lizardling:
Also, was anyone else thinking of Hooch in ‘Turner and Hooch’ when reading the discussion about drool, drool, and more drool?
That should be:Dogue de Bordeaux
scr4
July 5, 2005, 9:42pm
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Ah, thanks. Neat picture. But I think the little one is a Sheltie, not a Collie.
Thanks, Archergal ! That picture’s as impressive as I remember him being.
My cats will sniff my underwear when it’s on the floor, too. It’s not just dogs.
Ah, thanks for the correction. My hazy memory was saying that a sheltie has shorter legs than the dog in that picture – ah well.
Eureka:
One comment from someone who is not a parent or a dog lover:
If you are thinking about getting a puppy because it is “almost as much work as a baby” keep in mind this: Human babies start out small and unable to locomote. You have time to relocate delicate items out of reach, then time to teach what can be touched and what can not. And even with a two year old- one can place many items out of reach. (Although my two year old niece can and does move her high chair so that she can climb up to things she’s not supposed to.)
You, on the other hand, are considering a puppy of a “giant” breed of dog. Putting things up higher will not buy you nearly as much protection for the item.
Also, even at two, the human toddler can generally be grabbed and moved much more easily than your chosen breed of dog can be.
Also, a word of warning about the (potential) hazards of having several pets of varying sizes: I know a Great Dane who doesn’t seem to understand that given that he is the size of a small pony, behavior which is cute in the Shih Tzu and the Jack Russel Terrier with whom he shares his house is NOT cute in him.
Mostly this involves climbing on furniture and licking faces. 'Course remember- I’m not a dog person. The dog person I was with seemed not to find an enormous doggy head approaching the face nearly as objectionable as I did.
I can vouch for that from experience . My year old Gordon Setter honestly thinks she is the size of my Papillons . She weighs 70 lbs. they weigh about 8 lbs each . :rolleyes: She sits on laps , she tries to play tug 'o war with one of the Paps ( and yes , drags her across the floor in the process !) she tries to sleep on my pillow at night . But funniest of all , the Papillons enjoy sleeping on the back of the couch , and , you guessed it , the Silly Setter has tried to do the same .