I have narrowed it down
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My problem is more that I go through a month or so of being super focused on one breed, then I find another and it starts over again. I don't know what I am going to do when I am in the position of actually being able to seriously start looking into getting another dog. On a basset hound kick currently
My problem is more that I go through a month or so of being super focused on one breed, then I find another and it starts over again. I don't know what I am going to do when I am in the position of actually being able to seriously start looking into getting another dog. On a basset hound kick currently
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My problem is more that I go through a month or so of being super focused on one breed, then I find another and it starts over again. I don't know what I am going to do when I am in the position of actually being able to seriously start looking into getting another dog. On a basset hound kick currently
My problem is more that I go through a month or so of being super focused on one breed, then I find another and it starts over again. I don't know what I am going to do when I am in the position of actually being able to seriously start looking into getting another dog. On a basset hound kick currently
I also have loves for dog breeds that I THINK aren't for me, but then I think "well, maybe they are..." :rofl1:
Same to both of those. Half the breeds (okay most) I am interested in are very rare though. I wish I could just meet some of them!
And I'm not 100% sold on ANY breed at this point either, which makes it harder. There's something about each of them that I like better than another or I worry about if I'd like.
I have a few years though.
And I'm not 100% sold on ANY breed at this point either, which makes it harder. There's something about each of them that I like better than another or I worry about if I'd like.
I have a few years though.
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Way better than me. I've got it narrowed down to:
Pittie
Golden
Aussie
Boxer
Bulldog
Pug
Pomeranian
Poodle
Lab
Collie
Doberman
St. Bernard
Bernese
Dalmatian
Papillion
Havanese
Dachshund
Beagle
Pointer
Airedale
greyhound
old english sheepdog
german shepherd
coonhound
brittany
springer spaniel
bullmastiff
old english mastiff
king charles
chinese crested
Maltese
wheaten terrier
weim
or any mix of those.
Pittie
Golden
Aussie
Boxer
Bulldog
Pug
Pomeranian
Poodle
Lab
Collie
Doberman
St. Bernard
Bernese
Dalmatian
Papillion
Havanese
Dachshund
Beagle
Pointer
Airedale
greyhound
old english sheepdog
german shepherd
coonhound
brittany
springer spaniel
bullmastiff
old english mastiff
king charles
chinese crested
Maltese
wheaten terrier
weim
or any mix of those.
Hmm. Glad that I dont have that problem. Beacuse that would get very frustrating and I think I would drive Tyler insane with changing my mind all the time. But we pretty much have it narrowed down to a Cane Corso or a Bouvier. But I think we will go with the CC. Not so much grooming and I want to discover and enjoy another breed.
But I really really want a Pitbull, which Tyler wont let me have and the breed does not fit into our lifestyle right now. I am hoping I can resucue an adult dog friendly pit in the future
And of course I will ALWAYS have a Westie. Who know I might get another westie and a CC.
But I really really want a Pitbull, which Tyler wont let me have and the breed does not fit into our lifestyle right now. I am hoping I can resucue an adult dog friendly pit in the future
And of course I will ALWAYS have a Westie. Who know I might get another westie and a CC.
You and me both. There is something about that breed that just grabs me. Hard to describe why.
Here's my list, although past whippet those are probably unrealistic at this point.
Border Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Australian Shepherd
Papillon
Brittany
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Icelandic Sheepdog
Mudi
Kooikerhondje
Pyrenean Shepherd
Finnish Lapphund
Whippet
Australian Cattle Dog
Pembroke Corgi
German Shepherd Dog
Doberman
Here's my list, although past whippet those are probably unrealistic at this point.
Border Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Australian Shepherd
Papillon
Brittany
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Icelandic Sheepdog
Mudi
Kooikerhondje
Pyrenean Shepherd
Finnish Lapphund
Whippet
Australian Cattle Dog
Pembroke Corgi
German Shepherd Dog
Doberman
My list is really long, too... haha. And whenever I think about it I end up adding even more to it mentally.
I've never met most of the dogs you listed... I've never met a couple of the breeds I'm interested in, either.
I *love* the Mudi... I've never met one, though... but they seem like great dogs I may have to check into for the future.
Tollers... and paps... they are probably the two breeds right below my two favorite (chis and bcs obviously!).
Laur, have you ever met a Mudi? I want to actually meet one so badly but they're just so rare. Ugh.
I've never met most of the dogs you listed... I've never met a couple of the breeds I'm interested in, either.
I *love* the Mudi... I've never met one, though... but they seem like great dogs I may have to check into for the future.
Tollers... and paps... they are probably the two breeds right below my two favorite (chis and bcs obviously!).
Laur, have you ever met a Mudi? I want to actually meet one so badly but they're just so rare. Ugh.
