Random Pet Photo of the Day - 2026
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We're camping this weekend which, of course, I'll do a proper recap of later but today was fun!
We had to travel for a family funeral today so my friend came over to let the dogs out and spend some time with them.
She sent me this one while we were still up there and I love how comfortable they are with her. In fact she's the only one I trust with them.
She sent me this one while we were still up there and I love how comfortable they are with her. In fact she's the only one I trust with them.
@JanS there is nothing better than trusting someone with your dogs....we bought our camper years ago, because both my mom, and hubby's mom did not take care of our dogs the way we like when we went out of town! My mom watched our dobe (when we started in the breed) and only fed him one cup a day!!!!! 
An ADULT DOBERMAN! I loved that she could stay at our home, but she did not read my note! Then we tried my MIL ...she came down from MN to take care of the kids, and when we returned from a trip, the house smelled like gas.....she had used the cooktop in the a.m. and left it 'on' and the flame had gone out... she thought she had shut it off, and she had turned it to low.
After that we bought the camper, and took the dogs everywhere
. Now that we are in TN, we don't go anywhere 
. I had to go to my brothers funeral, so dog dad stayed home, and I stay if he has to go somewhere 
An ADULT DOBERMAN! I loved that she could stay at our home, but she did not read my note! Then we tried my MIL ...she came down from MN to take care of the kids, and when we returned from a trip, the house smelled like gas.....she had used the cooktop in the a.m. and left it 'on' and the flame had gone out... she thought she had shut it off, and she had turned it to low. After that we bought the camper, and took the dogs everywhere. Now that we are in TN, we don't go anywhere . I had to go to my brothers funeral, so dog dad stayed home, and I stay if he has to go somewhere
LifeofRubie
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Looks like he handled it in stride!? That would be a lot of firsts for a baby brain!
What a view!
That's the way we normally do it too, aside from family funerals and stuff where we are both expected to be.Now that we are in TN, we don't go anywhere
THIS is a calendar shot!!!!
Boy, Rollo is a handsome dog, and handling new things in stride like a champ!
@Nordika what amount of that calm confident temperament do you ascribe to breeding, vs what part you have "trained" by your own calm leadership/socialization and specific commands if any?
I'm fascinated by the nature vs nurture discussion, and especially in this thoughtful wise "watchdog" guardian breed since the science on behavior in dogs in general is so thin, despite evidence for thousands of years of successful animal husbandry in cattle, horses and foundation breed dogs...
Open ended question probly OT here on photo thread so if you'd like to go into more, I'll start a stand alone topic for all to say more.
Its the anecdotal experiential wisdom here and elsewhere that so useful in the absence of science "data"...
Nordika
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100% his temperament, he came pre-wired this way.Boy, Rollo is a handsome dog, and handling new things in stride like a champ!
@Nordika what amount of that calm confident temperament do you ascribe to breeding, vs what part you have "trained" by your own calm leadership/socialization and specific commands if any?
I'm fascinated by the nature vs nurture discussion, and especially in this thoughtful wise "watchdog" guardian breed since the science on behavior in dogs in general is so thin, despite evidence for thousands of years of successful animal husbandry in cattle, horses and foundation breed dogs...
Open ended question probly OT here on photo thread so if you'd like to go into more, I'll start a stand alone topic for all to say more.
Its the anecdotal experiential wisdom here and elsewhere that so useful in the absence of science "data"...
Thats a testament to breeding.
I understand every litter has its individuals and best practices breeders choose the pup to fit the buyers needs. Your Rollo is an outlier...given the environment...
at least on the island.Without breaking privacy, would you say Rollo was the exception, or one of many with same characteristic in his litter and other litters developed by breeder?
That is another data point in the show vs working line trend.
I'm reading opinions on "A tendency to more neuroticism/shyness in the highly inbred for looks in American showlines"
vs calm confident strength of character in, for example- traditional german working lines.
One dog does not prove the generalization...just curious about your opinions on the trend, based on your experience, also somewhat unique.
Again, no rush maybe OT and if you prefer PM or if @Jan directs I will take this to another topic as its own thread no problem.
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