Re: [pyrnet] Greetings

[WOOF1@att.net]

Jan,

I was wondering about Pyr play tendencies.  Of course, 
it is hard to tell what Gulliver will do when he is 
physically in better shape.  When we got Seko, the ten 
year old golden a year and a half ago, he was 104 pounds 
and is now 74.  He's like a different dog.  He used to 
waddle, then pant, then lie down.  Now he can run and 
play and not have a coronary!  Do most pyrs like to 
fetch, or is Kermit the exception?  Also, Gulliver's 
back teeth have an awful lot of tartar already, because 
he doesn't seem to enjoy chewing, or hasn't been given 
things to encourage this.  Our house is full of woobies, 
kongs, nylabones, gumabones, and occasional treats of 
raw beef shanks.  LOTS of chewing here!  So, we'll see 
what Gully likes to do once he sees what the goldens 
do.  Do Pyrs like water?  We have a pool, and the 
goldens adore it!  

The cockers are not now, and have never been playful.  
They harumph at the other dogs and go about their 
business.

I have been reading about Pyrs a lot, and talking to my 
friend Rhonda who has Panda, but she only has the one 
pyr to relate to, and I know that a lot of the stuff I 
read about goldens sure doesn't apply to my boys, so I 
figure this is the best place to ask about what Pyrs are 
*really* like!

Lori

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