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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 662076" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>The dog we just lost will be sorely missed. It feels like we lost some of our senses. He was an excellent guard. Nothing happened without him noticing and informing us about it. Though when he was young we had quite a few long talks about if I actually needed to be informed if a fly dared to trespass our property. And I never quite managed to convince him that bees are indeed welcomed visitors.</p><p></p><p>He was a true family dog. When we had him, we already had dogs; our last Rottweiler whom we took when kids were very young and who was most magnificent dog; especially great friend of Ache and always there for him when he got upset. She really seemed to not only notice when Ache needed someone in his corner but also unfailingly was there for him in her own calm and steady way. However she was bit too much on his a d Joy's side. When kids got old enough to be home alone and have friends over, she took it very seriously when someone tried to kill or do some serious harm.... err, when their little friends tried to take a toy from them because it actually was their turn to play with it. It was inconvenient and we had to be careful. So we wanted a dog that would take skirmishes among kids less seriously. </p><p></p><p>This dog was perfect in that too. He was much less partial referee and if the row broke out he tended to get middle of it and bark his heart out until thing got settled. Much better strategy, when also neighbour's kids should stay alive even if there is disagreement on if something was a goal or not or if there was an offside involved.</p><p></p><p>IC: Thanks for a warning. I don't plan to take a field trial lab if I'm not about invest serious time to doggish hobbies. We have had a lab before but he was a chocolate pet/show lab. Really nice and steady family dog but bit heavy for running and sporty activities and lacking stamina and liveliness to be a working dog. And very eager to get to every ditch or puddle of dirty water. </p><p></p><p>Now I want more sporty dog if I will decide to have just a pet. And lab for working/hunting lines if I will decide to commit more time for dogish hobbies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 662076, member: 14557"] The dog we just lost will be sorely missed. It feels like we lost some of our senses. He was an excellent guard. Nothing happened without him noticing and informing us about it. Though when he was young we had quite a few long talks about if I actually needed to be informed if a fly dared to trespass our property. And I never quite managed to convince him that bees are indeed welcomed visitors. He was a true family dog. When we had him, we already had dogs; our last Rottweiler whom we took when kids were very young and who was most magnificent dog; especially great friend of Ache and always there for him when he got upset. She really seemed to not only notice when Ache needed someone in his corner but also unfailingly was there for him in her own calm and steady way. However she was bit too much on his a d Joy's side. When kids got old enough to be home alone and have friends over, she took it very seriously when someone tried to kill or do some serious harm.... err, when their little friends tried to take a toy from them because it actually was their turn to play with it. It was inconvenient and we had to be careful. So we wanted a dog that would take skirmishes among kids less seriously. This dog was perfect in that too. He was much less partial referee and if the row broke out he tended to get middle of it and bark his heart out until thing got settled. Much better strategy, when also neighbour's kids should stay alive even if there is disagreement on if something was a goal or not or if there was an offside involved. IC: Thanks for a warning. I don't plan to take a field trial lab if I'm not about invest serious time to doggish hobbies. We have had a lab before but he was a chocolate pet/show lab. Really nice and steady family dog but bit heavy for running and sporty activities and lacking stamina and liveliness to be a working dog. And very eager to get to every ditch or puddle of dirty water. Now I want more sporty dog if I will decide to have just a pet. And lab for working/hunting lines if I will decide to commit more time for dogish hobbies. [/QUOTE]
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