Following on from yesterday's "shit dog" thread, I've decided that you should buy a dog that SUITS you. Don't come on here saying "I'm a ballet dancer and my DH is a ballet dancer as well adn we have 14 rottweilers with studded collars" because you w...

[MamaG]

We chose a labrador.
We live in the cuntry.
We own guns .
We wear Hunter wellies and Barbours on dog walks.

If we'd bought a little fluffy dog it would have been ridiculous.

If you don't suit your dog, maybe we could start a dog swap thread?

[BlueSapphire77]

Yup MrsTweedy
To be fair to everyone else, the dog IS mine just need someone to glare at when he pukes and they all evacuate the room

Sometimes SOB it must seem to my dog like i'm the only one who takes him to be stuck with needles/castrated/shouts at him/drags him out in the rain n snow/buys treats and rattles the packet when i'm putting them away but never actually hand them out.. don't get a chance with everyone else piling in lol.

and all the other pets we have seem to end up with my sole loving care as well SIGH

They're worth it though.

[ilovelovemydog]

Live in city with 2 golden retrievers which is absolute madness, but I had mine before me and DP got together and he had his. And then we had 2 kids - all get walked, watered, fed, bathed together. The hose is my friend

Hmmm - got wellies

Am very anti gun....

But go to Cornwall quite a lot....

[plumandolive]

am loving thread....
we live in a small town
hate guns
wear lots of black
don't have green wellies
(but have very old barbour)
drive peugot 205 and zaphira
we have a lurcher labrador cross
and a chatterdale ... patterdale chihuahua cross
both rescued.

[plumandolive]

Nearly everyone around here has a black labrador- no golden ones atall.
Why is that?

[Joolyjoolyjoo]

LOL at this thread! Well, I am energetic, a bit dizzy and love my grub, and I have BEAGLES, who seem to suit me and the chaotic nature of our house! I drive a houndmobile very grubby zafira and live backing onto woods. Do I fit?

[iggypiggy]

Ooh can I join in

I have a black lab
A land rover Defender
A horse
I have blue hunter wellies
I will admit to having worn a barbour once - but am mainly favouring my Bench fake fur trimmed very long coat - which is entirely unsuitable for dog walking and now mud covered...

am not tell you where I live tho

[NotBigJustBolshy]

I'm small, eccentric, v. fast over short distances and funny on a good day but prone to snapping. I have a Jack Russel X working Lakeland terrier. We both have mad, bad hair.

[Goober]

I am 5ft 10 stocky and have a Boxer bitch.

[plumandolive]

NoyBig
my mum has a jack russel/lakeland- I love them
We used to have a border terrier lakeland.

I think people with terries are often like them! Feisty, chutzpah

[claw3]

I have a Lab, I dont live in the Country, I dont own a gun or any wellies

Who wants to swap me or shall i just buy a gun and wellies?

[snice]

I have Hunters
No guns or dogs
Used to have a Drizabone (sp?)

[MrsTweedy]

Argh forgot to put down my lab-owning credentials

Live in London but spend great deal of time in deep Yorkshire Dales.
Have Hunter wellies (v mucky)
Golf (Also v mucky) & Polo which dp wants to exchange for a LR Defender
Fish loads and have shot
Have Barbour & flat caps

[Marne]

We have a Staffy

We live in the country, we have tatoo's but we don't look hard

We got her because Staffy's are loving and good with children, they dont need as much walking as a Labrador and if treated rite thewy are a loyal, gentle dog.

[claw3]

There could be something to this, having to own guns and wellies to own a lab malarky.

My dog is scared of water, cats and even the hoover, so much for the brave hunter. I definately need to get a gun and toughen him up a bit

[iggypiggy]

MrsTweedy - will swap with you - take our defender off our hands

[MrsTweedy]

iggypiggy - you haven't seen the state of my Polo!

Do you not like the Defender?

[moonmother]

We live in a small town, with countryside and 10 min walk away in all directions.
We're outdoorsy, don't own wellies or a gun, but do own lots of outdoors gear.

We have a Border Collie - We have no sheep, but i am trying to talk Dp into letting me have some chickens

[muckypups]

Two adults. Four children,three of them pertified of dogs. Six pairs of wellies, (mine have pink flowers on them).no guns except a buzz lightyear one.Live sort of in the country, lots and i mean lots of woodland walks. Big Garden

Getting Cocker Spaniel next weekend. hes only 7 weeks at mo. DC have decieded they still dont like dogs except ours.

[Starbear]

I want a Benji dog out of the telly that does tricks! (no! I'm not a prostitute)

[noonki]

we are live in Manchester yet yearn to be in the countryside, hence our choice:

A Rottie labrador cross

god it's true, you are what you walk

[iggypiggy]

MrsTweedy - ha ha! Its OK - It's just useless on the motorway cos it has a top speed of about 60... They are all like that... I got it for towing a trailer - now I have a horsebox - so is not use to us any more

[mysterymoniker]

what sort of defender iggypiggy?
has land rover enthusiast disorder

[MrsTweedy]

Hmmm interesting...we wouldn't use it on the motorway....

[NotBigJustBolshy]

Plumandolive - why, thank you!

[iggypiggy]

mysterymoniker Is a red 1994 Land Rover Defender 90 County - you strange landy lover

MrsTweedy - just as well - cos you wouldn't go very fast