Dog stories

[Dftodd]

We've had Newfies that did that. Had one that wouldn't even tolerate two people hugging. She'd get between them to break it up.

Years ago I was renting a room off some friends. They had a PitBull that bonded with me really well.

She was an absolute sweetheart, but would get jealous if a women came into the house and sat next to me.

If a women sat next to me, Tasha would have to set things right. She would get up on the couch, sit on the women and then lay down with her head in my lap and just give me the "Eyes"

 

[Dftodd]

my brother had one of these dog, a weimaraner with major separation anxiety, one time he got out of his cage while he was gone at work and he tried to get out of the house, you could see the K9 marks on the door knob, every windows screen of the house where ripped off and while doing so he open the sink tap and turn it to the hot water and he has hot water on demand so it never ran out lol … when my brother came home there was a fog inside the house and water dripping from the sealing from the humidity.

My buddy's brother in law had a great Dane with major separation anxiety.

In an hour, the dog did $2,000 in damages to the house, plus another $1500 in vets bills from a deep gash it recieved from a busted window.

 

[Joel/ak]

In the 1990's we were at my folks place in Chamberlain SD so see my folks for a few days as we passing through town. My dad had been trialing border collies for many years by then and when chatting with my spouse said to her "you guys should take Holly home with you, she's arthritic now and can't run sheep anymore. She'd be good with you guys". Shocked over this statement and we had no dogs at that point. So we talked about it for a few minutes and took her home who was about 12 at that time. My mother was shocked he'd give her up. Here she is. View attachment 850614View attachment 850615

We took in a husky mix once...only once. She was a part of my buddies sled dog team. She has been to nome 3 times for the Iditarod but when he retired her, she could only run about 7-10 miles and then that was it until she rested in the basket.

We took her in and joni loved to run. Wife wanted to get into skijoring (spelling, I know). When joni got into a harness, it was like jekyll and Hyde. She wanted to run. On one run through the neighborhood, my wife had a brain fart and dropped the lead to adjust her gear. Signal for joni to go.

I forgot how many blocks we had to chase her down. A sled dog on a full out run can cover some distance.

Finally got her and wife just said...oops

Great pup but with a race dog, we just didn't have the property and room to let her run.

 

[JasperFrank]

Most dogs do not understand motorcycles. The last three would pull on my pants legs, hard, if I was to go for a ride. I think Dogs don't understand that you are controlling it. They think it has taken you like a predator might. And they just want to pull you away to safety.

 

[Jstpssng]

Most dogs do not understand motorcycles. The last three would pull on my pants legs, hard, if I was to go for a ride. I think Dogs don't understand that you are controlling it. They think it has taken you like a predator might. And they just want to pull you away to safety.

When we were kids the neighbor's dog was like that when we were water skiing. She would run up the road which ran next to the lake, chasing the boat. One time she even swam out and chewed the rope while somebody was getting ready to go up.

 

[Dftodd]

I've been knocked down with Bronchitis the past week or so.

Well Saturday night, I slept out in the recliner since each time I played down I felt like I had a gallon of water in my lungs.

Well gypsy came down and checked on shortly after I sacked out in the recliner. Then went to bed with momma.

About 4am, I got awoken to a thump from a paw to the arm. Then some prodding with a nose. Then some more thumps from the paw.

So I got up to see what she wanted.

I started walking towards the bedroom and she stayed tight to my side. When I stopped, she stopped.

If I started to go back to the recliner, she would thump we with her nose.

When I headed towards the bedroom she would then walk right tight to my side.

Well by this point I figured put she was escorting me to bed

We did have to have a quick compromise so I could use the bathroom in peace.

She waited patiently outside the bath room. And completed her escort duties when I was done. Escorting me right straight to bed and thumping me in the leg if I tried to deviate

Once in bed, she hopped up between my wife and I and tucked her head into my shoulder

 

[Rockbadchild]

Last fall I brought my lab hunting (her second exposure), and we saw so many birds it was crazy, a very good experience for her and she got the hang of it but once I got my limit it was over for me but she didn't know that, poor her she kept flushing birds left and right but couldn't understand why I wasn't shooting them lol ... I still made a point to praise her when she do so.

 

[Jstpssng]

Last fall I brought my lab hunting (her second exposure), and we saw so many birds it was crazy, a very good experience for her and she got the hang of it but once I got my limit it was over for me but she didn't know that, poor her she kept flushing birds left and right but couldn't understand why I wasn't shooting them lol ... I still made a point to praise her when she do so.

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Both of my previous labs were great at finding them. You had to be an excellent wing shot with a 22-250 to connect, however. I hope to train my next dog a little better, and have a few wings in the freezer to start it on.

One fall day I shot a grouse with my .22 pistol but it flew off. For some reason Ruger was at home and I assumed I had missed.

A month later we were working in the same area and he found it.

 

[Rockbadchild]

Both of my previous labs were great at finding them. You had to be an excellent wing shot with a 22-250 to connect, however. I hope to train my next dog a little better, and have a few wings in the freezer to start it on.

One fall day I shot a grouse with my .22 pistol but it flew off. For some reason Ruger was at home and I assumed I had missed.

A month later we were working in the same area and he found it.

pistol ehn yeah not a easy shot with that... it happens ...I had pointers and retriever and my experience is when they fly off then its pretty much game over for your dog, they can't follow the sent in the air... in your case if it initially fly off then fell and you chased it with you dog then yes you have a chance on finding it ... As dumb as these bird are they are master at diversion and camouflage sometime you think they flew off 300 ft in a straight line in the bush but then you find it 100ft in from where you saw it and off to the side while on your way back... or was it the same one ??

I mostly hunt with a 20 gauge because then if I see a duck I can shoot it, sometime I do hunt with my .17 but not often. I like hunting with my dog, they will inevitable make me miss a few opportunities but they will find a lot more bird that I wouldn't have seen without them... in my experience it take 3 season to have a pro hunting dog one can't expect too much of them the first two seasons. This year she started alternating between ground and air sent which is nice to see, she figured out they are not always on the ground.

 

[bigtiller]

Back in the 60's, on our black lab's second pheasant season, he was 20' in front of Dad and scared up a rooster. Dad shot and missed. The lab turned around and just looked at dad. The dog had a look on his face as if to say something very derogatory about missing the shot.

He really wanted to fetch that bird so he could get an at-a-boy from his alpha person.