dog Breeds I would NOT Own As A Veterinarian
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The lady or the dogs?
I'm a dog guy. I've had a few German Shepherds, a couple of Siberian Huskies and two malamutes in addition to many other mixes. Those are the three breeds I'd never have again. Shepherds are too smart and high strung. They need a job worse than anything. Huskies and malamutes are just assholes who do whatever they want.
We adopted a one year old labradoodle several years ago. It was actually a rescue from a wild couple we knew who weren't taking good care of him. He's cool as shit. He's about the size of a skinny great Dane, shaped pretty much like a poodle, but with the personality of a big, goofy lab. He's a little obsessive about playing his games...fetch, racing, tug of war, etc, but he's fun as shit especially around water. He's also gentle as could be and trustworthy around little dogs, kids, babies etc. A handful but a great dog.
We adopted a one year old labradoodle several years ago. It was actually a rescue from a wild couple we knew who weren't taking good care of him. He's cool as shit. He's about the size of a skinny great Dane, shaped pretty much like a poodle, but with the personality of a big, goofy lab. He's a little obsessive about playing his games...fetch, racing, tug of war, etc, but he's fun as shit especially around water. He's also gentle as could be and trustworthy around little dogs, kids, babies etc. A handful but a great dog.
Doodles are really great dogs. Not stinky like fucking labs. Not neutronic like poodles.
I also hate all trailer park dogs- i.e., bull terroirs, Rottweilers, etc.
We had a Doberman retriever mix and a German Sheppard st bernard mix
Always go with mutts
Mutts won 2 world wars
America baby
Always go with mutts
Mutts won 2 world wars
America baby
Doggy style, no doubt?
I try not to hate on the dogs but...yeah same here. The infatuation with tough dogs among trashy people is a sore spot for me.
Agreed. Our other dog is a mystery mutt mix that is handsome as hell but also just about perfect. He knows what a cushy dog's life is supposed to look like and embraces it. No training and very little discipline required, ever.
I hate tuff guy dogs.
I used to walk around with our faggy little mini poodle.
Kickdogs are snacks for my beasts.
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On our second standard poodle because my wife is allergic to everything. Very similar dogs. Really, really smart, but "neurotic" is right. They want to be people.
I had two German Shepards - the male was obediance trained and responded to hand signals. One smart puppy, the female was a different story - she defined the word bitch. I had to get rid of her after the people across the street let a little poodle run into our yard (5 acres) and think she was tough. I paid the vet bill to have her euthanized. She got a job working nights at a gas station in Juanita,
Mrs Lebam last purchase was a chihuahua mix that the vet keeps asking "are you sure she is a chihuahua?" - she is now 7 yrs old couple more b-days and we will be the same age
Mrs Lebam last purchase was a chihuahua mix that the vet keeps asking "are you sure she is a chihuahua?" - she is now 7 yrs old couple more b-days and we will be the same age
My last shepherd was a tightly wound female. She was good but never happy...just constantly worried and anxious about something.
She used to steal my firewood as I chopped it and then stand at a distance, holding a chunk of wood that she could barely get her jaws around, and whimper until I acknowledged her. Then she'd wander off and add it to her stash in the woods. I found the stash and it took several wheel barrows to bring it back with her watching and whimpering the whole time. Crazy dog.
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I've only ever had unpapered Shepherds from private parties. I think I paid $200 for the last one to cover shots and a vet visit. They said she was half husky half Shepherd, but i suspected that the husky half was actually a Shepherd mix. She looked like a pure bred with no husky traits I could see.
I agree with what you said though. Those aren't the right dogs for me, but they're amazing and I love being around them. I've known a couple of males that, while you'd never call them laid back, were extremely happy, playful and good natured. They were even intense about that.