Show us your dogs.
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iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
A Cocker Spaniel and a Schnauzer/Jack Russell cross. Walk about 20-30km/week. Used to be further but recently diagnosed with PMR and I really struggle if I walk too far.
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Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Bobbie Williams, Old English Sheepdog, 2 years 2 months old.
He gets walked twice daily, weekend walks 2-3 miles but weekday time constraints and, at the moment, shorter days mean shorter walks.
He gets walked twice daily, weekend walks 2-3 miles but weekday time constraints and, at the moment, shorter days mean shorter walks.
Really….theres about a million show us your bike threads and you put this is up when someone posts a thread show us your dogs.
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Milzy
Guru
We are thinking of a pet and my wife likes old English sheep dogs. Yours is one of the best looking I’ve seen. He showed up on my google image search yesterday.
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Milzy
Guru
Make sure you do plenty of research into whatever breeds you’re considering, more so if you’re new to dog ownership
It may be a Mainecoon cat in the end.
vickster
Squire
They’re about the size of a dog, and need lots of grooming.
Check vet and insurance costs too for a posh monster cat!
Make sure you do plenty of research into whatever breeds you’re considering, more so if you’re new to dog ownership
This, especially when it comes to exercise requirements and mental stimulation.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Also, check that both parents have been tested for HCM, as it's something Maine Coons are prone to.
It's Caveat Emptor with Maine Coons at the moment, as there is a rash of unscrupulous breeders churning out poor quality cats with heart problems, capitalizing on celebrity ownership and online influencers. It's causing a fair bit of consternation among the Maine Coon people that I know.
Your best bet to find a reputable breeder local to you is to go via the Maine Coon Cat Club. They will point you in the right direction, and will also likely have a kitten list.
presta
Legendary Member
I was born into a house with dog, and it stayed that way until I was nearly 10, when my mother left and took the dog with her, then we never had a dog after that because there was nobody at home for it during the day. I missed it at first, but I first got used to no dog, then to having my independence, so I've never had one since.
Toshiba Boy
N+1er
- Location
- By the beach, West Zummerzet
Fair enough, although got to say, nearly always had a dog as a child, and one or two at any one time as an adult, so that's coming up 59 years, and never felt I've lacked any "independence" as a price to be paid for the amazing amount a dog(s) give you back.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Quite right. I need a lazy, unchallenging mutt, me.
You were meaning the dog, weren't you?
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I can heartily recommend Mainecoons for companionship, character, playfulness and sheer prescence. However none of our lived anything like as long as a moggie. This could have been random bad luck of course.
The couple we got them off had gone to a lot of trouble to mix up the genetics and so on, to the extent of bringing in animals from the States to widen the gene pool and so on, and whilst it was a commercial out fit, they clearly doted on their cats.
