just idly thinking about getting a second dog and wondering what would be a good fit with ddog
he's an 18 month old Toller so we wouldn't actually be getting another dog for a year or so at least
the obvious answer is another Toller but we'd need to get a bitch as a second dog (all his best doggy friends are girls) and that's cutting down on the potential very small pool of puppies even further
I don't want a lab or golden - they're lovely dogs but not quite enough zip for me and they're a bit too big on the whole
I couldn't cope with a full-on border collie
Sighthounds are lovely but the ones we know aren't that bright (sorry, not meaning to offend any sighthound owners here)
Ddog doesn't really like terriers or small dogs in general (and I'm not that keen either) and he's very scared of german shepherds and the like after a couple of unfortunate incidents in the park
our dog trainer last night said he could see us with an australian shepherd, so I googled as you do and they do seem to share a lot of characteristics with Tollers but I've never actually met one in real life ...
Any experience?
PS My rescue karma is pretty good with 100% rescue cats and many rescue dogs in my and my family's past but right now I'm not looking for a rescue unless it was a breed-specific rescue