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Top 10 Smartest And Dumbest Dog Breeds
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Posted on 10/16/2009 3:33:52 PM PDT by Lorianne

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To: Shyla
A dog puts the icing on a family.

Truer words have not been spoken (or typed.) I grew up with dogs and I just cannot imaging not having one in the family. After our "Jerry" died four years ago, I said I never wanted another dog. That lasted almost 5 months, the longest I ever went without a dog in the home.

The difference between a house and a home is four paws and a tail greeting you at the door.

121 posted on 10/16/2009 6:53:27 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: IrishCatholic

My mastiff also. His words would be, “Obstacle course? Are you nuts?”

On the other hand, he knows who is frail, or frightened, and he is very kindly. He is safe with all sizes of children, knows who does and doesn’t belong in the yard, is good natured and looks very soft, until you see his muscles outlined when he sits.

Looks lazy, but is extremely fast. Goes from a dead snoring sleep to snapping a hot dog out of the air in a split second.

Excellent as a foot warmer, also.


122 posted on 10/16/2009 6:55:41 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Drill in the USA and offshore USA!! Drill NOW and build more refineries!!!! Defund the EPA!)
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To: KYGrandma
Unfortunately, with the designer dogs you can’t always tell if they will shed or not.

You are of course, correct. We had no intention of getting another dog when our "Jerry" died, much less a designer dog. "Teddy" came to us via a family friend who picked him up from a Labradoodle rescue in Indiana and he intended to keep him himself. Our family friend wasn't supposed to be allergic to Labradoodles (they're supposed to be hypo-allergenic) but as luck would have it, our Teddy has more Lab than Poodle in him so he sheds like gangbusters and our friend was in fact allergic to him. So one day I get a phone call asking if we were ready for another dog yet, and that our friend had one in mind - his, the one he had for four days from the Labradoodle rescue.

Stupid me, I went and looked and saw this beautiful intelligent dog, then did an even dumber thing and brought the kids back to see how he'd be around them. I don't know if we chose him or he chose us, but he's a great dog and we love him. He's been with us four years now, I wouldn't trade a minute.

123 posted on 10/16/2009 7:01:01 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

So true.

I went without a housedog for 2 years....It was a sad 2 years...


124 posted on 10/16/2009 7:01:48 PM PDT by Shyla
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To: Judith Anne; All

I have loved reading every post...we are just a bunch of mush when it comes to our dogs....loved them all, thanks for the delightful thread......


125 posted on 10/16/2009 7:02:38 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: goat granny

You summed it up beautifully. ((hugs))


126 posted on 10/16/2009 7:04:53 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Drill in the USA and offshore USA!! Drill NOW and build more refineries!!!! Defund the EPA!)
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To: Doohickey

Ooh that hurts:).


127 posted on 10/16/2009 7:10:01 PM PDT by redangus
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To: AnAmericanMother

All 3 of my shorties outweigh your lab, one nearly doubles him. Bassets are amazingly heavy. The smallest male sounds like your lab though. He loves roughhousing with bigger dogs at the dog park. He pesters them until they play with him. And his bark is so deep, it is funny to watch the big dogs react.


128 posted on 10/16/2009 7:11:15 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team# 36120), KW:Folding)
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To: goat granny

I saw a video of a border collie trying to herd kittens. The kittens won.


129 posted on 10/16/2009 7:31:59 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
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To: goat granny

:)


130 posted on 10/16/2009 7:46:21 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Slings and Arrows

I think cats are one of the few animals that don’t herd to well......


131 posted on 10/16/2009 8:01:12 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: goat granny

True dat.


132 posted on 10/16/2009 8:02:21 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
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To: panthermom

So you have one that will jog with you and one that just makes you giggle. I wouldn’t give up our Bully, Hazel, for anything. She brings us so much joy. I wouldn’t want a dog to outsmart me anyway! You can probably tell I wouldn’t want them to outrun me either- a Mastiff and a Bulldog? Ha!


133 posted on 10/16/2009 8:08:36 PM PDT by luckymom (Forget the baby whales, save the baby humans.)
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To: silverleaf

Wrong?? I think is Sooooo correct!!!!!!!!!!!!


134 posted on 10/16/2009 8:10:14 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Become a monthly donor or FR won't be here for you!)
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To: Lorianne
Which is the smartest and dumbest dog in this picture?


135 posted on 10/16/2009 10:14:36 PM PDT by Brown Deer
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To: Brown Deer

UGH, you ruined a great thread!!!!


136 posted on 10/17/2009 9:58:46 AM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
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To: Docbarleypop

I had that experience many years ago with a Newfie from the Dryad Kennells. She outsmarted me and everyone else, particularly her companion, our then other dog, an Ibizan Hound, although he was not by any means dumb.


137 posted on 10/17/2009 10:23:45 AM PDT by AmericanVictory (Should we be more like them or they more like we used to be?)
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To: Lorianne
Toss up between Hillary Clinton and Madeline Albright.

It's a tough nut to crack.

138 posted on 10/17/2009 1:36:26 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Lorianne

One should always remember that ‘smart’ isn’t necessarily a good feature in a dog. Being ‘smart’ is being a good problem solver. Now if the problem (from the dog’s perspective’ is how to open the refrigerator or get out of the yard...


139 posted on 10/17/2009 3:29:36 PM PDT by DugwayDuke
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To: Lorianne
Photobucket This is my rattlesnake killing dog. He is so proud of himself that he kept looking back to see if I was watching. He killed them differently than most. A dog will typically grab a snake and shake them to pieces. Smokey would grad them behind the head and clamp down until they were dead. I am sure he has a bit of bulldog in him.
140 posted on 10/18/2009 10:40:46 AM PDT by yarddog
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