*Tilly* the Irish Wolfhound x Great Dane at 6 weeks old.
Here's the latest addition to our household.
*Tilly* the Irish Wolfhound x Great Dane at 6 weeks old.
*Tilly* the Irish Wolfhound x Great Dane at 6 weeks old.
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Cute pup... Now I want another new one.
Awww, wouldn't it be cool if they could stay little?
Little?!?!
She's already bigger than Mini & Maxi put together!
Hope you've got plenty of room at your place, Bartleby.
I often pass a bloke out walking his IWH on my way to work, I swear he could throw a saddle on it and ride.
GG
She's already bigger than Mini & Maxi put together!
Hope you've got plenty of room at your place, Bartleby.
I often pass a bloke out walking his IWH on my way to work, I swear he could throw a saddle on it and ride.
GG
Thats kinda what I am hoping GG.
Tilly will be able to carry Tyler around when I am too fat to do it.
The little blighter has already grown about 2 inches in height. I guess thats what happens when you dont have to share your food with 14 brothers and sisters.
Tilly will be able to carry Tyler around when I am too fat to do it.
The little blighter has already grown about 2 inches in height. I guess thats what happens when you dont have to share your food with 14 brothers and sisters.
I used to deliver stuff in the hills around Mt Evelyn near here and one day came across a place that bred St. Bernards.
Any dog that can cock its leg and hit the door handle of a Range Rover gets my respect!
GG
Any dog that can cock its leg and hit the door handle of a Range Rover gets my respect!
GG
Lol, now that is funny, Gardengnome!! I was engaged to a boy once that had one. It was trying to hide from us and lifted the entire bed in the air. When we found him, he ran and jumped right through the screen door!
We currently have (nominal) Chihuahuas but my favourite breed is bull terriers. Bullies are the court jesters of the dog world.
Minder, as my mothers dog was called was built like a brick sh....er, outhouse. When my mother took her to training classes the first lesson was to tie the dog to a fence and walk away about 20 feet so the dog apparently learns not to bark and whine and that its owner will come back. All the other dogs remained at the fence and barked or carried on - not Minder. When mum turned around there was Minder, right behind her, having snapped the leash!
Recommended method to get the dog to drop was to say the word "Drop" loudly and firmly, gesture in front of the dog and put your foot on its back to push it to the ground. With Minder you might as well have taught the coffee table to drop - the effect was about the same.
She was five and a half stone of powerful muscle , yet the gentlest dog I ever knew.
GG
Minder, as my mothers dog was called was built like a brick sh....er, outhouse. When my mother took her to training classes the first lesson was to tie the dog to a fence and walk away about 20 feet so the dog apparently learns not to bark and whine and that its owner will come back. All the other dogs remained at the fence and barked or carried on - not Minder. When mum turned around there was Minder, right behind her, having snapped the leash!
Recommended method to get the dog to drop was to say the word "Drop" loudly and firmly, gesture in front of the dog and put your foot on its back to push it to the ground. With Minder you might as well have taught the coffee table to drop - the effect was about the same.
She was five and a half stone of powerful muscle , yet the gentlest dog I ever knew.
GG
She's cute! Now you've got me wanting a puppy. 
Buddy, my Boston Terrier, turned eight years old last month. He spends a lot of time curled up under the chair in front of the computer while I type.
Buddy, my Boston Terrier, turned eight years old last month. He spends a lot of time curled up under the chair in front of the computer while I type.
I will have to post another pic in the next few days, she has changed so much in 2 weeks and looks all legs and feet.
Christine - I love puppies, but I love that faithful older dog stage too. I still miss my old Marty dog, lovely old Rotti.
Christine - I love puppies, but I love that faithful older dog stage too. I still miss my old Marty dog, lovely old Rotti.
Hi Lexie,
He's at that faithful old dog stage and never lets me out of his sight. I know what you mean about losing them. I still miss Buddy's father and he died four years ago.
I just got back from watching the Lipizzan stallions dance. (Not the group from Austria). They're so beautiful! They talked a little about the breed and even brought out a fat baby who's learning the routines at a young age and let him jump in the air so we could see him.
He's at that faithful old dog stage and never lets me out of his sight. I know what you mean about losing them. I still miss Buddy's father and he died four years ago.
