Dogs

[calikev]

im considering deleting this thread

 

[Velma's Dad]

im considering deleting this thread

No! Betty says noooooooooo...!

 

[Amarillo]

im considering deleting this thread

Taking it back on topic: Meg is in season, and has met her dogfriend twice for “servicing”. In nine weeks time it is more likely than not that she will whelp. I am seriously considering using one of the plywood crates I made for the boot of our Beach as a whelping box.


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[calikev]

No! Betty says noooooooooo...!

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Can’t delete that face

 

[Bramco]

I am seriously considering using one of the plywood crates I made for the boot of our Beach as a whelping box.

That is surely worthy of a referendum!!

Should your (newly whelped in) crate be allowed back in the van or not, or should some existential halfway house be allowed to exist?

Apologies....

 

[Iron Van]

Taking it back on topic: Meg is in season, and has met her dogfriend twice for “servicing”. In nine weeks time it is more likely than not that she will whelp. I am seriously considering using one of the plywood crates I made for the boot of our Beach as a whelping box.


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Didn’t the last lot of puppies pay for your LED lights? What are you getting this time?

 

[Amarillo]

Didn’t the last lot of puppies pay for your LED lights? What are you getting this time?

The purpose, both this time and last time, was to keep a puppy for ourselves. Last time, travelling with Jess proved too much of a challenge, and we gave her to my cousin.

It was a fortunate coincidence that the profit from selling five puppies was •exactly• the same as the cost of upgrading the Beach’s headlights to LEDs.

We shall just have to wait and see what we can get with any profits from any next litter. With the quantity of poo that needs clearing up once the pups move onto solids, I’d be content if Meg had just a couple of pups.


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[Iron Van]

The purpose, both this time and last time, was to keep a puppy for ourselves. Last time, travelling with Jess proved too much of a challenge, and we gave her to my cousin.

It was a fortunate coincidence that the profit from selling five puppies was •exactly• the same as the cost of upgrading the Beach’s headlights to LEDs.

We shall just have to wait and see what we can get with any profits from any next litter. With the quantity of poo that needs clearing up once the pups move onto solids, I’d be content if Meg had just a couple of pups.


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Brilliant!! No doubt you will have your hands full, good luck.

 

[shudycamps]

As everyone knows, I love doggies.

A long story short: I was out running, met my sister at the 4 mile mark, took off with Max, my boy dog, pacing me, out of the corner of my eye saw a lady struggling to control her dog, next thing I know a monstrous heavy build Rottweiler has my Max by his neck.

I threw myself in, grabbed the Rottie by his collar, heaved like hell to force him to let go of Max, at which point he turned on me. 70kg of demented Rottie going at me, my arm forced into his mouth before he twisted out and fell on Max again.

By this time his owner, plus a handful of people, were bringing this demented beast under control.

Max is ok. My arm and wrist punctured and bruised but ok.

What on earth possesses people to own these dogs?

This is one of my biggest dislikes; people who are convinced the big round mouth dogs reflect the image of what the owner's wish they could be. The vast majority have no idea how to train or handle them. If I see them coming and regardless of whether my pack is with me or not, I detour wide and far. Whilst at the house in Spain earlier in the year, my neighbour's two Mastiffs nearly went for my dogs; I was lucky that they never challenged me. I may not be so lucky next time, and since Pit Bulls are not outlawed here, I now carry "Clint" on my walking belt and would not hesitate to use him should a big dog attack my pack. He is a retractable baton. But I make it my duty to detour and avoid the big dogs.

 

[Rollinghome]

You must have been terrified! Glad to hear that both yourself and pup are ok.
I think a lot of people have referred back to owners instead of dog breeds. I grew up with gun dogs (we had 6) and guard dogs (we had 2). All of them were trained to respond to commands from the family (as much as you always have one person they will respect the most). With 8 bigger dogs (the smallest were Setters) you will have scuffles here and there (mainly when you have more than one as they behave like a pack), the trick is really to ensure that they obey and recall when they are being aggressive. Not easy at times by can be done (the guard dogs were Leonbergers, quite a dominant breed, but I used to literally ride them when I was a toddler).
Today I only have 2, a Cocker Spaniel and a little cross breed, both very nice and well socialised; the cocker does become aggressive/defensive if a male tries to hump her (one gives her the right to defend her “virtue” lol ) but she always respond to my control to come back and stop chasing the “offender”...
I do agree that people should be vetted before owning a dog... working breeds/dominant breeds should not necessarily be given to inexperienced dog owners... usually tends to create issues with aggression even within families...

 

[GrannyJen]

Just an update:

Max is recovering nicely and enjoying all the fuss being made of him from other owners, and indeed their dogs, on the Greensward.

He is a very popular dog, especially with children who love to stroke his thick fur and love the way he just laps up a fuss. He has coped very well, no reaction, his placid temperament leaving him pretty well unshaken, unlike his owner.

Two people have contacted me since to say they have also had aggression issues with a large Rottie dragging along a slightly built woman on the Greensward, she barely in control of her dog and they, the other owners, terrified if she lost control altogether so now I am contacting the LA dog warden. Clearly there is a very serious incident waiting to happen.

