Best family dog breed

[have a rottweiler!]

If you wanna hear somehting to be angry about why we were at the pound someone was giving in there 8 year old golden retreiver simply because he was moving. Yeah by the way im not just getting a new dog immediately im gonna reaserch and search over the next to month for a dog im not gonna rush anything.

 

[Boemy]

Well, golden retrievers and labrador retrievers are generally good with children and other pets. Labradors can have a frustrating adolescence stage, though . . . I know someone on a different pet board who was going through hell with his six month old lab who "forgot" all his training in his rebellious stage (including housetraining) and chewed everything in sight, including drywall. They are big chewers. They also shed like crazy. I believe labs don't pass out of the adolescent stage until about two or three years old. I suggest a rescue labrador or shelter lab who is at least a couple years old if you choose a lab. I know you had a bad experience with your first shelter dog, but with an adult dog, it's easier to evaluate him in the shelter.

They are two of the most popular breeds and there are tons of bad breeders exploiting them, so be extremely, extremely careful about choosing a breeder if you do go to a breeder for a puppy. A poorly bred lab or golden retriever can be hyperactive, snappy, or even aggressive.

 

[elegy]

Then what should have I done with this dog if your so smart tell me we did work with it go ahead tell me exactly what I should've done with a dog that hated children and chased cats when we were lied to and said it didnt bite or chase cats. Not to mention a certified behaviorlist telling us to get rid of it.

um, wasn't this a PUPPY???

 

[Julie]

I do believe that not every particular dog will "fit in" to every particular house and family. I think the problems start when a family goes thru several dogs and none of them "fit" in .........revolving dog syndrome. I don't believe this is the case with the op. I wouldn't expect to keep an aggressive dog with my children either.

I assume you returned the dog to the shelter in which you adopted from.. I think that was okay to do. I would not want to be responsible for giving a dog to another person/family and having the same thing happen to them.

Maybe this will "teach" the shelter to be more careful about temperment testings and putting the dog into the right home. It seems from your statement that the dog has already found a home he fits into...... I assume those adopters learned from the information you have given the shelter.

The next dog you choose....... I just hope you do alot of "digging" around about the dogs past, temperment, and insist on "testing" the dog around your children and around cats.

Good Luck,
Please post pics when you get your pup.

 

[have a rottweiler!]

It was like nine months old and people were telling us it should stop the niping and everything by now but t was just getting worse. We returned it to a different shelter because we got it from the old one a day after it came there and we dont want them to give that dog to a family again. We dont want a lab my moms hate them and there to big and I know of some that have died at like 8 years old.

 

[dr2little]

Your dads friend must not be a true dog lover otherwise he would have advised you to try and re-home the pup yourself. Shelters have enough to deal with.
Please dont get another dog

So true MomOf7. The VERY FEW dogs that I've recommended rehoming (usually for the dogs sake), I personally help to find a new, appropriate home for. Who sends a "known aggressive" (not likely anyway) dog to a shelter.
I can't think of any good trainer doing such an irresponsible thing.

 

[have a rottweiler!]

I dont have weeks upon weeks looking for someone who will want an agressive dog why it bite the kids, ruins the house and could possibly bite a stranger and need to be put down when we could bring it to the shelter were plenty of people would look at it and see its problems and theres a 99% chance of someoen getting in because she was still young you people are being very unrealistic I just wanna know the best dog breeds for a family and Im geting little help and just yelled at for getting rid of a og that attacked people.

 

[Squidbert]

Umm.. if this dog ACTUALLY attacked people it should have been humanely euthanized..

If it was still a pup there certainly is a chance that it could be trained to behave better.. did you take it to a different trainer after the one you talk about said the get rid of it?? How many different training techniques did you use?

 

[have a rottweiler!]

Classes a second trainer who said he couldnt teach the dog and a women who owns a kennel who said it was untrainable and we had to get rid of it. we tried tons of training techniques and yes it did attack the children they said that the dog was a time bomb and was prolly poorly breed and was gonna seriously hurt a kid soon.(Even though she already chomped on my brothers hand an almost broke it)

 

[princess_poppy]

Theres dog breeds Ive heard of like my golden that know never to bite children(or any1) I want one of those and my friends have pugs and cairn terriers like that.

all dogs can bite, it depends on the way there brought up. goldens can bite just as much as the dog you had, there are many badly bred goldens that will bite.

but my god that site u sent me's ridiculous they make every dog sound horrible.

thats because all dog and breeds have the ability to be horrible. you need to think about what could go wrong and be prepared before you get a dog.

