Would you recommend your dog breed to anyone?

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What breed have you got?
Does your dog fit its breed stereotype?
Would you get another dog of the same breed?

Miniature Schnauzer.

Loyal, loving, protective and has little man syndrome. He is absolutely my second baby.
He is cocky and bossy, he will look at you until you pick him up, hold him like a baby and rub his tummy and when you stop he will look at you as though you have shit on his mother.

He is my 6 year olds best friend in the entire world.

I would have a million of this breed and I will love my Schnauzer until my dying day.

runwalkrun Compared to setters, cockers are a nightmare.

Setters are very easy to train, lovely family dogs, never needed to go to the vets, never ate anything they shouldn't, rarely needed bathing, would happily play with toys to keep themselves occupied and never barked at anything.

Cockers are very needy. Difficult to train 'well' easy to train into bad habits. Very gobby, always barking. Always digging up the garden. Eat everything both edible and not. Need bathing all the time because they like to bathe in fox pooh daily. Out on a walk you barely see them, theyre always off in the undergrowth trying to dig something up. They eat toys for fun. They love trying veterinary treatments just for fun They stink, like emptying bins and cupboards (I have locks on the bottom cupboards). If anyone leaves a door open theyre gone. An hours exercise isnt enough for them....and neither is 3 or 4 hours.

Cockers are really lovely and really want to please but theyre incredibly hard work and never happy with just relaxing. Theyre on the go constantly. I love them to bits but not suitable unless you're experienced imho.

No I wouldn't recommend a Patterdale Terrier from solid working stock to anyone, unless a working home and terrier experienced.
They are pretty true to their breed traits, although mine missed the memo about being good natured and keen to please...
I would never have another Patterdale, no. I adore her of course, but she is very difficult - super aggressive, kills small furries and has to be managed/segregated carefully (usually with a complex system of doors and gates).

5 greyhounds, absolutely gorgeous creatures, loving, gentle and sleep loads. I can walk them all by myself very good on the lead (although I wouldn't let them off if they aren't in an enclosed paddock.

I'd highly recommend them as a family pet.

I'd just like to add that our cocker is an absolute delight! She's extremely calm, well trained, has barked about 10 times in her 18 months of life! We're always shocked when she does as it's so rare
She likes to pick things up like socks etc but gives them back easily.

She is a working dog and an absolute delight! About as low maintenance as a dog can get, one walk a day and she's happy. My dad stopped getting up at 6am to give her a second walk but she would refuse to go.

Everyone I meet says they're a nightmare and hyper but she couldn't be better!

Absolutly! I have a cocker spaniel cross King Charles and she's perfect! Loving, loyal, adores the kids/cats/rabbit. Only downside is that she's a doofus but she's just always soooo happy 😍

We have a whippet - he is does not smell, shed much or bark, is fairly flexible with exercise and sleeps a lot - sometimes too much! - We have taught him to talk when he wants something because it make us giggle, he's not nervous of loud noises, dogs or people. He was hard to train - I wanted him off lead and it took so long, basically we had to build our relationship and it was hard to find a dog trainer who understood the motivations of a whippet - I didn't! He is loyal but very like a cat - only gives you attention when he feels the need - he only ever is interested in himself but we adore him. Would I get another? - absolutely!

Border terriers......perfect dogs

Lurcher - absolutely would have him again. He's not perfect, he used to have separation anxiety but now entertains himself by raiding my handbag if left alone but he is funny, gentle, sleepy, and loves me so much

Lovely to hear about so many working cockers. We have one...and I would recommend PROVIDED you know what you are getting. I believe ours is very breed-typical.

Ours is everything we were told/expected...lively, mad as a box of frogs, greedy, funny, loving, very easy to train/eager to please (good combination). He is absolutely the right dog at the right time for us...but a few years ago would have been a nightmare when the kids were younger. We now have the time to invest, and the rewards are huge.

Three walks a day totalling 1.5 to 2 hours, as much off lead as possible...play and stimulation inbetween from the whole family, he can read us like a book and seems to thrive on his routine. He is absolutely adorable - a lot of work, yes, but pleasurable in the main.

Working cocker and absolutely recommend if you are up for an energetic family dog - every walk is work he needs constantly to be working at something but he is awesome with dd - huge amounts of fun and like any gun dog if trained amazingly obedient. Off lead he has instant recall and we hardly ever have him on the lead as he will sit, stay, heel with no issues. Having had a border collie before he is slightly dim in comparison but much easier!

I grew up with an English Setter.
Absolutely beautiful dog, very well trained which that breed has to be, and also walked a lot, with off lead time.
Not for a novice owner or anyone who doesn't want to dedicate their life to a dog.

We also had Cavalier King Charles spaniels.
Also need a lot of exercise, but are much more lap dogs.

