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I'm thinking of getting a new dog. I've owned labs German sheperds and newfoundlands I'm a 'large dog' lover but I want a dog I don't have to brush! would someone be able to recommend a large dog breed that will fit a large dog description
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KarazePapa Original500© Member  Montana Mountain Man
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Magenta flame wrote: I'm thinking of getting a new dog. I've owned labs German sheperds and newfoundlands Get a Lab
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I have a lab It's my husbands and quite frankly one stupid dog  She's still young, so I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.I want my own. I'm thinking bigger than a lab.
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Friend Original500© Member  Peaceful In The Morning
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I would suggest a St. Bernard (short haird) there are two kinds and with the short haird breed there is very little sheding (if at all) and brushing is a breeze. We just got a female short haird puppy a few months ago and her fur is close to the body so she is very easy to brush ot bathe and the fur is suppose to remain this way through adult-hood. St. Bernards are one of the most loving and devoted breeds I have had. We also have a Samoid Husky. We just had to put down a 14 yr old St. Bernard back in Ausgust (she was great). She was the full fur breed which in this case she had thick fur that needed to be brushed more often. Well anyway this ismy suggestion. If my wife has her way she is going to breed this new female in about six months. She has no idea what she will be getting herself (my wife) into trying to take care of a litter of puppies. Wee bye for now.
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Twitchin Kitten Pioneer100© Member  Don't Dream It ~ Be It
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I would recommend a Standard Poodle, or an Airedale Terrier, or Giant Schnauzer. The Standard poodle is my choice. Why? They truly are not the 'sissies' people think they are. If you can find a good breeder who is breeding the larger sized, bigger boned hunting stock dogs you DON'T see in the dog shows with silly haircuts, you will get a breed who is intelligent, family oriented, willing to please and will protect the family with the loyalty of a pit bull. Don't 'poo-pooh' the standard poodle! I've met my fair share of vicious poodles that would rival any pit bull! The Airedale and Giant Schnauzer are of the same family oriented qualities. The plus with the Giant Schnauzer - you can train them to pull a small cart to lug your stuff around! LOL But frankly, I would check out my site's forums (TK Pet Pros) and ask around there too. Although membership is small right now due to the site being new, there are some quality people there that can input some great advice in this regard as well. Have you thought of adopting a Greyhound? I've had several of them and they are wonderful dogs. Quiet, require little exercise and they hardly shed. My site has a link to many many different breeds that don't shed. I could take up all the space here if I wanted, but it would be easier for you to browse the site yourself. As for the lab..... all I have to say is bird dogs have bird brains. 99% of the bird dog breeds take well over 2 years to start to settle down.
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DesignerGal Original500© Member 
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Airdale. THey dont shed.
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Twitchin Kitten Pioneer100© Member Don't Dream It ~ Be It
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DesignerGal wrote: Airdale. THey dont shed. The three breeds I mentioned don't shed. The one drawback to any breed that does not shed is you need to get them clipped every now and again. But as for brushing or not brushing, you need to brush any animal you own. If you want minimal brushing, then you pick a dog with a short coat. Matters not if they shed or not, they need daily grooming like any other animal. To put it bluntly, there is no easy way out when owning a pet of any species. Of course you know that. I am sure you are just trying to minimize the time spent grooming and stuff that seems so tedious. I keep pit bulls. They both get bi-weekly baths and this keeps the shedding down, not that they shed all that much anyway. They have very short coats which is nice in regards to upkeep. But if you get a thicker coated dog, the brushing daily is inevetible unless you don't mind hair all over your house! LOL Personally, I have never gone out and 'bought, or picked' a specific breed of dog. I have rescued every animal I have ever owned. From hamsters to horses, I adopt.
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24HourNut Administrator  Body pillows rock!
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Great info!
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How about a Great Dane. Big dog, short hair. Attachment: (Downloaded times)
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Thanks for the advice guys. