If you could have just one dog

[S&W629]

Sorry I could not resist with all the "IFs"

My one dog of choice is the Rat Terrier.......I have in the past had Gs...Rots...Dobys....all great dogs....by my Rat..has been the most use full....have no rodents...and is impossible to sneak up....giving me the alerts....

 

[glenncal1]

Bernese Mountain Dog

 

[Rpg]

Must be a Springer:

 

[Bill Bates]

this one is easy. In 40 plus years I've only owned one breed of dog, the English Setter.

I'm a bird hunter. More that; I'm a grouse hunter. What is more classic than shooting a ruffed grouse with a side by side, on a beautiful Fall day with flaming maples and golden aspens, over the point of an English Setter.

pic from last weekend.

My first setter back in the 1970s.

 

[4barrel]

I have had about 75 over the years. Probably some sort of female cow dog. They are really tough This one is 22 and going down. She trimmed her on toenails when her teeth were good.Next would be a black lab.

 

[wheelgun28]

Brittany!!

 

[Mule Packer]

Gonna have to go with the border collie. Got my first one when I was eleven and have been sold on 'em ever since. They literally live to please you. The only bad thing about owning a border collie is that it's tough having a dog that's smarter than its owner.

 

[mckenney99]

My choice is a Siberian Husky. Maybe not the easiest to train (OK they are extremely hard headed) but full of personality. My first guy, Major, was the most loving boy and even after he was full grown, thought he was a lap dog. When I would lay down on the couch after work for a nap he would climb on top of me.
I adopted an older female, Nannook, from a co-worker and she was also very loving after we came to and "understanding". She 'mothered' Major like he was her own pup (Major had epilepsy) and she would come and get my wife or I when she sensed that Major had a seizure coming on, then she would hover over him until the seizure would pass.
My last was a Husky/Wolf hybrid. Sasha, was incredibly beautiful, smart, loyal, mischievous, loving and had a very unique personality.
Would give anything in this world to get another, but they truly are high energy dogs that love climbing fences to go exploring and my current chain link fenced city lot wouldn't even pose a challenge.

 

[mtgianni]

My now deceased yellow lab Saffron. She was an amazing friend and companion who wanted to do whatever I was doing. She liked being around me so much she would even wait to shake herself dry till she was close enough to get me wet too. It may have been her one bad habit.
Did you mean breed of dog?

 

[yaktamer]

At one time I would have said my dear departed Lab. But my current Dachshund-Pug mix is special.

 

[snowman]

Alaskan Malamute, no question. I considered a Husky, since they look similar, but I like the markings of a typical Malamute a little better.

Regards,
Andy

 

[quikdraw67]

Surprise!

It would be a cat

 

[mocha001]

Chocolate lab

 

[steelslaver]

Wolf Shepard cross. By and away the smartest dog I ever owned.

 

[Rosco Shooter]

German Shorthaired Pointer. Great hunting dog, pointed, and retrieved. Loyal companion. Great with my kids. Great protector of hearth and home. RIP Baron.

 

[pawngal]

Have always had labs or lab mixes.
Current one is crossed with a Norwegian Elkhound (Shadow)
2 before her were lab/Chesapeake cross (Boji & Belle in their senior years)
Before that purebred yellow lab.(Mandy)

All were rescues.

 

[shell627]

Bouvier des Flanders. But why have just one?We have five .Two of our five are registered Therapy dogs.Smart loyal very intuitive but I might be prejudiced as my wife shows and breeds Bouviers.

 

[rwsmith]

A mix of Collie, Golden and German Shepherd......

...that understands everything I say and does everything I ask her to. In other words, just like my beautiful Heidi did. I suppose it's too much to ask.

 

[Sistema1927]

My choice? A mutt.

Here is why, a rundown of the dogs we have had since I was married:

Brown female lab mix that we found in the NM desert - good dog
Black pure bred Cocker Spaniel male that we bought - bad dog
Blond pure bred Cocker Spaniel male that we bought - bad, very bad dog
Black mix, probably lab and setter female that I found on the streets of Ft. Worth - good dog
Black and tan Aussie Cattle dog mix female that we got out of our daughter's divorce - good dog
Tan Southern Black Mouth Cur mix male that our son adopted from the Tucson pound and then we got when his work required travel - very, very good dog
Rust colored shepherd and possible corgi mix male stray who adopted us in Albuquerque on July 6th - current occupant, and seems to be a good dog

As you can see, the mutts and strays have been good or better, the pure bred purchased dogs were complete idiots.

 

[Justin T]

My buddy Zeus. He was a German Shepherd, but his ears never stood up.

Smartest dog I ever had, and protective of our family. Knew soooooo many tricks and was fully trained. Well behaved unless other dogs were around and then he was hell on wheels.

He died nearly 25 years ago and I miss him every day.