What's your breed, and why?

Feral_Moon

My life wouldn't be complete without a GSD in it. Most intelligent, loyal and faithful breed I've ever owned as long as you don't mind sharing your entire life with one, including baths and showers :rotfl:

I've also owned Rotties and lurchers previously, both fantastic breeds but with completely different characters. I'm strictly a one dog woman now (for practical reasons) otherwise I wouldn't mind another lurcher or maybe even a little border terrier. They're incredibly cute and brave and will happily walk for miles.

Paradigm

Dogue de Bordeauxs for 20+ years. I've always been a Mastiff lover but there's something unique about DDBs.
I have "downsized" a little & also have an English Bulldog.

elsien

Now GSDs scare me. Probably because the only time I've ever been close to one is at the wrong end of a police dog's lead.

Caroline_a

I have a GSD and an Italian Spinone. Both very different - the GSD is grown up and sensible, gentle as a lamb to dogs, children and people. The Spin is like owning the Village Idiot... I have owned Danes who were lovely but felt that as I was getting older I needed to get something smaller. Ended up with a 55kg GSD... oh well.

Katiehound

And just in case you didn't follow my link to see what a trailhound was! here are the piccies- here's my trailie boy


and these three belonged to my friend who is in charge of rehoming (sadly Lottie on L no longer with us)


Just to say I pretty much like all dogs... but these are my favourites. I used to have a couple of friends with GSDs and until then I hadn't seen dogs playing! My old boy beagleX used to play madly with a young GSd twice his size: they loved each other!

gunsandbanjos

Bog standard moggies for me, currently got 2 jet black ones but not overly fussy on colour.

Deep_In_Debt

Cats. I don't go for a particular breed. I just see what the local rescue centre has that would be suitable for me at the time.

Person_one

arbrighton wrote: »

We have a miniature as I am also allergic to most dogs shedding. She is definitely a water retriever although she looks hilarious sopping wet! She also tries to be a guard dog and a lap dog, and is indeed quite intelligent. No poofly silly hair cut- just the same all over.

She is my first dog.

We find a lot of people assume she's a cockapoo with the 'sensible' hair cut, especially as she's not got her muzzle shaved short like a classic poodle. However people who actually know dogs know she's a 'proper poo'

I get the same, people come over oohing and aahing and asking 'is it a cockerpoo?' and they're astonished when I say no, just a poodle. Hardly anybody actually recognises his breed, even other people with poodles have sometimes got it wrong!

I always take chance to 'big up' the breed a bit, it helps that my rescue boy is into double figures now but still has the energy and fitness of a pup and people are also amazed at how old he is when I tell them.

Person_one

Katiehound wrote: »

And just in case you didn't follow my link to see what a trailhound was! here are the piccies- here's my trailie boy


and these three belonged to my friend who is in charge of rehoming (sadly Lottie on L no longer with us)

Lovely dogs, very expressive faces!

gunsandbanjos

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

Cats. I don't go for a particular breed. I just see what the local rescue centre has that would be suitable for me at the time.

That's exactly what I do, my local rescue is fabulous.