Aussie Whip
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Have you thought of an Irish Terrier? good family dogs, good guard dog and still kill vermin but not a pain or as highly driven as the working terriers. I've always been interested in one as a general family and farm dog but they are very pricey over here.
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None taken mate, it's just how I write. My girlfriend did kick me in the shins and left me over the staff incident as well, lol. I didn't like her that much anyway.
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They're not much better imo. A Golden retriever killed it's teenager male owner walking it on a golf course over here a few years ago.
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Why, a fat lab and a working cattle dog around the same size. I wasn't stepping in, they weren't my dogs. My staff killed my girlfriend at the time's lab and the staff was a third the size and on a chain.
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My mate's Patterdale got killed by a loose golden lab and they have attacked my little whippet crosses before for no reason. I saw one at a horse event pick on a rather large, very fit red cattle dog and the cattle dog killed it after a horrible few minutes because nobody stepped in. People buy them as placid family dogs, lol, give me a pit any day for that job. The pet labs I've seen are fat, useless trouble makers and one dog I'd never want to own.
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You could try something for his joints but it could be anything at that age. Eight is a good lifespan for ferrets, probably over 100 in human years so you have looked after him well to get him there.
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Could be arthritis or maybe a spine or nerve injury but 8 is a pretty good age.
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Welcome Gill, you should get on well here ?.
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I agree with this in that you are degrading the breed for it's original purpose but most of the champions are very closely bred and this is what causes problems with the dog's temperament as a all round dog as well imo. I do understand what you are saying about this and don't make out my dogs are superior in that regard. The ultimate examples are often a dog destined for life on a chain and that's ok if that's what you are into.
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The buckskin bitch was at the top was from imported stuff and by far the best natured dog I've ever owned. I used for her hunting and she was the ultimate family dog as well. The red dog is just street bred but also 100% a loyal family dog of my daughters. It's the way they are raised and who raises them. You say you don't trust them, well that could be why you don't, you are putting negativity into the animal and a dose of fear. i appreciate your experience with them but all I know is what I've experienced, a very stable and trustworthy animal from the whelping box to the grave at a good age.
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Your average pits but try getting near the family.
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That's true, they could shoot you and the dogs, in a remote area nobody would hear it or not take any notice because everyone around shoots. When the kids were young if someone did take me out at least they had some protection from the dogs and they are a great deterrent in most cases. I didn't bother getting anymore guard dogs now the big dogs have passed on, the Parsons are very alert watch dogs and let you know. I think it's everyone's own choice what they own, not the governments, they would be happy if we had nothing to protect ourselves with so we become sheep and do as we're told.
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That's it, but I did.
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I've heard of wire fox terriers killing babies, it would only take one bite. The risk of owning protection dogs like I had and them attacking my kids was extremely small. When you live hours from any help these dogs are invaluable. As I said there is always a slight risk. I've owned these breeds for over 45 years. Same with dogs like Boerboels in Africa, they could kill anyone quite easily but they don't own them for nothing. These type of dogs don't belong in suburbia though. I agree these dogs being called nanny dogs is misleading to uneducated people looking for a dog, they are serious prot
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Have you ever owned pitbulls before? I'd hardly call it naive when I've spent the majority of my life with bull breeds and none have shown aggression to the family in any form. Humans are far more dangerous than dogs. When you live in isolated areas over here a sighthound isn't going to cut it protecting your family, you need man stopping dogs with stable temperaments.
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I have a theory the reason so many people are turning gay,trans, lbqtxyz is something to do with the earth trying to stop people breeding before we are all fcked. Nature, god or whatever runs the show.
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Because I know the dogs, educate the kids and watch them. A fox terrier could kill a kid, they have and would also be a lot more likely to attack than a bull breed. There is always a small chance but in the situation I was in the dogs were needed and it would have been a lot less safe without them. The dogs I had to watch the most around the kids were the lurcher types.
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Unfortunately APBT's and Am Bullies appeal to a lot of people with little care for others, with their ego topping the charts. It's a real shame because the vast majority of these dogs are good family dogs and would die protecting them. Nothing is dangerous if it's kept under control and handled correctly. I raised my kids around pits and bandogs and never saw so much as a raised lip towards any of the family in 30 odd years. I believe most people shouldn't own these breeds, they just don't keep an eye on the animals and they should be left to experienced dog people.
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I've had a few whippet crosses that never marked, they would just stand back and let the old dog mark but stood ready once the ferrets were entered.
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I had an Oz staghound that showed no interest in game at all, even running roos until he was 18 months and then one day it just clicked. Don't know what yours is but some of those deerhound types take a while to mature. Yeah just keep taking her out, only a pup still.
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A lot of people liked it , I'm not into war movies. Only movie I liked Brad Pitt in was Snatch.
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I agree a lot who own these dogs are doing it to boost their ego mostly but it's got to do also with how violent society is getting. People are genuinely scared they are going to be mugged, stabbed or whatever and it's illegal to carry a weapon to defend themselves but most of these breeds should only be in the hands of enthusiasts with a lot of experience. Dogs do stop more violent acts than they cause, by far, so disarming people of their guardian dogs isn't going to stop deaths and injuries, it will create more. It's a difficult situation and a sad world now.
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When my blue dog died I lost a bit of my heart, I only pick around now with two terriers and a whip/grey but I'm getting old so that's ok. I might be a bit mad but I got her cremated and want my ashes scattered when I go with hers in the hills we hunted.
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Yeah fred 3/4 whippet. Oz stags are greyhound/ deerhound from the old days but most have other breeds added.
