Re: Puppy Pile

On Apr 10, 10:21 am, Sherry in Vermont <sherr...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2008-04-10 10:28:14 -0400, Brad Greer <jjh110...@xxxxxxxxx> said:



On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 16:24:07 -0700 (PDT), ML <mary.egret1...@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Apr 9, 2:27 pm, Brad Greer <jjh110...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:34:34 -0700, Andrew <amur...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Brad Greer wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:23:09 -0600, Gladys <just.c...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

That's interesting. I have found pure bred dogs to be the least
predictable - except maybe predictable in the fact that they tend to be
completely insane.

Give me a mutt any day - preferably something with a fair amount of
Australian Shepard in the mix.

There's your problem - Australian shepards are insane. That's why we
have shelties - slightly less hyper-spastic than Australian shepards
or border collies.

Nah, they're not insane, they just need somebody to give them near
complete attention for hours at a time throughout their lives,
especially when they are young. They are great dogs if you can fit them
into your life, (or more aptly, if you can make their lives worthwhile)
but most people don't have that amount of time to give up to a pet.

Oh sure, go refute my post with facts, why don't you?

Yeah, Australian shepherds are great dogs but they require a *lot*of
attention. We don't have that energy which is why we like our
shelties - they need attention too, but not as much (and they can run
a mean agility course as well).

I have to add my refute-tation. I had a Border Collie/Golden
Retriever mix
who was a great, great dog. Augie. And I've known 2 good A.
Shepherds.

If you've got the time and energy I have no doubt A Shepherds can be
good dogs. But they are very high energy and if you don't give them
an outlet for that energy they'll drive you insane.

Same with huskies - if we didn't have 3 fenced acres for them to run
around in, they'd be tearing the yard and house apart. They're smart
dogs with lots of energy! but like toddlers in that you need to keep an
eye on them pretty much ALL the time. :)

Sherry in Vermont

That is how my other dog, a Corgi mix, is.
He has mellowed out some at age 3, but he can't come in the house
without toddler-like supervision. And every bed I give him for the
porch
he ends up ripping to shreads.
.

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