What do you love most about them?

[TainaPR]

Brag about your dogs here! What personality traits have made you fall in love time and again? With Taina I just love her duo personality. Shes got tons of attitude and gives the kids a good workout when she wants to play. But shes such a snuggler, such a baby. She 'asks' to be put up on the bed and will immediately snuggle into you, but is also fine being put away for a bit. Im definately hooked on Doxies because of her but Im convinced shes one of a kind

 

[TainaPR]

Forgot to add shes turning out to be a very trainable girl. Practically trained herself to go on the pad and learned sit and shake in one short session each! Outside training should be a breeze.

 

[PlottMom]

Daisy is smushable and lovable, well-behaved & easily trained, and I love that people go out of their way to pull over & tell me how adorable she is all the time

Seriously though if I could just lie on the couch & cuddle her all day every day it'd be great. Her face just... smooshes.

 

[Red.Apricot]

Elsie's so much fun.

A few days ago, she peed next to the toilet, and then flushed it. So close!

Today she spread out the inflatable pool in the back yard (which was empty) and dragged the hose over to it, and then barked at it.

She stole the pastrami out of my dad's sandwich while he was taking a bite.

She uses a rubber ball with a hole in it to turn the doorknobs in our house.

I've caught her with all four paws in the sink licking plates.

She's climbed into the dishwasher to lick water off the walls.

After her spay, she stole my bathrobe out of my closet and put it on the sofa. She snuggled down in it, and barked until my boyfriend came in (I wasn't home). He finally turned on the TV to drown her out, and she wagged her tail. He put on Tangled, and swears she lay there and watched the whole thing.

She tries to catch the pointer thing on the TV when someone's playing with the wii.

She has bounced off my legs, pelvis, chest, shoulders and head playing fetch and tug.

She solicits hugs from me.

I also love that when I'm sick, she takes it down a notch. I have a head cold, and she took a nap with me, even though it was 95 degrees out, and let me spoon her.

Basically she's the best dog ever.

 

[Toller_08]

Keira is so easy to take anywhere. She doesn't react to anything and is very neutral. I also love how she gently rests her face in your lap for attention, and how you can hug her and she sits perfectly still and leans into it. For all of the challenges she's brought, she is by far the most gentle dog ever. And oh so sweet.

Dance is just fun. She's funny to watch, she's fun to play with and do things with, she's hilarious in her mannerisms and how she interacts with us. She's just the epitome of joy. I love that she talks. She has the cutest roo in the world. I love how she cuddles. I love how she enjoys being with people (and me inparticular) and is my shadow, but not in a demanding way. I love her little grin when she's happy and trying to contain her excitement. To be honest, aside from a couple of things, I pretty well love everything about her.

Ripley is adorable. He's still so juvenile sometimes and just does the cutest things. And he never thinks for himself and just does what the other dogs are doing or wants what another dog has, which is kind of annoying, but at the same time, he looks like he's always thinking about something. And I don't believe my dogs to be human at all and I treat them like animals, but sometimes he just looks lost in thought and like he really is contemplating something. He's a huge puppy at heart, but at the same time, has a very old soul like quality to him. I love how hard he tries. He is the biggest brat sometimes, and just the other day I was so mad at him and called him the most annoying dog in the world, because sometimes he really is, but he's also so sweet and tries so hard for me. He worships the ground I walk on, and he is just so loyal and into his family. He couldn't care less about outsiders, but the way he looks at those he lives with is unlike any other dog I've ever had.

 

[Linds]

His happy.

No one has a brighter outlook of life than him and it never ever fails to make me love him just that much more.

And Kaylee, I love the way that she can be the worlds absolute quirkiest goof. I can want to kill her and she can just turn around and be so bad and cute and silly all at the same time I can't help but laugh, shake my head and go with it.

 

[Teal]

Bukra has this stately way about him... He's so majestic. And then he play bows by throwing his front end into the air and then slamming his paws to the ground while sliding two feet forward, and stares at you with such vibrancy you can't resist him! I love his unedited happiness... the way he dances around when he's happy to see me, his curly tail doing all sorts of wiggly moves. I love the way he gives me a hug that includes 10 seconds of direct eye contact... it's a very evaluative look, like he's reading my mind to make sure I'm okay. I love that he doesn't give kisses! (he's my only dog that doesn't)

I love Ruger's never ending sweetness. He just wants to cuddle and be loved *all* the time, but isn't pushy and annoying about it. I love his willingness to try whatever I ask of him, and his trust in me when I do crazy things like put all four of his paws on a fence post and ask him to stay. He's like an innocent child who thinks life is amazing and always will be... I love that he makes me forget if I've had a bad day, because he doesn't know those exist.

I love Jolene's carelessness. She doesn't seek approval or have an overwhelming desire to please... She just does her own thing, while being sweet and adorable. I love that she prances and her tail is always wagging... She's already eager to go anywhere!

I love every little thing about Zealand. He is incredibly sweet and cuddly. He is so willing to please, without losing who he is in the process. You can see him working it out when he's told no or he's done something wrong... he processes it and learns from it in a very mature way. He's so adaptable... I can put him in any situation, and he goes with the flow.

