As much as I'm loving 'playing mom' to my new pup, I'm really not loving the mess & fuss of toilet training & the chewing of everything that goes along with it 
I've literally sprouted grey hairs overnight! Lee & I thought we'd be 'clever' by doing the puppy thing first. You know - get us nice & prepared for kids one day...But after a few days in 'Sergeant Monty's' very trying company (yes, he already thinks he rules the roost), it dawned on me that human babies are actually MUCH easier than their canine counterparts...
*Lightbulb moment* here, guys. Bear with me...
You see, humans are practically immobile for the first 9 months of their lives. Oh, & then you've got the convenience of that nappy thing going on. Basically you get quite a bit of time to ease into this new stage of family life. With puppies, however, you're thrown right in at the deep end. The toddler phase. The 'terrible twos'. When they are ALWAYS on the go & testing the boundaries as far as EVERYthing from discipline to bowel behaviour goes. Aaaaaargh!!!!! I swear, the last time I was this active was probably on, um, a netball court in, like, 1992!!
Seriously, though, I'm just hoping that all this headache & hard work will pay off down the line. We knew we wanted a BIG dog. Something solid. A handsome brute that can stand his ground as an exercise companion (I love walking, but need a partner - for both company & safety), AND act as a deterrent / hold his own against a would-be intruder
Those puny, bug-eyed creatures that the likes of Paris Hilton & cronies carry around are a complete joke, as far as I'm concerned. So we did our research & unanimously decided upon a Boerboel. Not only are they huge (males can reach up to 90 kgs / 198 lbs!!!!!), they are also wonderful with women & children - having been bred expressly, in years gone by, for the purpose of protecting them, as well as the animals, on South African farms. (If you want to know more, check out our breeder's site here). And the reason we got a puppy as opposed to a fully grown dog from an animal shelter is because with the latter we would unfortunately know very little about what kind of dog we would be taking home with us. Not only is there nothing worse than a large breed dog that is not controllable (ie. with poor training & socialisation skills), but without the correct breeding, they can be dangerous. The problem is that there are quite a lot of dodgy cross-breeds &/or irresponsible owners out there who have given this particular breed, & similar breeds, a bad name. The notorious Pit Bull springs to mind. Did you know that the Pit Bull is not actually a breed of dog? It's a term typically used to group 3 breeds of dog: the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier & the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Staffie).
For those of you dog owners / lovers reading this, what kind of dog(s) do you own / wish you owned? And what made you choose that breed / those breeds over any other?
For the rest of you, well, I'm sure you've heard enough doggie drivel for one day!
Hope you all have yourselves a fab weekend
I've literally sprouted grey hairs overnight! Lee & I thought we'd be 'clever' by doing the puppy thing first. You know - get us nice & prepared for kids one day...But after a few days in 'Sergeant Monty's' very trying company (yes, he already thinks he rules the roost), it dawned on me that human babies are actually MUCH easier than their canine counterparts...*Lightbulb moment* here, guys. Bear with me...
You see, humans are practically immobile for the first 9 months of their lives. Oh, & then you've got the convenience of that nappy thing going on. Basically you get quite a bit of time to ease into this new stage of family life. With puppies, however, you're thrown right in at the deep end. The toddler phase. The 'terrible twos'. When they are ALWAYS on the go & testing the boundaries as far as EVERYthing from discipline to bowel behaviour goes. Aaaaaargh!!!!! I swear, the last time I was this active was probably on, um, a netball court in, like, 1992!!
Seriously, though, I'm just hoping that all this headache & hard work will pay off down the line. We knew we wanted a BIG dog. Something solid. A handsome brute that can stand his ground as an exercise companion (I love walking, but need a partner - for both company & safety), AND act as a deterrent / hold his own against a would-be intruder
Those puny, bug-eyed creatures that the likes of Paris Hilton & cronies carry around are a complete joke, as far as I'm concerned. So we did our research & unanimously decided upon a Boerboel. Not only are they huge (males can reach up to 90 kgs / 198 lbs!!!!!), they are also wonderful with women & children - having been bred expressly, in years gone by, for the purpose of protecting them, as well as the animals, on South African farms. (If you want to know more, check out our breeder's site here). And the reason we got a puppy as opposed to a fully grown dog from an animal shelter is because with the latter we would unfortunately know very little about what kind of dog we would be taking home with us. Not only is there nothing worse than a large breed dog that is not controllable (ie. with poor training & socialisation skills), but without the correct breeding, they can be dangerous. The problem is that there are quite a lot of dodgy cross-breeds &/or irresponsible owners out there who have given this particular breed, & similar breeds, a bad name. The notorious Pit Bull springs to mind. Did you know that the Pit Bull is not actually a breed of dog? It's a term typically used to group 3 breeds of dog: the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier & the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Staffie). For those of you dog owners / lovers reading this, what kind of dog(s) do you own / wish you owned? And what made you choose that breed / those breeds over any other?
For the rest of you, well, I'm sure you've heard enough doggie drivel for one day!
Hope you all have yourselves a fab weekend
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We have three dogs, two spaniels "Chucky and Fidget" and a chocolate lab "Zoey" they are our babies. We would love to have more I would like to get another lab and Jo-Anne wants a Great Dane but knowing us we will probably get both, our Dogs are inside dogs they have there own bedroom in the house and are allowed anywhere they want, even on the couches, my house probably stinks of dogs but I don't notice, I feel sorry for the person that tries to break into our house when we have all five dogs.