OT-Dogs

[svelte]

I’m with you, Bugs. We are about a year behind you in your situation and not looking forward to having to make the decision at all.

And we have come to the same conclusion – no more pets. But the house will sure be quiet then.

[sdduuuude]

Comments above about Wiemeraners being difficult to train are true. I have heard from several owners of these that they are stubborn. Best avoided unless your situation lends itself well to a poorly trained dog.

Before deciding on a breed, spend some time checking up on that breed. That beautiful dog can end up being a real pain. Beagles, Wiemers, some hound breeds, dalmations can all be problems. Border Collies, for example, are brilliant dogs but don’t do well unless you have at least an acre for them to run around. Some herding dogs are bred to run 100 miles a day so a 1/5 acre lot can drive them crazy. Just find a good dog breed web site and read alot to find the breed for you.

To anyone considering a dog, please consider getting two. They keep each other company while you are away, making life good for you and them. Dogs that grow up together are much happier, and they exhibit fewer destructive tendencies than single dogs that are left alone most of the day. What you spend in dog food you will save in replacing expensive destroyed stuff. Be careful raising two brothers together or brother/sister. They can often fight. Best to get two dogs from different parents.

[sdduuuude]

Comments above about Wiemeraners being difficult to train are true. I have heard from several owners of these that they are stubborn. Best avoided unless your situation lends itself well to a poorly trained dog.

Before deciding on a breed, spend some time checking up on that breed. That beautiful dog can end up being a real pain. Beagles, Wiemers, some hound breeds, dalmations can all be problems. Border Collies, for example, are brilliant dogs but don’t do well unless you have at least an acre for them to run around. Some herding dogs are bred to run 100 miles a day so a 1/5 acre lot can drive them crazy. Just find a good dog breed web site and read alot to find the breed for you.

To anyone considering a dog, please consider getting two. They keep each other company while you are away, making life good for you and them. Dogs that grow up together are much happier, and they exhibit fewer destructive tendencies than single dogs that are left alone most of the day. What you spend in dog food you will save in replacing expensive destroyed stuff. Be careful raising two brothers together or brother/sister. They can often fight. Best to get two dogs from different parents.

[sdduuuude]

Comments above about Wiemeraners being difficult to train are true. I have heard from several owners of these that they are stubborn. Best avoided unless your situation lends itself well to a poorly trained dog.

Before deciding on a breed, spend some time checking up on that breed. That beautiful dog can end up being a real pain. Beagles, Wiemers, some hound breeds, dalmations can all be problems. Border Collies, for example, are brilliant dogs but don’t do well unless you have at least an acre for them to run around. Some herding dogs are bred to run 100 miles a day so a 1/5 acre lot can drive them crazy. Just find a good dog breed web site and read alot to find the breed for you.

To anyone considering a dog, please consider getting two. They keep each other company while you are away, making life good for you and them. Dogs that grow up together are much happier, and they exhibit fewer destructive tendencies than single dogs that are left alone most of the day. What you spend in dog food you will save in replacing expensive destroyed stuff. Be careful raising two brothers together or brother/sister. They can often fight. Best to get two dogs from different parents.

[sdduuuude]

Comments above about Wiemeraners being difficult to train are true. I have heard from several owners of these that they are stubborn. Best avoided unless your situation lends itself well to a poorly trained dog.

Before deciding on a breed, spend some time checking up on that breed. That beautiful dog can end up being a real pain. Beagles, Wiemers, some hound breeds, dalmations can all be problems. Border Collies, for example, are brilliant dogs but don’t do well unless you have at least an acre for them to run around. Some herding dogs are bred to run 100 miles a day so a 1/5 acre lot can drive them crazy. Just find a good dog breed web site and read alot to find the breed for you.

To anyone considering a dog, please consider getting two. They keep each other company while you are away, making life good for you and them. Dogs that grow up together are much happier, and they exhibit fewer destructive tendencies than single dogs that are left alone most of the day. What you spend in dog food you will save in replacing expensive destroyed stuff. Be careful raising two brothers together or brother/sister. They can often fight. Best to get two dogs from different parents.

