What is the perfect dog to you?

[Hector]

Hmm..starting to see a trend here too..

 

[LizB]

That sounds like a one in a million dog! All of our dogs have been pretty much what we want, but there was always at least one "issue" that we had to deal with.

The BM in my avatar, Major, was pretty much like what you describe, in that he was bombproof, phased by nothing (got his CGC at 10 months at a pet expo, if that tells you about his calm temperament), never dashed out the door, never chewed up anything, never got into the trash or otherwise made a nuisance of himself, was guardy at home but we could take him anywhere and not worry about his behavior with people or other dogs, etc., etc. His only "issue" was that he was totally aloof, and did not like physical affection. WAHHHH!!! He loved to be right next to you, and would lie on the sofa with you, but did not like to be petted, even by us. You could force him, like grabbing his head and hugging him and such, and he wouldn't freak out or anything, but he just didn't prefer to be touched. He would love to bring you a bone and weave around your legs like a cat, and showed affection like that, but nothing more.

Who ever heard of such a thing??

 

[Kujo]

Mateo, too.

Seriously, he is stable, temperament-wise:

No fear aggression, or SA.

He does not (or has not destroyed anything)-- okay, as a pup he chewed 1" of a leather strap of my clog. That's it, really.

He lives in the city, so there is no noise that bothers him (ambulances screaming a few feet away, street sweepers...nothing.)

He doesn't wander, really; sticks around me when out and about.

Has never eaten poop. He stepped in it once, and literally made a disgusting face and yanked his paw away, LOL.

And he is not a food hound; never begs, and eats only for nurishment (which even I find odd..)

So............. the results are in: DDB's RULE!

Oh man, I can just picture this :lolbangtable:

 

[Hector]

That sounds like a one in a million dog! All of our dogs have been pretty much what we want, but there was always at least one "issue" that we had to deal with.

The BM in my avatar, Major, was pretty much like what you describe, in that he was bombproof, phased by nothing (got his CGC at 10 months at a pet expo, if that tells you about his calm temperament), never dashed out the door, never chewed up anything, never got into the trash or otherwise made a nuisance of himself, was guardy at home but we could take him anywhere and not worry about his behavior with people or other dogs, etc., etc. His only "issue" was that he was totally aloof, and did not like physical affection. WAHHHH!!! He loved to be right next to you, and would lie on the sofa with you, but did not like to be petted, even by us. You could force him, like grabbing his head and hugging him and such, and he wouldn't freak out or anything, but he just didn't prefer to be touched. He would love to bring you a bone and weave around your legs like a cat, and showed affection like that, but nothing more.

Who ever heard of such a thing??

Hey I'd take being aloof any day!

 

[LizB]

Hey I'd take being aloof any day!

Not me! I need my mastiff to be snuggly and like hugs!

 

[NYDDB]

Oh man, I can just picture this :lolbangtable:

Yeah-- and this from a dog that has a love affair with anything mud. At least he has SOME standards, LOL.

 

[Harrygto]

Rocky

 

[Bailey's Mom]

I think the perfect dog for anyone is the one sitting right next to them

so...helicopter poop method...what exactly does this mean!?

She picks a spot, pulls her legs in, butt out, tail lifted, and, for reasons I don't understand, she starts twirling around as the poop comes out so that it lands in a circle around her pivoting body. Invariably, she loses her balance or teeters off centre and that's when she steps in it. I'll have to try to get pictures. It's odd! "Clean up on aisle 4, 5, 6, oh, yeah, and over there at nine.". Poop patrol sucks!

 

[Cody]

For me Aurora is the perfect dog. She is all of the above She is, as some one once said, my once in a life time dog.

