Breed recommendations

[Hector]

OMG he's adorable.

 

[JamieHalverson]

OMG he's adorable.

I know, I can hardly stand it!

 

[Yamizuma]

Soooooooo cute!


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[BAMCB]

What a lovely fluff ball of squeezable fur!! So so cute!!

 

[Nik]

Frenchies are the best. Small, not the most energetic of dogs, easy to train and quite laid back. Plus, how can you resist that face?

Frenchies are the ONLY small dog I like and would consider owning. We have met several and have had nothing but good experiences with them and my Diesel is especially enamored with them. He loves loves frenchies. I mean he likes everyone but he just seems very drawn to the frenchies for whatever reason.

 

[Nik]

So this little guy is pretty irresistible to me... he's probably not what we set out to find, but I can't stand how cute he is! The rescue says he's a Shepherd mix. I've asked for more detail from the rescue, but I'm wondering what you guys think he might be? 23 pounds at 12 weeks and brindle. I think the only shepherd that's brindle is the Dutch Shepherd, but I'm not sure about that either.

That little guy is insanely cute.

 

[Nik]

So, we are meeting a 7 month old APBT this coming week that sounds like a really nice dog... owner is rehoming. He is intact and so is Lillie... I'm just wondering if the age recommendations for neutering smaller dogs is the same as our big dogs? I'd prefer to have him neutered, but would of course look at health and development before convenience.Also, Yogi is showing significant interest in Lillie right now, in a very inappropriate, lol, manner. I think he just tried to hump her 5 times in as many minutes... so I'm thinking she's about to have her first heat. Not exactly the time I want to get a new, intact, male dog accustomed to our home.

From my understanding smaller dogs can definitely be neutered much sooner than our large dogs.

 

[JamieHalverson]

Ok, so this thread is just going to be our ongoing saga of finding a dog. The one I posted a picture of was adopted, but that's fine, he was probably going to be much bigger than what we are looking for. But, we FINALLY actually met a real live dog tonight! It seems like it is really hard to find a dog that sounds right that doesn't already have applications in before us or who hasn't been adopted by the time I even find them.

Anyway, we went to meet this guy. About a year or so old, 60 pounds, but really little, doesn't even come up to my knees. They think Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Frenchie mix. The foster thought maybe a little OEB, but I'm not seeing that so much. I'm not sure what he is, but he is CUTE! And very nice and very smart. The foster has been working with him on impulse control and basic commands, he waits for food, waits to go out the open door, etc.

Now, my concerns are he seems to lack bite inhibition and has a fairly decent prey drive. I don't know much about bite inhibition, and I've never dealt with a dog without it, but he bites so hard when he plays with the resident dog he draws blood. Even while we were there, they were just playing and he was not being aggressive in any way, but he punctured skin. She even has a scar and I could see 3 recent little wounds. While they were playing she rolled on her back and he bit her neck and shook his head like he was shaking a toy. He does that to my dogs and he is going to get in trouble with them, they are both very nice, and Lillie plays really roughly, but they don't tolerate BS.

Second concern, my cat. With the prey drive, which is not over the top, but higher than either of my dogs AND the bite inhibition and shaking, I'm not confident of my cat's safety. A dog who chases and harasses a cat is one thing, a potential cat killer is whole different level. As much as Simone really liked him, and he was pretty drawn to her, on our way home she agreed he probably wasn't a good fit with our dogs and almost started crying when I explained how hard he could bite our cat... poor girl, she's so sensitive! But this is him - too bad it wasn't a good match, he'd make a great little training buddy, really food motivated and pretty athletic

 

[JamieHalverson]

oh, and his tail is off center, at least by an inch or two, I've never seen that and it's pretty weird!

 

[Yamizuma]

Awwww....too bad that didn't work out. Sadly, there's never a shortage of dogs needing new homes in this province (Manitoba). I wonder how complicated cross-border adoption would be for you? Some of the rescues here take in dogs from the U.S. so it might work both ways.


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[QY10]

Awwww....too bad that didn't work out. Sadly, there's never a shortage of dogs needing new homes in this province (Manitoba). I wonder how complicated cross-border adoption would be for you? Some of the rescues here take in dogs from the U.S. so it might work both ways.


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Lots of dogs coming from reserves in Canada. Sad, but true.


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[JamieHalverson]

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Yeah, there's no shortage of dogs here either. It's just that I am very specific in what I'm looking for and it's a pretty long list of requirements.

 

[QY10]

Yeah, there's no shortage of dogs here either. It's just that I am very specific in what I'm looking for and it's a pretty long list of requirements.

Oh, definitely. Reserve dogs would come with a plethora of issues. Sadly, addiction runs rampant on many reserves. When people decide to go to treatment, their pets are often left behind as strays.

One thing I've actually been considering later on down the road is starting up a fostering agency for people going into treatment, so they have a safe place for their pets to be and could come collect their dogs upon treatment completion.

I'm not looking back to see all the requirements, but what about a lurcher-type? Would be not too big, good energy and trainable.


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[karennj]

Yea, I would pass on that one. He would make a fantastic dog in a only pet home.

 

[Yamizuma]

Yea, I would pass on that one. He would make a fantastic dog in a only pet home.

Exactly. He will be awesome, but probably not with a cat or other complications.


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[Yamizuma]

Yeah, there's no shortage of dogs here either. It's just that I am very specific in what I'm looking for and it's a pretty long list of requirements.

That seems very wise.

I didn't see a checklist in the thread...but I can certainly keep an eye out around here.

My friend Katie rescues Rez dogs and raises money and supplies for several other rescues when she's not working as an EMT on an ambulance and my friend Tahl is a rescue dog dullah, so between them they help dozens of dogs every month, including some very, very special dogs.

I have seen pics of your family ...especially Yogi... What are you seeking in this next pup/dog?


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[JamieHalverson]

Thanks everyone!<p><p>This dog will be my 9 year old daughter's dog. She will be taking it to obedience and agility and whatever else she's interested in. Don't worry, I have no illusions that a 9 year old will be entirely responsible for a dog. It will be a family companion and of course my responsibility. BUT, that in mind, we are still getting it to be "hers". <p><p>I'm not ruling out any particular breed, but we've decided to focus on looking for a shelie or sheltie mix or similar. Young male, outgoing, confident, friendly, willing to work but not crazy drive, biddable, obviously good with kids, cats dogs. Not fearful, shy, agressive in any way...

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[JamieHalverson]

Hahahaha! I forgot you don't have to code paragraph breaks on tapatalk

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[QY10]

Thanks everyone!<p><p>This dog will be my 9 year old daughter's dog. She will be taking it to obedience and agility and whatever else she's interested in. Don't worry, I have no illusions that a 9 year old will be entirely responsible for a dog. It will be a family companion and of course my responsibility. BUT, that in mind, we are still getting it to be "hers". <p><p>I'm not ruling out any particular breed, but we've decided to focus on looking for a shelie or sheltie mix or similar. Young male, outgoing, confident, friendly, willing to work but not crazy drive, biddable, obviously good with kids, cats dogs. Not fearful, shy, agressive in any way...

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Cool! The lady that teaches us nose work breeds Shelties. They're neat little dogs. They sound like they'd fit each of your must-haves.


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[JamieHalverson]

Cool! The lady that teaches us nose work breeds Shelties. They're neat little dogs. They sound like they'd fit each of your must-haves.


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I think it will be a really good fit for Simone. Nice size, but not too small, pretty solid health wise, nice working temperament. Not what I would choose for myself for sure! But should be a nice addition.

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