Awesome dogs / Crazy pets Thread

[WanderOn]

The Mrs. does a 3 mile run or walk most days with Geddy shortly after sunrise.

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That’s after 0600 nowadays.

He’s not so much an “early bird” most days but does get moving pretty quickly

How does Geddy go if you mess with his routine? Otis isn't a fan at all

I wish my knees would let me jog. Would be great to take him

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Well we have gotten a new addition
Meet Sasha, Sorry Daren, I'm not normally a name copycat, but she picked her name, she was a rescue and didn't know the name she had, mikasa.
So we just started naming names and she snapped at Sasha.

She's a sweet girl with one really ODD trait.
As most any Husky owner would know, you never have a 100% lead free husky, they are runners no matter what you do or years of training.
Well this girl does not run or wander or anything????
I think she might have to give up her Husky card!

 

[Daren Todd]

Well we have gotten a new addition
Meet Sasha, Sorry Daren, I'm not normally a name copycat, but she picked her name, she was a rescue and didn't know the name she had, mikasa.
So we just started naming names and she snapped at Sasha.

She's a sweet girl with one really ODD trait.
As most any Husky owner would know, you never have a 100% lead free husky, they are runners no matter what you do or years of training.
Well this girl does not run or wander or anything????
I think she might have to give up her Husky card!

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Your not copying me. Sasha is my sister in laws dog.

Now... the most important question when it comes to a Husky. Does she talk

Our Sasha is a chatty Kathy yesterday when we were out for a walk, she stopped dead in the middle of the road, looked at me, howled.... and then tucked in for some scratches

I think she is trying to teach me to speak husky

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I think she is trying to teach me to speak husky

Their language is as crazy as they are, so good luck learning it, but if you do you might gain some insight to their crazy ways!
Wolf is way easier to learn!

We got lucky as she also has German Shepard in her and I understand that language.

 

[Daren Todd]

Their language is as crazy as they are, so good luck learning it, but if you do you might gain some insight to their crazy ways!
Wolf is way easier to learn!

We got lucky as she also has German Shepard in her and I understand that language.

So is German Shepherd. Gypsy is really adept at communicating what she wants. It's a nudge to get your attention, and then she points to what she wants.

Gypsy was by the door and cried to get my wife's attention. Once my wife asked what she wanted, she pointed to her leash.

While Beth was putting on her shoes, Gypsy walked over to the sister in law. Nudged her and pointed to her shoes

Yes, Sasha is a nut But she's also extremely loveable

 

[Daren Todd]

Their language is as crazy as they are, so good luck learning it, but if you do you might gain some insight to their crazy ways!
Wolf is way easier to learn!

We got lucky as she also has German Shepard in her and I understand that language.

It's like talking to someone who is ADHD and just chugged 3 redbulls Then they type out a whole novel for their response changing the subject multiple times and doesn't use a stitch of punctuation

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

It's like talking to someone who is ADHD and just chugged 3 redbulls Then they type out a whole novel for their response changing the subject multiple times and doesn't use a stitch of punctuation

Yep you've got it figured out!

 

[Daren Todd]

Yep you've got it figured out!

I've actually had practice with this. I had a coworker years ago that was this way. Her name was Rebecca.

She would talk at ludicrous speed, switch topics mid sentence, while covering multiple topics in one breath

I used to translate for her

The super scary part was that she was a waitress

I think the universe was preparing me for this moment

 

[BBFarmer]

Well we have gotten a new addition
Meet Sasha, Sorry Daren, I'm not normally a name copycat, but she picked her name, she was a rescue and didn't know the name she had, mikasa.
So we just started naming names and she snapped at Sasha.

She's a sweet girl with one really ODD trait.
As most any Husky owner would know, you never have a 100% lead free husky, they are runners no matter what you do or years of training.
Well this girl does not run or wander or anything????
I think she might have to give up her Husky card!

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That is one gorgeous girl you got there sir!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That is one gorgeous girl you got there sir!

Thanks, she's a great addition to the other gorgeous girls and handsome dudes around here!

 

[BBFarmer]

Thanks, she's a great addition to the other gorgeous girls and handsome dudes around here!

Do you own like actual wolves?

When I was a kid my mom adopted a wolf shepard mix. He was an awesome dude. Mostly black, not too large, but really pointy "beak" with taller than normal ears. To me we had an actual wolf.

