The Dog from Hell...

[Mama Bear]

Well, he is truly proving to be a handful... I have had so many people tell me that he is the biggest mastiff they have ever seen that I wince every time I hear it now.. but he is a crowd pleaser.. everywhere I take him, I make instant friends and so does he..

But Oh. My. God... here are a couple pics from the past 24 hours..

[Baron]

but he's so cute!

Here's a couple of our dog enjoying a toy and in his bed (yes, Whitney got him a pillow)

He's probably about the size of Tank's head!

[Mama Bear]

Oh Michael! He is ADORABLE!! That is the cutest dog I have ever seen!!

Tank is missing quite a bit in the cute department.. he makes every other dog seem small and it is kind of like having a horse or a cow in the house. My best friend has a mastiff also, but hers only weighs 130 lbs, small for a mastiff... I saw that dog last night and was amazed at how small she seemed to me after getting Tank, before Tank she was one of the biggest dogs I had ever seen.

I have always wanted a big dog and I adore Tank, I really do. But I can't help but be reminded of the saying, be careful what you ask for, you might get it.... :o

Who else has dog pics they can post?? :)

[MullersLaneFarm]

He's beautiful Sue!

[Mama Bear]

Cyndi, you should post pictures of some of your 'pets' here.... :D

[MullersLaneFarm]

Here's my favorite 'pet'

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/forge025c.jpg

Dolly is our 'most treasured'

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/Dolly2.jpg

[madmedic]

Quite intelligent as well.....he knows what to do with a plastic disposable:p

[qhsdoitall]

http://bp1.blogger.com/_bQbkdgEo17A/RYB5V2CsYjI/AAAAAAAAAAU/R5K_FzjqUFw/s400/Jack+%26+Dillon+20061207-1.JPG

[Mama Bear]

Rich, are they working dogs?? :)

[qhsdoitall]

Rich, are they working dogs?? :)
If you mean by working do they heel me and anybody else in range when they start playing? Or maybe the hard work they put into seeing how fast they can gulp their food down. Maybe it's the endless licking of legs and feet when we're trying to watch TV. Then, yes, they are working dogs. :) They're OK around the horses but, we have to be careful. They are herding dogs and if we have to correct a horse on the ground, they are quick to try and heel them at the same time which makes it worse. They think they are trying to help. The one on the left is Jackie - 5 years. The one on the right is Dillon - 7 months. Jackie makes a perfect house dog. Not a typical Australian Cattle Dog. Dillon is very much a cattle dog. Needs a job or he will find something to get into. He's also food/treat aggressive and toy stingy. We're working on it.

[SSLSTudio...]

awesome dogs people ! this thread is as bad as an aftershave thread you immediatly wanna go out and get a dog..so you can play and show off on this thread aswell....booooooooeeee I have no Dog...

Im just affraid off TANK! thats supposed to be a puppy ? I think when I would lie down next to that dog.. id only be 6cm taller or so that dog jumps on me im a gonner...... its good for mama bear she needs a bodyguard.. but not so sure against intruders or that Tank..... :eek:

[Mama Bear]

he is definately a puppy, trust me... :eek: With all puppy's bad habits... Did you ever see Turner and Hootch? At the end of the movie Turner gets a mastiff puppy who shreds the house.. that is Tank....... :eek:

I am told he should put on another 50 lbs.... I am working hard on getting him trained!!

[Mama Bear]

Well, he has gained another 10 lbs since I got him... :eek: He was very upset with me this Valentine's day tho. I wouldn't let him chew on the sticks, he likes to run around the house with these little things and shread them into splinters... Tonight I said no... (for the 10000th time)

Here he is pouting......

[Queen of Blades]

Well, he has gained another 10 lbs since I got him... :eek: He was very upset with me this Valentine's day tho. I wouldn't let him chew on the sticks, he likes to run around the house with these little things and shread them into splinters... Tonight I said no... (for the 10000th time)

Here he is pouting......

