Here is Kobe. He is a Fox Terrier mix (we think he is mixed with mini-pinscher) and is 3 1/2 years old. He was a rescue, got him in Sept of last year.

 

VERY VERY smart dog, but when the distractions are abundant, he doesnt listen. He's def a watch dog, has great hearing and vision as well. I think he would make a great hunting dog (i mean, isnt that what fox terriers were bred for?) but i think his lack of following commands when distracted would obviously be an issue.

 

He is great with my 4 year old but loves to play rough. He is also very well house trained (we're out of the house for 9 hours a day and no accidents!) He just likes getting into the garbage... I know some of that is boredom/lack of exercise during the day.. my wife just started a nursing job and works 3 12 hour shifts, so she will be home a lot more to give him more exercise (not to mention we are buying a house with a huge yard, so he will be able to run freely )

 

He was originally named Nicky from the original owner, but my daughter is Nicolette (Niki for short) so we needed a new name for him... Kobe and Nicky sound familiar and he took to it right away...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By far the best part about Kobe is his ears. He can contort them all kinds of ways. One up both up, both down, back sideways all over the place. I can usually tell his mood and if he is curious, scared, defiant, obedient, etc just from his expression and ear movements LOL.

He is adorable

 

Most fox hunting and treeing breeds have that quality. They are not bred to walk by your side or retrieve , they are bred to track and take off with you following , preferably on horseback. I had a Jack Russel . Once they are on target ( squirrel!) they are usually off and fully expecting you to follow. Teaching this type of dog to listen to the command "come" once they are off for the horizon is a tough task. I wound up using a citronella collar for my JRT. Worked!

He is adorable

 

Most fox hunting and treeing breeds have that quality. They are not bred to walk by your side or retrieve , they are bred to track and take off with you following , preferably on horseback. I had a Jack Russel . Once they are on target ( squirrel!) they are usually off and fully expecting you to follow. Teaching this type of dog to listen to the command "come" once they are off for the horizon is a tough task. I wound up using a citronella collar for my JRT. Worked!

 

Thank you

 

Interesting that you say that. He WILL walk by my side with the heal command, but it usually only lasts for about 10 seconds before he starts making his way ahead of me. If he sees a cat or squirrel FORGET IT! lol

I know nothing about that type of collar but with a quick google search it looks like its for bark control? Also works with commands?

It can be used for all types of commands and is not as cruel as electronic collars IMO . It is for hard cases when you fear safety. Dogs that bolt benefit from these collars. It is a normal breed thing , but not always as safe in town as in the feild

 

Basically , there is a citronella cartridge on the collar. You have a remote control that will work up to 100 feet. I use a command "freeze" because it does not sound like other commands . When he bolts yell freeze and then spray a split second later . He'll get it eventually and you'll find the word alone makes him stop in his tracks. The minute he "gets it " without the spray , act like he just won the Iditarod or something Dried liver are the best treats for training I find.

Shock collars work well with a smart dog. My dog's collar has a tone function. When I was training him i would always hit the tone before the shock, so he would associate the two. Now the tone is enough. He really only needs the tone to break his concentration on whatever craziness he has gotten into.

my boston

 

 

Shock collars work well with a smart dog. My dog's collar has a tone function. When I was training him i would always hit the tone before the shock, so he would associate the two. Now the tone is enough. He really only needs the tone to break his concentration on whatever craziness he has gotten into.

 

yeah that is the basic idea. That is why it is important the tone or the command comes first . Eventually you can drop the physical correction.

Boston terriers are one of the few small dogs I would ever consider owning. They are great dogs.

GSDs are my favorite breed. Grew up with them , haven't had one for a few years now. Next two dogs I get will probably be a hunting breed and a GSD. Rescues would be my first choice . I trained 2 GSDs to Schutzhund ( 1 and 2) in my younger years , I would love for my kids to have the same opportunity.

 

Yeah nothing better than a breed known as "the third parent"

Right now, work hours and space restraints are preventing me from adding +1 to our existing zoo, but once I have a little bit of running room a rescue GSD is the plan, unless you've owned one, you'd never understand the intelligence and loyalty the GSD brings to the family.

