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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: East of the River, in the Quiet Corner
Posts: 1,238
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: East of the River, in the Quiet Corner
Posts: 1,238
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Ellie,
you have beautiful dogs . And you did a great job with the photoshop because I can't tell which eye has been photoshopped.
Mrsd -
We had a Maltese once when I was a kid, and Ellie is right about how high maintainance they are. Our Maltese had to be brushed daily, cleaned daily arounf the eyes and rear-end, we had to put a sweater on her anytime it was below 60 degrees and we live in New England so that was quite often.
The dog would pee anytime she got nervous - and she got nervous anytime the wind was blowing and made a noise on the window. Overall, she was a cute dog and she loved to cuddle, but she was a LOT of work.
The best dog I ever had in my life was a Keeshond. So easy to train, so lovable, very friendly, great with kids and cats and other dogs, a great indoor dog who also loves being outside (and has the coat/fur to be able to be outside in the cold without needing a sweater).
I had never heard of the breed until I rescued my dog from an abuser, but if I ever get another dog again I will get a Keeshond.
Here is the AKC info about the breed-
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Mine was a female, she was shorter than the normal standards, and she weighed about 30 pounds... I used to bring her to the groomer at the beginning of the summer to have her shaved, and she looked so adorable .
Here are some pictures of Chelsea (my Keeshond) when she was shaved during the summer of 2003
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She loved being at the lake house and going in the water to get fish (or watching me as I caught a sunfish in a net for her). As you can see if you look at the pictures, the only time I have her on a leash is when she came hiking with my husband and I... she was so easy to train and she listened so well - so the only time she needed a leash was when the law in the area required it.
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Last edited by Wittesea; 11-28-2006 at 01:13 PM.
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