The next 'fashionable' breed?
Discussion
My wife and I were musing over the weekend about what the next 'fashionable' breed might be, based on the reaction that our dogs get when out walking them and also seeing them start to appear in the press and various adverts we have a feeling it may be the Dachshund.
Those silly little sausages I'm not sure lend themselves to being a fashion dog, they look amazing and would be a good 'accessory' but I imagine their stubborn-ness would lead to a lot of abandoned dogs several years down the line.
Anyway, time for a gratuitous Dachsie pic
Untitled by raf_gti, on Flickr
Those silly little sausages I'm not sure lend themselves to being a fashion dog, they look amazing and would be a good 'accessory' but I imagine their stubborn-ness would lead to a lot of abandoned dogs several years down the line.
Anyway, time for a gratuitous Dachsie pic
Untitled by raf_gti, on Flickr
I love these dogs, especially the long haired minature sausages. Such pretty dogs. Yours looks lovely! My OH and I (mostly her influence) want one, but not as our first dog as we've been told/found out they aren't the easiest dogs to train and and look after. Incidently, our first dog is a jack russel/patterdale cross and she was born a week ago today very excited for seven weeks time.
Back to the topic though, wern't these "in fashion" many years ago, i.e. one of the first fashionable breeds? Maybe due a comback, I could definately see it happening.
very excited for seven weeks time.Back to the topic though, wern't these "in fashion" many years ago, i.e. one of the first fashionable breeds? Maybe due a comback, I could definately see it happening.
I had a feeling someone would mention Malamutes - I had nothing but amazing reactions to Barney (and now he is kept by my parents he now has a fan club from Durham to Dorset) but choosing one of these dogs as a pet is a serious undertaking (and let's be honest, the average fashionista couldn't care less for proper treatment of such a dog 
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). drumsterphil said:
I had a feeling someone would mention Malamutes - I had nothing but amazing reactions to Barney (and now he is kept by my parents he now has a fan club from Durham to Dorset) but choosing one of these dogs as a pet is a serious undertaking (and let's be honest, the average fashionista couldn't care less for proper treatment of such a dog ).
Absolutely, sadly it's so common to come across owners who don't understand the breed and expect them to be fine if they treat them like 'any other dog' (in inverted commas to recognise other breeds need particular treatment too but acknowledging that many of the owners I deal with don't understand that either). ). 
Mobile Chicane said:
My concern with any increasingly 'fashionable' (but still comparatively rare) breed is congenital defects from a small gene pool.
I love vizslas and lagotto romagnolo, but would be concerned about acquiring either now due to inbreeding.
Why I've always adopted mongrels tbh.I love vizslas and lagotto romagnolo, but would be concerned about acquiring either now due to inbreeding.
I always think they're better temperament too (this view may of course be b
ks)cazzer said:
Shes about 8. Not really sure cos she came from the RSPCA.
She's not fat shes just got a massive chest.
I don't really notice until I see her next to a normal shepard. She's built like a brick you know what.
She certainly is chunkier than your average GSD thats for sure, I love the shape and colour of her face.She's not fat shes just got a massive chest.
I don't really notice until I see her next to a normal shepard. She's built like a brick you know what.
Edited by cazzer on Friday 10th February 00:06
Wigeon Incognito said:
It depends where in the country you are but I meet a dozen or so different pet owners each day in the Southend area and whilst staffs are ever popular there seems to be an increase in huskies and malamutes at the moment 'cos it's different to a staff innit'.
I was chatting to a husky owner last week: three hours of walking a day, and the stories about not letting them off the lead (because they will run, and run, and run... away) were true as far as she was concerned. I wonder how many people buy a husky with their eyes open.
Greg66 said:
I was chatting to a husky owner last week: three hours of walking a day, and the stories about not letting them off the lead (because they will run, and run, and run... away) were true as far as she was concerned.
I wonder how many people buy a husky with their eyes open.
The chap we dealt with when buying the Panda has got huskys. His youngest one is bloody massive, and by bloody massive I mean bloody massive.I wonder how many people buy a husky with their eyes open.
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