DOGS

[JR_Charger]

Boxahoulas hate cold weather. We are having a hard, hard time making potties.

 

[biomedtechguy]

Boxahoulas

Boxer and Catahoula
Wow. What a combo!
I have better luck getting "the pack" to "go outside" when I lead the way like a good alpha dog. Heck, I can even pee on a tree if I need to (for their benefit, of course)...

 

[JR_Charger]

I've watched a couple Boxer videos, and I think mixing with Catahoula is good for tampering down the Boxer's worst traits. I'm hoping the Boxahoulas will become mentally mature one day. The one that takes most after the Catahoula side is by far the easiest to live with. She's fantastic all the way around. The boys are more demanding, they make it hard to get anything done. They also roam in direct proportion to their Boxer-ness.

They all have the soft/warm boxer coat which doesn't appear to have any functionality other than being irresistible to humans.

 

[biomedtechguy]

In the last house I was in, my next door neighbor had a Boxer that could have used more exercise and attention, and was very "energetic" when I would visit.
Of course I am a lifelong fan of dogs, I love 'em, and I think dogs pick up on that.
I learned how the breed got its name, after I got "boxed" in the worst place possible by a front paw from his dog, I learned from that point on to make use of my long arms and reach out to arm's length to pet the dog.
Let's look at the "Tale of the Tape"
*Boxer: speed and agility with accurate delivery to "vital" target area.
*Biomedtechguy: ability to know intended target, reach advantage to make for impenetrable defense.

 

[JR_Charger]

Mine haven't figured boxing out yet, but it looks like they could be working their way up to it. I got humbled by my Great Pyrenees when she was young though. She reared up and lunged at me like dogs normally do when they want to play. I lunged back at her, but instead of bumping chests she ducked under me, got behind me, grabbed my waist with her front legs and tried to pull me down. I didn't know that Great Pyrenees have wrestling moves. If it was a real attack she would have got me.

I turned the tables on her later on. I had a lab that she couldn't stand. Every couple weeks she would try to take him out, and I had to figure out how to break them up without hurting her or getting hurt myself. Eventually I figured out that the trick is to grab the back legs and pull them up. The first time I did it she tried to turn on me, which opened her up to being attacked from the front by the lab. She realized she was in a pickle real quick and gave up. Every now and then she'd try for the lab again, but pulling her back legs up always stopped her.

 

[Rick62]

Some of Irving's resting positions don't look too comfortable.

 

[ckessel]

Here, tennis balls rule the roost over Kongs, Nyla Bone's, squeaky pigs etc. After some deck soccer/hockey, it was beach time but tennis balls were still involved.

 

[hemi71x]

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[JR_Charger]

It took a team effort, but the Pond Gang actually managed to chew up a Zogoflex toy. Zogoflex isn't indestructible after all, but this toy soaked up a ton of damage that could have went into stuff I care about.

I tried cheap tennis balls with my Catahoula, but their life is measured in minutes. The expensive Zogoflex balls are the only thing that lasts, but they often get carried off into the woods and dropped when my catdog spots a deer. I've got $60 of balls out in the woods somewhere.

 

[65Bel]

Have a Ball . . .

 

[biomedtechguy]

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PIC LIFTED!

 

[biomedtechguy]

I tried cheap tennis balls with my Catahoula, but their life is measured in minutes.

I used to get a dozen Blue Buffalo "Blue Trainer" tennis balls for free every month in the Blue Trainer kits they sent out. I was a Dog Trainer at Petco, and I was signed up for the free program from Blue Buffalo food Co.
The destruction would go like this: Pop the ball, strip off the fuzzy covering, and chew the rest apart. I had to take them away, because some dogs swallow things they shouldn't.
That EMPHASIZES that many dog toys are for SUPERVISED use ONLY.

 

[biomedtechguy]

Have a Ball . . .

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That is an AWESOME ball, and a really cool effect.

 

[65Bel]

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That is an AWESOME ball, and a really cool effect.

https://www.chewy.com/rogz-by-kong-grinz-treat-ball-dog-toy/dp/116746

 

[junior340]

Mia

 

[hemi71x]

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[biomedtechguy]

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Giant, drooling, loveable HUNK of a dog!!

 

[hemi71x]

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[ckessel]

Merry Christmas from the bluff above dog beach in Morro Bay.

 

[hemi71x]

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