What does your dog look like?

in order of appearance, in my home and here: Kronas, lab/pit/chow (as near as we can tell) mix. 6 yrs, 75 lbs of get away from my stuff!!. Got him from a shelter when he was barely 6 wks old. He fancies himself quite the bada$$, and carries a bit of a chip on his shoulder...but he's my boy. my wife says this so often I can hear it as I type this: "because Kronas never does anything wrong" (dripping with sarcasm from her, but IT'S TRUE). Blade, presa canario. 6 yrs, 160 lbs, with at least 3/4 of it being mush. He's a big baby with anyone he knows, but I wouldn't want to be the one he decides shouldn't be there. Affectionately referred to as Candya$$, because he is such a pansy about getting his feet (or the rest of him) wet, lol. Isaac, pitbull (mix?). the new arrival he's probably 5-6yrs, been here for 2 of them. shelter rescue. lotsa bad habits initially, but super eager to please. 70 lbs of lickin love that will, when warranted, join in the exuberant warnings of the other two...but only when warranted.
(yeah, I just snatched the pics off my website - but there are others scattered in a few threads here)

i've got 2 dogs. unfortunately, i can't get the hang of the photo deal so i'll describe them. there is taliesin, a 14+ lab mix that i rescued off the highway when he was hit by a car. they told me he would never walk again due to a dislocated spine. it's amazing what 6 months chiropractics,acupuncture and hydro-therapy along with modern medicine can do. he acts like a puppy even today and if you could see him you wouldn't believe his age. he has thanked me several times for saving him by saving my life twice from burglars that got into my house and even protected my 15 month old daughter from a neighbor's husky who decided to attack her when we were walking one night. my other dog is dhuiane(who an) a 6 yr old brindle and white whippet. she lives strictly for a tennis ball and nothing else. best dogs i've ever had.

Here are my four and the one I'm dog sitting this weekend:

Lady, an almost 12 year old puppy Golden Retriever:


Lucky, 5, Sheltie (anyone want this psychodog?):


Angel (NOT!), 4, Cocker Spaniel (yes, there are eyes in there somewhere):


George, 2, a rescued Pug, abadoned in winter by a tenant:


And last is a friend's little poodle, Charlie, who is about a year old I think:


Lady is the most (perhaps the only) protective Golden I have ever met. She thinks that my 10 year old daughter is her baby. I have many pictures of her "guarding" Katelyn as a baby/toddler, and she has backed many a "stranger" away from her. I call her my "old faithful".

Originally Posted by Jim O

Lady is the most (perhaps the only) protective Golden I have ever met. She thinks that my 10 year old daughter is her baby. I have many pictures of her "guarding" Katelyn as a baby/toddler, and she has backed many a "stranger" away from her. I call her my "old faithful".

Jim, those are all great looking dogs! My golden is anything BUT protective. She licks strangers and then gives them my socks.

...and why do you keep calling Lucky a psycho? Just curious. One of our shelties has the canine version of ADHD and tourette's. She'll punch you in the butt, and then run away screaming.

Originally Posted by PaulSage

Jim, those are all great looking dogs! My golden is anything BUT protective. She licks strangers and then gives them my socks.

...and why do you keep calling Lucky a psycho? Just curious. One of our shelties has the canine version of ADHD and tourette's. She'll punch you in the butt, and then run away screaming.

roflmao

Originally Posted by PaulSage

Jim, those are all great looking dogs! My golden is anything BUT protective. She licks strangers and then gives them my socks.

...and why do you keep calling Lucky a psycho? Just curious. One of our shelties has the canine version of ADHD and tourette's. She'll punch you in the butt, and then run away screaming.

Believe me, if no one is home the Golden will happily show you to the jewelry. She just has a thing about the youngest child.

The Sheltie is really noisy. He barks A LOT, at EVERYTHING, inside and outside. He also is a bit aggressive with his pack-mates, especially the older ones. We had a male Golden who was older than him, and he always went after that dog. Now he often goes after Lady. It's beyond normal dominance, but it never gets to the point of anything injurious, fortunately. All of this despite 75mg/day of amitriptyline and attempts at behavior modification. But at times, he is extremely sweet.

He has other odd behaviors. He does not like being outside and generally only stays out long enough to do his business and bark at all of the neighbors, despite the fact that more exercise would probably be beneficial. The exception is when we are in the pool. He does laps around it, continuously, as long as we are swimming. And he goes in the same direction (clockwise) EVERY single time. If I turn him around by calling him and having him chase me, he turns back around as soon as he I stop calling him, and goes back to his clockwise laps (interrupting them only long enough to bark at the neighbors from time to time).

Okay we have here in order of appearance.

1. Spike- Terrier mix Rescue from the shelter as a present for my daughter
when she became potty trained.

2. Steffy- Shepard Mix- Shelter dog that was a present for my daughters
fifth birthday

3. Pearl- Pit mix- Was found abandoned along a highway here in Jersey
in February as an 8 week old puppy. She was brought to
my wifes vet clinic and I got a new dog to fill the void of
my 15 year old lab that had to be put down only a month
before. I do not have any pics on this computer but will
post some of her later

This is the only picture I can find that is small enough for me to post on here. I don't know how to do all the fancy computer stuff. His name is Jango, I call him an Australian Catahoula Leopard Shephard. He is definitely an Autralian Shep mix, could be Lousinana Catahoula Leopard Dog mixed in, but can't be sure. I adopted him from a shelter for my birthday as my present to me after being broken into our apt with someone home!! We needed a watchdog, which I got as well as a personal housekeeper, bed warmer, and all around great companion. He uses Matt's Shiba Inu as his squeaky toy, and has his own grey cat named Azriel who thinks he is a dog.

This is Taya (princess in Japenese). She is a Bullmastiff. Just a 140# lapdog.
She is positive that anyone coming to our house is there to see her. They must have come by just to pet her. If you come over and you think your not going to pet her...... think again.

Here is another picture of Shannon's dog Jango.