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Since there seems to be so many dog lovers on here, it would be good to see a list of your favourite breeds. So...

1. What breeds have you had/do you have?

2. What breed would you love to have if practicality was not an issue?

3. What breed would you have considering where you live. etc., etc.?

Heinz 57s absolutely count, but please don't preach about whether or not you agree with selective breeding. And no arguing with other people's choices.

And include pics, if possible.

Mine?

1. Rough Collie (x2)

2. Norwegian Elkhound

3. West Highland White

Pics not possible.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:00 am
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Lots of girls will talk to you if you have a beagle.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:02 am
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1.. whippets
2.. whippets
3 whippets....
and thats all...... lol


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:19 am
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jack russells , always for me.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:21 am
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1. German shorthaired pointer
2. None
3. None

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Posted : 04/02/2010 10:22 am
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Lurcher


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:23 am
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I would love to have a couple of Labradors, black or chocolate. We can't though as we are out of the house too long during the day.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:24 am
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Border Terrier all the way..

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Posted : 04/02/2010 10:24 am
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1. alsations, collies , mongrels.
2. weimaraner or Welsh Collie
3. A jack russell - but dogs that are smaller than cats are just wrong


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:26 am
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border terrier +1


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:27 am
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Lots of girls will talk to you if you have a beagle.

Black lab pup is definate babe-magnet. 😀 Pity I was married when I got him. 😥

In answer to the original question-

Airedale / Labrador

German Shepherd

Spaniel.

Saw a Norwegian Elkhound at the vets t'other day -

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Looked like a Husky crossed with a Hyena.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:30 am
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1 English Springer Spaniel
2 Hungarian Vizla, multiple ESS's


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:33 am
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Border Collie, simply the best.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:38 am
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I've 2 retreivers but I would love a weimaraner, viszla or a boxer. They are all a bit demanding for me though.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:43 am
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Border Terrier.

I can't win though so we will end up with another Lab I reckon but that's a good compromise in my book.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:43 am
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1. German Wirehaired Pointer
2. English Springer Spaniel
3. Old English Sheepdog


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:43 am
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1. Black Labrador
2. Collie
3. Labrador/Collie cross


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:44 am
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1. +1 border terrier (love the pics 2Hottie - we have two 12yrs old)
2. Anything not too bred out - terriers, lurchers etc..
3. Anything Heinz57


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 10:49 am
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parsons jack russels
border terriers
aussie shephards, like my friends....

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Posted : 04/02/2010 10:55 am
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Border Terrier +1


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:02 am
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Two lurchers - love em to bits.
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Posted : 04/02/2010 11:03 am
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1-manchester terrier
2-alaskan malamut
3- as answer 2(got big fields and a very big wood on the doorstep)


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:05 am
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Huntaway (which I have)
Malamute
Long haired German Sheperd


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:07 am
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1. English Pointer

2. Hungarian Wire-haired Vizla

3. Beagle


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:09 am
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Bulldog.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:11 am
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The Staffordshire Bull Terrier.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:26 am
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In answer to the questions asked.
1) Lurchers
2) Lurchers
3) Lurchers
Hmm, bit of a pattern there!


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:26 am
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1 Welsh Springer, Golden Retriever
2 Irish Wolfhound
3 Will probably get a Border Terrier or an Irish Terrier


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:27 am
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Dalmatian or Corgi, never ever having a Beagle again though they are good babe magnets!


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:27 am
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Border terriers - here's Sherlock

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Posted : 04/02/2010 11:32 am
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Lurchers make fantastaic pets, gentle, quiet and dont need huge amounts of excersize.

Always wanted a Huntaway but they are kind of the opposite of a lurcher, my dad had one when he was farming in NZ


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:38 am
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1) Golden retriever, German Shepherd Cross (with what I have no idea probably some lab) and about to inherit a golden lab

2) Great Dane (but without food and vet bills), Greyhound/lurcher, German Shepherd, anything that compares in temperament to our (departed) GR or GSX.

3) As 2 (but not the Great Dane).


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:50 am
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None, Never had one.

But really want a German Short-haired/English Pointer.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:50 am
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Black labs all the way. Had them as a kid and would get them again ideally.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 11:55 am
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Chocy lab.

