What Breed

"whitespc1" <whitespc1 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Any suggestions on breeds to consider:
>
> I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me were:
> 1) Bernese Mountain Dog
> 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid)
> 3) King Charles Spaniel
>
>
> What are the other dogs that qualify for:
> - small household
> - no yard (community association with a leash law)
> - requires little to medium exercise
> - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old)
> - great with Kids!
> - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a
> tolerant cat
> - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog
> - good with strangers
> - playful but not aggressive
>

how about a bulldog? either the French or English variety would probably
fit the bill...

-kelly
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Many of the giant breeds - Newfoundlands, St. Bernards (sp?), Great
Danes come to mind, would probably be a good fit.
> Any suggestions on breeds to consider:
>
> I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me were:
> 1) Bernese Mountain Dog
> 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid)
> 3) King Charles Spaniel
>
>
> What are the other dogs that qualify for:
> - small household
> - no yard (community association with a leash law)
> - requires little to medium exercise
> - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old)
> - great with Kids!
> - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a
> tolerant cat
> - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog
> - good with strangers
> - playful but not aggressive
>
>
>
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"Shelly & The Boys" <snjb RemoveThis @BADBOYSpacifier.com> wrote in message
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> "whitespc1" <whitespc1 RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > I had 2 golden retrievers when I was a kid. I found them to require
more
> > exercise than I am prepared for and they really benefited by having a
> yard.
> >
>
> Then, you might want to cross the OES off your list. They are
> a herding breed, and will most likely have pretty high exercise
> requirements. While many of them make wonderful family
> pets, I know the grooming requirement alone would make me
> run for the hills! :-)
>
> Shelly & The Boys (who are moderately labor-intensive to groom
themselves):
> Coda (Collie-somethin')
> Bodhi (Belgian Sheepdog)
>

I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that you
can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that fur.
They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still need
grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it
makes grroming a bit easier. =)

Rosa
(Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed)
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"Rosa Palmén" <rosa.TakeThisOut@no-s-p-am.locomail.com> wrote in message
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> I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that
you
> can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that fur.
> They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still need
> grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it
> makes grroming a bit easier. =)
>
> Rosa
> (Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed)
>
>
Maybe Yala needs a "belly cut". :-) I've seen some folks that shave
their bellies to help keep the "spayed old dog" hair from matting,
and to help keep them cooler.
Despite my dislike of shaved dogs, I do think that OES are MUCH
cuter w/o all that fuzz than with!
Shelly (I like to see dog's faces!) & The Boys
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"Shelly & The Boys" <snjb.RemoveThis@BADBOYSpacifier.com> wrote in message
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> "Rosa Palmén" <rosa.RemoveThis@no-s-p-am.locomail.com> wrote in message
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> > I agree that an OES might need too much exercise, but don't forget that
> you
> > can get an OES trimmed if you don't feel like taking care of all that
fur.
> > They look pretty nice too when they are trimmed. Naturally they still
need
> > grooming and you have to go get them trimmed every now and then, but it
> > makes grroming a bit easier. =)
> >
> > Rosa
> > (Who is thinking of getting her Tervuren trimmed)
> >
> >
> Maybe Yala needs a "belly cut". :-) I've seen some folks that shave
> their bellies to help keep the "spayed old dog" hair from matting,
> and to help keep them cooler.
> Despite my dislike of shaved dogs, I do think that OES are MUCH
> cuter w/o all that fuzz than with!
> Shelly (I like to see dog's faces!) & The Boys
>
>

Yup, Yala may get cut, but I don't intend to shave her. At the moment she
needs her fur, maybe I'll get her cut in the spring. It would be so funny
to see what she would look like if her coat was cut to say a little more
than an inch all over =) At least then people would stop asking if my dogs
are the same breed because they would definitely not look at all the same...

Rosa
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>What are the other dogs that qualify for:
>- small household
>- no yard (community association with a leash law)
>- requires little to medium exercise
>- great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old)
>- great with Kids!
>- good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a
>tolerant cat
>- Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog
>- good with strangers
>- playful but not aggressive


American eskimo dog
American bull dog (not barky- but maybe too noisy)
Beagle (needs exercise- but ours is WONDERFUL with my son)
Great Dane
Clumber Spaniel
Poodle
Or a mixed breed you fall in love with at the pound

-sunny

-sunny
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"Emily Carroll" <carrol82 DeleteThis @nospam.msu.edu> wrote in message news:<bqsjc4$29gb$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>...
> > I did an on-line questionnaire and the dogs that came up for me were:
> > 1) Bernese Mountain Dog
> > 2) Old English Sheepdog (I had 2 of these as a kid)
> > 3) King Charles Spaniel
> >
> >
> > What are the other dogs that qualify for:
> > - small household
> > - no yard (community association with a leash law)
> > - requires little to medium exercise
> > - great with Kids! (boys, 5 + 7 years old)
> > - great with Kids!
> > - good with other animals. We have a 3 year old Himalayan cat... not a
> > tolerant cat
> > - Not yappy and little barking required. This will not be a watchdog
> > - good with strangers
> > - playful but not aggressive
> >
> >
> Sounds like a Lab to me. The only downside is the exercise requirement--a
> puppy in a home with active people will get plenty of exercise on it's own,
> though. Mine gets his jollies by "helping" with chores. He also can easily
> exercise himself in my 3 bedroom apartment.
>
> I do take him out to his breeder's twice a week where he wears himself
> completely out playing with her newest puppy.
>
> ~Emily
>

I don't know, Emily. I find that most people really don't understand
how much exercise the average Lab needs. They see those mellow service
dogs (usually heartbreakingly obese) and assume that they're all couch
potatoes. I therefore usually err on the side of *overestimating*
their exercise needs when I recommend them to people. My 7-month-old
boy is very mellow, relatively speaking--he's from bench lines
(Dickendall, Poolstead, Rocheby)--but he still needs 2 solid hours of
walking and play every day, plus lots of mental stimulation.

My advice to the OP: A young Lab might be wonderful if you have a dog
park and will commit to using it a lot. Alternatively, an older rescue
Lab could be great, but still may require a fair amount of exercise. I
wouldn't recommend the OES, but I do think the recommendation of a
Bulldog (French or English) is good. How about a Boston? If you can
handle the snoring and gas, they're awesome.

Nathan
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sunni12 writes:

>Beagle (needs exercise- but ours is >WONDERFUL with my son)

Not a chance.

JohnR
Pit Bull Libertarian

Never sneer at the power of a little
pink squeaky toy!
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