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AIBU?

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to ask for some positive dog relationships please..

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Youcanringmybell · 07/01/2014 21:43

I would like to hear about some positive dog stories please.

I have read so much recently about how people get dogs and then get bored of them, the dog becomes aggressive because the owner cannot care for them properly or that not many people cope. I have also read about on irresponsible people buying puppies..not about all the puppies that are bought with love and only the best intentions.

I have recently got a new puppy and took a long while to consider it and was over the moon with the puppy. But since getting her I have been told by different people that her breed will turn nasty, will destroy my home and I will soon get 'bored' of her or she will try me
People are so negative about it all and are making me feel like I made a huge mistake.

So have any of you get a puppy, and keep it all their life and actually enjoy it? I had a puppy from 6mths to 17 years some time ago and he was lovely and barely any trouble once out of puppy hood.

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TessTackle · 09/01/2014 18:00

Wow, the typos! I'm on my iPhone, apologies.

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Youcanringmybell · 09/01/2014 21:41

More wonderful, touching posts. Thanks so so much. I have felt very positive today. I have begun clicker training and have been feeling very laid back about it all.

This place is a dog lovers haven at the moment - just what I need. Thank you everyone for sharing your gorgeous dog stories

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BabsAndTheRu · 09/01/2014 22:00

We got our lovely wee border terrier at 8 weeks old. He is a joy, such a character. He comes with us everywhere. He is a little mountain dog and has done so many Munros, Corbetts and Graham's with us over the years. He has adapted to sharing his home with three little people. He is so loving and protective of them all. When the kids go to bed he sleeps on the floor at the bottom of their beds making sure all is well.
We have just found out that he has a large tumour in his nose which has spread towards his eye and into his bones. Our hearts are breaking tonight. Tomorrow I will bring him home from the vets and keep him safe and warm until the time comes when we feel he is suffering. He's okay just now but don't think it will be long. Love to all the kind and caring dog owners on this thread from a shattered BabsAndTheRuxx

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Youcanringmybell · 10/01/2014 06:30

How terrible for you all. I hope he and you enjoy some memorable last days together. He sounds like he has been treasured.

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KittensoftPuppydog · 10/01/2014 07:01

Bans, so sorry.

KittensoftPuppydog · 10/01/2014 07:01

Babs

QueenofLouisiana · 10/01/2014 07:28

There is definitely something in my eye, I keep blinking hard...I may have a cold coming on as I keep sniffing too clearly I wouldn't cry over doggy stories, at all.
I have beautiful rehomed border collie. She has been with us for 5 years and is just a furry package of love. She has her moments (found her asleep on my duvet last night) but she really just want to love and be loved back. We enjoy taking her for forest walks, she loves sitting in the dens DS builds although sadly she is unpredictable around other dogs so she has be kept on a lead.
At the moment she is lying on my feet so that I'll rub her neck!

TheSumofUs · 10/01/2014 07:42

Ok so we got our lovely collie when we were told that we couldn't have children - she came to us 12 years ago

We have loved her so much, but she has loved us more - yes she chewed a few things (all our furniture) when she was a puppy (but I never liked that dining setting anyway)

She had been with us through good times and bad - we almost lost her once when she spent four days in doggy intensive care

Oh and when we had our miracle baby, she watched over him -and when he fell asleep on her aged 8 months she didn't move a whisker for three hours for fear of hurting him - I still remember seeing her eyes move but nothing else as if to say "is he still there? Can I move yet?"

Ours lives are forever changed for being so blessed as to have her with us - she is in every sense a member of our family

londonrach · 10/01/2014 07:52

I want a dog...one day when not living in rented flat. One day..... Please keep going with stories as showing them to dh and he now agreeing with a dog one day. Im a terrier fan having borrowed dogs and walked them for years. I wore out my ds mil lab due to the number of walks i did. It was lovely taking him and they had lovely fields behind crying out for walking. He didnt want to go for a fourth walk when i appeared with the lead. :-(

LottieJenkins · 10/01/2014 08:01

When I met my late dh he already had his two dogs who immediately became very close to us. The younger one particularly was very attuned to me. When ds1 died at birth the yd weed all over the house. and when ds2 was born yd slept under the cot every night. Our dog now is very close to me. I am his third owner. He adores ds2 and gets very excited when he comes home!