I still have a quite strange flashback memory: after the dog was brought under control: looking at him and feeling quite sorry for him: All he was doing was defending his space, probably no one had told him it was wrong, he probably had never been socialised and viewed other active dogs with suspicion, and for that he was nearly strangled, beaten, whipped with leads, screamed at and set on by three humans.


A message from Max:





Thank you everyone for your all your concerns. Perhaps you can do me a favour: I'm still waiting for Auntie Jenny to buy me that big steak she promised ..... if you can remind the old girl for me .......

 

[capt kirk]

That’s an interesting belief and quite a generalisation. Though I do have a big 4x4 Cali.

Oh no you dont!!!!

 

[Iron Van]

Rumbled......

 

[GrannyJen]

Rumbled......

Isn't it a hymercar now?

What model?

 

[Iron Van]

Isn't it a hymercar now?

What model?

It’s the Grand Canyon 4x4, so a bit of a VW link.

 

[GrannyJen]

It’s the Grand Canyon 4x4, so a bit of a VW link.

I've looked at that often.

Congratulations.

 

[Velma's Dad]

It’s the Grand Canyon 4x4, so a bit of a VW link.

Now that's what I'd want if I ever went on the road for a season or more. Would go for one of those every time over a Grand California Grande Extra-Latte or whatever they're going to call it.

 

[Steven Birbeck]

Our border collie has aggression issues. She is worse on the lead than free, but she will not tolerate most dogs sniffing her bum for more than a few moments. If they do, she'll first give a warning snarl, and if the interest doesn't stop, a snap which can, occasionally, turn into a fight. We have tried everything we can think of to stop this, and in many ways Meg is very well trained - she will walk to heel through a field of sheep with them grazing just 10 feet away - but every now and then she gets into fights. We are seriously considering a muzzle.

Perhaps you should get a muzzle or at least warn other people you are camping with IE Tenby meet then maybe our dog would not have suffered an attack from Meg and she is now very nervous of other dogs

 

[Freeley]

I've not had a dog since I was a kid at home so my opinion will be ignored, but if you've got a dog that is a ticking time bomb that you know might attack either dogs or people, then you're incredibly irresponsible if you don't take all steps to avoid this happening be it a muzzle or whatever.
If a dog attacked a pet of mine, or worse still a member of my family then I would sort the problem there and then, I wouldn't wait for the police or courts to sort it out.

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[Eber123]

Hello GrannyGen,

I am sorry to read what happened to you and Max. It must haven been a terrible experience. But based on your last photo Max seems to be well (and of course I hope you to ).

I can't imagine how it might have felt on that day. Since 6 years we have a Bichon Frise (name Honey, see picture). She managed to become the center of the family.
So far we only had one bad experience not so far away from home, that we were attacked by a group of four dogs. But, thanks be to god, there were small dogs. With a few strokes of the walking stick we made clear that Honey and I are not an easy target.
Now, since only a few weeks a house further down the road got a Mastiff (or something similar). Only walking past that garden is intimidating now. To be fair the dog is not very wild, but the fence is so old (and not high) that I don't believe it will hold the dog back in case he want to get out.
Even when I am looking back I thought what to do to keep that kind of dog away / under control / defend Honey and me I am not clear. He looks to powerful.
It might be a wonderful dog, well under control, but even then no one knows if something gets the better of him and he goes off. Therefore I expected better fences, gates etc. At the moment we won't pass this house - it is not worth it.

Hopefully everything is going well.

Regards,
Eberhard

 

[Amarillo]

Perhaps you should get a muzzle or at least warn other people you are camping with IE Tenby meet then maybe our dog would not have suffered an attack from Meg and she is now very nervous of other dogs

Sadly we don’t think a muzzle would solve Meg’s dominance issues with some other dogs, she might nip but she won’t bite and hold and she is worse on a tether than free. We have recently reallocated a ten panel children’s playpen to dog pen so we can isolate Meg on campsites when she is not confined to the van. We should have done this sooner.


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[GrannyJen]

Hello GrannyGen,

I am sorry to read what happened to you and Max. It must haven been a terrible experience. But based on your last photo Max seems to be well (and of course I hope you to ).

I can't imagine how it might have felt on that day. Since 6 years we have a Bichon Frise (name Honey, see picture). She managed to become the center of the family.
So far we only had one bad experience not so far away from home, that we were attacked by a group of four dogs. But, thanks be to god, there were small dogs. With a few strokes of the walking stick we made clear that Honey and I are not an easy target.
Now, since only a few weeks a house further down the road got a Mastiff (or something similar). Only walking past that garden is intimidating now. To be fair the dog is not very wild, but the fence is so old (and not high) that I don't believe it will hold the dog back in case he want to get out.
Even when I am looking back I thought what to do to keep that kind of dog away / under control / defend Honey and me I am not clear. He looks to powerful.
It might be a wonderful dog, well under control, but even then no one knows if something gets the better of him and he goes off. Therefore I expected better fences, gates etc. At the moment we won't pass this house - it is not worth it.

Hopefully everything is going well.

Regards,
Eberhard

Thank you xxx

Max is well and enjoying all the fuss. The story has spread like wildfire amongst the local dog owning community and everyone knows and loves Max.