Let's See Your Garage Dog

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

Ok, ok, you can post your cat I suppose but hopefully your garage mascot isn't a bird, a ferret, a tarantula or a monkey. Ok, I guess a monkey WOULD be pretty cool.

Meet "Sooner" my 6 year old Yellow Lab. He's actually closer to white. He's unusually large for the breed...about 102 lbs and not really overweight. He's pure bred too, though I am no pure bred snob. Mutts are the best dogs in the world I think.

If I know and like you, Sooner is gentle as a lamb. If I DON'T know you...like the mail man, UPS guy, or a salesman? He's going to have a piece of you unless I tell him, "No"...then he's a door mat again.

Let's see your best friend (hopefully)

Wow · Dec 18, 2009

My best friend Hoover:

Lost him two years ago on christmas. Still a hole in me that can never be filled.

I had to move my shop because I couldn't work in there anymore without him.

82_454_shorty · Dec 18, 2009

Here's mine:

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

Oh man, very sorry to hear about the loss of Hoover. I can fully relate; I lost my best friend of 14 years, Dudley last year too. I held "Duds" in my hands at 6 weeks old and I was stroking and talking to him to his last moment. He was my never-to-be-forgotten best friend and I hope to see him again at the end of MY days.

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

What are their names, Shorty? Are they Bloodhounds? They kinda look like it from that shot.

NUTTSGT · Dec 18, 2009

heres Bode, our (my) 7 year old yellow lab.

Zrexxer · Dec 18, 2009

Gracie says "This shop stuff is boring, let's go to the lake and play!"

61scout80 · Dec 18, 2009

<----- look there

TheShrine · Dec 18, 2009

Sarah the Matriarch.

Thor, already in position.

Thor and Gracie Rhea. He goes high, she goes low!.

Don't underestimate good garage cats. Smaay and Oz.

Last, but not least, Haley Jo "The Black" who is in training.

TheShrine · Dec 18, 2009

Sarah the Matriarch.

Thor, already in position.

Thor and Gracie Rhea. He goes high, she goes low!.

Don't underestimate good garage cats. Sammy and Oz.

Last, but not least, Haley Jo "The Black" who is in training.

PurdueSD · Dec 18, 2009

BOZ and Dottie

Jokeman · Dec 18, 2009

Lacey, my 8 year old Chocolate Lab. She will lay infront of the garage doors while Im working.

tez929rr · Dec 18, 2009

All three tiers of my security system and the brains of the outfit.

They lay around the shop while I am working until I start cussing and then they slink off for a while.

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

Some NICE looking pooches here guys. Keep 'em coming. I'm partial to the big dogs because...well, I've got one.

Sarah looks like she's saying, "I'd EAT you but FRANKLY Dah-ling....I'm for too important to be bothered..."

(AndThor in the doorway is saying, "Yeah well she may not bother but I WILL tear your *** up!")

Cobra4B · Dec 18, 2009

Dan that's a mighty beautiful dog... I've been thinking of getting a male English yellow to replace my black female that died a couple of years ago. But I don't miss the shedding of all things... my GF bought a yorkie when she moved in with me and he's turned out to be one of the most loving and personable dogs I've ever had. I think we got lucky because her parents and grandparents both have yorkies and they're annoying little shits vs. ours who's a nice little guy. I think it's becaue I did dominance training with him as a puppy... i.e. held him down for 60 seconds until he stopped squirming and got in his face 2x a day. Most people w/ these kinds of dogs don't bother trying to train them.

My old lab Picabo w/ my mom's mutt Joey...

Joey posing in the snow...

Current buddy, David Bowie aka Bowie... he likes to come and hang out in the garage when I'm out there, but I can't work w/ the doors open b/c he'll run of and chase things.

BanjoSavesTheDay · Dec 18, 2009

My guard dog is ferocious. Small children should look away.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45099362@N02/4195515386/" title="kally by BanjoSavesTheDay, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4195515386_5b07cf9557.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="kally" /></a>

Pappa Ugg · Dec 18, 2009

Here's a pic of my lab working.. she's pretty much with me where ever I go

chadster1 · Dec 18, 2009

The Red Dawg. He even has his own facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1263015355

61scout80 · Dec 18, 2009

here is another of my pup.

caropepe · Dec 18, 2009

Here's my Jasper getting some ideas about my FFR Cobra project....

