The dog breed argument thread

[Night Fury]

I love big dogs but my favorites are Afgan Hounds and German Shepherds. I've never had an Afgan Hound but I'd love to have one, and I've grown up around German Shepherds. I have an older one named Daisy, and my uncle has two that are police dogs: Dasty and Ice. Dasty in particular likes to wander over to my house and bum weenies off me. They're really smart and really loyal, and they love hugs. I also like Poodles and Collies. I actally used to have an old poodle named Bingo, but he died of old age years ago. He was extremely smart, and could even talk.

I've always wondered how German Shepherd herding abilities were? any idea? they're beautiful dogs so if they could herd sheep I'd totally get one.

Train a GSD right and he'll be the best dog in the world. They are fantastic working dogs, they can herd, guard, sniff out... great all rounders, honestly. GSDs can be hard to train though if you're not experienced with dog, if that's the case I'd be more inclined to get a collie of some kind as they're a little easier to train.

[escobert]

I love big dogs but my favorites are Afgan Hounds and German Shepherds. I've never had an Afgan Hound but I'd love to have one, and I've grown up around German Shepherds. I have an older one named Daisy, and my uncle has two that are police dogs: Dasty and Ice. Dasty in particular likes to wander over to my house and bum weenies off me. They're really smart and really loyal, and they love hugs. I also like Poodles and Collies. I actally used to have an old poodle named Bingo, but he died of old age years ago. He was extremely smart, and could even talk.

I've always wondered how German Shepherd herding abilities were? any idea? they're beautiful dogs so if they could herd sheep I'd totally get one.

Train a GSD right and he'll be the best dog in the world. They are fantastic working dogs, they can herd, guard, sniff out... great all rounders, honestly. GSDs can be hard to train though if you're not experienced with dog, if that's the case I'd be more inclined to get a collie of some kind as they're a little easier to train.

I kinda had that feeling, that since they're a working dog they'd probably be able to be trained at it. My only issue with border collies is their herding instinct is so strong they can have issues with kids and get aggressive with them when they aren't able to herd them. I guess Australian shepherds are better with kids.

I'd like to get something I could try and do sheep trials with

[Night Fury]

You could also try a rough collie (aka - a Lassie!)



Very good with kids as they're such gentle dogs! If it's your first time training for herding, I'd definitely get a collie of some kind. GSDs CAN be a handful because of their guardy nature, they need someone with a firm hand who is going to be the pack leader.

[escobert]

You could also try a rough collie (aka - a Lassie!)



Very good with kids as they're such gentle dogs! If it's your first time training for herding, I'd definitely get a collie of some kind. GSDs CAN be a handful because of their guardy nature, they need someone with a firm hand who is going to be the pack leader.

good thought! they're good with kitties too!

[Shorty]

Maybe I'm a dumb, but was does the D is GSD stand for?

"Good sheep dog" is what I would guess. Or "German Shepherd dog", though I don't know why the D!

[Night Fury]

German Shepard Dog, yes. They're just abbreviated like that for some reason hehe!

Also, another problem with getting a GSD these days is to be super careful you don't get one with a poor old roach back otherwise you're looking at a chance of severe early arthritis. Get one with a straight back from a good breeder!



See how his back slopes down? It should be avoided when getting a puppy. Make sure both parents have straight backs and ask about the grandparents too!

[Shiny]

This thread is a lie. All dog breeds are God tier. Anyone who loves all dogs would know this.

[noxious.sunshine]

Boxers & Newfs are the best, IMO

I grew up with boxers and had a Newf mix for 15 years. He was my world. I still get choked up thinking about him cuz I miss him so much & he was just that amazing.

I hate yorkies. I think they're presh, but they're hard as smurf to train. My mom bought one on a whim and a year later, the damn thing got out of his halter, ran into the street, and got hit by a car in front of my mom. And died.

I also love poodles. My Maximus Percival was a 5.5 lb half teacup, half tiny toy mix. Omg I was in love with him. He was my baby. I made the mistake of taking him everywhere with me and never leaving him alone, so when I started college, he had terrible separation anxiety... But he was so sweet and so funny. I miss him ;_;

But boxers, man. I'm so lucky to have an awesome bf that buys me things. Penny is gorgeous, even though she's a brat. She's actually bonded more with Jay than me, and that kind of makes me sad, but I figure it's because he's a dude and she's a female. She's in love with him though. As soon as he comes home from school, she's all over him and gives him a 20 minute full on bath on his head. It's so cute.

[Bubba]

The best breed of dog is whichever one I'm stroking.

[Shorty]

Boxers & Newfs are the best, IMO

I grew up with boxers and had a Newf mix for 15 years. He was my world. I still get choked up thinking about him cuz I miss him so much & he was just that amazing.

I hate yorkies. I think they're presh, but they're hard as smurf to train. My mom bought one on a whim and a year later, the damn thing got out of his halter, ran into the street, and got hit by a car in front of my mom. And died.

I also love poodles. My Maximus Percival was a 5.5 lb half teacup, half tiny toy mix. Omg I was in love with him. He was my baby. I made the mistake of taking him everywhere with me and never leaving him alone, so when I started college, he had terrible separation anxiety... But he was so sweet and so funny. I miss him ;_;

But boxers, man. I'm so lucky to have an awesome bf that buys me things. Penny is gorgeous, even though she's a brat. She's actually bonded more with Jay than me, and that kind of makes me sad, but I figure it's because he's a dude and she's a female. She's in love with him though. As soon as he comes home from school, she's all over him and gives him a 20 minute full on bath on his head. It's so cute.

Poodles are some of the god damn smartest smurfing dogs I have ever encountered. To any infuriatingly annoying level. Growing up, my best friend family's had three of them. It was always The Poodles vs. The Kids, and SPOILER ALERT the poodles always won.

edit: oh you meant toy poodles, those things are little trouts

[Freya]

I've had so many breeds of dogs it's ridiculous. My favorite are the Australian shepards. Mini Aussies are adorable too, my mom has one of those right now and it's so cute but so spunky.

My current pups are Labrador/German Shepard mixes. I don't have a recent picture as they are both about 50 lbs now but here's when they were puppies! They look more lab than anything. Their noses are thinner like a German Shepard as well as their hips. Our female's tail curls up as well. Otherwise they just look like black labs!



This is the second time i've had a lab. I love the breed. They are silly, loyal, and they love fetching sticks.

I am not a fan of terriers though. My parents have one and while I love her, I also hate her. She's super agressive. She's like a foot tall but dang that is not a good dog to socialize with others.

I also don't tend to like Pomeranian either. My sister had one and he was such a little trout. The various i've encountered have been that way too.

Now boyfriend's grandma just got a pomweenie. Cutest smurfing thing ever.