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| | From:  1957classic (Original Message) | Sent: 8/14/2008 11:03 PM |
If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him
and never say its not quite as good as his mothers
..then adopt a dog.
If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour,
for as long and wherever you want ...
..then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care
about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies
..then adopt a dog.
If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to
warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores
..then adopt a dog !
If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care
if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old , who acts as if
every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves
you unconditionally, perpetually ...
..then adopt a dog.
BUT, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come
when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, leaves hair
all over the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only
comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence
is solely to ensure his happiness ...
Adopt a Cat!
Now be honest, you thought I was gonna say... marry a man, didn't you?
You
Have A Great Day ! |
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If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to
warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores this one isn't quite accurate.......my Boxer comes closer to pushing me out |
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WOOF give me a dog although we have had a cat I prefer dogs. Smart are boxers dogs good with small kids? |
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sorry, my delete, I didn't explain very well........ Mine LOVES humans, all sizes, but he's so terribly hyper that he's all over my little granddaughter so I have to keep him in his crate when she's around, which just KILLS him. Boxers like to be a part of everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, their humans do. I'm hoping he will outgrow some of this hyperness, he's only a year old, but I had a boxer/rottie mix that was a big hyper baby until he got sick with cancer, and he was nearly 10 years old then. If I had it to do over, I'd have passed on getting him ,knowing my granddaughter would be around alot. |
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thanks for the info Smart We have one , 6-7 year old dog already, our other dog passed away a 3-4 years ago and my son has a chance to get a boxer puppy that is at the moment 4 weeks old. He has always wanted a boxer but I never had the heart to get another dog when the last one passed....she was almost 17 years old. I am a little worried about my grand kids lol I have 8 grand kids with another on the way. Anyhow most of them are young....under 10 except one. I babysit my 3 and 1 1/2 year old grand daughters full time and it has me a little concerned. Since Dad said he could have the pup already I guess I am going to have a jealous dog (cockapoo) who is a little nuts (growls at his food bowl and guards my sons running shoes.....really nuts) So far he has been good with the girls but I really have to watch him when there is food around. I don't really know much about boxers......guess I will have to do some research since my son has commited to this pup. |
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Uni, you may have more luck with a Boxer than I do. I tend to spoil my dogs terribly and don't really train them as I should. I DO try to get Brutus to be calmer because of my granddaughter, but he knows I'm a soft touch and doesn't listen to me as well as he does my husband. Thing is, my husband is gone alot when Skylan is here (he works long hours). Boxers ARE a somewhat hyper breed, very playful, and to them ,everything is a big game, and when I do try to make him behave, he takes it all as a big game. Someone else might have better luck at making one mind, but they do tend to be a bit bull headed. Good luck with whatever you choose to do! |
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You might find this hard to believe, but Dobie's are listed as one of the very best breeds with small children. Dobiie's origionated as a Rottie-Greyhound cross.
No matter what the breed, or how well you think you know your pet, never trust any dog alone with a small child.
with any dog purchase, always check your breeder's background.Temperaments are inherited, and some breeders just don't care.And oh ya, retired from racing Greyhounds can be a great pet too............... |
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Source, I totally agree about not leaving ANY dog alone with a small child. I have some of the biggest babies of all, dogwise, but as much as I trust them with adults, I would NEVER leave those babies alone with Skylan. As much as you know a dog, you just never know when a small child might do something innocently and the dog might be having a bad day and react. Brutus' main problem is just that the is soo terribly hyper. I don't think a Jack Russell could out do him lol. My husband has a friend with a Doberman and it's a huge baby, and we once had a Rottie that was the same way. I've know people with Pits that are like that, too. I don't think any dog is born being mean, it's how they are raised. But like you say, none of them should ever be left alone with a small child. Of course Uni knows that, too, but it seems there are many people that do not know that, and as a result, many dogs are put down because an older child was not being supervised and the child teased the dog. The result? The dog paid the price, either because of no supervision, or, in some cases, the dog was taught BY HUMANS, to attack. It's very sad to see a dog attack a child and the main problem is, the owner wasn't responsible enough to teach the dog properly. |
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