Which dog breeds is best?

[Princessghost]

Ok...I know the answer to that question is subjective. So.... What dog do you have?

We're looking for our next dog and doing research on the different breeds. We currently have a Weimaraner.

Attributes we need/want:
*Good with children (secondary school age), we also have a cat.
*Good at travelling, we take dog with us in caravan on holiday
*Can run distances when old enough (DH likes to run with the dog...can be quite a few miles)
*Good health/low breed health conditions

Preferably:
*Can be left for a hour or so on their own. (Seriously with a weim I cannot go to the toilet alone)

Does your dog fit these? Or do you know a dog breed that does?

P.s....i know a lot of these behaviours need to be trained into them, but I also understand some dogs are more prone to certain behaviour traits than others.

Because there are shit/ incompetent owners out there.
That doesn't mean that the rest of us shouldn't be allowed to have dogs.

There is no official club in UK AFAIK for both breeds together- can you be more specific who published it? Or even link the report?

Our female Staffy fits that bill.

A golden retriever.

They are friendly, gentle, playful, loving and easy to train.

Lots and lots and lots of hair to hoover though (and a bit wild as puppies)

Currently snuggled on the sofa with our 15 month old Labrador, who’s a withdrawn guide dog pup. Our older Labrador is 9 years old and lumbering around in the background somewhere. They’re both wonderful.

I don't understand your first sentence, it makes no grammatical sense. Not sure how you've decided that the OP is incapable of training a dog not to jump up either

I have two greyhounds (and have had many other greyhounds, they’re the only dog breed for me), and most of mine have absolutely loved running with me and they’ve all lived with our cats happily too. If you adopt them fairly young, where they haven’t been raced into the ground, they are pretty adaptable. My current two get more excited when I pull open my running clothes drawer than the food drawer, and they really bloody love their food.

not saying you should get greyhounds, though. They are quirky and certainly not for everyone. They’re bloody stubborn, and get worse as each year passes. Woe betide trying to get them to do anything unless you have treats on you.

@ejsmith99 "I don't understand your first sentence, it makes no grammatical sense. Not sure how you've decided that the OP is incapable of training a dog not to jump up either"

You replied to the wrong poster

She really didn't. She replied to you and quoted your post. She couldn't be any more clearer.

My greyx lives with 11 cats, as did my previous sighthound. Yes, you need to train them as with any dog, but many sighthounds live alongside cats with no issues. Depends on the dog and upbringing.

It was on one of the breeds fb groups. I can’t remember which one. They were talking about the amount of dogs with ivdd and they linked to a report which I think may be this one. Though oddly I can’t see anything in the report about ivdd but it does say a fifth of owners report heart issues.

www.norfolkterrierclub.co.uk/sites/default/files/inline-files/HealthSurvey20Report_forWeb.pdf

Our beagle ticks all the boxes. In fact we have had three beagles and I wouldn't have changed a thing about them.

Most breeds have breed specific Facebook groups, which can be great to join before you make the jump.

We have a standard Wire-haired Dachshund. Just coming along to add that our experience is nothing like the smooth or long mini sausage dogs you usually see - he is much larger, more terrier-like in his temperament, incredibly social. They generally have far fewer health issues than their smaller cousins also. He would fit your requirements exactly except he would kill a cat given the chance... his recall has also been quite challenging with such a high prey drive

Labrador. Very good with kids and other pets. Like running. Very loyal and intelligent and can be trained very well (hence they are used for assistance dogs etc). Can be left on their own for a few hours (ours is left for up to 6 hours). However, they will eat anything and stay hyper and energetic until quite a few years old!