Re: Dog talk was Re: OT Lets tell a story etc1

On 2/27/06 9:24 AM, in article ZaidnVnupZg-lp7Z4p2dnA@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
"Lucille" <lucillez1nospamallowed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Dr. Brat" <epc123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4IadnUGxHZU4np7ZnZ2dnUVZ_sGdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
lucretia borgia wrote:


Are they as tall as they look in the pics ? How does Harrys height
compare with say Chilkoots ? They look magnificent (and a lot of
work!)

The Belgian Shepherd is meant to be a moderate working dog. That said,
Harry stands 27 inches which is probably taller than Chilkoot. He only
weighs 65lbs, though, so I'd expect Chilkoot could take him. Cash, who is
within the breed standard (Harry'd be thrown out of a showring as too
tall) is 25 inches tall and 58lbs. Also, where Chilkoot is probably
longer than he is tall, my boys are perfectly square (as tall as they are
long). Of course, having not met Chilkoot, but vaguely remembering him to
be an Alaskan Malamute, I'm working from his breed standard.

Harry's not all that much work. He leans towards couch potato, although
he's earned enough first places in agility to prove he can turn it on when
he needs to. Cash, on the other hand, is a handful. He now goes to
daycare two days a week to get him out of the house because DWH works at
home and Cash is always demanding "let's do something!" But I got what I
asked for: I wanted a dog with more drive than Harry for agility
competitions and Cash is all that. Harry does agility because I ask it of
him and he would do anything I ask. Cash, who is less willing to do
things simply because I ask him, does agility because he loves it. The
only thing he likes better is tracking (which I don't like, but I do it
because he loves it so much). By the same token, Harry loves formal
obedience work, so he and I are now training for competition at the Open
(intermediate) level.

You can see pictures of my boys here:
http://www.belgians.com/pineknoll/Harrycash.htm
http://www.belgians.com/pineknoll/harvestlitter.htm (scroll down)

Elizabeth
--
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~living well is the best revenge~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and
expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

What wonderful dogs. No wonder you're so proud of them.

Lucille


They are great dogs!

Cheryl

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Dog talk was Re: OT Lets tell a story etc1
    ... Are they as tall as they look in the pics? ... Harry stands 27 inches which is probably taller than Chilkoot. ... Cash, on the other hand, is a handful. ...
    (rec.crafts.textiles.needlework)
  • OT: Dog talk was Re: OT Lets tell a story etc1
    ... Harry stands 27 inches which is probably taller than Chilkoot. ... Cash, who is within the breed standard (Harry'd be thrown out of a showring as too tall) is 25 inches tall and 58lbs. ... although he's earned enough first places in agility to prove he can turn it on when he needs to. ...
    (rec.crafts.textiles.needlework)
  • Re: Ron, and Emma Watson on her OotP Character
    ... Having a tall grown man face off against a short little ... Harry has grown taller in the books, and he is beginning to fill ... Dan isn't that much older than Harry. ...
    (alt.fan.harry-potter)
  • Re: Ron, and Emma Watson on her OotP Character
    ... Having a tall grown man face off against a short little ... Harry has grown taller in the books, and he is beginning to fill ... Dan isn't that much older than Harry. ...
    (alt.fan.harry-potter)
  • Re: Distinct linear orderings on Z
    ... John is 5'8" tall. ... Harry is 5'9" tall. ... Ergo, must be longer than (0,1]. ...
    (sci.math)