[sdduuuude]

Comments above about Wiemeraners being difficult to train are true. I have heard from several owners of these that they are stubborn. Best avoided unless your situation lends itself well to a poorly trained dog.

Before deciding on a breed, spend some time checking up on that breed. That beautiful dog can end up being a real pain. Beagles, Wiemers, some hound breeds, dalmations can all be problems. Border Collies, for example, are brilliant dogs but don’t do well unless you have at least an acre for them to run around. Some herding dogs are bred to run 100 miles a day so a 1/5 acre lot can drive them crazy. Just find a good dog breed web site and read alot to find the breed for you.

To anyone considering a dog, please consider getting two. They keep each other company while you are away, making life good for you and them. Dogs that grow up together are much happier, and they exhibit fewer destructive tendencies than single dogs that are left alone most of the day. What you spend in dog food you will save in replacing expensive destroyed stuff. Be careful raising two brothers together or brother/sister. They can often fight. Best to get two dogs from different parents.

[SDEngineer]

co-sign about the dog breed site. The one already posted in this thread is excellent, has great overviews of what a typical breeds personality is like.

One reason why me and my wife are considering buying soon even though we know we’re not at the bottom is that we want a dog – specifically a BIG dog (I grew up with larger breed dogs). We’ve settled tentatively on getting a Newfie once we’re moved because it suits our lifestyles and personalities. Newfies, for those not in the know, make great BIG dogs for those with small or no yards. They’re couch potatoes – give em a walk a day (which absolutely any dog breed needs) and they’ll happily spend the rest of the day shedding on the bed. Much less likely to be intentionally destructive than many other larger breeds when left alone without a yard to run around in. Great with other pets (both canine and non). Wonderful protector dogs as well, but without the hostility or aloofness towards strangers seen in a lot of other “guard” breeds. And they make a great pillow.

[SDEngineer]

co-sign about the dog breed site. The one already posted in this thread is excellent, has great overviews of what a typical breeds personality is like.

One reason why me and my wife are considering buying soon even though we know we’re not at the bottom is that we want a dog – specifically a BIG dog (I grew up with larger breed dogs). We’ve settled tentatively on getting a Newfie once we’re moved because it suits our lifestyles and personalities. Newfies, for those not in the know, make great BIG dogs for those with small or no yards. They’re couch potatoes – give em a walk a day (which absolutely any dog breed needs) and they’ll happily spend the rest of the day shedding on the bed. Much less likely to be intentionally destructive than many other larger breeds when left alone without a yard to run around in. Great with other pets (both canine and non). Wonderful protector dogs as well, but without the hostility or aloofness towards strangers seen in a lot of other “guard” breeds. And they make a great pillow.

[SDEngineer]

co-sign about the dog breed site. The one already posted in this thread is excellent, has great overviews of what a typical breeds personality is like.

One reason why me and my wife are considering buying soon even though we know we’re not at the bottom is that we want a dog – specifically a BIG dog (I grew up with larger breed dogs). We’ve settled tentatively on getting a Newfie once we’re moved because it suits our lifestyles and personalities. Newfies, for those not in the know, make great BIG dogs for those with small or no yards. They’re couch potatoes – give em a walk a day (which absolutely any dog breed needs) and they’ll happily spend the rest of the day shedding on the bed. Much less likely to be intentionally destructive than many other larger breeds when left alone without a yard to run around in. Great with other pets (both canine and non). Wonderful protector dogs as well, but without the hostility or aloofness towards strangers seen in a lot of other “guard” breeds. And they make a great pillow.

[SDEngineer]

co-sign about the dog breed site. The one already posted in this thread is excellent, has great overviews of what a typical breeds personality is like.

One reason why me and my wife are considering buying soon even though we know we’re not at the bottom is that we want a dog – specifically a BIG dog (I grew up with larger breed dogs). We’ve settled tentatively on getting a Newfie once we’re moved because it suits our lifestyles and personalities. Newfies, for those not in the know, make great BIG dogs for those with small or no yards. They’re couch potatoes – give em a walk a day (which absolutely any dog breed needs) and they’ll happily spend the rest of the day shedding on the bed. Much less likely to be intentionally destructive than many other larger breeds when left alone without a yard to run around in. Great with other pets (both canine and non). Wonderful protector dogs as well, but without the hostility or aloofness towards strangers seen in a lot of other “guard” breeds. And they make a great pillow.