 

[sassafras]

Pip... is just my sweetest boy. And so easy and reliable in a lot of ways, although challenging in others.

Maisy... has taught me more about dogs than any dog I've ever known. It sounds like a funny thing to love a dog for, but now that we've figured each other out we're just... so comfortable and easy with each other.

Squash... oh, Squash. He's just so happy and hilarious. Talk about joie de vivre, he wrote the book.

 

[Sit Stay]

I love everything about Quinn! I love how fond she is of small animals and how she takes it upon herself to mother them and take care of them and know where they are at all times. I love how much she adores kids and how gentle she is with them, and how she's been like this since we brought her home as a young puppy. I love too that she is so bombproof with people - I never have to worry about her snapping or getting scared in large crowds, if someone interacts with her strangely or insists on getting really physical with her, or if a kid hugs her out of the blue. She never minds at all.

I love that she is so serious and focused. She's always looked me right in the eyes starting from the car ride home when she was only 8 weeks old. I love how intense she gets when we do agility and how much she enjoys it, and how proud I felt when she surpassed all of our expectations when we tried her on sheep. She makes me so proud and confident with my breed!

 

[*blackrose]

Currently, they are all driving me batty, so nothing. Nothing, I say! :nono:

But I suppose...

Chloe's expressiveness. She just has such a wide range of emotions and she let's it show all of the time. Even her vocalizations are varied based on her attitude at the time. My boyfriend stopped by the other day in a vehicle she's never seen before and she started off barking just her regular alert bark when it pulled into our drive. Then when it got closer and she realized that a.) she didn't know the vehicle and b.) it was parking, she started in on her "don't come closer or I will eat you" bark. As soon as my boyfriend got out of the truck, though, she immediately switched to her, "ZOMG, yey, someone I love is here!!!!" bark.
I also love how enthusiastic she is about everything she does, be it playing, going for a walk, learning new tricks, greeting people, or trying to figure out how to get to a piece of food on the other side of the baby gate. She thinks and learns and uses her brain to get what she wants and I love that.

Cynder's tolerance and stability. Nothing phases her and if it is something she isn't comfortable with, she tolerates it anyway. She is just the right balance of a dog - will bark when somethings up, will chase wild animals if you tell her to, will let a rat ride around on her back, will ignore a cat attacking her instead of retaliating, will recall off a deer, greets all people with politeness, doesn't spook at loud noises, will potty in the rain without protest...she is just such an even tempered dog and that is such a nice change of pace sometimes.

Gracie's sweetness. All she wants to do is be cuddled and loved on, and if she thinks you might possibly be thinking about paying attention to her, she'll just stand there and wag her tail as fast as she can while doing the little Dachshund dance. Even when she is being bad, she's sweet about it. LOL

Cooper...isn't aggressive. That's the only thing he has going for him right now. lol I do like that even though he is a Yorkie, and I've seen a lot of Yorkie's that are, well, stereotypical Yorkies, he is very solid and athletic and can keep up with the bigger dogs.

 

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

Chloe... Everything lol. She wants nothing but love. She wants you to pet her and live on her and will snuggle with you all day if you want her to, or she'll run around and play if that's what you want. She's so happy all the time and when she gets super excited she does these tight circles and then jumps 3 or 4 feet in the air!! It's so cute and sweet. She has really expressive eyes and ears so you always know how she feels about something. Her tail is always wagging so fast that it's a blur, and it's funny because her tail is two different colors (it's lighter toward the end) so when she wags it, it looks like part of her tail is missing lol!

Violet is so sweet. Even when she's bad, she'll come try to suck up to you so you won't be mad lol! She's goofy and silly, and cute! She's lucky she's cute, cause she's a troublemaker. But she's really such a sweet dog and she loves to be with her people. She's also really smart. She was housebroken when she was 8 weeks old. It took her two or three days to realize she was supposed to go to the door/go outside and the only time she had accidents after that was when she had diarrhea one time and couldn't hold it, and when we first started letting her have free range of the house, she had two or three accidents then.

 

[Beanie]

I can't even put into words what it is I love about Auggie. Just everything. I just really love him so much. He's Auggie. He just is. He is the bestest Auggie in the world.


Payton I love because he's frickin' funny. He makes me laugh so hard every day. He makes everybody laugh. Seriously, I was just thinking the other day how that's the best thing about Payton... he's just so funny. I'm glad I ended up with him because I really need that laughter in my life.

 

[RD]

I love how FUN Eve is. She's seriously up for almost anything, at any time, and she's at her absolute happiest whenever she and I are doing something together.

I love how quiet and lazy Dusk is.

 

[Tahla9999]

I love how enthusiastic Kai is about everything. He is up for anything. I love his great, big bully smile that stretches for miles. I love how loving he is to his family. Most of all, I love how intune he is to people emotions. When I heard a friend passed away, I made no outward emotions. I just went and laid in bed. Kai followed me and push his way under my arm and laid with me. He is just a sweetheart.

 

[Paige]

Bandit is so loyal and kind. It is really nice to share my life with such a loving companion. He just feels like another part of me.

