Are you a one breed person?

[mrose_s]

I will have multiple breed however I think most of them will be similar and I think my household will always be dominated by BC's.
My next dog will be a BC, after that maybe another BC or a greyhound first. Eventually a Borzoi and I have to fit in some Kelpies and Mal's somewhere.

I am so set on a BC for my next dog but I have fallen in love with one of my coworkers little dog. My sister babysits and housesits for his family so we see him pretty often, he's a cav X cocker (not my type at ALL) and he's obese and untrained but he's so bloody feisty and full on, all wrapped up in a sweet little blue roan Cav face I'm going to have to tell his owner if they for any reason ever need to rehome him I'll take him. I can see him being a little agility machine if he had the work put on him.
I actually even told Mum if he ever comes up I'm bringing him home.
And I thought I was so set on not going outside BC's for a long while yet but certain dogs can always surprise us.

 

[AdrianneIsabel]

I really don't know.

Right now I am perfectly happy having Koolie after Koolie after Koolie. There are other breeds I like and would love to try like a Border Collie, a Pyr Shep, maybe a Belgium of some flavor but overall I really am content with Koolies.

But, though I'm young I'm not naive enough to know that doesn't have a good chance of changing.

OT: Adrianne, you're really looking at a whippet again? Weren't you the one who said they weren't as in love with owning the breed once you were around them? What changed?

And if that came out snotty it wasn't supposed to. I really like whippets but always kinda had you in the back of my mind saying that once you were around them while training them you kinda backed away.

I don't think so but I have a terrible memory.

I did say that about staffordshires though after Hazmat. Bad fit, totally.

I've been looking at whippets for a while, I first met them in flyball and then again in dock dogs, the more I meet the better I like the breed. I would like to see more and there may be a nice alternative I haven't yet discovered but I think they'll make a wonderful dog for the yin to the yang spots in my house, good for cuddling, great off-switch, low propensity of DA and mild SA comparatively with my pit bulls.

 

[JacksonsMom]

I haven't decided yet. I really don't THINK I am. But every time I start to stray and want to experience a different breed, I kind of chicken out and go back to the "Well I'm so happy with Jackson, I think I should get another little terrier" type feeling. But then again, I'm still young and really want to experience other breeds before ending up being stuck on a breed. I don't know. I guess I am not sure yet. And this probably sounds dumb, but I think having two of the same breed together is super cute. lol.

 

[Red Chrome]

I am totally not. I prefer the "bully" breeds over others. I am looking at adding an am. Staff sometime in 2013. But I am lined up for a Black Russian Terrier in 2015ish depending on dogs,space and time. I really like some other breeds and have a "schedule" for those breeds that I'd like to own.

My only problem is having enough time to spend with each dog and then to afford to trial and train with them. So, I have to be able to provide what I feel is optimal care to all the dogs I have, so 3 is my personal limit. Which inhibits trying ALL the breeds I want too!!!

 

[Toller_08]

I am really trying hard not to be. There are a few breeds I would really like to have, but my heart is so stuck on Tollers it's ridiculous. But, part of that is also because I know they work for me and I know they work excellently for my current spot in life (ie: living with my family who I also must think about when deciding on a dog).

But I would get a C/Koolie after learning a lot about them over the last couple of years (and meeting some) just as quickly as I would get another Toller if there were no other people to think of. So I guess I'm not really a "one breed" person... there is just more to consider besides what I myself want and need in a dog (thanks to Linds and her noisy Didgie videos my mom is a bit scared of a Koolie, haha). So I guess I am a multi breed person with one standout favourite that's hard to move away from. And I have my family to think about. I really do like variety though. I don't see me as the type of person to have a pack of dogs all of one breed ever.

 

[Beanie]

I definitely have a type (usually herding dogs.) I have a huge soft spot for pit bulls, especially pittie puppies, OMG.
I do think shelties are THE breed for me, but I love other breeds too. I kinda see it like pie. My favourite pie in the whole world is pecan pie. But I also love apple pie, pumpkin pie, walnut pie, sweet potato pie, chocolate cream pie, lemon chiffon pie - lots and lots and lots of pie! I will always have my fave but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy others too! So shelties are my pecan pie, LOL.

 

[Red.Apricot]

Honestly I'm so hung up on Elsie that I can't imagine having another dog besides her.

But I'm not sure I'd be able to have another Belgian right after her.

