I hate puppies

[sleep]

mans best friend

 

[thedarkwolf]

Why I only adopt ten months or older...

Yeah my last two where around 1 year old and it makes life so much easier. They came house trained and the second one already knew a bunch of commands.

 

[zinfamous]

So d@mn high maintenance. You can't leave them alone without destroying things or them getting into things they shouldn't. You always have to teach/correct/train them, and if you don't spend a lot of time playing and/or walking them, they have so much energy they will just make matters worse.

Grow up already please!

*sigh*

You can tell he's plotting your demise.

 

[Miramonti]

Just wait. Puppies are like children...they're cute as hell when they're babies...then they grow up to be dogs.

When they are adult, dogs are awesome. I look forward to that as long as I can get thru this period without strangling it, rhetorically speaking.

lol nice.

Puppies are awesome when you aren't the one caring for them though.

They are much better as chick magnets...would be better to rent them for walks or trips to the dog park, then return them to their caretakers.

We got a puppy about 4 months ago. Chocolate lab/german shorthair pointer mix. Way too much energy. Still trying to get her to stop jumping on new people. It's hard to tell people to push her down when they just want to pet her.

So far, she has chewed on some baseboard molding, eaten some of the sole from my sandal, and gotten massive diarrhea/vomiting in the house.

This one hasn't been too destructive/messy, but does steal and slobber on everything and terrorizes the small dog and cat. After 7 weeks, he's getting more comfortable and learning to push the limits more when we aren't looking...ugh.

 

[nickbits]

An I the only one who doesn't find puppies cute?

<---hates dogs

 

[Miramonti]

Take a dog training class, it will help.

We know how to train them but taking the time is the hard part. Putting money down on classes would probably motivate us to get it done tho.

I see your husky puppies and raise you a caucasian shepherd puppy!

Yes, once I save up $1600, I will buy this dog so it can destroy my neighbor's cat!

Adorable. Be prepared to puppy-proof you house (ie leave him outside 27/7 )

after owning a corgi from 14 weeks and rescuing an adult corgi...


next time, adult corgi all the way. fuck puppyhood. Cute to look at, but giant pain in the ass.

Amen. My friends have a corgi and it's cute, but non-stop energy and never stops telling me to throw his fvcking ball.

 

[Miramonti]

An I the only one who doesn't find puppies cute?

<---hates dogs

I may not find them cute for much longer. It wears off quickly when you're responsible for them. What he's done to the lawn is not cute at all either.

You can tell he's plotting your demise.

That was 7 weeks ago, and based on my state of mind, even from someone who really loves dogs (and cats), his master plan has made significant inroads towards my destabilization over the last 7 weeks. *sigh*

 

[Baked]

Wait - who told you this image that says HOTLINK was a dog and was going to charge you $1600 for it?

I looked up the cost of professionally bred baby Caucasian shepherd with award winning lineage, and that's how much 1 would run me.

 

[lxskllr]

An I the only one who doesn't find puppies cute?

<---hates dogs

I don't find puppies particularly cute, and I hate dogs. I tense up when dogs come near me, and would prefer to have nothing to do with them. OTOH, cats are great, and it's always a joy when I see one near by... Unless it's one of the neighborhood ferals. My cats see them, and berserk around the house. That's irritating.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't find puppies particularly cute, and I hate dogs. I tense up when dogs come near me, and would prefer to have nothing to do with them. OTOH, cats are great, and it's always a joy when I see one near by... Unless it's one of the neighborhood ferals. My cats see them, and berserk around the house. That's irritating.

cats?

yeah, you're weird, bro.

 

[amdhunter]

So d@mn high maintenance. You can't leave them alone without destroying things or them getting into things they shouldn't. You always have to teach/correct/train them, and if you don't spend a lot of time playing and/or walking them, they have so much energy they will just make matters worse.

Grow up already please!

*sigh*

Hahaha, I hate to say it, but that dog looks like an asshole. LOL
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Red Squirrel]

Dogs are fun, but cats are lower maintenance, so I stick to having a cat. If I did not work all day, maybe I'd consider a dog too, but one cat is good enough for me. My cat is almost like a dog though. Follows me around all the time, plays fetch, somewhat. If I throw it too far she wont bother and just give me the "no you go get it" look. Lazy cat lol.

 

[Miramonti]

Hahaha, I hate to say it, but that dog looks like an asshole. LOL
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

I'm convinced he took adoption classes before the adoption fair...how to act, how to stay close to anyone who walks him, how to pretend he's in control around other dogs. The ultimate 'I'm the best behaved puppy in the world' acting lessons.

 

[qliveur]

Get a shock collar. Once the puppy realizes that you have godlike powers he'll start behaving himself.

Unless he's completely stupid.

 

[Miramonti]

Get a shock collar. Once the puppy realizes that you have godlike powers he'll start behaving himself.

Unless he's completely stupid.

He's not too bad when we're around, when there is one of us to be obedient to or there is referee in the room. I've learned to just stare at him when giving him a command - he figures out he has to do it, and usually obides. Heavy-handed doesn't work with this dog...he looks at me like 'that all you got?'...yep, I'm not going to beat you, lol. If he's in trouble, he stops or gets off the furniture immediately when yelled at.

It's when no one is around that he goes out of his mind with boredom. The d@mn dog can't shut it down! That's when he gets in the most trouble. He's hard to train conventionally too because he doesn't care much about food/treats...perhaps should feed him much less so that changes. (wouldn't hurt his weight...he's gained 17lbs already in 7 weeks.) He needs some toys or something that challenge him and keep his attention...he's fairly smart and seems to work hard at figuring things out.

 

[nageov3t]

 

[Miramonti]

This is it...hard to stay pissed at the little bastard!

 

[nageov3t]

have you tried crate training? it was really successful with my parents golden retriever.

the only downside is that he gets a little neurotic if he has to go awhile without his crate since it's his sleeping/hang-out spot.

 

[Miramonti]

have you tried crate training? it was really successful with my parents golden retriever.

the only downside is that he gets a little neurotic if he has to go awhile without his crate since it's his sleeping/hang-out spot.

Actually the crate is the ONLY thing that settles him down.

Too long in there tho and he starts to go batty and won't stop whining if we're around. When neither of us are around, it's 100&#37; crate because he can't be trusted with the other animals (1 dog, 2 cats...plays too rough.) But I'm usually home all day and have to put up with his restlessness.

He loves being outside and I started leaving him out there in the beginning but he will finish his destruction of the lawn as soon as he has the chance.