Help! I'm looking for a dog breed that....

[black_cat]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kromfohrländer

Those look wonderful but I don't think that I'd be able to find them

 

[black_cat]

I'm sorry, I have not read anything but the first and last page. I wanted to say two things. One is that any working, hunting dog is bred to have a lot of sustained energy. In other words it takes a lot of exercise to use up all their energy. The herding breeds usually, besides the energy, need to have a job to do, or they will not be happy.

Can a job be something like further obedience training? Or does it have to be herding something?

You probably need to research for a dog with low energy. That means that they will be ok to go on walks, but when they get back to the house will be content to lay around and not require a lot of attention.

That's the exact kind of dog that we don't want, though- we love playful, active dogs that aren't just couch potatoes.

The most important thing is to research, research, research.

What do you think I'm doing with making a 39 page thread to get suggestions, then researching them?

People who don't do that often end of with dogs they don't want because they didn't realize things about their personalities that are not always known.

Do you have an example? (not suspicious of the claim, just having trouble visualizing it)

 

[LaFleche]

Those look wonderful but I don't think that I'd be able to find them

Here you go: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/kromfohrlander/

 

[LaFleche]

There are so many wonderful breeds to choose from, it sometimes feels like torture having to decide which one should join the family.

 

[chickentrains]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kromfohrländer

Great now I want a wire haired kromfohrlander.

 

[LaFleche]

If you have a local animal shelter, you could connect and start walking some of the dogs (breeds) that might meet your requirements and by doing so, get more insight.

 

[LaFleche]

Great now I want a wire haired kromfohrlander.

How old is your actual dog?

 

[chickentrains]

How old is your actual dog?

He is 8

and hes a b*tch , gotta wait for him to pass the rainbow bridge before I get another

wouldn't be fair to my dog , by the time I can get a dog he'll be 10 or 11 crating and rotating/stress of sharing me is no fair.

 

[LaFleche]

Or connect with the Assistance Dog Association, as they train smaller dogs as well that might just not have passed the final examination, but would make great and thoroughly tested family dogs.

https://assistancedogsinternational.org/

 

[LaFleche]

gotta wait for him to pass the rainbow bridge before I get another

Yes, that was my thought. So just some 4-5 more years (time flies!) and you can get yourself the wire-haired Kromfohrlander.