Amazing animals and the things they do / can do.

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Life loving other life:  (just before he ate the butterfly - joke)

 

 

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Amazing skills in empathy

 

 

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Doggy saving a woman in the pool:

 

[Fluke]

2 hours ago, sickofallthebollocks said:

Doggy saving a woman in the pool:

 

They are intelligent but scary dogs.

 

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1 hour ago, Fluke said:

They are intelligent but scary dogs.

 

..certainly are in the wrong hands mate. Proper dogs they be though, don't see many german sheps/Alsations nowadays.

[Fluke]

44 minutes ago, sickofallthebollocks said:

..certainly are in the wrong hands mate. Proper dogs they be though, don't see many german sheps/Alsations nowadays.

Well the only reason why I don't tend to go near them is my grandad has had 3 greyhounds attacked randomly by them throughout the years (different eras as his owned them for 40 years) one died. It was on a lead and some women was walking it and it took a chunk out of our greyhound who was just minding it's own business. My grandad exchanged numbers but he didn't report her as he didn't want her dog being put down.

 

Another time (luckily he survived) our other greyhound who again was 11 so old for a greyhound and at least if he was younger he could have put up a bit of a fight because he was a big old dog but most greyhounds are gentle and would never be a match for one of those things, he was just jumped on and my grandad had to pull it off. This was a few year agos he went absolutely mad at the owner. I was a bit scared as I was only about 10 lol. I'm not sure if it's some sort of sexual scent they give off when they are older? 

 

The greyhound we have at the moment I take up to the woods and there's a few German shepherds up there who she gets on with so it's nice to see. One young big German shepherd came running up and I was a bit nervous but I'm not a ninny about it, they just sniffed each other and the tail was going. The owner I put my thumb up to. It's nice to see dogs get on with other dogs. 

 

Sorry if I pissed any German shepherd owners off they are certainly intelligent dogs and loyal I tend to like most breeds.

 

Sorry to derail as well.

Edited October 3, 2022 by Fluke

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33 minutes ago, Fluke said:

Well the only reason why I don't tend to go near them is my grandad has had 3 greyhounds attacked randomly by them throughout the years (different eras as his owned them for 40 years) one died. It was on a lead and some women was walking it and it took a chunk out of our greyhound who was just minding it's own business. My grandad exchanged numbers but he didn't report her as he didn't want her dog being put down.

 

Another time (luckily he survived) our other greyhound who again was 11 so old for a greyhound and at least if he was younger he could have put up a bit of a fight because he was a big old dog but most greyhounds are gentle and would never be a match for one of those things, he was just jumped on and my grandad had to pull it off. This was a few year agos he went absolutely mad at the owner. I was a bit scared as I was only about 10 lol. I'm not sure if it's some sort of sexual scent they give off when they are older? 

 

The greyhound we have at the moment I take up to the woods and there's a few German shepherds up there who she gets on with so it's nice to see. One young big German shepherd came running up and I was a bit nervous but I'm not a ninny about it, they just sniffed each other and the tail was going. The owner I put my thumb up to. It's nice to see dogs get on with other dogs. 

 

Sorry if I pissed any German shepherd owners off they are certainly intelligent dogs and loyal I tend to like most breeds.

 

Sorry to derail as well.

Nah it's cool Fluke, not derailing mate, I think a bit of chat amongst all the clips makes for a much better thread overall.
That is sad to hear about that story with the greyhound, I flippin love Greyhounds, for me they are in my top 3 of doggy breeds, they can be as daft as a brush but very intelligent too - placid, peaceful dogs - that is until they see a rabbit or sheep. (we used to have a greyhound cross) 
They are big enormously powerful dogs but like you say - don't like to fight, that's not their thing, I'm sure this german shepherd that attacked your grandfather's dog was either a bad seed or had dodgy owners who trained it to be over protective - they were often guard dogs weren't they and the police use them too - so must be something about their temperament and that their brains can be easily imprinted upon, trained - with specific behavourial traits suited to the task needed.
Our greyhound was a big lad indeed, half dark dusky blue grey colour and half white - he was a beauty, he used to wag his tail so hard that it dented our fridge, and, you had to be especially careful if you were a bloke standing next to our dog when he was wagging that tail!  You'd know about it if you got that tail in the goolies.
He was half 'very big' greyhound and half collie - but he was huge, excellent with people and was double hard - he got into the odd altercation with german shephers and put them in their place.  But - he never started a fight - just finished them.  Great dogs those Greyhounds.

