Whiskey, Our New Puppy

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Nice looking dog. Looks like a lot of fine hair though ....

This is my dog. He has 10 months now:

Is that a golden? We had one for years.

BTW, we should start a sailing thread, as we've (I have) derailed this one enough. ...sory GCC.

New sailing thread here: Mark's Sailing Thread... All Sailors and Interested Persons are Welcome!

Haha, no problem. I'd love to learn more about boats, anyway. Went sailing a few times in my teens with friends of my parents, the Boy Scouts, and Annapolis midshipmen. Loved it, but haven't been since.

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Is that a golden? We had one for years.



Haha, no problem. I'd love to learn more about boats, anyway. Went sailing a few times in my teens with friends of my parents, the Boy Scouts, and Annapolis midshipmen. Loved it, but haven't been since.

Sounds like it may be a good time for rediscovery. Some of my friends like fast cars, some motor-bikes and other motor sports. I used to fly, and I get the same thrill and enjoyment sailing at 6-10 knots as I did flying at 100 kts. If i screw up and "crash" on the lake; I get wet, and that's all. I was born wet.

 

[Till]

Is that a golden? We had one for years.

I get asked that often. No, it is a Hovawart, see Hovawart Breed Introduction

Looks are not dissimilar to the Goldies but very, very different character. With regards to character they are much closer to German Sheperds. They are working dogs, guard dogs, can even be used as security dogs and are successful in Schutzhund competitions.

I took the photo with the boat for making a joke in an email that I sent to the breeder in Germany. Hof means farm or estate in German, Wart means guard. So Hovawart is the guard of the estate or farm. The German word for boatman however is Bootswart.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

I get asked that often. No, it is a Hovawart, see Hovawart Breed Introduction

Looks are not dissimilar to the Goldies but very, very different character. With regards to character they are much closer to German Sheperds. They are working dogs, guard dogs, can even be used as security dogs and are successful in Schutzhund competitions.

I took the photo with the boat for making a joke in an email that I sent to the breeder in Germany. Hof means farm or estate in German, Wart means guard. So Hovawart is the guard of the estate or farm. The German word for boatman however is Bootswart.

Ha, nice. A golden that's useful. Sounds great.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Aw! That's adorable. Is she a lab?

lab + shepherd = lepherd

She was more shepherd as a puppy and then kinda grew into her labbiness.

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

I get asked that often. No, it is a Hovawart, see Hovawart Breed Introduction

Looks are not dissimilar to the Goldies but very, very different character. With regards to character they are much closer to German Sheperds. They are working dogs, guard dogs, can even be used as security dogs and are successful in Schutzhund competitions.

I took the photo with the boat for making a joke in an email that I sent to the breeder in Germany. Hof means farm or estate in German, Wart means guard. So Hovawart is the guard of the estate or farm. The German word for boatman however is Bootswart.

A "Bootswarthund"!

Amphibious dog?

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

lab + shepherd = lepherd

She was more shepherd as a puppy and then kinda grew into her labbiness.

Oh geez, right. I even already commented on that. I guess I was just overwhelmed by the cuteness of the KFC bucket!

 

[Till]

Ha, nice. A golden that's useful. Sounds great.

If the kids survive his adolescence...

I sometimes wish we had a goldie. Not a dog that needs to be reminded of his place every other day. This first time he jumped into the pizza courier's back and tried to bite into the guy's neck, I realized he is not your normal kind of family pet...

A "Bootswarthund"!

Amphibious dog?

Actually some of the dogs they crossed to create the breed were Newfoundlanders, see Hovawart Information and Pictures, Hovawarts. Hovawarts are pretty rubbish at swimming though. Mine only goes in chasing ducks or swans. They protect your boat though ...

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

If the kids survive his adolescence...

I sometimes wish we had a goldie. Not a dog that needs to be reminded of his place every other day. This first time he jumped into the pizza courier's back and tried to bite into the guy's neck, I realized he is not your normal kind of family pet...