We dont want a lab my moms hate them and there to big and I know of some that have died at like 8 years old.

all breeds can die at any age,

i'd say get a adult dog so you know it's temprement and dont get a small dog, just reserch a little, and i hope you find your perfect dog!

 

[Squidbert]

Classes a second trainer who said he couldnt teach the dog and a women who owns a kennel who said it was untrainable and we had to get rid of it. we tried tons of training techniques and yes it did attack the children they said that the dog was a time bomb and was prolly poorly breed and was gonna seriously hurt a kid soon.(Even though she already chomped on my brothers hand an almost broke it)

Then why was the dog not humanely euthanized?? Instead you'd just pawn that responsibility off on someone else??

 

[have a rottweiler!]

I realize all this but you cant tell me that golden retrivers are as likely to be aggressive as a rootweiler or are as likely to live to 15 as a pug. I mean averages and that site there is know clear cut thing what dogs would be best for a family IM NOT PICKY I just dealt with a dog that was outta control anything would be a breath of fresh air Im just looking for best family dogs which all ive gotten from you guys is labs and goldens which we dont want. Also you told me that pugs arent good family pets when all I hear is pets are great with families and childrens on these site so ur not fo much help.(not to mention the non stop harrassment of my old dog and how we dealt whith it when you guys told me also I shouldnt keep it about 2 months ago.)

 

[nancy2394]

I think any dog can be a good dog for a family if they are properly trained. But it does take time and dedication. I had rescued a pair of rottweilers back when my daughter was only a toddler. I did not trust them at all because they were aggressive and had been abused. One of them even bit my husband as we loaded them into the car. The male even tried to bite me one time.

But I spent a whole year working with them, loving them and seperating them from the cats and of course would not let my daughter near them until I trusted them. It was a lot of work but it was sooooo worth it.

These ended up being two of the best dogs I have ever owned and trusted them completely once they got adjusted and trusted us.

I think what I would have done differently in your situation if I felt I could not take the time to spend with this dog would have been to rehome it myself rather than take it to the pound. You took a chance taking it to the pound that it would be euthanized. Luckily it was adopted out as you said and appeared to be doing fine.

I agree that a dog is a commitment. We can't go out and get dogs and get rid of them because they didn't suit our lifestyle or because we realize they are more than we anticipated and we don't have time to spend with them to tweak out their problem areas. This is not directed at you personally... I am referring to anyone that gets a dog and gets rid of them.

 

[MyIrishWolfie]

I know now not to get our next dog from the shelters.

Usually when adopting a shelter dog they'll do a home evaluation before you can adopt a dog.

And you'll be asked if you have children, another dog in the house, and they'll put you with the right kind of dog for your family.

What Im wondering is.... how on earth did you end up with this dog, and why didn't you ask appropriate questions i.e is the dog good with kids and cats before you got the dog, and when you took the dog to the pound did you tell them he was aggresive??

 

[have a rottweiler!]

Hmm now 1st i was horrible for getting rid of the dog now u want me to have killed it. We didnt kill it cuz it was fine with me and my dad jsut not with the kids in my mom so us and every1 else thought it would be good with a couple or a single person and not around children. So far the dogs with a man and his wife on a farm and doing fine so i guess we were right.

 

[have a rottweiler!]

We were lied to I dont think you get it they completely lied about everything with the dog idk there like omg no it would never bite and its loves kids and cats.

 

[MyIrishWolfie]

We were lied to I dont think you get it they completely lied about everything with the dog idk there like omg no it would never bite and its loves kids and cats.

So it wasnt from a shelter then?

 

[have a rottweiler!]

Yes it was a shelter! what confusing plz just put al ur questions down and ill jus answer em to get this outta the way heres what im telling you right now WE GOT THE DOG FROM A SHELTER THAT COMPLETELY LIED TO US ABOUT EVERYTHING EVEN THE AGE OF THE DOG. believe me or not but im telling the truth.

 

[princess_poppy]

youch, hopefully that shelter will be more carefull about there dogs and learn from this. i hope you do find the perfect dog for you!

 

[MyIrishWolfie]

Yes it was a shelter! what confusing plz just put al ur questions down and ill jus answer em to get this outta the way heres what im telling you right now WE GOT THE DOG FROM A SHELTER THAT COMPLETELY LIED TO US ABOUT EVERYTHING EVEN THE AGE OF THE DOG. believe me or not but im telling the truth.

Your whole story sounds very weird and a little unbelievable at the moment.

I guess I dont understand why a shelter would lie to you...

I also feel something is missing in your story.....