Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[black_cat]

Maybe I should run more to get more stamina, then I can get into backpacking with dogs (I have like 10+ years to do this lol)
It seems SO fun

 

[black_cat]

Maybe I should run more to get more stamina, then I can get into backpacking with dogs (I have like 10+ years to do this lol)
It seems SO fun

It would be good for malamutes especially

 

[black_cat]

oh- my- gosh-
setters-
I love-

 

[black_cat]

How many dogs brings it from 'more than average' to 'you have a dog owning problem'?

 

[ShrekDawg]

How many dogs brings it from 'more than average' to 'you have a dog owning problem'?

unlimited!

 

[black_cat]

Breeds that I'd like to own someday (not necessarily all at once)

-Another golden retriever
-labrador retriever
-nova scotia duck tolling retriever
-bernese mountain dog
-rough collie
-SOME sort of setter, I love the irish red and white and the gordon
-alaskan malamute
-samoyed
-finnish lapphund
-eurasier
-GSD
-belgian tervuren
-belgian sheepdog

 

[black_cat]

unlimited!

is it like 4?

 

[black_cat]

is it like 4?

I think that six is like 'eh this is kinda a dog weirdo' especially if they're babied and/or poorly behaved, and then more than six is a problem

 

[NatJ]

How many dogs brings it from 'more than average' to 'you have a dog owning problem'?

It depends on what kind of dogs, and what you do with them.

For general pets that live in the house, I would probably limit it to one dog per responsible person. That way if the doorbell rings and all the dogs go crazy, each person calls or grabs their dog, and they all settle down fast.

If you have sheep, you might have one or more guardian dogs and also one or more herding dogs. I saw a person demonstrate herding with two dogs (different commands for each dog), and he mentioned working like that with up to four dogs at once.

If you are into dog mushing, then a single person might have a whole team, plus a few more young ones growing at any time.

And of course anyone who breeds dogs for any purpose will tend to have more than one of them at a time.

 

[chickentrains]

Breeds that I'd like to own someday (not necessarily all at once)

-Another golden retriever
-labrador retriever
-nova scotia duck tolling retriever
-bernese mountain dog
-rough collie
-SOME sort of setter, I love the irish red and white and the gordon
-alaskan malamute
-samoyed
-finnish lapphund

- Mini Poodle
- MAYBE a show line golden I just really like them
- Boston Terrier
- Mutts of some sort