This is all the distant future, but I know that once the bulldogs are gone, I want a smaller dog. A height dog for flyball.
Under 15" but not tiny
Very athletic
Lots of drive
The type of dog who is going to want to play games with me
I'm kind of over the whole terrier thing
I can only cope with so much barking
I can only cope with so much fur
Breeds I've considered
Staffy - meh on the bulldog/terrier thing at the moment
JRTs - again, terrierness
Mudi - spendy and seizures
PyrShep - maybe bigger than I want? BARKY
flyball mix - so much variety and hard to get one from a breeder I'd want to get one from, but maybe. Variable in the prey drive department and the terrierness department.
Miniature Poodle - probably not enough drive to make me happy, but they're still shortlisted and I have my eye on a breeder (songbird) who has produced OTCh and MACH dogs
Bedlington - this is based solely on one dog in our agility class who is freaking AWESOME and I love him. I have no idea how he is as a representative of the breed. I think they're kind of funny looking but I could get over this.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Corrections to my vibes on the above breeds?
Under 15" but not tiny
Very athletic
Lots of drive
The type of dog who is going to want to play games with me
I'm kind of over the whole terrier thing
I can only cope with so much barking
I can only cope with so much fur
Breeds I've considered
Staffy - meh on the bulldog/terrier thing at the moment
JRTs - again, terrierness
Mudi - spendy and seizures
PyrShep - maybe bigger than I want? BARKY
flyball mix - so much variety and hard to get one from a breeder I'd want to get one from, but maybe. Variable in the prey drive department and the terrierness department.
Miniature Poodle - probably not enough drive to make me happy, but they're still shortlisted and I have my eye on a breeder (songbird) who has produced OTCh and MACH dogs
Bedlington - this is based solely on one dog in our agility class who is freaking AWESOME and I love him. I have no idea how he is as a representative of the breed. I think they're kind of funny looking but I could get over this.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Corrections to my vibes on the above breeds?