 

[Kujo]

She picks a spot, pulls her legs in, butt out, tail lifted, and, for reasons I don't understand, she starts twirling around as the poop comes out so that it lands in a circle around her pivoting body. Invariably, she loses her balance or teeters off centre and that's when she steps in it. I'll have to try to get pictures. It's odd! "Clean up on aisle 4, 5, 6, oh, yeah, and over there at nine.". Poop patrol sucks!

that is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard of! I never thought I would say this, but... please get video of your dog taking a shit and share with us ray:

:lolbangtable:

 

[Giantlapdog]

I have to say Kaya, my EM girl at 18 months is just about everything you described here! No seperation or noise anxiety, never destroyed a thing (other then my car with her drool!), she side steps poop like it's the plague (it's hysterical!), and she's content to be where ever she is but she prefers that we are with her. She's confident but sweet and playful. More agile then I ever imagined an EM to be, shocking really! She's slightly aloof but doesn't hesitate to lay her 120lb self on you when she wants to snuggle! She's the most incredible creature I have ever encountered (not that I'm biased at all)! Raising this "perfect for me pup" was a lot of work and a little luck! I have the feeling that she is my once in a lifetime girl so I cherish every minute!

 

[angelbears]

While Cane is the opposite of all the good qualities listed here. He is my perfect dog and perfect pain in the ass. Other than Debra and my son, Daniel, I have never been loved so unconditionally. His loyalty beyond reproach. I feel he lives only for me. It is an awesome feeling but a very tiring responsibility.

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Off the top of my head it would be a dog that doesn't have fear aggression, separation anxiety, destructive tendencies, noise anxiety, an escape artist, and it can't be a dog that doesn't mind stepping in or eating poop. Perhaps I'm asking too much lol.

LOL just described Stone! :lol: Except he does eat his poop sometimes......*gag*

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

While Cane is the opposite of all the good qualities listed here. He is my perfect dog and perfect pain in the ass. Other than Debra and my son, Daniel, I have never been loved so unconditionally. His loyalty beyond reproach. I feel he lives only for me. It is an awesome feeling but a very tiring responsibility.

That's how Thor was and now Mason. Mason is more of a clown but he has the same qualities that made my Thor so special.

 

[Ingas_mommy]

I think that to each owner their dogs are perfect...I love my Cane Corsa, just wish she could speak in human tongue that would be awesome

 

[thelady_v2010]

Menace's only bad point is the destroying of books. And my nook. Other than that, I love his temperment.

No fear
No aggression
Super smart and intuative
Protective, but not overly so
Versitile, will lay on the couch, or go out in the woods all day
Never eaten or stepped in poop
Not a wanderer
Velcro, which makes me feel loved

 

[NYDDB]

I think that to each owner their dogs are perfect...I love my Cane Corsa, just wish she could speak in human tongue that would be awesome

LOL-- sometimes I will look at Mateo, while he's giving me the "stare that will not end,"...and say, "use your words, Mateo."

I agree, that would be awesome.

 

[Ingas_mommy]

Yes...Great Quote from Kundera, I "plagiarized" it to my FB page

 

[NYDDB]

Yes...Great Quote from Kundera, I "plagiarized" it to my FB page

I love Milan Kundera- probably my favorite author. Here is the full quote: “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.â€
― Milan Kundera

 

[Hector]

Today I thought of someone special, a dog that I was so lucky to know for the last couple years of his life. In the little time that I knew him, he was the best example of a dog. He was a large munsterlander that came from the pound named Buster. He was a dog born with seizures and couldn't live indoors because his fur would fall off. Buster was the type of dog with nothing more than basic training and was left to develop into his own, but he grew to be a calm, friendly, loving, confident, dominant, gentle type of a glutton. He would guard his territory, but he never attacked anyone that came in - including strange kids. He would bark and wait for human reinforcement. He was best friends with my rabbit and I never had to worry about him hurting the rabbit and this was him at 9 years of age with no training! I was told he would lick a cinnamon bear for hours treating it like a baby. He would have the greatest guilty look if he "accidently" barked at his owners as he couldn't see very well in the dark. As he grew older, young dogs respected and protected him. He passed at age 10 due to cardiomyopathy, but I think everyone that knew him made him their heartdog. He was a damn good dog and the very definition of a gentle spirit.


Buster getting excited because bunny has the zoomies



Gave old Buster a hair cut