I haven't met a Mudi (or a kooiker, or a pyr shep, or a lapphund, or a toller, or an icelandic actually)
Based on reading though they all sound really really cool. :lol-sign: Especially the Icelandics. I've talked to breeders a lot about pyr sheps. I almost got one before getting Mia. But I held off a year and the breeder I was talking to wasn't going to have any smooths that next year.
Based on reading though they all sound really really cool. :lol-sign: Especially the Icelandics. I've talked to breeders a lot about pyr sheps. I almost got one before getting Mia. But I held off a year and the breeder I was talking to wasn't going to have any smooths that next year.
I have my heart set on getting a Labrador as my next dog (since I've always had a Lab around and I <3 them), but then my eyes wander and I see all of the good looking Pitties, Boxers, Danes, Bordeauxes, Neos, AmBulldogs, Rottweilers, Clumber Spaniels, and OEBs and I just think...maybe not a Labrador? LOL
I have a long list. I really want to get more experience around xolos. I'd LOVE a beezer, but I don't think it's quite practical. The right adult rescue dane might work.
Oh, and the vet clinic today told me that one of their other clients might be giving up their crestie, so they.......told them I'd take it? Funny thing is that I would consider that if it fit, or if not foster it for a better suiting home.
Oh, and the vet clinic today told me that one of their other clients might be giving up their crestie, so they.......told them I'd take it? Funny thing is that I would consider that if it fit, or if not foster it for a better suiting home.
I have a fairly short list
I will always have a doberman
I would love a caucasian mountain dog or other large farm type dog. One that I don't have to worry about people screwing with the horses and will keep the coyotes away.
I NEED a small little dog I can dress and carry around everywhere. A part of me knows I should not do this but I don't care As of now yorkie is winning but papillon and chinese crested is up there.
If I have kids the first thing I will do is get a lab. Its what I grew up with and while I will still have my dobes a yellow lab running around with them won't hurt
I let chaz get his acd because I always choose the critters. And now I love the little guy! Corgis are more of my herding breed though.
And I am drawn to any dog that is a "tougher" breed. I am the only one that seems to want to foster the dobe and rott mixes. I thought about cane corsos a lot and still kinda like them.
I will always have a doberman
I would love a caucasian mountain dog or other large farm type dog. One that I don't have to worry about people screwing with the horses and will keep the coyotes away.
I NEED a small little dog I can dress and carry around everywhere. A part of me knows I should not do this but I don't care
As of now yorkie is winning but papillon and chinese crested is up there.If I have kids the first thing I will do is get a lab. Its what I grew up with and while I will still have my dobes a yellow lab running around with them won't hurt
I let chaz get his acd because I always choose the critters. And now I love the little guy! Corgis are more of my herding breed though.
And I am drawn to any dog that is a "tougher" breed. I am the only one that seems to want to foster the dobe and rott mixes. I thought about cane corsos a lot and still kinda like them.
I sort of go through that, but not quite to the same extent.
There are weeks that I'm totally enthralled with a certain breed, but then all of a sudden I remember why I have the breeds I do and wonder if I'd genuinely want to try something else. I don't want to fix something that isn't broken, haha. I'm afraid that if I try another breed out that I might not enjoy that breed as much as I enjoy my current breed/s.
Lately I've been on a Rottweiler kick. I grew up with them, loved the ones I had, and now a friend of mine recently got a new Rottweiler puppy. It all started again when my friend told me about her upcoming puppy about a month ago, and I started remembering all the wonderful things about the Rotties I had. Now it really has me thinking that one day I might want another Rottweiler instead of another Doberman... it doesn't really help that Ripley is in a really awful teenage stage either, LOL. But the more I seriously think about it, the more I wonder if a Rottweiler would be better suited to me than a Doberman... or maybe they'd be about on par with one another. I said for a long time I probably wouldn't get another Rottweiler, but more and more I'm thinking that that is less and less true. I can't help but love them and melt every time I see one.
And then there are always the few herding breeds that I've loved for years but am afraid to ever own (Belgian Shepherd, Border Collie, Aussie, Mudi). I fear that they're be too drivey, energetic and intense for me, but I don't know.
I've also been finding myself really drawn to GSDs lately, too. I have no idea why. They aren't a breed I've really been that interested in in the past, but I've been attracted to them lately for some reason.
Kooikerhondje are really striking to me as well, but I think they're probably too soft a dog for me. I've only ever met one, so I'd like to meet more and get to know them a bit. I also adore Dalmatians, but again, have only known a few so would like the chance to meet and get to know more.
Over all though, the more I think about other breeds, the more I find myself comparing them to Tollers (too much). There are just so many traits I love about them and would be disappointed if another breed didn't share many of those traits that are so important to me. I know I'll always have a Toller, and I'd love to always have a Doberman as well, but there are things about Dobermans that I'd like not to have to endure forever (major health issues for one, and they're a ton more work than any other dog I've ever had. They're worth it completely in the end, but there are some really trying moments sometimes).
