What do you think... [Archive]

silentC

21st March 2005, 01:08 PM

Iain

21st March 2005, 02:23 PM

Ours didn't approve :p

silentC

21st March 2005, 02:30 PM

Geez, it's a wonder they can stand up with those ruddy great hawsers attached to their collars :eek: ;)

bitingmidge

21st March 2005, 02:34 PM

Mat,

Tell him that it's OK wearing green and gold on special occasions, but normal day to day wear should be in Maroon, if he's going to be a true Queenslander...

Cheers,

P :D

Daddles

21st March 2005, 02:35 PM

The wife asked me what sort of dog she's allowed to get when we move to the new house. I suggested a Bull Mastiff or a Rottweiler but neither of them got the nod. I suppose we're going to end up with another silly Shepherd. Oh well, at least it wont be a Maltese Terrier or some other yappy mutt. :D

My Spitz, Skipper (unphotograhed as yet), goes 'sniff' in your general direction

Richard
yeah, I didn't understand it either but I think he's thinking of the French Knights scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

silentC

21st March 2005, 02:58 PM

According to http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/germanspitz.htm they can soar to 17" tall!

Iain

21st March 2005, 02:59 PM

Our Corgi soared to 17" wide :rolleyes:

ptc

21st March 2005, 03:11 PM

look left,you will need a 6ft fence

Daddles

21st March 2005, 03:29 PM

According to http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/germanspitz.htm they can soar to 17" tall!

He's a cross breed and looks more like this
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/finnishspitz.htm

Actually, that piccy could be him only his coat is flatter - it doesn't fluff up like the true spitz. It's more of a Sheltie coat, so we call him a spitz/sheltie cross.

Height? He's just under a foot at the shoulder. No giant killer but fits on your lap ... just, fits in the boat ... just, fits nicely in Lauren's safety seat thank you very much.

Cheers
Richard

silentC

21st March 2005, 03:34 PM

these dogs have been known to bark up to 160 times a minute!

See, yappy ;)

Nice looking dogs though.

Daddles

21st March 2005, 04:06 PM

See, yappy ;)

Nice looking dogs though.

Mine's got a proper bark on him. Make your Shepherd look behind him. But I must confess, he is fond of a chat with the other dogs at night. Having said that, he's not all that noisy. Visitors - he might give a woof but is more likely to just mug them for a cuddle. When I have a meeting here, the siamese starts at one end of the group, the dog at the other, and they just work their way around the group having a sook with everyone.

Ruddy dogs. Almost as bad as flamin' cats (not that I'd know, I've got a Siamese) :D

Cheers
Richard

MathewA

21st March 2005, 04:42 PM

Now that I've had another look... The look on Jets face seems to be saying "what the hell are you doing to me"

gemi_babe

22nd March 2005, 12:30 AM

The wife asked me what sort of dog she's allowed to get when we move to the new house. I suggested a Bull Mastiff or a Rottweiler but neither of them got the nod. I suppose we're going to end up with another silly Shepherd. Oh well, at least it wont be a Maltese Terrier or some other yappy mutt. :D
Hey silentC, why not a staffy... they are a big dog, in a small package. Great with kids and just love people to death :p

Staffords are very smart too and don't carry all that fur that comes with a shepherd ;)

And I'm biased :D

Harry72

22nd March 2005, 02:34 AM

Yep thats what I want a staffy, like the one in your avatar!
I had one(now my parents, she got use to having 10acres) we call her OlFatdog... all 45kgs of her! StaffyXMastif 10yrs.

Gem, do you have any good links on just staffys?

silentC

22nd March 2005, 07:56 AM

I had a bully staffy cross. She was a little ripper. Her name was Bear because she looked like one when she was a pup. Brindle coat with a white chest and paws. She was a bit funny with certain people - most people she would like but every now and then someone would come along that she took a dislike to and she would bail them up. Once it was a mother with her 5 year old kid - I found out later that they were Jehovahs Witnesses :D

I've floated that idea past the missus but she prefers big dogs and is a bit wary of bullies and the like. I know, I know...

bitingmidge

22nd March 2005, 08:51 AM

Always remember:

It takes a big man to own a little dog.

P :D

Daddles

22nd March 2005, 09:48 AM

There are small dogs and there are toys. Forget the toys, but when it comes to small dogs, the big word is 'convenience'. I can do everything with my little mutt that I could ever do with my big dogs, but I also get to do a lot more with him because of the size - I can't imagine taking a Rottweiler in a small boat would be much fun.

And believe me, a little mutt can be as big a deterrant as a big un - I had a Jack Russel cross that more than proved that. That mutt had a thing about pelicans. Many times he chased them out to sea and there were a couple of times when I kept losing sight of him in the waves he was that far out, just paddling and paddling. He got back one day so tired he was staggery on his feet. Sadly the vet had to send him to the great back yard in the sky where the pelicans can't fly and the cats are slow :(

Cheers
Richard

silentC

22nd March 2005, 09:58 AM

Before the bully staffy cross I had a bully red heeler cross. He had no fear. I could throw a stick as far as I could out into pumping surf and he would charge out and get it, over and over. A few times I thought I was going to have to go in after him but then he would appear with the stick in his mouth, half drowned. He'd drop it at my feet and look up and say "is that the best you can do?".

