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  • These are hilarious. Our shiba always gets confused and interested comments because I guess Black and Tan shibas are not as well recognized in our area. Happily, mika loves kids and attention from them, so she's happy to oblige as the smallest of …
  • This was very interesting for me to read! This is why I love this board. Just wanted to add to what others have said, that as someone who works with groups of 50-60 dogs a day for the purpose of socialization and exercise, picking up a dog is agai…
  • Ugh - plans went awry. Turtle is 7 and a half months old now and is a great dog, but I dislocated my patella, got knocked up, and her littermate's owner took off to hunt and live out of his car with his dogs and travel across the States instead of …
  • Haven't posted in forever (bunch of life surprises got in the way of original plans!) but just wanted to chime in that SD is a great place for dog owners. Hiking in Julian, shopping and eating in restaurants with your dog, all the dog parks and bea…
  • I feel a lot of behaviors that begin with presenting hind end to dog's face are to initiate play. Probably not all, but a good amount. I see it a lot where I work with about 50-60 dogs a day, and my hypothesis is that it's pushy enough to get your…
  • Gen, thanks for the invite! We would love to tag along and see your dogs in action. Can't wait for November! Brad, it's good to hear about Dogos from your perspective. Sometimes when I'm researching new breeds, it's easy to get caught up in the …
  • Hi - Michelle, right? Hopefully we'll see you at the next one! It was awesome seeing your dogs run. I'd love to see them on rabbits. :) Hi Brad! I do have a breeder - I'm talking to Debonair here in San Diego. She seems like a typical show k…
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  • just fyi, not all dobes are good guard dogs.  many are very soft and only make excellent alarm dogs.  i joke that my doberman needs her own guard dog, and she comes from show/sport breeding lines.  we had to switch from protection sports to therapy …
  • a little late, but as for the whole off-leash thing - i think it all depends on the dog and picking up on his signals.  i owned a korean jindo for 9 years, and these dogs are.... absolutely the #1 dog breed in my book for "running away."  …