this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2025
206 points (99.5% liked)
Dogs
4910 readers
327 users here now
All about dogs - dog breeds, dog training and behavior, news affecting dog owners or handlers, puppy pics, etc.
Rules (Will be refined later on).
-
Don't be a dick. This should cover most things, just keep in mind that everyone started somewhere and try to be helpful rather than rude or judgmental.
-
No personal attacks based on training style or tools.
Discussion of balanced training including proper use of aversives is allowed here. -
All breeds and mixes are welcome. You can criticize backyard breeding practices but don't pile on people because they own a specific breed or prefer purebreds or mixed breeds.
-
Do not support backyard breeders or puppy mills. Please do not link to or suggest buying from high volume breeders or those with an obvious lack of standards and testing.
-
Do not help or support fake service animals. Please do not encourage people to buy fake service dog vest or ESA letters to get around rental or other restrictions & do not give advice on how to misrepresent a dog as a service or support animal.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
RANT WARNING
I also have a love/hate relationship living with two Blues... They're my daughter and son-in-laws dogs, but they've attached themselves to my wife (who's also a big pushover) and she can't make a move without them being under her feet. Literally. She calls them "shadow dogs" because they are usually right in her shadow. She can't take a step backwards without tripping on one of them. But their barking... holy crap! They sound like dogs twice their size! I seriously can't remember the last time I took a nap, or watched a TV show, or carried on a conversation or enjoyed a quiet meal that wasn't interrupted by those two buttholes. Imagine sitting and quietly eating dinner, and all of a sudden there's an explosion of barking dogs going ape-shit bursting right out from under your dining table and clawing the crap out of your feet as they go scrambling after what ever set them off, which, more often than not, turns out to be nothing. The worst part tho, is when they try to protect my wife from our grand-babies. The constant barking and trying to force themselves in between my wife and her perceived "attackers" has really gotten old. Sometimes we have to lock them in their room, but then we have to listen to them barking non-stop through the door. But hey... they're family, amiright? sometimes it just be that way.
Ok, Rant over. Thanks for letting me vent. Aside from all that, they're actually pretty awesome dogs. Smart and quirky, to say the least. One of them tho isn't smart enough to figure out that our German Shepherd don't play that ankle-grabbing crap like her blue brother does. She gets tore into pretty good every time she tries it...
Heelers are typical one person ๐ถ!๐