Breeds you have owned

Hey while i have been here for years i have never really posted so i thought i would start with a fairly innocuous thread.Basically its breeds you have owned in your lifetime. in my somewhat short life we have owned 1 irish terrier 1 airedale terrier 1 english springer spaniel and most recently and the dog i still have now is a boxer.I can give some descriptions on the ins and outs on each breed if people are interested but some were owned while i was quite young so it will be from memory but i thought this could be interesting to find where people started and where they are at now dog-wise :) so let the discussion/reminiscing commence

In my 21 years iv owned or lived with: Japanese Spitz German shepherd german shepherd/ rottweiler rottweiler game-bred APBT Fila

German Boxer (when I lived in France) Chow/Pit Mix (first dog I owned in the U.S.) AB/Catahoula/Black Mouth (present) All of them great dogs so far. My Chow/Pit loved to bite and nailed a few people that came to close to him or me :(

[quote1327198158=mark06eire] Hey while i have been here for years i have never really posted so i thought i would start with a fairly innocuous thread.Basically its breeds you have owned in your lifetime. in my somewhat short life we have owned 1 irish terrier 1 airedale terrier 1 english springer spaniel and most recently and the dog i still have now is a boxer.I can give some descriptions on the ins and outs on each breed if people are interested but some were owned while i was quite young so it will be from memory but i thought this could be interesting to find where people started and where they are at now dog-wise :) so let the discussion/reminiscing commence [/quote1327198158] What was the Irish Terrier like? IF you remember, LOL

hey alan thanks for the question, The irish terrier we had was named bob and i suppose the best way to describe him was mental lol. he had no sense of self preservation he would try and charge any bigger dog no matter their size.He was really tolerent of kids and smaller dogs though.we kinda inherited him as he was my great aunties dog.he lived with the the springer with out incident but on walks he would try and lunge at bigger dogs.he also loved to chase us,cats anything really! as kids we used to play a game where we would run from him and hide on the swing set but if he caught up to us he would just jump up on us and knock us down, he played fairly rough but he had no malice in him.but as kids we would pretend to be scared.he was a fun dog but he sadly died quite young as we got him when he was 5 and he died at 8 from mange. Btw your american bulldog looks great,its a really rare breed in ireland could you describe his temperment as im really interested in a first hand account of the breed

also castanha your dog looks great too,did you select that cross specifically for hunting or just as a companion, as none of the breeds in his/her make up are common or even present in ireland and i love to know more about it

Mark, thanks for the kind words about my girl. I chose her because of the "crazy" blood combo in her...lol. I do not hunt, but I hike a lot in our California mountains. I wanted a good dog that is alert and aware of wild life. Also wanted a dog that has speed power, stamina, and agility to go over any obstacles we encounter in our mountains. She is pretty leggy and lean. Didn't want a dog that is too stocky with short legs and short muzzle. Her muzzle is really nice and her jaws very strong do to the AB and Catahoula blood, and she has webbed feet too :) She is super sweet and she is making a great all around companion. I just hope she will not try to catch any wild life we encounter, don't want her to get hurt. I'd prefer if she will bay, keep any animal away from me and hope she'll be smart enough to stay safe too.

That is insane...lol

Man...I'll try...but off the top of my head I'll probably leave something out. A few mutts when I was young 1 Golden Retriever (also when I was young) An Irish Setter (when I was young...up until high school) A couple of Akitas (during my college years) A lot of APBTs (I couldn't count em) A Tosa A couple of Eng. Mastiffs A Neapolitan (not for long...maybe 6-9 months), A GD x APBT and over the last decade too many American Sentinel Canines to count.

I owned many Sarplaninac dogs throughout my entire life (that was actually the first dog I remember seeing). 1 GSD as a Teenager, 2 working GSDs as an adult. Through former girlfriends I indirectly also "owned" 1 Boxer, 1 Rottweiler, 1 DDB, 1 Schnauzer, 1 Irish Wolfhound and a few mutts (so called "mustard pots" - as every breed apparently had dipped their wiener in). But Shars undoubtedly make the vast majority in my case.

Astibus the "mustard pot" analogy is both disgusting and hilarious in equal measure. Genuinely made me chuckle! :)

Conas atá tú Mark ? Where abouts you living ? I have a dogue de bordeaux now but have lived with boxers and as a kid had the usual collie cross and a small terrier mix I took in off the street (never again what an ungrateful sh1t he was !!!!) Any pics of your dogs ?

Dia dhuit sadbhsdad Tá mé go maith.Tú fhéin? Im living in Dublin,you?Ill try to dig up some photos for you but they will only be of the springer and of my current dog which is the boxer.btw juno looks great its good to see that there are still athletic ddbs in this country :)

German Shepherd Dog, Dogo Argentino, NEO, Fila Brasileiro, English Mastiff, CAO and CO. hugo

[quote1327674749=Hugo] German Shepherd Dog, Dogo Argentino, NEO, Fila Brasileiro, English Mastiff, CAO and CO. hugo [/quote1327674749] Apart from the German Shepherd, you had moloss (Dogo A., Fila B., NEO, Engliah M.) end shepherd (CAO and CO), what are the major differences between these two groups in character? If some of them have lived together, how they behaved?

[br][link={e_FILE}public/1327941932_8616_FT85900_dsc00264.jpg][img:width=500&height=375]{e_FILE}public/1327941932_8616_FT85900_dsc00264_.jpg">[/link][br] This is my boxer Ally,the guy in the picture is my brothers friend

[quote1327976087=mark06eire] hey alan thanks for the question, The irish terrier we had was named bob and i suppose the best way to describe him was mental lol. he had no sense of self preservation he would try and charge any bigger dog no matter their size.He was really tolerent of kids and smaller dogs though.we kinda inherited him as he was my great aunties dog.he lived with the the springer with out incident but on walks he would try and lunge at bigger dogs.he also loved to chase us,cats anything really! as kids we used to play a game where we would run from him and hide on the swing set but if he caught up to us he would just jump up on us and knock us down, he played fairly rough but he had no malice in him.but as kids we would pretend to be scared.he was a fun dog but he sadly died quite young as we got him when he was 5 and he died at 8 from mange. Btw your american bulldog looks great,its a really rare breed in ireland could you describe his temperment as im really interested in a first hand account of the breed [/quote1327976087] Sorry Mark. First, THANKS, also this thread disappeared. I have to say that my boy is PROBABLY the IDEAL speciman and he was, in probably MOSTS opinion backyard bred. Butch is a Hybrid, a mixture of standard and bully type, 24 inches and about 80-85 pounds of muscle. Temperament wise EVERYONE loves Butch ESPECIALLY at the vet's office which happens to be in Petsmart, Banfield. Butch is VERY friendly but stubborn, also very smart, he picked up VERY well with his OB and he's kept it but, as I said, STUBBORN as HELL, LOL. Protection wise since probably about 5 months Butch would come in between if there's an argument but the BEST part is in PP. Personal Protection Butch is a BEAST and the turn on is fun to watch. So, Butch is very friendly but he is OUTSTANDING when turned on, protective and aggressive.

[quote1328091115=mark06eire] Dia dhuit sadbhsdad Tá mé go maith.Tú fhéin? Im living in Dublin,you?Ill try to dig up some photos for you but they will only be of the springer and of my current dog which is the boxer.btw juno looks great its good to see that there are still athletic ddbs in this country :) [/quote1328091115] I live in Bray but from Blanchardstown where abouts in Dublin are you ?

I live in Castleknock,not the village,nearer to Blanchardstown village.So really close to where your from.Must be good for the dog to live by the beach always wanted to take my dog but i dont drive so never have