# Dogs of PWDs and their pictures :-) **URL:** \ **Category:** Share\ **Created:** [January 10, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184 "2018-01-10T23:52:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/1 "2018-01-10T23:52:28Z")
@elver, welcome to the community! What a beautiful dog on your picture, is that an Akita? I love these dogs! We also have a large dog, unusual breed, a Hovawart, probably smaller than yours, about 85-90 pounds, also quite beautiful. It’s a large and ancient sheepdog breed, similar in temperament to a Great Pyrenees. Ours is entirely blond: it looks a bit similar to a golden retriever, but taller, longer and lankier. ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/2 "2018-01-11T00:20:10Z")
@MaryPat, Thanks for the welcome, and it’s a Shiba Inu of which I am happy to have several in my pack. I have never (knowingly) seen a Hovawart before - sounds vaguely Germanic. Swiss, Austrian, German origins? ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/3 "2018-01-11T01:39:13Z")
> [@Dexcom App For All Android Phones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-app-for-all-android-phones/1772/25): > > sounds vaguely Germanic. Yes! It is a very old breed from the Black Forest in central-West Germany, near the French border. When we found our puppy, there were only about 100 in the US. It is a very healthy breed. They are not bred until the second year, and they have to pass a joint test, and a temperament test. They only have 2% incidence of hip dysplasia (which plagues large dogs), and enjoy a long life, often more than 15 years (also unusual for large dogs). But, mostly, they are lovely and wonderful dogs, very attached to their owners, laid back, hard working but not hyper, athletic, and very protective of children without ever being dangerous. If only they didn’t shed 🙂 I’ll post a pic when i have a chance. ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/4 "2018-01-11T02:32:08Z")
@MaryPat sounds like a very interesting hund. I would love to see a pic if you were ok sharing… ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/5 "2018-01-11T02:57:38Z")
> [@Dexcom App For All Android Phones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-app-for-all-android-phones/1772/27): > > I would love to see a pic if you were ok sharing… Here is my dog Bailey: ![BaileyPic_2018-01-11](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/e/ec09a403428f3aa692f1ab1fc0e3a664869e7452.jpg) A loving boy, but sheds like crazy! ---
**Author:** ![elver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/elver/32/8772_2.png) [@elver](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/elver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/6 "2018-01-11T02:59:45Z")
aww,what a cutie! ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/7 "2018-01-11T03:00:48Z")
> [@Dexcom App For All Android Phones](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-app-for-all-android-phones/1772/29): > > aww,what a cutie! He is to me 😺 ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/8 "2018-01-11T03:13:16Z")
OK, that’s it you guys, I am splitting the thread into a dog thread 🙂 We needed one anyway, it seems unfair that we have a cat thread without a dog one! ---
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/sam/32/10595_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/9 "2018-01-11T03:21:01Z")
> [@MaryPat](#): > > sheds like crazy! I converted to poodle mixes a decade ago. There’s no going back. ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/10 "2018-01-11T03:36:02Z")
💜💜 your pic @MaryPat. Here is a my Aussie. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/9/930960fce2c285ed263ed43ccd8c318af6c73b4f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/11 "2018-01-11T04:13:08Z")
> [@Millz](#): > > Here is a my Aussie. @Millz, what a lovely little guy! That is a great picture! What is your dog’s story? ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/12 "2018-01-11T04:21:30Z")
He’s an Australian Shepherd named Lightning Bolt…and a sweetheart! We adopted him when he was 3.5 years old. He was fully off leash trained and loves agility work! ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/13 "2018-01-11T04:47:56Z")
> [@Millz](#): > > He was fully off leash trained and loves agility work! How do you train him for agility? Are you part of an agility club? You are so right, he is a total sweetheart! ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/14 "2018-01-11T05:04:42Z")
Unfortunately, with both my husband and I working full time, we haven’t gotten involved in an agility club or courses. His previous owners gave us videos of his agility competitions, his ribbons and full list of the commands he knows. So, on his 2-3 daily walks, we find every opportunity for him to use his skills. In the winter, when there are huge snow banks around, he will scale them, leap over them in a single bound and weave in and out of them…but we don’t time him while he’s doing it). ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/15 "2018-01-11T05:08:44Z")
> [@Millz](#): > > we haven’t gotten involved in an agility club or courses. Neither have we, but both of Bailey’s parents were agility champions. We feel a little guilty about not training him for agility. > [@Millz](#): > > In the winter, when there are huge snow banks around, he will scale them, leap over them in a single bound and weave in and out of them… Bailey loves the snow too. He weaves back and forth like a gyre. He loves to play tag in the snow, and, even in a very restricted area, he is almost impossible to tag, he is so fleet and weaving! We should get these two clowns to meet! We are pretty close to you. We should really find a way to get together and play this winter. ---
**Author:** ![CarolynA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/carolyna/32/1828_2.png) [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/16 "2018-01-11T05:17:35Z")
![FullSizeRender (1)](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/f/f2e1ff6e72665ecef2f391a80bbdc89278464bcd.jpg) Best dog ever! Love love my Watson! ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/17 "2018-01-11T05:25:14Z")
> [@CarolynA](#): > > Best dog ever! Love love my Watson! What a great looking boy! ---
**Author:** ![Millz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/millz/32/12204_2.png) [@Millz](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Millz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/18 "2018-01-11T05:29:24Z")
Oh, that is a great idea! I would really like to do that. I’ll PM you. 😏 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/8/816e4fd4b98f46f6b13a2cbcf5ded5201ac4d3e6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaryPat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/marypat/32/985_2.png) [@MaryPat](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MaryPat)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/19 "2018-01-11T06:14:02Z")
@elver, what about your beautiful Shiba Inu? And the others in your pack? ---
**Author:** ![TravelingOn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/travelingon/32/1583_2.png) [@TravelingOn](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/TravelingOn)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184/20 "2018-01-11T09:53:26Z")
EH and I have Maple, a Labradoodle. We got her as a puppy after a number of shelter dogs in our past (who were insane but whom we dearly loved) because she doesn’t shed and she’s supposed to have a fantastic temperament. But she’s totally afraid of strangers (and no, she’s never had a bad day, or been abused)! She’s 2.5 and just starting to come out of it. Fingers crossed she does, because she’s got a fan club in our town! People love her! Hostesses at restaurants ask where she is if EH and I come sans dog. She’s a real sweetie when she figures out that you’re not going to kill her. (Ugh. I can’t upload a photo. Boo.) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dogs-of-pwds-and-their-pictures/3184.md?page=2)