 

 

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I would rather a smart breed like a German shepherd than dumb breeds that ghetto thugs have. Pretty sure that you can train a German Shepherd to not take food from strangers too, so they can defend your home without being poisoned.

 

Some idiot hoodlum was walking his roadman dog off the lead once, and it ran across the road and stuck its teeth into my old Border Collie's neck. It took three of us grown men to get it to open its jaw and get it off my dog. Not sure what I would have done if people didn't come out of their homes to help me. My Collie was probably only saved by the fact that he had a thick coat of fur. Not sure sure what other breed that other lad had, but I'm pretty sure it had Pitbull in him. I'm so tired of irresponsible degens.

Edited October 3, 2022 by EnigmaticWorld

[Fluke]

2 hours ago, sickofallthebollocks said:

Nah it's cool Fluke, not derailing mate, I think a bit of chat amongst all the clips makes for a much better thread overall.
That is sad to hear about that story with the greyhound, I flippin love Greyhounds, for me they are in my top 3 of doggy breeds, they can be as daft as a brush but very intelligent too - placid, peaceful dogs - that is until they see a rabbit or sheep. (we used to have a greyhound cross) 
They are big enormously powerful dogs but like you say - don't like to fight, that's not their thing, I'm sure this german shepherd that attacked your grandfather's dog was either a bad seed or had dodgy owners who trained it to be over protective - they were often guard dogs weren't they and the police use them too - so must be something about their temperament and that their brains can be easily imprinted upon, trained - with specific behavourial traits suited to the task needed.
Our greyhound was a big lad indeed, half dark dusky blue grey colour and half white - he was a beauty, he used to wag his tail so hard that it dented our fridge, and, you had to be especially careful if you were a bloke standing next to our dog when he was wagging that tail!  You'd know about it if you got that tail in the goolies.
He was half 'very big' greyhound and half collie - but he was huge, excellent with people and was double hard - he got into the odd altercation with german shephers and put them in their place.  But - he never started a fight - just finished them.  Great dogs those Greyhounds.

 

 

Yeah they are lovely dogs matey. Beautiful sight when you see them both run together. The ones we had are all ex racers. We had a bitch once called impy and when we let her off she was an excellent commited hunter. She woule try and climb trees to get to squirrells. She would chase rabbits through thorn bushes and come out with cuts and scratches. 

 

 The male breeds or at least the ones we had were very dopey. The bitches are more switched on as much as i hate to admit it lol. I will never forget our greyhound izzy used to just walk behind my grandad with his head down. He started randomly following some bloke who was wearing a flap cap like my grandad and he got almost half a mile from us and we just saw him following this random bloke he would have probably gone home with him and been none of th wiser. That was on a beach down in the west country. 

[Fluke]

18 minutes ago, EnigmaticWorld said:

I would rather a smart breed like a German shepherd than dumb breeds that ghetto thugs have. Pretty sure that you can train a German Shepherd to not take food from strangers too, so they can defend your home without being poisoned.

 

Some idiot hoodlum was walking his roadman dog off the lead once, and it ran across the road and stuck its teeth into my old Border Collie's neck. It took three of us grown men to get it to open its jaw and get it off my dog. Not sure what I would have done if people didn't come out of their homes to help me. My Collie was probably only saved by the fact that he had a thick coat of fur. Not sure sure what other breed that other lad had, but I'm pretty sure it had Pitbull in him. I'm so tired of irresponsible degens.

Yeah when people get staffies and stuff to look hard. Talking about potentially aggressive breeds i actually quite like rottweilers wouldn't nessesarily go out and buy one but they are like big cuddly teddy bears if the owner has brain cells. 

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1 hour ago, Fluke said:

Yeah when people get staffies and stuff to look hard. Talking about potentially aggressive breeds i actually quite like rottweilers wouldn't nessesarily go out and buy one but they are like big cuddly teddy bears if the owner has brain cells. 

