Small, child friendly, low shedding breed?

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Hi I looking for a small, child friendly, low shedding breed who will be happy with 30 Min walk a day and won’t bark incessantly. We have had a dog before but a larger breed. Any recommendations. I quite like small cuddly teddy bear types.

We have a half Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and half poodle. Not a breed but a cross and known as a cavapoo or poovalier!

The poodle dad was the tiniest breed of poodle (I forget the name). Because he was soooo tiny our cavapoo is definitly on the smaller side of the cavapoo range. He is so child friendly, really clever and can happily live on a 20-30 minute walk a day as long as he can play isn’t he garden inbetween.

He is not hard to groom, I think we got lucky that his hair is very fine and doesn’t tangle much. Right now he has a short summer cut so no brushing needed at all.

Not a border terrier Grim, ours sheds heaps and needs more than 30 mins walk a day... And he's 10 years old!

Before his summer cut.

My Frenchie sheds hair all over the place and does it all year round.

Also be aware the breed has significant health issues and the reason why so many end up with rescues is they can need lots of vet attention for critic health issues.

Saying that though they are they are so much fun, brilliant with kids (careful with little ones though due to their large eyes) and a totally affectionate lapdog. Mine is happy with long walks (used to go running with us but he's too old now) or just playing fetch in the garden (still trying to train him at 10 years old to drop the ball consistently- stubborn bull breed!)

That's hardly any walking at all. Very few dogs would be happy with that.
What about grooming? Are you happy to get your dog regularly professionally groomed? If not that rules out lots of these breeds. You will also have to groom at home too.
No puppies are good with children. They bite! Or are you thinking an older rescue.
I agree with a PP. no tiny dogs with small children. Far too much of a risk.

Cockapoo- super friendly, great with kids, hypo allergenic (mostly), non- shedding (the only hairs I find in this house are mine!). Loves cuddles, easily trained. Require a good amount of stimulation and at least 1 hours walking per day (we spread over 3 shorter walk).

No poodle cross is guaranteed non shedding. They are a cross. You don't know what you get.
They will be from a puppy farmer or someone who just breeds for the cash so won't have much likelihood of health tests done on parents.
They won't cope with just half an hour walk. Poodles are active and bright dogs.
So no. Not a poodle cross.

Whippets are pretty small, barely bark and most are very low shedding. If you get one from a puppy it will need more than a 30 minute amble around the block though. Mine is one year old and needs the chance to run properly at least a few times a week.

They are generally excellent with children although might not be the best choice for a very loud, busy house.

I really wouldn’t get a chihuahua with young children. Ours is a definite bite risk with other people’s kids despite being socialized with lots of kids as a puppy and us having 3 of our own. Also, they are so tiny they can be really easily damaged just by playful handling that’s a little too rough. And he barks his tiny little head off at the slightest noise.

Poodles are extremely energetic and wont be happy with a half hour walk. Most dogs wouldn't be. Id suggest bichon frise too even then you might need to do a longer walk.

Schnauzer x toy poodle cross. No shedding, small and the dog I know has a lovely temperament.

Wolfie you can tell a lot about how much shedding a poodle cross will have when they are tiny puppies. We discussed our low shed needs with our breeder (who had given the parents every health check under the sun) and we had to skip the litter we hoped to get our puppy from as once born it was clear all had hair that would shed a little. The breeder told us to wait for the next litter and along came our low/no shedding puppy.

My miniature labradoodle did not come from a puppy farm. She is the most fantastic dog, low shedding, great with kids, adults and other dogs. She is also extremely healthy.

I wouldn't say poodle either. Ours is a toy but she is constantly on the go, likes long walks, and if she doesn't get enough running about she won't settle in the evening.
All dogs like a decent walk. I don't think 30 mins is enough for any dog, possibly unless you have a large garden where you can play fetch and generally get the dog to run about (and that's not really feasible in the depths of winter). A chihuahua might have less exercise needs, but then you have the problem of them being very small and delicate.
Why are you restricted to 30 mins a day walking?

@paddingtonthebear please make my day and tell me that your dog is technically a ‘shit-poo’ 😆 (sorry, so childish!)

