Rosey Oodles of Poodles & Puppies Club-Photos
We love rose gardening and we love our pets! We members on rose forum have found that we have “oodles of poodles and other puppy dogs we would love to share in our gardens. They are our precious family members and I think they may help us garden or entertain us as we garden. I know they love to enjoy our gardens as they romp and run through them. (Please share your other pets if similar to a dog, also, Lol!)
Being that we have all these special puppy dogs & pets it would be nice to share them on this thread, and photos and comments about their uniqueness to you!
I am excited to see your pets as I know a little about them so far and I have fallen in love with each of them. Below is a list of some of these amazingly beautiful and loving pups & goats by Houzz rose forum members: I look forward to seeing more photos and learning more about them:
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Some kittens new born, just opened their eyes, which my daughter rescued w/pregnant mom. They were born at her home.
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Comments (150)Isaball, I just love that golddust! It's funny, Mason's never been much of a toy dog. He likes to tug with me but his idea of playing with a toy prior to Jovi's arrival was to rip it apart as fast as possible and see if he could eat the inndards before I got them. (Tennis balls he can "pop" quite easily, powerful jaws.) As a consequence, he only got toys when closely supervised. Well, now there are toys all over the place. The first week I was obsessed about picking them up so Mason wouldn't have access to them. (It's not the ripping up I care about, it's the eating and possibly causing an obstruction.) I finally figured out that the only time he picks up a toy, balls included, is when he wants to "tease" Jovi. He really is a very special boy and I hope some of him rubs off on Jovi. Maire cate, I'm so glad you're enjoying the photos! I really like GSDs and Rotties too. I just like big dogs and if they bred smaller Dobermans then I'd probably have stuck with that breed. As it is, I wanted a smaller dog too. That sofa and loveseat are old, about 12 or so years old. Our dogs have always been allowed on them and we've never had a problem but I keep their nails very short. How often I do them depends on their growing stage. Whit and Mason as mature adults had their nails dremeled once a week. When Mason was a pup, his nails grew so fast that I did them twice a week. Right now everyone is getting their nails done every 2-3 days because I'm teaching Jovi to accept the dremel. She did very well with it this morning! I'll try to get some new photos later today. It seems that one of Jovi's ears is trying to change from semi-erect (flopped over tip) to fully erect. I've never had a BC before so I've got no idea if this is common or what....I've sent a question in to the breeder's Yahoo group. Anyway, my little girl has one ear up and one flooped today. Oh and Marie cate? Just because I understand what you mean about size issues with a Dobe, that doesn't mean I need to make it easy for you. :-) A few more "baby Mason" photos to keep everyone until I get some new Jovi photos....See More'Designer Dogs'-mix breeds with a BIG pricetag
Comments (62)Okay, I'll say this and duck and cover: We have been looking at Cavalier King Charles Spaniels to adopt from rescue because DH has just about melted anytime he sees one, and behaviorally, they are the dog for us. We are now being considered to adopt one I found at Petfinder that lives locally. So I spent last night going to different sites to learn more about the breed. I knew some of their health problems - heart murmurs (38% seriously when young, 100% by age 10) that can develop into valve disease and require heart surgery, luxating patellas (20 - 30%), hip dysplasia (11%). Heck - I've got all that myself! What I didn't know is that their cute, round little skulls are too small for their brains and they can develop a horridly painful condition that requires brain surgery - and the surgery does not always work. About HALF of CKCS have this! - although not usually to the extreme end. Then there is the problem where the dog will suddenly have paralysis of its hind legs from running or playing too hard. It goes away fairly quickly and the dog resumes its activity (usually). Luckily, this does not seem to be a life-threatening problem very often. They think it is a metabolic muscle problem, but they are not sure. It is unique to Cavs. The list goes on, and the hilarious thing is that I share a good number of the same problems! Like thyroiditis, stenotic nares, cataracts (30% have one eye disorder or another), white blood cell problems (50%). I guess I should be glad that I never reproduced! Then there are the ones I don't have: mucous plugs in the middle ear that are very painful and require surgery; Cushing's disease (prevalent), Diabetes (susceptible); dry eye syndrome (many); epilepsy (prevalent); curly or rough coat syndrome where the dog suffers very painful skin disease and dry eyes that are so bad that many think that the