Man's (or Woman's ) Best Friend

We have some puppies coming – surprise! If you would like one they will be ready (12 weeks old) in February, maybe late January. If you are interested in a dog at all, please read – we will be providing 12-week shots for the puppies (given in our home) you should still take the puppy to the vet. After reading, if you are interested or know someone who might be – please post a comment.


Thanks,
Amanda

We are very careful about our dog, she is not fixed but we always keep her in the house when she is in heat – which is about 2x per year. She has had all of her shots; she is in good health and is 4 years old. She is a beautiful “Lab/Boston Dane” mix – she is not a big dog, about 35lbs – dainty like a Dane in her features, but much shorter, she is all black with a few white accents (nose, paws, star on chest) She is very loving and very smart. There is a pic in my scrolling pictures on the side of this blog, of Midnight with our oldest son, last year.
 We have never formally trained her – but did all obedience at home. She is house broken; crate trained, sits, stays, stays off furniture (with reminders), comes when called (most of the time), fetches, and does not bark or howl. She is very loyal to our family –but friendly with strangers. She never bites or growls at people but she does not like us to be around other dogs. She loves and mothers/herds the 3 cats and the children at times, not overly bossy, but protective. She likes to keep herself clean and is not a smelly dog, except when she has been in water. She thinks it is funny to dump over her water bucket by carefully stepping her paw on the upper lip of the bucket until it dumps over. (She did this once in the house and was scolded and never did it again – now she only does it outside)

Many of you have heard about how she acted when the house burned down. She was tethered in the back yard (PRAISE THE LORD!) and was quite distraught; our neighbors came and took her into their home. When she saw us she was a very happy girl! Our neighbors kept her, in their home, for 3 weeks while we looked for a rental. (If that isn’t a testimony to a good dog, I don’t know what is!)

She came out to the rental on moving day and was watching us move everything in – we were EXAUSTED! Who buys a whole house full of furniture in a week? It was overwhelming! We finally sat down upstairs and she started barking downstairs (She never barks) I looked at Drason and said “something is wrong!” He tells her to be quiet, and she is for about 5 minutes, until she starts barking again. So we go downstairs to investigate – we were so tired we had left the basement door wide open. She was patiently standing guard until we came to shut it. Another time the boys left the garage door open, and the door from the garage into the house open. She stood guard overnight, did not go to her bed and her food and water was untouched. She had stayed up all night making sure we were safe.

Her baby daddy is a Rough Collie. We do not know the owners, as he got loose and was visiting here one day last month. He was friendly with the boys, but was not very clean. We don’t know for sure his breeding, but he looked like “Lassie”. Lassie was a Rough Collie. Below is an excerpt taken from a dog personality website:

“As a whole, the Rough Collie is a hardy, healthy breed. There traits are some of the most desired in the world among dog owners - they’re beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and easy to train, loyal, friendly, and very loving. They consider every one their friend and love all members of the family. Due to their sincere desire to please their master, they are one of the easiest breeds to housebreak and obedience train, making them great candidates for obedience competitions, working sports, and agility. They are very clean dogs, and, if given regular brushing, do not smell.

Under proper conditions, this breed is the ideal family pet. Train a collie, treat him with respect, and love him, and you will have a wonderful dog on your hands.”

Here is some info about Dane and Lab personalities as well.

“The Labrador Retriever is affectionate, loyal, and good natured. An excellent family pet, the Labrador is great with children and easy to train. Friendly and intelligent, this breed should never be aggressive. However, as a devoted family member, the Labrador is not happy when left alone for long periods or if kept confined. He needs daily contact with his people.

This dog is extremely active and has a high energy level. He needs lots of exercise and is, of course, particularly fond of water. A Lab will retrieve sticks from the water all day long!” (Our dog loves water!)

Danes

“Grooming requirements are minimal.
Strong, elegant, and well-muscled, this is nevertheless an affectionate, loyal, and gentle breed. He prefers to live with people and is not really happy living in a kennel. The Great Dane is lively and alert, yet patient with children. However, due to his great size, he should always be supervised with children.
The Great Dane is highly intelligent and trainable. As he is a sensitive breed, harsh training methods are inappropriate.” (This explains so much!)