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Dog Lovers: Breed Discussion

YorkieonmyPillow — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:53:24 GMT

I love dogs. Right now I have a Yorkie, a Maltese, and a Shih Tzu. They are all spayed girls, and they're like sisters. They "play-fight," which is very cute and amusing.

I've never had a Chihuahua. Never had a dachshund. Never had a Scottie.

When I was little, if we had anything it was a cat but I MUCH prefer dogs.

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NickNack — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:02:10 GMT

I've had a total of five Cavalier King Charles Spaniels in the past. Four of them were from Cavalier Rescue. I used to help with Rescue. My last one died last year. They are a wonderfully sweet breed. Right now I just have a Japanese Chin, Nick. He's 13 1/2 years old. He has the funniest personality. He makes me laugh every day. I've had cats in the past too. I love both. My sister has a shih tzu, YorkieonmyPillow. They're very sweet, too. The next breed I'll have will be a french bulldog.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:04:14 GMT

Oh, I'd love to have a Frenchie! They're so cute!

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Pandalady — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:19:39 GMT

As a child, I had two miniature dachshunds, an English bulldog and a Cocker Spaniel. As an adult, I've had two miniature dachshunds. Love all breeds and I think this is a fun thread!

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YorkieonmyPillow — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:46:54 GMT

When I was little there was a magazine ad for some brand of booze that featured two dogs: a black Scottie and a Westie. I thought they were so cute! I've had a Westie but never had a Scottie - it's difficult to find one that is correct. The few Scotties I've looked at around here are big galoots.

I love terriers.

I also think miniature Schnauzers are cute but I've never had one. I also like Bichon Frises......never had one of those, either.

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FastDogWalker2 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:40:08 GMT

We have 3: a golden retriever (11), a basset hound (5) and a husky Malamute (4). We have almost always had a golden through the years of our marriage but I had grown up with bassets and wanted one. The husky-mal is our daughter's but stays with us a lot. I think in the future, we will scale back the number of dogs and probably stick with bassets - they need much less exercise! I love all my babies though!

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Hooty — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 01:45:05 GMT

My DH & I love English bulldogs ................ we have had two, a white and now a red & white

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catlover00 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:03:15 GMT

We have a 10 month old Cavalier King Charles (tri-colored) and he is the best little guy! Such a sweet temperment, cuddle bug, and smart. I had Britany Spaniels growing up, also great family dogs with great dispositions.

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NickNack — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:08:26 GMT

On 1/11/2015 catlover00 said: We have a 10 month old Cavalier King Charles (tri-colored) and he is the best little guy! Such a sweet temperment, cuddle bug, and smart. I had Britany Spaniels growing up, also great family dogs with great dispositions.

I posted above about my Cavaliers. They are little snuggle bugs, so sweet! I know you are enjoying your puppy. I've had two tri-colors, two blenheims and a black and tan.

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Sammycat1 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:14:08 GMT

We are collie people all the way. Rough collies, not border ones.

Funny story: Once when we were at the vet, a little girl was there with her mom and their sheltie. She came up to our collie (official AKC "extra large" size, BTW) and said, "Your dog looks like my dog but a lot bigger. Is it a sheltie too?"

DH said to her as he invited her to pet our collie (she could have ridden him!), "no, he's sort of a supersize sheltie. He's a collie."

She ran over on the waiting room breed chart ASAP and found the collies. Then she begged her mom for a collie, and her mom said, "I don't think they'll even fit in our car, honey!"

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lucylover64 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:20:48 GMT

I LOVE this thread and enjoyed reading about everyone's kidlets! I grew up with Cocker Spaniels but during the 20+ yrs of our marriage we have had the bigger ones: German Shepherd, Doberman, Collie, and Labs. Right now we have a 2 1/2 yr old terrier mix (a rescue) and an 18-mon-old black Lab. They are best buddies and "play fight" as well! We love them dearly, and they are SO funny! Who needs TV?! Thanks for posting this great thread: looking forward to reading more!

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lucylover64 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:26:54 GMT

On 1/11/2015 Sammycat1 said:
We are collie people all the way. Rough collies, not border ones.

Funny story: Once when we were at the vet, a little girl was there with her mom and their sheltie. She came up to our collie (official AKC "extra large" size, BTW) and said, "Your dog looks like my dog but a lot bigger. Is it a sheltie too?"

DH said to her as he invited her to pet our collie (she could have ridden him!), "no, he's sort of a supersize sheltie. He's a collie."

She ran over on the waiting room breed chart ASAP and found the collies. Then she begged her mom for a collie, and her mom said, "I don't think they'll even fit in our car, honey!"

What a cute story!! Thanks for sharing!! Our black Lab is....a tank: she is about 90 lbs and when she jumps up to put her front feet on my shoulders, we are eye-to-eye! (I am 5 feet tall) She has about knocked me flat on more than one occasion! In fact, last spring she broke my toe after pouncing on me from afar!

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Sammycat1 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:14:17 GMT

On 1/11/2015 lucylover64 said:
On 1/11/2015 Sammycat1 said:
We are collie people all the way. Rough collies, not border ones.

Funny story: Once when we were at the vet, a little girl was there with her mom and their sheltie. She came up to our collie (official AKC "extra large" size, BTW) and said, "Your dog looks like my dog but a lot bigger. Is it a sheltie too?"

DH said to her as he invited her to pet our collie (she could have ridden him!), "no, he's sort of a supersize sheltie. He's a collie."

