Ain't they something!

Donovan · 09-20-2008, 03:55 PM

Here's a pic of Lulu the puppy working out on her springpole (she was 7 mos in these pics - TONS of drive from this one). Please ignore the lovely landscaping (LOL) small price to pay to work the dogs in your own yard!

Lulu and Coco holding down the couch...oddly enough, that is where the wife and I were once allowed to sit (LOL)

Teaching the dogs to share the couch - with me...excuse the amateur photo making abilities of my kid brother.
Don't know why he didn't just get the three of us in this picture - it ain't rocket science, bub.

Thanks for looking!

Mr Pooch · 09-20-2008, 04:17 PM

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Awesome pics and pooches Donovan!

I'd love to put up a training device like that in my garden but English people have very suspicious minds,i'd be reported for dog fight preperation even if i set one up for my great aunts King charles cavalier.

chul3l3ies1126 · 09-20-2008, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Donovan

Lulu and Coco holding down the couch...oddly enough, that is where the wife and I were once allowed to sit (LOL)

LOL! What a way to sit and be comfy for both of them! Butt elevated for one, and face hidden for the other haha.
Nessa

pugmom · 09-20-2008, 07:09 PM

Your pups are beautiful

I cant wait to finish our spring pole....I'm so jealous.

Dakota Spirit · 09-20-2008, 07:36 PM

Lol, I always like when I have someone take a picture for me and end up with a shot of half of whatever the subject was.

Nice pup! I've always been a bit smitten with black APBTs...they look so sleek and shiny. Though if you take a look through Spicy's threads you'll see I'm 'smitten' with a great many color/marking combos

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Do you do any kinda sport with your girls?

Donovan · 09-20-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chul3l3ies1126

LOL! What a way to sit and be comfy for both of them! Butt elevated for one, and face hidden for the other haha.
Nessa

Yeah, they're a kooky bunch...Lulu's mom's name is FreakShow, and I guess she earned that name doing some really weird stuff as a pup (LOL)

Pooch, I'll likely have a day in court over that springpole at some point. So it goes, I'm willing to make a stand...I know things are slightly different in the UK. Don't mess around dude, you'll end at Git-Mo Bay before you know it! (LOL)

Thanks, Pugs...and get that springpole finished! The dogs get such a good workout...since Lulu is a pup, I keep her springpole time limited (its a rough activity) but man, ten minutes on that thing and she's huffing/puffing.

Dakota, yeah those dark shiny coats do well in the light, but man, there are times when I look at Lulu's coat and think to myself, how in God's green earth did anyone design that! (LOL) It's not solid black, its a weird, Seal color. Oh well, we'll keep her

As for sports, I started looking into obedience or agility with Coco, but between her poor structure and reactive temperament, I decided to train her in the back yard and not for competition. Plus, she's old

Lulu on the other hand comes from a breeding program with true working dogs bred to produce working dogs. Several of her immediate relatives are police K9's (narcotic and bomb detection). You may be familiar with the LawDogs program in Washington state, which is were Lulu came from. She certainly has the drive to do the work but is waaaaay to people oriented to make a police drug/bombdetection dog (which takes a lot of focus, where Lulu just wants to play all day with new people), so the founder of the program, Diane Jessup, gave'er to us. And while there isn't any pressure from her to title the dog, we've recently started our tracking work, and I'll be working her in OB at some point.

The main goal that I have for her is to help me start what has been genericly called The Pit bull XGames (I'll post a video when I get a chance.) A while back, I asked for opinions on a youtube vid from some folks in Brazil that were doing some very athletic events with pit bulls - I want to get that going here in the USA.

Mac'N'Roe · 09-20-2008, 11:37 PM

Great photos!!! Love the springpole...and the yard looks like mine...so it wouldn't hurt anything to add a springpole. I have two trees that could be great for a pole...gotta get that in motion.