I just got back from watching the Lipizzan stallions dance. (Not the group from Austria). They're so beautiful! They talked a little about the breed and even brought out a fat baby who's learning the routines at a young age and let him jump in the air so we could see him.
I miss being able to ride my horses now that its starting to warm up. These sunny spring days are just too tempting.
It would be fun to go riding again. I used to ride horses all the time.
Is Tilly bigger than you and your husband yet, or is that still a few weeks into the future?
Is Tilly bigger than you and your husband yet, or is that still a few weeks into the future?
Not yet Christine!
Although, Tyler did sit on her last nite - she wasnt that impressed.
I will have to pull out the Pony Saddle soon
Next down you are Down Under Christine, make sure you pop in and we will go for a ride.
Although, Tyler did sit on her last nite - she wasnt that impressed.
I will have to pull out the Pony Saddle soon
Next down you are Down Under Christine, make sure you pop in and we will go for a ride.
Hi Lexie,
Some day I'd like to visit Down Under. It would probably be a lot of fun.
Hmm, do you mean something like this??
Of course, everybody knows that to be a real saddle it has to be made of leather and have stirrups and a place to hang a rope, but it's the closest picture I could find!
Some day I'd like to visit Down Under. It would probably be a lot of fun.
Hmm, do you mean something like this??
Of course, everybody knows that to be a real saddle it has to be made of leather and have stirrups and a place to hang a rope, but it's the closest picture I could find!
That would work perfectly!! When I first started to ride horses, Mum and Dad refused to buy me a saddle. They said I had to learn to ride the old fashioned way, then when I had proven I was going to stick ('scuse the pun 
) to it, they would fork out all the extra money needed for a saddle etc.
) to it, they would fork out all the extra money needed for a saddle etc.
I can just see Tyler a few years from now explaining to his friends at school that he learned to ride horses by riding a dog.
I've ridden horses without saddles, too. Once I made the mistake of jumping up (no saddle) and then finding out the horse wasn't broke. That was an interesting ride.
I've ridden horses without saddles, too. Once I made the mistake of jumping up (no saddle) and then finding out the horse wasn't broke. That was an interesting ride.
Falcon Gal posted:
quote:Yes, but the key question is: Did the ride last at least 8 seconds?!
I've ridden horses without saddles, too. Once I made the mistake of jumping up (no saddle) and then finding out the horse wasn't broke. That was an interesting ride.
LMAO!! Mrs M - that looks eggsackly like Clyde. Pity he doesnt preform that trick though.
It keeps falling out of his pan! That poor puppy will be there forever.
Well practice makes perfect!
Update:
But, can he do tricks ? 
Of course Mrs M!
She knows how to make puddles.
She knows where Tyler keeps his cookies (in his hand at her level).
She also knows exactly where to grab ones ankle to make one trip over.
Talented little girl
She knows how to make puddles.
She knows where Tyler keeps his cookies (in his hand at her level).
She also knows exactly where to grab ones ankle to make one trip over.
Talented little girl
Now, that is , without exception, funny!!
quote:That is exceptionally without exception funny - no exception.
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
Now, that is , without exception, funny!!
I do accept that as exceptional without an exception except I would like you to acknowledge that I do accept it without exception...need I go on?
quote:Why not?
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I do accept that as exceptional without an exception except I would like you to acknowledge that I do accept it without exception...need I go on?
Cuz I got to eat and stuff like that!
quote:
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
Cuz I got to eat and stuff like that!
quote:
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
I do accept that as exceptional without an exception except I would like you to acknowledge that I do accept it without exception...need I go on (after I eat and stuff like that)?
Well, I ate so much, I just can't go on, Rick! ..bak at ya!
..bak at ya!quote:Eating and stuffing. I suspected the "need I go on" was rhetorical.
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
Well, I ate so much, I just can't go on, Rick!
... or a joke post.
You are sooo wise...
quote:
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
You are sooo wise...
I'm a wise-arse. And it keeps laughing off, but doesn't fall off. Must be a big arse.
Well, I could respond with LMAO, but it just doesn't fit somehow!
quote:Is this like the “BM” bit? Would that mean it would be better to leave LMBMO? If one laughs their ass off (LTAO) too much, does their ass ever fall off (MAFO)?
Originally posted by Mrs.M:
LMAO
Well, as you most likely remember, we went down that road a while back and could not find one that fell off!