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Quoted from EZG:Here's my pharaoh hound Skooli. He smiles, he blushes, he jumps sideways. Love that dog.
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Just when you think you know everything, you learn something new. Never seen this breed but I love it. Very unique and beautiful dog.
I don't have a pic but I have a Boxer who's name is Fisher but we wound up calling him Fii Fii. I never liked dogs till I got him but he is my best friend ever. I too would give him years of my life to keep him around for the rest of mine. I love him dearly. I also have Lucy who is a American Bulldog or a Boxer/Bulldog mix. She is a street puppy who walked up the driveway of my car dealership. I usually run them away but I didn't have the heart to run her off. She was beaten and scared and pretty much a goner. Now she's my girl. I have to keep her at work but she gets as much love as I can give her.
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Pics attached of my girl, the forever grateful stray Angelica.
Found her endlessly circling the rows of cars in a grocery store parking lot 11 years ago last Christmas Eve (after being evidently dumped by her owners).
Major one-owner dog (guards me like Secret Service).
Found out through testing her predominant breed is uncommon here in the U.S.: Black Norwegian Elkhound.
Kind of resembles a Black German Shepard (but she's only 48-pounds).
Guards that Hedge Hog like Mini Me 
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Here's Maggie, our female Great Pyrenees. We got her from the local humane society about three years back, if I recall correctly? I've had a few dogs, but trying to be objective as I can be as an owner, she is as close to perfect as I've seen. Good with people, great with kids, wasn't a chow hound (save for one time when we were having Indian food and she high-tailed it with a chunk of Naan bread), didn't bark for the first year or so we had her. I one time left her out and went to a football game; no big deal; no noise or complaints from the neighbours. Total sweetheart. Just wants to be your friend.image-390.jpg
And here's Carl. My girlfriend refers to Carl as "all boy". He drools, he farts, he drinks out of the toilet. Real lover of a dog, but takes a while to get warmed up to people. The first time my Mom visited after we got him, he growled at her for two hours. Then he decided they were friends, and slept next to her bed that night. Pyrenees are bred to protect sheep, so he views a lot of strangers as threats, and then he decides they're okay, and loves them. Seems he's smarter than me; for a little while, he'd start barking at 4:30 in the morning and wake me up (he has a HUGE bark; he was barking one day and I could hear him three or four houses down the street, and he was inside). So, I'd wake up, get him to quiet down, and go take a leak. By the time I was back from the can, he'd be sleeping in my spot in bed.
Love the daylights out of both of them.
Quoted from Bohdi:Ah........There are more pinheads that are smart and have Shepherds. Good looking shepherd!
I have 4 GSDs and am a founding member of GSROC.
http://www.gsroc.org/2013/index.gsr
We rescue and rehome about 400 GSDs a year now.
Here is Enzo.
This is Senta.
This is Kitri.
Quoted from Blackjacker:Guinness and Zoey, our goofball rescues.
Guinness was a bait dog, found wandering in a parking lot in Newark on St. Patrick's Day (hence the name). We actually were fostering him after the rescue got him back from the vet and after a couple of weeks we knew we couldn't let him go, so we adopted him. We don't know Zoey's backstory, but when she ran out of her foster home chased by the four Great Danes she was living with and into my son's arms, we knew she was ours.g+z.jpg 255 KB
Best picture ever!
Quoted from blondetall:My doggy crew.
That's a big crew! Good on you for taking in so many!
This is our rescue Chato. A Neopolitan mastiff. Previous owners bleached his eyes and broke his back legs to make him a bait dog. Considering what he's been through, he's a gentle giant.
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Memphis and Nibbles are brother pitbull mix rescues. Or as they call the small pits, pibbles.
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Niko and Xena are brother and sister Sarplaninac. My wife had wanted one since visiting her parents home country of Serbia.
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And this is one of our 3 rescue cats Tater who likes to eat with the dogs.
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Quoted from NM:Pics attached of my girl, the forever grateful stray Angelica.
Found her endlessly circling the rows of cars in a grocery store parking lot 11 years ago last Christmas Eve (after being evidently dumped by her owners).
If I could give you ten thumbs up for rescuing a dog I would. Glad she has a good home.
My boy Luke. Lost him in 2010 after a year long battle with cancer, and a personal hell I never wish to repeat. He meant everything to me.
Luke taught his new little brother (Oscar) everything. They shadowed each other day & night.
Luke's last meal, a jar of peanut butter and a new rawhide bone. His body was riddled with cancer, and he had a leg amputated a few months prior. He could no longer stand and the vet said it was time. Effin agony.
So it's been four years now, Oscar is a gem. He has his own little brother to teach. Dexter is a bit special, half whippet/beagle. All sorts of interesting behaviors in this mix.
Dex's Mom dresses him up sometimes with custom bandanas and things like this:
My wife just brought me this t-shirt ... This about sums it up:
Quoted from mrs_mezelmods:Best picture ever!
The photog, www.valeriebruder.com, is wonderful - she donates a lot of her time and expertise to rescue organizations, photographing their dogs to help them find their forever homes.
We joked beforehand that we'd probably have lots of pics of Guinness blowing drool bubbles and Zoey darting out of frame - and in that pic we got both.
Quoted from pinster68:My boy Luke. Lost him in 2010 after a year long battle with cancer, and a personal hell I never wish to repeat. He meant everything to me.
