Members Resume

[Harrygto]

if I could spell I would give a resume
at 68 years old I have rescued 6 dogs two them are EM
28 years ago I got a pup bullmastiff and I keep it when the wife left
Rocky {EM} is the one I have now

 

[musicdeb]

Cool thread!

I've had pups all of my life. I remember growing up that we had 6 dogs and 13 cats. My mom must have gone crazy because we kept bringing home strays. I*ve owned mutts all of my life-Labs, Doberman pincher and Golden retriever.

My last 3 pups, a GSD/Chow mix, Cocker Spaniel/Border Collie Mix and Siberian Husky (full breed), were the loves of my life. I had them from puppy to the day they died at age 13 years. They all died within 1 * 1 ½ years of each other. RIP baby boys!

I trained all 3 of the pups and they would do each command with no or very little hesitation. When I was training the husky, the other 2 would sit behind him and do the commands. It was hilarious. Man, I miss those pups!

I volunteered for a year at the local animal shelter/humane society (they share the same building) and this is where I learned a lot re: training. I had a nickname at the shelter, “dog whisperer.â€

I worked with and trained each pup, especially the young pups for 6 hours a day 5 days a week. The shelter staff came to rely on me to help with each of the pups (healthy and sick ones) and I was responsible for showing potential adopters the pups on a one to one basis.

I remember working extensively with a 6 month GSD mix. He had demodex mange and he looked pitiful. He had no training and I worked with him for about 6 months at which time he would obey all of my commands. He was adopted when he was about 13 months to a wonderful family.

I worked with a group, PAWS, Inc., to help transport and board pups being adopted out of state for both the shelter and humane society. I remember helping a family in Alaska transport a pup and a woman from Massachusetts traveled by plane to the shelter to pick up her pup and returned to the airport that same afternoon with the pup to fly back to Massachusetts.

I stopped volunteering at the shelter due to personal reasons and I could no longer handle the emotional baggage that I carried into my personal life of losing so many pups that I came to love and care for because the shelter was overcrowded.

Then came Titan, my DDB… I knew nothing of the DDB and did extensive research re: the breed. Boy, was I in for a surprise with this breed. Titan has been challenging to say the least but worth every gray hair in my head due to his stubbornness and hard head when it comes to training. But….We made it. We still have issues we are working on but he has improved greatly since the day I brought him into my life.

This forum has taught me so much re: pups-their health, diet and behavior. I hope that I am able to pass on the information I have learned and experienced to others and help them in their journey with their pup(s).

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

This seems interesting, but ultimately useless, because Cesar Milan has a TV show.

Then please don't feel the need to reply I love hearing what people's back ground is with dogs from different walks of life.

 

[glen]

Had a
dog in my life since i was a toddler only allowed ankle biters at home though lol.
Moved out at 17 and got my first rottie bitch shauna she was amazing and broke my heart when we lost her.
Went on to have more rotties loved the breed and was disgusted in the uk when they got in the news for bad attacks they were in totally the wrong hands.We have rescued dogs small and large and its a great feeling when you see them happy in there new home.
Now we have budcuss and gandolf love the cc breed and know we will add many more mastiffs into our lives.
Iv learnt from my hubby over the years hes knowledgeable with training and food nutrition,hes teained dogs all his life and helps many others with there dogs.We are a big family with 4 grown up kids they all have dogs and they have grown up to respect dogs and train them well.
Iv learnt a lot off this forum your all great people iv learnt that people who love animals are the better more caring people.

 

[Rugers-Kris]

Mary, Thanks agin for starting this thread. I am really enoying reading everyones stories and learning about other forum members.

 

[musicdeb]

Mary, Thanks agin for starting this thread. I am really enoying reading everyones stories and learning about other forum members.

+1

 

[broccolini]

I love hearing what people's back ground is with dogs from different walks of life.

Yes, sure. That's the interesting part.

My point was that not all experience is equal.

You didn't make this post just to hear about the experiences; you explicitly said it was to determine whether or not someone should 'know better' based on that experience. If I tell you that I've been training dogs for 40 years but fail to mention that I've been training them by beating them with a 2x4 until they listen, knowing about my 40 years worth of experience is kind of useless.

So, yeah. Fun post, for sure. I just don't think it's a good way to determine what you said you were trying to determine, that's all.

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

I am sorry, I will be sure to run my posts by you in the future to ensure that you believe I have worded it properly.


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[broccolini]

I am sorry, I will be sure to run my posts by you in the future to ensure that you believe I have worded it properly.

The intent of your post was clear.

Like I said, I just don't agree with the quality of the conclusions you can draw based on the answers you get.

 

[HayleyMarie]

Seems to me like someone got their feelings hurt.

 

[musicdeb]

broccolini and HayleyMarie, BlackShadowCaneCorso aka Mary is a long time member and deserves more respect than what you are giving her. If you want to nitpick the posts, please join another forum. The rest of us had no problem with her post.