I can't have a dog due to circumstances, so I have four cats, I love reading about, and seeing photos of everyone else's dogs though

Leonberger here. He's 7 months old. Going to get another one after a year or so. Stubborn as, but very gentle. Huge but rubbish guard dogs. No Prey instinct so good with other animals. They are quite lazy so one swift walk a day sees him zonked out for another 5/6 hours. Easy to housetrain, surprisingly low hair shed. Would definitely recommend. I luffs him 🐾

More grown up and pinching the yoghurt pots

I have a ruby cavalier king Charles and I love her to bits - she's very active, loves running and swimming (in all weathers!) and absolutely loves people, she waggles up to everyone and deploys her big loving eyes. Is like a real life teddy bear at home and loves to cuddle as close as possible with her people. Very sweet and good natured and has no health issues. is very happy and healthy on a raw food diet

I would absolutely recommend this breed but, as with all breeds, urge caution to select a responsible breeder. So many dogs have terrible health problems from over/in breeding and my heart breaks when I meet other cavaliers who have health problems

No

I have a Labrador who belonged to ex dp who fucked off and left him. Amazing dogs, but only if well trained. Mine is aggressive to other dogs, food obsessed, doesnt realise his size and strength and stubborn as fuck. With 3 small dc its really tough having him.
He is well looked after and loved though and I would never rehome him as hes part of the family. Definitely wont be getting another lab though!

We have a Malamute and no, I wouldn’t recommend as a breed generally.

They are very much a 1 person (dh in our case) dog. They are stubborn, have appalling recall, extremely greedy, difficult to train, large and hairy.

She is ok with the children but I don’t trust her with them.

She’s entirely dh’s responsibility he walks her, feeds her and deals with her.

It’s not that I don’t like her, just not what I would have picked as a breed. I’d have preferred a GSP myself.

Unfortunately they are quite ‘trendy’ and she’s very beautiful so people often stop and ask after her and say how much they want one but I think most people have no idea how much hard work they are.

I have Tibetan Terriers and I absolutely love the breed.
My lot is generally true to the breed description... Except that I found that they are easily trained unlike popular believe. I bought my 1st as an agility dog ...as they are energetic and lively- nooo once they hit 2 they are proper couch potatoes and don't care much about long walks, fun and games!
They are described as family dogs... I would say they are ok with older children who are sensible and respect the dog. They don't like rough rowdy behaviour from younger children.

I would recommend the breed to experienced dog owners (or people who are 100% committed to training) with lots of spare time - they adore their human and want to spend some quality time together... Brushing, walking and chilling!

I hope, that I always have the time to share my life with a Tibetan Terrier.

We have a patterdale terrier and he's lovely. Easy to train, loves people and dogs, looks like a mini Labrador. Quite lively and would be suitable for an active family. The whippet is easy, clean but a bit needy (talks all the time; I want some food, I want to go upstairs, I might want to go outside if it's not raining - perhaps shows how clever he is but it drives me mad). Our old working Springer is a brilliant dog, again easy to train etc and adores everyone. The only one I couldn't recommend is the Pomeranian, he's a total shit; yaps constantly, bites (though now he generally growls a warning) and is horrible to the other dogs and is very much a one person dog. He's the only one we've not had since a puppy so always blame his previous owners for his nastiness, but I do think Poms can be a bit like this. We still love him but I'm dreading him becoming a grumpy old man.

Yes
Springer spaniel- lovely natured family pet. They aren't all mad as people are led to believe.

Jack Russell- still a puppy and totally adorable!!

Yes although perhaps not as a rescue like we did unless you have a LOT of time.

Our cocker is 9 and we've had him since he was 3. He is a pain in the arse at times like whining for food all the time and has NO recall.

However he has grown up with the kids (youngest a baby when we got him) and has never even once looked like he'd do anything other than love them. Same with the cat - she'll steal his dinner literally from under his nose and he just lets her. He is so sweet natured and gentle. He's really protective of the kids too which I like and although he goes mad jumping up and barking at adults who visit the house he is super calm and gentle with any kids from babies up to eldest age which is 11. I love him for that.

I've had a springer in the past which was pretty much the same experience - hyper, loyal, loveable , bit mental.

Shetland sheepdogs are sweet and cuddly but can be a bit yappy from pnes we've had .
I would never have another border collie - ours just never seemed entirely happy as 'just' a pet , think she would've been better off up on a mountainside.

Toy Poodles are all I've ever had due to asthma.

I would recommended them for families as they are so loving and loyal but they can be clingy. They can be energetic but also love to be a lapdog and get cuddles all night. In my experience the dogs were harder to train than the bitches. The fact that they don't shed is brilliant! If I had the room I would definitely have a standard poodle. I wouldn't be without a poodle.

Holdmecloser Several people have remarked the our Ridgeback is like a dragon. He sounds like he roars if delivery men come to the door. When he stands on his back legs he's close to six feet tall. If he hears mums and children on the other side of the door he just slow wags and dog grins.

Sleep - that was exactly how my old girl used to relax, as her sleep got deeper the raised front leg would start to drop slowly. I could sit for ages just watching her.

Owner of two miniature Schnauzers. They're fabulous dogs but theyre terriers so you've got to be prepared (UK classes them as utility dogs and America has them as a terrier). They're a ratting breed. Funny, clever, can be highly strung, very very fast, high prey drive. Hypoallergenic, but need grooming.
Most other Schnauzer owners say theirs is similar to mine.
Would only recommend if you were a terrier lover. And if I stop rubbing her belly, my girl also looks like I crapped on her mother.