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Rottweiler Pictures / He's come a long way!
« on: January 17, 2006, 03:51:01 pm »
Here's Bo when we got him....I think he was about 20 lbs (back in July '05).  He's up to 75 lbs now! :D





Does anyone else here have a Rottie mixed with Dobie??  The bigger Bo gets, the more rottie he looks....excep t his nose is longer, he's a little leaner and his hind legs are a little longer than Rottie.


TODAY!!!





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Collars, crates, & other cool things / Re: Muzzles
« on: January 09, 2006, 01:38:09 pm »
Thanks.  Yeah, I don't actually EVER let him off his leash when I walk him, but my 15-yo son sometimes does when he walks him down by the pond. 


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Collars, crates, & other cool things / Muzzles
« on: January 09, 2006, 11:47:04 am »
Does anyone here have to muzzle their puppins?  After a recent incident where Bo snapped at a man, I'm thinking about getting him a muzzle for when he's off the leash on walks or when I take him to see the vet.

Recommendation s?


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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: How to we get Bo to be a little less aggressive?
« on: January 03, 2006, 10:39:01 am »
Thanks!  We do have another dog (a smaller female) so he does have some socialization.  I agree that it's probably a fear factor.  He had a hard start in life.  I do try to praise him with lots of "GOOD BOY!!!!" when he's gentle and firm "NO" when he does his aggressive thing.  I'm just really afraid he's going to bite someone at our home.  I couldn't in good conscience keep him if he did. BUT, I want to correct this now so that won't happen...


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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / How to we get Bo to be a little less aggressive?
« on: January 02, 2006, 05:45:01 pm »
Bo is a good boy.  He's about 10 months old now and we've had him for about 5 months.  He's a Dobie/Rotti mix and he's probably about 60-70 lbs now. He's great on a leash, he's great at home, he AWESOME with all of us (his family) but he's not very nice at all to strangers.  My son was walking him near a creek the other day and a man wanted to pet him.  My son told him that he should just leave him alone because he's not too friendly with strangers.  The man called him over anyway and Bo snapped at the man's hand.  I guess if that's all he did, I should be grateful.  Bo's not vicious, but he cold probably do some damage if he chose to.  He CLEARLY doesn't like anyone but us.  Even when we have guests over, I have to either hold him or put him in the garage.

So, how can I get him to "meet" people without wanting to tear into them?


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Bullmastiff Discussions & Pictures / Re: My dogs were fighting
« on: October 14, 2005, 01:22:40 am »
interesting.  But I think it's the mastiff that is fine with everyone and it's actually the husky that is the problem child.


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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: I'm gonna be the neighborhood *dog lady*
« on: August 10, 2005, 02:41:57 pm »
HOLY MOLY!  Well, we picked up Princess Fiona  :D last Friday.  She's WAY smaller than I imagined, but Bo likes her.  It's just weird...we're big dog people.  I barely know how to handle a little dog. 


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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Any advise for introducing current BPO to new pup?
« on: August 04, 2005, 10:42:59 am »
I'm slightly worried about the new pup we're getting tomorrow.  When I took Bo to the vet, he growled at another pup that was there.  I HOPE he's not dog aggressive, but I have no baseline yet.  I'm hoping that, on neutral ground, he'll take to the new girl and she to him.

Any words of advise?


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Mixed Breed Discussion / I'm gonna be the neighborhood *dog lady*
« on: August 03, 2005, 12:40:35 pm »
And my husband may divorce me  ;D

I'm getting another mix, a dobie/shar pei mix!  Sounds weird, right??  Check out the CUTIES!!  My husband only wants one more pup and he likes the blond one (typical male).  I hate to leave the other pup....hopeful ly we can find a good foster for him!

Anyone had this type of mix before??  I'm wondering how big the dog will get??


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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: We just got a Dobie/Rottie mix!
« on: July 16, 2005, 10:15:16 am »
Well, good news!  Baby Bo is going really well.  We took him to the vet and had him medicated for suspected intestinal parasites.  He's not eating VERY well and his poop is no longer liquid!  He's putting on weight and starting to act like a real dog.  He barks a little when he hears something "off", he runs through the yard.  He hasn't mastered walking on a leash yet and he seems to go o nly so far before he wants back in his yard.  I'll post new pics in a couple of weeks to show how he was when we got him and his progress so far.  He's a real cutie!


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Food Discussion & Information / Re: Dog doors....
« on: July 11, 2005, 12:18:29 pm »
In our case, we just bought our first home and we plan (God willing) to live in it al LEAST 10 years. 

I saw something on TV a couple of weeks ago...it's an electronic dog door.  The pup wears a collar with a little remote device that allows the door to unlock right before they enter.  Unless the collar comes within a foot of the door, the door does not open.


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Food Discussion & Information / Dog doors....
« on: July 11, 2005, 11:50:46 am »
yes or no.  And if yes, then what's the best type?  We just adopted a 4.5 month old rottie/dobie mix and we'd like him to have access to our laundry room when we're not home.  How easy is a dog door to install?


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Mixed Breed Discussion / Re: We just got a Dobie/Rottie mix!
« on: July 11, 2005, 11:49:00 am »
Hey Sue...what's your pup's temperment?  Bo is REALLY docile.  He hasn't barked, jumped, done any puppy-type things at ALL.


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Mixed Breed Discussion / We just got a Dobie/Rottie mix!
« on: July 10, 2005, 10:49:42 am »
We got him (Bo) at the shelter yesterday and he was/is emaciated.  He's about 4.5 months old and a real cutie.  I've never been very partial to dobies, but I just COULDN'T leave him in there looking like that....the other dogs in his cage obviously were more aggressive and he looks like he hadn't had a real meal in weeks.  We picked him up around 4pm yesterday and he ate 3 times before we went to bed.  Poor baby....

Anyway, does anyone here have this mix??

Carey

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