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Post by wildhorseluvr on Mar 24, 2023 18:06:16 GMT
I’ve worked with most of the breeds on that list and would agree in general…there are always exceptions to the rule. (Shibas need to be in the top 10, LOL.) I can appreciate almost any breed, just might not care to live with one. All my life I’ve been a big dog type person…took me a long time to adjust to little dogs and their personalities but I’ve found some I enjoy.
Different strokes for different folks. 🙂
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Post by farmrbrown on Mar 25, 2023 23:57:18 GMT
I must be in a curious mood today, lol. Don't know about the accuracy of this list but it looks like I've owned about half of them over the years. (Rotties are prolly my favorite but I'd like to have a Rhodesian Ridgeback one day for a comparison ) allpawsexpress.com/2022/03/02/hardest-dogs-to-train/My two favorite breeds are German shepherds and Rotties. We have GSD's now but have had Rotties. I found the Rotties easy to train. At the time, one of our kids was a toddler, and our Rottie did everything our daughter told her to do. I miss that dog! LOL, that was same way with Roxie, the one my wife brought home from the pound when we first got together 20 years ago. The only way you could tell she was 1/2 Yellow Lab was the fact she had 'blonde roots'! Back then Becka's youngest grandchild, Jimmy, was about 4 y/o but smaller than kids his age so he was probably no taller than she was. Now Roxie's job was to stand watch whenever Jimmy and his sister played in the front yard while Becka babysat for her kids (son and DIL) during the day but in no time at all, little Jimmy was giving her the same commands we used and she obeyed like a veteran soldier. Funny as heck to see and left the neighbors kinda dumbfounded, lol. Needless to say it was like having Secret Service protection for your daycare.
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Post by farmgirl on Mar 26, 2023 2:08:21 GMT
I’ve worked with most of the breeds on that list and would agree in general…there are always exceptions to the rule. (Shibas need to be in the top 10, LOL.) I can appreciate almost any breed, just might not care to live with one. All my life I’ve been a big dog type person…took me a long time to adjust to little dogs and their personalities but I’ve found some I enjoy. Different strokes for different folks. 🙂 My husband and I like the bigger breeds, and I was very surprised we really like several of the bully breeds. Our first was a boxer who adored us and all children. The second was Tinkerbelle, the Rottie, who loved us and her chickens. She'd watch over little chicks, and was very protective. One of our GSD's is almost 11, and I dread the day she passes. She's an amazing dog and helps me around our farm. We lost her full sister to cancer in December 2021, and that was hard.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Mar 26, 2023 2:42:53 GMT
I’ve worked with most of the breeds on that list and would agree in general…there are always exceptions to the rule. (Shibas need to be in the top 10, LOL.) I can appreciate almost any breed, just might not care to live with one. All my life I’ve been a big dog type person…took me a long time to adjust to little dogs and their personalities but I’ve found some I enjoy. Different strokes for different folks. 🙂 My husband and I like the bigger breeds, and I was very surprised we really like several of the bully breeds. Our first was a boxer who adored us and all children. The second was Tinkerbelle, the Rottie, who loved us and her chickens. She'd watch over little chicks, and was very protective. One of our GSD's is almost 11, and I dread the day she passes. She's an amazing dog and helps me around our farm. We lost her full sister to cancer in December 2021, and that was hard. Sorry you lost your dog.☹️ A couple years or so after my DH dies, I lost 2 dogs (GSD and a Red Heeler) and my favorite cat, within a year. Wasn’t easy. When I was working at the shelter, someone brought in a little English Staffie. At that time policy was that all pits had to be put down. Manager said, “That’s a pit,” and told us to put her down. I said, “That’s not an American Pit Bull, it’s an English Staffordshire!” and the fight was on. My stubborn side came out and I argued with her for days. Finally adopted her myself when the manager was gone. One of the sweetest, most lovable dogs I’ve had.
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Post by sugarspinner on Mar 31, 2023 19:16:52 GMT
Okay, we have Amish friends who raise dogs---well socialized, healthy, trainable dogs. So, painting them all with a wide brush of "garbage breeders" is unfair; about like saying all who work in or hang out in bars are drunken bums. Some are; some aren't. Anyway, many of the Amish around here belong to and work closely with the American Kennel Club. We did, end up buying a smooth-coated collie puppy from an Amish breeder away from this area. And, in this case, we suspect that it wasn't well treated but, as in any business dealing, "Let the buyer beware". We were aware and are acting accordingly. Let's just be fair. I know many dog breeders and owners. Some of all persuasions are good people who truly care for and tend to their animals and some do not. Often there's a very fine line between "as inexpensively as possible" and just plain cheap and mean. It takes a discerning person to walk that line without stumbling. 'Nuff said.
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