Old English Sheepdog, mellow, no shedding and very loyal. Just got a puppy after

Jun 21, 2024
7:03:19pm

gilbertatty All-American

Losing our older dog a year ago.

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What is your favorite breed of dog, and why?

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 6:49pm

Nintendog.

BYUtka

Jun 21, 6:50pm

Peekapoo

Revolution

Jun 21, 6:51pm

My dad had several Australian Blue Heelers and gave them all the same name. I

Hoopster

Jun 21, 6:52pm

My favorite isn’t a breed. But I love our F1 standard bernedoodle.

JamieTartt

Jun 21, 6:52pm

I’d rather not have a dog but we have a Havanese. Best little dog breed by far.

Superkid

Jun 21, 6:54pm

1. Golden Retriever 2. Labrador Retriever 3. Great Pyrenees

byuluvr

Jun 21, 6:54pm

I’d rather have a Samoyed than a Pyrenees. There’s a Pyrenees down the road and

Superkid

Jun 21, 6:57pm

That's why I'd have to live on many acres and out in the country.

byuluvr

Jun 21, 7:00pm

We breed Pyrenees and that is very abnormal for the breed. If you were a

Submariner

Jun 21, 7:24pm

Boxer. We’ve had Boxers for years. GREAT family dog.

Lifi

Jun 21, 6:55pm

The one where the dad is a bulldog and the mom is a shih tzu. Don't remember what they call it...

RootieBoy

Jun 21, 6:56pm

RE: The one where the dad is a bulldog and the mom is a shih tzu. Don't remember

Chefcurry

Jun 21, 6:58pm

Husky

Salami Karate

Jun 21, 6:56pm

Toy Pom......

StarMan

Jun 21, 6:59pm

RE: Toy Pom......

Hoopster

Jun 24, 6:58pm

So I have only tried a couple of recipes, but the big black dogs- kintamani-

Courtimedes

Jun 21, 7:00pm

Yes. Emigrating to China. 😛

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:01pm

Hard to beat a lab. They're perfect except all the shedding.

Chemish

Jun 21, 7:01pm

Frenchie

Medute

Jun 21, 7:01pm

English Setter.

Busting Coveys

Jun 21, 7:02pm

Old English Sheepdog, mellow, no shedding and very loyal. Just got a puppy after

gilbertatty

Jun 21, 7:03pm

I'm not a dog fan, but I've had a Yorkshire Terrier for a year and a half

Belboz

Jun 21, 7:03pm

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

arizonacougarfan

Jun 21, 7:03pm

The neighbors just got one of those. Looks similar, but swap the brown for black

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:08pm

Such people friendly dogs. Love to snuggle but also play and run around

arizonacougarfan

Jun 21, 7:11pm

One lying next to me right now. 2 daughters both have one. Nice dogs.

Soupie

Jun 21, 7:16pm

Hot.

CAPX

Jun 21, 7:07pm

Irish setter

veddarhall

Jun 21, 7:07pm

I haven’t tried them all yet so I’m undecided.

godawgs

Jun 21, 7:08pm

Board name!

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:09pm

I love Brittany’s

conflictedcoug

Jun 23, 3:29pm

Rhodesian Ridgeback because they are awesome and gorgeous animals

Ray Shoesmith

Jun 21, 7:09pm

Belgian Malinois

BeardedBroker

Jun 21, 7:11pm

Please to note other part question. Much thank you.

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:13pm

Some of the coolest dogs in the world but 100% wrong for 99% of people.

godawgs

Jun 21, 7:18pm

For sure. Mine has mellowed a bit, still pretty crazy.

BeardedBroker

Jun 21, 7:46pm

Aren't they just modified German Shepherds? Sure look like it.

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:49pm

RE: Aren't they just modified German Shepherds? Sure look like it.

BeardedBroker

Jun 21, 10:33pm

Been thinking about getting a blue heeler.

bluesloth

Jun 21, 7:14pm

My mother had a blue heeler mix. (Rottweiler may have been the other part.)

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:19pm

Komet was not a blue heeler mix. I picked the dog up, saw the parents & sibling

Creaturecow

Jun 26, 5:10pm

They are great dogs, just have a velociraptor stage from 6 mos' to year 3.

Creaturecow

Jun 26, 5:12pm

Lots of good guesses in this thread but there is only one correct answer as to the best.

Tokolosh

Jun 21, 7:14pm

Looks like a cross breed with Dumbo.

bluesloth

Jun 21, 7:15pm

I hunt with a few and they’re awesome

godawgs

Jun 21, 7:20pm

The Speckled Beagle?

Plantagenet

Jun 21, 7:49pm

Vizsla—smart, good size, athletic and fun!

Billie Ruben

Jun 21, 7:14pm

Acceptable alternate to the GSP.

Tokolosh

Jun 21, 7:19pm

Loved our vizsla, very fun dog that just considers itself one of the family.

