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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
I can't imagine life without a cat OR a dog in my life either. the main thing I didn't like about military life in the barracks was not having an animal around. the first thing I did when I moved out was get a cat.
when you say "little" rotty, how big do you mean? I've seen some rottys at the puppy park that weren't much bigger than 60 pounds
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I would love a big male, so about 130 pounds would be ok, I have seen bigger and smaller but I like that size for Rotty's.
My old German Shepherd, Max was big and at his biggest he weighed about 90 pounds, but he was a little over weight, he never had dysplasia or any other issues.. Max was a trained helper dog, I got him when he was already 2 years old, because he was too stubborn to be any real use as a helper dog. Max was a great companion and loved to ride in the Jeep with the roof off, I got into trouble when he ran beside the Jeep for a mile or so, I went very slow and he stayed on the sidewalk, I was stopped by the police and I had to convince them that I wasn't being cruel
I took Max flying almost every time I was out, I only made him stay on the ground if I had a passenger, Max loved mild acrobatics especially negative g maneuvers for some reason. He would always be strapped in with a special flight harness, he did have a leather helmet and goggles, the goggles he would wear but the helmet was a chew toy
I wanted to take Max skydiving, he would have without a pause, but my ex-wife refused
I spent a lot of time with Max and was sad to leave him. When I came to Malaysia I gave him to my brother to keep, Max was already getting old, 14 years old, and he went to sleep about a month after I left and didn't wake. My brother was understandably upset and was afraid to call me. I knew he was very old and not likely to live much longer, thats why I didn't make him move with me, besides I would have had to lie to the airline to get him a seat in coach, because there is no way in hell Max would fly as cargo
Sorry for the long post, it brought back memories
Not photos of Max, I have none in digital.
Skydiving pooch
The same harness Max wore in the plane or the Jeep.
