Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Well we went and checked him out parents not on sight good looking dog but was told dad has eye problems. Left and the wife got a rash from either the dog or the shampoo as he had just had a bath. Doesn't look like we will be getting that dog but now that My Wife and The Boy have it in their heads the hunt is on.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Yeah we are looking for a medium at most sized dog but one with at least some prey drive. I dont really care if it's a mutt just dont want a house only dog. I'm not gonna feed another animal who doesn't have a job.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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One white foot buy him two white feet try him three white feet be on the sly four white feet pass him buy but I don't hold with that (True Grit).
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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regardless of what you choose...please look at several shelters.
bunch of really good canines who need a good home!
all of ours have been shelter dogs, and with the right love, ALL have been GREAT companions!
edit: the last two have/had white toes on more than one foot.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Was looking at mtn feists too and am probably leaning that way the temperament seems to be better on average over JRT's. We live in town but have a big yard and friends have small kids not baby's but very young. I have no direct knowledge of either breed but reading about them the feists look a bit better for our house.
Opinions?
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Was looking at mtn feists too and am probably leaning that way the temperament seems to be better on average over JRT's. We live in town but have a big yard and friends have small kids not baby's but very young. I have no direct knowledge of either breed but reading about them the feists look a bit better for our house.
Opinions? They are popular squirrel dogs. I have wanted one for a while but I'm gone from home half a month so.it wouldn't really be my dog. It would be the family's. The wife has enough to take car of. On top of that I would not have enough time to hunt it hard enough same reasons I don't have beagles.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Guess I will throw my nickle in on this.
Growing up we had 3 that I can think of. One my Mom got as a put. She ended up as a boob. Mostly a lap dog. Very high energy tho. I did have to dig her out of a rabbit/woodchuck hole once. Rather laid back for the most part as she got older. She was a small short haired one.
The next two were gotten at a couple years old. One was a small medium haired one. She took to my Dad. He couldn't move with out her being there with him. She also loved to hunt. She learned real quick that when I grabbed a gun or put on my orange I was going hunting. She would find a way out of the house and find me on the other side of the swamp. That or she would find me out shooting where she would try to dig up the bullets or jump up in front of the gun to catch the bullet while your were trying to shoot. She also loved it when we would set the trap up to shoot clays. You had to sit there with a long stick to keep her back from it or she would grab the bird out of the trap. More than once she got hit by the trap. One time she was on the dozer with Dad and they ran over a yellow jackets nest. She sat on his lap biting at them little buggers. Dad had to toss her to the ground so she wouldn't get stung any more. Dad road the dozer out of that mess. She was laid up for a few days. As much as I hated that dang dog then I sure due wish I could go hunting with her again. Out of all the dogs my Mom had that is the only one that I can say that about. Her passion for hunting and shooting was only equaled by mine.
The third one was one of the bigger ones with short hair. Again gotten when she was 3-5 years old. Not a bad dog but one that I would keep a very close eye on if there were kids around (and mine were often). She never went after them but she was very territorial. She growl and snarl if you got by her 'stuff'. A swift swat and she was back to normal. She hated cats. She would do whatever it took to get one if she saw it. She also had a quirk about touching her butt. You couldn't pet her hind quarters or she would go after you. She wasn't fond of being picked up either.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Thanks everyone this will probably be a bit of a long process but My Wife and I are not ones to jump into things without planning, and I like the personal experiences shared on this sight so keep them coming and if anyone knows another breed that is smallish has at least some prey drive I am all ears.
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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She likes it it's a done deal even if everyone said they were worse than having a cat. I have never had one so cant comment personally but hav heard they ate great high energy dogs. It's a cute puppy enjoy it. They eat other dogs?
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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I've had a couple of JRT's
Great dogs , very intelligent. I was able to housebreak my first one in several days. The way I was able to do that was bribery. I took the dog out very frequently at first , if the dog did its business , it immediately got a kibble of food. By the 3-4th day it learned how to 'fake it'. She would squat and look at you for the food. That is how smart they are.
Some idioms about JRT's - 'A big dog in a small package ' they can take on bigger 2X-3X sized dogs and win consistently. 'Happiness is owning a JRT-Happiness is being owned by a JRT' They will very quickly become the Alpha animal in the pack. Even if the other animals in your house have been there for years and are larger , the JRT becomes the alpha. Almost Chuck Norris type status , you are the alpha in your household just because the JRT lets you be the alpha. Thatt's funny stuff there Crager, but all true. My trapline dog, is half jagt and half airedale. great dog and won't back down from any coyote or critter, but is submissive (most of the time) with the little turd. Dolly rules the roost, and the one I had before was the same. I really like the part you wrote, "happiness is being owned by a jrt"!
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Re: Wife thinks it's time
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Here is zip she is the best dog I have ever owned let me rephrase that she is the best dog I have ever had the pleasure of sharing time with. I didn't pick her she chose me the day I went to pick up a pup from the litter I had some others in mind to get. Matter of fact the people that had the dog's sent me some pictures and I had mind made up and she just showed me she was going home with me.
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