I hope that I'm not going to get another dog for for 10+ years.

 

[MericoX]

I love having different breeds. When I had the schnauzers I was convinced I was a "schnauzer person", when I got the poodles I switched sides and said I was a "poodle person", now with Charlie... Oh hell I'm an any dog person lol. I love the variety, the different challenges each dog/breed brings.

Though it does seem I keep getting higher and higher energy (naughty) breeds, I'm kinda scared what will fall into my lap next lol.

 

[rubygirl]

I wouldn't want to stick with just one breed. Whippet, Boston terrier, another JRT.... or maybe even a sweet little Maltese! Those are all breeds I'm interested in.
I want to find a heart dog again (Ruby is more my husbands heart dog...) my JRT Tika was my heart dog and I miss her all the time.

 

[Aleron]

Obviously not

Belgians are "my breed" for sure. Pyrsheps are just about perfect for me. Corgis are funny little dogs. There's a few other oddball herding breeds I'm sure I'd like. And I want a sighthound some day, probably a Whippet.

 

[RD]

No, not at all. I'm a dog person, not a breed person.

 

[SaraB]

I'm really not sure. I can say though that right now I'm perfectly content surrounding myself with koolies for the rest of my life. However, I most likely will have a rescue herding mix somewhere in there too. I think I have figured out that I do best with herding dogs though, I love danes and I love their souls but we just do not mesh well training-wise.

 

[FG167]

No...but I am a GSD person with Corgi and a Kelpie. The Corgi might some day turn into a Border Terrier and the Kelpie might some day instead be a Koolie but the GSD will ALWAYS be in my pack.

 

[release the hounds]

I like my shepherds, but i'm more of a "type" of dog person than a breed person

 

[meepitsmeagan]

I really really love the Bullies. I would be perfectly content with having a two Boxer, one American Bulldog, one English Bulldog family.

I thought that I loved the herding breeds. And part of me does. I love their willingness to learn and their intelligence. I love the idea of having a dog that can work cattle with me, and trail ride with me, and be velcro. However, I didn't realize how much of a "chill dog" family we were until we got Ryder. He has no off switch. I don't like that. I think if I go with a herding dog again, it will either be pure ACD that I get from a reputable breeder or it will be a Koolie. And if it is a Koolie, I'm going to be **** sure that I spend some time with them first.

I know for sure that we want to have a Vizsla at some point. Whether or not we will get another after that, I don't know to be sure yet. We've talked about a Springer instead, as that was what I was looking at before I got impulsed into a Boxer.

I think I'm a Bully person at heart, but there are aspects of the breed that don't fit all of my wants. So our pack will probably always be diverse with one sporting, one herding, a Boxer, and an American Bull. I will ALWAYS have a Boxer. PS, sorry that was so long.

 

[Dekka]

So far all the dogs that really 'fit' me have been JRTs. So I think I am a breed person. But if I could find it in another breed (mia sounds sooo much like some of the JRTs I know.. maybe will have to look at paps). Most other terrier breeds don't do it for me. They just aren't quiet there.

So I would always like to have JRT with a side of something else. A side of whippet is nice

 

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

No, but I can see myself owning more than one of a certain breed at a time. Like a couple whippets and a chihuahua or a couple chihuahuas and a whippet. Lol! But I have a lot of time yet to find "my breed" if it exists.

 

[Doberluv]

No, I like a lot of different breeds and have owned various breeds. There are some breeds I wouldn't have. And some that I haven't tried that I'd be interested in having. I do feel strongly about Chihuahuas. These two have been a real joy. Although, if I get another dog, I might wind up with another Chi and then again, I might try a Poodle.

 

[Finkie_Mom]

I think that Finnish Spitz are definitely my breed. We just click. However, in having T here, it has been nice to get a lot more exposure to a different breed. While I can't say for certain, "Yes, I will always have Finkies and a GSD," T has turned me on to GSDs more so than I thought he would.

But in reality, I think I will be more than content with a gang of Finkies and a single of another, to be decided, breed(s).

 

[Picklepaige]

No, not at all. I'm a dog person, not a breed person.

This. I like a variety. After years of volunteering at the shelter, I have discovered that I love love LOVE highly active, drivey dogs.

But, I've also come to realize that I just REALLY LOVE DOGS. As long as I have an active dog to do dog things with, then I wouldn't mind also sharing my life with a couch potato