 

[angelbears]

broccolini and HayleyMarie, BlackShadowCaneCorso aka Mary is a long time member and deserves more respect than what you are giving her. If you want to nitpick the posts, please join another forum. The rest of us had no problem with her post.

Well said Deb!

 

[HayleyMarie]

I am not that stupid. My post was not directed at Mary. Mary and I are great friends. My issue is not with Mary.

 

[musicdeb]

I am not that stupid. My post was not directed at Mary. Mary and I are great friends. My issue is not with Mary.

Roger that, HayleyMarie.

 

[cinnamon roll]

Okay there is no need to be rude and start personally attacking members or mods. That is a clear violation of our rules and it will not be tolerated.

I love a good debate but let's all be respectful about it.

 

[angelbears]

Okay there is no need to be rude and start personally attacking members or mods. That is a clear violation of our rules and it will not be tolerated.

I love a good debate but let's all be respectful about it.

Exactly right!

 

[Rugers-Kris]

You appear to be ust looking for an argument. Still jazzed up over that last thread? This thread is not a thread that is asking for help, adive or your opinion so if you didn't want to partake you could have just passed right over it. Is it because you don't want to share you "resume"? If you have no experience and bring nothing to the table when it comes to dogs.....You don't have to post anything at all and still be a part of the forum, so no worries but that is definitely not any reason to disrespect someone elses post.

Yes, sure. That's the interesting part.

My point was that not all experience is equal.

You didn't make this post just to hear about the experiences; you explicitly said it was to determine whether or not someone should 'know better' based on that experience. If I tell you that I've been training dogs for 40 years but fail to mention that I've been training them by beating them with a 2x4 until they listen, knowing about my 40 years worth of experience is kind of useless.

So, yeah. Fun post, for sure. I just don't think it's a good way to determine what you said you were trying to determine, that's all.

 

[Rugers-Kris]

Again, Y'all. My keyboard has been slimed so please over look my missing letters. I think there are enough there to still understand what I am saying.

 

[Dreadz]

Ok I'll try to steer this back on topic!
Took on my first rescue dog, a staff cross pup Tyler 14.5 years ago. Then a year old rescue staff cross mastiff Buster a year later who due to his size and appearance was always mistaken for a pitbull (not good in the UK! ). After losing Buster earlier this year we took on Lexi, 14 month old presa.
I have no formal veterinary training or experience but have had to learn to adapt (sometimes very quickly) my knowledge and experience of human first aid and life support in order to help my dogs, most recently having to resuscitate Tyler after he collapsed unconscious and unable to breathe after trying to wolf down a huge lump of cheese he'd scavenged!
I have never bred dogs so whelping pups is something I have no experience of.
I've never fed raw and its only this year that I've had to really start researching diet and nutrition for dogs having taken on Lexi with colitis and sensitive digestion.
All my dogs have been rescued so have dealt with a fair few behavioural issues including separation anxiety, food aggression between dogs, poor socialisation & fear aggression to name a few.
I know in comparison to many of you on here I still have much to learn, but thats the beauty of this forum. It allows like minded people the opportunity to share knowledge and experience so that we can all make an informed decision when it comes to the giant pooches in all our lives

 

[HayleyMarie]

My background is in high driven ratting terriers (westies) and herders (Bouviers). I grew up with those breeds. I was 18 when I purchased my first Terrier Teagan, that was not a family dog. She is a pretty easy dog, other then I had to work hard to train a good self control in her so I could keep her prey drive intact. To this day I am pretty proud of the fact that I can call her off an animal.

My second dog was a Pitbull Tosa Inu Mastiff cross named Mitsu. She died at 11 months from a hereditary heart issue. For a dog that was super sick she was crazy and wild and was dumb as a box of nails. Although she really aimed to please she was a challenge because she could not grasp easy concepts. Thank goodness for my terrier because Mitsu would just follow her lead. We had to work hard on her in reguards to not having a freak out whenever she saw another dog. She would just explode!! She also was somewhat DA, as in she would re-direct on a dog whenever she got over stimulated so we always had to watch her and keep her out of situations that would set her off.

Now Panzer, he is my first Mastiff and I picked probably one of the harder mastiff breeds. He is a Boerboel. He has been a learning experiance, but a good one. I have accomplished a lot with him and every goal he set for me. Because he would go through stages and we would have to tacked issues with him. Mainly because of adolescence. He has pushed boundaries a lot. Has gone through growlie. I dare you stages, Separation anxiety when in his kennel, fear stages, and he loves to correct other dogs and he is a high energy mastiff with high play drive. But I have tackled every issue and have succeeded. I am a very my way or the highway trainer that uses positive reinforcements. I love the clicker. I did about 5 years of research before I brought him home. Created friendships and have mentors in the breed, which is a wonderful thing.

I have no first hand experience with whelping a litter other then what I research.

I've been feeding mainly raw for the past 6 years, so I am pretty experienced in that department.

I do not know everything, and I am always learning. Knowledge is power and you can never gain enough.