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What's your fantasy impractical/obscure dog breed?

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JesusInTheCabbageVan · 26/09/2020 19:53

Just saw these on a wildlife documentary and I want one so much! It would almost certainly trash my house and rip my face off, but... so pretty.

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NotYourHolidayDick · 26/09/2020 20:22

Newfoundland, or Azawakh for me please.

Chaosandmadness · 26/09/2020 20:24

A belgian malinios or 6....lets see my bastard of an ex try to stalk me then Grin

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 26/09/2020 20:25

Love this: I always wanted one but it was a silly idea.

So you got... more than one? May as well go all out. Grin

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RedRiverHog · 26/09/2020 20:25

They are amazing aren't they! Fox on stilts!

Roystonv · 26/09/2020 20:27

Scottish deer hound, nearly rescued one but realised our lifestyle would not have suited so very reluctantly said no.

RunningFromInsanity · 26/09/2020 20:38

A cute little fennec fox

What's your fantasy impractical/obscure dog breed?
JesusInTheCabbageVan · 26/09/2020 20:40

@RunningFromInsanity oh!

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emummy · 26/09/2020 20:40

Newfoundland definitely but couldn’t cope with the drool. Dd insists she’s going to get one when she’s older, we’ll see...

vanillandhoney · 26/09/2020 20:48

Fennec fox, for sure.

Bergerdog · 26/09/2020 20:50

@JesusInTheCabbageVan it escalated quickly. You can’t have one leonberger Grin
It’s also quite a closed knit community so if I post photos of mine I would def be outed. Mine are the only Leo’s in my city that I’m aware of, most people have never seen one Grin

@emummy leonberger don’t drool Smile

SacreBleeurgh · 26/09/2020 20:57

@JesusInTheCabbageVan I just wanted to say that you are my sense of humour twin, the distressed Hungarian puli cleaning method and spider fox have both tickled me no end, thanks!!

FWIW I’d take a Rhodesian Ridgeback, or an Ibizan hound.

Pinkmagic1 · 26/09/2020 21:00

An Irish water spaniel for me.

leafeater · 26/09/2020 21:00

I need two Great Danes Smile

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 26/09/2020 21:04

@SacreBleeurgh Grin

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ChrisPrattsFace · 26/09/2020 21:08

Not obscure but I would love a golden retriever. I already have ten dogs of different breeds but a goldie is a little dream for me... but I couldn’t cope with the grooming!

tabulahrasa · 26/09/2020 22:15

I love Scottish deerhounds... but, they’re too big and realistically they’re not active enough for me.

I’d like a Belgian Malinios but I can’t find a rescue one ok with a cat and there are way too many dodgy breeders to try and wade through to get a puppy.

Slightly less exotic than wild ones though, lol

MadamBatty · 26/09/2020 22:22

2 Irish water spaniels for me.

Sunnydaysstillhere · 26/09/2020 22:22

Dh's dream ddog was a Husky... Spent a year doing our research... Surprised him one Xmas eve with this...
He sobbed...
She is 7 this year.

Oh the hair...

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Harrysmum2020 · 27/09/2020 02:14

Shiba inu stubborn and untrainable I hear but soo beautiful

InTropicalTrumpsLand · 27/09/2020 02:35

The one I don't think I will ever have is a husky or other wolf-like dog breed. I think they are so lovely, but;
Their prey drive: I have a cat who is my little daring and SHE COMES FIRST. Any dog that might eat her is off the list.
Their size: I currently own an elderly Lhasa Apso (a pretty common breed over here!) and her bones are failing her. It is so helpful to be able to lift and carry her anywhere she wants, I don't think I would have a dog I couldn't pick up and carry at least to the car and back. Which limits dog breeds to 10kg, 15kg at a stretch.
Their energy level: I'm a couch potato with short bursts of energy. While I would be willing to run for say, 1 hour every day with a dog, a Husky's endurance is just too much for me. Now if only Alaskan Klee Kai's got more popular and standardised, that would be swell.

The Miniature American Shepherd
I love Aussies. Their appearance, personality, everything. They just happen to not be quite carryable. So when I heard of Mini Americans (in 2016, I think, they had just become a breed in the US) it was perfect. I just don't have the time for one right now, but I dream of getting one by 2030... so for now I follow MASCE, AKC and some lovely kennels around the world to see the development of the breed.

Finally, the Cavalier.
Everything is perfect about them, except the mitral valve. I don't think I could have a dog that would have close too 100% chance to have a heart disease by age 10. It would feel like a ticking bomb for me. So I eagerly wait until researchers fix it. I would even be fine with out breeding for a couple generations. Funnily enough, the elderly Lhasa Apso I mentioned earlier does have a faulty mitral valve, but differently from Cavaliers, hers is still subclinical at nearly 15... It's the bones that are her undoing.

Staringpoodleplottingrottie · 27/09/2020 02:42

Chow chow, dogue de Bordeaux, Great Dane... breeds that are possible to own except I live in a flat so it ain’t happening any time soon

Derbee · 27/09/2020 02:45

I would love an Irish wolfhound. But I’d want a bigger house, and worry because they don’t have a long life expectancy.

FatherTedsBankAccount · 27/09/2020 03:32

I have always wanted a Komondor. (I have big rooms that need mopping!) No, I really just love them. They have such charming personalities too. They are very funny, like big overgrown toddlers. A lady I know owns one who is very patient and person-friendly. She takes him around dog shows and country fairs to introduce people to the breed.

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Paranoidmarvin · 27/09/2020 04:01

A Dalmatian. Yes please.

Graciebobcat · 27/09/2020 04:41

Pyreneean Mountain Dogs and Bernese Mountain Dogs.

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