Chiggers · 10/01/2014 08:02

2 staffords here, one 2yo bitch and a 1yo fun-loving, mad-as-a-box-of-frogs rescue dog. Love them to bits and they just love meeting people. We have loads of the kids round the estate just wanting to come in and see them. Many of the kids used to be shit-scared of dogs (even small ones), and now they can't wait to have a fuss off the mad mutts .

A friend once came over with her baby and my 2 pooches decided to guard her until her mum was leaving. My 2yo bitch then gave my friend a happy growl, both mutts gave her their paws and they were given a wee treat for being so good.

Are Staffords vicious dogs? Only if they're trained and brought up to be. If you want to know why a dog is vicious, look at the other end of the lead.

Fecklessdizzy · 10/01/2014 08:48

DP used to live next to this daft woman who got a puppy for her kids, didn't train it then got cross with it weeing on the floor and used to shut it in the garden all day and night ( stick with me - it gets better! )

Poor hound howled and howled and eventually DP kidnapped it! Daft woman didn't want it back so Harry ( the puppy ) moved in with DP's sister and had a long and cheerful life pottering round the stable yard and sleeping under the kitchen radiator. She died last year age 17 and is much missed by all of us.

Enjoy your dog - my mum and dad have had a string of Labs ever since they got married and raised three children alongside them with no problems. Choose sensibly and train properly and they will really enrich your life!

mrsjay · 10/01/2014 09:00

we got a rescue 7 month old puppy last october he was a put back to the centre the people who had him couldnt cope I am not going to slate them as it makes me quite annoyed thinking about it, anyway he was timid he was aggressive he would bite us and jump at our faces would hate walking and dig all night long with anxiety, apparently he was left in the garden and never walked , move forward a year he is a happy tail wagging LOON of a dog he has stopped the biting and is not so scared anymore and is slowly learning how to be a normal dog, it has been exhausting tbh but we love him anyway he is lying next to me with his head over the sofa zedding, I wish people who get puppies would realise that past the aww cute stage they are hard work , and tbh I was a little the rescue centre gave the pup out to such a young family (they had 4 very young children) pups need time

waceystills · 10/01/2014 09:33

We have three dogs, a lovely black lab, a small terroir, and a big hairy lurcher type.

They are all lovely dogs and are great around DS (4 months).

They get long walks every day,which is great for me too, and then they sleep most of the rest of the day. I would not be without them.

As long as dogs are trained and feel like they have a purpose (for the lab it's mostly guarding DS) then they are an amazing addition to any family.

It's when they are bored and untrained they become a problem.

Lots of walking/running is so important for most breeds of dogs, not just a stroll around the block.

Abra1d · 10/01/2014 09:37

I have terriers. The first six months can be...trying. Terriers are very full-on and stubborn little dogs, though also very funny and loving.

WIth every dog, I have had a spell of wondering what they hell I have done bringing this horrible little creature into my house to destroy everything and nip my fingers. But calm, persistent treatment, lots and lots of affection when they're being good and sweet DOES pay off.

With some dogs it can take a few years. Our latest terrier is 3.5 now and I can really see that she is becoming a nice housepet. Not as boisterous when people arrive. Very affection and cuddly. And lots of fun.

You just have to walk them a lot, play with them, respond positively to them when they are gentle. It takes time, just like it does with children. More time with some breeds than others.

mrsjay · 10/01/2014 09:41

I have a collie and he is so stubborn i swear if he had fingers he would stick 2 up at me but yes it does take time and patience I had support from the doghouse when he was urm challenging

LottieJenkins · 10/01/2014 10:04

Before I met dh and he was married to his first wife the older dog was about three or four years old. Old dog kept having phantom pregnancies. DH used to leave for work at 6.30 every morning. One morning he couldn't find the car keys anywhere, he and his wife hunted for over an hour to try and find them. In the end he was so cross he kicked the dog basket (dog not in it!!!) and heard a noise. He peeled back the dog bedding and found not only his car keys but his inhaler and his glasses case!!! He was an hour and half late for work and very swiftly after dog was put into pup and he had a spare car key made!!!

mrsjay · 10/01/2014 10:07

our last dog had a number of phantom pregnancies it was such a shame it took us 2 years to get her speyed (sp) because of it, she would have all sorts of babies the strangest one was a stapler she nicked from the pc desk, buried all snuggley in her basket bless her

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