[SDEngineer]

co-sign about the dog breed site. The one already posted in this thread is excellent, has great overviews of what a typical breeds personality is like.

One reason why me and my wife are considering buying soon even though we know we’re not at the bottom is that we want a dog – specifically a BIG dog (I grew up with larger breed dogs). We’ve settled tentatively on getting a Newfie once we’re moved because it suits our lifestyles and personalities. Newfies, for those not in the know, make great BIG dogs for those with small or no yards. They’re couch potatoes – give em a walk a day (which absolutely any dog breed needs) and they’ll happily spend the rest of the day shedding on the bed. Much less likely to be intentionally destructive than many other larger breeds when left alone without a yard to run around in. Great with other pets (both canine and non). Wonderful protector dogs as well, but without the hostility or aloofness towards strangers seen in a lot of other “guard” breeds. And they make a great pillow.

[jennyo]

Newfies are adorable, sweet dogs, but I would worry about how comfortable a dog like that would be in the SD climate. Most Newfies I have encountered lived in the snow or in places where it doesn’t get that warm like Seattle. I have a friend in Oceanside with a wolf-hybrid that has long, thick hair like an Alaskan Malamute, and she (the dog, not the friend) seems to suffer a bit, even on the coast.

But Newfies are amazing, gentle dogs! I used to work at a ski resort in Tahoe where the owners had one named Cosby. Cosby would hang around the lodge looking for toddlers with cookies or a hotdogs in their hands–then you would see the toddler’s ENTIRE ARM disappear into the dog’s mouth. Just as quickly the arm would come out, absent the cookie or hot dog. Kids never knew what hit them.

[jennyo]

Newfies are adorable, sweet dogs, but I would worry about how comfortable a dog like that would be in the SD climate. Most Newfies I have encountered lived in the snow or in places where it doesn’t get that warm like Seattle. I have a friend in Oceanside with a wolf-hybrid that has long, thick hair like an Alaskan Malamute, and she (the dog, not the friend) seems to suffer a bit, even on the coast.

But Newfies are amazing, gentle dogs! I used to work at a ski resort in Tahoe where the owners had one named Cosby. Cosby would hang around the lodge looking for toddlers with cookies or a hotdogs in their hands–then you would see the toddler’s ENTIRE ARM disappear into the dog’s mouth. Just as quickly the arm would come out, absent the cookie or hot dog. Kids never knew what hit them.

[jennyo]

Newfies are adorable, sweet dogs, but I would worry about how comfortable a dog like that would be in the SD climate. Most Newfies I have encountered lived in the snow or in places where it doesn’t get that warm like Seattle. I have a friend in Oceanside with a wolf-hybrid that has long, thick hair like an Alaskan Malamute, and she (the dog, not the friend) seems to suffer a bit, even on the coast.

But Newfies are amazing, gentle dogs! I used to work at a ski resort in Tahoe where the owners had one named Cosby. Cosby would hang around the lodge looking for toddlers with cookies or a hotdogs in their hands–then you would see the toddler’s ENTIRE ARM disappear into the dog’s mouth. Just as quickly the arm would come out, absent the cookie or hot dog. Kids never knew what hit them.

[jennyo]

Newfies are adorable, sweet dogs, but I would worry about how comfortable a dog like that would be in the SD climate. Most Newfies I have encountered lived in the snow or in places where it doesn’t get that warm like Seattle. I have a friend in Oceanside with a wolf-hybrid that has long, thick hair like an Alaskan Malamute, and she (the dog, not the friend) seems to suffer a bit, even on the coast.

But Newfies are amazing, gentle dogs! I used to work at a ski resort in Tahoe where the owners had one named Cosby. Cosby would hang around the lodge looking for toddlers with cookies or a hotdogs in their hands–then you would see the toddler’s ENTIRE ARM disappear into the dog’s mouth. Just as quickly the arm would come out, absent the cookie or hot dog. Kids never knew what hit them.

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