Choosing a dog breed

[rambo19]

Tango13 said:

My mum has a pair of rescue Staffs, they are without a doubt two of the daftest, most food obsessed, sofa dwelling fkwitts on four legs you'll ever meet.

A bucket of plankton left by the front door would be a better burgler deterrent that these two biscuit terriers, they're not 'Bull' Terriers as all they'd do if they met a real live bull would lick it's nose and wag their tails in the hope of a dog biscuit, they're obsessed with the contents of the dog biscuit jar hence the term 'Biscuit terrier'

I can't recommend a Staff highly enough

Love staffies, and have never met a bad one.
Met this chap at the war and peace show, an absolute ammbassador for the breed, called lord sherman!

[Yertis]

Andy_mr2sc said:

I wouldn't get one like my neighbours 'rescue' retired racing GH that broke a hole in their fence and did this to the side of my ABBBD while she was running past. Frustratingly not all dogs of the same breed have the same characteristics!

Yuk. You could get that with any breed though. Yesterday my whippets were both attacked in turn by one of those collie things that should be used to herd sheep, and then a staffy (whose owner seemed to want to attack me as well, when I gave him a bking). You just can't tell. All breeds have the potential for violence.

[Andy_mr2sc]

I agree and it wasn't an attack on Greyhounds as a whole. We just live next door to a bad one! I'm a great believer in it being the up bringing of the dog as much if not more than the breed itself.

[Cerbhd]

My rescue staffs, totally abused when we got them a year and a half ago

[eatcustard]

I recommend a Bull Terrier.
Great with kids, hates cats (except mine), never grow up and they dont dog holes in your garden.

[technodup]

superpp said:

technodup said:

Golden Retriever is always the right answer. Whatever the question.

Why is everyone still posting when the OP was answered in the first reply :-)

I might have a new right answer. I met one of these last week.



Pyrenean Mastiff.

The couple had to go to the Czech Republic for him as apparently there aren't breeders in the UK. 80kg and as tall as a house. What an animal.

[Cerbhd]

As tall as a house, it looks like it could eat a house! Lovely dog but don't forget the costs when choosing

[Tango13]

eatcustard said:

I recommend a Bull Terrier.
Great with kids, hates cats (except mine), never grow up and they dont dog holes in your garden.

I take it you mean dig? You need to explain the not digging holes bit to one of my mums' staffs. The dopey bugger must think he's a coal miner the way he goes at the flower beds!

[Fozziebear]

Don't get a dog, sorry I know it's not the right answer but if you have kids and a job how are you going to be able to spend time training it? I've got 2 Staffies, always had them, but I don't have kids and I can fortunately spend time training them. Just my 5p worth

[iphonedyou]

Fozziebear said:

Don't get a dog, sorry I know it's not the right answer but if you have kids and a job how are you going to be able to spend time training it? I've got 2 Staffies, always had them, but I don't have kids and I can fortunately spend time training them. Just my 5p worth

Maybe - and I'm out on a limb here - the OP knows his routine better than you do.

[Fozziebear]

iphonedyou said:

Fozziebear said:

Don't get a dog, sorry I know it's not the right answer but if you have kids and a job how are you going to be able to spend time training it? I've got 2 Staffies, always had them, but I don't have kids and I can fortunately spend time training them. Just my 5p worth

Maybe - and I'm out on a limb here - the OP knows his routine better than you do.

I'm sure he does, I've just seen to many rescue dogs, especially staffies sat in cages waiting for new homes

[parakitaMol.]

Fozziebear said:

iphonedyou said:

Fozziebear said:

Don't get a dog, sorry I know it's not the right answer but if you have kids and a job how are you going to be able to spend time training it? I've got 2 Staffies, always had them, but I don't have kids and I can fortunately spend time training them. Just my 5p worth

Maybe - and I'm out on a limb here - the OP knows his routine better than you do.

I'm sure he does, I've just seen to many rescue dogs, especially staffies sat in cages waiting for new homes

Yes me too, I do some fundraising and marketing for a rescue and its tragic that lots of people get a dog based on its looks or coat without understanding its needs. F*cking idiots who work all day but get working dogs like terriers, collies or springers as house pets for their kids and wonder why their house is destroyed and the dog has extreme behaviour issues. Rescues are overflowing with them. Utterly tragic.