Play Time with Monty

[Shayne]

What a cute little scarf snake! Cute dogs too!

Thanks!


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[Shayne]

Just wanted to share a few more pics of my handsome boy from today.



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[Bogertophis]

Beautiful snake- such clear yellows!...I really like the shot of what looks like a stand-off between your dog & your snake giving him (or her) the , lol...

[Shayne]

Beautiful snake- such clear yellows!...I really like the shot of what looks like a stand-off between your dog & your snake giving him (or her) the , lol...

Thanks, BogerChic!!

Yea, that's Babygirl. She gets all excited every time I take Monty out to stretch his "legs". She loooves new animals, no matter what kind it is. lol

[Bogertophis]

My smaller dog is a terrier mix...he's a bit too "interested" too. But he's a very good dog & knows better than to try anything. He hasn't been with me as long
as my bigger dog, she's seen the snakes her whole life & accepts them. I don't completely trust him, though when I showed him a shed, he was a little afraid
of it too. Silly dogs!

[Shayne]

My smaller dog is a terrier mix...he's a bit too "interested" too. But he's a very good dog & knows better than to try anything. He hasn't been with me as long
as my bigger dog, she's seen the snakes her whole life & accepts them. I don't completely trust him, though when I showed him a shed, he was a little afraid
of it too. Silly dogs!

Awww I love Terriers! What's your bigger dog? I'm thinking of getting a Boxer next. Those big, goofy faces are too much. lol

[Bogertophis]

Awww I love Terriers! What's your bigger dog? I'm thinking of getting a Boxer next. Those big, goofy faces are too much. lol

My bigger dog (about 46 lbs) is anyone's guess! Got her from a shelter in CA when she was 6 mos. old- had been found running loose & not claimed. She is black with
some white spots on chest, & now that she's 14, she has wonderful white eyebrows, muzzle & feet too. She is short haired with a slender sporting-dog build & narrow
face & she's gotten her share of squirrels when a little younger- oops! She has a good sense of humor (I've rubbed off) & is playful still, & very sweet. She doesn't
have an alpha bone in her body- she gets along great with my other (much smaller) dog & if I'm not watchful, he'll steal her food. They're best buddies.

Boxers are cool...but there's not many dogs I don't like. I've always adopted from shelters & mostly mixed breeds, but I've had a couple Dobermans in the past too-
one had been badly abused & taken away by law from the abusers (her pups & the pit she was bred to were put down), & the other "merely" abandoned. I love Dobies
but if you're real social, they can be more bent on protecting you than you'd prefer, & they're very high-energy dogs...they do best with a "job", lol.

[Shayne]

My bigger dog (about 46 lbs) is anyone's guess! Got her from a shelter in CA when she was 6 mos. old- had been found running loose & not claimed. She is black with
some white spots on chest, & now that she's 14, she has wonderful white eyebrows, muzzle & feet too. She is short haired with a slender sporting-dog build & narrow
face & she's gotten her share of squirrels when a little younger- oops! She has a good sense of humor (I've rubbed off) & is playful still, & very sweet. She doesn't
have an alpha bone in her body- she gets along great with my other (much smaller) dog & if I'm not watchful, he'll steal her food. They're best buddies.

Boxers are cool...but there's not many dogs I don't like. I've always adopted from shelters & mostly mixed breeds, but I've had a couple Dobermans in the past too-
one had been badly abused & taken away by law from the abusers (her pups & the pit she was bred to were put down), & the other "merely" abandoned. I love Dobies
but if you're real social, they can be more bent on protecting you than you'd prefer, & they're very high-energy dogs...they do best with a "job", lol.

