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another question-this time about getting a dog
My husband and I are getting a little aby kitten, and then we are
thinking we might want a puppy. The puppy would mostly be my husbands dog. We are looking for a dog that has a mellow disposition, medium sized to large, and won't bark too much when my husband is gone for the day. He works for 5 hours daily, and the dog would have to be with the cat during the day. I will be in my office all day, but the dog will not be allowed there. Any advice on which kind of dog might be best for us? We have a relatively big house with a yrd and we are going to crate train and do obediance school. We definitely want a dog who can get along with cats, too. Advice on breeds? |
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om... My husband and I are getting a little aby kitten, and then we are thinking we might want a puppy. The puppy would mostly be my husbands dog. We are looking for a dog that has a mellow disposition, medium sized to large, and won't bark too much when my husband is gone for the day. He works for 5 hours daily, and the dog would have to be with the cat during the day. I will be in my office all day, but the dog will not be allowed there. Any advice on which kind of dog might be best for us? We have a relatively big house with a yrd and we are going to crate train and do obediance school. We definitely want a dog who can get along with cats, too. Advice on breeds? I'd suggest checking at your local humane society, or with local rescue organizations. Breed doesn't always matter; not ever border collie wants to herd, not every lab loves to play ball. At least at a shelter or in rescue, there should be people who can tell you what they know about a dog's personality. Chances are, if you're patient, you can find a dog that's already lived with cats, possibly one that's already crate-trained. I do say "dog" instead of puppy intentionally. There are a lot of strays and even surrendered animals out there that need a good home. So please, don't simply deny the possibility of an adult. Besides. At least most adults are completely housebroken. ;P |
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"kate" wrote in message
om... My husband and I are getting a little aby kitten, and then we are thinking we might want a puppy. The puppy would mostly be my husbands dog. We are looking for a dog that has a mellow disposition, medium sized to large, and won't bark too much when my husband is gone for the day. He works for 5 hours daily, and the dog would have to be with the cat during the day. I will be in my office all day, but the dog will not be allowed there. Any advice on which kind of dog might be best for us? We have a relatively big house with a yrd and we are going to crate train and do obediance school. We definitely want a dog who can get along with cats, too. Advice on breeds? I'd suggest checking at your local humane society, or with local rescue organizations. Breed doesn't always matter; not ever border collie wants to herd, not every lab loves to play ball. At least at a shelter or in rescue, there should be people who can tell you what they know about a dog's personality. Chances are, if you're patient, you can find a dog that's already lived with cats, possibly one that's already crate-trained. I do say "dog" instead of puppy intentionally. There are a lot of strays and even surrendered animals out there that need a good home. So please, don't simply deny the possibility of an adult. Besides. At least most adults are completely housebroken. ;P |
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By the way "mellow disposition" and "won't bark too much"
are crap-shoots no matter what kind of dog you get, from my experience. True, and even more true with cats.Just because a cat's breed standards dictate the cat will act a certain way doesn't mean it will. So what other reason does anyone buy a cat? Because they like a certain coat pattern/color. That sort of suggests you're buying a "designer cat". Even worse are people who buy the "trend cats" -- thanks to the movies, persians and siamese, or spynx, especially. Honestly, Megan's post, or Deb's, is not condemning. We just don't get it. Why, or how, anyone could actually pay money, even get on a waiting list, when so many, many healthy kittens die every day at shelters. There's no way a person can't find the perfect moggie at a shelter if they'll just look. I used to think I wanted a Balinese, and when we seized kittens from a kitten mill, I got my chance and nabbed one. When I'm feeling very pretentious, I call hiim a "Balinese." But we get masked cats at the shelter, even kittens, all the time, and you can't tell the difference! Sherry |
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By the way "mellow disposition" and "won't bark too much"