Submariner

Jun 21, 7:37pm

I had a Vizsla. It…didn’t go well.

godawgs

Jun 21, 8:00pm

I love Weimaraner’s too, but we tried rescuing one with bad health problems

Kbdub

Jun 21, 8:46pm

We’ve had ours for four months. Crazy about her.

Kbdub

Jun 21, 8:43pm

Golden Retriever.

byujdmba

Jun 21, 7:15pm

Not a dog person but wife recently got a Boston Terrier and it's been great so

Covid-19

Jun 21, 7:21pm

German Shorthair Pointer

BerkeleyCoug

Jun 21, 7:22pm

The kind that doesn’t bite, or shed, or bark, or poop, or pee, or drool….

Penske Material

Jun 21, 7:24pm

So, no woman for you?

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:26pm

...or cost money, or have to be housed when you are on a trip, or eat kids...

Courtimedes

Jun 21, 7:33pm

RE: The kind that doesn’t bite, or shed, or bark, or poop, or pee, or

Billie Ruben

Jun 21, 8:01pm

You just described the golden doodle I just inherited from my dad. My first dog

BikeGuy

Jun 21, 8:23pm

Doberman. Great family dog, smart, obedient, not a lot of shedding.

delux_247

Jun 21, 7:27pm

They look great with a docked tail and vertical ears. If not, they look weird.

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:29pm

Doberman…Beautiful, smart trainable dog with short hair and doesn’t slober.

Malcolm Reynolds

Jun 21, 7:27pm

Jinx

delux_247

Jun 21, 7:31pm

Had two. Dino, male, happy obedient perfect. Tanya, girl, moody stubborn.

CAPX

Jun 22, 4:29pm

Was she spayed? They won't even let unfixed dogs in our local dog park

Kbdub

Jun 22, 4:39pm

Yes she was.

CAPX

Jun 23, 2:56pm

I prefer male dogs.

Cougar Junkie

Jun 22, 4:46pm

I think some of the dog gender stereotypes are pretty suspect.

godawgs

Jun 22, 5:01pm

Yeah, I'm probably biased. My mother's dog, that I referenced above, was the

Cougar Junkie

Jun 22, 5:48pm

Dogs are cool.

godawgs

Jun 22, 6:05pm

My Doberman (female/European) does this too.

Malcolm Reynolds

Jun 22, 8:20pm

Love it! Are the European Dobermans superior to the American ones, as

Cougar Junkie

Jun 22, 10:00pm

RE: Love it! Are the European Dobermans superior to the American ones, as

Malcolm Reynolds

Jun 22, 10:18pm

Fav? The one I don’t have. Like not having one. 2nd we have had two poodle mixes

SBB

Jun 21, 7:33pm

Poodles, but I guess some of you don't want a dog that is smarter than you

JoMax

Jun 21, 7:33pm

All dogs are not the same, my favorite dog I have ever had is my 5 year old Goldendoodle

JOPE

Jun 21, 7:34pm

That's the tough part. You can't tell how the dog will turn out when you get a

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:36pm

large dog-weinaramer

PackerFan

Jun 21, 7:40pm

The German Shepherd Dog: personality, smarts, loyalty, presence, versatility &

Plantagenet

Jun 21, 7:46pm

Probably my second favorite after Australian Cattle Dog

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 7:50pm

Good point. The German Shepherds from Europe are superior. The American

Cougar Junkie

Jun 21, 8:02pm

The AKC standard is physical conformity, whereas the European standard is for

Plantagenet

Jun 22, 10:15am

English Staffordshire Bull Terrier

whoneedscorners?

Jun 21, 7:58pm

RE: English Staffordshire Bull Terrier

byuluvr

Jun 21, 8:17pm

And American staffordshire bull terriers are the absolute worst.

shimmy

Jun 23, 3:26pm

True!

whoneedscorners?

Jun 23, 6:31pm

Labsky- perfect temperament and intelligence

pegushin

Jun 21, 8:01pm

Same. Pretty sure my dog growing up was part Heeler and part Beagle. Tried to go with a part Heeler part American..

greatbam

Jun 21, 8:23pm

Miniature Pincer

RenoCoug

Jun 21, 8:45pm

I’ve had 4. Great dogs if you can teach them not to bark at everything.

Malcolm Reynolds

Jun 21, 8:47pm

She is good in public while on a leash but is a ravage beast at the house

RenoCoug

Jun 21, 8:50pm

I’m a fan of the Boykin Spaniel

conflictedcoug

Jun 21, 9:31pm

Do you hunt with your Boykin? I’ve heard they’re great water dogs.

Busting Coveys

Jun 21, 9:50pm

Yes

conflictedcoug

Jun 21, 9:56pm

A dingo ate my baby…

ArcticKat

Jun 21, 9:49pm

RE: A dingo ate my baby…

BYU Grounds

Jun 21, 10:22pm

Because you love them so much, I volunteer you to babysit mine for two weeks in

Creaturecow

Jun 26, 5:47pm

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