Aww that's awesome! We only do "rescue" pups too. Babygirl was found wandering the streets and was dropped off at the local animal shelter in Hot Springs, AR, which is where we got her from. We lived there for a year when my wife came home one day and decided she wanted to retire and move to the mountains. We talked about it on a Monday and was driving to Arkansas to look at houses by that Friday.Six weeks later we were living in Hot Springs and shortly after, we got Babygirl. Poor baby stayed in "survival mode". Every time we'd take her outside she would catch any bugs she could and eat them. We think it's how she survived while homeless. Funny story....we were sitting in the living room one night when a scorpion wanders into the living room (we always kept the sliding doors open which led out to a screened-in porch) and it ran under the couch where I was sitting. Well, she sees it before I could get to it and tries to eat it. Needless to say, it popped her on the front paw. She was literally walking around like nothing happened within 20 minutes.

Our other one is Lucy. She was rescued from a local animal shelter here in Louisiana. Got her 8 yrs. ago and now she's 10 yrs. old - super-protective.

Ohh I love dobies! Thankfully, we don't like 'people', so worrying about him/her biting someone is minimal. lol

[Bogertophis]

I'm not a big "entertainer" either so having a 4-canine* interrogation team wasn't an issue for me either; in fact when I had the Dobies (*plus 2 rescued shepherd
mixes) I also had rattlesnakes in my house, so there wasn't a big "demand" to visit me. I even put up warning signs on my entry doors ("rattlesnakes on duty") &
despite the high crime rate in So. Calif. I never seemed to entice any burglars?

Your dogs sound wonderful too. There's no shortage of great dogs at all ages that are in dire need of homes. Most of my adopted dogs have been adults...something
that worked far better for me when working- you can't expect a puppy to stay home alone, much less train itself. Even though adult dogs may come with some
"baggage", often their former owners were part of the problem. My little terrier mix was in the shelter twice before I got him: found guilty of separation anxiety after
working owners expected him to stay home alone all day, & in a crate (!) without any issues. He no longer has that issue nor does he tear up his crate if & when
confined (for much briefer times). He's playful & happy with his "big sister".

I know what you mean about "survival mode": my brother & sil have 2 rescue dogs too, & their terrier tries to eat turtles- when they find any roaming they have to hold
him back. He had been running wild in the woods before they got him...they figure that's how he survived.

Sorry Monty...we're getting sidetracked!

[Shayne]

I'm not a big "entertainer" either so having a 4-canine* interrogation team wasn't an issue for me either; in fact when I had the Dobies (*plus 2 rescued shepherd
mixes) I also had rattlesnakes in my house, so there wasn't a big "demand" to visit me. I even put up warning signs on my entry doors ("rattlesnakes on duty") &
despite the high crime rate in So. Calif. I never seemed to entice any burglars?

Your dogs sound wonderful too. There's no shortage of great dogs at all ages that are in dire need of homes. Most of my adopted dogs have been adults...something
that worked far better for me when working- you can't expect a puppy to stay home alone, much less train itself. Even though adult dogs may come with some
"baggage", often their former owners were part of the problem. My little terrier mix was in the shelter twice before I got him: found guilty of separation anxiety after
working owners expected him to stay home alone all day, & in a crate (!) without any issues. He no longer has that issue nor does he tear up his crate if & when
confined (for much briefer times). He's playful & happy with his "big sister".

I know what you mean about "survival mode": my brother & sil have 2 rescue dogs too, & their terrier tries to eat turtles- when they find any roaming they have to hold
him back. He had been running wild in the woods before they got him...they figure that's how he survived.

Sorry Monty...we're getting sidetracked!

Love the "rattlesnakes on duty" signs. That would've done it for me. I'm a big ole poonani when it comes to the "venomous" variety.

Yes, the only reasons dogs "destroy" things is typically due to stress. Want a dog to destroy your favorite piece of furniture, those $400 high-heels you just bought - leave your dogs alone on a daily basis and watch the stress levels skyrocket. Can't blame them, really.

Lucy was a "fear biter" when we got her. I lost count how many times she nipped me, including the very 1st day we saw her at the shelter. But for some reason, that's why I was determined to help her. Come to think of it, she helped ME. Weird how that happens. lol Just wish we had the means to rescue every animal in need of love.