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  • Duncan
    Museum focus-groupie
    • Jun 27, 2009
    • 1542

    Recommended dog breeds

    Hi. I didn't want to hijack the other dog thread, but coincidentally my family is in the brainstorming stages of adopting a dog. We've been thinking mixed, with possible parts golden; black lab; and/or shepherd. Maybe some hound. However, the border collie sounds pretty good in the other thread.

    We want something that'll be good with kids (6 & 8), not need extreme maintenance, and eat burglars. We're in a family neighborhood, with a basset, a golden & a yap-yap dog in adjoining yards. Taking walks is expected, but not running free. Any advice?

    Thanks much.
  • Zemo
    Still Smokin'
    • Feb 14, 2006
    • 3888

    #2
    Originally posted by Duncan
    Hi. I didn't want to hijack the other dog thread, but coincidentally my family is in the brainstorming stages of adopting a dog. We've been thinking mixed, with possible parts golden; black lab; and/or shepherd. Maybe some hound. However, the border collie sounds pretty good in the other thread.

    We want something that'll be good with kids (6 & 8), not need extreme maintenance, and eat burglars. We're in a family neighborhood, with a basset, a golden & a yap-yap dog in adjoining yards. Taking walks is expected, but not running free. Any advice?

    Thanks much.
    IMO, You can't beat a Shepard mix. Especially mixed with another big dog such as a lab. collie or ridge-back.

    You get loyalty, smarts and protection. A lot of peeps will tell you different things, I hope you listen to me.

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    • jp1969
      Banned
      • Dec 10, 2009
      • 52

      #3
      Originally posted by Zemo
      IMO, You can't beat a Shepard mix. Especially mixed with another big dog such as a lab. collie or ridge-back.

      You get loyalty, smarts and protection. A lot of peeps will tell you different things, I hope you listen to me.

      petfinders.com
      Lab and Sheperd mix is excellent.
      Also Collie and Sheperd.I had 1 about 20 years ago.Great looking dog.

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      • Hector
        el Hombre de Acero
        • May 19, 2003
        • 31852

        #4
        Rhodesian Ridgeback...

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        • megoapesnut
          The name says it all!
          • Dec 3, 2007
          • 3727

          #5
          Stay away from Miniature Pinchers! Darn little things think they own the world! And all they ever want is food!

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          • Mikey
            Verbose Member
            • Aug 9, 2001
            • 47258

            #6
            A Lab is the way to go if you have kids

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            • pmwasson
              Maker
              • Sep 12, 2007
              • 4881

              #7
              We have a Golden Retriever that is wonderful with the kids. My wife didn't want a dog that would "herd" the kids, like a Border Collie.
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              • Brad
                Batman Fanatic
                • Aug 20, 2010
                • 1230

                #8
                If you get a Lab puppy just be prepared to have him/her chew up everything you own. Our Lab ruined quite a few books and pairs of my wife's shoes. Once the Lab hits 2 years old they are perfect.
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                • LadyZod
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                  • Jan 27, 2007
                  • 1803

                  #9
                  I have dachshunds.

                  You don't own them, they own you. They small, but extremely sturdy and heavy. They are pure muscle, and have some strong jaws. They are pleasant, love kids but love adults more.

                  One of mine has caught rabbits. One just caught her second squirrel today. They are awesome hunters.

                  They eat all the time.
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                  • Hector
                    el Hombre de Acero
                    • May 19, 2003
                    • 31852

                    #10
                    Originally posted by megoapesnut
                    Stay away from Miniature Pinchers! Darn little things think they own the world! And all they ever want is food!
                    No way!

                    My little buddy Kato...a dear Min Pin we had the pleasure to have for 16 fantastic years...was the most awesome little fella anyone could ever want...and he was from pure champion bloodlines...it was almost impossible to walk him down the street...just about everybody would stop you and commented on him...he was a superstar...lol.

                    Having said that...yes...he thought he owned the world...and double yes...he had the appetite of a starving wolverine...



                    But the beauty is that he never gained any weight, he was always a handsome fella (puppy pics)...





                    RIP little buddy.
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                    • samurainoir
                      Eloquent Member
                      • Dec 26, 2006
                      • 18758

                      #11
                      I'm absolutely delighted with our Labradoodle. Seems to be the best of both worlds. Hypoallergenic. Likes to chew, but seemingly less so than a regular Lab, and the food obsession works great when directed at his training motivator.

                      He's almost full grown at 25 pounds, so we are assuming that he was a mini-poodle cross. Very friendly.

                      Amazingly quiet, but that might just be the disposition of our dog. In the first few months, I think I heard him bark maybe three times.

                      Very smart. Will bring you your shoe when he needs to go walkies. On the other hand, he's also applied those smarts to stealing food. He can now unzip my knapsack because he knows I keep Cliff Bars in there.
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                      • starhunter
                        where the LEDYS at
                        • Jan 15, 2010
                        • 245

                        #12
                        Lab/shepard always a excellent choice

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                        • jimbutsu
                          Memory *is* RAM!
                          • Apr 11, 2002
                          • 4158

                          #13
                          Add me to the Shepherd mix camp. We have a Shar-pei/Shepherd mix and he's something else.
                          "If you take a dog which is starving and feed him and make him prosperous, that dog will not bite you. This is the primary difference between a dog and a man."

                          - Mark Twain

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                          • theantiquetiger
                            Fra-gee-lay Thats Italian
                            • Nov 12, 2005
                            • 3435

                            #14
                            Get a Pit Bernard (cross between Pit Bull and St Bernard)

                            It will rip your am off and run to get help!!!
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                            • jessica
                              fortune favors the bold
                              • Nov 5, 2007
                              • 4590

                              #15
                              Hector, Kato was a real beautiful dog! RIP. Poor guy. He was so cuuuute!
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