What Dog Breed Do You Want Today!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[MamaPoult]

Why in the world would you think you’d start a fight? surely we don’t seem that mean I love pits

No, you guys are great . I'm just aware it's extremely controversial and wanted to be careful lol. Aww, they're great dogs!

 

[Bawkbok]

They can be great farm dogs. My mini (only a year old) occasionally tries to chase a loose chicken but he's really quick to listen when I correct him even though I haven't dedicated time to train him with them, he just follows me into their coops all the time and sniffs around. I will say he flipped out when I was being attacked by a rooster and he probably would have gone after it had he not been locked out.
My standard Aussie was never exposed to them before living on a farm (around 8yrs old) and for about two years they drove her insane, she killed several of them until she was tethered out by them and she eventually quit caring, they even dust bathed in the holes she dug. I think she was way more neurotic than your average dog because if ANYTHING new was introduced to the farm she had a manic episode that led to her tearing a mattress apart, pooping everywhere, screaming her head off, and hyperventilating until she got used to it. Whenever something was moved from its usual spot or escaped its pen she lost her ever loving mind, but she was very smart and eventually got over it. She only represents a small portion of Aussies who have extreme OCD though and your average Aussie is way more chill, their intelligence makes it easy to train even the oldest of dogs out of bad behaviors. They're my #1 pick for a good all around farm dog, they're just so darn smart and I think they have the best sense of humor.

Thanks for this - I've never owned one but all the ones I had experience with through others seemed like they were extremely high energy and I know they are incredibly smart.
It sounds like you had a very neurotic dog. We've had a couple neurotic dogs in the past also, they can be challenging to manage but mostly I feel bad for them as I know mentally they are struggling something terrible. A calm, quiet household without changes is best for them. We didn't have that so she was always in a state of sheer panic.

It's the luck of the draw with dogs anymore - not sure if it's all the in breeding, cross breeding, food quality, type of food, environmental stressors ---- probably all of that. Still, life is better with dogs than without.

 

[Bawkbok]

No, you guys are great . I'm just aware it's extremely controversial and wanted to be careful lol. Aww, they're great dogs!

Pit bulls get a bad reputation for some reasons justifiable but mostly not. Any dog can turn on a family member or others, not just pits. It's their strong jaws that make them so ferocious but they can be one of the sweetest, loyal breeds. Unfortunately, most of the dogs in the pound here (I know they don't call it that anymore) are pits. Turned loose, found at large, abandoned, dumped, etc. Breaks my heart. The owner's personality and ability needs to match that of the dog breed so the relationship is properly assimilated.

We have known three different German Shepherds who have turned on a member of their family, one case it was the mother, another case it was the kids and another case it was anyone who entered the property. All "good" dogs prior to those moments of mental breakdowns where they inflicted horrible wounds and had to be retired. I would take a Pit over a GS any day.

 

[Squawkers]

No, you guys are great . I'm just aware it's extremely controversial and wanted to be careful lol. Aww, they're great dogs!

Awww we are aren’t we yeah I’m in the same boat being a dobie lover. My biggest opposer is shrekdawg

 

[Squawkers]

Pit bulls get a bad reputation for some reasons justifiable but mostly not. Any dog can turn on a family member or others, not just pits. It's their strong jaws that make them so ferocious but they can be one of the sweetest, loyal breeds. Unfortunately, most of the dogs in the pound here (I know they don't call it that anymore) are pits. Turned loose, found at large, abandoned, dumped, etc. Breaks my heart. The owner's personality and ability needs to match that of the dog breed so the relationship is properly assimilated.

We have known three different German Shepherds who have turned on a member of their family, one case it was the mother, another case it was the kids and another case it was anyone who entered the property. All "good" dogs prior to those moments of mental breakdowns where they inflicted horrible wounds and had to be retired. I would take a Pit over a GS any day.

I think a LOT has to do with bad breeding. There are a lot of mentally unstable dogs being bred.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Ill take a Aussie, a Finnish Lapphund, a Munsterland, and a Dalmatian today

 

[Bawkbok]

When I see a Munsterlander I immediately want a Hershey's chocolate bar - must be that gorgeous chocolate color subliminally warping my mind.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

When I see a Munsterlander I immediately want a Hershey's chocolate bar - must be that gorgeous chocolate color subliminally warping my mind.

i love the coloring and size of both the small and large. They are gorgeous. I tell myself one day ill get one

 

[ChickQueen77]

I really want a blue heeler. I would love to have one!!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

They are amazing dogs.


A close family friend had a American cattle dog she was more black than blue. she passed earlier this year at a very old age. She herded the cattle since she was a puppy. Always left the cats alone, kids no issue she loved people. She went blind in one eye. She still herded, then came her going deaf and completely blind. She couldn't herd and thats when her health really declined.
Ive met a few others and they are great to.

I really want a blue heeler. I would love to have one!!