Pet Pictures

[Will_Mac]

I love Corsos. I ended up with an American Bulldog (Scott type) rescue that is on the larger size at 120 lbs. He's a big baby, but his prey drive is off the hook!

That's a big boy at 120 lbs!  I've never witnessed a Scott type that large before.  My buddy's AB (Johnson type, is that correct?) named Murph was huge at about the same size.  Big mush, that one, loved him.
 
Thankfully, Gracie's prey drive is minimal.  She will chase all wildlife vigorously, but it's just territorial as she gives up once they haul butt outta there.  But she is fast as all hell.  I've never seen a Mastiff move quite this fast, change direction so quickly, and be so athletic overall.  I'm pretty sure your AB is similar.  Our 120 lb Clyde, the Cane Corso, was also very fast at top speed.  But because a significant case of hip dysplasia detected at 6 months old, he was never able to display his inner athleticism nor accelerate very quickly.
 
But as to prey drive, the last dog of our fallen previous pack was a Shiloh Shepherd.  If you haven't heard about the breed, look them up, they're an amazing breed of dog.  A purebred developed by mixing American German Shepherd, (German) German Shepherd, and Alaskan Malamute.  The effort was to realize a more even tempered Shepherd yet with stronger hips as benefit from the more dense bone structure of the Malamute.
 
An unintended consequence, however, resulted in a dog larger than both the GSD and Malamute.
 
Our "Foley" had a prey drive like no other.  If not for his plush coat, he'd have made a fantastic hunting dog.  So smart and easy to train, fast athletic, yet with the playful, eager to please, and gentle disposition of the typical Golden or Lab. Yet he possessed all the attention grabbing presence and cabilities of the GSD.
 
The Shiloh would be the perfect breed of dog, imho, if not for that coat.  While the Malamute bloodline certainly helped to sure up the breed's hips, the Shiloh also got the arctic dog's dense undercoat.  I could brush that dog with an undercoat rake for 30 minutes or more and get as much hair out in the last minute as in the first.  Absolutely crazy and sadly, that's the only reason why we'll likely never have one again.

As much as I'm wholly indulging in Gracie, I'll miss our previous pack forever.

Carly the Lab (80 lbs), Clyde the Cane Corso (120 lbs), Foley the Shiloh Shepherd (105 lbs):

[TJ Hall]

This dog thinks she is smaller than she actually is…

[Nunfa0]

Here are my boys...

[acura1]

The stare you get when getting home and she didnt get to go

[rvc2113rq]

Navy is good from tee to green but struggles with the short game. 
 

aka she chases my chips and putts. Work in progress but she loves being in the mix out on the course. 

Edited May 13 by rvc2113rq

[Northern Monkey]

Cookie loves BluBear, she never leaves him alone. I’m convinced she thinks she’s a dog

[cksurfdude]

3 hours ago, Northern Monkey said:

Cookie loves BluBear, she never leaves him alone. I’m convinced she thinks she’s a dog

Oh I love those guys!!!

My uncle and aunt had an always changing mix of one dog plus 3 or 4 cats .. out of each grouping, over time, there was always one cat that just loved loved loved the dog at the time! The last great combo was a male Bernese and a Persian (the Persian was the beggar at the dinner table ).

[cksurfdude]

8 hours ago, rvc2113rq said:

Navy is good from tee to green but struggles with the short game. 
 

aka she chases my chips and putts. Work in progress but she loves being in the mix out on the course. 

Beautiful dog! Hope your golf balls are returned .. and only slobbered and not chewed

[Northern Monkey]

1 hour ago, cksurfdude said:

Oh I love those guys!!!

My uncle and aunt had an always changing mix of one dog plus 3 or 4 cats .. out of each grouping, over time, there was always one cat that just loved loved loved the dog at the time! The last great combo was a male Bernese and a Persian (the Persian was the beggar at the dinner table ).

Cookie is exactly the same! She begs more than the dog does. Must be a Persian thing

[Dweed]

4 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Beautiful dog! Hope your golf balls are returned .. and only slobbered and not chewed

Good cleaner for sure.

