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Here’s mine: I have a giant working dog who I chose not to socialise. I bought him shortly before the first lockdown (whoops) so I couldn’t exactly walk him when I was already exercising a horse (felt a bit guilty) and I later chose not to take him out as he was so big and powerful. My brother took him down the local a few times, but I only just got into walking him myself now he’s 3. He was socialised at home via visitors when we could, but he’s so dopey I knew that 1) he has no real bite and 2) someone could walk off with him if I wasn’t careful enough.
I also watched my first dog get his face ripped off by another dog out walking when I was kid, so I didn’t want this to happen to my defenceless pup. The vet said the bite force would have crushed a smaller dog’s skull (first dog was a boxer x), so I didn’t want my pup to go through that obviously.
 
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ClaraJones3421 said:
Here’s mine: I have a giant working dog who I chose not to socialise. I bought him shortly before the first lockdown (whoops) so I couldn’t exactly walk him when I was already exercising a horse (felt a bit guilty) and I later chose not to take him out as he was so big and powerful. My brother took him down the local a few times, but I only just got into walking him myself now he’s 3. He was socialised at home via visitors when we could, but he’s so dopey I knew that 1) he has no real bite and 2) someone could walk off with him if I wasn’t careful enough.
I also watched my first dog get his face ripped off by another dog out walking when I was kid, so I didn’t want this to happen to my defenceless pup. The vet said the bite force would have crushed a smaller dog’s skull (first dog was a boxer x), so I didn’t want my pup to go through that obviously.
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How old were you when you bought the pup?
 
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Is this a troll :oops:

I thought this thread was going to be, oh I don't like people who have 'furbaby on board' stickers on their car and find squeaky toys the most annoying thing ever. Eep, eep, eep - just STFU already ? also improperly used Flexi leads....those are my canine pet hates. And owners who let their dogs run loose in the vet waiting room,omg.
 
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I must be very gullible as I don’t think it’s a wind up. I read it that OP exercises the dog on their own land rather than out in public.

I have a reactive GSD who rarely gets ‘walked’, but she does get loads of exercise on my own land. Today she was active from 9am til 4.30pm with a couple of tea breaks.
 
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ClaraJones3421 said:
I have a giant working dog who I chose not to socialise. I bought him shortly before the first lockdown (whoops) so I couldn’t exactly walk him when I was already exercising a horse (felt a bit guilty) and I later chose not to take him out as he was so big and powerful
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I don't get any of this.

Why did you chose a giant breed?

Surely it shouldn't have come as a surprise that he would grow into a "big and powerful" dog.

Asking as the owner of a sociable giant sized dog who enjoys her walks.
 
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ClaraJones3421 said:
Here’s mine: I have a giant working dog who I chose not to socialise. I bought him shortly before the first lockdown (whoops) so I couldn’t exactly walk him when I was already exercising a horse (felt a bit guilty) and I later chose not to take him out as he was so big and powerful. My brother took him down the local a few times, but I only just got into walking him myself now he’s 3. He was socialised at home via visitors when we could, but he’s so dopey I knew that 1) he has no real bite and 2) someone could walk off with him if I wasn’t careful enough.
I also watched my first dog get his face ripped off by another dog out walking when I was kid, so I didn’t want this to happen to my defenceless pup. The vet said the bite force would have crushed a smaller dog’s skull (first dog was a boxer x), so I didn’t want my pup to go through that obviously.
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Grow up and go and find something more interesting to do with your life other than winding people up on a forum
 
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That's a Carpathian (well probably Carpathian with a bit of miortic) not a Caucasian. She's 29kg and 57cm to Withers from memory.

Also a cuddly idiot who sucks your thumb if she likes you

That's also my 'spare' account ?
though not used now (how doi turn surlining off!?!?!)
 
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Why would anyone need a 'spare' account?

It's challenging enough trying to keep up with posters who keep changing their usernames.
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Made when I forgot the password to this one, then discarded when I got access back :) and now I write passwords down, however much you're not supposed to, and fwiw only use this account, but am happy to ask admin to ban the other one if it really bothers people.

Username dig unnecessary. UI exists if I really rile you. I'm not to everyone's liking; no one is. But I'm not going to change myself to please strangers on the internet, and my identity is in constant flux.

Still no clear answer on the dog query, though.
 
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I'd like to try to drag this thread back on topic.

Unpopular dog opinions

  1. People who can't or won't exercise thier dogs should not have dogs
  2. People who are afraid of big dogs should not get dogs
  3. People who do not realise that number one is cruel and deprives dogs of social contact with their own kind should not have dogs.
  4. Idiots should not have dogs
  5. People who can't be bothered to make the effort to make their dogs life as good as it can be shouldn't have dogs.
  6. People who allow their own negative experiences with dogs to cause them to be cruel to a dog should not have dogs
  7. People who think it is ok to exercise thier horse but not their dog should not have dogs.
  8. People who don't have time or mental capacity to realise that dogs need walking and socialisation should not have dogs.
  9. People who post on the internet that they are intentionally screwing their dogs up by failling to meet their basic needs should not have dogs.


    Thats all I can think of at the moment .
 
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Made when I forgot the password to this one, then discarded when I got access back :) and now I write passwords down, however much you're not supposed to,
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Bitdefender, and use their password wallet. I'm sure there are plenty of others, I also use Bitwarden on my phone.

moosea said:
I'd like to try to drag this thread back on topic.

Unpopular dog opinions

  1. People who can't or won't exercise thier dogs should not have dogs
  2. People who are afraid of big dogs should not get dogs
  3. People who do not realise that number one is cruel and deprives dogs of social contact with their own kind should not have dogs.
  4. Idiots should not have dogs
  5. People who can't be bothered to make the effort to make their dogs life as good as it can be shouldn't have dogs.
  6. People who allow their own negative experiences with dogs to cause them to be cruel to a dog should not have dogs
  7. People who think it is ok to exercise thier horse but not their dog should not have dogs.
  8. People who don't have time or mental capacity to realise that dogs need walking and socialisation should not have dogs.
  9. People who post on the internet that they are intentionally screwing their dogs up by failling to meet their basic needs should not have dogs.


    Thats all I can think of at the moment .
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Number 2 is extremely irritating, the number of people who have smaller dogs who are clearly very nervous of our extremely gentle giant dog and whose anxiety is the only trigger to any situation that may arise.

Point 1 is prevalent in the giant breed world, that exercise for dogs under a year old should be so limited as to make socialisation almost impossible. How many Dane pups does anyone ever see being walked?
 
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