What traits do you love most in your dog(s)?

[BSan]

Herbie golden retreiver/standard poodle mix
Herbie is a sweetheart..... He is big, but thinks he can sit on our lap (not just his back end). He is very affectionate, leans against us as close as he can get. As affectionate as he is, he also likes his own space, and doesn't need to be right with us all the time. He is very attentive when learning something new. We love to look at his eyes.....they speak alot. We love when he does his puppy crazy running around (10 mths old) He is a funny dog and loves to play alot, and has a funny bark when he is ready to roll. He is very alert, and checks at our windows when he hears something, but does not bark at everything. We are so attached already. We love our soft gentle pupper! He won our hearts quickly!

 

[shadowfacedanes]

The qualities/traits that keep me hooked on Great Danes:

loyalty (intense loyalty- the days of using the restroom alone are long gone)
sensitivity (cry around your great dane...they become incredibly worried and try to make you feel better)
protectiveness
goofiness
the ability to distinquish when to be silly and when to be serious.
gentleness

 

[tempura tantrum]

sensitivity (cry around your great dane...they become incredibly worried and try to make you feel better)

I couldn't help but smile when I read this.

Could I borrow a Dane from you for finals week?

 

[tempura tantrum]

we are quite obviously inferior beings that, by some horrible stroke of luck, have been put in charge of the dog food.

HAHAHAHAHA- RD I almost spit out my tea laughing when I read this!

I swear, Ripley and the Shibas have been taking notes from one another...

 

[oc_spirit]

What I love about the Sibes...hmmm....NOTHING! LOL KIDDING!!!!

-individuality
-stubborness
-the way they always ask "why should I do that?"
-drive to work
-loyalty
-awesome looks!
-how they dont know the word "quit"
-outgoing personality
-goofyness
-EVERYTHING lol

What I love about the American Bulldogs...

Ok I have to divide them because they are such polar opposites...

Tank
-goofy attitude (deffinately the comic relief!)
-loyal
-snuggler
-willing to please

Marina
-her seriousness
-her commanding attitude (not out of hand but she has this heir about her that if she doesn''t know you you immediately feel like you are below her simply by being in her presence)
-her protectiveness (deffinately always feel safe when I''m alking her!)
-her calm love (you just KNOW when she accepts you and can really feel her demeaner change - its really cool!)

 

[mrose_s]

buster

ACD/kelpie
i love his determination
i love that he learns fast (but its hard to get him to use it unless he see's the point)
i love that he's protective (but thats not really a trait of his breed)
i love that he is so active, yet still a lap dog.

 

[Toller_08]

I love Tango's innate desire to please me. I love her determination and drive. I love what a quick learner she is. I love her happy-go-lucky, always ever so joyful self. I love her attitude towards life. I love how much of a perfectionist she is. If she messes something up the first time by accident, she strives to do it to the best of her ability and far better than any other dog who may be around her the next time. In obedience classes, she has this "anything you can do, I can do much better" attitude...I've never worked with a dog with this attitude before, and I love it. I love how in-tune she is to me. She always knows what I'm thinking, and what I'm feeling. There is honestly only one thing I don't particularly like about her, and it isn't even her fault (she's very reactive around other dogs she doesn't know while out for walks or such). Besides that one thing though, I love absolutely everything about her and couldn't ask for a more wonderful, enjoyable dog.

 

[Muggie'sMum]

Sarah - Great Dane

I love their fierce loyalty and devotion, their docile nature, the fact that they are big but very much indoor dogs, sharing my bed with something about the same size as a human is to train me for having a husband (). I also love her quiet, non intrusive way of looking for attention. When I come home from work, while the other dogs get all excited and crazy, she just stands there patient and quiet until I'm ready to spend some quality time with her. I like how she loves to go to the barn and visit the animals to "make sure everything's okay".

Morrie - Miniature Aussie


Love the focus and the drive, but at the same way he is really laid back and not neurotic like most dogs. Fits in my arms for a hug JUST perfectly, I love that he is excited to see me EVERYTIME I GO OUTSIDE, even if it's just for five minutes, his insatiable love for tennis balls and the dogwalk, and the way his chest wiggles when his butt does.

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

What I love about Huskies:
thier intelligence
thier independence
the way they just go nuts when its time for a run
they way they'll actually somewhat listen if is food is involed "Sit? You want me to sit? You're nuts! Oh, you've got food. Ok, I guess I'll do it then. Now, I've sitted, not hurry up and give me my treat!"
how sometimes they can just be so onery
how Dakota is able to dig his monster holes
Really, I love everything about them, usually...sometimes thier best traits can be thier worst.

 

[Laurelin]

Well

For Shack- GSD/Golden I loved how intelligent he was. He was a such a caring dog. Very protective but very gentle with me as a kid.

Nikki, Trey- Shelties- these guys are so different. Nikki I love because she's just my baby. She's so smart, and very devious. She's such a sweet yet goruchy old dog. Trey I love because he's just so sweet. He's a very calm guy with a very endearing personality.

Beau and Harry- Papillons I just can't get over how much I love this breed's personality! They're so much fun, very energetic and smart. Both my paps learned how to retrieve faster than our old hunting line lab did. They're also the most devoted breed I've been around. You'll never go anywhere by yourself again. They're also very portable. Plus, you can't not like those ears.

 

[skyeboxer]

Skye - boxer

Her sweetness, her playfulness, her patience with the kids. Her sensitivity - don't cry around a boxer unless you want 28 k leaning on you for the rest of the day (yes, I know she's overweight

Her gentleness. She suckled Lili - a little black kitten we took in couple of years ago and would have done the same with jerry if he had let her.

Her great big heart.

 

[PixieSticksandTricks]

Tucker and Maggiemay both American Cocker Spaniels.

Their constantly happy personalities
Their brains (smart dogs)
Their everything is peachy attitude
Their ability to tune into human emotions
The fact they neither one is velcro yet not too independent dogs either.
Their not yappy
Their not aggressive
They airn't too big nor too small
They know what they want


They are just all around good dogs.

 

[Amstaffer]

Sal Amstaff / Athena Pit Bull.... Sweetness and gentle nature with children

 

[Debi]

Hamlin..GSD....his loyalty and love are beyond compare. I've never been so loved. his intelligence surpasses most people I've met. lol

Addie..husky mix...her active nature keeps me in shape. loving nature to humans...she expects to be loved! lol

 

[casablanca1]

All of my dogs - their joi de vivre. All of them, when they're out on a walk, their tails are high, wide and handsome, like ships under full sail. Happy dogs.

Boomer - her loving heart. She was the most loving, expressive, true person I've ever met, and I aspire to be like her.

Mickey - her courage. She was so brave. When something scared or worried her, she didn't look to me, she examined the situation and went back in on her own.

Henrietta - her trust in me.

 

[squirtsmom]

Squirt is pitbull/boxer mix. I love everything about her. she is always playful, loving and trying to please. she is the best dog I have every had.