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Dogs for Boys

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suzywong · 31/01/2008 11:20

No, not an offer of a swap but some advice please

What, in your opinion, are the top 3 breeds which
a) display most compatability to small boys
b) afford least donkey work and shit kicking for a busy parent (walking excluded, we love a walk)
c) would be content to be kenneled outside most of the year in a warm climate
d) don't live on and on and on to late teens?

TIA

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fletchaaarr · 31/01/2008 23:45

Get thyself a retired greyhound

  1. You are rescuing a dawg
  1. It is happy in the house alll day
  1. It needs walksl, but not far if you don't want to
  1. They are great with kids from whjat I hear

They are docile and loving nad will sit on your sofa / rug for the rest of the time??

fortyplus · 31/01/2008 23:50

But suzywong is far away - don't think they race dawgs where she lives!

SnappyLaGore · 31/01/2008 23:51

yeah, they have greyhound racing in oz.

fortyplus · 31/01/2008 23:53

Oh yes - I've just seen it's Western Australia - comprehensively wrong! For some reason I thought she was in the Middle East.

SnappyLaGore · 31/01/2008 23:56

lol

fletchaaarr · 31/01/2008 23:57
fortyplus · 31/01/2008 23:59

They probably barbecue the retired greyhounds in Perth

peasoup · 31/01/2008 23:59

Retired greyhounds are a great choice. Totally docile and sweet and won't bark and yap all day. Will generally lie there snoozing unless you take them out for a walk, Lovely temperment. And they're not young when you get them so won't live so long!

fletchaaarr · 01/02/2008 00:00

Feck but I am good

fortyplus · 01/02/2008 00:01

One of my friends had a greyhound that was literally dumped outside her stables in the snow. They had him for years - he was the sweetest thing. He wanted to be everyone's friend - he had a rather disconcerting habit of taking a flying leap and landing curled up on your lap, whereupon he would gaze at you adoringly while you gasped for breath!

peasoup · 01/02/2008 00:09

They've got long pointy noses that can reach deep down into a pint glass to finish your dregs. Another plus point!

fortyplus · 01/02/2008 00:11

Right - that's that decision made... here you go...

Lauriefairycake · 01/02/2008 00:16

in case I'm being ignorant (apologise in advance) but are there big snakes, spiders, scorpions outside where you are ?

Wouldn't poor little doggy-woggy be stung/bitten?

If so that may finish him off quicker than you hoped

"here puppy puppy......MOM there's a python with a huge bump in its tummy out here !!!"

I have a springer, he's adorable - great dog but very much a pack animal so not great for leaving outside. Bear in mind that a lot of particularly intelligent or loyal dogs are very pack orientated and can get separation anxiety. You really want a fairly independant dog so maybe not a puppy but a rehomed animal? a german shepherd might be quite a good choice or an established working dog or ex police dog?

fortyplus · 01/02/2008 00:19

Friend of mine in Australia had a Weimaraner (not quite sure how you spell it). Lovely dog and died of old age at 10 without ever getting bitten by a spider!

hertsnessex · 01/02/2008 10:51

ingles2

why?????????

ingles2 · 01/02/2008 11:42

Sorry Herts, should have explained I wasn't laughing at you. I posted a nearly identical post to yours late one night when 100x was thinking about getting a puppy and I was recommending a CS. Next day, she had said puppy, so really I was (nicely) laughing at her impulsiveness

hertsnessex · 01/02/2008 11:43

aaaahhhh! got ya!!!

wondered what i had said!

ahundredtimes · 01/02/2008 14:34

But but but but I did meet his mother. Honest. I did. But not his father and and and and I was very responsible [ahem] sort of.

You know he sleeps a lot this puppy. is that right do you think? I've never met a drowsier fellow. He needs to get out and have a good walk, we've been in for too long. I think he's bored.

ingles2 · 01/02/2008 17:09

yes, they're very like human babies
mind you my CS sleeps all day now if she can, preferably in ds1's bed under the duvet until I find her and kick her out!

hertsnessex · 03/02/2008 00:33

they do need alot of sleep like babies initally.

how old is he? has he had all his injecions?

xx

ahundredtimes · 03/02/2008 14:25

He's 12 weeks now. Has second lot of injections on Monday, which is good because then we don't have much longer until house arrest finishes.

He's been much jollier over the weekend, I think he likes the children being around. They do lots of rolling on the floor and crawling about with him, and jumping on bean bags, and he thinks it's marvellous and skiddles about with them. Perhaps just being at home with me all day makes him fall asleep? I can quite see it might. He has these rushes of activity and then gets in his basket and falls asleep.

He's really NOT keen on this dog biscuit stuff you know. I'm sure he isn't eating enough. He's in the kitchen too, so he can smell all the good stuff and then turns his nose up at the biscuits.

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suzywong · 03/02/2008 14:30

LFC, no scorpions but occasionaly duguites and tiger snakes. I'm a firm believer in Natural selection. If Fido buys it, then he just was never going to make the grade

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schooldilemma · 03/02/2008 19:48

Hi 100x... He sound adorable! Have you posted a picture yet? my cs has always loved playing with the kids, they dress her up and jump on her and all sorts and she just happily goes along with it. That's whats make them such nice pets I think. They love to be involved
He sounds like he's doing well and is completely normal and you are sounding like a doggy mum!
btw stick with the biscuits, cs are notorious fussy eaters! If he's that hungry he'll eat it

schooldilemma · 03/02/2008 19:49

whoops ignore the name, so much for incognito!

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