Ha yes well technically it’s shih-poo because you’re not saying tzu part of shih tzu

Or pooshih

I just say she’s a shih tzu poodle cross. The daft names like shihpoo, cockerpoo, malshi, labradoodle are very cringe IMO

Temple
Wait for the next litter? Bloody hell. So they're just churning them out. Total puppy farmer.
Icky no reputable pedigree breeder would breed crosses. You're lucky your dog is healthy. But I wonder how many litters her mother went on to have.

Lots of good breed ideas except the brachycephalics (ones with squashed in faces). They are lovely dogs but as breeds they have a huge number of health problems and most are bred for looks over basic functions eg to be able to breathe. That's cruel.

Stupid comment that no good breeder would breed cross breeds, stupid comment. Purebred dogs are proven to have much more health problems, especially with Kennel club breeders. Look at the cavalier with its heart problems, the pug with its eyes, the westie with their skin allergies, the Labrador with elbow dysplasia etc etc etc.

There's no breed that is 'good with children' , doesn't bark and doesn't need much exercise. It doesn't exist. If you want a decent family pet you have to put a LOT of effort into training (the dog and the children). If you want a dog that doesn't bark when left alone then you need to be careful about how you train them up to being left alone or you could up end up with a dog with separation anxiety that becomes very distressed at being left. Tolerant well behaved dogs aren't bred, they're trained so the best thing you can do is plenty reading on dog behaviour, training and how to meet your dog's needs. Walks aren't just about exercise, they're about socialisation and giving your dog the time to express their natural behaviours. Saying all that the absolute safest breed around kids in my experience (25 years in veterinary practice) is the cavalier, lovely lovely dogs but not without their health issues. Although like I said, the safest dogs are those who are having their needs met and their boundaries respected.

Wolfie - Next litter was nine months later and different mum.

You get out of a dog what you put into it in my experience. You can't just get a puppy and bring it home, and expect it to be good with children and quiet just because it's say, a cockapoo or something.

Training a puppy is HARD work. It involves getting up several times a night so it can go to the toilet, taking it into the garden every 30 minutes so it goes to the toilet, and cleaning up accidents because even that doesn't't guarantee it won't pee in the house. It involves training classes (expensive) and continuous training at home to get it to follow basic commands, to walk nicely on the lead etc.

Puppies bite, regardless of the breed because that's how they explore the world. They mouth, chew and nip and it HURTS. You need to spend months training them not to bite and even then they'll still do it. They'll chew your hands, your feet, socks, clothes and furniture.

And I don't think 30 minutes walking a day is enough for any dog. Of course puppies need less exercise but as they reach one year, they require a lot more than a 30 minute amble. Most need a decent off-lead run about several times a week, or at least several decent walks. We have a Beagle and he'll need two hour-long walks everyday when he reaches maturity. At the moment he has 2 x 15 minutes due to his age and you can tell he doesn't want to stop!

Getting a dog to be compliant, well-trained and good with children takes a lot of work. But you don't just need to train the dog, you need to teach your children how to behave, when to leave the dog alone and not to get up in it's face or try and fuss it while it's eating or sleeping. You need to encourage calm play and not get the dog to chase the child because it's guaranteed to end in tears.

We've got a Schnoodle ( mini schnauzer, mini poodle cross) and she's fantastic with children. Doesn't shed at all ( I'm allergic generally to dogs and no issue with her), extremely gentle, very playful. She's a fluff ball so needs grooming every 6-8 weeks

Best. Dog. Ever

We have a poodle/shih tzu cross, he's non shedding and a joy tbh but there is no way he's be happy on thirty minutes walking a day. He will walk for miles twice a day. I think poodles need exercise tbh they are working dogs, the little mini I know walks five miles every morning and then swims for half an hour.

We've got a pug.
Amazing with the children. Very easy to look after. Doesn't require excessive exercise.
Down side is they shed like a mother F.

Sounds like you'd be better to get a stuffed toy.

Dogs don't come pretrained with all those attributes and abilities, they need a lot of work put into them.

If you're thinking of getting a puppy then they bite, they wee and poo a lot and need to be trained, they bark until you train them not to. And most dogs need more than 30 minutes walk a day, even small dogs.