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by jerseyp
Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:55 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Colonel in the snow
Replies: 9
Views: 2406

Re: Colonel in the snow

I think Colonel might enjoy a visit with Ty in the great white north (not Canada but Erie, Pa is right across the Lake from there). We have 125 inches of snow and counting and it's not even February. Ty would also show him the secret spots where the rabbits hide in the snow. http://i74.photobucket.c...
by jerseyp
Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:18 pm
Forum: Chow Chow Photo Gallery
Topic: Chow Mixes!
Replies: 51
Views: 18744

Re: Chow Mixes!

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/DSC00446.jpg Nala sleeping with niece http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/DSC01173-1.jpg Nala and dad - yes, all my dogs can eat from spoons http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/DSC00115.jpg Nala and me http://i74.photobucket.com/a...
by jerseyp
Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:02 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Chow smiles
Replies: 49
Views: 11668

Ty smiles http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/DSC01114.jpg Ty smiles because he gets hug from girlfriend http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/tysgirlfriend.jpg Ty smiles because of white stuff http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i270/jerseyp/tyty.jpg Ty smiles when he runs http://...
by jerseyp
Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:42 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Trouble in Paradiise
Replies: 10
Views: 2816

Trouble in Paradiise

It's been a while since I've been here and all is not well. Nala had her second fibrocartilaginous embollism (spinal stroke) and at 14 she is not nearly as strong as she was when she had her first one at 8. She's had a long hard recovery and with the help of a hot tub, a life vest with a handle (so ...
by jerseyp
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: So glad I found you all
Replies: 26
Views: 7597

My chow-lab mix has always been more chow like than lab but she looks just like a big shiba inu. She never wanted to retrieve, was aloof but not shy, stubborn and wouldn't take anything that was unfair, rude or aggressive (from people or dogs). She was the most independent dog I ever met and was es ...
by jerseyp
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Sullivan not doing well
Replies: 40
Views: 11702

I'm sorry for what Sullivan is going through. My older chow-lab mix just had her second fibrocartilaginous embolism (spinal stroke) and was put on tramadol. This works really well for her. She was on deramaxx after her first one and it also helped with walking and pain but it had some bad side effec...
by jerseyp
Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:00 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Tinker's Parents have new baby.
Replies: 27
Views: 7519

Congratulations - and it's good to have someone our side (Oakland SPCA).
by jerseyp
Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:26 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Ty met his match!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 2891

Ty met his match!!!

I went to New Jersey to visit family and stopped at the Delaware Water Gap with Ty. We encountered a small (about 150 lb.) Black Bear which Ty immediately chased into the thickets and way out of sight. He came back with a big grin and his purple tongue floundering out of the outside of his mouth thi...
by jerseyp
Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Pit Bull gift from Girlfriend...NO!!
Replies: 43
Views: 11271

Ty is our adoptee from our daughter and her "ex-boyfriend". She was going out with this guy for a month when they got him. She was a college freshman going to WVU. I gave her the same speech as Bama but she wouldn't listen. My wife and I agreed to train him (Ty was 8 weeks old when we got ...
by jerseyp
Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:15 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: I have a visitor
Replies: 26
Views: 4523

What I suggest you do is take the dog for a long walk and follow the dog where it leads - you can even take one of your dogs that this dog likes the most with you. Ty has taken off to go hang out with dogs before on our off-leash walks but he will only stay for about 10 minutes (although if they had...
by jerseyp
Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:53 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Chow "obedience" training
Replies: 12
Views: 5968

How to get a chow to listen - 2 very simple rules: 1. If you want him to do something, encourage him very strongly not to do the thing you want him to do. 2. If you don't want him to do something, try to get him to do the thing you don't want him to do (do this before he gets the idea that this is a...
by jerseyp
Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: An Open Letter to Chows in General
Replies: 62
Views: 14967

I, Ty do not follow possum rules and I lift my leg to your letter. However, to make the game funner I give you advice - do not play dead - the last possum that played dead with me is still playing. The man I own is much to slow to stop me from hunting you down. Fight like the good ugly little rat th...
by jerseyp
Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:07 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Killer Chow Mixes
Replies: 51
Views: 9445

