Pup talk!

This is your pooch appreciation thread, where any and everything pertaining to pup greatness counts! Drop those funny name-day stories, pics if you want! Explain quirks of all kinds 🙂

How do you guys train your pooches? Anyone in doggy daycare? What are your little guys and gals eating ^_^

This is Kenji, my little Akita-pit maverick who just turned one two weeks ago. I got him after I lost my little pom to cancer

Oops!

And Kenji means second son of intelligence and strength! He's on grandma Lucy's and still battling car-fright 😄

What's up with your babies? Tips, tricks, vents?

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Train?

Crate training, daycare, good ol spray bottle?

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Train?

Crate training, daycare, good ol spray bottle?

He gets to do whatever he wants

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Oh ok he's living then! Is he a small breed? Let's see your fella 🙂

Whaaaat @blackphase he is so cute! I also adopted from a shelter so Kenji was pretty easy to train too! I think we definitely took a while longer to bond though because of his shelter background; but I'm glad to hear that wasn't the case with you guys. Who could abandon those eyes? That fourth picture is sooo cute lol

I'm sure he's glad to have wound up with you!

My pup is a collie! One year old.

Obedient, extremely loyal.

Has some issues, gets fixated on sheep, cats and balls and weird habits such as snapping at the air.

(I want to sign him up for sheepdog training, or agility to fix this, as a working dog he needs to keep his mind occupied).

BUT ISN'T HE FLUFFIN ADORABLE?

Also, he's an Aries. 😉

@Silvuh

Kenji is beautiful, what a mix!

@blackphase

Those eyes though!

Whoa @Jardsi I see a resemblance! We did a blood panel to see what his mixes were and he also has some collie (and chow) in him too! But I think the pit collie and Akita show more.

They look about the same size as well and Kenji also snaps at the air. I always thought he might be trying to get mosquitos haha. Your baby looks the sweetest! Have you tried puzzle toys?

@impulsv

...I cannot. You're about to give me a heart attack, I so want him. The thing I miss most about small dogs is the dress up lol

He is seriously styling 😄

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Whaaaat @blackphase he is so cute! I also adopted from a shelter so Kenji was pretty easy to train too! I think we definitely took a while longer to bond though because of his shelter background; but I'm glad to hear that wasn't the case with you guys. Who could abandon those eyes? That fourth picture is sooo cute lol

I'm sure he's glad to have wound up with you!

Yes, I tend to hear that about many shelter dogs, that they take longer to warm up and trust. I don't think my Dog had much experience with females and that may have made a difference. I got him from a male who only had him for a year after getting him from a shelter, then he had to get rid of him as he was in the Navy and going overseas, so possibly being abandon by the man had an impact.. but he took to me instantly. He was so loving and snugly with me from the second I got him. I don't know how anyone could let go of him either!!

Your fella is a friggen cutie too!!!! Guhhhh, I love dogs!!

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Thank you! And I know ugh! I love all animals really but dogs definitely take the cake haha. He must be super attached to you

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Whoa @Jardsi I see a resemblance! We did a blood panel to see what his mixes were and he also has some collie (and chow) in him too! But I think the pit collie and Akita show more.

They look about the same size as well and Kenji also snaps at the air. I always thought he might be trying to get mosquitos haha. Your baby looks the sweetest! Have you tried puzzle toys?

The pit and Akita show for sure! He looks like he's going to be big anyway haha.

I actually thought that my dog might have some husky, or similar breed somewhere in there. He looks very wolf like sometimes, with his big bat ears and amber eyes.

He was dumped on our doorstep as a tiny puppy with his sister, she looked more like a spaniel.

I haven't tried puzzle toys, haven't even heard of them. -googles-

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Whoa @Jardsi I see a resemblance! We did a blood panel to see what his mixes were and he also has some collie (and chow) in him too! But I think the pit collie and Akita show more.

They look about the same size as well and Kenji also snaps at the air. I always thought he might be trying to get mosquitos haha. Your baby looks the sweetest! Have you tried puzzle toys?

The pit and Akita show for sure! He looks like he's going to be big anyway haha.

I actually thought that my dog might have some husky, or similar breed somewhere in there. He looks very wolf like sometimes, with his big bat ears and amber eyes.

He was dumped on our doorstep as a tiny puppy with his sister, she looked more like a spaniel.

I haven't tried puzzle toys, haven't even heard of them. -googles-

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Oh wow you should try a wisdom panel if you ever want an idea of his possible mixes. He sure has some wolfie qualities for sure. And the toys are just like riddles for dogs! You can pop a couple treats in hidden compartments and your dog will spend hours trying to get them out..

Or minutes chewing/toppling it over if he's anything like mine 😆

But it worked great before he realized he could do that lol

These typos are killing me haha

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Whoa @Jardsi I see a resemblance! We did a blood panel to see what his mixes were and he also has some collie (and chow) in him too! But I think the pit collie and Akita show more.

They look about the same size as well and Kenji also snaps at the air. I always thought he might be trying to get mosquitos haha. Your baby looks the sweetest! Have you tried puzzle toys?

The pit and Akita show for sure! He looks like he's going to be big anyway haha.

I actually thought that my dog might have some husky, or similar breed somewhere in there. He looks very wolf like sometimes, with his big bat ears and amber eyes.

He was dumped on our doorstep as a tiny puppy with his sister, she looked more like a spaniel.

I haven't tried puzzle toys, haven't even heard of them. -googles-

Oh wow you should try a wisdom panel of you ever want an idea of his possible mixes. He sure has some wolfie qualities for sure. And the toys are just like riddles for dogs! You can pop a compile treats in hidden compartments and your dog will spend hours trying to get them out..

Or minutes chewing/toppling it over if he's anything like mine 😆

But it worked great before he realized he could do that lol

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I'll try some out for sure.

🙂

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Little Mexican burrito name meatloaflol

Awww