World's most spoiled dawg... Eat your heart out! - Page 3

My dogs do get dirty, no doubt about it, and they track in lots of dirt with them and they shed constantly.  Are any GSD's any different?  Any dogs for that matter?  Granted, I do live in the country and we do have a river running through our property, so maybe they get dirtier than most.

I know of the most gorgeous ( well it used to be) house and the new owner let her dogs pretty much run the place.  It is now a mess.  These were not GSD's but, lets face it dogs are dogs, and they do not take their shoes off at the door or change out of their work clothes before sitting on the couch. 

I don't know you Deanna, and this isn't intended for you, nor Brittany for that matter, but I know of many houses that are neat, but they sure are not clean.  I can only speak for those I know of that have dogs and cats running freely through the house.  It is alot of work to keep it clean and not all dog owners manage it.  That's all.

I would never let a dog on my bed or couch for many reasons, but the main one is because that is where I sleep/sit 

I don't have cats in my house either, as I do not want them traipsing through the kitty litter than tracking it all over.  That is just me.  My husband would definitely divorce me, heck, I'd probably divorce myself.

As for being spoiled, my dogs still are,  I'm sure, in the eyes of many.  I don't feel they need to sleep on my bed or my couch to be 'spoiled' and I am definitely not eating my heart out.

My dogs all come in the house, most of them at some point every day, but certainly several times per week. By invite only, some are permitted on ONE piece of furniture in the living room. This is not a God-given right, nor do they treat it as such and immediately get down as soon as I ask them to. It's not so much just being on furniture that causes problems; it's usually part of a bigger issue. I don't care what Brittany does, or anyone else for that matter; the post was in response to someone saying dogs shouldn't be humanized, and Brittany was saying she does and is proud of it, hence the negative responses to her post. I don't think anyone really cares if Brittany wants her own dog in her own bed; the thread has taken a "bigger picture" turn.

If I'm in the house, there are usually 2-3 dogs inside with me. I rotate them all so they all get some personal, one-on-one time. f they're outside, they're either in their fairly luxurious mini-yard (I don't say kennel, because while it has kennel panels, it also has at least one shrub/tree, grass, both shade and sun, and totally weather-proof house) or loose in my completely fenced yard (the non-jumpers only, of course). If they're crated, it's in the garage, which I air condition...can't wait to get the electric bill, HA!

When the worst heat passes, we alternate who goes for walks to the park, where we do agility and climbing excercises, and then swim in the pond. All walks are training and bonding opportunities. These are dogs who need MENTAL stimulation as well as phyiscal, and lounging in bed just ain't cuttin' it. I don't take more than 2, and usually only one at a time, so they all feel like they're the only dog at some point each day. I also think this is important so that you don't end up w/a pack of dogs instead of one human with multiple dogs. I am strongly against pack mentality forming and don't allow it- it opens you up to too many problems, imho.

Good point about the "pack" mentality. I am learning that with WL GSD's, and from past experiences, looking back now. One on one time is an absolutely a must. Everything else seems to work better then. jmo  My GSD's sleep on the floor in my room.   Pete

I have no problem in other people letting their dogs on furniture or beds but I WILL NOT let my dogs on the furniture. I take mine to others houses when I visit and I would not want them to get on anyones furniture. My part of the house consist of furniture and their part of the house is the floor or their bedding. If it was up to my husband they could rule the whole house.

Anyone on here can say what they like and refer Dogs to whom and what they like but the fact remains that they are Dogs and not human Children, and they are better off being treated like the animals that they are and not humans
So many of you people in the past have likened them to there long past ancestors wolves.
 Wolves never lived with humans so why the change, you talk about one thing then put them in an entirely different context that is not possible,
Dogs are a species which has evolved through time with mans intervention we have made them the animals they are today some good some not so good it all depends on the whims of the human as to how they should look and in some way behave,
However regardless of what we do in the breeding process we will never take away the fact that dogs are dogs and have there own traits deeply ingrained before being messed with by us humans treat them like children but you do them no favours in doing it,
All a dog needs is a good home environment a regular feed and a bit of human companionship along with some work to do then you will have a happy Dog, It does not need to be treated like a child or sleep in a human bed to get the above
Steve1

    Red Sable...Prince really does not get dirty. We have a large piece of property in the country, but it is all grassed and he does not roam free...He sheds, but I brush him pretty regularly and I do not have a problem with hair..

   My home is neat and clean, and where it counts too...;) I have to admit that I am less of a fanatic since becoming a nurse. Nothing my dog could bring in the house and lay on my bed could compare to the bacteria that I could pick up at work..Yuck and Double Yuck ..   lol...


Steve, I agree with you...Dogs should be treated like dogs...Maybe people who don't have children have a bigger problem with this idea ????

My father spoils his dogs rotten.  Lets them up on the bed, lets them jump up on him in the chairs, on the sofas, whereever they want to be.  When he needs to call them or gain any respect from them, they both give him the doggie finger and just do what they please, after all they do that at home so why should public be any different?

They are both short coat labs, both clean and yet after every visit where he lets them up on the bed for 2 to 3 nights, I have to strip down the sheets which are covered in small black hairs and dust.  You can literally see the clean spot where he slept and then the black hairs all the way around.  These two dogs get baths every other week as a treat and still they shed hair and pick up dirt.

My dogs are not allowed on the bed or the 'people' furniture.  They are kept in the kitchen (I have a big country kitchen) where they have their crates, the floor is tile -easy to clean twice a week- and there is one old sofa for them to take turns on.  They are not allowed in the rest of the house, they are taken out for walks and worked obedience and SchH each and every day and they are treated like dogs.  I can take them to motels, to rental houses, to other people's houses and know they are not going to be jumping on the furniture or trying to get in the bed.

I wonder how spoiled a pregnant dog feels while coping with severe allergies?

      RLHAR...You gave me a chuckle...lol...; )

      Von Isengard...pregnant w/ severe allergies sounds miserable..: (

     

The word "furbaby" rather nauseates me, and I gotta say, who on earth would want to humanize their dog, anyway? The best part about a dog is it ISN'T a person!

Dogs are, in many ways, so much better people than actual people. Why make a dog less than what it is by treating it like a human?