Which dog breed?
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We got a Jack Russell puppy when we moved into our pub in the 90's. He was everything you listed in your post, he was introduced to the customers from 8 weeks old and was good with children and adults alike, but was a very good alarm dog as well.
Not sure if this still applies OP, but the purchase cost and weekly upkeep was tax deductible, and he reduced our insurance premium by 30% as he was considered as an early warning for intruders by the insurance company, thus making us a reduced burglary risk. The brewery advised us to get one for these reasons.
He also loved beer, and spent most nights walking up and down the bar area drinking the drips from the floor.
Not sure if this still applies OP, but the purchase cost and weekly upkeep was tax deductible, and he reduced our insurance premium by 30% as he was considered as an early warning for intruders by the insurance company, thus making us a reduced burglary risk. The brewery advised us to get one for these reasons.
He also loved beer, and spent most nights walking up and down the bar area drinking the drips from the floor.
When I had a country pub, similar sounding set up I had.
2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were f
king useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.
Both of the standards would fk off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.
The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little fkers though.
2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were f
king useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.Both of the standards would f
k off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little f
kers though.I'll go in with springe spaniel,if you give them additional exercise.social, loads of personality but do have a wicked side as very clever, will get to know regulars, my old man used to take ours to work and he loved trotting around the offices and hanger on his own greeting every one.
Alpacaman said:
How about a Northern Inuit, love people, great with children, but need to be well trained.
They are a reasonable size, Monty is 45kg.
Stunning dog!They are a reasonable size, Monty is 45kg.
Edited by Alpacaman on Monday 11th May 18:27
We've got an Alapha Blue Blood American Bulldog and a Sharpei x Mastif. Both are rescues and I wouldn't recommend either for the OPs purpose.
bingybongy said:
When I had a country pub, similar sounding set up I had.
2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were fking useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.
Both of the standards would fk off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.
The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little fkers though.
I had two of them for a while - down to one now 2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were f
king useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.Both of the standards would f
k off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little f
kers though.great little dogs though - pity there's not much brains in their little heads
dingg said:
bingybongy said:
When I had a country pub, similar sounding set up I had.
2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were fking useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.
Both of the standards would fk off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.
The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little fkers though.
I had two of them for a while - down to one now 2 x smooth haired standard Dachshunds
1 x miniature wire haired Dachshund.
They were f
king useless pub dogs, one barked all the time when the pub was closed, the other one only barked if a gate was opened, luckily I could tell the barks apart.Both of the standards would f
k off if you didn't keep an eye on them, once coming back towing one of next doors ducks by the neck. Luckily it hadnt killed it.The little wire haired one was great, customers loved it,it was obedient (to a point)
On the whole though I would say don't get one of these.
Bloody loved all 3 of the little f
kers though.great little dogs though - pity there's not much brains in their little heads
Utterly stupid.
No way I would have a choc or black lab, had dogs all my life and the black and choc labs are either really friendly with other dogs are nasty pieces of work.
Golden Retrievers always seem quite friendly, presume the labs are similarly natured?
But they seem to be a bit food obsessive, not great if you want to serve food in the pub, could really annoy the customers.
Everyone I know who has owned an Inuit has said they are a nightmare with other dogs, there are two round here and neither are ever let off when other dogs are around.
We have Weimaraner's and all I can say is definitely don't get one of those!! If you think labs are food obsessive these are on a whole new level.
Problem is, all dogs are different, what happens when you get one and they don't get one with people, or bark all the time, nick food, snap at children? Will you have somewhere for him to be out the way?
Golden Retrievers always seem quite friendly, presume the labs are similarly natured?
But they seem to be a bit food obsessive, not great if you want to serve food in the pub, could really annoy the customers.
Everyone I know who has owned an Inuit has said they are a nightmare with other dogs, there are two round here and neither are ever let off when other dogs are around.
We have Weimaraner's and all I can say is definitely don't get one of those!! If you think labs are food obsessive these are on a whole new level.
Problem is, all dogs are different, what happens when you get one and they don't get one with people, or bark all the time, nick food, snap at children? Will you have somewhere for him to be out the way?
AyBee said:
Lurcher or Greyhound - very docile, happy just to doss around most of the time even though they look like all they want to do is run. Easy to train too.
