I like danes. Not too common and with their size you really have to want to but the best family dog I can imagine.

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I saw a Newf at the pet store a few years ago that was 225 pounds! :eek: His owner rescued him as a puppy and he said that the dog wouldn't stop growing. He looked like a little bear. One of my college professors brought his Newf to class every day. They are very sweet dogs and very intelligent.

We've had a couple of them too. I think our first was a Drahthaar, from a breeder in Idaho. I forgot the name. The second was a German Wirehaired Pointer named Anna Von Meisenhaus (we call her Candy, her reg. name was a mouthful :)) IMO, the hoity-toity assertion that GWPs are a seperate breed and implication that they're lesser dogs in nonsense. GWPs might look a little different, but they're versatile passionate dogs who are just as friendly. From the VDDs and GWPs that I've known, there are bigger differences between individuals than between the breeds.

Our Manchester Terrier
Her name is Mabel

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Looks to me like definitely Samoyed, ( I used to have one) and border collie,(now have one) just because of those bent ears. Very cool dog in any case!

Labrador Deceiver. Half Lab, half Golden Retriever. A hunting buddy was getting ready to breed his Golden Retriever when the neighbor's black Lab dug under the fence. Both were accomplished Master Hunters, but the pups were "worthless", so I took one off of his hands. Fantastic dog; great hunter, and great with my two little boys in his waning years.

big dog is one of my german shorthaired pointers,but the little one is actualy a rat terrier.
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and this one is the rare frankenpup
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I got this bird dog last year in Haiti. No idea what breed it is.

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I am on my second Bouvier Des Flanders.

Great family protector, disposition, courage and loyalty.

So let's see some photos of those Flemish dogs.

It's a Bouvier des P-shop.

The bad guys think they have been attacked by a bear.

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Athletic swimmer, loves to exercise and play, great family dog, doesn't shed(!),
maybe a little too smart, but a lot of fun - meet WIZARD - the Portuguese Water Dog.

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If I ever get a dog other than a dane, I'd probably get a great swiss mountain dog.

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Re: Dog owners?
 

The rarest breed I have ever owned (or who own's me!) is my current buddy. She's an Alaskan Klee Kai AKA a Miniature Husky. I had never heard of the breed until I picked her up at the pound. She was surrendered at six months old because she was destructive! Imagine that, a 6 month old puppy being destructive. SHe has been the best dog I have ever had. She had never destroyed anything, never barks, never bites, is great with kids, smart, and I haven't put her on a leash since 2 months after I got her. Here's a pic of her:

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We have a black pug that is so ugly it is cute. He thinks he is a pitbull and tries to take on every other dog! Funny little guy, David

Man, 'love these dog pics and stories. Some rare dogs here...all loved.
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Tibetan Terriers. A rare dog in the US.
My first and only dogs, Augie and Mojo. Both gone...been 3 yrs. now.
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Intelligent, warm and affectionate, clean (no shedding/no odor), immediate and strong bonding, love being a family member, always cheerful, a droll sense of humor, together with an unfailing sense of their own importance. The "little people", as they were called, were highly valued as companions to the monks and families who owned them. They were treated like children in the family. A special history, indeed.
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"The origins of the Tibetan Terrier have been fairly well documented; known as the beloved companions of monks from the 'Lost Valley' which was cut off from the rest of civilization by a great earthquake in the 14th century... Known as sentinels, herding dogs, the Holy Dog of Tibet. Some with foundation no doubt, some lost in the mists of time and the romance of the land itself.

However, one absolute fact has emerged from these wonderful stories which is that the Tibetan Terrier is a survivor, little changed even today from the first pictures and photographers received here in the West. It is also an accomplished master of many roles.

The first Tibetan Terrier was brought before the Kennel Club for recognition belonged to Dr. Agnes Greig, a brilliant surgeon and physician based in India in government service. She was given the dog by a grateful Tibetan whose ailing wife she treated. Dr. Grieg bred and raised a number of Tibetan Terriers in India. When she returned to England, she established the famous Lamleh Kennel and the breed was recognized in 1937.

Dr. and the late Mrs. Henry S Murphy, of Great Falls, Virginia, brought Gremlin Cortina (Girlie, as she was known), the first "official" Tibetan Terrier, to the US in 1956, from the Lamleh Kennel. Kalai of Lamleh came over next, fathered Girlie's first litter in 1957, and gave his name to the Lamleh of Kalai kennels that made such an enormous contribution to the breed in America.

As recently as 1965 only six Championship shows scheduled classes for Tibetan Terriers. However, the breed has gathered strength and popularity, with registrations rising to 70 in 1966. Twenty years later in 1986 there were 601 Tibetan Terriers registered.

Since then the Tibetan Terrier has gone from strength to strength, taking its place not only in championship shows but homes around the world.

As with all things Tibetan, there is a tragic side to the breed today. The breed has been all but destroyed in their native land by the Chinese. It is because of their meaning to the Tibetan people, and the Chinese determination to deliberately undermine the Tibetan way of life. By good fortune, as the numbers of Tibetan Terriers in Tibet dwindle and vanish, their numbers are slowly increasing in the West. So those of us who are fortunate enough today to own Tibetan Terriers share a very real sense of responsibility for the guardianship of the future of this beautiful and loyal dog."
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Augie and Mojo. I always clipped them...not a fan of long dog hair - too much maintenance.
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