Help?
I'm moving in about a year, we're going to buy land. Like acreage. So I'm getting a dog when I move, I'm looking into what breed now because I like to research and I'd like to put my mind at rest.
I have no problem with adopting but I've adopted every pet I've owned minus one cat. And a dog that didn't work out, I'll explain the dog later. My dog Checkers, a dalmatian, was a stray and she's a great dog, don't get me wrong. But we've never been able to train her. She does not listen, the most she'll do is come when you call her, most of the time she'll just prick her ears. Back to what I was saying, I'd like to be able to train a dog. My dad always talked to me about his German Shepherd he had growing up and how it was pretty much his companion.
See, I really like hunting dogs and hounds. Larger dogs. My favorite dog ever would definitely be a black mouth cur, here is my problem. Cats. I have two, one is about 12 now and the other is 7. That dog I mentioned that wasn't adopted? We got him from a breeder, he was an Akbash. The breeder told us he would be great with cats, she swore it. Well, he killed one of our cats, a tabby named Daisy. So we gave the dog back to the breeder, of course. I NEED a dog thats good with cats but will still be very obidient. :/ Character is great too, I mean I don't want a robot or anything. Also, my dad is really pushing for me to get a Belgian dog, I don't know much about the shepherds and (I love) my mother despises Schipperkes. She's weird about dogs, she thinks pugs are the ugliest creatures alive. :0 A low maintenance dog is key in terms of grooming, I'll brush checkers every now and then but nothing beyond that (baths in the summer and before winter). And we take her to the groomer once a year. I trim her nails myself. With a dalmatian I'm used to shedding, I'd prefer if it was minimal but I guess thats not really going to happen. I'm also used to barking, so if a dog is more vocal than others I can live with that, on second thought the thought of a quiet dog is kind of weird.\. So what I'm looking for is a medium to large dog, easy to groom (probably short haired, but I LOVE fluffy dogs), obedient and very good with cats and older dogs (Checkers is 11 or 12), and vocal. Most of the dogs I've found and considered seem to fit one key aspect of what I want but not the other key aspect. I think a greyhound would work, but I just don't like them, its just me.
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I was unsure so 'general' just seemed like a fit. Also, I know that there is no 'bad dog' but I've had terrible experiences with German Shepherds, standard poodles, labs and retrievers. Especially shepherds, they're beautiful though. :/ Also if you have any questions that I didn't address feel free to ask. I know there are probably tons of dogs what I'm looking for, I just can't seem to find it.
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