<p>He doesn’t chase cyclists. He doesn’t chase things he knows he can’t catch, and he’s always on a leash when walked. He just stops and looks and waits for the cyclist to stop, which if it’s his Dad, will happen. Don’t worry- I cycle, too and am paranoid about dogs chasing/biting me.</p>
<p>Aww Emerald brought back memories of my now deceased 16 year old. I had never had a dog and we got her just after we married as a pup and she was mom dog to all my human babies. At the end, mostly blind, definitely deaf, but every once in a great while she would “get inspiration”…then sleep for days.</p>
<p>Good to hear that, MoWC!</p>
<p>My standard poodle barks at every single dog she sees from the living room window. Some of these dogs seem completely unaware. Are they communicating telepathically? Vet says she’s territorial. I moved the couch in front of the window! DD just had to have a dog, decided that poodles are sooo smart. I don’t know. Now my cat, he’s a genius. (He is sleeping in my lap as I write this and made me say that. And he hates dogs, btw.)</p>
<p>Poodles are smart… Mine is manipulative… and has may grandma wrapped around her paw.</p>
<p>Juniebug: your poodle is more likely “alert barking”–that is, she wants you to know about everything going on. Dogs concern her, so she tells you about them. You may find you can diminish the barking if you check it out and say “we know that dog, no big deal.” If you yell at her, she figures you’re worried too.</p>
<p>Our dog makes different sounds for different people and animals. From a strange sort of talking sound to a full out alert deep barking. Our current cat is a “talker” and I think it’s because the dog makes noises. After having cats my entire life I had to get used to the alerts that dogs make constantly. But I have to admit when our first dog went deaf she stopped alerting and it was a sad quiet.</p>
<p>Last night my rescue goldens, who do not like nor trust other dogs in the neighborhood (the female does an especially spirited lunge/bark at all dogs) met my daughter’s boyfriend’s puppy. </p>
<p>Frankly, I didn’t want to watch. I “know” that it is better to meet on neutral (outside) ground. But, being young the kids and(and yes, knowing better) puppy (six months) was brought into the house. My dogs had seen her when in the den (French doors) before and barked like crazy. </p>
<p>Sniffing ensued. Playing erupted. My “old man” barked like a maniac because the games were too fast and furious. Puppy would grab a toy and run. Our dogs would run and grab the toy. Jumping from sofa to chair to other sofa was nuts.</p>
<p>And after an hour the puppy went home. My dogs went to the door…and cried for her. They even let her play and rest in their bed, drink from their water bowls and sit on our laps.</p>
<p>Did I mention that she is 10 pounds? Yeah! Have faith in goldens…they do get it. (sometimes).</p>
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<p>Hey ellebud, thanks for sharing: you are competing with emeralk for the most cute, positive and inspirational beloved dog’s story. Loving story!</p>
<p>^^ellebud~~ so sweet. my rescue golden (almost 3 yrs) also is quite welcoming of visiting pups and dogs. was exceedingly gentle with a friend’s 12 yr old golden and shared her bowls and toys too.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen my golden behave in even a slightly agressive manner, but I realize after reading this thread that certain situations could still trigger a reaction, so I’ll be more careful telling neighborhood kids how gentle she is. she’s the type who stands so still when other dogs sniff her at the dog park, will play some with other dogs there but her preference is to find new human friends…</p>
<p>^^ lindz- That completely describes Charly with other dogs (except Sid) and at the dog park. He plays a little, but really prefers to go up to other humans and get attention.</p>
<p>I am realizing that our 18 month old lab has no clue as to how to walk on a leash. When he was a puppy we would take him on walks around the neighborhood but we got out of the habit.All of the dogs we have owned have not been good on the leash. It is our fault as we never stuck with the training. Also our lifestyle did not lend itself to leashing dogs.Our dogs get plenty of exercise. We live on almost 3 acres and the lab loves to run. He is a tennis ball dog. As soon as we pull in the driveway or go outside he runs and gets one of his balls out. He is lean, muscular and gets plenty of exercise. He will run after the tennis ball for as long as you will throw it. He runs with an abandonment that is beautiful to see. He doesn’t care what is in front of him. If the ball goes up above our retaining wall he will leap up. I can’t imagine him ever living in a small yard where his exercise is dependent on going out for a walk. Our dogs also sometimes run inside our fence line while another dog is running or walking on the street. Sometimes the golden will run the fence line with the horseback riders.They don’t usually bark at dogs or people or charge the fence when they walk by. Our golden does love to lay at the crest of our driveway where he can see who is coming or going down the street. He looks a bit like a lion. We never trained them to not poop on the lawn. They somehow learned on their own to go further afield on the property.
