before you get and new dog....

[MVP]

before you get a new dog....

Read this article. I would add Dalmatians who were bred for looks ignoring their temperament and health and Sharpeis who were bred to such extremes that it can probably rival only English Bulldog when it comes to congenital problems.
Scandinavians who are known to be cold an logic banned breeds like English Bulldogs from being owned in their countries. They think it is inhumane for dog to be born to continuous struggles through his life. I actually agree - I think we as humans have done terrible job breeding some breeds and it would be better if we would stop.

https://dogbehaviorscience.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/100-years-of-breed-improvement/

 

[Dr. Jones]

Just don't get a new dog. Then you don't even have to read this.

 

[The Blue Elephant]

Here is a video about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCv10_WvGxo

Keeping in mind that a lot of purebreeds do have health problems, there is no gaurantee that a mutt is always more healthy than a purebreed and all purebreeds are not necessarily more unhealthy. For example of the dogs that have had the top 5 longest recorded lifespans 3 of them are purebreed. Some people want to make it seem if a dog is a mutt it gets plus 5 years added to its lifespan or something automatically. If selective mating didn't exist, dogs wouldn't have existed as we would still have wolves.

 

[Al-O-Meter]

One of the more popular dogs now is the Siberian Husky. If you are new to the breed make sure you talk to owners of one. They are very different from any other breed of dog I’ve owned.

First thing you should know: They are incredible escape artists. Mine has tunneled under fences and is able to get over surprisingly high ones. He can open closed doors both outward and inward, but he hasn’t learned to work a key … yet. Window screens and electric perimeter fences might as well not even be there.

Second: When given a command you can watch them think about what’s in it for them to do whatever you’re asking. I’ve trained many dogs and none were even close to being as hard to train as a husky. Mine still isn’t what I’d considered trained but he knows all the commands.



Third: A husky is the wrong dog to protect your house. If someone breaks in at 3AM the dog will rush toward the intruder to get belly scratches and see if he can help guide the new friend to your valuables. He will bark at people and dogs outside your house but anyone who comes in must be a friend.

Fourth: They like to climb. My friend who has one came home to find his husky on top of his refrigerator. We still don’t know how he got there. When you see shows about sled dogs and they’re standing on their houses, they do that to your furniture and counters especially when you aren’t home.

Huskies are characters and they talk as much as you see on YouTube videos. I love my dog and would never give him up, but I don’t think my next dog will be a husky. I definitely would not recommend anyone new to dogs getting a husky.

 

[bigb]

I feel the same way about a Mastiff. I have an English Mastiff that is 18 months old. My first Mastiff. He’s a giant lap dog.
There’s a 4 year old human sitting on that slide. If you’re outside with him, he has to be at your side and under your feet. If I sit while I’m out there, he’s going to be nudging me constantly to pet him.
He’s stubborn as hell. We tried taking him on a hike and when he decided he was done, he laid down and basically refused to move for a while.
He’s super gentle with the kids, until they show him they want to wrestle, then it’s game on. He’s very protective. We took him to the park while my son was was practicing baseball this spring. He wouldn’t let other people come to us. Plus he drools, nonstop. If you have a Mastiff, be prepared to get goobered. He has quickly shown the ******* 2 year old lab who is the alpha of the backyard.


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[LogGrad98]

I feel the same way about a Mastiff. I have an English Mastiff that is 18 months old. My first Mastiff. He’s a giant lap dog. View attachment 10946
There’s a 4 year old human sitting on that slide. If you’re outside with him, he has to be at your side and under your feet. If I sit while I’m out there, he’s going to be nudging me constantly to pet him.
He’s stubborn as hell. We tried taking him on a hike and when he decided he was done, he laid down and basically refused to move for a while.
He’s super gentle with the kids, until they show him they want to wrestle, then it’s game on. He’s very protective. We took him to the park while my son was was practicing baseball this spring. He wouldn’t let other people come to us. Plus he drools, nonstop. If you have a Mastiff, be prepared to get goobered. He has quickly shown the ******* 2 year old lab who is the alpha of the backyard.


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A lap-dog and a shower at the same time!