poor dogs should be killed at birth rather than suffer horribly it's whole life (half of all puppies born in Iceland in one recent two-year period had it, prevalence elsewhere is unknown); epilepsy (prevalent), eyelashes that scratch the cornea(very common), inward rolling eyelids (relatively high incidence) fly-catcher's syndrome (prevalent), congenital and progressive deafness...the list goes on. All of these are hereditary diseases - inherited. I just gotta say it - so which one is the Designer Dog? The purebred CKCS or some body's backyard mix? CKCS were created in the 1920s by getting the undesirable longer-nose puppies from the litters of the English Toy Spaniel. The English Toy was the surviving breed that was pictured in a lot of old paintings as a beautiful lapdog. Back when the paintings were done, the breed was not a pug-nosed dog like the English Toy Spaniel is today, though. So some people who wanted to recreate the look of the the dogs in the paintings bought and bred the unwanted longer-nosed English Toys and created a whole new breed and named it the Cavalier (from the name of one of the paintings) King Charles (King Charles II bred and loved the dogs) Spaniel. So, since someone did this in the past, it is now a "breed". I imagine that the dogs were so inbred in order to establish the breed that the genetic disorders just got more and more concentrated. The English Toy Spaniels are known to have a few of these disorders, but not in the same numbers as the Cavaliers do. Interesting factoid: the English Toy was created by MIXING the little spaniels of the paintings with Chinese dogs to get the pug face. Designer Dog, anyone? If it happened a hundred years ago, it is okay, but we can't do it anymore today? Because....why? Think about it. The smushy-faced English Toys that bred true (and consequently had a good mix of genes with the Chinese dogs) have FEWER genetic defects than the CKCS, that was created by breeding only the THROWBACK longer-nosed English Toys that did not meet the English Toy Spaniel's new breed standard. Does that not best explain how dog breeding works? Create a specific breed with a few original parent dogs and end up with concentrations of genetic malformations that seem to come with almost every dog! Look at the breeding chart in the link below. Only the A+ dogs are free of the three main genetic diseases. Yet it is okay to breed them with all but the worst dogs! You can still breed a CKCS who had a dam and sire that may or may not have had a heart valve murmur, who has a little bit of the horrible brain problem, and a skull that is too small with a perfectly healthy dog. Why? Obviously because there are not enough perfectly healthy dogs to use to breed healthy CKCS! Why, o why didn't somebody mix a little Brittany or English Springer Spaniel in there 50 years ago! So, that is my thinking on purebred genetics. It is fine if you are breeding a relatively healthy breed like the Brittany, but when you end up with what the poor CKCS have to endure, is it really worth it?...See MoreShould we get a dog?
Comments (59)I'm already thinking about my next dood but my husband isn't so sure-he's perusing the rescue cats ;) They do have mini and medium-doods as well. Mine is non-shedding but there is no guarantee, some have straighter coats and they will shed. Purebred Portuguese Water Dogs like Bo and Sunny are very popular around here as well, also have curly hair coats. I think they can be a handful. They only get to medium size and often have lovely colors. One thing I love about Penny is how goofy she is. She bounces everywhere (very slow runner because she runs like pepe le pew). Also I think her muzzle is going to turn out to be too narrow for her body (poodle muzzle on a golden body). So basically she's gonna look weird. She would not be suitable for someone who likes beautiful dignified dogs. You can see the muzzle problem in this photo. It was enlightening hanging out with my foster dog (GORGEOUS brindle shepherd-pit mix) as she was a real show stopper and people crossed the street to meet her based on looks. If I were to get a purebred GSD I would check dam and sire carefully for the cant of the back. It is my personal belief that the steeply sloping back that is currently in vogue is very bad for the hips and legs. Dysplasia is no fun. I think this change in conformation is part of the reason Belgian Malinois' are getting more popular, although my impression is that they are a lot of dog and can be difficult to satisfy their working drive and energy needs. A woman at my work has a Malinois a bit older than my pup and he is still fully in land shark mode, mine has already calmed down a lot. I would never go for a Mali myself as I would be a terrible owner for a hard headed, extremely intelligent, extreme high energy dog. I knew I needed a soft dog and picked a soft puppy for that reason. Signing up for working-dog drive is a big commitment. My sister's sled dog (malamute GSD mix) was impossible to keep up with and very hard to live with for the first 18 mos. Multiple runs per day were not enough....See MoreIs this midge or chili thrips ?