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Previous dogs are a German short haired pointer (awesome) and a short haired border (nuts and awesome)


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:11 pm
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Favourite breed? hmmm....

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I must admit I'd like a Rottweiler - even though they get a bad press which is a shame.

Q3 as Q1.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:17 pm
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1. Chocolate Lab - best dog ever
2. Great Dane / German Shepherd / Golden Retriever
3. As above


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:23 pm
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Labrador cos they are so incapable of agression and excellent family dogs, well mine is.

Spinone I just like the look of them

Neopolitan Mastiff - If I lived in a castle.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:27 pm
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Has to be a sighthound of some description, lurcher, longdog or pure breed. I absolutely must have a deer or wolfhound at some point.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:27 pm
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We've got a (six month old) chocolate lab, he's great with the kids, and although ruled entirely by his stomach (typical lab), we love him to bits. I'd originally wanted a newfoundland, but size and expense ruled this out.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:32 pm
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[i]But really want a German Short-haired/English Pointer.[/i]

Really?
Meet me in the woods tonight and you could walk off with this one
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Posted : 04/02/2010 12:38 pm
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Got a black lab and a staffie, both brilliant,
PJ.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:39 pm
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1. Jack Russells
2. Collie or Springer (as well as the Jacks obviously!)
3. Jack Russells. Small house, small dogs.
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Posted : 04/02/2010 12:40 pm
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Would love to have a dog but situation needs to change first...

1. None 🙁
2. Lakeland trailhound or Westie or Border Terrier or Border collie or springer or Wiemeranier
3. Lakeland trailhound or Westie or Border Terrier

I really want a trailhound - mainly because of [url= ]this picture[/url]


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 12:51 pm
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1.) Border Collie
2.) Border Collie
3.) Samoyed (for winter camping)

Have the first two, need to negotiate with the wife for the third...

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Posted : 04/02/2010 1:00 pm
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[url= http://www.puppybeef.com/recipes.php ]Boshingtang[/url] is my favorite dog


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:03 pm
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The pictures of the Border Terriers just make me want one even more 😥

I love 2hottie's pics - and always look forward to them on dog threads. I think I might dognap him 😛

EDIT: The BT, not 2hottie 😯


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:04 pm
 Drac
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I know what you mean Deadly.

I even so the Mrs pics of him to try persuade her, no success yet.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:06 pm
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1) Beagle. Awesome dog, except when you want him to do something! 🙂
This is Oscar when he was a pup. He is 7 months old now, so almost fully grown.
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2) Vizsla or Weimaraner. Don't know a huge amount about either, but both look fantastic IMO.
3) If we get another dog it would probably be a Collie.


 
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lakeland terriers!!


 
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I even so the Mrs pics of him to try persuade her, no success yet.

Hehe, me too! She's persuaded...it's just finding a way of having one in a small house in town with two cats...that bottom photo of 2hottie's...makes my heart melt.


 
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one of these 🙂
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Posted : 04/02/2010 1:19 pm
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I'm not a dog lover, thats the girls in my family. We have a Boxer. She is without doubt the most stupid animal I have ever encountered. Solid bone from the neck up.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:22 pm
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1. Rescue dog
2. rescue dog
3. Rescue Dog.

it's not about the breed it's about the Dog.


 
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1.. whippets
2.. whippets
3 whippets

That's what we're getting once the back garden is finished and fenced this year , a neighbour had one when I was a kid and we used to love playing with him.

as a kid we had either Border Bollies that needed a thousand walks a day or Alsations (taylorplayer yours with the black head is stunning!)

I'm quite fond of a black lab/great dane cross on my post round it looks like something from 'Hound of the Baskervilles' but is soft as


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:33 pm
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Nooooo, don't make me choose!

I'd love a dog, but unfortunately both me and t'husband work full time, and I think it'd be cruel to leave a dog on its own for that long. Plus there's the small matter that we can't afford to buy a house, and most rental properties don't allow pets. 🙁

But if I could:

1) Minature daschund
2) Minature schnauzer
3) Malamute
4) Whippet
5) Border Terrier
6) Border collie
7) Airdale terrier
8) Lakeland terrier

I'll stop now...

I think if we could have a dog, a whippet would probably be the best - they like exercise, but are also quite chilled out.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 1:38 pm
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1. Rescue dog
2. rescue dog
3. Rescue Dog.

it's not about the breed it's about the Dog.