Mean ol' Sue!

Look at those puppy eyes! :(

[Mama Bear]

Mean ol' Sue!

Look at those puppy eyes! :(

I can barely pick one of those 'sticks' up with only one hand... do you know how many splinters you can get out of one of these... ! It is horrifying! Don't ask me how I know.... :ashamed001 He would make really good kindling if he didn't drool all over it too....

[1 st class male]

I'm happy for all the dog lovers out there. But I must say that for me this is the best way to see them, in a picture.

John:rofl

[MullersLaneFarm]

Tank is a DOLL!

Rich, beautiful heelers. Dillon has a hard eye of a good herder. Jackie looks to be a pleaser.

We have a couple dogs (and a cat that insists he is a dog).

Maverick is the old man at 9 yo. An Aussie cattle dog X Aussie shepherd. This old boy understands English. He has to supervise every working implement on the place, whether it is the draft team or old Farmall M hitched up, he's at his place to the side of the team/tractor. Barks to let Paul know when he's messing up!!

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/haying2006.jpg

Heidi, a 3 yo liver colored Border Collie. Thankfully, she isn't uuber hyper as BCs can be. She has her times, but when she's working, she's ON with a slow and steady gait. We have to keep her inside when we have the draft team hitched to a farm implement or wagon because she is constantly circling the set up. She's an in-your-pocket attention hound!

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/heidi0316b.jpg

Aggie, BC X Aussie cattle dog (blue). One year old yesterday. She's Heidi's daughter. I trained her up and there were times her smarts and quick to learn made me uneasy thinking she was smarter than me! She had an accident with the "M" last summer and zigged instead of zagged. Broke her left hind leg just below the ankle. Had to amputate the leg. Didn't slow her down a bit. A heart of gold!

At 8 weeks old
http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/d4.jpg

At 12 weeks old (chickens had jumped the fence and were in my flower garden)
http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/d7.jpg

Mom & daughter playing

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/heidiaggi.jpg

[qhsdoitall]

Nice pictures Cindi. Thanks for sharing. Jack is the pleaser as you say and Dillon is true Australian Cattle Dog. My wire, Lisa, found out he herds cars yesterday. I told her that 3 months ago. :)

[fuerein]

Man, do I ever wish I could afford to buy actual property so I could own a dog or two... Get me a Shetland Sheepdog! Had one as a kid, great dogs.

Everyone of you appears to have nice dogs though, cute too! Except poor me! :(

[SSLSTudio...]

great pics Cyndi , sad story about the amputated leg.

[berzerkeleyan]

Great pictures and stories, folks. I'm not a dog person -- been bitten twice and mauled once. So as a species, I don't like them. But as individuals, dogs can be great.

I'm definitely more of a cat person.

[MullersLaneFarm]

I keep coming back and looking at the pics of Tank. He is just adorable and his expressions are priceless!

[peacefrog]

We're cat people (three of them), but we keep talking about getting a dog too. We want one we can take hiking with us. But we're expecting to adopt a kid in early summer, and we want to do that before we add a dog to the household.

[MullersLaneFarm]

great pics Cyndi , sad story about the amputated leg.

Thanks Rene. It really hurt that day to make the decision.

Aggie didn't miss a step. Amputated on a Saturday morning, home Sunday afternoon. It seem to bother me more than it did Aggie. She adjusted very well. Folks meeting her don't realize right off that she's a tripod. She's the fastest dog of the bunch and you should see her leap over fences and into the back of the truck.

[berzerkeleyan]

Thanks Rene. It really hurt that day to make the decision.

Aggie didn't miss a step. Amputated on a Saturday morning, home Sunday afternoon. It seem to bother me more than it did Aggie. She adjusted very well. Folks meeting her don't realize right off that she's a tripod. She's the fastest dog of the bunch and you should see her leap over fences and into the back of the truck.

That's pretty amazing. Aggie sounds like she's got a lot of character.

