rufus Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 As promised, I now have some pics of Rufus to share: http://groups.msn.com/Woofit/shoebox.msnw You can see him under 'Rufus' Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 How cute!!! what kind a dog is Rufus?? he's sooo cudly looking! Quote
Angelboddy Posted July 22, 2003 Posted July 22, 2003 If i'm correct and remember right.............. :hmmmm: Rufus is an Old English Sheepdog. :P Quote
rufus Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 Angelboddy - you are good at this - yes he's an Old English Sheepdog - and a fluff ball too :D Quote
rufus Posted July 25, 2003 Author Posted July 25, 2003 Malamum - I just looked at your pics - gorgeous. My daughter was sitting beside me and she's fallen in love :D Quote
spiritsmom Posted July 26, 2003 Posted July 26, 2003 Oh my, I am in love - he's just too cute! I grew up with an OES, my parents bought her for Xmas in 1981 from a pet store (Doktor Pets, they didn't know any better at the time). She was colored just like yours and had 1 blue eye, 1 brown eye. Her name was Scruffy (I named another dog I had Scruffy as well because he looked like a mini version of her). I remember almost losing her as back in the 80's vets said they had to go through heat before spaying. She was 1 year old when she was spayed and lost so much blood, they almost lost her. She moved in with my grandma in 1985 and became a yard dog, unfortunately. She was run over by my grandpa when she was napping in the driveway, but lived. She died at age 12 and was very missed. She usually weighed around 70 pounds and we kept her fur short, shaved her every summer. I love that breed and would love to have another someday. I hardly ever see any around here, but when I do I just have to go pet it! Your boy is just too adorable, reminds me so much of Scruffy. Quote
rufus Posted July 26, 2003 Author Posted July 26, 2003 Spirtsmom - I know who to ask now for advice as I've never owned an OES before (I've wanted one since I was 12 and as I've waited 28 yrs for him, he really is precious :) ). He also has one blue and one brown eye like Scruffy and it's kind of funny watching visitors reactions - some seem quite 'freaked out'. My vet has said that Rufus will have to be 1yr before he can be neutured but I thought I'd read somewhere that it can be earlier? He really is a cutie and has such character - we are always laughing at some of the things he does or just the way he looks at us sometimes. I wish I knew what he was thinking :lol: Quote
spiritsmom Posted July 26, 2003 Posted July 26, 2003 Alot of vets push for early neutering (before 6 months) alot go for the 6 month time period, and still others say to wait till after age 1. The theory goes that dogs need their male hormones to mature and so they recommend holding off on neutering until age 1 or 2. I think it's just personal preference, if I ever get a male dog I might just wait till he was 9 months to a year old to neuter him. It's really up to you, just bear in mind that he will try to reach females in heat when he's about 6 months till he's neutered so be very careful about that. They are a truly bear-like breed, I absolutely love their temperaments! Quote
courtnek Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 OES's are big silly fluffballs - even when all grown up their facial expressions still make them look like puppies He's a real cutie!! :D Quote
ellieangel Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 He is beautiful I love the one where he is spreadeagled across the floor.........priceless :lol: Quote
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