Black Mouth Cur (He is a rescue from animal control)
Your favorite breed of dog?
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I grew up with Beagles, had 2 Doberman/Shepherd mixed dogs, 1 Black Lab. All smart dogs. But, this Weimaraner is the smartest dog I've ever owned (or been owned by!) Trouble is, it takes a lot of patience to train them for walks; they're known to pull if you don't start them out from when they're a puppy. I'm 63, I think when she goes I'll go down to animal rescue if I want another; but I doubt it. I've been heart-broken too many times when they die.
Maddog 521
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My Chesapeake Doc, worked harder than I did in the duck marshes, comes to mind. What a dog he was.
hemiram
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I've had a Purebred Beagle, and a Lab. I've had a Lab/Beagle mix, a Pit Bull/? mix, 2 Doberman/Lab/Husky? mixes, and know a ton of Pit and Lab mixes. One of the Lab mixes I spent a lot of time with almost made it to 18 years old. He had heartworm twice, got hit by a car twice, and kept on going. His only real negative was, if it stunk, he liked to roll in it.
The mutts win, hands down. Seems like they stay young acting about a year longer, and hang around about 1+1/2 to 2 years longer. If I could somehow, I would bring my Pit mix back in a second. I had him over 14 years:
Baby Gus:
About 10 years old:
The mutts win, hands down. Seems like they stay young acting about a year longer, and hang around about 1+1/2 to 2 years longer. If I could somehow, I would bring my Pit mix back in a second. I had him over 14 years:
Baby Gus:
About 10 years old:
bill2000
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Make mine a rescue mutt all day, every day.
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I like 'em all, but currently we have a toy poodle and a Yorkie both of whom I adore. We chose them because they're hypoallergenic (non-shedding) and an easy size to maintain. If I could pick just for myself I'd go bigger, maybe a Border Collie.
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All American, Heinz57, mutts for me.
The two pure breed dogs that I purchased turned out to be absolute flops. The strays and rescues that have shared our home have been absolutely wonderful.
The two pure breed dogs that I purchased turned out to be absolute flops. The strays and rescues that have shared our home have been absolutely wonderful.
I've always preferred larger dogs, and I'd never thought I'd want anything other than Labs. But my current beast, Tiger, named for his brindle striping, has made me a convert. He's a twenty pound Daug -- Dachshund/Pug mix.
For me Dachshund!
Steve W
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I had a friend in British Columbia that had one. He was a nice dog that had been on many hunting trips.
Get a German Shorthaired. There's no finer dog. My friend above always swore that female dogs were serious about their work and males were goof off's! Infer what you wish regarding us humans!
Get a German Shorthaired. There's no finer dog. My friend above always swore that female dogs were serious about their work and males were goof off's! Infer what you wish regarding us humans!
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My neighbor breeds Golden retrievers and has for years. Many of our neighbors have bought her beautiful pups thru the years. At some point they noticed that there was a higher than normal incidence of cancer in the bloodline as the pups grew up. They had the dogs genetically tested and were able to narrow down the cause and she was able to find males that did not have as high an incidence of cancer. This improved the outlook for the successive generations of pups. I would advise for anyone who wants Golden retriever puppies to make sure that genetic checks for cancer incidence be done on the pup's parents before choosing a pup. That being said, they are wonderful friendly sweet dogs and I have lived with her 5 females as neighbors on one side and 2 of her pups growing up on the other side of my property with my other neighbors.
My husband and I have 2 male Papillons and they are sweet bundles of joy. We are both retired and they are wonderful companions. They are small (7-9 lbs) but sturdy and friendly with kids but need close supervision because of their small size. They are clean and easy to house break. One of ours will be 14 next month and the other is 6-1/2 years old. There is only minimal shedding, a few hairs here and there. We choose to have them groomed monthly, but they are easy to bathe in the kitchen sink or tub. Our grandchildren love them. They have very good vision, hearing and sense of smell and make small but willing watchdogs. You will always know if anyone is near that they don't know. For us, this is a great breed. They actually love the snow too, but we dig snow trails for them in deep snow like we just had [emoji301] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji176][emoji176][emoji240][emoji240](I just got a new phone and I will try to figure how to send pics later- I've tried and failed[emoji848])
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My husband and I have 2 male Papillons and they are sweet bundles of joy. We are both retired and they are wonderful companions. They are small (7-9 lbs) but sturdy and friendly with kids but need close supervision because of their small size. They are clean and easy to house break. One of ours will be 14 next month and the other is 6-1/2 years old. There is only minimal shedding, a few hairs here and there. We choose to have them groomed monthly, but they are easy to bathe in the kitchen sink or tub. Our grandchildren love them. They have very good vision, hearing and sense of smell and make small but willing watchdogs. You will always know if anyone is near that they don't know. For us, this is a great breed. They actually love the snow too, but we dig snow trails for them in deep snow like we just had [emoji301] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji176][emoji176][emoji240][emoji240](I just got a new phone and I will try to figure how to send pics later- I've tried and failed[emoji848])
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For me it's always been Siberian Huskies. They are extremely hardheaded (willfull doesn't begin to describe them), athletic escape artists. They do require heavy grooming in the spring and fall. However, I found them to be extremely loving and playful. Most have very distinctive personalities. My first, a registered male almost never barked, but would carry on a conversation with you in his native yodel and howl and at nearly 80lbs just wanted to climb in my lap all the time. After attending 2 full 6 week obedience training classes, the Kennel Club finally told my wife to not bother bringing him back because they could not work with him because he was so hard headed.
