Dog Opinion Needed!

[Junk]

miniature schnauzer - smartest dog i've ever known. mine's awesome, as active or calm as you want him to be, no shedding (great for those with allergies), great watch dog, barks at anything or anybody he doesn't know, but not aggressive in the least. easy to train and housebreaking was a snap

Dude, that's what we had growing up. One then another after the first died.

Or get a pitbull so you can watch it destroy.

 

[Trollhole]

I've had all sorts of dogs through my life but I can say for a fact that a Golden is the way to go for a family pet. Labs are a close second as long as the are Yellow or black. Stay way away from chocolate labs they have a winey bark and are really annoying needy dogs. Bernese Mountain Dog would be my third pic though they can be very defensive.

I've had two goldens and will stay with that breed forever just remember to get a dark coated one as the lighter breeds tend to have health problems. Plus there hair is generally longer. I also recomend to get a male they will be easier to train.

 

[cc93cruiser]

pitbull, or rottweiler

 

[Critter]

Labs are a close second as long as the are Yellow or black. Stay way away from chocolate labs they have a winey bark and are really annoying needy dogs.

No offense to the author but this is the biggest load of crap I have ever read. This is simple genetics. Coat color in Labs is determined by two sets of genes unrelated to anything else about the dog this includes bark tone, personality, etc. It is completely possible to get all three colors in the same litter. The sheer notion that there is a color based difference in temperament or anything else is no less than absurd.

The two sets of genes in lab coat color decide whether the dog will be dark or light, dark being dominant. If the dog is dark black is dominant over choclate. If the dog has homozygous recessive light genes it can only be yellow.

 

[KINA]

Get Yourself An Amstaff..........steve

 

[calamaridog]

"I've had all sorts of dogs through my life but I can say for a fact that a Golden is the way to go for a family pet."


Wow, I am so torn up by this statement. My first dog was a Golden. I got him when I was 8 years old and truth be told, I'm sure he would have been a good dog if he was properly trained.

It's not that we didn't try, just that we didn't know how. My dad never had a dog as a kid, so he had no idea what he was doing. Grandma bought him a duck, a turtle, and a monkee??? All he really wanted was a dog LOL

I've seen SO MANY s***ty Goldens that it is not funny. I get sick when I see most of these dogs. Big, dumb, slobering fools. Hello people, they aren't supposed to weight 100 lbs. And they need a job, their working dogs for gods sake. Go shoot some birds and let them fetch them.

Goldens are good dogs for family's with LARGE yards. I think the same goes for all retrievers. They need space to run, and daily play time and walks.

 

[Trollhole]

No offense to the author but this is the biggest load of crap I have ever read. This is simple genetics. Coat color in Labs is determined by two sets of genes unrelated to anything else about the dog this includes bark tone, personality, etc. It is completely possible to get all three colors in the same litter. The sheer notion that there is a color based difference in temperament or anything else is no less than absurd.

The two sets of genes in lab coat color decide whether the dog will be dark or light, dark being dominant. If the dog is dark black is dominant over choclate. If the dog has homozygous recessive light genes it can only be yellow.

I just gave my opinion. From my experience. Take it how you will.

 

[Critter]

"To put it in context: Blaming every coat color incomplete dominant gene or recessive gene for physical defects in dogs would be the same as saying that every person out there with green eyes (due to incomplete dominant) or blue eyes (due to recessive) is at higher risk for genetic defects!"

http://users.tpg.com.au/choclab/warning.html

"As with any Lab, temperament and type will depend on the bloodlines of the dog regardless of color."

http://www.labbies.com/


What you are claiming is basically an old wise tale that black labs are the best workers, yellows are lazy, and choclates are dumb. I had this disscussion with a teacher who has a Phd in animal breeding (genetics and statistics) a while back.

You editted your post... did you have a change of heart??