Dog breed poll
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1 GSD/Greyhound mix
3 Labs.
2 English Mastiffs
And currently...
1 Great Dane
1 Dane/Mastiff mix
1 Bullmastiff
Hard to say which breed is my favorite, probably English Mastiffs, even though 1 of them attacked me and I ended up in the ER for stitches & x-rays. He really was a big baby, and we suspect slightly retarded. I DO NOT RECOMMEND FIGHTING A 200 LB. DOG!!!
Best/smartest we've had was our 1st Lab. Wife wasn't working when we got him, and didn't have any kids yet so we spent a lot of time training him.
1 GSD/Greyhound mix
3 Labs.
2 English Mastiffs
And currently...
1 Great Dane
1 Dane/Mastiff mix
1 Bullmastiff
Hard to say which breed is my favorite, probably English Mastiffs, even though 1 of them attacked me and I ended up in the ER for stitches & x-rays. He really was a big baby, and we suspect slightly retarded. I DO NOT RECOMMEND FIGHTING A 200 LB. DOG!!!
Best/smartest we've had was our 1st Lab. Wife wasn't working when we got him, and didn't have any kids yet so we spent a lot of time training him.
If you want a pet, consider a dog that has the energy levels you can cope with. An Akita in an apartment will quickly drive you mad. An Akita on 10 acres with space to roam is going to be a good dog.
Next consider size. Then job.
My mutt is 4 cow dogs. She loves to run. She likely averages 10 miles of fetch a day. She'll go mountain biking with me and run for 20 miles without complaint. I did bottle train her so she has her own water bottles she will drink from or my camelback.
She's a really shit bird dog though. She kills them in our yard, and doesn't pay any attention to them elsewhere.
I have hunted over shorthairs that were phenomenal, and some that were worthless. Same goes for labs, wirehairs, etc.
German Shepards are herding dogs. They do ok in guard dog form, because they act like they're protecting the herd. If I only had a $ for every idiot I've run into that can't understand why their German Shepard needs to run 5+ miles daily to not destroy the house...
Next consider size. Then job.
My mutt is 4 cow dogs. She loves to run. She likely averages 10 miles of fetch a day. She'll go mountain biking with me and run for 20 miles without complaint. I did bottle train her so she has her own water bottles she will drink from or my camelback.
She's a really shit bird dog though. She kills them in our yard, and doesn't pay any attention to them elsewhere.
I have hunted over shorthairs that were phenomenal, and some that were worthless. Same goes for labs, wirehairs, etc.
German Shepards are herding dogs. They do ok in guard dog form, because they act like they're protecting the herd. If I only had a $ for every idiot I've run into that can't understand why their German Shepard needs to run 5+ miles daily to not destroy the house...
Growing up had 2 different American cocker spaniels, oldest sister currently has a cocker spaniel, next sister has a cocker spaniel. In laws have one as well. I currently have 2 cocker spaniels. Only ones that are related to the others is our younger is son of our other dog and in laws dog.
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Akitas are a special breed and there is no other dog like them. My boy has been the best dog over ever had and I honestly don't know what I'm going to do when he's gone. He's 12 years old now and is showing signs of his age. I will have to get another big dog for sure but with the heat we have in AL, I just don't think I should get another Akita. It's just not a good climate for them here though they are the absolute most amazing breed ever.
I've looked at Italian mastiff (C corso) and that's a very likely option but anyone else ITT have an idea for a large breed that would do well in the heat and protect my family and property and be a good family dog?
I've looked at Italian mastiff (C corso) and that's a very likely option but anyone else ITT have an idea for a large breed that would do well in the heat and protect my family and property and be a good family dog?
They do look cool but I'm sort of used to big dogs and I'd really like it to be one that can fend off a few yotes at a time by himself. Ideally I'd really like to get another puppy with health guarantees and certs on hips, elbows, and eyes, and solid health lineage on both sides back at least 5 gens. Once you do it that way and never have any medical issues or problems with big dogs, it's just hard to not do it that way from then on. The puppy is expensive but nothing compared to a large vet bill on dogs that are way over 100lbs
IM a Cane Corso owner they are great dogs if you raise them right. But the really like food. I also have English bulldogs. Only thing they guard is the food bowl. My Cane Corso is a baby I have 11 grand kids and she loves them. But if you ever come up to me fence she will scare you. Funny thing is all she wants is to make another friend. But the sheer size scares most
We’ve had a bunch of greyhounds. They make pretty great house pets. Not really useful for anything but they are smart and chill if you’re just looking for a companion. Getting harder to get as all the tracks are shutting down in the US. They need very little space and are huge couch potatoes.
