[Closed] Best small dog

Rewski, that was meant at you.

I've had to help my uncle put 5 sheep carcasses in a trailer and take them off the fields due to a bloody dog.
I have also witnessed a dog "playing" with sheep running around the field a week before the lambs were due. I made a call but the dog was gone before the gun arrived.
Please don't take the piss.
If you don't like the countryside code,stay in the concrete jungle.

Rogerthecat, i love that video.

Iolo, my first post sounds horrendous. Sorry if it upset peeps.

Please don't take the piss.

You have posted on here before?

Ok, you win 🙂

OP,
Whatever dog you decidee to get you will not regret it.
Enjoy it and treat it as a family member.

Gorgeous dogs and puppies. 😀

German shepherd - small dogs are pointless, buy a cat or have a house rabbit instead lol

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It's a little known fact that border terriers bring single speed steel framed mtb riders together. Was walking dog in the forest today when bounding out of some single track came a little grizzle BT followed by a rider on an Inbred SS with a charlie BM sticker in it.' Had a nice chat about riding with BTs both agreed we only do it on our single speeds. Asked the fellas name turns out it's somebody I had seen all over the Strava segments in Epping 🙂

Nice dog rewski. Ours is just over a year old now. They can be a bit wilful, so watch out at about 4months and then again at 10-11, ours needed to be reminded of her place in the pecking order below our 7 and 9 year old girls, but quite easily done by letting the girls control her meals - making her sit and wait before feeding her, and also taking it back off her. S/he who controls the food is higher in the hierarchy!!

Or you could just train it. Hierarchy my arse.

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This trail is alive
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@ theotherjonv - thank you, and thanks for the advice, I've heard similar stories.

We adopted a rescue dog from the Dogs Trust. We planned on getting a collie, ended up with this thing:

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We had him DNA tested and it turned out he was a 50/50 Tibetan Terrier/cocker spaniel mix. He's a lovely dog, very friendly and sweet, good with kids and generally well behaved. He loves rolling in fox shit however, and pulls on the lead, despite training...

a_a; that is (part of) training her. Just making the point that they can be wilful so you need to be ready to reinforce that aspect, don't assume that the order established in the early months stays that way.

And hierarchy is very important. A dog that thinks it's more important or has higher needs than the humans in its 'pack' leads to problems.

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This one FTW

Have you considered getting a large dog and just standing far away from it?

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Ming your dog is gorgeous.

on youtube there is a very funny video of a repentant Staffy 😆

Odi the naughty Staffy 😆

Nice dog rewski. Ours is just over a year old now. They can be a bit wilful, so watch out at about 4months and then again at 10-11, ours needed to be reminded of her place in the pecking order below our 7 and 9 year old girls, but quite easily done by letting the girls control her meals - making her sit and wait before feeding her, [b][u]and also taking it back off her[/u][/b]. S/he who controls the food is higher in the hierarchy!!

That has nothing to with training and is potentially dangerous - you're running the risk of your dog becoming food aggressive/learning to resource guard.

Thanks all for the amazing responses.
Love the 'good trail companion' recommendations.
As the misses is welsh, I'm now nervous of taking the future family member out for a ride in those sheep ridden hills!

That has nothing to with training and is potentially dangerous - you're running the risk of your dog becoming food aggressive/learning to resource guard.

Yes, if there's nothing in it for the dog. We don't just snatch it away. She's told to sit, the food is removed, and she's given a small tasty treat in return. Then the food is returned, (she's still under the 'Wait!' command at this point), and then when we say so she's allowed to resume. She doesn't fear that it's going to be taken away from her, but she defers to us to decide when she can have it.

Controlling the resource; whether that's food, access to toys/playtime, walks, etc. is part of the process of establishing leadership.

This is not us randomly doing this, she's been to dog training classes since she was vaccinated, is extremely well socialised with other dogs and people as a result, and these techniques are completely as advised by the trainer. She's an extremely happy and well adjusted dog as a result, and i'd advise anyone having a dog from a puppy to invest in some classes.