I adopted an older registered female Husky from a co-worker and she also was very loving and she rarely barked but showed no interest in escaping. She was very bright and with a little work she would follow most basic commands. She also was very protective of the much younger male Husky, who had epilepsy and she would seek out my wife or I when she sensed he was about to have a seizure. Then she would nuzzle and hover over him until the seizure would pass.
My last was a Husky/Wolf hybrid and she was the smartest dog I've ever run into. She was extremely loving and protective of me. However she also had the traditional husky trait of being an escape artist and would climb over fences with ease and then just run like the wind, turning to look and see if you were chasing her. She finally trained me not to chase her and after she had checked out everything she wanted to in the area, she would come back and lay at the front door.
I adopted an older registered female Husky from a co-worker and she also was very loving and she rarely barked but showed no interest in escaping. She was very bright and with a little work she would follow most basic commands. She also was very protective of the much younger male Husky, who had epilepsy and she would seek out my wife or I when she sensed he was about to have a seizure. Then she would nuzzle and hover over him until the seizure would pass.
My last was a Husky/Wolf hybrid and she was the smartest dog I've ever run into. She was extremely loving and protective of me. However she also had the traditional husky trait of being an escape artist and would climb over fences with ease and then just run like the wind, turning to look and see if you were chasing her. She finally trained me not to chase her and after she had checked out everything she wanted to in the area, she would come back and lay at the front door.
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I'm partial to Field Bred English Springer Spaniels. I'm on my third and fourth: one is 13 1/2 and the other 3 years old.
Their hunting style is close to the hunter. They require less training to make a productive hunter than do pointers (and they naturally hunt within shotgun range) or even Labs and Goldens.
This doesn't mean that they don't need some training: all hunting dogs need proper introduction to gunfire. With any breed, failure to do this risks ruining the dog with one shot. Once you've got a gun shy dog, you've got a serious problem. This can't be easily fixed.
Field bred Springers are high energy dogs, but do well in the house. They aren't dog aggressive and aren't aggressive toward people. They'll alert to strangers visiting their house, but will lick the intruder to death before they'll bite him.
Be aware that Field Bred Springers are a whole different dog than show Springers. Show Springers are bred for their looks. We don't much care about what Field Bred Springers look like: we care about their hunting and disposition.
Their hunting style is close to the hunter. They require less training to make a productive hunter than do pointers (and they naturally hunt within shotgun range) or even Labs and Goldens.
This doesn't mean that they don't need some training: all hunting dogs need proper introduction to gunfire. With any breed, failure to do this risks ruining the dog with one shot. Once you've got a gun shy dog, you've got a serious problem. This can't be easily fixed.
Field bred Springers are high energy dogs, but do well in the house. They aren't dog aggressive and aren't aggressive toward people. They'll alert to strangers visiting their house, but will lick the intruder to death before they'll bite him.
Be aware that Field Bred Springers are a whole different dog than show Springers. Show Springers are bred for their looks. We don't much care about what Field Bred Springers look like: we care about their hunting and disposition.
JcMack
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To be fair to the dog along with personal preference in breeds you've got to think of the dog's future life. I've lived in small house with not much yard for the last 25-30 yrs. Based on my lifestyle (lazy) and room for pets I choose small dogs. A small dog to me is 12lbs or less. A small dog advantage: small dogs make small poop.
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It was the Doberman, but now I prefer the dachshund. Both have great personalities.
Spajohn
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I agree, they're not only cute and faithful, but they're delicious!
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I visit various forums....but without doubt...this forum is the most dog friendly of them all. I scan though all the topics...but read every single post about our best friends. My life's journey has my dogs go from big strong powerful fur missles...to smaller more compact...as I got older. My last big dog was the Border Collie...60# or so..and the day we had to take him for his rainbow bridge trip...it took both of us(old age just sucks) to help into the truck. His little brother...a 18# Rat Terrier...was just a armful for his last days....
We grieved for a year or so...before we could bring our self's to
find another dog....but one found us....she is 18# and lights up our days with her energy and personality....she is a "Jug"...half Pug....half Jack Russel
I visit various forums....but without doubt...this forum is the most dog friendly of them all. I scan though all the topics...but read every single post about our best friends. My life's journey has my dogs go from big strong powerful fur missles...to smaller more compact...as I got older. My last big dog was the Border Collie...60# or so..and the day we had to take him for his rainbow bridge trip...it took both of us(old age just sucks) to help into the truck. His little brother...a 18# Rat Terrier...was just a armful for his last days....
We grieved for a year or so...before we could bring our self's to
find another dog....but one found us....she is 18# and lights up our days with her energy and personality....she is a "Jug"...half Pug....half Jack Russel
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Rammer Jammer
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Mutts are the best. I prefer a Rottweiler mix but most any mutt 60 lbs or bigger is fine by me.
I shy away from many purebred dogs, especially whatever breed is currently in vogue. Many "pure" breeds are fine but a lot of them are more inbred than purebred.
I shy away from many purebred dogs, especially whatever breed is currently in vogue. Many "pure" breeds are fine but a lot of them are more inbred than purebred.
My second daughter loves Salukis and would like to course them. How are they with bringing the bunnies back?
I currently have 3 favorites. First is a Toy Yorkie maybe 4 lbs. Second is a Mini Cocapoo at 19 lbs. Third is a Red Bone Cooonhound at 55 lbs. They are so totally different in demeanor. Oh and they are our grand dogs!!