Actually some of the dogs they crossed to create the breed were Newfoundlanders, see Hovawart Information and Pictures, Hovawarts. Hovawarts are pretty rubbish at swimming though. Mine only goes in chasing ducks or swans. They protect your boat though ...

A few people have Newfie dogs here. They are big (almost as big as a St. Bernard), they are happy, they are sappy, they drool way too much, and they defecate like cattle.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Oh geez, right. I even already commented on that. I guess I was just overwhelmed by the cuteness of the KFC bucket!

I can totally let that one go, just because of the KFC bucket.

 

[Till]

Did you actually give her KFC food? Or was the bucket empty?

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Did you actually give her KFC food? Or was the bucket empty?

Relax. The bucket was empty. She was merely licking the grease.

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Relax. The bucket was empty. She was merely licking the grease.

Ha, that's what I had Whiskey do last night. I made chicken fettuccine bolognese for dinner and used a prep bowel to hold some ground chicken that I'd fried up to add to the sauce later. After dumping the chicken in the pot, I figured, hey, it's unseasoned and just grease from white meat and extra virgin olive oil, and some crumbs. She loved it and kept it down just fine, but now she won't come out of the kitchen!

 

[Till]

They love raw stuff, don't they. It is most natural but it does make them vicious. I have tried raw, minced chicken and rabbit. My dog, Inuk Isidor vom Widdereck or Ben for short,likes it a lot and I feel it is much better for him than the complete foods. But he gets wilder and mouthier.

Our pet shop sells the left-over bones from Parma and Serrano ham. Ham that is carved off the bone. It actually says "Mediratenean cuisine" on the packing. My dog goes crazy for them. Absolutely crazy. He does not just gnaw the meat off that is still left on it, he actually eats the bones. Cracks it into pieces and swallows them. Nothing wasted.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

They love raw stuff, don't they. It is most natural but it does make them vicious. I have tried raw, minced chicken and rabbit. My dog, Inuk Isidor vom Widdereck or Ben for short,likes it a lot and I feel it is much better for him than the complete foods. But he gets wilder and mouthier.

Our pet shop sells the left-over bones from Parma and Serrano ham. Ham that is carved off the bone. It actually says "Mediratenean cuisine" on the packing. My dog goes crazy for them. Absolutely crazy. He does not just gnaw the meat off that is still left on it, he actually eats the bones. Cracks it into pieces and swallows them. Nothing wasted.

When I cook a ham in the crock pot, our dog gets the "dregs", and she acts as though it's some big feast. Then she takes the hambone out into the living room and commences on gnawing it to death. Our vet said it's actually really good for her teeth.

I think it's kinda gross myself, but she is still uber adorable when she does it.

 

[Till]

I think it's kinda gross myself.

I know what you mean. It is those moments when we realize that our pets are really predators. When I see my dog cracking bones that are thicker than an inch, I do sometimes get an uneasy feeling.

Who let that wolf in?

 

[PreachersWife2004]

I know what you mean. It is those moments when we realize that our pets are really predators. When I see my dog cracking bones that are thicker than an inch, I do sometimes get an uneasy feeling.

Who let that wolf in?

Those are the moments I remember why I didn't leave the babies alone with her.

Mine were all still in diapers when there was a dog mauling where the dog first got ahold of the diaper and then basically ate the kid. Had something to do with the urine smell in the diaper. That freaked me out for days.

 

[JCFantasy23]

What a cutie!

 

[GrayJM9]

Why did you name it Whiskey?

 

[GratiaCorpusChristi]

Why did you name it Whiskey?

Shelties are from Scotland, and Scotch is just a terrible name for a female dog (and a two-syllable name is recommended to differentiate from basic commands, anyway).

Also, the night we got her we took her over to a friend's house for some socialization and it turned out he'd set up a whiskey tasting (bourbon and scotch).

Plus, really prominent whiskers.

All in all, better than Isthar (which was another suggestion).