What breed to get?

[Soon-to-be-Mom]

Hi-

Can anyone help me with what breed of dog I should get?


(Does this belong on this forum?I am new and don't know.)

~Bye,STBM

[eXile]

lol well this is picking out of a barrel of like 180 something breeds:P Tell me your preferences...small? medium? big? need alot of excersise? no excersise at all? can they shed? etc...

[pittiegurl]

STBM - Check this out,this will give you a better idea of what will be good in your life style. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/search.htm

My best suggestion,is take this quiz,find out what breed of dog is best for you & start looking into rescues that rescue this breed,because there is a sweet pup out there in rescue waiting just for you.

[Soon-to-be-Mom]

Small or medium because I live in town. A dogs thats good with kids, is a must. I am expecting,so I'm not sure if I will have much time to teach a dog who is "bad" at obediance. Also,I would perfer if the dog is not so loud. I do live in a house so i don't have to worry about bothering neighbors. Right now I am taking clases on the internet. So I am home 90% of the time. I love to walk and I have a pool in the back yard and we go swimming in there alot. So probabley a dog that can swim. Or a breed that is good at swimming. I think I want a female or maybe a male. I had troble with my male dog when I was growing up, he was always humping smething,though he was fixed. I don't care about the shedding. I think I want a dog I can take to the groomer to get a fancy haricut. I don't care if it is active or laid-back, if doesn't really matter. I live in California,so its almost always nice weather.

~STBM

[Soon-to-be-Mom]

Ok,I will look at that thankies pittiegurl!

[pittiegurl]

Well,all I can say is take that quiz & find the best breeds for you & look on Petfinder.com & look into rescues...You will find the best dog for you there.

Good Luck,
;o)~Pitti

[Soon-to-be-Mom]

American Eskimo Dog

American Hairless Terrier

American Lo-Sze Pugg (TM)

Australian Terrier

*****n Frise

*****n/Yorkie

Border Terrier

Boston Terrier

Cairn Terrier

Cesky Terrier

Chinese Crested (hairless)

Cockapoo

Coton De Tulear

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Dutch Smoushond

English Toy Spaniel

Havanese

Japanese Spitz

Kemmer Feist (photo needed)

Kemmer Stock Hybrid Squirrel Dogs

Kyi-Leo®

Labradoodle

Lagotto Romagnolo

Lowchen (Little Lion Dog)

Mi-Ki

Miniature Schnauzer

Mountain Feist

Norfolk Terrier

Norwich Terrier

Pekepoo

Pug

Rat Terrier

Schipperke

Schnoodle

Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)

Shichon

Xoloitzcuintle

Okay thanks pittie. Above are my results. I copied and pasted.

[lou3]

those results seem to jump around a bit from hyper and prone to be snappy dogs to brilliant kids dogs its very confusing. i would also be be very wary of accepting advice from a site that recommends cross breeds, you never know what you're going to get with a cross breed and buying a designer dog is highly irresponsible.
From what you have said i would recommend a cairn terrier or a cavalier king charles spaniel. A Shih tzu may also suit you since you dont mind a lot of hair.

[pittiegurl]

I think a few of these would be good if you're going to have children
American Eskimo Dog
Boston Terrier
Pug
Schipperke

Those are the best ones if you are going to have children.Boston Terriers are great guard dogs for children

[eXile]

Agree with lou3 here. Also, you dont want a dog that can jump on your baby. Some dogs do that not knowing their size. Small breed is best for your. Also, alot of people tend not to train their small dogs because there tiny and arent capable of doing as many things a big dog can such as jumping on counters, tables, cant chew NEARLY as much, etc..