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Are Mals as likely to wander as are Sibes. Can you ever trust a Mal off leash?

Does anyone have one? Can you tell me about them? I went to a BMD trial yesterday and adjacent to our pups was a Brittany field trial. I have never seen so many kissy-faced dogs in one place in my life. When I asked the owners about their "Britt's" as they call them, I was informed that they...

So many people approach me and tell me what a lovely Burmese Mountain Dog I have. I usually try to educate them in a sort of backwards way replying that this breed comes from BERNE, Switzerland. Most thank me for the info, but some get very offended. Should I just keep my mouth shut? What do...

Just an update on the suddenly abandoned, sadly mistreated beautiful boy I posted about last week. He did end up in the ASPCA, however, only for a day. There were 6 parties interested in him and was ultimately awarded to a young, active family with a huge yard and an even bigger heart! One...

I'm asking for help from anyone in the Philadelphia, Delaware, Maryland, Southern PA area. My friends Dad suddenly passed away three days ago and left behind an 18 month, beautiful, neutered, male Chocolate Lab. Unfortunately this poor dog is now in the hands of my friends *#**#!! brother, who...

My neighbor's mom is visiting her for a couple of weeks and she brought her "King Shepherd" along. I've never heard of a King Shepherd - he looks like a very large, long haired, big boned GSD. The mom said he weighed 136lbs. and was just turning 2. Does anyone on this forum have one or ever...

One of my neighbors has a one year old female Merle Aussie (about 22 lbs). They just added another merle female, about 16 weeks - she is very tiny (about 7 lbs). Would this new addition be considered a miniature or even maybe a toy/teacup?

While at a new Pet Store opening in our area today, we saw a man with a beautiful dog that resembled a Rough Collie, only it was a very pale cream color - so pale you could hardly see any white markings on the dog. I asked the man, and he said it was a "Blonde Collie." He said it was a very...

One of my neighbors has a 4 year old neutered, male, Bearded Collie - he is so sweet - a typical Beardy. They wanted to get a rescue to add to their canine family - so they recently brought home a 3 year old neutered, male Corgi. They have had him for about three weeks now, and all these pups...

We were at the dog park today (a different one than usual) and there was a beautiful "borzoi-ish" looking dog. Absolutely striking. She was mostly black with some white markings on her chest, feet, muzzle and tail. I asked her owner what she was, and I was informed that "Ivy" was a Silken...

I was at a local BMD event over the weekend along with many BMD Breeders. I don't know how the discussion got started, but a heated debate regarding shipping puppies to their new owners arose. Somer breeders said they were happy to ship their pups to their new homes, but most declared that it...

Are any breeds OK to be "left alone?" I ask because almost everything I read or hear indicates that most breeds are not meant for those who are not home most of the day. Is there a breed that would be fine left to it's own devices during an eight hour work day? ....and I don't mean a working...

I've known a lot of Boxers in my lifetime, but never really any aggressive ones - until now. I live in a small (30 homes), estate-like development - 22 of us have dogs. We all get together several times a week, rotating homes and basically let our dogs play for an hour or so. Everyone gets...

There is an 11 month old female Irish Setter at a local rescue (she is in a foster home right now) that is in need of a forever home. The description on her is vague and I am currently awaiting an email back from the foster family about her. Can anyone tell me about them?? From what I've...

Does anybody have experience with Chows? A friend of mine needs a home for a 5 month old female Chow. What I've read about them - they're independent, very protective and generally dog aggressive (males??). I'm not sure this is the dog for us.

Our family definitely wants to add another dog to our family. I am open to any furry soul, purebred or mutt. My husband on the other hand has a list and another Berner does not comply. Here's the "list": 1. Medium to Large size 2. Non-Drooler 3. Not clingy or needy 4. Non Barker, No...

Are Danes considered a dry or wet mouth breed? I have always been in love with the breed and would love to share my life with one - my husband however will never own another "slobbery dog" (aka Bodi) again. By the way, Berners are listed as a dry mouth breed.

I live in a suburban, farm-like, development in which almost every household has a dog. Bodi has been out of commission for the past three months, so our walks through the neighborhood stopped for the summer. Last night we finally walked through the whole development and bumped into three new...

Has anyone with a large breed dog have experience with cruciate ligament surgery? Bodi has torn his and is going in on Tuesday for a Tibial Bone Grafting surgery to repair it. This is supposedly a better fix for larger breed dogs than the typical suture surgery. Has any of your dogs had...

Hi everyone - some sad news. Bodi tore both his cruciate ligaments in his left knee playing with his Lab/Pitbull mix girlfriend. She jumped off the deck and Bodi thought he could do the same - not quite. Bodi is sheduled for surgery this Tuesday and I understand the recovery process is long...