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Help settle a dog argument I'm having with the wife
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:28 pm
The wife and I are looking at getting another dog within the next year or so, specifically a purebred puppy to grow up with son. He's not yet two, but loves to play with her mom's doberman. The wife has two toy dogs that are not smart or social and just generally are shitty dogs.
The wife googled to get suggestions about what dogs are good for little boys, and has come up with recommendations. I told her that none of them are dogs that I would have wanted to be friends with as a young boy. I told her that little boys would want a dog from a totally different list of breeds.
So for the men, what kind of dogs did you have as a boy, and what dog breeds would you have wanted to be "your dog" as a boy?
The wife googled to get suggestions about what dogs are good for little boys, and has come up with recommendations. I told her that none of them are dogs that I would have wanted to be friends with as a young boy. I told her that little boys would want a dog from a totally different list of breeds.
So for the men, what kind of dogs did you have as a boy, and what dog breeds would you have wanted to be "your dog" as a boy?
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Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:29 pm to Huey Lewis
Had a beagle and a lab. Wanted a great dane.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:29 pm to Huey Lewis
Can't go wrong with a lab.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:29 pm to Huey Lewis
My favorite was a German Shepard we had.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:29 pm to Huey Lewis
Just get a mutt. Your son doesn't care about some purebred show dog.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
Chesapeake... best dog ever and I have had one my whole life.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
Pit
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
Border Collie or yellow lab.
But I love Dobermans, and they are great family pets. They are extremely smart, loyal and protective.
Top 5 smartest breed.
He would love it.
But I love Dobermans, and they are great family pets. They are extremely smart, loyal and protective.
Top 5 smartest breed.
He would love it.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
quote:
Can't go wrong with a beagle
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
If you have in your mind to get a big dog, I would wait till your son is a little older, at two the big dog will intimidate your son even if only meaning to play with him
When your son gets a little bigger it would be hard to beat a lab
When your son gets a little bigger it would be hard to beat a lab
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:30 pm to Huey Lewis
What were her suggestions?
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:31 pm to Huey Lewis
Just get a lab.
Smart, loyal, long life expectancy and little aggression.
Make sure whatever breed it is that it has a long life expectancy. You don't want to deal with a dead dog when your son is still young
Smart, loyal, long life expectancy and little aggression.
Make sure whatever breed it is that it has a long life expectancy. You don't want to deal with a dead dog when your son is still young
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:32 pm to Huey Lewis
Scruffy always had mutts, but some good purebreds for kids are labs, golden retrievers, and beagles.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:32 pm to McCringleberryy
quote:
Can't go wrong with a lab.
Depends on the circumstances. Labs need room, and someone who's going to spend some time with them. If you're not willing or able to provide that, look elsewhere.
A beagle is a good starter dog.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:32 pm to Huey Lewis
Breeds I've had as a kid - HS graduation.
Lab
Chocolate Dalmatian
Lab
Lab
Chow (my dad's dog, really)
Lab
2 labs got stolen (same time)and one got hit by a car. I'm not a pet killer.
Lab
Chocolate Dalmatian
Lab
Lab
Chow (my dad's dog, really)
Lab
2 labs got stolen (same time)and one got hit by a car. I'm not a pet killer.
This post was edited on 2/8/14 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:33 pm to Huey Lewis
a mutt is always the best dog.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:33 pm to Huey Lewis
I had a Shepard/Catahoula mix and he was a good little boy dog.
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:34 pm to Huey Lewis
Posted on 2/8/14 at 5:34 pm to Huey Lewis
Lab or a golden
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