I have been angry at posts before but when mud gets hurled for no apparant reason but to stir up trouble and it's aimed at our "babies", then it gets personal. My two chow mixes, Ty and Nala have some of the best temperments, are off-leash daily with people and dogs and never have aggresse...
by jerseyp
Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Kill the rabbit... kill the rabbit!
Replies: 22
Views: 3704

I first heard the sound in the middle of the winter, at night with a bunch of snow on the ground after Ty took off into the deeper section of the woods on a scent. It sounded like a horrible cry in the night. I thought he was getting torn up by raccoons but he came back 20 minutes later with a huge ...
by jerseyp
Sat May 05, 2007 10:59 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Do you think this might be a Chow thing?
Replies: 13
Views: 2920

This is a pretty common thing. I walk Ty off-leash where there are other dogs every day and Ty will sometimes take a stick and "dare" the other dog to take it. He will drop the stick in front of the dog and if the dog goes to take it he'll give a low growl. He never goes after the dog and ...
by jerseyp
Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:45 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Ty - the sheriff with the "peacemaker".
Replies: 3
Views: 1340

Ty - the sheriff with the "peacemaker".

Ty played the role of protecter and peacemaker yesterday. I took a neighbor's dog (a golden retriever) with Ty on our daily walk through the wooded park I go to most days. Ty was off in the woods (hunting squirrels, rabbits - or whatever moves that isn't canine or human). I was with the neighbor's g...
by jerseyp
Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:24 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Colonel flushed a fox
Replies: 15
Views: 3367

outfoxed

Ty chased a fox this spring - we were hiking in are large wooded area going up a mountain when I saw Ty's nose to the ground and then in the air (he smells prey way before I see them). We walked over the hill and caught the fox by surprise (the wind was blowing toward us so Ty caught his scent befor...
by jerseyp
Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:26 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Walkies!...how far?
Replies: 13
Views: 3711

Your pup should let you know when he's tired - he'll slow down, stop, not be as active etc. In time he will easily out-walk you. I do at least 4-5 miles every day (2 hrs. minimum) and being that he's off-leash and often leaves on adventures and then returns he probably doubles my distance. Like peop...
by jerseyp
Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Runner or Non Runner
Replies: 34
Views: 8353

Ty and Nala are off-leash most of the time (although Nala is now almost 13 and couldn't run away if she wanted too). They both had free reign except in residential areas. Nala would hardly ever walk with me when she was younger but I could call her and she'd be at my side in a minute or two. Ty is g...
by jerseyp
Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:01 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Sick
Replies: 14
Views: 4018

Baby's mom - Being relatively new to the sight (and having 2 chow-mixes, not pure chows) I am hesitant to post a reply because of all the emotion involved. I understand Purple Kisses and some of the other's concerns and the philosophy of sacrificing the few to save the many (in regards to not suppor...
by jerseyp
Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:19 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: My Tail
Replies: 39
Views: 8262

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Ty explaining to his girlfriend in chow slang that his tail is simply superior.

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Ty admiring the handsome reflection and the tail that makes other dogs jealous.
by jerseyp
Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:53 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: A few questions
Replies: 11
Views: 3489

chow play

I think she'll be fine but she won't forget that dog and she may be submissive with the dog that attacked her if they meet but once she get's a little older, she will defend herself (a mild way of putting it). I think it's very important that you take her to meet some dogs (maybe at a reputable dog ...
by jerseyp
Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Lab/Chow Mix - Will he act chow?
Replies: 30
Views: 45122

Conner - I have both an older chow-lab mix (12 yr. old female) and a younger chow-golden mix (3 yr. old male). It is very difficult to say what type of personality your dog will have. I believe if I did not socialize, spend time with and did not have a confident attitude with them - they would have ...
by jerseyp
Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:27 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Ready for my first MULTIPLE CHOWdren Advice please!
Replies: 21
Views: 4755

I don't know if you've done this yet but you might try taking them for a couple of long walks together. You and you're husband could walk them togther but keep Bailey seperate from Cinnamin at first if he is scared. I would take them to a place where there are a lot of things to keep them occupied (...
by jerseyp
Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:33 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Mid west snow storm
Replies: 18
Views: 4191

Ty found heron dead in water

Went down to the spot where I saw the heron with Ty and we found it. Ty was sniffing the air by the inlet of water that runs out into the lake and it was lying dead in the water toward the end of the inlet that was already almost frozen. When Ty came upon it two days ago they just stood and stared a...