I feel your pain Brian. It's almost 4 years since I had my dog Pongo put down. 18 years she was my friend and companion.
Quoted from NM:Pics attached of my girl, the forever grateful stray Angelica.
Found her endlessly circling the rows of cars in a grocery store parking lot 11 years ago last Christmas Eve (after being evidently dumped by her owners).
Major one-owner dog (guards me like Secret Service).
Found out through testing her predominant breed is fairly uncommon here in the U.S.: Black Norwegian Elkhound.
Kind of resembles a Black German Shepard (but she's only 48-pounds).
Guards that Hedge Hog like Mini Me .Norwegian! Must be a fantastic dog with that heritage!
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Quoted from eggbert52:If I could give you ten thumbs up for rescuing a dog I would. Glad she has a good home.
Many thanks Derron.
Strays are so helpless and vulnerable and need our help so badly--and they make the most loyal friends for life once in their forever home!
One trick I learned to help save Strays by gaining their trust is to keep some Kibble in a zip lock and paper plates in your trunk (that's how I got my girl in the car that day):
Served her a meal & did my grocery shopping, came out and she was still circling giant rows of cars endlessly looking for her owner 
(no tags of course or subsequent response to newspaper ad).
After a ton of coaxing with me in the back seat she still wouldn't jump in...had to pick her up eventually and put her in.
(If they're too scared to go with you and run off, just leave the much-needed meal...I've seen them double back and eat it!)
Now time for a Milk Bone (anticipation shot followed by all-biz/locked-on ).
Quoted from jwo825:Glad this thread is getting tons of pics. I love all the dogs. Thanks for sharing and special thanks to all the rescuers!
I agree, glad to see so many rescue dogs. I didn't say mine was when I posted, but she is as all the pits before her were. Pinsiders Rock!
IMG_20130106_202036_471.jpgQuoted from Turboderf:Yes they do we have 4 boxers
That's freaking awesome!
Quoted from NM:Now time for a Milk Bone (anticipation shot followed by all-biz/locked-on ).
She's so happy! Gotta love that.
Quoted from mrs_mezelmods:Norwegian! Must be a fantastic dog with that heritage!
She's great thanks--funny thing is I never even heard of a Black Norwegian Elkhound before her DNA test results came back! Wikipedia states the breed is very rare outside the Nordic countries of Scandinavia; breed link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Norwegian_Elkhound
BTW, if you're unsure about what breed your dog is, I highly recommend Wisdom Panel for DNA Testing:
http://www.wisdompanel.com/wisdom-panel-2-0/
It's only $79.99 and highly effective: all they had was a swab of my dog's saliva (no other information at all), and if you click on the Wikipedia link above, you'll see the dog in the link is a dead ringer for my girl!
It was so great to finally find out what she is (I always thought she was some kind of small German Shepard mix or something)!
image.jpgMy son and his dog. German short haired pointer. It's not my dog, but it's an awesome dog, and since I don't have one I call him my dog.
Note: no animals were harmed in the making of this picture, even though it looks like my son is killing him.
Sometimes the dog has the upper hand when he sleeps.
Nice! Going to steal this and put it on an image of one of our dogs, and send it to the wife. Thanks for the idea!
EDIT: TADA!!
Quoted from starbase:Rad had a accident ten days ago and had to have part of his tail amputated but is now on the mend and feeling good again.
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LOL...sorry...do tell! Poor pup! Glad to hear he's back on track.
Quoted from PinballKen:Nice! Going to steal this and put it on an image of one of our dogs, and send it to the wife. Thanks for the idea!
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Awesome, nice work!
Quoted from dtown:Our precious dachshund, Lance. He's 10 years old and has the typical back problems associated with the breed. Early last year, he temporarily lost the use of his back legs for almost three months. It was very tough but after a lot of rest, pills and cleaning up his poop bucket (a large Rubbermaid pan) he started to gain the use again. Now, the wife and I have to not let him get too excited because he'll run around like a nut. He doesn't realize his limitations. Winters are always the hardest but he made it through another one without an issue.
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My dachshund is almost 10 and has ruptured a disc twice. Both times he lost control of his lower half. Check out VOM (veterinary orthopedic manipulation) and see if anyone does it around you. I got amazing results from it both times and he isn't in any pain now. It's been a few years since the last incident.
Quoted from winteriscoming:My dachshund is almost 10 and has ruptured a disc twice. Both times he lost control of his lower half. Check out VOM (veterinary orthopedic manipulation) and see if anyone does it around you. I got amazing results from it both times and he isn't in any pain now. It's been a few years since the last incident.
Dude, it's been one year to the day since Millie went in for a ruptured disc. Please to God tell me you're not letting him climb anything or jumping off of anything higher than a toothpick?
To everyone who owns a long dog like a Dachshund, Basset Hound, etc....take care of your dog early in its life. Do NOT let it jump off of couches, go up or down stairs, etc. Once in a while is fine but don't let it become a habit. Or, you'll end up like me and Winteriscoming.
Also, you'll be out $4-5K per pop. When Millie went in last year on the Sunday before Memorial Day, there were 3 other Dachshunds in there for the exact same surgery the day before Memorial Day. In addition, DO NOT WAIT! Your dog will have what is know as "deep pain." Your dog may not yelp or be in pain but they are. This is a VERY small window in which you must get him/her in for surgery. Khabbi can attest as well on this.
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