Originally posted by ParNone
I've got a dog that has zero people or dog aggression. That can be left uncrated in the house while I'm at work, without worry of coming home to destruction or potty accidents. That I can let off leash and know he's gonna stick near me and come back when I call. That watches out for me and Murph and lets me know when there's something amiss in the house. Who's up for a good play session or a good ole nap, whichever, he just goes along with whatever I'm doing. So it's very hard for me not to be drawn back to this breed.
And that has nothing to do with his breed, where he comes from, or where he was born.
That has to do with, LOVE, Patience, and Training. any dog, coming from the side of to road or coming from the BEST breeder in the wolrd, could be EXACTLY like that. Whether it's a Mutt, a Boxer, or a Collie.
It's not who they are, or where they came from. It's how you treat them, how you raise them. And how you train them.
Nala is exactly like your decription. I may not know her background, but that doesn't matter anymore to us. either of us, any of us. she's my dog, always will be. She came from the shelter when she was 8 weeks old. Yes, she had colds and illnesses when she came in to the shelter, but does that mean sh can't be "as good" as a pure bred Collie, or any top show dog in the world? I think not.
Simba seems to have some slight dog/people aggression. Not so much aggression, but he'd rather just people and other dogs leave him be. Other than that he fit the whole description.
He also came from the shelter, when he was 4 months old. He was 8 months old when we adopted him, so he had lived for 4 months in the shelter.
He bit my mom twice the first week or so we had him. He'd run every time he saw her. and she'd walk the otherway. This was my FIRST dog. I took care of neighbors dogs constantly, but this first of my own. Back then I had NO clue of what a breeder was. All I ever knew was the shelter.
But, we gave Simba out Time, patience, and love - look at him now. He's come a long, long way. He's put up with watching two puppies grow up. He's put up with little kids pulling his ears and whatnot. He's put up with everything i've wanted him to.
I'm rambling on, but it just goes to show that the breed, place, or wherever you get them from doesn't always necessarily matter.
I'd personally rather have a dog you have to work for it's love, gain it's trust. It's so much rewarding looking at one of my pups, and to think how much they've changed. Simba, over th years.. and Nala in just one year. Whether you call that a "nightmare" or not.... They're the best dogs I could ever ask for, and I didn't have to pay hundreds, thousands of dollar the first day. I donated.
(I'm sorry if any of that came across as snippy or rude, it's exactly how I feel at the moment, and I just woke up.)
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