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In reply to the discussion: Are West Highland White terriers a testy breed? [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)40. He was beautiful
My favorite dog was the late, great Blue, a humongous Doberman Pinscher. He looked frightening, would defend me to his last breath, and had a heart of pure gold. If you haven't had a 100 pound dog try to sit in your lap, or grab the shower curtain and run through the house with it while you were trying to give his huge ass a bath, you haven't lived yet LOL.
He was a steel blue Doberman that was freakishly huge, and I absolutely adored him. I LOVED letting him get the leash between his teeth and he would tow me down the street on my rollerblades. He could run forever, and pulling me along was pretty much effortless for that huge guy.
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Alot of dogs from the Terrier family are that way to some. Loveable to a few, not so to others
graham4anything
Nov 2012
#4
Yes, within a year or two. I too thought the dog might be getting old and cranky. nt
raccoon
Nov 2012
#17
My bestest bud ever, the late, great Mr. BB, had hindquarters that would feed 3.....
A HERETIC I AM
Nov 2012
#35
LOL! ... actually, I think it comes from doing too much "speed reading", which doesn't always work.
meti57b
Nov 2012
#37
All dogs are individuals, so there's hard rule. That being said, Terriers are generally very
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#20