She ran over on the waiting room breed chart ASAP and found the collies. Then she begged her mom for a collie, and her mom said, "I don't think they'll even fit in our car, honey!"

What a cute story!! Thanks for sharing!! Our black Lab is....a tank: she is about 90 lbs and when she jumps up to put her front feet on my shoulders, we are eye-to-eye! (I am 5 feet tall) She has about knocked me flat on more than one occasion! In fact, last spring she broke my toe after pouncing on me from afar!

That IS a tank for a lab. Our collie at his peak was 140 lbs., all muscle. Thank goodness he never pounced on any of us! My sister had a Great Dane so big that when she stood on her hind legs, she could see out of those little windows at the top of her front door!

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lucylover64 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 03:25:20 GMT

On 1/11/2015 Sammycat1 said:
On 1/11/2015 lucylover64 said:
On 1/11/2015 Sammycat1 said:
We are collie people all the way. Rough collies, not border ones.

Funny story: Once when we were at the vet, a little girl was there with her mom and their sheltie. She came up to our collie (official AKC "extra large" size, BTW) and said, "Your dog looks like my dog but a lot bigger. Is it a sheltie too?"

DH said to her as he invited her to pet our collie (she could have ridden him!), "no, he's sort of a supersize sheltie. He's a collie."

She ran over on the waiting room breed chart ASAP and found the collies. Then she begged her mom for a collie, and her mom said, "I don't think they'll even fit in our car, honey!"

What a cute story!! Thanks for sharing!! Our black Lab is....a tank: she is about 90 lbs and when she jumps up to put her front feet on my shoulders, we are eye-to-eye! (I am 5 feet tall) She has about knocked me flat on more than one occasion! In fact, last spring she broke my toe after pouncing on me from afar!

That IS a tank for a lab. Our collie at his peak was 140 lbs., all muscle. Thank goodness he never pounced on any of us! My sister had a Great Dane so big that when she stood on her hind legs, she could see out of those little windows at the top of her front door!

OMG!!! I have a friend who has a 160 lb Mastiff and her little boys ride her like a pony! LOL!

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ccassaday — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:15:24 GMT

We have a 90 pound golden retriever. He is such a good boy. He has cancer so don't know how long we will have him. My sister lab that has a quarter griffin is almost 100 pounds.

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lucylover64 — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 04:36:09 GMT

On 1/11/2015 ccassaday said: We have a 90 pound golden retriever. He is such a good boy. He has cancer so don't know how long we will have him. My sister lab that has a quarter griffin is almost 100 pounds.

How is Jake doing?

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feline groovy — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:19:03 GMT

On 1/11/2015 lucylover64 said:
On 1/11/2015 Sammycat1 said:
We are collie people all the way. Rough collies, not border ones.

Funny story: Once when we were at the vet, a little girl was there with her mom and their sheltie. She came up to our collie (official AKC "extra large" size, BTW) and said, "Your dog looks like my dog but a lot bigger. Is it a sheltie too?"

DH said to her as he invited her to pet our collie (she could have ridden him!), "no, he's sort of a supersize sheltie. He's a collie."

She ran over on the waiting room breed chart ASAP and found the collies. Then she begged her mom for a collie, and her mom said, "I don't think they'll even fit in our car, honey!"

What a cute story!! Thanks for sharing!! Our black Lab is....a tank: she is about 90 lbs and when she jumps up to put her front feet on my shoulders, we are eye-to-eye! (I am 5 feet tall) She has about knocked me flat on more than one occasion! In fact, last spring she broke my toe after pouncing on me from afar!

You know she doesn't mean to; it was just that Lab exuberance, LOL, combined with her adoration for you.

Dogs are enthusiastic, but Labs are truly exuberant.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:43:44 GMT

I hear a lot of good things about the Cavalier King Charles breed. Oh, I saw THE MOST BEAUTIFUL dog the other day at the vet's! I was there picking up medicine when I saw this light buff-brown labradoodle! I'd never seen one in person, and I shamelessly asked the receptionist if I could go see it! It was in an examining room, it didn't appear to be sick, so we went in there and it was just the cutest thing........it's legs were perfectly straight, up-and-down. It's coat was kinky and felt so good. It had been mixed with a standard poodle, so it was pretty big! Everybody was having a fit over it.

I hear a lot of different opinions about the doodle mixes but this was adorable!

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feline groovy — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 06:31:33 GMT

On 1/11/2015 YorkieonmyPillow said:
I hear a lot of good things about the Cavalier King Charles breed. Oh, I saw THE MOST BEAUTIFUL dog the other day at the vet's! I was there picking up medicine when I saw this light buff-brown labradoodle! I'd never seen one in person, and I shamelessly asked the receptionist if I could go see it! It was in an examining room, it didn't appear to be sick, so we went in there and it was just the cutest thing........it's legs were perfectly straight, up-and-down. It's coat was kinky and felt so good. It had been mixed with a standard poodle, so it was pretty big! Everybody was having a fit over it.

I hear a lot of different opinions about the doodle mixes but this was adorable!

Here's a Goldendoodle for ya, too:

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Fressa — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:11:36 GMT

We had a Dachshund and a Beagle when I was a kid. Years later after I had my son I got my first German Shepherd and fell in love with the breed. I love their intelligence, loyalty to the family and the security they provide. We are now on our 4th & 5th GSD's. This is the first time that we had two at once so it's a different experience for us. All of our dogs have been big and loving but these two are going to be the largest ones. Each one has his/her own personality and likes which I find very interesting. They have all been wonderful family members.