Crazy Horse

I agree with GO 4LO it's the owners that give the breeds a bad rap. It's not bad dogs, it's bad dog owners. Pit Bulls as an example.

bnold

Finally have a pic of my buddy on my computer. He's chillin with my little bro watching cartoons. Name is Dom (short for Domino) no not the kid, he's Dylan. Dylans watching him for me while I'm at school!!




PS if you didn't notice there is a 16.5 year difference between me and my little bro.

berner

Updated Pics:

At 3 months:


At 4 months:


We ended up calling him Arii. It's a Russian surname meaning "lion". He's about 50 lbs. I've got no idea what color he'll end up. He went really light for a while and now is turning grey with a black tinge. The breeder says they can change color until 2 years old. She figures he'll be an average size, around the 130-140 lb mark.
He's a busy lil goober, smart and very "determined". Never a dull moment around our house.

surfram

They grow up fast! He is a great looking dog. We had no idea our lab would be such a monster when we got him:

8-9 weeks old and 12lbs:


Approx. 6 months old and 70lbs:


Just under 10 months and 100lbs:


Just over 18 months and 130lbs+:

Hoss

Careful now...you don't want to let that big fella get too fat.

Our female lab has always been tall and lean and she has always weighed between 75-78 pounds. She's a smart girl. One of the best dogs I've ever had.





Our Pyr usually runs around 115-120 in the summer and around 125 or so in the winter. He's either really dumb or he's so smart that he's got me fooled into thinking he's really dumb so that I won't expect much from him, but overall he's a good and loyal dog...and a very protective one.

berner

Wow. That's one monster Lab you got there. My sis has 2 but they're no where near that big.

GO 4LO

I love CO's . Awesome-looking dog you have there, and perfect name!!




Updated pics of my Neo pup (7 mos, ~105lbs):

http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r109/GO_4LO2/

Chris

PanteraGSTK

Thats a nice looking neo you got there. Did you get his ears cropped or were they like that when you got him?

GO 4LO

Thanks! Breeder docked his tail at 3 days. Picked him up at the airport at 9 weeks. Got the ears cropped by a local vet at 12 weeks. It's really hard to find vets that still do earcrops anymore. I'd say ~5% of vets in my area do it...

I do love how they turned out though. I took in pics of how I wanted them, and she cut them perfect. Couldn't be more pleased.

Chris

berner

Very impressive looking Neo. I may have to get me one of those someday.

They cropped Arii's ears at 2 or 3 days old. I'm glad they're hairy because it looks like they were done with a butter knife. I guess they don't do it for looks, but to give a wolf or coyote less to grab on to.

PanteraGSTK

yea, my rott had his tail cropped at about 3 or 4 days, I prefer the short crop (no tail). I'd really like to have a Tibetan mastiff, but I don't think they are easy to find...

surfram

[QUOTE=Hoss;1238960]Careful now...you don't want to let that big fella get too fat.

Our female lab has always been tall and lean and she has always weighed between 75-78 pounds. She's a smart girl. One of the best dogs I've ever had.

Our Pyr usually runs around 115-120 in the summer and around 125 or so in the winter. He's either really dumb or he's so smart that he's got me fooled into thinking he's really dumb so that I won't expect much from him, but overall he's a good and loyal dog...and a very protective one.



We cut his food back a little since the last photo. 1 less cup per day and the only treats are small puppy size treats. He gets 4 cups/day of Nutro large breed now and I think he has thinned out a little. He is very good at begging for handouts. I try to get him out and do some retrieving everyday.

GO 4LO

Wow, so is he from working stock then? That's even better. From the pics, the ears look great. They'll look a lot smaller once that head broadens another 6", though! haha

I like the Tibetans, too. My only problem with them is just the sheer amount of variation from one breeder to another.

If I were going to get a longer-haired breed, I'd probably go with either a CO or a Komondor (always loved those, too!).

Chris

DieselDaze

Just brought "Turbo" home this afternoon (12/30/06).
So far, she's had no trouble adapting to life here at the homestead and the other two dogs, "Diesel" and "Shonook" have taken to her well.

Turbo at rest:


Diesel at rest:


Rich

Justwannabeme

Here is a rescued 2 year old Siberian just arrived in June 2006 at 50 pounds. He is now 75 pounds and can hit 35 mph just for fun. "Traveller" is his name as he liked to escape for 20 mile runs......I know all the dog wardens in a fifty mile radius. I have 95 acres but he can't read a posted sign yet. learning to pull sled with a samoyed; just to hear the stupid human yell "hike!" duh-- ya don't have to tell a Siberian to run.... stopping is a different matter....
Big thing in front was my 120 pound, 13 year old Alaskan Malamute. he taught the Siberian how to be a dog. Taught some humans how to be nice.
sure miss him- I am sure those of you out there know what I mean!