-Joe

Kjbakke2 · Dec 18, 2009

chadster1 said:
The Red Dawg. He even has his own facebook page.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1263015355

i added red haha

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

Cobra4B said:
Dan that's a mighty beautiful dog... I've been thinking of getting a male English yellow to replace my black female that died a couple of years ago....My old lab Picabo w/ my mom's mutt Joey...

Sooner says thanks, Cobra! He's at my feet as I write this. Its a warm day in SoCal (natch) and he's riding out to visit the "Grandma Dog" (my mom) today for her 85th birthday in the back of HIS crewcab dually 4x4 - his favorite.

I think dogs reflect their owner's traits to some degree. Just lok at all these proud happy dogs on this thread. If you respond to this thread you're probably very proud and affectionate about yor dog...and they know it!

Red Dawg - looks like he's fiercely in his prime, beautiful shot of him
Jasper is so damn smart he looks like he's posing....no, he actually IS posing!
Banjo's puppy - Hilarious caption to that shot...a true killer! His name should be "Chopper" :bounce:

I've got to admit I've got a WAAY soft spot for Picabo. Just take a look at this photo and my Dudley's above. They could be twins. I loved that dog so much I am embarrassed to admit it. He was the last tie to when my (now 27 and 28 year old kids) lived together with me and their mother. A reminder of happy times and it broke my heart when he died.

Dan in Pasadena · Dec 18, 2009

A shot of Dudley and Sooner that shows their resemblance to Picabo and Joey. Both owners on GarageJournal...coincidence? I don't think so!

The last couple years, Sooner would groom Dudley, lick his face, ears, eyes, and teeth. He's put his snout under Dudley's rear when he would struggle to stand. He went outside and howled the day I came home without Dudley...he knew.

CoryB · Dec 18, 2009

Here's Flash. He's usually only in the garage when my wife kicks him out of the house. Apparently he sees himself as a dog of leisure rather than one who has to work on cars for a living.

This picture is also unusual in that he's awake. Generally he's asleep on his cushion when he's in the garage.

Cobra4B · Dec 18, 2009

Cory what are you building there? Cobra replica?

CoryB · Dec 18, 2009

Cobra4B said:
Cory what are you building there? Cobra replica?

Yep. Factory Five 65 Roadster. I just put the engine in it last week but I'm still hooking up wires and hoses.

Here's a pre-engine picture.

bc2240 · Dec 18, 2009

This is my old english bulldog. She will be 2 in march of 2010.

bjochman · Dec 18, 2009

Here's sprocket, a chocolate lab/german shepard mix

Zrexxer · Dec 18, 2009

bjochman said:
Here's sprocket, a chocolate lab/german shepard mix

Love the name!

Ryan Hill · Dec 18, 2009

This is Tootsie. Notice she is standing on the edge of the canoe. She has been known to walk the top pipe of a chain link fence before. Great garage dog but horrible hunter!

Rich · Dec 18, 2009

Amy, all dressed up for Christmas.

In her natural element.

Supervising the garage project.

djd99 · Dec 18, 2009

Here's NIKE I rescued him when he was 3 from some jackass who beat him regularly. It took 3 months before the dog would even come to me and during that time I babied the **** out of him. Now he likes his home and guards my garage!!!

If he scares away a would be thief he gets a tbone of course.

NRChopshop · Dec 18, 2009

The 15 pound Fury that ate my cd collection yesterday. Shes my sidekick, but stays out of the shop in the winter. As ferocious as she looks, she's deathly afraid of the heater. Beagle/Miniature Schnauzer that I rescued at 10 weeks

thelews · Dec 18, 2009

Here's Virgil. Happy to hang around the garage with me on nice days. Always mesmerized watching the cars go up and down on the lift.

Denominator · Dec 18, 2009

He might look like a killer, but this is the kindest and most patient dog that I ever have owned! I hope his looks is enough to scare people off, if not he might help them to carry my stuff out of the garage!

gerryw · Dec 18, 2009

Franklin in the backyard

gerry

boseefus402 · Dec 18, 2009

Dixie (Black face) and Hazel (Brown Face)

They dont move much

Waiting to terrorize the cat

Wife might have spoiled them a bit

jimmy p · Dec 18, 2009

my shop dog after the lion shave

00pewter · Dec 18, 2009

This is Cash, a full-blooded Black lab that goes just about everywhere I go.

Keep · Dec 18, 2009

Here is my current crew. Left to right Fluffy, Cody, Casey pups are 3 months in this one fluffy turns 12 on 21 Dec.

Here are the pups as of last month:

And this is what happens when a GSD meets a mud puddle!

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