Got to love a mutt

[David LaPell]

We have had our dog now for about two months and it sure is weird to have a dog again. The last one I had was about 6 years ago. We saw this one on the local FaceBook selling forum, the woman was moving, couldn't keep her and wanted $50. She's a German Shepherd, Pomeranian, Beagle, Poodle mix. (If you want to imagine some of the logistics of that go ahead). We got her and after seeing the dump she was in, I promptly gave her a bath with anti-flea shampoo and trimmed her toe nails down. Taking to the vet to get the rest of her shots, her heartworm pill and will get her fixed next month. The vet loves her and said even when I got her she was in excellent health. I don't think she would have stayed that way given the place looked like an episode of Hoarders. Housebreaking her was a bit of a chore since she was taught to go inside on puppy pads (I think the owner wasn't supposed to have her where she was) but she came around quick. Her name is Lily, what the previous owner had called her and she responds to it so we kept it. Once I got her on a good diet she gained weight quick, going from 6 pounds to 13 in 6 weeks and she's getting very long. Going through the puppy teething routine but she's a good dog, the town is putting on a big thing this month called Woof Stock over 2 days which is all dogs so I think we'll check it out. She's good outside, she watches birds very intently out the window, doesn't move and won't bark, the same with every animal she's seen so far. If loud noises didn't bother her she would probably make a decent grouse hunting dog. But she's great around the house. Eventually going to get an invisible fence for her.

 

[Onomea]

That's a surprisingly good looking dog for such an odd mix of ancestory!

 

[STCM(SW)]

Cute dog!

 

[Exiled Cheesehead]

That mutt hit the "doggie lottery" when she came to live with you!!!! Enjoy

 

[soFlaNative]

Good catch, better rescue.
Friends for life.

 

[Watchdog]

Kudos to you for bringing this beautiful little girl into your life.

"Listen carefully to your life and you'll find that companionship with a dog touches the broader issue of our relationship with all of creation and with the Creator.

How we interact with a dog reflects our general attitude to God and nature, a tell-tale sign of the soul."

- The Monks of New Skete, Bless the Dogs

 

[Backlighting]

Dogs are better than most people.
Too bad they don't live longer.

 

[DWalt]

Mutts are generally healthier than purebreds. We have seldom had fewer than 3 dogs at once, and one or two have always been mutts. Currently the canine inventory is 2 mutts and one purebred Westie. They all love each other and are best friends.

 

[Pete99004]

Mutts are generally healthier than purebreds.

That is incorrect and pure bull.

Pete

 

[G-Mac]

Mutts are generally healthier than purebreds.

I've always heard that too and never doubted that it was true. But, I'm not an expert.

David LaPell, great looking pup!

 

[DWalt]

That is incorrect and pure bull.

Pete

Tell that to someone who doesn't know anything about dogs and hasn't paid big vet bills. I've had dozens of both mutts and purebreds, and there is no question that health problems with mutts are far less than purebreds.

 

[ACP230]

David:
We had a Brittany/Golden cross when I was a kid.
She got scared by a thunderstorm and it carried over to gun shots.

My brother and I cured her with her food dish and a cap gun. We started with the dish and the gun separated by the whole back yard. When she
started to eat we'd fire the cap gun. After a few weeks we could fire it
right over her head while dinner was served.

We knew the cure had taken effect when we went out to the bush (lots of it around the U.P.) with a .22 rifle. She was out of sight nosing around
and we found a sand bank and fired a round into it. She came running
back expecting dinner. So, it would be possible to fix your dog before
grouse season starts, I think.

My brother and I took her out and trained her with a .22 pistol.
She would have been a fine dog to hunt over, I think.
Unfortunately, she got run over before we could hunt with her.
Idiot hit her and just kept on going.

 

[m1gunner]

Good looking dog. Looks like he got into your wife's lingerie drawer.

 

[rwsmith]

That's a lovely.....

That's a lovely little lady.

An unrealized ambition of mine is to find the best mutts that are out there and breed 'Supermutts'. That would avoid a lot of those stinking hereditary problems and you would be bound to get some darn good doggies, maybe even an AKC recognized mutt breed!!!

PS: Actually, who cares about AKC. I luv MUTTS.

 

[Beemerguy53]

...She's a German Shepherd, Pomeranian, Beagle, Poodle mix. (If you want to imagine some of the logistics of that go ahead)...

I remember a cartoon years ago showing a little boy trying to give away some puppies on a street corner. He's telling a man: "Well, their mother was a German Shepherd, and their father came from a good neighborhood!"

 

[Johnmuratore]

A real cutie

Dave
Best of luck with that beautiful little pup.
She has the look of great intelligence in her eyes.

 

[timn8er]

Good looking pup, Dave!

 

[shouldazagged]

Love that face. I have a feeling you and she both landed soft when she came home with you.

 

[Pete99004]

Tell that to someone who doesn't know anything about dogs and hasn't paid big vet bills. I've had dozens of both mutts and purebreds, and there is no question that health problems with mutts are far less than purebreds.

That might be your experience with one or two of your dogs but it's not everyones. Quality breeders work hard to produce quality healthy dogs. Just because you picked one from a breeder that you didn't research well doesn't mean all pure bred breeders have whatever issues you had. I'm not saying all pure bred breeders are upstanding, truthful breeders - it's your responsibility to research what breed you getting and who your buying from and how they run their kennel. I find it interesting that people publish statements like that without giving it a second thought. I research and test every male/female we breed to to ensure we keep our line clear. We can tell you up front what you can expect from one of our dogs and what they are going to look like. Mutts are great dogs for the most part, but just because someone owns one and lets it breed to another one down the street certainly makes good genetic sense, doesn't it? Get serious. End on Rant.

Pete

Sorry I stomped on your post Dave - didn't intend to do that, just got PO'd at the statement made byDWalt and went postal. Congrats on your new pup - I'm sure she will be a great friend and companion. She a cute one.

 

[PatriotX]

Two words:

Hybrid Vigor