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My first dog out of college was a pound puppy male Shepard(?) mix. When he
got older, he had a REAL problem with any kind of delivery people. We had a hill/upper level behind the house in the backyard, and he would pace back and forth on the edge of it, snorting, sniffing, searching... for any type of delivery, starting around 11 am. It was like his mission. Once a truck or walking mailman was heard or spotted, he bolted down to the house level and toward the gates at either side of the front of the house going ballistic. The other dogs knew to stay clear, as he would snap at them if they tried to join in. I had to mount some sacrificial wooden closet rods on the fence for him to tear up instead of him chewing up the fence itself.
I used to whisper, "Where's your UPS, boy?" to get him going, haha. I guess that was wrong?
We also had a game when I was raking leaves. I was "safe" with the rake in my hands, but he would rush in and tear up the leaf pile when he could. Then, anytime I set the rake down, he would run in and start chomping down on my pant leg, and I had to drag him along. The game evolved with me strategically leaning big sticks against trees at various spots and I would have to sprint from tree to tree as he tried to get me when I was "vulnerable" without a stick. He was a pretty entertaining dog, ha.
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Labradoodle, Maltipoo, Yorkipoo, Shih Poo, Poochon, Doxiepoo, goldendoodle,
-- DonHo-kieHi
Jun 06, 2024 at 01:40 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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06/06/24 01:40 PM ET
Well, not sure if it's a thing, but Delilah is a Labrabusky
-- JoesterVT
Jun 06, 2024 at 06:37 PM ET
JoesterVT
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06/06/24 06:37 PM ET
And Charley definitely has some characters in her family tree
-- JoesterVT
Jun 06, 2024 at 06:42 PM ET
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06/06/24 06:42 PM ET
Not real dogs. No manly man would have one.
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jun 06, 2024 at 04:31 PM ET
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06/06/24 04:31 PM ET
Careful there cowboy!**
-- DonHo-kieHi
Jun 06, 2024 at 11:23 PM ET
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06/06/24 11:23 PM ET
we have 33# mini Bernedoodle....she's a great dog...smart, great with kids
-- ME Hokie 07
Jun 06, 2024 at 04:27 PM ET
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06/06/24 04:27 PM ET
Daughter has a miniature Bernese/poodle. What a kick.**
-- AZHokie59
Jun 06, 2024 at 03:32 PM ET
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06/06/24 03:32 PM ET
i guess they're popular because they don't shed, smart and friendly.**
-- AZHokie59
Jun 06, 2024 at 03:34 PM ET
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06/06/24 03:34 PM ET
yeah, aside from the mailman, our poodle is incredibly friendly and gentle
-- reestuart
Jun 06, 2024 at 04:23 PM ET
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06/06/24 04:23 PM ET
Our Pyrenees mix is so dam loveable with everyone of us... but if she don't
-- Hokie CPA
Jun 06, 2024 at 05:09 PM ET
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06/06/24 05:09 PM ET
I delivered mail at Xmas time back in the school days and I think it was
-- AZHokie59
Jun 06, 2024 at 04:44 PM ET
AZHokie59
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06/06/24 04:44 PM ET
it's got to be the uniform or truck. We moved a couple of blocks last year
-- reestuart
Jun 06, 2024 at 05:16 PM ET
reestuart
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06/06/24 05:16 PM ET
back then, there was no truck or uniform. Just me in street clothes with a
-- AZHokie59
Jun 07, 2024 at 11:14 AM ET
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06/07/24 11:14 AM ET
My first dog out of college was a pound puppy male Shepard(?) mix. When he
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-- Coach McGuirk
Jun 06, 2024 at 06:48 PM ET
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06/06/24 06:48 PM ET
LOL. It's so weird. My dog likes the UPS folks, and he gets excited when
-- reestuart
Jun 07, 2024 at 09:13 AM ET
reestuart
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06/07/24 09:13 AM ET
A couple of things. Poodles very smart, athletic and hypoallergenic and
-- Hokebury
Jun 06, 2024 at 03:31 PM ET
Hokebury
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06/06/24 03:31 PM ET
Poodle pick-up line: "Do you have a little Poodle in you?"
-- Tank
Jun 06, 2024 at 03:06 PM ET
Tank
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06/06/24 03:06 PM ET
We must be dumb. We've got a straight up standard poodle. **
-- reestuart
Jun 06, 2024 at 02:46 PM ET
reestuart
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06/06/24 02:46 PM ET
bought a minipoodle back in1960. Great dog and never a problem. His papers
-- AZHokie59
Jun 06, 2024 at 03:50 PM ET
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06/06/24 03:50 PM ET
I didn't want a dog, but I have to admit, ours is a great one. Worst thing
-- reestuart
Jun 06, 2024 at 04:14 PM ET
reestuart
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06/06/24 04:14 PM ET
Nice looking dog. I’ve heard labradoodles need to be second generation to
-- Hoakie82
Jun 06, 2024 at 06:39 PM ET
Hoakie82
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06/06/24 06:39 PM ET
I wonder if "cross breeding" reduces inherent medical issues with...
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 07, 2024 at 05:06 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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06/07/24 05:06 AM ET
I would think it would although probably more so with the breeds that have
-- Hoakie82
Jun 07, 2024 at 07:09 AM ET
Hoakie82
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06/07/24 07:09 AM ET
The Huskydoodle looks like a living version of a 6th grade art project.**
-- Victor Tango
Jun 06, 2024 at 01:46 PM ET
Victor Tango
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06/06/24 01:46 PM ET