Fast forward 20 years, giving a newly hired coworker a ride home. Pull up, and this dude had 2 straight up wolf hybrid looking things. They could just about get their heads over a 4ft wire fence. Absolutely massive, longest legs I'd ever seen on a "dog", in an absolute beautiful greyish white coloring.

Realized then, I didn't have no wolf growing up LOL, but he had something way closer to one than we did!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Do you own like actual wolves?

When I was a kid my mom adopted a wolf shepard mix. He was an awesome dude. Mostly black, not too large, but really pointy "beak" with taller than normal ears. To me we had an actual wolf.

Fast forward 20 years, giving a newly hired coworker a ride home. Pull up, and this dude had 2 straight up wolf hybrid looking things. They could just about get their heads over a 4ft wire fence. Absolutely massive, longest legs I'd ever seen on a "dog", in an absolute beautiful greyish white coloring.

Realized then, I didn't have no wolf growing up LOL, but he had something way closer to one than we did!

Yes we have rescued quite a few wolves and wolf dogs over the years.
We currently have 2 wolfdogs right now, always open for more.

A lot of people get confused as there are large and small wolves and wolfdogs.
Many mixes of colors and breeds too.
The Common mixes are
Husky / wolf
Shepard / wolf
Malamute / wolf (my favorite mix)

Then you get some real twists to these mixes.
Long haired malamute and timber wolf is an awesome looking and acting combination.
Shepard / husky / wolf is a good combo too.
My biggest boy was Anatolian shepherd and timber wolf, we always joked that he was conflicted with, guard the sheep, eat the sheep, guard the sheep, eat the sheep, he was really just a big lover!

I have had mexican gray wolves ( Lobo's ) small and gangly looking.
I have had timber wolves, shorter, skinny and of all my favorite.
I've had Canadian Grays (large all around)
I've had arctic wolves short and smaller but well built.
And I've had tundra wolves simply put MASSIVE.
The puppy version was the size of a full grown german shepherd!

I get people all the time saying to me that wolves and wolfdogs are mean and vicious, in all my years of doing this I've only had one vicious and down right mean dog, yes dog, it wasn't even a wolf.
That dang dog was just off her rocker no matter what we did.
And I've worked with and rehabilitated a bunch of injured, neglected and abused dogs, wolves, and wolf dogs.
Wolves and wolfdogs are incredibly intelligent and just tend to be smarter than their owners.

 

[Daren Todd]

Yes we have rescued quite a few wolves and wolf dogs over the years.
We currently have 2 wolfdogs right now, always open for more.

A lot of people get confused as there are large and small wolves and wolfdogs.
Many mixes of colors and breeds too.
The Common mixes are
Husky / wolf
Shepard / wolf
Malamute / wolf (my favorite mix)

Then you get some real twists to these mixes.
Long haired malamute and timber wolf is an awesome looking and acting combination.
Shepard / husky / wolf is a good combo too.
My biggest boy was Anatolian shepherd and timber wolf, we always joked that he was conflicted with, guard the sheep, eat the sheep, guard the sheep, eat the sheep, he was really just a big lover!

I have had mexican gray wolves ( Lobo's ) small and gangly looking.
I have had timber wolves, shorter, skinny and of all my favorite.
I've had Canadian Grays (large all around)
I've had arctic wolves short and smaller but well built.
And I've had tundra wolves simply put MASSIVE.
The puppy version was the size of a full grown german shepherd!

I get people all the time saying to me that wolves and wolfdogs are mean and vicious, in all my years of doing this I've only had one vicious and down right mean dog, yes dog, it wasn't even a wolf.
That dang dog was just off her rocker no matter what we did.
And I've worked with and rehabilitated a bunch of injured, neglected and abused dogs, wolves, and wolf dogs.
Wolves and wolfdogs are incredibly intelligent and just tend to be smarter than their owners.

I absolutely love it when Gypsy starts training someone new. It's flipping hilarious.

The funniest part about it is the trainee doesn't realize they are being trained until my wife or I point it out to them

Currently, Gypsy is working on training the sister in law. It started with walks ( I'm walking, your walking too)

And has moved on to training treats.

The sister in law was dumb enough to store training treats in her room. And the Nose knows!!!!!

So now Gypsy just barges on into her room (opens the door), lays down with her head resting on crossed paws eyeballing the training treats which the sister in law immediately complies and gives her one

 

[D2Cat]

It doesn't take very long for pets to train their humans!