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The 10 Most High-Maintenance Dog Breeds
Yahoo ^ | April 5, 2012 | Mary Bloom

Posted on 04/05/2012 10:29:35 AM PDT by C19fan

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To: Arrowhead1952

A woman used to work for me part time and ownded 2 OESDs. She was the only person I ever knew who arranged her working hours around her Old English Sheep Dogs’ grooming schedule. To her, getting the dogs groomed, washed, dried, brushed was more important than her pay check and cost more too!


101 posted on 04/06/2012 6:32:48 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Silentgypsy

Our large 10 lb Chihuahua is pretty calm. She goes into a frothing fit if someone comes to the door and sometimes she gets running fits and runs around the house a couple of times. She saves most of her energy for chasing other small animals like squirrels and chipmunks.


102 posted on 04/06/2012 7:00:14 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Our Sheepie is only three years old, and still full of puppy energy. We had a local (mobile) groomer cut her hair the first couple of times, but that is $85 per visit.

We got the model of the shears and now cut her hair when needed. We try not to let it get too long here in Texas. Actual brushing her takes over an hour when it is long. I don’t know why Rush has three.


103 posted on 04/06/2012 7:39:57 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (Dear God, thanks for the rain, but please let it rain more in Texas. Amen.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Rush has a STAFF! LOL.


104 posted on 04/06/2012 8:42:05 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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I can’t believe that the English Bulldog isn’t on that list, and at least in the top 5!

They’re notorious for having skin problems, especially “hot spots” due to the folds of skin that MUST be kept clean and dry. Be prepared to spend at least a half hour once or twice a day grooming them. Thank goodness they have short hair!

Next on the list are all the common aliments that they have. It’s not unusual for Bully owners to have to visit the vet at least once a month.

Finally, when it comes to breeding, they generally need to be artificially inseminated, and nearly always have to give birth through c-section!

The ones I’ve known LOVED water, but swam like bricks. They quickly get overcome by heat, and need to be kept cool. They snore like locomotives and they contribute more to “green-house gasses” than a herd of cows!

But they’re solid muscle, bone, and personality. Some people say they’re dumb and can’t be trained, but I’ve found that they’re just independent and once they’ve proven to themselves that they can do something, they don’t need to demonstrate the ability to anyone else.

Mark


105 posted on 04/06/2012 11:35:25 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Salamander

He’d look good naked. I, on the other hand (lol!)....


106 posted on 04/06/2012 11:41:05 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: halfright
Dog is extremely dumb compared to Dobie.

Bullies AREN'T dumb! They're independent thinkers, and don't care what others think about them, or for that matter, what they want the Bullies to do!

Mark

107 posted on 04/06/2012 11:43:23 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL

Sorry Mark...This bullie is dumber than a bag of rocks. My Doberman had an IQ better than half the kids in grade school.


108 posted on 04/06/2012 11:51:25 AM PDT by halfright (Honk if you love Jesus...text while driving if you want to meet Him!)
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To: MarkL

Or Pugs.

My friend devotes most of her nights to keeping her rescue Pugs alive despite various wheezings, suffocation incidents, collapsed tracheas, etc.

In spite of her extreme expertise with them, sometimes, they just fall over dead.

Her graphic descriptions of the muzzle folds/wrinkles issues are nauseating.


109 posted on 04/06/2012 12:18:34 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: Silentgypsy

Um, yeah.

Let’s ~both~ just *not* go ~there~....LOL


110 posted on 04/06/2012 12:21:47 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: halfright

Saw a bumper sticker once that said “My Doberman is smarter than your honor student”.

;D


111 posted on 04/06/2012 12:25:13 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: Salamander

Vigorous concurral! (But not *too* vigorous—don’t wanna shock my ancient systems.) ;>}


112 posted on 04/06/2012 1:23:59 PM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: MediaMole

One of my very favorite dogs was a wolf hybrid/huskie mix. Beautiful smart guy although pretty independent.

