As cats are inclined to do!
This thread has been flirting with derailment (I know I contributed). Now, in an effort to both get brakes applied before derailment and redeem myself, I give you...
Beijing and Bluegrass!
As cats are inclined to do!
Thank you very much. I too was going to relate my experiences with rescue dogs. Not going to happen now.KLJ77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:59 pm I was going to relate my story & experience I had with rescuing a GSD that was 4 years old and what it took to gain his trust. But now, I'm not so sure I want to get into a "debate" about whether I did things right, wrong or indifferent.
LA...from reading this thread, I can tell you are very educated and experienced with handling dogs, training, knowledge of their temperaments, etc., etc. However, your aggressiveness toward relating to what others say or feel about a particular K-9 topic appears to have turned off several members.
I get what YOU'RE relating to and how YOU understand dogs, but for the most part, you're also responding to 90% of other's comments like they're some kind of 'dumbed down' dog owners and only you are qualified in making sure everyone becomes as smart & educated as you are about dogs. Thats how I interpret your comments anyway. The average dog owner on here doesn't want to debate dog behaviors or get into a long drawn out condescending conversations. This thread is about 'pets'...family pets. Okay...I understand some people asked you particular questions, and you were trying to answer them according to your expertise, but It's not about the knowledge you were presenting, it's the way you are delivering the message.
You don't need to verbalize in a condescending manner. People very much appreciate what you have to say and how you can educate them, but don't treat them like they're stupid, ignorant or uneducated just because they are not at your level of expertise.
I really do respect your knowledge about dogs. Please respect our lack of knowledge...and how we love our pets just as much as you do.
Off my rant...
Thank you for the kind words you spared me. But 90% ? That's an absurd exaggeration. Please go back through the thread beginning from my first post and you're going to see how amicable I was with the people who kindly interacted with me. So that proves that I'm not the problem, I simply reciprocate.KLJ77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:59 pm I was going to relate my story & experience I had with rescuing a GSD that was 4 years old and what it took to gain his trust. But now, I'm not so sure I want to get into a "debate" about whether I did things right, wrong or indifferent.
LA...from reading this thread, I can tell you are very educated and experienced with handling dogs, training, knowledge of their temperaments, etc., etc. However, your aggressiveness toward relating to what others say or feel about a particular K-9 topic appears to have turned off several members.
I get what YOU'RE relating to and how YOU understand dogs, but for the most part, you're also responding to 90% of other's comments like they're some kind of 'dumbed down' dog owners and only you are qualified in making sure everyone becomes as smart & educated as you are about dogs. Thats how I interpret your comments anyway. The average dog owner on here doesn't want to debate dog behaviors or get into a long drawn out condescending conversations. This thread is about 'pets'...family pets. Okay...I understand some people asked you particular questions, and you were trying to answer them according to your expertise, but It's not about the knowledge you were presenting, it's the way you are delivering the message.
You don't need to verbalize in a condescending manner. People very much appreciate what you have to say and how you can educate them, but don't treat them like they're stupid, ignorant or uneducated just because they are not at your level of expertise.
I really do respect your knowledge about dogs. Please respect our lack of knowledge...and how we love our pets just as much as you do.
Off my rant...
Thank you Dan for being honest.
No problems here, thanks!KLJ77 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 8:32 pm "Even your statement that this thread is for 'pets' (specifically) "family pets" can be construed as being derogatory. "
LA (Ron),
I apologize for implying erroneously that your K-9 family was not your 'family pets'. That was NOT my intention towards you. I fully understand that; no matter what breed of pets we have, they're all family...some closer than even our own blood family. But that's quite another topic.
I did go back and review the context of many of the comments. I see and understand what got you riled up and what didn't set right with you. But there were other comments / questions you replied to that didn't deserve what was interpreted as a caustic reply. imho
I reiterate...there are many great stories on this thread about our pets, yours included. I DON'T take that away from you. I also apologize if I was too far out of line with my original dissertation, but I also wanted to make a point. Your point is well taken. I hope we all can move on from this and enjoy one another's stories and provide insight and educational aspects, though most of us are novice's. I hope I'm making sense without unintentionally stirring the pot.
Best regards...
LJ
PS: And I will take the time to relate my GSD story...with photos.
What a wonderful cat. I like her little white bib!1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:07 am Even tho she's 3 years old, she'll aways be daddy's Kitten.
Dan In MI wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:59 amWhat a wonderful cat. I like her little white bib!1967redrider wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:07 am Even tho she's 3 years old, she'll aways be daddy's Kitten.
Pepper has some nice thick leg bones.
Pepper has some nice thick leg bones.Loose Arrow wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:50 pm [quote=Colonel26 post_id=929754 time=<a href="tel:1623722203">1623722203</a> user_id=14441]
Here’s Jackson and Simon hanging out with Pepper the squirrel dog.
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Thanks for sharing, I read it through.
It could make a difference catching and holding game.Loose Arrow wrote: ↑Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:23 pmThanks for sharing, I read it through.
Form follows function.
How crazy that UKC will disqualify a dog for an under/over-bite. In the ADBA it's worth up to 5 points of the 25 possible points scored of the head.
A scissor bite is always preferred but I don't mind it being slightly under so long as you can't fit a roll of quarters between them.
I have no idea what the breed standard is for bulldogs. It may be acceptable in the UKC as well. Those were just for black mouth curs.Loose Arrow wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 1:28 amA scissor bite is always preferred but I don't mind it being slightly under so long as you can't fit a roll of quarters between them.
My boy Micky is slightly undershot. His reaction when I told him UKC don't consider him a bulldog if he doesn't have a perfect scissor bite.
Thanks Colonel! I was just being funny with that pic. UKC don't uphold their written Standard for the APBT that's why theirs end up looking more like American Bullies instead.
Glad you enjoyed it QS!Quick Steel wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:05 am LA, Back on June 2nd you posted a Civil War painting that I enjoyed because it showed the APBT as a Unionist. I thought that was very cool.
Thanks for sharing that video Ken.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Wed Jun 16, 2021 3:18 am The comments earlier in this thread regarding differing breed standards are good reminders. I’m not going to say they all make sense but for the most part those standards are driven by the reasons for the breed’s existence. Dew claw removal (or not) also mentioned is another matter that depends on the breed’s purpose. That reminded me of this interesting video pertaining to dew claws in retrieving breeds. Any dog owner regardless of breed, living where water freezes over should see this.
Ken