Vincent Has A New BIG Friend

[ProfessorGAC]

Sorry, the pic is from a distance, but the scale is still sound.
Our Vincent weighs 80#. The other dog (Walter) is only 7 & ½ months old. He weighed 127# last Monday.
He's a big boy. The two of them get along great.

[magicarpet]

1. Nice,... you have plenty of room for them to run and play.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. That Section Of The Park Is 4.5 Acres

The small dog park is a little over 3. The second big park is 4.2 acres.
It's really nice. It's in the middle of a county forest preserve. 3 to 4 miles from the house, so convenient, too.

[HeartsCanHope]

2. Vincent and Walter are so cute together! Glad they are getting along. Please give them some "loves" from me!

Take care.

[spooky3]

3. Awww! Nt

[blm]

4. Fun is about to be had

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Walter Is Kind Of Slow

So, they didn't do much chasing. Just kind of milling around together.

[1WorldHope]

7. Walter (cream color?) looks like my Opie.

But Opie is only 86#. Opie is 50% great Pyrenees, 25 husky, 25 border Collie. What is Walter's breed?

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Anatolian Shepherd

He looks a little different than the pictures on line, in the face & head.
But, his human told me he's AKC registered. And, he's a very nice guy so I've got no reason to believe he's wrong.

[True Dough]

14. I have yet to (knowingly) meet that breed in real life

Consulting the AKC website, it indicates that males generally range between 110-150 lbs.

Its descriptors for Anatolian shepherd are: reserved, independent and loyal. Perhaps your Walter is a little more on the friendly than reserved side.

Anyway, congrats. My wife and I have a Bernese. We put down our old, extremely arthritic mastiff/German shepherd cross last April. We're keeping the door open to getting a second dog, possibly a rescue (which Duke was) to be a companion for our girl.

[Keepthesoulalive]

15. They left out they are very smart

Independent thinkers. They guard their flocks alone and they can be headstrong so don’t expect them to instantly respond to commands, they have to think about it.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Walter Isn't Our Doggie

Vincent is our puppy. He's a black lab.

[highplainsdem]

9. Two very beautiful big dogs! I'm glad Vincent is making friends at the park.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. He Has A Lot

He's super socialized. He pretty much gets along with all the other dogs put there, and that's got to be 15-20 regulars.
He's a good boy with the kitties too.
Carmen really likes him.

[ailsagirl]

12. Huge, beautiful area for them to play-- nice!!

[AllaN01Bear]

11. indeed.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. Very cute 🥰

[Figarosmom]

16. Yeah id say

THATS a dog to make friends with.if ever there was a bully on the aground Vincent can run behind Walter.

[niyad]

18. awwwwwwww Thank you. I had just been thinking yesterday thatI han't

seen pics of Vincent at the park lately.