Bjelkier Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Samoyeds are puppies until the day they die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Spartan and James had horror puppyhoods (English Setters) and then stopped being evil puppies at around 12-16 months. Spartan has never been overly active and was an "old man" when he reached about 4 years. James is more active, but due to his HD cannot overexert himself so I don't really know how active he would have been. Spartan's body has finally caught up with his brain turning 9 this year - I think he loves that he has to do nothing but sleep and eat. The Weims are another story... Ari is nothing like any of the other weims I've owned, who all become well behaved around 18m-2 years but she is still going strong with silly antics and high energy and she is 4. Her mother is the same, though, at the age of 9 she is still hunting roos and rabbits. lulu is slightly more laid back and she doesnt' get this from her mother. she is cheeky and a real clown but she is not half as destructive as Ari. I'm willing to be she'll "grow up" around 2 or 3. As for slowing down, probably around 10 or 11. Edited December 14, 2011 by SparkyTansy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacqui835 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My dog has grown a little less silly as he ages, but he has sped up! As a baby doberman his paws were way too big and he tripped over all the time, he was the laughing stock of the dog park. But now, he looks like a deer when he runs and boy can he run (clocked him at 50+km). He was a bit of a nervous puppy too, whereas now, he'll take anything and all challenges on - whether it's weird guys who come up to me at night or big waves at the beach. I was told by breeders that dobermans don't become proper adults until 3, and then for a lot of dobermans 6 is old. Fingers crossed he lives longer than that - I refused to buy from anyone who didn't have dogs that were 12+ years old in the lines. I will be very sad the day that he starts to slow down My last dog was a terrier cross and lived to be at least 15 (we didn't know how old he was when we got him). He was his usual self until about 2 weeks before he died, then he deteriorated so quickly we barely had time to say goodbye. I remember taking him to the vet at like, 13-14 years old, and he leapt up onto the examination table. We didn't ask him to and were about to lift him up but he was just amazing right up until the end. The vet used to joke that it was because he was entire and had a reason to live lol he was pretty keen on the ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpoint GSP Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 GSP's - NEVER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My dog has grown a little less silly as he ages, but he has sped up! As a baby doberman his paws were way too big and he tripped over all the time, he was the laughing stock of the dog park. But now, he looks like a deer when he runs and boy can he run (clocked him at 50+km). He was a bit of a nervous puppy too, whereas now, he'll take anything and all challenges on - whether it's weird guys who come up to me at night or big waves at the beach. I was told by breeders that dobermans don't become proper adults until 3, and then for a lot of dobermans 6 is old. Fingers crossed he lives longer than that - I refused to buy from anyone who didn't have dogs that were 12+ years old in the lines. I will be very sad the day that he starts to slow down My last dog was a terrier cross and lived to be at least 15 (we didn't know how old he was when we got him). He was his usual self until about 2 weeks before he died, then he deteriorated so quickly we barely had time to say goodbye. I remember taking him to the vet at like, 13-14 years old, and he leapt up onto the examination table. We didn't ask him to and were about to lift him up but he was just amazing right up until the end. The vet used to joke that it was because he was entire and had a reason to live lol he was pretty keen on the ladies. Your dog is a cross breed, is he not ? I have no idea why you continue to refer to him as a "breed" that he is not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinabean Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 GSP's - NEVER A neighbour down the road has a GSP, - beautiful dog. Boy can that dog run! And run....and run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaC Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 GSP's - NEVER I was just about to say the same thing .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacqui835 Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My dog has grown a little less silly as he ages, but he has sped up! As a baby doberman his paws were way too big and he tripped over all the time, he was the laughing stock of the dog park. But now, he looks like a deer when he runs and boy can he run (clocked him at 50+km). He was a bit of a nervous puppy too, whereas now, he'll take anything and all challenges on - whether it's weird guys who come up to me at night or big waves at the beach. I was told by breeders that dobermans don't become proper adults until 3, and then for a lot of dobermans 6 is old. Fingers crossed he lives longer than that - I refused to buy from anyone who didn't have dogs that were 12+ years old in the lines. I will be very sad the day that he starts to slow down My last dog was a terrier cross and lived to be at least 15 (we didn't know how old he was when we got him). He was his usual self until about 2 weeks before he died, then he deteriorated so quickly we barely had time to say goodbye. I remember taking him to the vet at like, 13-14 years old, and he leapt up onto the examination table. We didn't ask him to and were about to lift him up but he was just amazing right up until the end. The vet used to joke that it was because he was entire and had a reason to live lol he was pretty keen on the ladies. Your dog is a cross breed, is he not ? I have no idea why you continue to refer to him as a "breed" that he is not No ideas? Perhaps because it's easier, and for the most part he looks and acts like one? (according to people much more experienced with the breed than myself - working doberman trainers from my sports club etc) His mother is pure doberman, his father has a grandparent that was a rottweiler. The rest are all pure dobermans. But of course you're right, he's a doberman cross. I guess I didn't see how it could matter in this particular context? It doesn't matter to me one way or the other though - I've made no secret of it and you know I think I have the best dog in the world lol. And you're more than welcome to correct me everytime I do - if there's anyone on these forums who doesn't already know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan of Arc Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 (edited) Gee lets see... Labradors... grow up and are obedient by 18 months to 2 years... slow down... Ghee I dont think mine have ever looked like slowing down... our 8 yr old will work in the field all day... and then want to play... My Clumber baby - she's 13 months... if she ever slows down it will be the day she dies.... she only has two speeds.... fast and even bloody faster edited because I can't spell Edited December 14, 2011 by Joan of Arc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirty Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My 10.5yr old BC x Kelpie is still nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Gee lets see... Labradors... grow up and are obedient by 18 months to 2 years... slow down... Ghee I dont think mine have ever looked like slowing down... our 8 yr old will work in the field all day... and then want to play... My Clumber baby - she's 13 months... if she ever slows down it will be the day she dies.... she only has two speeds.... fast and even bloody faster edited because I can't spell Now you just shattered all my illusions about Clumbers. I see them at shows and they are so beautiful and I always think "There's a calm and mature breed, how nice it would be to have a dog like that with its sensible head on". Are looks misleading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 SBT's, just before death. Oh god yes... Ollie was given his wings at 14 years and 4 and a half months of age. The day before he was at the park jumping on the sprinklers and biting the water - romping around like a silly old man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rileys mum Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Yep Im not holding my breath for my fun loving GSP's to slow down any time soon. energizer bunnies til the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Someone better tell my husky she's a working breed. She spends 28 hours a day sleeping. :rolleyes: I hope I can get her to speed up next winter for racing. I think I'm keener than she. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clover Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Obviously all dogs are going to be different. But most of the BCs i have known over the years have been 10 + before slowing down. But in saying that my 2 x 8 year olds are completley different, one is happy with a quick run down the creek or wander around the park and his sister is still nuts . The JRT is getting nuttier as he gets older, he is 5 years but thinks he is 5 months . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tay. Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I think my 4 year old BC's energy levels are still increasing... :rolleyes: She could be easily mistaken for a crazy puppy. I haven't really noticed if my 5 year old Golden has started to slow at all, he wasn't the most athletic dog to start with In some ways he acts like a very mature old man but then he has little puppy explosions quite frequently. From what I remember, our family Bullmastif was never a puppy... she was also so mature but only lived for 6 years, poor girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zug Zug Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 My poodle x is over 12 now, and I have noticed she sleeps a lot more than she once did. But when she's up and bouncing around, she is still very energetic and can still jump and leap for joy. My kids say our bichon was born old - he did the happy dance when you got home but other than that he was generally pretty calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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