are crap-shoots no matter what kind of dog you get, from my experience. True, and even more true with cats.Just because a cat's breed standards dictate the cat will act a certain way doesn't mean it will. So what other reason does anyone buy a cat? Because they like a certain coat pattern/color. That sort of suggests you're buying a "designer cat". Even worse are people who buy the "trend cats" -- thanks to the movies, persians and siamese, or spynx, especially. Honestly, Megan's post, or Deb's, is not condemning. We just don't get it. Why, or how, anyone could actually pay money, even get on a waiting list, when so many, many healthy kittens die every day at shelters. There's no way a person can't find the perfect moggie at a shelter if they'll just look. I used to think I wanted a Balinese, and when we seized kittens from a kitten mill, I got my chance and nabbed one. When I'm feeling very pretentious, I call hiim a "Balinese." But we get masked cats at the shelter, even kittens, all the time, and you can't tell the difference! Sherry |
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enlightened us with... My husband and I are getting a little aby kitten, and then we are thinking we might want a puppy. The puppy would mostly be my husbands dog. We are looking for a dog that has a mellow disposition, medium sized to large, and won't bark too much when my husband is gone for the day. He works for 5 hours daily, and the dog would have to be with the cat during the day. I will be in my office all day, but the dog will not be allowed there. Any advice on which kind of dog might be best for us? We have a relatively big house with a yrd and we are going to crate train and do obediance school. We definitely want a dog who can get along with cats, too. Advice on breeds? Adopt an adult. Puppies can turn into anything. Adopting from the local rescue, especially if the animals are fostered in homes, gives you a very good idea of what the personality is like. You can get some great dogs, already house trained and already used to cats. http://www.petfinder.com -- ------------------------------------------------- ~kaeli~ Black holes were created when God divided by 0. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace ------------------------------------------------- |
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Iain & Deb wrote:
Your local humane society probably has lots of dogs that would suit you perfectly well. Personally, I like mixed breeds (fewer inbreeding health issues). You'll probably be Depends on what breeder you get them from and if they are actually trying to get healthy, well balanced dogs along with the standard or just trying to breed the dog and not caring about what they breed in. That being said, there are a lot of rescues for purebreds so one can go there and rescue a dog and still get a breed (here in Seattle we have Seattle Purebreed Dog rescue that covers a lot of breeds). I'd get a dog that was fostered somewhere as they'll know the personality of the dog best vs one that is jsut stuck in a shelter (the best they can do there is bring it into the cat area and see if he pays any attention to the cats, I don't really think that would make me feel comfortable enough that the dog would be ok with cats, but then I have a case where I have to get a dog excellent with cats as I've got a cat taht is going to be hard enough to get to be at best ok with the dog). By the way "mellow disposition" and "won't bark too much" are crap-shoots no matter what kind of dog you get, from my experience. I also agree with Megan, that you'd be much Not really. Don't get Beagles, don't get hounds, don't get dogs with those types of breeds in them, don't get dauschounds (sp?), and already you have at least gotten away from the dgos that will bark and bark and bark inherantly (it bugs me people who are getting barking collars that shock their dogs cause tehy have a beagle in their apartment... did they do any research before getting that dog?! Or they'd know a beagle is not a good apartment dog, they bark for the fun of it and they have very loud barks). There's even a barkless dog, the Basenji, but I woudln't recomend that dog to just anyone. Cna be a true troublemaker. But yes, when talking any breeds, there are exceptions cause in the end they are all individuals. But yes, breeds do tend to have certain types of personalities (Pitbulls are highly energetic people dogs, Pugs love attention, Huskies tend to like to run and dig, Labs *love* treats...I swear of any dog that's almost taken my hand with them getting treats, almost all have been labs). Alice -- The root cause of problems is simple overpopulation. People just aren't worth very much any more, and they know it. Makes 'em testy. ...Bev |\ _,,,---,,_ Tigress /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ http://havoc.gtf.gatech.edu/tigress |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' '---''(_/--' `-'\_) Cat by Felix Lee. |
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