 

Some stray rottweiler was running loose in one of the cemetaries that my old man works at. He approached it with calm body language while all the other staff shit themselves, and he calmly grabbed it by the back off the collar and kept it calm until the authorities came to take care of it.

 

It's not a breed that I would choose to have personally, but I do think a lot of the problem is bad owners.

 

My Border Collie passed away years ago, but he was extremely loyal and wouldn't harm a fly unless he thought it was a threat. Now I have a Jack Russell mixed with a Shih Tzu, and a Cocker Spaniel. They would probably struggle to take down an intruder, but the Spaniel's nose can sniff trouble at least and give me a warning.

 

I would love a German Shepherd as they can take down a grown man with ease, but they seem like a lot of responsibility as they need a heck of a lot of attention, and I know I would have to train it well if I have kids around like my niece.

Edited October 3, 2022 by EnigmaticWorld

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22 minutes ago, EnigmaticWorld said:

Some stray rottweiler was running loose in one of the cemetaries that my old man works at. He approached it with calm body language while all the other staff shit themselves, and he calmly grabbed it by the back off the collar and kept it calm until the authorities came to take care of it.

Yeah they can be scary to be fair. Do you know the erith river bank? There used to be a scrapyard opposite the thames its probably still there and they had them as guard dogs. 

 

I think you would need the time to train them. Would be good for protection as well. I do like golden retrievers as well. 

[EnigmaticWorld]

4 minutes ago, Fluke said:

Yeah they can be scary to be fair. Do you know the erith river bank? There used to be a scrapyard opposite the thames its probably still there and they had them as guard dogs. 

 

I think you would need the time to train them. Would be good for protection as well. I do like golden retrievers as well. 

 

Not sure, I remember hanging out at West Street as teenager as some of my school friends were from that area. All I can remember is some stench that was probably from the rubbish dump across the river.

Edited October 3, 2022 by EnigmaticWorld

[Fluke]

1 minute ago, EnigmaticWorld said:

 

Not sure, I remember hanging out at West Street as teenager as some of my schoold friends were from that area. All I can remember is some stench that was probably from the rubbish dump across the river.

Yeah thats right there was/is a dump opposite on the other end. 

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18 hours ago, Fluke said:

Well the only reason why I don't tend to go near them is my grandad has had 3 greyhounds attacked randomly by them throughout the years (different eras as his owned them for 40 years) one died. It was on a lead and some women was walking it and it took a chunk out of our greyhound who was just minding it's own business. My grandad exchanged numbers but he didn't report her as he didn't want her dog being put down.

 

Another time (luckily he survived) our other greyhound who again was 11 so old for a greyhound and at least if he was younger he could have put up a bit of a fight because he was a big old dog but most greyhounds are gentle and would never be a match for one of those things, he was just jumped on and my grandad had to pull it off. This was a few year agos he went absolutely mad at the owner. I was a bit scared as I was only about 10 lol. I'm not sure if it's some sort of sexual scent they give off when they are older? 

 

The greyhound we have at the moment I take up to the woods and there's a few German shepherds up there who she gets on with so it's nice to see. One young big German shepherd came running up and I was a bit nervous but I'm not a ninny about it, they just sniffed each other and the tail was going. The owner I put my thumb up to. It's nice to see dogs get on with other dogs. 

 

Sorry if I pissed any German shepherd owners off they are certainly intelligent dogs and loyal I tend to like most breeds.

 

Sorry to derail as well.

 

When I was about 14ish, we got a new puppy from a rescue centre which was a Heinz 57 variety (and the most comical, characterful & gentle beast in the world, and great friends with our cats) called Spike. The very 1st time I took it out on its lead when it had had all its poison jabs, we encountered a mental, loose GSD. I watched it clamp eyes on my little pup and immediately got an insane look in its eyes, started snarling and dropped low into a stalk. 

 

My maternal instinct took over and as it broke into a run at Spike, I stepped on between them and roared in the most ferocious voice I could mister, "Get out of it", half expecting it to remove my throat, but thankfully, it spun round and dashed off, whimpering with fear. I was lucky - it was an idiot dog. Breeding and training both make a huge difference with each dog, regardless of the breed.

 

Here's a clip that cracked me up a few years ago of a different breed, defending its property...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP9o-RGDPTg