Comments (25)Vaporvac, Glad you appreciated my insights into pigeons, a much maligned creature. I regularly let the 'flock,' out to bathe in a tub, then they walk around enjoying the garden a while, but not too long. Unfortunately, back into the loft I usher them because I am plagued with hawks who will grab a pigeon right in front of me. Looking forward to your pm. Rose Canadian, I deal with chronic vertigo, so I know the drill very well. Sorry you have vertigo. Hope it is a curable form. The pigeons puffed-up throats are air held back in their crops, much like the air in a frog's throat. They never deflate their crops completely, even at night, especially the males. Rottweilers intimidate me too. I'm not one that says the bad rap they get is unfair. It is justified. They are capable of doing tremendous damage. Since they were originally bred by the ancient Romans to guard the cattle they drove throughout Europe to supply meat for their invading Roman troops, they still have a strong instinct for aggressive behavior being that they had to fight off: bears, wolves, lions, and leopards. They stayed with the cattle outside all day and night, were never pets or house kept, so a stubborn independence and anti-social trait was also bred into them. Passiveness and congeniality would not be assets in their cattle guarding roles. As much as I loved my Rottie, I would never get one again, nor recommend one as a house pet. Poodles=A+ pet; Rotties=D- pet. KS Seattle, Glad you liked my 'tribute,' to pigeons.😁 Moses...See More
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWe got home last night around midnight, drove 9 hrs (round trip) to pick up LightningBoy. Here he is this morning, already needs a bath from running around outside.
Yesterday at breeder’s home:
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Love all these pictures, especially the new baby goats! Here are my three Manchester Terriers on a " walk". I am not good at training them. " Walking" them is a challenge but they all get along well when on a walk. They're more of a pack, a team, a family unit. In the house sometimes it's each dog for himself.
Here's Tchoup ( Tchoupitoulas) when a puppy in a sock sweater:
Your dogs sound so smart, Rosecanadian. You must be a good teacher also. I have heard that poodles are smart.
We also have three cats, Bat, Lambie, and Charlene.
Bat and Lambie's mother just showed up here one day and had kittens.
Our late, great Jack, a Minpin:
Late, great Woodbaby
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3 years agoLove all the pictures!
Deborah your Sheltie is really pretty. My mom used to show them for many years so I grew up with Shelties. They are nice dogs.
Sultry, I would love to see pictures of your birds. I love parrots and exotic birds.
Summers, your poodle puppy is so darling! take a ton of picture because they grow up so fast. They are the BEST dogs!
Tammy, your Harry being held in the water cracks me up! My LaLa is crazy and once we were at the lake, she got so wound up running around and leaped Into the lake only to find out she could not swim! My husband had to jump in with all his clothes to save her.
she is almost 2 and has sooo much puppy left in her.
Here is a picture of Lala
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3 years agoDarby has one white eyelash and one black eyelash. Is that unique or what?
With apologies to Steve Miller:
“He’s a tugger...he’s a chaser...he’s a dog-park racer...
He loves lying in the sun...”
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3 years agoOh, Deborah. Did you really think there wouldn’t be more?
”He’s a mover... he’s a doer ... he’s an old-shoe chewer ...
But when he sees me he must run ...”
Darby came from the county animal shelter, and as a consequence was almost free, but I estimate he’s cost as much in shoes and general damage as a purebred dog would have cost to bring home.
The Steve Maddens really bugged me. They were almost new.
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2 years agoThanks Kitty. The puppy's name is LightningBoy. The blooming tree is an old apple tree. Here are more apple tree pics.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThanks Kitty. That's an old apple tree. Here are more apple tree pics.
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2 years agoOh how fun !!! I admit I didn’t open this thread when it was first posted . We had put our sweet cavalier Henry to sleep and I just couldn’t do it. Time passed and we adopted a 6 or 7 years old golden named “moose “. He is the sweetest boy and aside from horrendous allergies for me only he’s been amazing. So patient and loving and well behaved. He’s a stinker that he likes to go to the fence and make the neighbors dog bark but he doesn’t bark so their dogs look crazy 😝.
He is definitely my daughters best friend.The angle makes him look giantvhere
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