I say get a pug, or any dog you have to squeeze the anal glands on every month or so to keep them from rubbing their ass on the carpeting.
Good dog for young kids...
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Dude. If I approach expertise in any subject, dogs and animals in general is it.
Don't forget the auto-erotic asphyxiation...
Healers are tough (had two growing up), but they're not very big...and I wouldn't really categorize them as kid friendly.
I disagree on the weims. My uncle used to hunt bear with them (and a 45 pistol).
Is the dog staying inside the house with you? How much of a family role will the pet fulfill? How big of a concern is the shedding?
Viszla were mentioned - we have two. I love the breed, grew up with them in my home. They won't do much for defense against a cougar besides make a lot of noise if they are spooked. Protective watchdogs they are not.
They do not smell, and the shedding is very controllable compared to other breeds. Very intelligent and trainable, they become very attached to their families. I'm not worried one bit about having ours around children or babies. Vizslas are super high energy (they are bird dogs, what do you expect). They will demand a lot of time, and often have separation anxiety issues, but this can be overcome.
Life is too short to live with ugly dogs.
Vizsla or German Short Hair (slightly bigger) would be a great choice. I've had two Vizslas...I'll always have a Vizsla.
Bleh. Chows suck.
Best cougar dog in the valley, exactly why I got her, to protect my kids when they go out to feed the horses at night. I've had a couple of mountain lions in the yard, actually hit one in the butt when I threw a baseball bat at it. Sucker had to be at least 200 pounds. This was pre-marriage and kids. Now I would just throw some lead at it. She knows these mountains like the back of her paw, she's actually come home with entire deer legs a couple of times, obviously from mountain lion kills.
Here she is attacking a couter...
Here she is attacking a couter...
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I stand corrected.
wtf are you talking about? how is killing a s***ty dog that gets near your son "internet tough guy talk?"
any 90 lb weakling can do that with a gun.
nothing tough about it.
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An Argentine Dogo would be a good cougar defense dog, I want to have one of these at some point in my life, basically a bigger pitbull 
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Kept a burglar out of my house on Christmas morning. You'd be a fool to cross her.
Great dogs. I'll be breeding Frida to a big scary fellow (papered as well) after her hips are certified.
Anybody wants one let me know. It'll be next spring (third or fourth heat- she'll be 2 1/2).
Good luck skillet. I've never owned a small dog with a good temperment, but If I was staying small I'd go with a welsh corgie.
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They also find their way to the top of the list for smartest breed (consistently).
Standards that is; don't know about the rest.
They have labradoodles now too; best of both breeds (they say). edit: see page three- that's after the good recommendations and prior to the pitbull nonsense.
Liger- "It's like my favorite animal"
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Back in '85 my wife and I had a wolf. Belonged to someone else that asked us to take care of it for a summer. Not a good pet.
Harvested the neighbor's weiner dog within the first month.
Also was not social in the way a dog is. He'd wander off 200' from the house (we lived on 40 acres in the stix) and just watch all day. Not move an inch either... just watch. Had a funky head shape that a collar wouldn't stay on very well so tethering him was not an option. He could jump waaay too well... and there was something about him that was spooky in a way that I wouldn't be able to articulate very well.
It's not legal to own the full tilt wolves so I've seen a few reported to be mixes since. One of them killed an acquaintance of mine's kid. Sort of the worst of both worlds IMO where you retain the instincts of an efficient predator but breed out the natural fear of man.
I'll bite. What does that hair vs fur comment mean?
There's some downright scary hybrids out there:
150lb hybrid:
150lb hybrid:
Try a Cocker against a cat some time. No good. We have had five German Sheps and I have photos of my two year old son walking the dog on leash at heal. You could never have a dog with greater potential than a GS if raised properly and trained properly. I have a one year old Shep now and I have trained her to hand signals and voice commands. They are extremely loyal and protective but love kids and are very sensitive because of their intelligence. Crazy smart dogs. I can give you names of three champion breeders if your interested. Labs of any color are great dogs as well as Goldens. Honestly, Almost any large breed dog will be a great companion and protector if trained properly, treated with respect and given lots of love. Good luck with your choice. Dogs are great family members. Unfortunately 12 to 14 years is the life span of most large breeds.
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Not saying that's not a GSD as I'm no expert in 'em... but that one you've got looks much more like a Belgian Tervuren to me than a German Shepherd.
Long haired GS, genetic 1 in 10.
No expert either. She's two generations out of Agrentina (the breeder flew in and brought the line to the U.S.), two away from the fatherland, and her papers read like a german phone book (von this- lord that).
The breeder would love to see me mix her with a short coat (her long coat keeps her from being a show dog- discouraged trait). I like her coat. Big fan of long haired beetches. I'd love to find a long haired silver to go with, but I've got a solid lead on a GREAT fella (his brother was sold to some king somewhere- awesome lines).
Yeah, my friend with the Corgi kid's loved that. They enjoyed getting their heels nipped if they ran around like kids do and barked at constantly if they got off the couch. It really endeared them to the dog.
I don't like the look, but I also hear great things about boxers like fsusteve's. Very, very even temperament.
I wanted a dobie, but my wife heard some urban legend that their brains get too big for their skulls, then they go crazy and eat kids. That was off the list.