Thanks for sharing.

zimandtakandgrrandmimi · 09-20-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Donovan

Yeah, they're a kooky bunch...Lulu's mom's name is FreakShow, and I guess she earned that name doing some really weird stuff as a pup (LOL)

Pooch, I'll likely have a day in court over that springpole at some point. So it goes, I'm willing to make a stand...I know things are slightly different in the UK. Don't mess around dude, you'll end at Git-Mo Bay before you know it! (LOL)

Thanks, Pugs...and get that springpole finished! The dogs get such a good workout...since Lulu is a pup, I keep her springpole time limited (its a rough activity) but man, ten minutes on that thing and she's huffing/puffing.

Dakota, yeah those dark shiny coats do well in the light, but man, there are times when I look at Lulu's coat and think to myself, how in God's green earth did anyone design that! (LOL) It's not solid black, its a weird, Seal color. Oh well, we'll keep her

As for sports, I started looking into obedience or agility with Coco, but between her poor structure and reactive temperament, I decided to train her in the back yard and not for competition. Plus, she's old

Lulu on the other hand comes from a breeding program with true working dogs bred to produce working dogs. Several of her immediate relatives are police K9's (narcotic and bomb detection). You may be familiar with the LawDogs program in Washington state, which is were Lulu came from. She certainly has the drive to do the work but is waaaaay to people oriented to make a police drug/bombdetection dog (which takes a lot of focus, where Lulu just wants to play all day with new people), so the founder of the program, Diane Jessup, gave'er to us. And while there isn't any pressure from her to title the dog, we've recently started our tracking work, and I'll be working her in OB at some point.

The main goal that I have for her is to help me start what has been genericly called The Pit bull XGames (I'll post a video when I get a chance.) A while back, I asked for opinions on a youtube vid from some folks in Brazil that were doing some very athletic events with pit bulls - I want to get that going here in the USA.

Have you met Grim?!?!?!

Your Dog is Related to Boldog Grim!?!?!??!?!

Donovan · 09-21-2008, 11:32 AM

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Your Dog is Related to Boldog Grim!?!?!??!?!

I haven't met Grimbo...but yes, they're related. Lulu is out of Boldog Freakshow X Boldog Dirk. Freakshow and Grim were bellymates.

It sounds like you've met Grim? Do tell.

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Originally Posted by Mac'N'Roe

Great photos!!! Love the springpole...and the yard looks like mine...so it wouldn't hurt anything to add a springpole. I have two trees that could be great for a pole...gotta get that in motion.

Yeah, the only issue that we have is the goat head stickers, and red ant hills that pop-up from time to time. For the stickers I use an electric blower, and I blow them under our storage shed...the ant hills go away with a mix of ly-soap and water. While it doesn't look pretty, it works great for the dogs.

Dakota Spirit · 09-21-2008, 01:27 PM

Mm, nice little history you've got there! I know a bit about Diane's dogs...Dirk was her 'special' dog, was he not?

I'm with Zim, though. Grim is one handsome boy. But then I also really like Freakshow. So obviously that line has something to my tastes.

More pictures please

zimandtakandgrrandmimi · 09-21-2008, 02:01 PM

not met...spoken to diane online once or twice...I just think Grim is like the most gorgeous Pit Boy....

a member here..Spicy has the female I think is most gorgeous.

I am just a tiny bit of a fanatic where my bullies are concerned....I consider them all my family because they are my dogs family and my dogs are my family.

I keep track of different dogs..just trying to assess what I want when my girls pass on and I can get that special dog. the one I will compete with...

Woofy<3 · 09-21-2008, 08:48 PM

Nice!!!!

Donovan · 09-21-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dakota Spirit

I know a bit about Diane's dogs...Dirk was her 'special' dog, was he not?...I'm with Zim, though. Grim is one handsome boy. But then I also really like Freakshow. So obviously that line has something to my tastes...More pictures please

More pics to come, DS!

And yes, Dirk has a special place in DJ's heart...as for Grim's looks, yeah, he's a handsome little man.

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I keep track of different dogs..just trying to assess what I want when my girls pass on and I can get that special dog. the one I will compete with...

Gotcha. If you ever got any questions, feel free to PM me - not guaranteeing that I have the answers, but I can sure try.