#dogblr

[doomspaniels]

Tristan was extremely sleepy but insisted he wanted to play. Well... his tail is wagging... he's just. so sleepy.

[szczekaczz]

[d1sturb3d-d0ll]

Sharing this wholesomness.

I’m paying to force seven thousand strangers to see a photo of my late husband having fun with his dog. Tumblr Blaze is totally worth it. XD

[sammythesheltie]

Best, little boy ❤️.

[mitesworld]

My personal protection dog on her way to beat my boss with a stick

[callmemaybt]

[abirddogmoment]

born to stare at birds, forced to pose on a rock for photos

[madmacaques]

So sweet 🥰

A small harbinger of spring.

[pomerobin]

I need to make a comparison of the first picture I took of her crossing her paws and this one... she's so big now

[elvenferretots]

People in the dog world get really confused about the idea of "Versatility".

I just saw a post asking about most versatile breeds, and people are responding with pictures of their breed doing conformation and fastCAT, or obedience and agility.

If literally any dog can do it with little to no training (confo, fastCAT, etc.), that doesn't say a lot for your dog's special ability to do multiple things. If you're using similar drives (eg - obedience and agility, or IGP and ringsport), it is indicative of some versatility, but not a lot.

You want to claim your breed is versatile? Show me it doing multiple trained or instinct sports that involve different drives still compatible with the breed's correct temperament. Show me your lab that does service work, field trials, dock diving, and shed hunt. Show me your border collie who does herding, therapy work, disc, and scentwork. Show me your poodle who hunts on the weekends, pulls carts, hunts mushrooms, and competes in heelwork to music. Show me your doberman who does mondio, agility, tracking, and is a dog socializer at your training company.

Not every dog needs to be versatile, but just doing anything besides trotting a circle around a ring versatility doesn't make.

[doomspaniels]

so happy

[madmacaques]

Awwww, dogs are the best!

when you need to recharge

[riley-coyotl]

Kelpie @ 44 weeks old (counting this as her 10 months old one too even though it was 4 days late 🥲)

[followed-by-a-moonshadow]

She would like to negotiate for some of those hot dogs