Dainty Dogs?

[MissGambler'sMommy]

A post in another thread made me think of this: just how dainty it too dainty for our pampered pooches? Miss Gambler doesn't just hate to get dirty, she refuses to get dirty. Is that just her nature, or is that conditioning by me??? Every dog is going to be different, like a person, so do we embrace their individuality, or do we force them to roll around in the mud? Is there even such a thing as a dainty dog, or is it just owner transferrance?

[milles2]

My Puppy Sitter is a professional pet sitter. She does 3 things: Dog walks (will go to your house and wlak your dogs), boards overnights (will take your dog and board him/her at her home overnight, and daycare/play groups (drives around in a truck picking up small groups of dogs for play dates).

When my 2 are with her she hauls them around for the play groups in her truck. Lulu rides up front with her (much to Lulu's dismay) and the pack hangs out in the back (it's a covered/enclosed cab).

Apparently there is a new puppy who thinks nothing of pooping in the back of the truck. Tucker, who by the way will taste anything, roll in anything, etc - apparently is the poop police. He drew the line and was downright offended by the poop in the truck.

Never knew he had a dainty bone in his body!

[Checkers]

I think some dogs can most definitely be more picky about the way they feel. Cheyenne is very sensitive about getting muddy or wet paws. She absolutely HATES to have to go outside when it has rained (even after it stops) and when she does she dances on her tip-toes to a potty spot and then runs back for the house. Checkers on the other hand.......he thinks mud was put on earth for his own personal perfuming pleasure. Just three days ago I had to throw him in the kitchen sink (no, he doesn't really fit, but I can do the front end first, then the back end) to wash off all of his paws and belly because he was BLACK from mud. He was grinning ear to ear.... until he got the bath that is. I should have gotten a picture when I had the chance. So, yes, some dogs are just cleaner than others... and I don't think it has anything to do with how they are raised.

-Cheryl

[Chip's Mom]

Cheryl

I had to do that with Chip once too when he was helping Maybelle dig in the mud. What a mess. If it is raining or is wet outside, Chip will hold it until he about busts a gut or we carry him outdoors and put him down away from the house and he has to walk back and he pees along the way.

[tandemgal]

Both The Girls have "sugar paws" - they hate to get their feet wet like Chip & Cheyenne. BUT they think nothing of rolling in dead mouse, rabbit poo or some other smelly stuff!

When Chloe was a baby she would watch Em grind her shoulder in some smell. Then she would try but just fall over - couldn't get the leaning thing down for a while LOL

I wish The Girls were more dainty!

[Michael Romanos]

This subject is somewhat alligned to the thread on digging. I have only had Corgis who have not been mud larks. Taylor avoids puddles and is not a digger so he is basically the 'clean' type. But some Corgis love rolling in dirt and mud and flying through puddles and lying on wet leaves and grass and running in ditches. Taylor looks for the dry spots and I almost always follow him when going on a track through the bush because he is so much closer to the ground than me and knows the dryest, less slippery routes to take.

[corgimom]

Cody is not one to roll in anything. He will sniff other dogs poop, but has never rolled in any smelly stuff. He doesn't mind walking through puddles or getting mud on his paws.

[Hayashi_eri]

Buta hates to get her paws muddy or wet, she refuses to go out to the garden to pee or poop during or after it rains. It drives me mad when it is bed time as I want to make sure she clears everything before bed Although she wouldn't mind rolling in birdie poop......

[MissGambler'sMommy]

I will just be thankful that Miss Gambler is the way she is, the alternative is not even pleasant to think about.

Michael: Loved your comment about your dog leading the way, very telling, and shows trust on your part.

[Michael Romanos]

Corgis know the best and safest ways up very steep hills- especially hills with little or no vegetation. I have always followed my Corgis in this regard.

[MissGambler'sMommy]

Michael: I have read that Corgis make great hike partners, that they love terrain that varies.

[milosmom]

Milo is all boy...it could be raining horizontally, thundering and lightening and he wouldn't care. There could be 2 feet of snow on the ground and he just takes it all in stride. He loves wet leaves, mud, and sniffing his own poo. Why do dogs sniff their own poo? If there is a dead crab on the beach, he WILL find it and try to roll in it. UGH. He eats with gusto and slops water when he drinks. He uses me, the sofa and carpet as a napkin. (however, if I give him rice and peas he will eat the rice and leave the peas).
MissGambler is a lady, thats just the way she's wired! My kitty Tiramisu is a Birman princess, dainty as can be, even her meow is dainty. I think it's just their personality. I do think animals sense our emotions and act accordingly. They can "feel" it on the other end of the leash.

[Michael Romanos]

The longest hikes I have had with Taylor has been no more than 2.5 hours. But with other Corgis I have owned in the past, we went moutaineering up remote and extinct volcanoes (though no volcano is ever extinct), several times over very high hills with tracks at the top that go on for miles ans miles and so on. Corgis are very adept at hill climbing. I wouldn't want to take a Corgi on a three day hike but half day hikes are well within their capabilities and very much appreciated.