Your favorite dogs?
 

I absolutely love dogs...almost all breeds(plus mutts)...they are the best of the many friendly creatures on our planet.


List your top 5 favorites (or more or less if you want)

also, list any you have owned.

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I have owned two golden retrievers

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My top 5
1. Golden Retriever
2. Labrador Retriever (Yellow/Black/Chocolate)
3. French Bulldog
4. Newfoundland
5. Bernese Mountain Dog


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i like dogs
 

I like them too. I have had a chihuahua; a german shepherd. Right now we have a miniature dachshund, a cairn terrier, and two pound hounds, one a beagle/basset mix and the other what I call a lasset--a lab/basset mix--with the long body of the lab and the short legs of the basset.

Husky, of course. Not enough can be written about these animals. But don't keep one in a city apartment, or you are programming disaster. Make them work, or they will find something else to do :eek: :D :thumbsup:

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But the dog that makes me collapse with laughter is the Great Dane. "Big, stupid and lovable" doesn't do them justice. You can actually keep these in city apartments, believe it or not - just make sure you dry their mouths after they drink, otherwise your walls will be full of splatter :D :thumbsup:

I couldn't imagine NOT having a dog. I'm 54 and in my life have had:

German Shepherd (2)

Collie

Australian Shepherd

Doberman Pinscher

Sheltie

Dogs are the epitomy of unconditional love........

I had a dog (she died 20 years ago and I still miss her) who was a Labrador type, but smaller (I think she had some Whippet in her; she certainly had the shark's mouth syndrome, which meant that she had to angle her head to pick food up from the floor). She was black, and had fairly big ears that did not stick up.

Now I can't really get on with any dog who is not just like her. My brother had one who was very similar - sticky-up ears, a bit smaller - and it took me a few years before I could really accept her. But I haven't really taken to either of my mother's dogs: mainly because they were/are the wrong colour, I think. Black seems to be for me to right colour for a dog. Yes, I know, I know.


I do not have this trouble with cats.

Australian Cattle Dog:

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Kelpie:
I love the mad yellow eyes! :D

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Border Collie:

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I too owned a golden retriever.The dog has been gone for more than 3 yrs yet not a day goes by that I don't miss my dog.Yes they can be a pain in the ass at times,it's like having a 2 yr old for the dogs life.Someone once told me that if you don't want a dog at your heels everytime you get up from the couch then don't buy a golden.One thing about owning a dog, they are always there tails wagging when you come home whether you've had a good day or bad only a dog asks for little in return but food water and to be loved.

bingo.

i miss my pups :(

I grew up with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, who get a bad press when idiotic owners let them do what ever they want. Staffies need a firm hand; unfortunately they don't always get it from some of the clowns who own them. Staffies can be a very loyal, loving dog but in the wrong hands they are wild and can be very vicious.

I own a Jack Russell terrier, who is 10 but behaves as if he's about 2 or 3.

I also like West Highland Terriers, Labradors and Llasa Apsos.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like a large proportion of people where I live (N. California) own/use these dogs as "empowerment proxies" (i.e. the disenfranchised):(

German Shepherd.Here's my late friend.he lived to be 17, but took ill during the tainted Chinese dog food problem a few years ago :(

Still not ready for another, but when I am it will be another German Shepherd

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It's the same here. I think it's a status thing - "look at me, I'm tough coz I got a staffie, innit?" :mad:

My Mate
 

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I was offered the pick of the litter of a friends Border Collie/Retreiver cross pups, instead she jumped out at me and i guess it was mateship at first sight.
Sixteen years of fairly constant companionship. Still haven't replaced her.

Sadly there are many people who do think having a Staffie means they are hard.

Staffies are the best of dogs, don't blame them because they attract the worst of owners.

There's nothing like a Rottweiler
 

Unfortunately i don't have one, since i live in a small city apartment. That would be animal cruelty.


My girlfriend loves poodles and yorkshire terrier, but for me these aren't real dogs. In Germany we say Fußhupe, wich means foot horn. Well, somehow they are still lovable.:)

I agree completely...I have encountered more terrible yorkshire terriers then any other breed. I have encountered one that was a puppy that was sweet as can be...but i can recall at least 10, and see more every day, that are totally neurotic, always yapping and borderline aggressive due to insecurity...they are nippy and always tense.

always with yorkies for some reason.

I am sure there are some perfectly nice ones somewhere, but i have rarely met one. But if their owners love them, I say good for them, all dogs need love, and I am sure there are enough positives for yorkie owners to have them, to make them worthy of respect.

