Babysitting pics....

[Shelteez2]

For the last two weeks I have been babysitting some dobermans. (not related to the puppy pics I posted). During this time I also took care of two aussies, and of course the shelties came along to help :)

Introducing the Dobes, Mason (left) and Ginger (right), the Aussies, Max (tri-color) and Ripley (blue), and of course you all know the Shmelties. :)

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Everyday I would take all 6 dogs out for a walk. The herding dogs could be off leash. Em and Clipse are somewhere behind me in this pic.

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Here Clipse is stretching to drink out of the dobermans' bowl.

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[Shelteez2]

Sometimes if I didn't want the hassle of walking the dobes on leash and watching the herding dogs off leash, I would walk them seperately. Here the herding dogs are waiting to be released at the beginning of the walk.

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Max chasing Ripley.

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Ripley having a good roll....

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Likewise for Max...

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[Shelteez2]

A little later in the walk the sun decided to come out so I made them pose again.

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And then the good dogs were released to go play again.

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That's all! :D

[DogLover9501]

The dobies are gorgeous!!! The aussies are adorable, I like their colors! And, of course, the shelties are as sweet as always ;)

[binka_nugget]

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Look at Ginger's bum! LOL!

Great pics!

[Pam]

HOW IN THE WORLD DO YOU GET SIX DOGS TO POSE SO BEAUTIFULLY?????? I have trouble with two! :rolleyes: As always your two are just GORGEOUS dogs and the others are as well. Everyone looks like they have having a tremendous time. Bella and Ripley would love to join them in that roll! :) :p

[anna_66]

I agree with Pam, I have trouble posing the three I have;)
Those are really awesome pictures and all the dogs are sooooo gorgeous!
When you pet sit, do they stay at your house or do you go to theirs? Seems like a nice job...wish I had one like that:D

[pitc9]

:eek: I can not get over those pictures!!! They all were wonderful!!!!

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[cloverfdx]

What gorgeous dogs :D and so well behaved when posing for photos.

Thankyou so uch for sharing them. Also i have never seen an Aussie with pricked ears, guess you learn/ see somthing different everyday. :D

[Shelteez2]

Thanks everyone!

Pam, first I put Max and Rip in sit stays, then I put Em and Clipse infront of them in down stays. Then I took Mason and told him to lie down and stay, then Ginger. Then it was "staaaaay" ...."uh-uh"...."staaaaaay"....."uh-uh"...."staaaaay"......."aaaaah!"......."staaaaaaay"........
Moving back slowly with every stay and forward with every "uh-uh" or "aaaah!"
The herding dogs were fine they've all been obedienced trained. The dobes were a challenge. Ginger kept pushing her butt up (as you can see in the pic binka_nigget reposted) and everytime I went back to put her back in position Mason thought he was going to get in trouble (he's a very soft dog) and he'd creep slowly sideways. That's why he's so far away from the first pic to the last pic.

Anna, when I pet sit I stay at the dog's house. I live at home so can't take dogs in here. So yes I get paid to stay at other people's houses and eat other people's food. LOL When I was double booked with the aussies I put the dobes to bed at their house (they sleep in their crates) and then slept at the aussie's house. When I got up the first thing I did was go get the dobes and bring them over to the aussies. :)

cloverfdx, I've seen a few aussies here with prick ears. :) Max was shown as a pup, but they couldn't get his ears to stay tipped, so they gave up and just let him be a pet and do some obedience. It's hard to see in the pics, but the tops of his ears do kind of fold, but they aren't fully tipped by any means.

[anna_66]

Sounds like my kinda job:D

[EssTer]

awww :) I just cant pic fave pic because all those are soo cute and adorable :) you're so lucky to have chanse to babysit those cute things LOL :) and of course your shelties are great too :)

[Kater]

I love the picture of them bolting away after the posed pictures! FUNNY! I always wanted to know what a group looked like moments after the release command was given....heehee!
Such amazingly beautiful dogs - all of them! Thanks for sharing!!! :D