Once we were walking around the rocks and we came across a seal. Sting (for that was his name) looked at this strange looking dog with big eyes and no legs and the seal looked back at him. Then the seal barked and it was on. The seal leapt off the rocks onto a rock platform just above the surf and Sting went straight after him. The seal dived into the surf and I thought the bloody dog was going to follow him. Fortunately, he had enough sense that day not to. He stood there barking for awhile and then came back to me. He said "that was a bloody weird looking dog. Quick though..."

Barry_White

22nd March 2005, 10:56 AM

Thought I would post a picture of my Staffy cross. I don't know what the cross bit is but people will not come in the gate when they see him because the conatation of what Bull Terriers are.

When they do come in the gate he is all over them like a rash and just wants affection.

The only time he bailed anyone up was when an indiginous person came in off the highway at 9.00 pm one night and he was not going to let him in the gate. He just kept barking and growling and all the the poor guy wanted was some water for his vehicle.

He definately does not like other dogs. He doesn't have one ounce of fat on him and no loose skin that you can grab hold of. He is just one ball of muscle and my nephew reckons he is square like a brick and just as hard.

I bought him off a guy who came in off the highway desperate for some money for $30 as a 3 month old pup but by the time I had him microchipped, gave him his needles, had a grass seed removed from an abcess and registered him he cost me $500.

silentC

22nd March 2005, 11:08 AM

Barry_White

22nd March 2005, 11:28 AM

Could be a bit of Kelpie in there maybe? I love the way they sit. Mine used to sit with one leg underneath, on the upper thigh rather than her bum. Terrible posture!

I'm going to have to have another word with SWMBO.
Yes the guy that sold him to me told me but I can't remember.

That amuses me too the way they sit without their bum on the ground. Maybe it is because of all the muscles in their legs. They are as strong as a bloody ox.

craigb

22nd March 2005, 11:28 AM

Why not get his and hers dogs.

After all you'll have enough room.

Barry_White

22nd March 2005, 11:38 AM

I guy I used to work with had a Great Dane and his wife had a Chiuwawa and the Chiuwawa used to jump up and bite the Great Dane on the old fellow. He thought it was hilarious

Daddles

22nd March 2005, 11:44 AM

I guy I used to work with had a Great Dane and his wife had a Chiuwawa and the Chiuwawa used to jump up and bite the Great Dane on the old fellow. He thought it was hilarious
:eek:

silentC

22nd March 2005, 11:54 AM

He thought it was hilarious
I bet you're not talking about the great dane :D

gemi_babe

22nd March 2005, 01:45 PM

Yep thats what I want a staffy,

Gem, do you have any good links on just staffys?
Staffy Rescue (http://www.staffyrescue.org.au/)

[/url][url="http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/community/staffordshire.asp"]Stafford Breeders (http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Eishiross/)

Staffy Rescue do a brilliant job in re-homing the dogs. Even though they are in NSW, they have sent dogs interstate. Worth giving them a call, as they are flat out and haven't been able to update the website for a few months.

Always ask breeders what they test for health wise. And never buy from back yard breeders. They are only out to make money and don't care about the health of the dogs.
Breeders should health screen and will give you support with your pooch for the life of that dog.

I will get back to you on what tests you should ask a stafford breeder. I wasn't aware of health testing when I got my girl. Just hope she doesn't come down with any.

gemi_babe

22nd March 2005, 02:02 PM

I'm going to have to have another word with SWMBO.
silentC the only way to educate your wife, is to go to a few breeders, let her meet the dogs. And by all means go to breeders of dogs she would like to own too.

How old are your kids? Cause they recommend that staffords are best with children 8yrs and up because of the ball of muscle they are, they tend to knock little ones down. RSPCA recommend that kids should be 8yrs and older before bringing a dog home.

My shelby girl still does this with my son and he is 5, but they have a great understanding. If she hurts him, he screams, and she runs away cause she knows I'm on my way to tell them both off. She is like a child, very naughty and cheeky most of the time!

Also silentC maybe showing your wife some bite stats on which breeds would maybe change her mind? GSD's and the Cattle Dog are up there for biting, when the Staffy and the pitty are down the bottom.

silentC

22nd March 2005, 02:11 PM

My kids are 3 and 5. We had 2 shepherds a couple of years ago but one was put down before we left Sydney and the other passed away a few months ago. They were both old dogs but they still had plenty of energy and knocked the kids around a bit.

Finding breeders of any kind down here is a problem. If you want to buy from a breeder it means travelling. I reckon we are probably most likely to end up with a dog from the pound or a friend or something because we will procrastinate for too long and end up having the decision made for us. I've had all sorts of dogs and I'm not really fussy about the breed, with the exception of the yappy little ones ;)