Oh, OK then -
1. Rescue sighthound
2. Rescue sighthound
3. Rescue sighthound

😉


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 2:09 pm
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I met this little chap the other day
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Patterdale terrier puppy. Mentalists, apparently

I'd love to have one/some, and I'd love to have a lifestyle and a place to live that would make them a good choice.


 
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I'm not a total fan of dogs generally, but have had Afghan hounds and German shepards and have a soft spot for those breeds, My heart kind've melts at the sight of husky/timber wolf crosses.

The best dugs however, are those treeclimbin' retractable-claw type dogs in the Felidae family 😉


 
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Our old man Buck, pointer cross. Best dog in the world!!


 
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It's nice to know people look forward to seeing the pic of Brian.

DD, We live in a small terrace house in the centre of town and this is why we got the BT, we have a secure yard with high walls so no chance of him escaping!!! The dog lives outside during the day whenever we are out. We are lucky as I'm at Uni so the little bugger isn't left alone too long. Borders are great all round dogs as they can live outside in all weathers yet his favourite place is in front of the fire! The breeder we got him from (in Brierfield near Burnley) had their BT's living with cats and had no issues there. Highly recommended. Will happily run all day but won't be put out if it's a quick walk around the park.
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Lakeland +1

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Rhodesian ridgeback(aka the lion dog).Breed for chasing lions and keeping it in one place so the hunter can get a shot.(still sh@t feared of my 3 cats though :roll:)
12 weeks old
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Posted : 04/02/2010 6:12 pm
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Spaniels.
Spaniels.
Spaniels.

I'd have Cavaliers, Welsh Springers, working Cocker, Field, Sussex and a Clumber. And a big house.


 
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springer spaniel named Ellie 😀


 
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bjj.andy.w

What are Ridgebacks like for temperament?


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 6:23 pm
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Beagles! Except they never do as they are told....

Ignore the idiot in the cool sunnies 😉

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Posted : 04/02/2010 6:24 pm
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2hottie - stop!!

No, don't stop.

Yes, stop.

No, don't..

Yes....

Aaaaarrrgghhh!!


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 6:30 pm
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My faves are Labradogs but wev'e got a King Charles Crabhound, pictured below on the beach at Castle Tioram,
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It's my SO's really & if I said 'it's me or the dog'...Well, you know the rest.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 6:39 pm
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1. Greyhound
2. Rhodesian Ridgeback

Ridgebacks are the most impressive looking dogs you'll see, stunning


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 6:44 pm
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I've got a 2 1/2 yr old beagle - he is deffo a babe magnet!

When we move to somewhere with more space we will no doubt get another to keep Finn company (there is only so much rolling about you can do)

He is great - with structured training we have been able to ditch the lead!


 
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I wanted Wimeramers, and the Mrs wanted Westies...

She won.

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Had German Shepherds for almost 20 years and also a Border Collie. After my last shepherd had to be put down (injured spinal cord), we got 2 Labradoodles (cross between lab and standard poodles) and I will have nothing else going forward. Great disposition (from Lab side), very smart (from both sides) AND they don't shed.


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 7:13 pm
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Staffords


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 7:24 pm
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1/ Heinz 57

2/ Newfoundland

3/ Huntaway


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 7:34 pm
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Another Border Terrier fan here. We'll hopefully be getting our second one this year 🙂


 
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1)Heinz 57/rescue dog. Shes a half boxer and we think other half parsons terrier. Very cute little face, daft as they get and only listens when it suits her.
2)Labradors, both me and the missus wanted one(or two!) originally, but we saw Maddy and had to get her. Would love to get one as a friend for Maddy.
3)Labrador.


 
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1. Alsation or mongrel

2. Alsation or mongrel or rescue greyhound

3. See 1 or 2

Having said that...... I always liked big dogs until we looked after weetabix. She was great. This is her....
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Oh for gods sake you guys have me in tears here ....we lost our boxer a year ago and seeing all those wonderful little faces just makes me miss him even more 🙁

So I guess my answers are..
1. Bruno
2. Bruno
3. Bruno!


 
Posted : 04/02/2010 8:26 pm
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Essel, that's a Cavalier King Charles Crabhound, surely?


 
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