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my next dog would be...

51 replies

misdee · 17/05/2011 21:25

purely for fun

because with my boys still in their teenage-tearaway phase (likly to last anoher year as lab x breeds), there is now way i'm getting another dog right now....

i would consider a low-shedder like a backcrossed doodle rather than a second gen doodle like i have atm (there is enough dog fur in my downstairs loo to model another dog out of it).

a boxer. love these dogs.

and am starting to love SBT's after meeting some lovely ones lately out on dog walks.

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thestringcheeseincident · 17/05/2011 21:29

I'd love a St Bernard. I think they're so gorgeous.

WorzselMaamage · 17/05/2011 21:33

A scruffy mongrel, a lurcher or a whippet... whatever appears first. It'll be a rescue.. i'll never have another puppy.

morethanyoubargainfor · 17/05/2011 21:35

i would love an irish wolf hound.

our 3rd dog however (due at some point in the next 6 months) has got to be a smallie, apparently 10" max height to shoulder! (as stipulated by DH)

Vallhala · 17/05/2011 21:46

A rescue Staffie, preferably from an Irish pound background because they need help even more than UK poundies. Failing that a Greyhound, the second most needy dog in rescue.

If I lived in Ireland or certain US states I'd have a rescued Pit Bull. I know rescuers who have them in both countries, along with their families and for whom it works fantastically. It's not the breed, after all, it's how he is treated and raised.

morethanyoubargainfor · 17/05/2011 21:52

I have a loopy lurcher from Ireland and he is fab, even though he is currently pissed off nursing a very poorly foot, and has been since 15th April. Sad. hopefully on the mend now.

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misdee · 17/05/2011 21:53

oh val, if you visit the rescues here in herts its all staffies, bulldogs, boxers and mastiffs.

my aprents got a rescue and i was very dubious about her, as she was meant to 'unsuitable for children' but she has turned out to be an lovely dog. you cant touch her back legs though as she gets snappy if an adult does it (she doesnt mind the girls stroking her, under supervision of course) we think she was probably hit by her old owners.

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chickchickchicken · 17/05/2011 21:54

an adult greyhound from greyhound rescue west of england

Grin
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misdee · 17/05/2011 21:59

ah greyhoiunds. they always appeal.

if only dh knew i was planning on filling this housewith dogs ocne the kids have left home ....

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Tortoise · 17/05/2011 22:02

I'd have another Greyhound or a Borzoi Stunning looking dogs which i had never seen or heard of until last year when i met one in a park while on holiday in Devon!
Currently have a 7yr old Greyhound and a 2 yr old JRT!

PersonalClown · 17/05/2011 22:02

You can't have my Staffy!!
We'll be sticking with Staffies. Low shedding, low maintenance and easy to train.
Not to mention the cuddles and the smile.

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misdee · 17/05/2011 22:03

is the dood harder compared to the staffy pc?

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Buda · 17/05/2011 22:06

Imaginary!!!!!

Vallhala · 17/05/2011 22:07

misdee, I know. :( I live very close to Herts and know many of the rescues there (including one which although very good indeed won't take SBTs as they can't home them). :(

The rescue I physically help out at and for whom I also do appeals, fundraising and paperwork is in East Cambs and that too has a lot of SBT as well as THE most gorgeous Boxer X Mastiffy type fella whose owners gave him up when they had twins and to whom a local "big rescue" advised having PTS as they wouldn't take him, considering him unhomeable.

He was alleged to be terratorial (sp??? - I'm tired!) but we have video of DD2 (14 now) last summer, sitting in his armchair in his kennel, going in and out through his door, playing with his toys and cuddling him. He's SUCH a gorgeous dog, not for the novice but certainly should never have been written off. Luckily he has a home for life in the no-kill rescue in which he lives but still I hope and pray he finds someone to call his own.

PersonalClown · 17/05/2011 22:08

Flupps is calming down now he has had bits chopped off.
I speak as he's squeaking in his sleep on the sofa next to me.

Synyster is a dream to train. Although Flupps set him back a bit. Got sit, down, wait in a few days.

chickchickchicken · 17/05/2011 22:10

i remember that video val and the dog is lovely. i remember him not minding at all that your dd was sat in his chair

annieapple7 · 17/05/2011 22:12

A Leonberger
Gorgeous looking dog
But I did see a rescue "blue" staffy bitch on a website the other day and was sorely tempted she looked adorable
but would she like my JRT I wonder?

Al0uiseG · 17/05/2011 22:12

When I'm a squillionaire I will own and run a beautiful dog rescue, I want to staff it with a full time vet and lots of dog carers. I'd like to offer Valhalla the job of director of dogs. There will be no constraints on space, food, comfort and money.

The shallow, selfish side of me wants another Bulldog, a French Bulldog a Pug and several Dachsunds of varying varieties.

ChristinaEliopolis · 17/05/2011 22:19

Whippet or greyhound. After previously having terriers, my 'rescue mongrel' is very obviously part (half?) whippet and the loveliest dog. She has a good old run on the beach every morning and that's it - sleeps for the rest of the day, waking only to eat and have a shout at the postie. She is so sweet and very clever - a fab dog. And we can take her anywhere, she is no trouble -she is just pleased to be with us all.

She isn't keen on other dogs - tolerant but not happy, but always makes a beeline for the man with three greyhounds who we meet on the beach in the mornings and follows them around devotedly. She knows they are more 'her sort' Grin

I am converted.

Vallhala · 17/05/2011 22:20

Oooh I can see the point about Bulldogs, AG. I've yet to meet an unfriendly one. I don't think they know HOW to be unpleasant. :)

Annie, the rescue I mentioned has a Blue SBT who is currently being cared for in the absence of the owner but looks likely not to be wanted back. Sadly he is NOT dog friendly and is as mad as cheese but oh, what a beauty. Another for the VERY experienced dog owner but with effort he will be incredibly rewarding.

I find that the older I get the more I recognise that my next dog needs to be older too and more docile. Not for me the border collies or springers, too much like hard work for this old girl! Fortunately I've always loved older dogs and had a special sympathy for them, more attracted to them than pups and, goodness knows, the Oldies need it, as the Oldies website will testify.

Folk · 17/05/2011 22:27

God only knows...i had plans for a lurcher / greyhound / deerhound and a little Sheltie to sit on my feet while i worked (already had a BC).

Ended up with two rescue dogs of dodgy lineage - GSD / Staffie / Collie / Lab / Hyena etc. instead (see pics)

Therefore all bets are off for the future tbh....Grin

cryhavoc · 17/05/2011 22:42

I love staffies, but my heart belongs to Rottweilers I'm afraid. If I have to have just one dog it would have to be a rottie.

intertoyz · 17/05/2011 22:43

A nice one.

FannyNil · 17/05/2011 22:45

A cat

Scuttlebutter · 17/05/2011 23:39

More greyhounds. Lots more. Probably elderly ones. Sorry Chick for guiding you into the paths of temptation!

I'd really like a scruffy shaggy lurcher, and a wolfhound or deerhound but DH is asthmatic so would be very wheezy. If I could wave a magic wand, I'd take his allergy away. Smile And Salukis/Borzois are gorgeous too, but as nutty as anything, and even worse at recall than greys. Sigh.

Saggyoldclothcatpuss · 17/05/2011 23:57

Miniature Daschunds. several of them.