Comon Things People Dont Realise About Your Breed

[juice]

That Bull terriers are good with kids.

First question is normally " why would you have one of those dogs when you have kids ? "

That dallys are stupid and destroy everything, mine must be broken then

[aussielover]

1. There is no such thing as an ENGLISH Staffordshire Bull Terrier

2. There is no sucht thing as a Staffordshire Terrier. The breeds are Staffordshire BULL Terrier and AMERICAN Staffordshire Terrier

2. It does not make you tough if you own one. Balls are grown and attached not purchased.

3. There is no such thing as a pure black Stafford

4. Staffords make very poor "guard dogs". They do however make very good "watch dogs" because they will happily watch a burglar walk away with your TV and DVD and more than likely hop in the car with them.

OMG one of my pet hates is people saying "english staffy".

And I don't even have a Stafford... LOL

[whiskedaway]

Also that dogs can be what I call 'racist'. As in my old Dobe hated ALL Rottweilers and SBT's. Male, female, didn't matter he just hated those 2 breeds with a passion!

Another example is my sister has a Boxer that hates all big black dogs. Breed and sex doesn't matter he just hates them all.

They definitely can. Akira has a thing against Maltese, which I think is because our next door neighbour's Maltese bullies her through the fence. She used to be alright with them, but now she's getting worse and worse so I just keep her away.

Sibes are definitely NOT guard dogs. They might bark at someone they don't know, but once they've met them, they'll leave them alone and let them get on with robbing the house. They're not stupid - in fact, they're TOO smart. Sibes CAN be let off their leash, but sometimes no matter how well they're trained they'll tell you to get stuffed. And no, their coat isn't that hard to take care of, just twenty minutes a week to get rid of the dead hair and of course more often when they're blowing coat.

[ellz]

I had a Stafford bitch that was racist, sexist AND bigotted!! She only ever really hated ONE breed/gender/coloured dog with a passion and that was a red male Boxer. It could be any other colour or gender, even red bitches were ok. But show her a red Boxer dog and she turned into a snapping, snarling lunatic. I never knew why and could never get her out of it.

[Guest belgian.blue]

That male Pointers are flighty and mad .. Badger is a sweet calm boy who loves nothing more than to be around his master and cuddle on the couch.

The Groenendael is an actual breed of dog and not just a black collie.

Edited November 3, 2010 by belgian.blue

[jacqui835]

I was guilty of this myself.

I never realised how dog unsocial as a breed dobermanns are. Its a big generalisation of course as there are plenty very social dobes, but as a breed they are not really dog friendly.

What is it about your breed?

My boy is a freak lol. Entire male, very protective, but incredibly social. Loves to meet and play with new and old dog friends, and loves to meet new people. Just yesterday, we had a couch delivered, and he goes from not letting them enter the property, not charging them, but blocking the doorway and barking and growling enough to stop 3 huge guys, to the second I appear and say hi, putting his ears back and putting on his cute face, ready for giving and receiving love.

But yeah I agree with you, he is definitely the exception. I used to always get so excited when I saw another dobe, thinking mine would like to play with them, but now I don't bother even approaching, because best case scenario, they're totally dismissive, worst, they try and attack your dog.

Don't you just love the way they follow your lead?

When a strange car comes in, she won't let any sensble person exit it until I'm there AND being friendly towards them.

One truckie jumped out before we got there one day and threatened her. Why couldn't he wait rather than risk dog attack? Idiot. I still miantain that if she had been some other dog or breed of dog, he would have regretted it. He later told my DH that he had recently been bitten by a Rottie. I wonder how come?

If it's the JWs and I stand back and act a bit offish", she will round up the car and snap at any protruding body part ...until they get the hint.

I think our Dobes would play. Jacqui

What an idiot. I don't know what would happen if someone tried to threaten him, I don't want to find out. I got a phone call from my mum once when the dog was staying at her house, because he wouldn't let the cleaners in. They tried to poke him a bit with a mop, which he grabbed and dropped and went back to growling at them (I thought that was pretty stupid but fortunately they weren't really aggressive about it, just didn't understand dogs). He doesn't leave the front door, just won't let them cross the threshold if they're unknown.

He watches me so closely. He can tell the difference even between a, hi I'm genuinely glad to see you and a well hi, I don't want to be rude but I'm not interested and I wish you'd go away. (The latter don't get the looks of love). The amount of expression he can deliver on his face amazes me and everyone else who meets him too. One guy the other day said he could tell looking at him that he had a soul and that he was a special boy...

Such a pity you're all the way up in Brisbane, I would love for mine to meet a dobe he could play with. Dobes are imo the most beautiful dogs so getting to watch 2 playing would be awesome for me. The other day, he was playing with a golden retriever - a chasing game, across a grassy field. There was a river/sewer outlet thingy through the middle (about 2m wide) and when the golden ran down into it, my dobe was going too fast to stop so he leapt over the whole thing, tucking his legs up like a deer. Both myself and the other owner were just speechless.

To the person who said that GSD are not only for protection - I get that as well with the dobe. A few people have asked me, so what are you afraid of or do you need protecting from etc etc. I have been obsessed with this breed since the first time I saw them over a decade ago.