I also have a wire haired pointing griffon. She’s amazing and intelligent but also a doofus.
I also have a wire haired pointing griffon. She’s amazing and intelligent but also a doofus.
Growing up we had a Norwegian Elkhound.
In college I got a Brittany that I never knew I could love so much. We were together 15.5 years and I just lost her this past October. She was so intelligent, very athletic (parents were state field trial champions), super affectionate and strong-willed. She also had herself a terrible stubborn streak
I "had" a Pittie for several months as well, a friend of a friend was serving a 6 month sentence and I offered to take his dog. She was a good dog. My Britt would always kind of bully her though. You know how it is when you get two bitches together.
In college I got a Brittany that I never knew I could love so much. We were together 15.5 years and I just lost her this past October. She was so intelligent, very athletic (parents were state field trial champions), super affectionate and strong-willed. She also had herself a terrible stubborn streak
I "had" a Pittie for several months as well, a friend of a friend was serving a 6 month sentence and I offered to take his dog. She was a good dog. My Britt would always kind of bully her though. You know how it is when you get two bitches together.
One of my favorite dogs was a half mastiff, half red heeler. 80 lbs of do anything. Cuddle, fight ‘yotes, truck dog, horn hunt, work, companion….. had a better grasp of the English language than most people I knew then. Pretty sure he drove my cousin and I home from the bar a few times. Really miss that one- hell he wasn’t even mine!
GSD when I was very young. Since then:
Blue Heeler
Lab x sneaky neighbor dog
Pembroke Corgi
Belgian Malinois (current)
Not much difference in the pointy eared ones. They were/ are a bunch of crackheads. There’s some truth to the saying that a Heeler is just a Malinois that smokes unfiltered cigarettes, drinks bottom shelf whiskey, and lives in a singlewide trailer
Blue Heeler
Lab x sneaky neighbor dog
Pembroke Corgi
Belgian Malinois (current)
Not much difference in the pointy eared ones. They were/ are a bunch of crackheads. There’s some truth to the saying that a Heeler is just a Malinois that smokes unfiltered cigarettes, drinks bottom shelf whiskey, and lives in a singlewide trailer
If you have kids, a Golden or a Corgi the way to go. I have both and they are by far the best with children that I have seen. They play with them but are still very protective. They are also extremely intelligent....... the Corgis a a bit more difficult to train, because they are so intelligent. But that adds some fun to it.
1) Currently have a german wire hair and a duetch drathaar.
2) before that I had several labs. I think 5 total.
3) german short hair
4) Olde english bulldog. This was probably my favorite one.
5) American bulldog
6) several english coonhounds. I think I had 3
7) visla
8) german shepherd
9) miniature schnauzer
10) sheltie/mix
2) before that I had several labs. I think 5 total.
3) german short hair
4) Olde english bulldog. This was probably my favorite one.
5) American bulldog
6) several english coonhounds. I think I had 3
7) visla
8) german shepherd
9) miniature schnauzer
10) sheltie/mix
I've had 2 Vizslas and 2 GSP, both are great. I just lost my Vizsla to cancer, he gave me no warning. He wasn't able to pee so I took him to the emergency vet, his bladder had collapsed, had a tumor on his heart and cancer all over his body, not one signal until the bladder collapse. He was gone within several hours.
This Wirehair Pointer looks almost exactly like one of my sons dogs, great looking dog.
Shadow was a mix of Siberian Husky and Lab. He had 4 colors. Black, brown, red, and a white undercoat (he was double-coated and blew coat like a Sibe.) Judging but the points missing for a Black Lab, he was more Siberian, which is my favorite breed.
We got him from friends who originally bought him from a pet store and could not longer keep him when he was a little over 1 year old, which is when we got him. Labor Day Weekend 2004.
He had a picky personality at times but he was a lot of friend and protected my wife at home in the yard.
All of my pets have been rescues, as it were. If my life situation was such that I could get another dog, I would go to the local animal shelter. $60 covers the adoptions, vax up to date and neuter or spay at a participating vet, if necessary.
There are plenty of good dogs there.
One time, I was there donating old linens for bedding. I saw a dog in there and the card said "mix." Not even the animal care officers knew.
I snagged one of the workers and said, "That is a Shiba Inu."
"A what?"
How amazing is that? A dog that is rare enough in these parts that most are not familiar with it. Shiba Inu pups cost money. How could someone spend money like that and not chip the dog to get him back?
SMH.
