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Jrsygrl96

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6. Nailed it!

Sun Mar 10, 2024, 12:04 PM

Mar 10

I have owned American Eskimos since 1989, mostly rescues. They are very loyal and protective! A bit high strung and suffer from separation anxiety, but that just makes you want to cuddle with them even more! And they are so beautiful!

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If you were a dog, what breed would you be? Me--American Eskimo./German Spitz. [View all] debm55 Mar 10 OP

Depending on whether it would reflect my heritage or my personality.. Ocelot II Mar 10 #1

Thank you Ocelot II. debm55 Mar 10 #3

Any of the big fuzzy breeds. SarahD Mar 10 #2

thank you, SarahD. Alaskan malamute are beautiful. debm55 Mar 10 #4

I would like to be large and fuzzy Ocelot II Mar 10 #5

Nailed it! Jrsygrl96 Mar 10 #6

Thank you Jrsygrl96, You nailed Dolly very nicely. debm55 Mar 10 #7

Labrador retriever. Traildogbob Mar 10 #8

Thank you, Traildogbob. Labs are wonderful. debm55 Mar 10 #9

I would just love to be cute whatever the breed😉 Traildogbob Mar 10 #10

Thank you,Traildogbob. debm55 Mar 10 #11

😉✌️ Traildogbob Mar 10 #12

Well, I look at my Aussie/Border Collie--smart as a whip, independant and bossy as hell... hlthe2b Mar 10 #13

TY hlthe2b. Your Aussie/Border collie sounds very beautiful and smart. debm55 Mar 10 #18

Golden Retriever because they are happy and good natured. Polly Hennessey Mar 10 #14

TY. Polly. They are both beautiful dogs.You are so lucky to have a Great Pyrenees. debm55 Mar 10 #32

I'll bet my Golden looks a lot like yours...for some reason. chouchou Mar 10 #42

Siberian Husky or McNab Prof. P.E. Name Mar 10 #15

Thank you, Prof. P.E. Name. All the dogs that you have posted about would be excellent choices. debm55 Mar 10 #33

debm55..... Upthevibe Mar 10 #16

Thank you, Upthevibe. Beagles and Schauzers are great choices. debm55 Mar 10 #34

If you'd seen my hair color when it still had color... malthaussen Mar 10 #17

Thank you , Mal. What a wonderful post. So it is Irish Setter for you. debm55 Mar 10 #35

A well behaved German Shepard. Niagara Mar 10 #19

Thank you ,Niagara. What a sad life for the dog. Perhaps, they would give you the dog to truly show it love as only you debm55 Mar 10 #36

That's a tough one surfered Mar 10 #20

Thank you, surfered. You had beautiful dogs. Dogs have a keen sense and would do more to Trump. like shit in his path. debm55 Mar 10 #37

A Westminster Terrier ("Westie") RustyWheels Mar 10 #21

Thank you, RustyWheels. Westies are such adorable creatures. debm55 Mar 10 #40

A woof! GreenWave Mar 10 #22

Thank you. GreenWave. Yes, they are all beautiful creatures. debm55 Mar 10 #41

Just a big ol hound dog with a nice porch and a couple of full bowls. dameatball Mar 10 #23

TY,, dameatball. A contented dog is a happy dog. debm55 Mar 10 #43

definitely basset stopdiggin Mar 10 #24

TY, stopdiggin. Yes, bassets are very mellow dogs. debm55 Mar 10 #44

Borzoi Bayard Mar 10 #25

TY, Bayard. I am so sorry your Jazzmin is gone. But the memories and fun you two had together will be forever in your debm55 Mar 10 #45

Bernese Mountain Dog peggysue2 Mar 10 #26

TY peggysue2, Bernese Mountain dogs are large, but by nature they are sweet and kind. debm55 Mar 10 #47

I would be Shadow (George McGovern's dog) whatever combination of breeds she is. LoisB Mar 10 #27

TY LoisB. Some say that mixed breeds have a kinder disposition and a live a longer life because of the various traits debm55 Mar 10 #49

Inbred, no doubt about it! True Dough Mar 10 #28

TY, True Dough. I believe that is true.---if you get the right traits from the parents. debm55 Mar 10 #50

Whatever breed this is. Lunabell Mar 10 #29

She looks like a canine version... 3catwoman3 Mar 10 #39

Whatever she is, she is beautiful! LoisB Mar 10 #51

Oh, Lunabell, Sashie is beautiful. She looks like she has markings of a pointer but with Beagle in the facial area. TY debm55 Mar 10 #52

I wouldn't be nothing but a hound dog. Uncle Joe Mar 10 #30

Your are welcome. Uncle Joe. TY debm55 Mar 10 #53

St Bernard Turbineguy Mar 10 #31

TY Turbineguy. St. Bernards are such beautiful creatures. debm55 Mar 10 #54

A cur... bottomofthehill Mar 10 #38

I don't know what you mean? debm55 Mar 10 #55

Basically an old southern work dog bottomofthehill Mar 10 #66

I used to show Ole Yeller when I taught. Didn't know there was a name for them. Sad ending debm55 Mar 10 #69

Jack Russell terrier Emile Mar 10 #46

TY Emile. They are so full of energy. debm55 Mar 10 #57

Dachshund SARose Mar 10 #48

TY SARose. Love your post. My good friend and neighbor has three. They are not the smooth hair but have fluffy hair. The debm55 Mar 10 #58

Doxie here too QED Mar 10 #62

Mine too SARose Mar 11 #73

A McKenzie River Husky coprolite Mar 10 #56

TY coprolite. Does it have the blue eyes? debm55 Mar 10 #59

VO, named after the Canadian Whiskey coprolite Mar 10 #65

TY, coprolite. I think it's funny how you named the pups. Your dog, sounds beautiful. debm55 Mar 10 #70

Samoyed Stargleamer Mar 10 #60

Tym stargleamer. People often mistake my American Eskie for a version of a Samoyeds. It's hard to tell them they are not debm55 Mar 10 #63

A Blue heeler with a stylish red bandanna Brother Buzz Mar 10 #61

ty, Brother Buzz, I like the touch with you wearing a red bandana. debm55 Mar 10 #64

I'm a mutt who'd love to be an English mastiff (with a longer life-span). Hermit-The-Prog Mar 10 #67

TY, Hermit-The-Prog They are very large dogs. The american Akita was about the size of my Shiba Inu. Once here in debm55 Mar 10 #71

Mongrel. vishnura Mar 10 #68

Ty, vishnura. More and more dogs are being bred between breeds. What we used to call mutts or mongrels are high fashion debm55 Mar 10 #72

Being a water baby (maybe not a baby) myself I suppose Prairie_Seagull Mar 11 #74

TY, Prairie_Seagull. Yes, Newfoundlands and Labradors are great. My dog, Dolly doesn't like the water. I bought one of debm55 Mar 11 #78

My late fiance always said if I were a dog I'd be a Golden Retriever because I was always so catbyte Mar 11 #75

I saw or read where those Malinois can jump up to 12' in the air. Prairie_Seagull Mar 11 #77

TY, catbyte. I am so sorry about your fiance. Both Golden Retrievers and Belgian Malinois are beautiful, just like you. debm55 Mar 11 #79

Long past due for AKC to drop offensive name "Eskimo" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 11 #76

Agree. They should be called German Spitz. They were not bred in Canada and have nothing to do with Canada or their debm55 Mar 11 #81

Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Different Drummer Mar 11 #80

TY, Different Drummer. debm55 Mar 11 #82

Cavalier spaniel Wicked Blue Mar 12 #83

A 12 pound male poodle BOSSHOG Mar 12 #84