To contribute to the thread though, most people don't seem to realise that there are exceptions within all breeds, and whilst you can use generalisations to an extent, don't judge too harshly before you've met the dog. I could talk about him all day as you can see, but fortunately for everyone here I need to get back to work

[Flick_Mac]

I'm going to look completely ignorant but Trish - what's your breed?

(I always thought you had rescues )

[Trisven13]

I'm going to look completely ignorant but Trish - what's your breed?

(I always thought you had rescues )

The girl in my avatar is my darling Marie (pronounced Marie like Marie-Claire). She is a Basset Fauve De Bretagne - there are only 24 in Australia at the moment, soon to be 25. I have another one as well called Daphne.

A family shot of a few of Australia's Fauves

[CrazyCresties]

They are not precious little lap dogs, especially my hairless one. With his waterproof trouser suit on, he would happily run for a couple of hours through the forests in scotland, easily keeping up with a pack of spaniels

And no I don't shave him - it's natural

Please tell me he actually has a waterproof trouser suit. And if so.. pictures?

Oh yes, but he won't be needing over here that's for sure

One trouser suit, with thick fleece pj's underneath for warmth

[Rysup]

Keeshonds take hours and hours of grooming every week. Mine have not seen a brush or a bath in close to 3 months, and that's just the show dog. The retirees its probably longer.

Amstaffs are going to kill your baby. Maybe with love? Not mine anyway. They can however, be problematic with other dogs, after all, what were they bred for?

Lhasa Apsos do live up to most preconceptions - they DO take a lot of maintenance to keep them in full coat, they are as stubborn as people say, but they are not dumb. They also so shed, and shed a lot.

[Keshwar]

Afghans are not born with a full coat - it does have to grow.

Yes that is called a saddle and it occurs naturally.

They were bred to hunt independently.

Yes they can be trained!

No they are not stupid!

[kiesha09]

Keeshonds take hours and hours of grooming every week. Mine have not seen a brush or a bath in close to 3 months, and that's just the show dog. The retirees its probably longer.

Amstaffs are going to kill your baby. Maybe with love? Not mine anyway. They can however, be problematic with other dogs, after all, what were they bred for?

Lhasa Apsos do live up to most preconceptions - they DO take a lot of maintenance to keep them in full coat, they are as stubborn as people say, but they are not dumb. They also so shed, and shed a lot.

I'll second this!!!!!!!!! Stubborn little sh*ts Although I do love mine :D (when he listens)

[pip1981]

And no, it's not impossible to keep the Samoyed clean and I dont bath them every week.

ditto

[kiesha09]

They are not precious little lap dogs, especially my hairless one. With his waterproof trouser suit on, he would happily run for a couple of hours through the forests in scotland, easily keeping up with a pack of spaniels

And no I don't shave him - it's natural

Please tell me he actually has a waterproof trouser suit. And if so.. pictures?

Oh yes, but he won't be needing over here that's for sure

One trouser suit, with thick fleece pj's underneath for warmth

:D How does he pee?

[honeychild]

There really is no such thing as a 'teacup' chihuahua. I'm not saying this just to keep this illusive sub-breed from you!

There is no 'rare' type of coat or colour. All colours (bar merle) are acceptable, and they come in long and smooth.

If a chihuahua has a deer head or long legs, it is not a separate type of chihuahua, it just isn't to standard.

Just because they are small doesn't mean they are toys, they are dogs and you still need to train them!

[BowWow]

The Bullies and kids comments always gets the response that :it's quite ok for today - my Bullies have already consumed their daily quota of one small child each. Yours are safe for the time being No SOH - don't get a dog methinks!

[Jaxx'sBuddy]

i do not have a miniature boxer with a docked tail, i have a boston terrier

she gets mistaken for a frenchie and i get that but a miniature boxer???????

bostons burp, snore and fart but all of this can be controlled with diet (thank goodness)

[Sayly]

Aussies don't require hours of grooming. A brush behind the ears and the pants once in a while and you should be right unless your dog has a monster coat.

They aren't nuts, they do have off buttons. You can have one in a normal backyard if you do the work and make sure they are part of the family.

They aren't supposed to be everyone's friends, they can be quite reserved with strangers so just because she gives you a disgusted look when you try and grope her doesn't mean she's shy, it means she doesn't want you all over you because she doesn't know you from a bar of soap! Yep some of them love everyone and that's fine too.

They aren't part Sibe (blue eyes), they aren't Coolies and YES they are a completely different breed.

Yes they can see out of her blue eye/eyes.

[Sayly]

Irish Terriers DO require grooming to look the way they do at shows, hours of it actually. It's called hand stripping.

They can get along with other dogs if you socialise them well and from an early age.

And yes, she is actually a pure bred of a recognised breed!

Border Terriers aren't a Border Collie x Terrier.

And yes, she too is a purebred!

No she's not a Cairn.

[CrazyCresties]

:D How does he pee?

There is a panel to cover the chest, but it is open underneath round the belly

They come in a whole range of colours and sizes

http://www.dormercrafts.co.uk/designerdogcoats.html