Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[HuffleClaw]

Why is he so cuteeee ahhh

 

[HuffleClaw]

Thank you! Major thing in need from it is big enough for me to touch easily while standing and sturdy enough for me to lean on at least slightly, rest of what I need can be managed by any size dog. Hmmm goldens retrievers are just too small I think , I am not finding many dogs that are big enough

Would a Great Dane fit the criteria you need? I’ve never been around any Danes but I know they are huge, and probably sturdy enough to lean on.

 

[black_cat]

Thank you! Major thing in need from it is big enough for me to touch easily while standing and sturdy enough for me to lean on at least slightly, rest of what I need can be managed by any size dog. Hmmm goldens retrievers are just too small I think , I am not finding many dogs that are big enough

GSDs could fit the bill, and are popular for service work, but are a lot of dog. It sounds like you need a pretty tall dog, though- how tall are you?

 

[black_cat]

GSDs could fit the bill, and are popular for service work, but are a lot of dog. It sounds like you need a pretty tall dog, though- how tall are you?

@service_lion_aslan on Instagram is a leonberger who does service work- a leonberger could be good, maybe.

 

[Silkie Princess]

@Butterscotchbitesfinger

 

[SpotTheCat]

Would a Great Dane fit the criteria you need? I’ve never been around any Danes but I know they are huge, and probably sturdy enough to lean on.

Thank you! I will have a look at them

GSDs could fit the bill, and are popular for service work, but are a lot of dog. It sounds like you need a pretty tall dog, though- how tall are you?

Too small . 156cm, I need the dog tall enough so I can rest my hand on their back while walking, from my hand held flat to the ground is about 60cm

@service_lion_aslan on Instagram is a leonberger who does service work- a leonberger could be good, maybe.

Thank you! I love Leonbergers but the seem to die quite young from health issues

 

[TheCluckyClucker2]

Has chickentrain been on here recently? We are looking for her over in Grannyland.

 

[SpotTheCat]

Has chickentrain been on here recently? We are looking for her over in Grannyland.

Last time they posted on here was on the 13th

 

[Silkie Princess]

How’s the puppy doing @CHlCKEN ?

 

[NatJ]

Too small . 156cm, I need the dog tall enough so I can rest my hand on their back while walking, from my hand held flat to the ground is about 60cm

I recommend you look up the heights of various breeds.

From what I see, German Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers can both be over 60 cm at the shoulders. Not all of them will be that tall, but some should be.

If the height is very important, you will have to either get an adult dog (so you know the height), or get a puppy of a breed that should grow even taller than you need, to be sure it doesn't come out too short.

Thank you! I love Leonbergers but the seem to die quite young from health issues

The biggest breeds do tend to have a shorter lifespan, as compared with the less-big ones. That's a tradeoff you might be stuck with, if you need it to be big.

You could talk to breeders about how long their dogs live, because I'm sure some individuals and families of dogs will live longer than the average for their breed, and some others will tend to die younger than the average.