There are weeks that I'm totally enthralled with a certain breed, but then all of a sudden I remember why I have the breeds I do and wonder if I'd genuinely want to try something else. I don't want to fix something that isn't broken, haha. I'm afraid that if I try another breed out that I might not enjoy that breed as much as I enjoy my current breed/s.
Lately I've been on a Rottweiler kick. I grew up with them, loved the ones I had, and now a friend of mine recently got a new Rottweiler puppy. It all started again when my friend told me about her upcoming puppy about a month ago, and I started remembering all the wonderful things about the Rotties I had. Now it really has me thinking that one day I might want another Rottweiler instead of another Doberman... it doesn't really help that Ripley is in a really awful teenage stage either, LOL. But the more I seriously think about it, the more I wonder if a Rottweiler would be better suited to me than a Doberman... or maybe they'd be about on par with one another. I said for a long time I probably wouldn't get another Rottweiler, but more and more I'm thinking that that is less and less true. I can't help but love them and melt every time I see one.
And then there are always the few herding breeds that I've loved for years but am afraid to ever own (Belgian Shepherd, Border Collie, Aussie, Mudi). I fear that they're be too drivey, energetic and intense for me, but I don't know.
I've also been finding myself really drawn to GSDs lately, too. I have no idea why. They aren't a breed I've really been that interested in in the past, but I've been attracted to them lately for some reason.
Kooikerhondje are really striking to me as well, but I think they're probably too soft a dog for me. I've only ever met one, so I'd like to meet more and get to know them a bit. I also adore Dalmatians, but again, have only known a few so would like the chance to meet and get to know more.
Over all though, the more I think about other breeds, the more I find myself comparing them to Tollers (too much). There are just so many traits I love about them and would be disappointed if another breed didn't share many of those traits that are so important to me. I know I'll always have a Toller, and I'd love to always have a Doberman as well, but there are things about Dobermans that I'd like not to have to endure forever (major health issues for one, and they're a ton more work than any other dog I've ever had. They're worth it completely in the end, but there are some really trying moments sometimes).
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If I may give you my input:
Border Collie - I think besides some rarer, bigger, more intense dogs, Border collies are probably the most energetic and intense and time/energy consuming breeds. I don't know how much exercise Summer and Mia get, but I have a JRT and don't know if I could handle a BC. Why? If I throw the ball in the house or yard, it tires Milo out. A border collie is probably too large for that. So even in the rain, snow, or on days when you have 1,000,000 other things to do, you've gotta get that dog somewhere to do something stimulating, be it a park or a walk through town or whatever.
If you move out of your parents permanently, do you want a BC in an apartment. What if you get a 9-5 job? Etc. I'd really think long and hard about if you could handle it.
Shetland Sheepdog - you've already lived with them. If I were you, I'd want to branch out.
Australian Shepherd
Papillon - same as sheltie.
Brittany
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Icelandic Sheepdog
Mudi
Kooikerhondje
Pyrenean Shepherd
Finnish Lapphund
Whippet - i know you let summer and mia offleash at the park, dunno if it's fenced, do you want a dog you can NEVER let off leash?
Australian Cattle Dog - these dogs can really be D/A from what I've seen. They are tough, intense dogs.
Pembroke Corgi
German Shepherd Dog - If you're looking for an apartment, do you want to do that with a GSD in tow? In NY not many apartments have breed restrictions but idk about elsewhere.
Doberman - same sex D/A is common, same with GSD.
Border Collie - I think besides some rarer, bigger, more intense dogs, Border collies are probably the most energetic and intense and time/energy consuming breeds. I don't know how much exercise Summer and Mia get, but I have a JRT and don't know if I could handle a BC. Why? If I throw the ball in the house or yard, it tires Milo out. A border collie is probably too large for that. So even in the rain, snow, or on days when you have 1,000,000 other things to do, you've gotta get that dog somewhere to do something stimulating, be it a park or a walk through town or whatever.
If you move out of your parents permanently, do you want a BC in an apartment. What if you get a 9-5 job? Etc. I'd really think long and hard about if you could handle it.
Shetland Sheepdog - you've already lived with them. If I were you, I'd want to branch out.
Australian Shepherd
Papillon - same as sheltie.
Brittany
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Icelandic Sheepdog
Mudi
Kooikerhondje
Pyrenean Shepherd
Finnish Lapphund
Whippet - i know you let summer and mia offleash at the park, dunno if it's fenced, do you want a dog you can NEVER let off leash?
Australian Cattle Dog - these dogs can really be D/A from what I've seen. They are tough, intense dogs.
Pembroke Corgi
German Shepherd Dog - If you're looking for an apartment, do you want to do that with a GSD in tow? In NY not many apartments have breed restrictions but idk about elsewhere.
Doberman - same sex D/A is common, same with GSD.