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HereSince1628

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16. Names mean nohthing NOT-hing... German shepherds A.K.A. Alsatians Wolf Dogs

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Tue Mar 12, 2013, 05:27 PM

Mar 2013

for decades and then they gave them to Sgt Schultz!

Ja Vol Mien Commandant!

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Names mean something [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

I'm rather partial to Big Dog BlueJazz Mar 2013 #1

I'm rather partial to timdog44 Mar 2013 #18

Are you trying to say the Pitbulls are evil and dangerous because Drale Mar 2013 #2

And dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #3

And don't even get me started on... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4

Quite aside from dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #7

FTW! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #9

Nice strawman you beat up there. 99Forever Mar 2013 #10

Grits ain't grocerys olddots Mar 2013 #20

Yes, but those are not all the same category Recursion Mar 2013 #5

I think the case can be made that most of those names describe a specific hedgehog Mar 2013 #11

there is no actual breed called a pit bull BainsBane Mar 2013 #6

But the American Staffordshire terrier is not nicknamed hedgehog Mar 2013 #8

Nor is any breed BainsBane Mar 2013 #12

hey we own a Chihuahua ! olddots Mar 2013 #22

that's cool BainsBane Mar 2013 #24

Actually... janlyn Mar 2013 #33

Offtopic in a pitbull thread, the history of the irish wolfhound is pretty interesting. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #13

I think what we call wolf hounds today were rebuilt as a breed in the late 19th century. hedgehog Mar 2013 #14

They look gentle and maybe a little dumb. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #17

The only ones I've ever seen were family pets or hedgehog Mar 2013 #19

what a great beast! datasuspect Mar 2013 #21

I LOVE them BainsBane Mar 2013 #25

Big dogs are neat but I sure don't want pooper scooper duty. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #26

I used to see what I think was an old Irish wolfhound when I walked some of my clients. smokey nj Mar 2013 #28

We had one when I was little, a lovely gentle dog. redqueen Mar 2013 #32

Coronet: A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. snooper2 Mar 2013 #15

Names mean nohthing NOT-hing... German shepherds A.K.A. Alsatians Wolf Dogs HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #16

The tax collector dog - a crazy collection of parent breeds Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #23

German Shepherds are an interesting breed - hedgehog Mar 2013 #29

Names can determine your destiney. Shrike47 Mar 2013 #27

And no matter what job they were originally bred for baldguy Mar 2013 #30

thanks Baldguy janlyn Mar 2013 #35

So a "terrier" should instill terror (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #31

"Fuzzball" sort of works too. talkingmime Mar 2013 #34