Not much of a guard dog, except for his size and somewhat intimidating appearance. Unless there was unauthorized wild life around the house, lol. Wolf hunter instinct, I guess. I once had skunks take up residence under the house and he nearly dug a hole thru the floor trying to get to them.

As a very young pup, he jumped up and grabbed a bat in his mouth. The vet allowed me to quarantine him myself. I would sit on the floor with him in my lap in front of the stereo and rock him back and forth to the music. All of his life he had a great “Stevie Wonder Sway” when music was played.

I miss that ole guy!


113 posted on 04/06/2012 1:36:17 PM PDT by berdie
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To: Salamander

Not a big fan of the terrible - er, terrior - breeds here. No ill will, I just tend toward laid back personalities. But I love my aunt & uncle’s rat terrior, Petey. I don’t know if he’s atypical of the breed, but he’s a mellow little dude who quietly visits each houseguest without being intrusive. I can’t recall ever hearing him bark. Cold-natured, tho.

One of the pretties dogs I’ve seen appeared to be Weimreiner crossed with B/T Dobie. Pewter grey like a Weim & shaped & trimmed like a Dobe, sleek coat in sunlight with the faint B/T shading pattern throwing glare like a mirror.


114 posted on 04/06/2012 2:09:05 PM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Titan Magroyne
Kinda like this

or this?

Could've been a light Blue or a silvery Fawn Dobe.

115 posted on 04/06/2012 2:41:54 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: Salamander; Drumbo

Holy - wow. They are beautiful. Just wow.

More like the one on the bottom, with just a hint of the markings. It’s like ghost-of-Dobie, even the eyes.

Jimmy, I know you favor reds ‘cause of your boy Hoover, but look at these gorgeous beasties!

Thank you for the pics, Salamander.


116 posted on 04/06/2012 3:27:41 PM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: Salamander

You are well blessed....I miss my girl


117 posted on 04/06/2012 3:54:34 PM PDT by halfright (Honk if you love Jesus...text while driving if you want to meet Him!)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; Silentgypsy

We have 3 bassets. They sleep quite a bit, but love to tell anyone who walks or drives past the house they live there. We have a sunroom, so they see a lot of movement, and can wake up from a deep sleep and be outside in moments. All day long.

On to the chihuahuas. We have two of those. One is the wildest thing ever. He does the whole bouncing and dashing through the house at least twice a day. And he instigates a lot of the mad dash to the yard incidents.

Then we have the fat chi. He was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism. He weighs nearly 2x what he should (he came to us this way). He is pretty mellow. We have had him for about 8 months and he barked for the first time in the last couple of weeks. Now he barks non-stop, food, water, you name it.

The love sponge description of chihuahuas is so true. The bouncy chi has befriended a neighbor girl. When she comes over, he won’t leave her alone. She picks him up and he roles over and closes his eyes, heaven.


118 posted on 04/06/2012 4:03:17 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit (Washington,DC is FULL of people with Political Experience... How's that Working out for you??)
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To: Salamander

I always learn something new on these threads!

Great looking dogs. I didn’t know the coloring varied that much.

I rely on abandoned pups to populate my home..and have never had a Dobe. Must say something about their and their owners’ natures. :)


119 posted on 04/06/2012 4:04:31 PM PDT by berdie
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To: Titan Magroyne

Those pretty looks come with a high price

80-90% of blues and fawns will develop color dilution alopecia during their life time

That means they’ll go bald and develop all kinds of skin disease including. chronic staph infections

You might guess that I’m not very happy about “color breeders”

:(

For a very long time, any color pup than black and rust were culled from the litters

Then Americans got hold of them and Dictator Von Glenhugel was the first red AKC champ and one of the 7 foundation sires so red was accepted

Then Felix vom Ahrtal was the first blue champion and blues were bred despite their coat and skin problems

Fawn (Isabella) came in next and now the dilute colors are so deeply entwined in every bloodline that even the blacks are affected

To this day, Fawns are not accepted in the German standard

(yes I am a purist) ....;)


120 posted on 04/06/2012 4:41:49 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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