And I know, i know, everyone's dog, like their kids, is an exceptional individual-let's not let this thread go south (MY SCHNAUZER WAS THE SMARTEST DOG EVER! HOW DARE YOU!!)

 

 

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My Bud.

 

Shock collars work well with a smart dog. My dog's collar has a tone function. When I was training him i would always hit the tone before the shock, so he would associate the two. Now the tone is enough. He really only needs the tone to break his concentration on whatever craziness he has gotten into.

 

This is exactly how a lot of the invisible fences work, except it's triggered by proximity to the wire rather than a remote. Lead the dog to the fence once or twice, let them hear the tone, let them get shocked. Then, lead them to the fence, as soon as they hear the tone, run them back to the center of the yard. It has kept my german shepherd inside the yard for the past 8-9 years.

This is Murphy, my boy. 3 1/2 years old, and 90 pounds of pure love. I picked him up at a rescue in Mechanicsburg, PA, where they thought he was a lab/collie mix.

When he stands he looks like a black and white Irish Setter. I really need that DNA kit!

He can do no wrong in my eyes.

 

And here is Meatball with Murphy. Not my favorite child yet. He'll be 1 in June, we recued him from a shelter in Wanaque.

Still in the puppy phase, but my backyard looks like no man's land on a WWI battlefield with the holes he's digging. Another lab mix. We're working on him, they're both smart as a whip.

He absolutely adores Murphy.

This is Murphy, my boy. 3 1/2 years old, and 90 pounds of pure love. I picked him up at a rescue in Mechanicsburg, PA, where they thought he was a lab/collie mix.

When he stands he looks like a black and white Irish Setter. I really need that DNA kit!

He can do no wrong in my eyes.

 

90 pounds?! I can tell you I'm almost certain that he's got collie in him though. I had a border collie mix from when I was 5 to 19. Same face, same fur, same marking patterns. Collies are beautiful dogs. They truly are smart though.

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This is Murphy, my boy. 3 1/2 years old, and 90 pounds of pure love. I picked him up at a rescue in Mechanicsburg, PA, where they thought he was a lab/collie mix.

When he stands he looks like a black and white Irish Setter. I really need that DNA kit!

He can do no wrong in my eyes.

 

And here is Meatball with Murphy. Not my favorite child yet. He'll be 1 in June, we recued him from a shelter in Wanaque.

Still in the puppy phase, but my backyard looks like no man's land on a WWI battlefield with the holes he's digging. Another lab mix. We're working on him, they're both smart as a whip.

He absolutely adores Murphy.

We had the DNA test done for our dog Shelby, and the results were that she was part coon hound and Siberian husky. But they (DNA company) would not tell us or anyone else if the dog tested was part Pit. She looks nothing like a husky or coon hound.

The testing is cool, but not exact.

It can be used for all types of commands and is not as cruel as electronic collars IMO . It is for hard cases when you fear safety. Dogs that bolt benefit from these collars. It is a normal breed thing , but not always as safe in town as in the feild

 

Basically , there is a citronella cartridge on the collar. You have a remote control that will work up to 100 feet. I use a command "freeze" because it does not sound like other commands . When he bolts yell freeze and then spray a split second later . He'll get it eventually and you'll find the word alone makes him stop in his tracks. The minute he "gets it " without the spray , act like he just won the Iditarod or something Dried liver are the best treats for training I find.

 

Interesting. Thanks for the info

 

Shock collars work well with a smart dog. My dog's collar has a tone function. When I was training him i would always hit the tone before the shock, so he would associate the two. Now the tone is enough. He really only needs the tone to break his concentration on whatever craziness he has gotten into.

 

Thanks I'll have to give these options a try. I think once we are in the house with a yard it will be much easier to work on this training stuff. Very difficult in an apartment setting..

 

Appreciate all the info!

Sorry I've been away, I've had some issues with the DSL. Nice dogs everyone, and a big +1 to everyone who rescued. It seems to me like the rescues are always the best dogs, appreciating being in a better situation.

 

Ray Ray, keep in mind that without a dog you won't be able to detect terminators. Just sayin'.

