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Flatcoats: Mental (if my mum's have been aything to go by). Maybe not as bad as Irish setters, but still mad.
Go for a cocker, you know you want to.
Trouble is with Botders is they are free willed at times so for a first dog you have to be prepared for that.
Mine was a rehome he'd never been with kids before but he loves ours.
Yup Captainflashheart they are a lovely pair.
Lurcher, quiet and laid back one min, 100mph crazy fools the next.
Nice pair Drac. Someone you know?
I think springers would be way done the list for me. MY BiL has two, and they are just annoying. In fairness he hasn't bothered training them at all (they can't even walk on a lead).
Rescue? Sometimes rescue dogs come with issues from maltreatment/or you dont know how they'd react/what happened around small children.
The RSPCA are very diligent in establishing exactly what a dog is OK with, and will generally err on the side of caution. They have boards up stating if a dog is OK with other animals and kids (the one I went to did).
Yes continuity, second getting a Vizsla. Probably a little bit bigger than OP was thinking but the bitches are often a lot smaller. My wife and I have decided on getting one already just deciding when we are best to get one. Definitely more work than most dogs but are the ultimate mtber's dog that can also be a family pet
No never stroked them wrecker. They appeared on my Facebook timeline.
Do a good thing. Go to a Dogs Trust make a more than needed donation and give a doggy who needs it a loving home. I had a Bitza from them( bits of this bits of that) called Milo he was fab and I was both proud,lucky and honoured to have been allowed to look after him for the last 7 years of his life.
Never miss an opportunity to advertise the rehoming charity my wife helps out at. They have more dogs than in the gallery including puppies:
http://www.dogsinneed.co.uk/gallery.html
We got our dog from them and he has an amazing temperament - great with two small children and a cat (bit too interested in the hamster though). Lab x something (very cury tail)
Here's my hound in training.
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It's a little close to reading "dogs sinned". Are they just a bit naughty or properly ungodly?
A friend was sent out to get a nice family dog, and went home with one of these bastards;
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Sinned may not be too far off the mark. Just look at Ernie, Jack Russell x Lurcher, that combination will look for trouble and then be able to catch it 😉
Rescue dogs every time. Here's Montague Hercules
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Yeah wrecker they're pretty scary dogs I have to admit
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Is that a child's blanket it's mauled?
GSP/Lab cross ... Amazing temperament and all he wants to do is please so easily trainable.
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Family pet = Labrador, its the dog every family wants.
I'll echo the Henz 57 rescue route - the right dog will find you. Elvis, our second mutt, came from http://www.aadogrescue.org.uk - we think he's a Staffy/Boxer mix and is utterly awesome. I can't recommend anything Staffy cross enough - ignore all the negative stereotypes, they're utter tripe (pun intended). Don't even make the top ten in the list of dog bites (well behind spaniels, collies and JRTs).
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(cleft palate - possibly birth defect, possibly previous abuse, we don't know. Cigarette burns on his paws still healing when he came to us 🙁 )
With his "big brother" (Boxer X spaniel).
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We have a Brussel, which is a Border x JRT. Not planned by her mothers owner, but her mum got amorous with the neighbours dog 3 doors down. She is the most fantastic natured animal. Placid, good natured, loves kid, lives with the cats ( sleeps with one of them) and I cant imagine her not being in our family. Wanted a Heinz dog , rather than a pure breed for hoping she will live a longer life. Downsides ? er none really except we don't leave for long periods of time.
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Yeah wrecker they're pretty scary dogs I have to admit
I was joking, I love the thing and i'm very very jealous that you have one. Not that I'm not happy with my nearly deaf, one eyed bully X pig mind (he's listening).
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Mine on the right, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. Beautiful medium sized breed. She's a fantastic pet and highly trainable. Not as affectionate as others, but thats her character. Cost a small fortune from a specialist breeder.
On the left is her best friend, a doberman-lurcher cross (we think), from a rescue. Incredibly affectionate, full of energy and absolutely mad about balls.
As stated above, dogs will change your life. You'll have no more free time but the rewards for early morning sunrise walks are incredible.
Have you considered a whippet?
Go for a staffie ., lovely dogs ..I come home yesterday morning to our 15 year old brindle staffie taking her last breath so sad but the pleasure they bring overrides it 1000 times over
Don't go for a Staffie unless it comes from a reputable breeder and you can see both parents.
If you go for a Staffie get one from a reputable rescue centre. They're stuffed to the gills with them, and given their undeserved reputation they're not going to let them go until both the dog and prospective owner are thoroughly vetted..
I'd rather trust the unbiased opinion of someone who's spent a few weeks caring for a dog than half an hour's worth of meeting the parents at the breeders, "reputable" or otherwise.
Wrecker - golfchicks right, horrible dogs that hate everything 😆
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Its all about how you treat and nurture dogs ..any dog will be a bad dog if brought up the wrong way ....staffies are great
Patterdales! my two up at the BDS at AE forest in march 🙂
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Fantastic doggies, a Joy to share our lives with 8)