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 Half husky, half American Akita, 2 years old. I am not fond of small dogs because I might trip or tread on them. The tradeoff is losing at least 1/3rd of bed space, and his endearing habit of climbing on top of me then flopping down for a cuddle. Because we knew he'd be relatively big and also quite cheeky, we nipped any aggression in the bud when he was a puppy - the result is dogs with small dog syndrome sometimes pick on him without reprisal.
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:
Does he sing like a husky or an akita? E: I love trolling this thread for dog horses, thank you all for posting your big bois
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Jan 7, 2022 08:20
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Glory to Italia!
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ILL Machina posted:Does he sing like a husky or an akita? Very regrettably not! Our malamute/collie cross before him sung plenty and was very vocal, we loved it. This boy does not - he'll huff and he'll bark when guarding, he'll also howl in his sleep, but not whilst he's awake. We've managed to get him to howl by playing audio of other dogs howling and joining in ourselves. Our neigbours must have thought we were mad. Oh and he loving HATES one of my grandmothers, for no good reason. He doesn't want us to be around her, he'll growl and bark. She's just a little old lady. He's only met her a couple of times, never had a bad experience with her. Sir Sidney Poitier fucked around with this message at 11:30 on Jan 7, 2022 |
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Jan 7, 2022 11:27
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:Very regrettably not! Does she use a perfume or fragrance he might not like?
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Jan 7, 2022 11:58
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Not that I've noticed, and knowing her I think it's unlikely. She's a small lady who lives in a very rural place, might smell of chickens and livestock, and it's possible that some of us are a bit on edge in terms of our demeanour. He seems to think we need to be protected from her and my partner suggested that he's just saying what everyone's thinking. She seems to assume he's generally like this and we've not had the heart to tell her that of the hundreds of people he's met and loved, she's the only one he's ever had a problem with.
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Jan 7, 2022 12:12
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This was like the 2nd or 3rd day after we brought him home This is now a little over a year later lol  From 22 pounds to 145 pounds in a little over a year. I miss the little tiny Watson lol We are getting artificial turf installed in our backyard next week and I can't loving wait. It currently looks likes this  Because between Watson and his brother Oliver  I cannot get grass to grow anymore so we said gently caress it and are doing dog proof turf. It's expensive as poo poo but it'll be worth it in the long run and we don't plan on moving out of this house probably ever so it's an investment that we're willing to make. They start on monday and it should be a 4-5 day process.
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Jan 31, 2022 00:44
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Not mine but I ran across this and thought of y'all https://i.imgur.com/ION5vt4.mp4
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Feb 2, 2022 10:58
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I cut down some overgrown pine trees in my backyard, and now it is her favorite lookout spot.
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Fozzy The Bear posted:I cut down some overgrown pine trees in my backyard, and now it is her favorite lookout spot. You should totally leave the stump there and put some little stairs on it or something so she can climb up and sit atop it and look down upon all she surveys  .
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Feb 13, 2022 04:26
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Watson is loving his new backyard  We turfed like 1800 sqft of it because him and his brother were just tearing up the grass.
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Feb 14, 2022 13:48
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What a good boy 
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Feb 14, 2022 19:48
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Please tell him I love him.
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Feb 16, 2022 00:53
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 He was afraid of the wind in the night so wanted to sleep on our bed, which is only a regular double and not king size. It wasn't convenient, but I couldn't say no.
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Feb 21, 2022 14:36
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One large and one extra large doggo just living their best lives. 
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Big dog, little dog Pongo’s facial expression cracks me up
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Beginning of the end for our boy Egon. 2 Fridays ago he stopped eating and had very labored breathing. Turns out it's congestive heart failure. His IBD meds have been causing him to retain too much water and it's started loving with his heart's ability to pump properly. 3 days later he was eating again, though he needed to be hand fed, and today he's finally just eating out of his bowl as usual. He's on something like 2 dozen pills a day to combat the IBD and heart issues now. Tomorrow we go to the cardiologist to see what his prospects are for the near future. Just loving sucks cuz he's still happy and energetic. Loves his treats and chasing those bastard squirrels out of the back yard. We've managed his IBD for over 6 years now and he's been pretty stable and this heart failure diagnosis just hit us out of nowhere. I'm sure he's nowhere near as happy as he lets on and that's tragic. He's so upbeat all the time but he must be feeling like absolute hell with all the stuff he's going through.
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Mar 29, 2022 10:13
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Don’t mind me, just checking out the neighbors
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Being this is the thread for enjoyers of big dogs, have any of you ever wished there was some sort of baby bjorn for big dogs? I definitely haven't wished I could carry mine around like a backbreakingly large infant but sometimes I have.
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Ladybug is a somewhat recent addition to the neighborhood. 
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Jul 4, 2022 16:58
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 Dog on a rock.  Same dog, same rock, 2 years ago.
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Jul 23, 2022 15:02
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10/10 dog and view. Where is that?
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Jul 23, 2022 16:20
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Apparently a delightful place for murdering people.
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Jul 23, 2022 17:43
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This dog.....
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mattfl posted:This dog..... ...Deserves their own couch, all the treats and all the pets in the world. Is how I hope that sentence ends because that is a huge dog that is probably also awesome.
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 Today I said goodbye to this girl. She was my best friend and leaves an unfillable hole in my heart.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:Today I said goodbye to this girl. She was my best friend and leaves an unfillable hole in my heart.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:
That's a big hole. What a joy to have met her today, thank you. Treat yourself well as best you can.
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Saw at Lowe’s, forgot to ask a name. That’s a normal sized adult woman he is standing next to, absolute unit
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Oct 4, 2022 19:26
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My other large doggo is just so photogenic
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This is London we are like 90% sure she’s a Great Dane but she’s a rescue so we can’t be for sure unless we DNA test her. This was when we first got her at the beginning of August.  These are more recent pictures. She’s 5 1/2 months old and about 65 lbs lol  first day of puppy school First long car trip to big bear.  Enjoying the cabin in big bear  Waiting for mom to come back with a coffee during our walk.
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That's definitely a Dane.
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ImplicitAssembler posted:That's definitely a Dane. Yeah I’m pretty sure she is 
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100% Dane. Enjoy your new horse lol. Watson went from 51 pounds at 4 months to 80 pounds at 6 months so you’re probably right in the middle of her growth spurt, expect her to be closer to 100 pounds in a few months!
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mattfl posted:100% Dane. Enjoy your new horse lol. Watson went from 51 pounds at 4 months to 80 pounds at 6 months so you’re probably right in the middle of her growth spurt, expect her to be closer to 100 pounds in a few months! lol amazing! She’s been pretty amazing so far but drat can she be stubborn sometimes.
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oh my gosh MarcusSA you have a cute giant dog.
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Thanks! She’s been kinda a lot of work trying to get her to leave the cats alone because she always wants to play with them and she’s so big we don’t want her to hurt them. She’s pretty good about it now but she still boops them every so often. They mostly don’t care about her though so that’s good.
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MarcusSA posted:Thanks! She’s been kinda a lot of work trying to get her to leave the cats alone because she always wants to play with them and she’s so big we don’t want her to hurt them. She’s pretty good about it now but she still boops them every so often. Is this your first Dane? We've had 3 so far so if you have any questions specific to the breed please ask! You are also in the age where she's going to be a complete pain in the rear end most of the time lol She'll mellow out at about 2 years old 
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