This was Shadow. We had him from about 1995-2009. He was a VERY smart dog. Although he loved exploring anything outside, he knew and obeyed our property lines regardless of what happened, and whether he was being watched or out of sight. We lost him due to a deficiency that destroyed his kidney's if his diet contained any protein. Catch 22, feed him protein, and his kidneys get destroyed. Don't feed him protein, he loses muscle mass like nobody's business. We obviously took protein out of his diet, and made him as comfortable as possible for as long as possible. He surprisingly survived for two years like this, but unfortunately there came a time when we couldn't make him comfortable enough anymore. I've lost a dog (died on her own), and I had to put Shadow down...let me say that putting a dog down is MUCH harder to do. He's definitely a friend I'll never forget though. And from the picture, you can tell he's a class act

 

Beautiful Dogs. I have to find a picture of mine.

Just lost my pooch last week.

RIP Penny

Whamo sorry to hear of the loss. We lost our cat this passed Monday as well.

Sorry to hear about Penny. That picture of her is great. My dog will get the same look sometimes.

Sorry about losing your dog Penny. I have said goodbye to a quite a few dogs , it never gets easier. They do have a special place in your heart.

Reviving a dead thread here. I pulled the preverbial trigger on the Sportdog400. I have tried some training, but he really needs something to grab his attention when we're outside around a lot of distractions. Esp if he happens to get off the leash/out of the yard, which is exactly what happened 2 times in the last week...

 

Cant wait for the collar to come in. I really want to get started with the training..

 

I was swapping my fiance's alternator yesterday at the in-laws. (car happened to die in their driveway luckily) I was in a rush b/c i had parts all over the damn place and there was a huge storm coming.

 

They have a huge yard with chain link around 75% and vinyl facing the front. My dog usually goes wild there, they have a huge amt of groundhogs and chipmunks so obviously he spends most of his time chasing these buggers. WELL yesterday he ALMOST got a chipmunk and it happened to squeeze through the chain link. So the dog just sat by the fence looking at it, the chipmunk was only about 10 feet away making all kinds of noises i guess to mess with the dog or call his other friends or what not.. The dog looked content with just waiting by the fence for it to come back in. Was sitting there, tail wagging... I thought nothing of it and went back to working on the wifes car.

 

About 15 mins later i hear a few dogs barking in the street behind the in-laws house. I thought to myself, oh its prob just deer. There are about 10 acres of woods adjacent to the prop so they always have animals passing through, typically deer and foxes. About 5 mins later i went into the backyard to take a quick dip in the pool and when i looked at the spot the dog was sitting, i see a small holl in the ground near the fence and no dog. LOL perfect timing. I was rushing to finish the car before the storm came, and the dog decided to dig his way out of the yard. We have had him for 8 months and go over there like every weekend, and this is the 1st time he escaped.

 

Luckily there are no major roads behind the house and my mother-in-law drove around the block and found him nose to nose with someone’s dog at a fence. But that was only after she tried to get him to stay and every time he would wait for her to get close then take off running. Guess he thought it was a game. I swear the little sucker listens fine until he gets loose, then its just a game. He waits until you get almost close enough to grab him, then he takes off like a bat out of hell.

 

I wasnt going to look for him until after i was done with the car, good think my mother in law was on top of it.

I bet once the storm started he would be at the gate begging to come inside though, he hates the rain... lol

This is my dog Lucy. She is a fun loving dog but completly useless, just sits around all day eating and sleeping. But we love her so much.

This is exactly how a lot of the invisible fences work, except it's triggered by proximity to the wire rather than a remote. Lead the dog to the fence once or twice, let them hear the tone, let them get shocked. Then, lead them to the fence, as soon as they hear the tone, run them back to the center of the yard. It has kept my german shepherd inside the yard for the past 8-9 years.

 

Yes, same here. It has kept our Boxer in the yard for 9 years, and she has not worn her collar for most of the years. It just requires the occasional refresher.

 

Here she is:

 

 

Bailey the Pomapoo

 

 

Here my buddy Dutch

 

Hike in High Point

 

My fiance and him

good lookin pups!

 

would really like to get into hiking myself...

All adorable dogs

 

My 1 year old son with my ? year old Mastiff

cute pic!