I'm a big advocate for greyhounds and lurchers, and considered recommending one, but my concern would be that the OP wants a dog that is reliable with other dogs and some (not all) greyhounds and lurchers cannot be trusted around small (especially fluffy) dogs, for obvious reasons. Being hounds, I wouldn't necessarily class them as easy to train either.In addition, greyhounds certainly don't bark very much, if at all. They definitely aren't guard dogs
Dusty964 said:
A labradoodle.
Funnily enough we had a customer last night with two of these. They were gorgeous. One had a kind of mop of hair/fringe and looked a bit "surfer dude". Really cute. Owner had nothing but positive comments about the breed.Thanks for all of the replies. I hadn't thought about dogs' propensity to steal food/beg for food and this certainly would be a problem.
I have to say, I've always wanted a mastiff but I'd discounted it given the size of our living area (not the garden). I love the Northern Inuit though... just off to do a bit of research on ownership...
My wife took the kids to the dog's trust yesterday. The eldest wants a GSD, the youngest a pug. The youngest said that he'd look after the pug and if it's face ever popped out he'd push it back in for it... I think we'll have to limit his alone time with any dog we get.
moorx said:
AyBee said:
Lurcher or Greyhound - very docile, happy just to doss around most of the time even though they look like all they want to do is run. Easy to train too.
I'm a big advocate for greyhounds and lurchers, and considered recommending one, but my concern would be that the OP wants a dog that is reliable with other dogs and some (not all) greyhounds and lurchers cannot be trusted around small (especially fluffy) dogs, for obvious reasons. Being hounds, I wouldn't necessarily class them as easy to train either.In addition, greyhounds certainly don't bark very much, if at all. They definitely aren't guard dogs
Never you mind said:
Previous landlord at my local had a spaniel. Brilliant dog but all its training was undone by us locals chucking beer mats for it to retrieve.
My vote would be a springer or a cocker. But I am biased and LOVE spaniels.
Awesome dogs but need tons of exercise and stimulation or they can get very naughty - similar to Collies in that way.My vote would be a springer or a cocker. But I am biased and LOVE spaniels.
AyBee said:
I grew up with a remarkably mild-mannered lurcher (deerhound/greyhound) that was absolutely fine with other dogs - like most dogs though, you have to pick the right one and put some effort into training it.
Absolutely - there are lots of greyhounds and lurchers out there which are fine with small dogs (my previous four were no problem at all) but you need to remember that some greyhounds who have come straight from the track may have only ever met other greyhounds. The two I have at the moment would probably chase small dogs, which is why they are only exercised on our land and/or on lead/muzzled.Obviously, if you have one from a puppy, they can be properly socialised with other dogs/breeds
Monkeylegend said:
We got a Jack Russell puppy when we moved into our pub in the 90's. He was everything you listed in your post, he was introduced to the customers from 8 weeks old and was good with children and adults alike, but was a very good alarm dog as well.
Not sure if this still applies OP, but the purchase cost and weekly upkeep was tax deductible, and he reduced our insurance premium by 30% as he was considered as an early warning for intruders by the insurance company, thus making us a reduced burglary risk. The brewery advised us to get one for these reasons.
He also loved beer, and spent most nights walking up and down the bar area drinking the drips from the floor.
I think a Jack Russell is a poor choice. They seem far more likely to be snappy and not particularly keen on people or other dogs they don't know. I've got a Jack Russell of my own and I definitely wouldn't trust her with children/dogs that were unknown. From the rescue ones that have passed through my hands also... i'm not getting the feeling that this would generally be a good breed choice here Not sure if this still applies OP, but the purchase cost and weekly upkeep was tax deductible, and he reduced our insurance premium by 30% as he was considered as an early warning for intruders by the insurance company, thus making us a reduced burglary risk. The brewery advised us to get one for these reasons.
He also loved beer, and spent most nights walking up and down the bar area drinking the drips from the floor.
My staffy cross was the best liked dog at my local (a nice country pub, not a chav pub) as he was very friendly and well behaved. Also kept stealing beer. The landlords dog was also a staffy. Neither of them really begged for food too much, both got on with other dogs. I think they have their crazy 15 minutes outside running around like idiots, then can happily chill out for quite a while. One of my jack russells is good as a pub dog, the other one really isn't (small man syndrome basically, he was spoiled by my wife before I met her). I worked at a pub where they had a youngish german shepherd and as they didn't really spend enough time training it, it wasn't suitable as a pub dog at all. I think he would have been fine if the owners trained him though.
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