Reply to Best dog breeds/mixes? s/o

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "Best dog breeds/mixes? s/o"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry.  No contest.  German Shepherd Dog.  Smart as hell.  They are almost creepily intelligent.  Great with kids.  Very easy to train.  Very loyal.  Calm indoors but active outside.  Protective but not aggressive.  We've been raising and training GSDs for years.  I am in love with the breed.  The only downside is that they are heavy shedders.  If I could train them not to leave hair everywhere, they would be the perfect breed.[/quote]

I'm the PP that said golden retrievers, hands down.  I actually love Germans too, but I think they are not as easy as goldens.  One, you need to be really sure you're getting from a good breeder.   There was a period in time where Germans were bred for aggression -- the good breeders seem to have avoided this but I'd be wary of a random one. They are powerful dogs.  Two, like any Shepard dog, they love to work and will be bored sitting around all day.  I think they are better for a family with a runner or one who wants to do serious dog training rather than your average lazy family. Three, because they are so smart, you really do need to train them.  Four, even the wonderful ones are pretty territorial.  For instance, my brother had a fabulous, incredibly sweet German shepard who was fabulous with kids and anyone he'd been introduced to by his master, but he still had to lock him up when the yard guys came, as the German was not thrilled with random guys he didn't know traipsing around his family's property.  On the other hand, he did chase away a burglar by jumping over a 6 foot fence.

German lab mixes can be really great dogs.  My sister always gets some variant on that type of mutt.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics