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    Breeds that ENJOY children

    Our collie mix ADORES children. He loves to play with them all the time and his whole body wiggles with tail. Our lurcher doesn't like children at all. She just walks off when they arrive.
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    Fragility of small breeds?

    I was wondering whether Italian Greyhounds are more fragile than other small dogs of similar sizes, like Papillions or pomeranians or toy poodles etc. I have had friends with IG and they all spent a long time talking about how breakable IG are yet my friends with poms don't ever mention it. I...
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    Norwich Terrier

    I used to live in Norwich, where norwich terriers were pretty common. Nice dogs, a little bit too yappy for me though. I knew quite a few and they all had a high exercise requirements but were alright at offlead. That dog doesn't llook like a Norwich to me though...
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    Jackchi?

    Anyone had one, know someone who owns one. Obviously, not a breed but there are two Jack-chi puppies needing homes nearby to me. Anyone advice on a jack russell or a chihuahua? Exercise needs, agressiveness? Thanks
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    Chinese Crested

    I shared two with a room-mate. We had a hairy hairless and a powder-puff. They were both adorable and loved attention. They always wanted to curl up in your lap, our HHL more than our PP. They were playful, especially outside but needed little exercise. We took them out for 5 mins in the...
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    Low energy, medium sized breed?

    I adore clumber spaniels, but I am pretty concerned about health issues. A friend of mine got one for a reputable breeder, who did all the right tests, but sadly her dog died aged 5. I will definately look into the other breeds. By medium, I mean that they are not fragile. Because I think...
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    Low energy, medium sized breed?

    I have already got a lurcher and a collie/aussie shaped dog. I am interested in getting another dog as my lurcher is getting older and is not as able to go on the long walks anymore. I LOVE lurchers and greyhounds etc. but we have had so many injuries and little scrapes with her that I am...
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    Collie and Lurcher?

    When he first came he was generally agressive; all the things you mentioned. He now doesn't guard his food and is definately below our lurcher and our cat in the pack order. He still barks when the doorbell rings but mostly he is well behaved. On walks he is alright as long as they don't...
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    Collie and Lurcher?

    He is overweight by the standard of how much he used to weigh. It has been really hard knowing whether he is overweight; he was slimmer before he was neutered and since then he has been eating less but gaining weight. It's hard to know with not knowing what sort of breed he is. If he is pure...
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    Collie and Lurcher?

    I have a friend with an aussie who looks just like him; but ruled it out on account that we are in england (where they are pretty uncommon, and collies are everywhere) although I can imagine someone inexperienced selling one as a "collie". About the lurcher's weight. That was what our vet said...
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    Collie and Lurcher?

    We have a 3 year old dog, we got him when he was 1 and we were told that he was a collie by his last owners. However, I *think* that they did not see the parents beforehand and he was very poorly treated there (implying lying). Now he is 10cm larger than a collie should be, and a lot heavier...
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