Comments on: Breed Recommendations Please?

By: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Mother Nature Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Mother Nature Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:21:35 +0000

I’d get a golden. They’re very loyal and sweet. They’re trainable and they WON’T be too rough on your little dogs. I have a st. bernard/golden mix and a chihuahua. He’s very gentle with him, yet he still plays with him and offers companionship.
Just so you know, he’s about 1/2 St. Bernard and almost 11 years old now. He’s still going perfectly well. =) I’m glad. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing him, since I’ve had him pretty much since I was born (I’m 12.)
Please, though, go to a shelter first. They might have a breed similar to what you want, and they need rescued. Mutts are just as good house animals, if not better. =)

By: dancingg

dancingg — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:48:17 +0000

I suggest A Bouvier De Flanders, they are complete and total sweetheart. The worst thing they could do is lick you to death. They were breed fo be working dogs and they live an average of 10 years which is incredible for a bigger dog. They are great family dogs, they don’t sheed and they dont drull. I have 4 acers surrounded by woods and lots of animals, neither of the bouvies I have had would leave the proprety line, no training necessary. They do like to play outside, but they tend to be lazy if you let them. They are hearding dogs by instinct, but they do not bite. They come in Black, salt and pepper, grey, and brindle. Black being the most common. At a height between 24-27 in and a weight around 88 lb. There are rescue clubs that specialize in Bouvies if you really want to adopt. The only word of caution with getting these dogs is make sure to get them from reputable breeders, because the first dog we got died young because of inbreeding, but our second one we got from a better breeder and she is about 7 and has no health problems. Also it is not necessary to have them cut by a groomer, the showdog cut is similar to that of a shnauzer, but we do not keep our current one like that she looks much more natural the way we cut her

By: John B

John B — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:50:17 +0000

a golden from a reputable breeder or rescue

By: Anonymou

Anonymou — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:52 +0000

I have two German Shorthaired Pointers, they are really good dogs and excellent with kids.

By: dclover

dclover — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:25:02 +0000

just go to the pound or local shelter and find a dog! there is major overpopulation in shelters and dogs deserve a chance to live!! good luck :]

By: Blacky~ iestá detrás!

Blacky~ iestá detrás! — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:05:59 +0000

As a sucsessfull and loving owner of a sheltie I would suggest the Sheltland sheepdog, hang on while i get more info!
Two pictures of my shetland sheepdog Scout!http://i33.tinypic.com/1h8c5g.jpghttp://i35.tinypic.com/n5knpk.jpg
if he seems a bit big, that its because he is actually 22 inches the shoulder, plenty bigger than the breed standard, but we bought him from a great breeder on a pet contract. The mutation which causes larger size is quite prominent in shelties today, even very small bitches may have quite large pups! I believe that scouts mother was 16 or 17 inches!
Shelties are really wonderful dogs! They are sweet, calm, loyal and easy to train! They loved to be loved, and the whole point of their lives is to try to please you!
BEWARE:
Shelties are herding dogs, so they are high energy and tend to nip ankles an loose pants very often as puppys, and will attempt to herd children and other small animals.
Random sheltie picture I love off of google and feel like sharing with you!http://www.gentlegiantsrescue.com/images… -sweet sablehttp://www.gentlegiantsrescue.com/images… -handsome blue merlehttp://www.sherwoodshelties.ca/images/sh… – beautiful sable not Scout, but this is what he looked like as a puppy!http://www.everythingsheltie.com/images/… -handsome tri-colorhttp://i.pbase.com/o4/71/417271/1/511382… agility!http://www.calendars.com/images/122/1220…http://images.google.com/url?q=http://k5…http://www.akc.org/images/breeds/shetlan… – gorgeous sablehttp://www.sheltie.net/coppermine/albums… – agilityhttp://www.sscsefl.com/images/MandyFlyin…http://www.akc.org/images/breeds/shetlan… – young and younger!http://welpenvermittlungen.de/image/henn… tri color pup

By: Mindy D

Mindy D — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:06:42 +0000

Sheltie or collie. Both great with kids and animals, and intelligent and want to please.

By: Purebred

Purebred — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:11:48 +0000

I’d get a poodle, they live along time, they’re trainable, good with kids, toy poodles are good for inside with a little room to run around outside. I really hope this helped. ^^

By: Storm Wolf

Storm Wolf — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:43:44 +0000

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_dog_breed_i…
it’s not THAT accurate, but still fun to see what you come up with.
Anyways… Petfinder.com is a wonderful tool!

By: ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'?

ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:26:12 +0000

Then do not get an American Bulldog, because they are likely to be caught in the BSL. And having just had one that killed a smaller dog, I would avoid this breed since you do not seem to have experience with this kind of dog and you have small dogs.