Interesting. We have some upcoming travel which stresses the dog out some, plus I’m worried about separation anxiety when she’s alone at the place we’re staying. I ordered a Thundershirt. Maybe I’ll try some chews although I’d rather skip meds if possible.
@Echo: OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!! Go walkies and tro bol with Daddy right this instant!!!
Sounds gud. BTW, can I get the wifi pswd at the destination so I can keep posting? 
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My dog now has 29 identified relatives identified as “close family” on Embark, who defines close relative as anything with a 24% DNA match or higher. “Close family: As related as human half-siblings, aunts/uncles, and grandparents”. Only 2 of those have been identified as immediate family, including one of her litter mates.
That seems very high to me for just the subset of people that choose to test their dogs on Embark and opt to make some of the info public. Most of the relatives are pure bred German shepherds. I would think owners of pure bred pedigreed dogs would be much less likely to get a dog DNA test, as they already know their dog’s parentage.
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Many pure bred owners want you to know their pooch is a pure bred. Now they have extra proof! If the lineage doesn’t line up with what they think it is, then they don’t make it public. Same with AKC registration. Most of our dogs have been pure bred (or so we’ve been told) but only one was registered with the AKC and that was only because the breeder registered him.
I say to eschew breeders and pet shops and puppy mills and find worthwhile pups at pet shelters.
Mutts are best.
We’ve only had one mutt. Mostly beagle. She was an awful dog. We had to put her down after she took out of the cavalier’s eyes. Corgis really fit our lifestyle so that is what we get. Maybe you can predict some temperament with a mutt, I have no idea.
I’ve always just picked labrador mixes, as I wanted a somewhat larger dog than a spaniel/corgi/beagle sized dog.
The lab mixes that I have had have both been quite friendly with people and other dogs.
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True…similar to people who got have “rescue” dogs.
In general, I agree, but they’re like a box of chocolates.
Some, sure…if you know some of what’s in it…we have a pure bred Golden Retriever & a GR-miscellaneous, both from RAGOM (see what I did there?).
The GR acts as advertised. The GR-mix has a lot of those attributes along with some others. Details available upon request.
The manager told me that one day last week when my pup was there she was jumping back and forth between the yards. She doesn’t cause any problems with other dogs, but apparently this behavior is disruptive to the pack dynamics in the yards. If she keeps it up, they’ll have to walk her on a leash out there. That would be disappointing as one of the best parts about daycare/boarding there is the opportunity to run in the yard with the other dogs. I understand his reasoning though, so I hope she stops the behavior. She was there yesterday and did not do this, so fingers crossed.
I think the longer a dog is in the shelter, the better the staff can evaulate. Our dog was not a puppy and was injured, so surgery (rare for shelter dogs) and fostering during recovery gave them a long time to observe temperment. Still not fully predictive, but
worked for us.
I’ve heard it takes about 3 months for the dog’s personality to reveal itself.
You just got lucky with me.
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We know who got lucky in that deal.
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