What is your favorite breed of dog? & why?

[drumstick diva]

I think so, the gift that keeps on giving

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Pugs. Their really sweet, don't hurt the chickens (but will growl if the chickens bite them) & really the only dog I
Remember having

 

[sfgwife]

The most best big baby in the ever for me!

 

[Arya28]

Pitbulls are definitely my favorites, though I love them all! They always have this bad rep because they were bred to fight, but the truth is, they are the biggest babies ever. They are so loyal and all they want to do is snuggle, and be with a person all the time!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Malamutes. Gentle giants, great with kids, great with other dogs, never had to worry about people bothering us when we went for walks, and oddly, no sales people ever came by more than once... We had a pair that were massive. 150 and 165 pounds. I still haven't really recovered from losing them. We will absolutely get more in the future, my whole family misses them.

Loki: Who we lost to Cancer in 2014. He was 28" tall at the shoulder and knew how to sweep food off the table with his tail. Also liked ice cream.

Atka: Crossed over in 2016, heart failure. She was HUGE. 30" at the shoulder and I've never seen a dog with as massive a head as she had. Absolutely loved everything except cats. She used to go sunbathe in the yard and the tortoises would all come over and climb up on her belly to sun with her.

We have Aussie Shepherds now. They're great herding dogs and love to work, but they're very high strung and barky.

This is Copper. He's a Red Merle.

and Dutchess Charlotte Wigglebritches. (charlotte for short). Also a red Merle. She's a pain in the butt.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Malamutes. Gentle giants, great with kids, great with other dogs, never had to worry about people bothering us when we went for walks, and oddly, no sales people ever came by more than once... We had a pair that were massive. 150 and 165 pounds. I still haven't really recovered from losing them. We will absolutely get more in the future, my whole family misses them.

Loki: Who we lost to Cancer in 2014. He was 28" tall at the shoulder and knew how to sweep food off the table with his tail. Also liked ice cream.
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Atka: Crossed over in 2016, heart failure. She was HUGE. 30" at the shoulder and I've never seen a dog with as massive a head as she had. Absolutely loved everything except cats. She used to go sunbathe in the yard and the tortoises would all come over and climb up on her belly to sun with her.
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We have Aussie Shepherds now. They're great herding dogs and love to work, but they're very high strung and barky.

This is Copper. He's a Red Merle.
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and Dutchess Charlotte Wigglebritches. (charlotte for short). Also a red Merle. She's a pain in the butt.
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Pretty dogs, I also have 2 Australian shepherds, they are a pain in the butt, but entertaining.

 

[claire4867]

I'd probably have to say a Pyrenees, we had a Pyr/Lab mix, had the personality of a Pyr. She'd bark at any threat to our chickens or outside cats, and was also the most loving and patient dog there ever was. Sadly she passed away in October at the ripe old age of 15, best dog I've ever owned.

 

[LilJoe]

This is hard...

1) Aussie
2) Golden Retriever
3) Border Collie
4) Blue Heeler
5) Pitbull (or pit cross)
6) Husky
7) Great Pyr
8) Chinese Crested
9) That one hairless dog... uhhh
10) Dachshund

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'd probably have to say a Pyrenees, we had a Pyr/Lab mix, had the personality of a Pyr. She'd bark at any threat to our chickens or outside cats, and was also the most loving and patient dog there ever was. Sadly she passed away in October at the ripe old age of 15, best dog I've ever owned.

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We have a Lab/Pyr too and yours sounds a lot like ours! More Pyr personality, extremely sweet and loving. He also has a goofy, playful side too though sometimes. But he's calm and mostly sleeps all day unless there's a threat or he wants to play. Outside he's more alert. Loveeeeeessss attention though. Kinda demands it tbh. We've spoiled him. He's an inside dog. But we just love him. Best dog. And a lot calmer than our Lab we used to have. He was truly an incredible dog too but SO MUCH ENERGY when younger. Gator has also protected the chickens a lot, sounds the alarm when anything is out there. The only thing he is bad with are hawks cause he's usually inside (barks a lot outside) and they're so silent.

But the mix really is a great mix.

Sorry you lost yours!

 

[claire4867]

We have a Lab/Pyr too and yours sounds a lot like ours! More Pyr personality, extremely sweet and loving. He also has a goofy, playful side too though sometimes. But he's calm and mostly sleeps all day unless there's a threat or he wants to play. Outside he's more alert. Loveeeeeessss attention though. Kinda demands it tbh. We've spoiled him. He's an inside dog. But we just love him. Best dog. And a lot calmer than our Lab we used to have. He was truly an incredible dog too but SO MUCH ENERGY when younger. Gator has also protected the chickens a lot, sounds the alarm when anything is out there. The only thing he is bad with are hawks cause he's usually inside (barks a lot outside) and they're so silent.

But the mix really is a great mix.

Sorry you lost yours!

Yes!! Ours used to guard our chickens as well, anything she posted as a threat she'd let you know. Our cats loved her as well, she was an outside dog so she was always with them. Anytime you looked out the window she'd be laying in the grass, one snuggled up to her or rubbing up against her. One of our cats Riceball was her favorite though, I'd take my dog for walks and she'd come with our dog was also deaf, and our cat has poor eyesight, so we figure that was also a reason they were so close, they just balanced each other out! But all in all, were definitely considering getting a Pyr puppy in the spring lol