Considering Puppies? Help Picking One Out?
October 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
They all have great personalities
Mrs. Wiggles
min pin
not spayed
not house broken
not crate trained
female
Lily
rat terrier
spayed
house broken
crate trained
female
Rocco
rat terrier
not neutered
house broken
crate trained
male
Benny
beagle
neutered
not house broken
not crate trained
male
Emma
papillon
not spayed
not house broken
not crate trained
female
Hava
papillon
not spayed
not house broken
not crate trained
female
Champ
toy poodle
not spayed
house broken
crate trained
we would do obedience and agility. We also have a 13 year old.
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I don’t suppose any of them are from pounds, or animal rescues? Because I beleive that should be of importance in selecting dogs. As for which one to pick, i don’t know what to tell you. Whatever feels the most like part of the family. also, whichever one you get, please spay/neuter it!
Hello,
The ages of the dogs are not known,so I am assuming they are not puppies. I’ve 23 years experience helping people train their dogs and what I’ve learned is that the small terrier type dogs are difficult to house train.
Lilly and Rocco are your best bets. The others are not house trained, and if you want to do agility one of the two terriers are your best bet, too. Terriers are quick learners, love to do agility type activities such as jump around, chase things, and go through tunnels.
Papillons train easily and are great trick dogs, but it is not house broken.
You will need a crate trained dog to go to agility shows and getting the agility skills going will take time and concentration. And, you need a dog that has the basic “living in a house” concepts down. It makes for a much more pleasant experience. Dogs that are not house trained are very frustrating.
Lily looks like the easiest one to go with. You won’t have to worry about any “oops” puppies or the nasty little behaviors that come with having a dog that is not spayed/neutered. You’ll also be saved the additional expense of having the surgery done. Terriers are also great breeds for agility because they have a TON of energy.
aww! they all sound so cute! I can’t decide. I’ll tell you what I think on all of them.
–Mrs. Wiggles- adorable name! a lot of work to do though!
–Lily- terriers are so cute!! she sounds perfect! She’ll be very playful. She should be good with kids.
–Rocco- haha I love that name. Terriers are pretty good with kids too.
–Benny- I’m not a big fan of beagles, although they are pretty cute. That would be a good family dog.
–Emma- Aw! That’s my puppy’s name. She sounds like she’d be a lot of work but papillion’s are SO CUTE.
–Hava- That’s a unique name. Same as Emma.
–Champ- What a cute name! Toys are pretty cute. He sounds like a little fur ball. haha He would be a good pick too.
Which ever one you pick will be a great choice!
I think I would either go with Rocco, Lily, or Champ.
Good luck!
Awww… I just want to comment on how cute the name “Mr. Wiggles” is…
If you’ve decided that you like them all, let your 13 year old make the final pick. Say “You get to choose, make sure you make the right decision!” and he or she will be thrilled to have such an importaint decision. If he or she says “I don’t know” just encourage that whatever choice you make will be fine!
It’s easy to crate train, it’s easy to housebreak, it’s easy to spay or neuter (which I highly reccomend). However, it’s not easy to pick the wrong dog for your family.
1. Champ
2. Emma
3. Benny ( i love beagles and have 2, they are so nice and great family dogs)
downside of poodles, most are nasty, and downside of beagles are the non-stop barking and hunting obsessions lol. I’ve never owned a papillon, so i wouldn’t know but my friend’s aunt has one and she is nice.
Lily.
She’s Spayed
Already house broken which is awesome & She’s crate trained the awesome 3.
I would pick a dog on more than this. Like personality. Which one do you just absolutly love. Lily may be a good choice, but you may not connect with her as much as you would..hm lets say…Benny.
Well, I would pick a papillon easily but I’m biased. Very biased. But seriously, if you’re looking for a small obedience or agility dog, you can’t find anything better than a pap! They’re amazing dogs to have.
Benny the Beagle
Beagles are great dogs, easy to train.
Nuetered, good bonus
male.
I love the personality of a rat terrier. They are so sweet.
if you cradle a puppy like a baby one that is going to grow up to be an agressive dog will look you in the face
Champ, TRUST me being housebroken is a big blessing
PUG!!! i have a pug and they are the sweetest dogs, its there nature!! not kidding!
I would get either Benny (i bet he’s cute), Emma or Hava b/c their cute to. good-luck
emma
i recommend u getting a red nosed pitbull