What's your favorite dog breed?

[dappertophatter]

GERMAN SHEPHERDS ROCK!!!!!!!

when I get my farm, guess who's getting a dog........

 

[TipsyDog]

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So funny! I used to have Great Danes (my favorite) and they left me after 6 or 7 years plus I needed large shovels to clean up after them. I also had to have a big car since my boy was 240 lbs and he ate me out of house and home! After 3 Danes I switched to toy and mini poodles. No hair, no shovel, fits in my purse and less vet care. They also live longer. They can't protect me like the Danes could, but an annoying bark and I know to grab the .45 and take a look around

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[mekasmom]

I think "FAVORITE" breed depends on what part of your life you are at and what you want in a dog. At this point, we love chihuahuas. But they wouldn't have been a good choice when our kids were small. Now they serve as child replacements in our life. They get held and cuddled all the time. And for LGD, pyrs are my favorite. But they don't cuddle a lot, and you don't dress them up in clothes or carry them in baby blankets.

We also have a St. Bernard that we adore. She is calm, not yappy, likes to be petted, but is not safe to leave alone with the chickens like the pyrs are. It just depends on your needs and wants and the season of your life. A small house pet and a livestock dog have different traits.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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I have a Belgian Malinois! She is extraordinary

! We adopted her from the Air Force a little over two years ago and she is currently five years old. She tore her cruciate ligament and we had her have surgery to repair it and she healed back to 100% (no, they cannot have her back she is waaaaay too spoiled) We just had the other knee corrected a few months ago. She is INTENSE. The good thing is she learns quickly and loves us with such abandonment its almost too much! She seems to have adjusted very well to civilian life.

We also had a wonderful Doberman named Bailey years ago--miss her and would definitely adopt another Dobie if the opportunity presented itself. She had what they thought were aggression issues but I found her to be really assertive and after months of training she became my beloved velcro dog.

Our other dog is a 15 year old Parson Russell Terrier

who still runs around and is very demanding! Emma is so much fun even though her eyesight is quite poor now. She gives Cherokee, our Mal, hell if she sits in her favorite spot. I adore mixed breeds too--we just happened to have adopted purebreds as they had special needs for behavior and in Cherokee's and Bailey's case they needed an experienced home in order to be adopted. (I was a behaviorist for almost twenty years).

Besides the PR Terrier, Dobie, and Mali I have also had a German Shepherd, Irish Wolfhound mix (EXCELLENT DOGS!!), a Standard Dachshund, Lab mix and a Dandie Dinmont Terrier throughout my life. I love many breeds as well as mix breeds so it is hard to say as each had wonderful qualities.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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you've got to be kidding me...marked up and under a year old? sick sick "sports"
yes, I think Caesar IS brilliant. and so simplistic (if that is the right word). I like his human training too. lol. I just quoted him this week to mom, she was stressing over this or that. I told her to just let it go, that she would be better off living "in the NOW"

Don't get me started on Caesar--he is not well thought of by most professional behaviorists. Yes, he does emphasize exercise which is great but that man causes more trouble that we have to then fix.......

 

[ChickenToes]

Bloodhounds and pit bulls!!

 

[michickenwrangler]

Golden retrievers, huskies, Great Danes

 

[eggsrcool]

Border Terriers

I guess I'm bais, because I already have one

 

[claud]

I've always wanted an English Mastiff. I love their temperments(not much for high-energy, intense dogs).

We have a 75+ lb Shar Pei(DH's choice). I really like him but he's not typical Shar Pei temperment-wise.

I like the molosser breeds but not the dominant temperment that comes with most of them.

I like a lot of mutts too as long as they're easy-going and laid-back.

 

[claud]

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Bruce is VERY cute! What breed(s) is he?