Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, I have had many Dobies and bred them.
They are indeed an odd breed.
VERY smart, almost scary smart. They don't always show you what they know.
They are best for a single person, but can do well in a family, but the family can't just suddenly add members.
They have a strange loyalty that is almost like a controlling spouse. You know that in a jam they will have your back covered, truly a guardian. No one should be crazy enough to hurt a Dobie's family members.
HOWEVER, you have to be a good dog trainer to get into this relationship. They are not super hyper, but they walk (sentry like) around the house a lot. Yes, when they hate someone it runs deep. They listen, and they are relatively clean (for a big dog).
I truly miss mine and I will never forget how they cared for me.
Now I have kids, we go with a goldendoodle...not a bad dog.
OP here. I loved that dog more than any other dog, ever. His picture still in our living room. We rescued him from the Breed rescue at age 4; he had his issues. I never knew a dog could be as smart as he was. Everyone cried when he died (of inherited liver disease) We have kids now, too. Maybe another Dobie when they grow up. Just an amazing breed, but not always for a beginner.
Anonymous wrote:OP, I have had many Dobies and bred them.
They are indeed an odd breed.
VERY smart, almost scary smart. They don't always show you what they know.
They are best for a single person, but can do well in a family, but the family can't just suddenly add members.
They have a strange loyalty that is almost like a controlling spouse. You know that in a jam they will have your back covered, truly a guardian. No one should be crazy enough to hurt a Dobie's family members.
HOWEVER, you have to be a good dog trainer to get into this relationship. They are not super hyper, but they walk (sentry like) around the house a lot. Yes, when they hate someone it runs deep. They listen, and they are relatively clean (for a big dog).
I truly miss mine and I will never forget how they cared for me.
Now I have kids, we go with a goldendoodle...not a bad dog.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I currently hate my Jack Russell Terrier. She will be 1 year old this week. She peed on the floor last night during the election. She runs through the house like an insane creature whenever she is out of her crate--She's out of her crate 6-8 hours a day. She gets an hour of flat out running and tussling with other dogs at the dog park every day. She never gives any warning that she needs to pee--she just pees. She is impossibly cute with a scruffy muzzle. I hate her but yeah, I am her slave.
Awww, so cute! We used to ride our horse in the mountains with Jack Russels. They literally ran circles around the horses. Very high energy dog.
Anonymous wrote:Austrailian Cattle Dog. If I had some land sure, but in a regular sized yard no way! She is fiercely protective of her family and herds our little dogs constantly. It's kind of funny actually but you know she needs a job to do and doesn't have one
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:-Bichon frise. Very experienced dog owners/families all had house training issues as compared to their prior dogs [poodles].
Male Bichons as well as females?
Is is an inbred thing, or are they just dumb?
My neighbor has 3. They all pee in the house. 2 males, 1 female. 1 female who died did the same. My neighbor (who is a bit extreme in many ways) sewed diapers for all of them to wear in the house.
They are incredibly sweet.
Anonymous wrote:I currently hate my Jack Russell Terrier. She will be 1 year old this week. She peed on the floor last night during the election. She runs through the house like an insane creature whenever she is out of her crate--She's out of her crate 6-8 hours a day. She gets an hour of flat out running and tussling with other dogs at the dog park every day. She never gives any warning that she needs to pee--she just pees. She is impossibly cute with a scruffy muzzle. I hate her but yeah, I am her slave.
Anonymous wrote:I have to defend the pugs here....best dogs ever. Not all have health problems. They are small, fun, smart, awesome dogs. Mid atlantic pug rescue (mapr) or a reputable breeder. I have 2, one from a breeder in hannibal, NY and one from mapr. Negatives shedding, some snore
Anonymous wrote:Beagles.
Love ours dearly, but they are impossibly scent driven hounds who will do anything for food. Huge vet bills for all the junk ours has eaten/gotten into over the years. And they bark/bay like crazy. And they shed - ours is a tricolor, so whatever color you're wearing shows the hair (white, black and brown).
On the plus side, they're sweet/good with kids (except for the stealing food thing) and so cute.
Will never go hound again. Spent a small fortune on training, but could never overcome the food thing.