Petcaredays
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Hi, thought I'd add some pics of my loyal Cooper since we all like to brag about our babies! (hope attached properly) For some who might have answered my past puppy questions they know that we are first time Fila owners. Of course as luck might have it we didn't know until after we brought him home and fell in love. Thanks to ruthcatrin and her drilling into me that a 4 ft fence is a no-no we're going to rectify this. Thank goodness we're retired and are homebodies otherwise by the sounds of these guys we would have some deep issues on our hands. I want gather as much info as I can to continue to live a happy, healthy and safe life with our pets. When I read some of these posts it terrifies me that our (butter wouldn't melt) fella could turn into something totally unexpected. As with most of you out there our dogs are our life. If I provide some details about his temperament so far could I get some feedback? Is he showing signs of a typical Fila at this age? Should I be looking out for new changes? Oh ya and about his weight...he's 90 lbs. now. We want to be aware.
So far we have taken him to puppy classes, and up to about 5 months he was playing with the little 3 year old next door and actually enjoying the neighbors that came to visit him. Up until about 2 months ago we had dropped him off for a few hours with my daughter at the vet clinic she works at. Initially he barked at each staff member who entered the room (that he had the run in) but after a few soft words enjoyed the attention. My daughter and her spouse came at Xmas for a couple of days. Cooper did the usual bark, head down crouch until they spoke with him (as did we) then he was ok. Actually he had only met the son-in-law once at about 4 mths. and he was fine with him. In fact Cooper took to snoozing on the couch with him(??) He cried when they left. He is learning the ropes from my other 2; barking at strangers (although there are not many where we are) It's actually the highlight of their day when they see some action (lol). I can only think that when the other 2 show acceptance Cooper believes it's ok too. Maybe we've just been lucky so far ?? Speaking of luck (touch wood) he has never destroyed anything in the house. I can't believe it. He's stolen the odd sock but we quickly retrieve them for fear of him eating! Or maybe his mix is softening his temperament?? Like I had mentioned b4 when we got him his vac papers said Presa Canario. Could he be a Presa/Hound mix? If you only heard him you'd swear he was all hound. I have no idea what some of these breeders or so-called breeders pull out there with these dogs. We've always had large breed dogs and although we've had our share of issues we never give up on them and won't start now. 2 things we know for sure: he dislikes other dogs and will definitely be our guard dog....he has a nose and ears that don't miss a thing. Tks!
So far we have taken him to puppy classes, and up to about 5 months he was playing with the little 3 year old next door and actually enjoying the neighbors that came to visit him. Up until about 2 months ago we had dropped him off for a few hours with my daughter at the vet clinic she works at. Initially he barked at each staff member who entered the room (that he had the run in) but after a few soft words enjoyed the attention. My daughter and her spouse came at Xmas for a couple of days. Cooper did the usual bark, head down crouch until they spoke with him (as did we) then he was ok. Actually he had only met the son-in-law once at about 4 mths. and he was fine with him. In fact Cooper took to snoozing on the couch with him(??) He cried when they left. He is learning the ropes from my other 2; barking at strangers (although there are not many where we are) It's actually the highlight of their day when they see some action (lol). I can only think that when the other 2 show acceptance Cooper believes it's ok too. Maybe we've just been lucky so far ?? Speaking of luck (touch wood) he has never destroyed anything in the house. I can't believe it. He's stolen the odd sock but we quickly retrieve them for fear of him eating! Or maybe his mix is softening his temperament?? Like I had mentioned b4 when we got him his vac papers said Presa Canario. Could he be a Presa/Hound mix? If you only heard him you'd swear he was all hound. I have no idea what some of these breeders or so-called breeders pull out there with these dogs. We've always had large breed dogs and although we've had our share of issues we never give up on them and won't start now. 2 things we know for sure: he dislikes other dogs and will definitely be our guard dog....he has a nose and ears that don't miss a thing. Tks!
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