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Dog Gone it!
I have the dubious honor of baby siting my Grand Daughters dog for four days while the family is on a Mexican Cruise. The dog is a pure bred something or other. She is loving, cute, cuddly, and dumb as a rock. I have had numerous dogs during my relatively long life, both prue bred and mongrels. It has been my experience that the mongrels were more hardy and smarter than the prue breds. The one exception was a Jack Russel Terrier. He was by far the smartest dog I have ever had. But then the Jack Russel is not really a prue bred. They were bred in England over a lengthly period of time to be a hunting dog. The only problem I had with him was he had a habit of bouncing off the walls. High energy, hard to maintain and had to be kept away from other dogs. though small, he would take on a dog twice his size as one did a while ago. The news reported that a Pit Bull had attack two children. Their Jack Russel jumped in and engaged the pit bull until help came to subdue the animal. Unfortunately the Jack Russel did not survive but by-standers said he gave it everything he had to protect the kids. If my observations transfer to human types, it should speak well for us folks in the U.S.A. After all about 80 % of us are mongrels. 15 comments from 9 users
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posted by
woofwoof
on Jul 27, 2007 at 11:47 AM
Jack Russell's are extremely smart to say the least. Sad to here your story---an apathetic HOoooOWL for your lost friend. He was a hero. Take the "dumb as a rock" dog to the dog park and let her visit other doggies. It's a butt sniffin' fest! The evenings around 7:30P or early mornings are the best time to go to see the other mongrels, lol. posted by
BakersfieldPetCare
on Jul 27, 2007 at 12:07 PM
From my experience, doesn't matter what the breed is when a loved one is in harms-way most loving pets will come to the rescue. Not sure if a cat would? :)My miniature rott (beagle/rott mix) will bark at me if I am playing too rough with my son.  Jalo at age 6 watching TV. posted by
RaynorSchein
on Jul 27, 2007 at 12:55 PM
A Beagle and Rottweiler Mix? Hmmmm........... I'm having a mental image here............ Either a Beagle with s step ladder or a Rott with knee pads............. ;-) posted by
BakersfieldPetCare
on Jul 27, 2007 at 01:06 PM
Beagle/Rott mix.. thats what I was told. If you compare Jalo to a beagle (at the dog park they were side by side) they are the exact same size and built but the color is rott. Jalo does not have a tail. i am asked all the time if she is a miniature rott, a new breed? She is the perfect size for the house and a great watch dog, she hates the mail-lady.
posted by
RoyTullis
on Jul 27, 2007 at 01:07 PM
Yes, most dogs will come to your aid but most run when they are hurt. A Jack Russel has no run in him.
posted by
KathyBates
on Jul 27, 2007 at 01:32 PM
There is SO many dogs that will NOT run if they are hurt. Its no different that if you were protecting your family members... Dogs are loyal.I had a JRT once, and once was all I needed. Never again, it was the dumbest dog, the hardest to train... Maybe I got the 'stupid' one from the litter. I tried selling him to a good family and no one wanted him, I ended up giving him to the SPCA. Since I was a young adult, I have had Rotties, Pits, Mixed, Dachshunds, Chi's, Dobermans.. And the best one out of the bunch was the Rottie and the Pit. Not just intimidating looking but loyal and wonderful with my boyfriends and husbands that I went through and the easiest to train. Everyone has their favorite kind of dog, everyone thinks that one is better then the other. Its not the breed that makes the dog, its the loving and the brains and the devotion. posted by
antiextremism
on Jul 27, 2007 at 01:32 PM
You mean those dogs are gonna let a cat watch 'em??? ;)
posted by
AudreyB
on Jul 27, 2007 at 01:44 PM
I have a 5 pound chihuahua that looks more like a black widow spider than a dog. She's got the legs of a great dane and the body of a mouse. Anyway, shes all guts. Whenever someone comes to the door, she paws at the carpet like mad bull and barks as though she's going to really tear them up. She never actually charges so I think it's just posturing. I get the impression she's saying............"HOLD ME BACK BECAUSE I"M GOING FOR THE KILL." posted by
ghostriter
on Jul 27, 2007 at 04:36 PM
When I was about eleven years old, I had a cat who used to follow me to the school bus stop every morning. He would sit under a tree and just look around, acting nonchalant as cats do. He stayed until the bus left, and I would watch him walk back home. I never knew why he did this until one day when a local bully came over and pushed me down on the road. Before I could blink, the bully started yelling and running around in circles, my cat firmly attached to his back and growling. I had to pull the cat off of the guy. Unique behavior for a cat, I know, but this one and I were very attached to each other. I have yet to have the same relationship with another cat, and I have had many since then; I currently have four. Our boxer once became agitated as my son Alex and his friend were wrestling around on the floor. She grabbed my son's friend by the back of his jeans and pulled him away from Alex. She dragged the kid clear across the room before she let him go. posted by
ghostriter
on Jul 27, 2007 at 04:41 PM
Audrey...my parents have a Maltese who is convinced he is a bull mastiff or a Doberman. He does the same thing, barking, growling, acting like he is poised for the attack. Unfortunately, it is difficult for him to intimidate someone when he is wearing a red bow on the top of his head...:P
posted by
KathyBates
on Jul 27, 2007 at 04:56 PM
I loved the cat story by ghost... That reminds me of my brothers cat, he trained the cat to be an attack cat.He built the cat a special two story house, when he snapped his fingers the cat would go to her house. When he commanded her (can't remember the command) she would attack whoever he pointed at. And if someone that didn't have permission to be in his house, she would attack them if my brother was gone. This is when I was a teenager and that cat scared me. posted by
RoyTullis
on Jul 27, 2007 at 06:36 PM
One other problem I forgot to mention about Jack Russels. They do not take well to unruly children. As long as the child is gentle and only plays with them they are good kid dogs but a kid that pulls their tail, ears or hits them get a quick but unmistakable warning.
posted by
RoyTullis
on Jul 27, 2007 at 07:13 PM
When I was a lad I worked for a gentleman in Oildale (while in High School) who owned an auto shop. He had a Tibetan cat with no tail that weighed about 40 lbs. That cat ruled the street. Dogs would cross to the other side of the street as they went by. Toughest cat I ever saw.
posted by
NancyII
on Jul 27, 2007 at 07:34 PM
My sister tells the story of her two Yorkies. The slept with her every night and would run across her to get down from the bed. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy, she also underwent chemotherapy. As everyone know, it makes you deathly sick and pretty much out of it. She said that during that time those two dogs would get on the bed and wouldn't crowd her. When they went to get off the bed they walked to the foot of the bed and got off there. She said it was like they knew how sick she was and were very gentle with her. She lost Scottie a few years ago and if I remember right, he was about 12 years old. Bitsy is still with her and must now be about that age. I was so amazed at those dogs. Allie the lab, would jump right in my lap when I sat and trip me as I walked. She's a bundle of love but not real sensitive. lol. posted by
KathyBates
on Jul 28, 2007 at 08:58 AM
I love the loyal stories.
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