Heres my little guy, he is a mix Australian Shepperd Blue Healer. He survived a nasty fight with Parvo, I am just glad to still have him around.

Yea they like to "talk" and it really is more like talking then barking. Arw, rar, rar! Etc and they are presistant with it too! When he wants out or anything for that matter he will tell you and will not shut his meat hole until you acknowledge what he needs/wants.

Won't do many tricks and will not fetch a ball or a toy either, he could care less. He does like to play if you push him around and tease him.

I taught the Lab to

sit
stay
fetch
shake
play dead
lay down
fetch but stop on command mid way and wait till continue
catch food off his nose
catch a ball in the air
play dead with a biscuit on his nose and not move till I say so
etc, etc, etc.

Each skill took about 20 minutes to teach him, speak was actually the longest because you have to make him understand what you want and can't put him into a position like the other stuff.

Now the husky, it took three weeks to get him to sit on command about a month for lay down. The wife had the patience to take months to get him to shake and still this basic stuff when he does not feel like it he is stubborn like a mule and we hear back from him with , "wooo, wooo, wooo, wooo" which must mean, I don't feel like it.

One thing for sure it ain't cause he is dumb they are smart as a tack, it is just labs want to please their people and huskys want to have things their way.

Of course I love em both! You are right to independent is a good way to put it! Huskies are just unique animals,

Conan - 110lb 2 year old Lab...

Hopefully this will be bigger pictures of my pup I am getting in 2 weeks.

Well if any of you guys wonder what the heck with my sign on name. Here is the deal Molossus is a Roman war dog of mastiff decent so Molossus-ri here is one of many I have raised over the years.
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Man that's a BIG DOG!!! Looks awful friendly and possibly eats his fare share too...

Thanks for sharing.

My buddy!

Here's my BabyDoll. Raised her from birth. She had a cleft palate and was tube feed. As you can see she is perfect now.

This dog don't hunt.......but she'll catch passes like them Cowboys are gonna do tonight. I hope anyway!

This is jake, He is a 9 YO Shephard/Husky mix.

This is Coco, She is a 2 YO Chocolate Lab.

They are great together, since the first day I brought Coco home, Jake shared everything with her, including his food. They are our babies thats for sure. They both love the boat to.
First time I took Coco fishing, she sat on the front deck, watched me cast out and retrive. On about the fifth cast, she dove off the front of the boat to go get my lure. That was to funny. Glad she didn't get it though.

Here's my fat dog and 2 mama dogs.

Huntman, they must be staring at the chunk of meat you're waving at them.. LOL


Nice!!

Had to do, my wifes 8 week old Lhasa Apso (No more mops to buy!

Call the SPCA! Animal Cruelty of the humiliating sort...

My viscious duo.