[ChuckZ]

My wife and I will celebrate our 47th years of marriage in November.  During this time we have been bless with having four wonderful miniature Dachshunds' in our lives.  Dylan (7), Zach (4), Scarlett (14.5), and Katie (17.5). Funny, stubborn and very loving little furballs.  We found that the little girls seem to be more to our liking and a bit more lovable.  Of the four the first three had trouble with their backs.  Our last we had to let go last winter due to blindness, loss of hearing and dementia.  At her age she was becoming aggressive and quality of life was a real issue with her.  She was my best friend.  All of them are still with us in urns on our bookshelves.  When our ashes are spread they will go with us.   This is Ms. Katie on her 12th BD and when she was 1 (below).  RIP our little angels.  Dylan and Zack with black/tan.  Scarlett brown/tan.  Katie, fawn.  

Edited May 14 by ChuckZ
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[CCorley99]

This is my mini golden doodle, Honey. She is a whole 2 years old. She likes to hoard her toys or whatever else she can get a hold of. When I try to chip around in the backyard, she will gather any golf balls I hit and refuse to give them back. She's been a great dog when she behaves. lol

[Dweed]

On 5/16/2024 at 7:02 PM, CCorley99 said:

This is my mini golden doodle, Honey. She is a whole 2 years old. She likes to hoard her toys or whatever else she can get a hold of. When I try to chip around in the backyard, she will gather any golf balls I hit and refuse to give them back. She's been a great dog when she behaves. lol

Beautiful pup. Welcome to the forums. 

[tdc1]

Just perusing the kingdom on a quiet Sunday morning.

[cksurfdude]

2 hours ago, tdc1 said:

Just perusing the kingdom on a quiet Sunday morning.

What a great pooch!! She could have a .. haha .. literal field day in my back yard - the chipmunks and squirrels have gotten a bit brazen without our fierce hunters there to give chase!

[tdc1]

3 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

What a great pooch!! She could have a .. haha .. literal field day in my back yard - the chipmunks and squirrels have gotten a bit brazen without our fierce hunters there to give chase!

Not 20 minutes after I took this pic she managed to nab a chipmunk and brought it back to the bed.  This time, the chipmunk was still alive and I got it out of her jaws.  It limped away.  She Who Must Hunt was not very pleased with me.

[Dweed]

On 5/19/2024 at 9:16 AM, tdc1 said:

Just perusing the kingdom on a quiet Sunday morning.

Oh yah. No bunnies or squirrels allowed in this yard.

[TJ Hall]

Not really sure how she got back there…

[Dweed]

On 5/21/2024 at 9:05 PM, TJ Hall said:

Not really sure how she got back there…

Where there is a will... She probably crawled under the lamp stand. Beautiful pup. 

[TJ Hall]

27 minutes ago, Dweed said:

Where there is a will... She probably crawled under the lamp stand. Beautiful pup. 

Thanks…she is fairly calm for a husky and doesn’t get into too much trouble.  But she does get some crazy zoomies every now and then!

[berkeleybob]

It was wet and pouring outside on our afternoon walk. I remembered my SIL gave this wearable towel, so I put it on Wilbur when we got back.

”You have got to be kidding me. I enjoy a good, wet sofa to lie on!”

“Clearly, I deserve a carrot for having to wear this.”

[tdc1]

No golf today because we’re cleaning windows!

[Dweed]

On 5/24/2024 at 3:35 AM, berkeleybob said:

It was wet and pouring outside on our afternoon walk. I remembered my SIL gave this wearable towel, so I put it on Wilbur when we got back.

”You have got to be kidding me. I enjoy a good, wet sofa to lie on!”

“Clearly, I deserve a carrot for having to wear this.”

Glad he likes carrots. Good pup.

[Dweed]

On 5/25/2024 at 12:13 PM, tdc1 said:

No golf today because we’re cleaning windows!

Let me out dad. Summer is almost here.

[stevehernes]

That is Fluffy. New member of our family. Unfortunately our previous cat (8yo) recently passed away and the whole family was devastated. We tried to save her with the Pet Prescription Without Vet services and with the professional vet but nothing helped unfortunately. 

Edited May 30 by stevehernes

[Siamese Moose]

15 hours ago, stevehernes said:

Can't post without a name!

[TJ Hall]

17 year old got groomed yesterday…she was exhausted after it but looks good!

Top is before, bottom is after:

SWMBO told them to cut her short!

[TJ Hall]

Dog is leading a rough life…

[tdc1]

14 minutes ago, TJ Hall said:

Dog is leading a rough life…

Poor pretty baby!
 

[TJ Hall]

This one just turned 5 yesterday!

 

And yes, she thinks she owns the place!