I have met more sweet pit bulls, then i have sweet Yorkies, by roughly about 15 to 1. (you never hear about packs of rabid Yorkies mauling people to death)

Kiira and Mokie
 

Kiira (2000-2005)

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Mokie (2007- )

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Mokie with her best buddy, Zaphod Beeblebrox.

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I've had more dogs than I can remember and loved 'em all! But the one that is head and shoulders above all the other is most certainly the Rottweiler. I have two at the moment. They are extremely intelligent, obedient and gives meaning to the cliche of 'man's best friend'. So I am 100% with you, Nobody1.

chow chow
cute and expensive

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Buckfast - my filthy diseased mongrel.

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I prefer larger smooth coated breeds, but for practical reasons I tend to go for small to medium sized. These practicalities are;

1. Space, as has been mentioned earlier, to keep a big dog you need a large space, which I do not have. They need more exercise too.
2. Poop. I hate picking up after a dog, but if the dog in question is squeezing out turds larger than my own I really don't want to be carrying that home in a bag.
3. Cost. Big dog = more food = more cost. I see dog ownership as a commitment, and I wont take on more than I can handle financially.

If none of the above were an issue, and selective breeding hadn't caused inherent problems, then my favourite breeds to own would be:
Weimaraner (Can be 'scatty', also suffer with separation anxiety)
Dalmation (Prone to deafness)
Doberman, I prefer them with ears unclipped, and tails undocked.

More practical breeds I also like;
Manchester Terriers
Staffordshire Terriers
Beagles

As it is I currently have a Lakeland Terrier;

This is 'Winkle'
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After 'Rip Van Winkle' as she likes to sleep. In spite of what you were thinking.
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A very brave dog as you can see.
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When awake, she enjoys sunbathing whilst keeping an eye on the grounds.
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But now she's starting to show her age (10) with a grey muzzle.
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At the moment though, she is perfectly healthy, just the way I like it.:thumbsup:

Laika
 

I don't have a particular breed that I like more than others although I do have a soft spot for "muttleys" (mongrels).
Anyways....here's a story every dog lover will understand:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...leep-lake.html
Well done mate, makes me proud to be human :thumbsup:

Boston Terriers are kick ass dogs. We have 3.

I don't think that's necessarily true, MemoryHunter. Surely it depends on the type of dog and/or the amount of exercise and work it gets, not on its size

For example, I kept a 90 kg dog in a 140 m2 apartment, and in an 80 m2 apartment for 12 years, and never had a problem. She didn't even need so much space. On the other hand, she had at least 10 km of walking and running every day. She thrived :thumbsup:

But intelligent, 'working dogs' are different. Some must be kept outdoors, and if you don't 'work' them, it's a crime against the dog. Many of these unfortunate animals, the most intelligent dogs we have, are kept in cages no bigger than a prison cell :mad: for most of their lives. So much for 'needing space'

top 5 for me are

golden retriever
labrador
german shepherd
bichon frise
west highland white terrier

Dogue De Bordeuax
German Sheperd
French Bulldog
Rough Collie
Border Collie
Golden Retriver
Chocolate labrador

Fluffy....he protect my garden!

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ULI1234

I actually prefer cats over dogs call me weird or whatever but love them.The dogs i do like are
Wolves(they are of canine breed but i know i should not like to own them but i think they are great looking animals)
Siberian Huskies(could not own them ever since i read they eat cats but they are really great looking dogs)
Alaskan Malamute
German Shepherds
Bordie Collies

Favourite breed.....hmmmmm...difficult:


Brought up amongst 'em, but couldn't keep a dog till I retired. Now I've one of each & it's a question of who's more wired to the moon (dogs or owner).....

Archie (of the English variety) - one of my reprobates - displays his talent for flopping, flapping, mud retrieval, seal impersonation and ouch!:


Archie's the subject of a grant application to the Arts Council in support of his innovative use of soft furnishings and visitors' legs as sex toys.

I actually raise wolves as pets and yes they do live in the house with me lol.

My Best Friend Rush
 

My favorite breed was my golden retriever. kindest dog there was. my kids used to climb all over her. She was an amazing dog. In the end she was real sick but she seemed to know she had to wait for my son to leave for Iraq before she would die. 2 days after he left she just laid down in her bed and never woke up. miss her a lot.

Nope i`m not insulting a woman, i`m insulting the skank that is Kerry Katona , there is a big difference .
 

Can`t say what it is about this bitch but i like her :(

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Although i`d like her 100 times more if she was inhumanly put down :D:thumbsup:

Labrador Retrievers. Best dogs in the world. I had a sweetheart of a lab when I was a pup myself. He was playful but disciplined; silly but guarded me like the mint. If I ever get another that's the dog I want.

Samoyed
 

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S. was run over by a car... I still miss him some 30 years later

R.I.P.