Learn Me Clean Houses with Shedding Dogs

pinchvalve wrote:

ryanty22 wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: She's not mine BTW, but he is: You can find this same basic dog at any local shelter and it will be the best dog you ever own. Just call it a Lab mix.

That aint no lab mix. In my experience hair from dogs with a little length is easier to clean up than short haired dogs.

He is a lab mix (nudge nudge, wink wink). My boss says the only way there is lab in that pitbull is if he ate one. Ha! Anyway, if you are not a dog person, getting the wrong dog will make you hate dogs. If you get some trendy dog with inbred issues and large medical bills who craps in your slippers or digs up the yard...you will HATE dogs. If you get a shelter Pit Mix (or other mutt) it will be loyal, obedient, strong, healthy and you will LOVE dogs.

For homeowners insurance purposes, "lab mix". But no mistaking that nose for a PB. I had one for 13 years, also a rescue mutt. Sweetest dog ever, Mooney...

I recommend wood floors, tile floors, or replace floors with wire mesh and pretend you're a rabbit.

Vacuum regularly. Usually every other day at our house. If you can find an old Kirby, get it. They are outstanding vacuums and will last forever.

pinchvalve wrote: If you get a shelter Pit Mix (or other mutt) it will be loyal, obedient, strong, healthy and you will LOVE dogs.

Or it could be an idiot dog that doesn't pay attention to you at all. YMMV.

mtn wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: If you get a shelter Pit Mix (or other mutt) it will be loyal, obedient, strong, healthy and you will LOVE dogs.

Or it could be an idiot dog that doesn't pay attention to you at all. YMMV.

Honestly that could happen with any breed, maybe the dog takes to your wife and ignores you or maybe the just ignores everyone, dogs have personalities just like people and some are shiny happy people

ryanty22 wrote:

mtn wrote:

pinchvalve wrote: If you get a shelter Pit Mix (or other mutt) it will be loyal, obedient, strong, healthy and you will LOVE dogs.

Or it could be an idiot dog that doesn't pay attention to you at all. YMMV.

Honestly that could happen with any breed, maybe the dog takes to your wife and ignores you or maybe the just ignores everyone, dogs have personalities just like people and some are shiny happy people

I 100% agree--I'm just pointing out that the idea that a pit-mix from a shelter will definitely be a good dog--which is what pinchvalve is stating--is simply incorrect.

mtn wrote: I 100% agree--I'm just pointing out that the idea that a pit-mix from a shelter will definitely be a good dog--which is what pinchvalve is stating--is simply incorrect.

Not what I was trying to say, sorry it came out that way. My point is that people often get a dog based on a fad or a perception, and wind up with a dog they hate and then they hate dogs. A good example is the Jack Russell Terrier. When Jim Carey had one in the movie "The Mask" in his apartment, people rushed out and got this little dog and expected it to lay around their apartment quietly and nap on the couch all day. JRs are high energy dogs, bred to chase small game down holes. They are not well suited to an apartment. So if you expected a JR to be a purse dog, you'd be pretty upset. If you had a big yard and let the JR run and chase, you would love it. Same great breed, different experience based on expectation.

When people want a quiet, easy to deal with dog as their first dog, the first thing they often say is "no way" to something like a pit mix. They go for a purebred small breed like a...Boston Terrier. Great dog, but they never run out of energy. They have no off switch. I have seen them chase a ball after they were dead. And the smushed face requires more care and attention and can lead to medical issues. No big deal if you love the breed and accept the responsibility, but if you wanted calm and easy, you are SOL. My 70 pound pit mix prefers sleep, never barks, is obedient always and is the easiest dog to train and manage I have ever had. I am not saying a shelter mutt is a guarantee, just that looks can be deceiving. Do your homework before you adopt. What you thought about a dog may not be true. That's why shelters are overrun with BBDs. (big, black dogs) People think that they are one thing, but 99% of the time they are the opposite.

You have to learn the breed before you get one, thats why when we were looking I did weeks of looking into different types of dogs traits having a rambunctious 3 yr old in the house. When we got the Great pyrenees mix as a young pup (6 weeks old) I had no fears that growing up with my daughter I would have to worry about temperment. the dog got a little older and My daughter uses him as a pillow and he just lays there. Damn shiny happy person dog only listens to her too.