 

[Moth]

How do I love them let me count the ways

Menchi...she is just such a happy dog. She is sweet and such a good girl <3 Not to mention she is so cute it is almost evil!

Watson...he is fun and clever, and naughty. Most of the time I have to laugh even when he is bad. He lives life to the fullest!

 

[Catsi]

Ahh, it is really hard to put into words. I'm not good with them and they always seem inadequate. I'll make an attempt though...

Grace - she is so, so happy and always up for a cuddle. She is 11 years old and still has the playfulness of a puppy. I love the way she carries toilet rolls or bottles around in her mouth and goes 'round and 'round the kitchen for all of us to see how good she is. She prances. She would do this all day, but we eventually ask for it back and she gets a treat.

Sometimes she just walks up to me and lays her head on my lap. And the feeling you get is just... special. I consider her my 'lucky' dog. In that, I don't know how I ended up with such a good dog. BYB, knew nothing about dogs, training, socialisation... Yet, despite being a little OTT for some dogs, she is amazingly good with dogs and surprisingly gentle with the littlies. It's the bigger dogs she gets too excited with. She has these wonderfully appropriate responses to other dogs' behaviour. She is just perfect with humans of all ages. Just a dog that you can confidently take anywhere. And I really appreciate that about her, because goodness knows I didn't cause any of it!

I love that she loves Abby so much. Completely took her under her wing. They are just great mates and they have so much fun together.

Abby - I love her, warts and all. I love that I can say that now. Because I struggled a bit with her until the age of two. The things that stressed me out before either don't anymore or we've got them under control. I never imagined learning so, so much about myself from Abby.

She can be a very serious little dog. Not much tail wagging unless she is very much caught up in play (with another dog or human). Grace will just wag (if it isn't already wagging) when you speak to her or even just look at her lol. Abby, you have to work for that wag. I wouldn't say she is unhappy all the time but just very, very serious and I find it kind of charming... You've gotta work hard for your reward (wagging dog) with her. She is not easily amused, but it's lovely when she is wildly happy, wagging tail and big grin...

My absolute favourite bits?? Her little 'gruf-grufs' when we are playing together and her love of mad dashes through the kitchen to chase something or jump Grace. I love it. She is just too much fun.

I also have a soft spot for her expressions. She just looks like she knows she is awesome and I find myself always looking at her and thinking, 'Goodness, that dog is full of herself.' And she is.

I also love her independent streak. She cuddles when she wants to cuddle, she's not particularly needy. She's a bit cat like in this respect. She loves sitting on laps though. But cuddling time is special.

 

[BostonBanker]

I love Meg for her everything. Whenever I talk about her, my heart swells up and my eyes get watery. She is so loving, so kind, so sweet to everyone. She tries very hard to always do the right thing, even when it scares her or is hard. She snuggles better than anyone on the planet. She's always ready to go do something, but she'll lie around the house as quiet and content as anything if I'm sick or don't want to go out.

Gusto is Meg's polar opposite in a lot of ways, but similar in the ways that matter most. He's every bit as good at snuggling, and he adores his people. The rest of the people in the world don't matter to him. He adores other dogs, and has yet to meet one that he doesn't get along with. He adjusts his play to whatever dog he is with. He adores working, is a blast at agility, and a prodigy at free shaping. He makes me smile countless times a day.

 

[Laurelin]

Summer is the sweetest, best and most goodest (hey that's a word) dog ever. She tries so hard to be good and wants nothing more than love.

Mia is just plain awesome. There is nothing more to it than that. I love HER. Her personality is just so big and she is so cool. Mia approaches everything in her own way and in a way that I usually have never seen. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Her sense of humor is unsurpassed. She's so easy to train and smart. She's so outwardly affectionate and eager. She's opinionated about everything. I've just never met another dog like Mia and I swear there is not a day I don't think about how lucky I am to be the one that gets to have her. I know, I tried to avoid the mushiness but I can't help it. I just love her.

Whenever I talk about her, my heart swells up and my eyes get watery.

You said it so much better than I did. I feel the exact same way about Mia. I just love everything about her.

 

[thehoundgirl]

Buster: I love how goofy he is. Words can't really explain how much I love him. He's one cool hound dog! The only thing I don't like is that he's getting old. He needs to be around forever, even if he is kind of a pain in the rear sometimes! He is very loyal too, he's a dog that acts tough but would do anything for us if we were in a dangerous situation. I loves my boy!

Rudy: He is really a sweetheart. He is really sensitive at times since he was abused before we got him, but the biggest sweetie.

Dixie: I love how outgoing she is! She is a really sweetheart and a very stable dog. I swear she lives to love us and play fetch! She can just make you happy, every day without fail.

And, I am including my cats too.

Miagi - I love how goofy he is. He is a big baby and I just love him. He's my big dorky cat and I love him so much.

Tiger - I really can't express in words how much I love this cat. He is my heart, he is such a sweetheart. I love everything about him except that he's getting old.

Angel - She's a diva and she knows it! I'm not fond of her being the most crabby cat ever, but she has a sassy side and I love her for it!