We got him from friends who originally bought him from a pet store and could not longer keep him when he was a little over 1 year old, which is when we got him. Labor Day Weekend 2004.
He had a picky personality at times but he was a lot of friend and protected my wife at home in the yard.
All of my pets have been rescues, as it were. If my life situation was such that I could get another dog, I would go to the local animal shelter. $60 covers the adoptions, vax up to date and neuter or spay at a participating vet, if necessary.
There are plenty of good dogs there.
One time, I was there donating old linens for bedding. I saw a dog in there and the card said "mix." Not even the animal care officers knew.
I snagged one of the workers and said, "That is a Shiba Inu."
"A what?"
How amazing is that? A dog that is rare enough in these parts that most are not familiar with it. Shiba Inu pups cost money. How could someone spend money like that and not chip the dog to get him back?
SMH.
3 Shorthairs, and now an English Pointer. I'll have to see if I can find a photo of the first GSP.
Edit. Yes, easier to find than I thought.
Similar to @748rpilot , growing up we had a Norwegian Elkhound, followed by6 Brittanys. Also my wife had a Dalmatian when we got married. Love my Brittanys for all of the mentioned reasons along with their size goes well with our lifestyle.
Dobermann Pinscher for me. It's our family breed.
6 Brittany's! That's wild. Your pup is very handsome. How big is he ?
My Britt was pretty petite, approximately 19" at the shoulder and 26 - 28" in fighting shape. Just forward of her hips, I could make a "C" clamp with my hand and hold her back. But then she had a good size ribcage and some big old lungs.
Were your Britts quiet? Mine hardly ever made a peep.
Right now it is a year old GSD and my 13 year old lab, he is number 5 on the lab list. I have raised, bred and hunted beagles and Black Mouth Curs. My 2 American bulldogs were my favorites especially my male. Hog hunt with him give him a bath and he slept with my boys. My GSD is the smartest dog I have ever owned. I have been part of training 50 plus Blood Hounds to track men in a previous life.
Rhodesian Ridgeback or African Lion Hound, whichever name you prefer. Best dog I’ve ever had.
We have a red dobie…. Big doofus and great with the kids. He just turned 1.
Before that I had 2 Bull terriers… funniest damn dogs out there. RIP my friends
I was a member of a dog forum some years ago. There was a group that posted a message in there. Southern States Rottweiler Rescue. I volunteered for two legs of the trip.
This Rottie was also named Shadow. He was overweight and on special diet and meds. His owner fell on hard times from the recession of 2008. She could no longer care for him and he was to be transported to his new home in Memphis, Tn. So, he left his home in Austin at about 6:30. I was to take the legs from Dallas to Sulphur Springs and Sulphur Springs to Texarkana.
We adjusted slightly. I picked him in Lancaster and met the next drivers in New Boston, west of Texarkana. We made the trip in 2 hours, including a gas break. He was in his new home by 7:30 pm.
"Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin'. We gonna do what they say can't be done.
We got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm eastbound just watch old Senor Pendejo run..."
In a Pontiac Vibe with a standard transmission.
This Rottie was also named Shadow. He was overweight and on special diet and meds. His owner fell on hard times from the recession of 2008. She could no longer care for him and he was to be transported to his new home in Memphis, Tn. So, he left his home in Austin at about 6:30. I was to take the legs from Dallas to Sulphur Springs and Sulphur Springs to Texarkana.
We adjusted slightly. I picked him in Lancaster and met the next drivers in New Boston, west of Texarkana. We made the trip in 2 hours, including a gas break. He was in his new home by 7:30 pm.
"Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin'. We gonna do what they say can't be done.
We got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm eastbound just watch old Senor Pendejo run..."
In a Pontiac Vibe with a standard transmission.
Started hunting Springers as a boy then English setters for probably 15 years. Quail went in the tank and switched to Boykin Spaniels for swamp hunting and doves. Hands down the best driven hunters and family couch potatoes I have ever had. I'll die with a Boykin.
Also have mountain feist for squirrels. Cool dogs but ill quirky little things. Had a few heelers over the years for the cows and they are the definition of quirky but smart and great with livestock.
Also have mountain feist for squirrels. Cool dogs but ill quirky little things. Had a few heelers over the years for the cows and they are the definition of quirky but smart and great with livestock.
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Have had several red and blue healers over the years. Currently have three blue healers and one rescue Dalmatian. They Dal was 8mo. old when we got her and had never been out of her kennel, never associated with any dogs. Things started out kinda rough being thrown in with the healers. Was a quick learner. Healers can be a tough crew to join, but she can out run all of them. Long stride.
