Sorry, another "what dog?" thread

[Lefty Two Drams]

Forgot to say, she's an excellent guard dog, barks like buggery when a strange car (or person) appears outside the house.

Has heaps of energy though and needs a lot of exercise.

[C C]

Boxer - fits your criteria perfectly.
Great with kids and mine does a fantastic job of 'guarding' me and protecting our home when ever my hubby is away. We live in a rural location and it is reassuring to have the dogs around. We have 3 all different breeds, but the boxer is the one that scares delivery drivers and visitors even though in reality he is the softest of them all - he has a very convincing bark!

[sprint355]

I have found a chocolate labradoodle to be such a laugh.

sprint355

[b4rk3r]

I have one. So biased.



But he does tick all your boxes too.
They are very good looking dogs too

[Rollcage]

b4rk3r said:

I have one. So biased.



But he does tick all your boxes too.
They are very good looking dogs too

Loving the username - very apt for this thread!

[Morningside]

Bassethound. Great with children. Also are very good guard dogs and house dogs - Mine was


And their bark is very LOUD and sound very menacing.
Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFvq6iDrDw
Not mine but looks very close.

Labrador with stubby legs.

[Keithp]

Ridgeback

My wife was anti dog we have three kids and two of 14 and one 9 , have lots of of others about including nephews and nice' etc ,

Stunning breed , she's trying to sit on my lap as i type this !

My mate came round with his toddler when she was a pup and the both ended up in the dog bed !

That said a dog behavior depends on how you treat it as a pup , we introduced ours to kids to lots of kids early on , to be honest i was a little disappointed as i wanted a doug for security as well as a pet, she did not bark at all , then one morning at 03.00 am she went ballistic dont know what spooked her but the external sec lights were on but no one about.

Then the words of a breeder i spoke to at a show came back when we were discussing the fact she did not bark, she told me if she barks take notice and see what happens if you are under threat ! She was right a brave man would get in the way of 40 kg of pissed off ridgeback ,and thats a bh dogs are bigger.

My Wife is now on about buying a second one, that's some one who did not want a dog in the house two years ago . not a will known breed in the UK but i would recommend one or two.

Keith

[Mobile Chicane]

SpringerMan said:

Hereward said:

Thanks for the replies, lots to Google. I like the look of the Vizsla.

The house we are moving to is fairly isolated so I'd like a dog that, primarily, would be a barking deterrant and ideally, should the worst happen, be willing to defend the pack rather than running away or licking any intruders to death.

I Love Vizlas, however as puppies - apx 1.5 years, they can be very very bouncy.

Not ideal with two little kids running about.

Indeed, they can be boisterous, however Kaspar (the dog pictured) is always very gentle with my 2 year-old nephew and 87 year-old grandmother. He just knows who he needs to take care of and who he can fool about with.

[Keithp]

i looked at visla's as well but read they could be quite timid as pups , still would like one and it would make a better hunting dog than Narla.

Keith

[Mobile Chicane]

Keithp said:

i looked at visla's as well but read they could be quite timid as pups , still would like one and it would make a better hunting dog than Narla.

Keith

Obviously I am biased, however I think the vizsla is the best dog out there in terms of versatility and intelligence.

[pokethepope]

Morningside said:

Bassethound. Great with children. Also are very good guard dogs and house dogs - Mine was


And their bark is very LOUD and sound very menacing.
Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaFvq6iDrDw
Not mine but looks very close.

Labrador with stubby legs.

Its sounds like a horse with a sore throat...

[off_again]

Lefty Two Drams said:

Labradoodle.

She is a very gentle dog and gets on brilliantly with my 3-year-old and week-old baby. She's about 16 months old now and is 27kg, unlikely to get over 30kg.

Completely agree - we have one that looks virtually the same - though she's about 15 months old and is 30kg! Wonderful dogs. Placid, energetic, quick to learn and train, fantastic with children and other dogs. Really had no problems at all with her - no chewing, no mad barking etc....

I really rate this breed and chatting to a chap last night, seems that they are now being accepted into the gun dog circles. Seems that they are winning lots of friends when working too - mainly due to their intelligence and ease of training.

[Wildsea]

Keithp said:

Ridgeback

Eta Fantastic dogs, i'm trying to decide which breed to get next, currently between the ridgeback, huntaway, Munsterlander or Irish red and white setter.

OP how about the large Munsterlander? I have not had experience of this breed myself but was talking to a breeder at Discover dogs last week, and it sounds like it could be a breed to consider.

Edited by Wildsea on Saturday 21st November 09:27

[MATT427]

German shepard?
there great guard dogs, love to be around people and as friendly and as silly as you like

never had any problems with ours towards little kids.

only problem is with ours she wasn't brought up with cats so does really like them.
but if the dogs from puppy there shoulded be a problem, as he/she'll get use to them.


One thing is all dogs will grow to how ever you keep and look after them, so if you never let them mingle with other dogs, there'd probily turn out to be agressive. Any dog could really fit what your looking for. Just depends on how its raised.

good luck choosing

Edited by MATT427 on Saturday 21st November 09:54

Edited by MATT427 on Saturday 21st November 09:55

[David87]

A Labradoodle would be quite good. We have a 16-month old boy and he weighs 43kgs (Labradoodle mother and Standard Poodle father), so is bigger than a Labrador, but you can get much smaller ones if bred with smaller Poodles. He's very much on guard all of the time!
Here he is:

[Ry_B]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Blue_Terrier

Is your answer

[becksW]

Wildsea said:

Keithp said:

Ridgeback

Eta Fantastic dogs, i'm trying to decide which breed to get next, currently between the ridgeback, huntaway, Munsterlander or Irish red and white setter.

OP how about the large Munsterlander? I have not had experience of this breed myself but was talking to a breeder at Discover dogs last week, and it sounds like it could be a breed to consider.

Edited by Wildsea on Saturday 21st November 09:27

Met a breeder of these munsterlanders, local to where I used to walk my dog, nice dogs, she used to walk the litter! All very good considering she had 5 or 6 off their leads.

Someone mentioned dalmation, nice looking dogs but most I see seem to be hard work for their owners, esp in a family environment, I don't think many people appreciate how headstrong they are.

[Balmoral Green]

deviant said:

Ex race Greyhound.

I have known several of these on my mums side of the family, they were always taking them in. Really nice dogs, every one of them.

[becksW]

Balmoral Green said:

deviant said:

Ex race Greyhound.

I have known several of these on my mums side of the family, they were always taking them in. Really nice dogs, every one of them.

Any good at guarding, I think the op wants a guard dog as well I recommend people consider retired greyhounds a lot but never really suggested them as a guard dog!

[Wildsea]

becksW said:

Someone mentioned dalmation, nice looking dogs but most I see seem to be hard work for their owners, esp in a family environment, I don't think many people appreciate how headstrong they are.

Yep agree with that, they are VERY headstrong and I would not suggest this breed for people who have not had dogs before. Teey are gorgeous dogs. In the right hands, with the right training can be fantastic dogs, which can be said to a degree for all breeds of cause.