They get socialization when we take them to see relatives who have dogs. Or when we have friends visit who have dogs.
When we take them to the beach we leash them till we get to the portion where unleased dogs are allowed. We don’t take them in the summer since it is not legal and we pick up after them.
Our dogs would have a hard adjustment to living in a typical neighborhood.</p>
<p>Thank you. I love my dogs. My goldens LOVE people, it’s other dogs that they have an issue with. (My old man loves babies out for walks.) But last night…omg it was a delight!!! And our dogs slept (ok except for a bathroom break at 7 a.m.) until 9 in the morning. </p>
<p>The puppy will be coming by often now. It is interesting to see how caring the bf is to the puppy. He wanted a bigger (gentle) dog. ANd they got this little girl, a “ladies who lunch” dog…who played tug with my dogs (they didn’t pull hard). It was as if they “knew” she was tiny. Oh, and we live in a “city”. We have a backyard, but they don’t play fetch. The male watches the ball fly and then barks. The female runs and grabs the ball, and then runs into the house. Genuis…I am thankful that they both flunked doggie school…and that there is no college education costs.</p>
<p>Hmmm, now I wonder if, at some point, we could find a rescue King Charles Cavalier? --or an older puppy that someone didn’t want?</p>
<p>Those are so cute!
Like this:
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<p>mowc~Charly sounds lovable …my golden Layla, is 90 lbs, and she’s pretty fit, as she swims in our pool weekly, and our lake, (ugh) whenever she gets the chance. we were under the impression she was way big for a golden but sounds like the range may be higher than we understood.</p>
<p>my favorite dog story…years ago I was working at a residential program with teens who found a litter of abandoned kittens, well they begged me to bring home this adorable abandoned 5 wk old kitten. while I was nervous about how my my lovable mutt would receive her I took the plunge and hoped for the best. well within an hour the dog was loving on this kitten, and they became inseparable. but within days my dog was barely eating and was reluctant to go out for walks. so I took her to the vet, who asked, hmm…anything changed at home? well, um yes, we now have a sweet little kitten and Missy is soo attached to her. so he continues to examine her and informs me she was in a pseudo pregnancy and was actually lactating and nursing the kitten. they had a most beautiful bond. have since seen amazing stories of interspecies bonding, elephant and dog, etc. but at the time I was so moved by my dog’s mutterly love…</p>
<p>I used to have a Rottweiler that had false pregnancies and allowed a kitten to nurse – I don’t know whether she was lactating or not, though. However, her behavior didn’t change, perhaps because the mama cat was also around at the time. </p>
<p>The bigger problem was that between the Rottie and Mama Kitty, the kitten never bonded to humans – he lived to age 18, but even though he was an indoor cat, pretty much avoided direct contact with the people living in the house.</p>
<p>Greenery: THAT’S HER! Not actually her, but she is a Blenheim King Charles. And that is the face. Imagine them (all of them) smiling and running through my home. It is a very good thing that the chotzkes (I’m not sure of spelling) are held in place with quakehold. Yes, in case of earthquakes and beserk puppies.</p>
<p>WAAAAHHH!!! I miss my blenheim cavalier boy!! Those pictures are making me sad!!! He was a rescue. Got him at age 4 1/2. His brother was rescued by our back door neighbors so the “boys” played together all the time!. He died 5 years ago and it feels like yesterday. Waaah!!!</p>
<p>jym626: I do not know where you live, but if you know a King Charles rescue group…JUST in case…I might be interested in the future. (My birthday is next month…) :)</p>
<p>Where do you live? There were 2 tri’ s needing homes recently, but someone gave them away via… Craigslist!! :eek:</p>