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Aj_17
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 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

i need some help picking out a breed! I live in a smll apartment, but there is a good size yard. Small dog would be best. i dont want a dog that will bother the downstairs neighbors with barking. Im at school 7 until 3 and my mom is @ work 7 till 3 three-5 days a week so it will usually be alone for a few hours. non- destructive and easy 2 train are a must!
08/29/09  08:25pm

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Futurevettech725
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 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

All puppies are distructive whether you have a small breed or large breed. But from you description it sounds like a toy to standard poodle would be great for you. They are very smart, very trainable, with you guys being gone for that first half of the day you’ll need to kennel train, this will prevent the pup from being distructive for the most part. To be honest to better help you pick a breed I’ll need to know what looks your looking for, how much grooming your willing to do, how high energy you want. Try going to you tube and searching dog 101 on some of the breeds your interested in. Really it all depends on what you are looking for. i would recomend adopting from the humane society or animal shelter but thats a choice for you and your mother.



09/02/09  02:03pm

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   Message To: Aj_17   In reference to Message Id: 2065246


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

The only small breed dogs I like are dachshunds. I got my boy, Rusty, off of craigslist for free. Kennel training is a must if you’re gone for more than 2 hours. Also, you need to stay vigilant on the potty training. Small dogs are a pain in the butt to potty train unless you keep up with it at all times. With the fact that you’re gone so much you should probably get an adult dog, or at least one that has already been potty/crate trained. With a puppy someone would need to come home at least twice during the day to let it out. Definitely check with your local rescues. Good luck!



09/02/09  02:41pm

 #2071067


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 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

generally, for a small, quiet, generally nondestructive dog, i’d look into the sighthounds, whippets and the smaller italian greyhound are good choices. they are sensitive though so, especially the Iggy (italian greyhound) are not a good idea if there are loud or boisterous children around. They are generally well behaved, though straight up obedience can be a challenge, as this breed is an independent thinker (though they are very very good snugglers). Another idea is a Chinese Crested (derrived from sighthounds as well) and if you prefer a fluffy dog, a Powderfull Crested is a fully coated, and semi-hypoallergenic!!

ALL small dogs are a challege to housebreak, and like Future said, all puppies can be destructive.

If you work a lot, sighthounds have a tendency to tolerate daytime crating well, given their history as commercial racing dogs, they have been bred for generations to calmly tolerate small spaces. They DO however, absolutely NEED there exersize, and fenced in yards or good secure collars are needed, as they are not very good at coming when called. they are runners.

Poodles can be yappy, as can many other breeds. For trainability, generally the Papillon is considered the most intelligent toy breed. I have owned 3 of them myself, and only 1 of them was not a crazed outside barker. but they were all WICKED smart, and the boys housebroke easily (keep in mind they were neutered at 6 months of age). the girl, however, was scetchy. if u were a minute late, she would go find her own potty spot. EEK!

well, hopefully this was slightly helpful!!
09/12/09  11:24pm

 #2071099


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   Message To: Primal_Heart   In reference to Message Id: 2071067


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

maybe try a cavalier king Charles spaniel.



09/13/09  01:43am

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Ghastly
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   Message To: Amyers   In reference to Message Id: 2071099


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

Since i know more about large breeds than small i would really recommend a Greyhound! They can live in any size apartments, non vocal, dont shed so much if anything at all, a brush a week does there coat fine, love to lazy around on furniture if you let them, dont require that much exercise just the same as a normal dog (ome that doesnt have a actove breed tendrncy)

But my opinion is a Greyhound for all the above reasons plus they are loyal easily trained but dont follow you like a shadow! If you did decide on Greyhound i would really reccommend a ex racer as you wont have all the puppy problems you may need to remind it on house training but you may not most ex racers are flung to the side if the snap a tendon or break a toe from ages 9months an up i believe ex racers deserve a nice place they can call home and the only amount of running they will do is chasing a ball or frisbee :)

good luck with your descision :)
09/13/09  04:48am

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Futurevettech725
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   Message To: Primal_Heart   In reference to Message Id: 2071067


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

greyhounds and whippits need to run run run run or they can be the MOST destructive dog ever.... Not a good dog to recomend for someone that is going to have it locked up most of the day and be gone alot. THEY NEED TO RUN!!!!



09/13/09  12:47pm

 #2071281


Ghastly
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   Message To: Futurevettech725   In reference to Message Id: 2071199


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

Greyhounds arent as bad as you think they are the coach potato of the dog world! I have known Greys from puppys to adults but mostly ex racers and non have been destructive taking exception for the puppys teething but they are lazy as anything like a stroll round the block and a through of a frisbee

You may know different personality of Greys than i have or you may just go by what you read but i go by the vast amount of ex racers i no amd they are how i describe them in my previous post all round i think they are a awesome breed from there appearance to personality/nature the only downside to them is that thry are sighthounds so ex racer or not they will take off after something and excelle t recall training doesnt always work



09/13/09  05:21pm

 #2071459


Philupthecup
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   Message To: Ghastly   In reference to Message Id: 2071281


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

swedish vallhund!!!!! small and loyal, mini german shepherd



09/14/09  01:19am

 #2071460


Philupthecup
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   Message To: Ghastly   In reference to Message Id: 2071281


 Need help choosing a dog breed!!

swedish vallhund! thats what im getting
09/14/09  01:21am


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