[qhsdoitall]

But we're expecting to adopt a kid in early summer, and we want to do that before we add a dog to the household.


Congratulations on adopting! I wish you all the best. We adopted our 9 year old daughter from Guatemala last April. Best thing that ever happened to us next to getting married. It was 14 months of joy, frustration and agony from the time we decided to adopt to the time we brought her home. It's been getting better ever since.

[MullersLaneFarm]

Congrats on adoption! Children are your hearts walking around outside your body.

[madmedic]

No pictures.....but I will tell you about a dog from hell. I moved house a few months back.....and apart from family....do not have many visitors. A young lady (who l have known for many years) lives a short distance from my house.Shortly after I moved in....she called in for a chat.....dog in tow! Now I like animals a lot....so I bought some "doggie treats" for any future visits. The dog was a quick learner.......every time my "Vision of Loveliness" tried to pass the house......it dragged her in! All well and good......but Sheba (the dog) has made herself at home. She now sits between us and eats treats. I have even had to start buying a low fat variety to keep her weight down. The chances of me ever needing to use one of my razor/brush combinations I have been saving for a special occasion are rapidly diminishing. Now that REALLY is a dog from hell:mad:

[SSLSTudio...]

I keep coming back and looking at the pics of Tank. He is just adorable and his expressions are priceless!

couldnt have said it better myself.. Love his expressions...just knowing he has the power to throw me around or even Mama Bear .thats something else but knowing its just a Puppy..bad puppy..but still those Logs look just what I throw in my Fireplace...and thats not light material !!!!!!! his name is PERFECT fitting !:rofl

[Mama Bear]

Big Smiles.....

[peacefrog]

Thanks Rene. It really hurt that day to make the decision.

Aggie didn't miss a step. Amputated on a Saturday morning, home Sunday afternoon. It seem to bother me more than it did Aggie. She adjusted very well. Folks meeting her don't realize right off that she's a tripod. She's the fastest dog of the bunch and you should see her leap over fences and into the back of the truck.

Animals are amazingly adaptive. One of our cats is paraplegic, and she gets around just fine...up and down the steps, climbs onto chairs, scales the cat tree, etc. And she's a very happy kitty. Seems that animals don't sit around and feel sorry for themselves like people often do. They just get on with it.

[MullersLaneFarm]

You can tell from the pics that Tank has a gentle soul.

Does he have any KONG toys? http://www.kongcompany.com/worlds_best.html It is the only one that my dogs haven't been able to destroy. They love running after it since it bounces all which way when it lands. Aggie will toss it up herself to chase it.

[Mama Bear]

I had one of those for my old dog and he didn't like it... I will go and check if I still have it... Tank destroys just about everything and that is JUST what I need! Thank you Cyndi!~ He is a very, very gentle soul... or should be once he has grown out of puppy stage... but yes, he is a doll... so sweet it is almost unbelievable.

Bear Hugs~

[qhsdoitall]

http://bp1.blogger.com/_bQbkdgEo17A/RdYqdYrQoPI/AAAAAAAAADc/pV5rmbPzuaA/s400/Bonnie.JPG

[Clark Kent]

Sue, Don't you know All Dogs are from Heaven! :)

[MullersLaneFarm]

Beautiful QH dog, Rich!

Is she still that color??

[qhsdoitall]

Beautiful QH dog, Rich!

Is she still that color??

Yes, she is that color. Very black with a lot of chrome. She has silvertips in the neck area that make her sparkle in the sun. Her full brother is a black with a cream gene which makes him a more chocolate/black. Bonnie will be bound for a new home in Texas unfortunately to be a broodmare. It was a decision I have been agonizing over for a year but in the long term this is best for her and us. I will be keeping her younger full brother. She is unsound in the left front fetlock and cannot be used as a full time performace horse which is her specialty. Her brother is more a pleasure horse. I love her to death but I have to let her go. :( She loves babies and will make a great Mama.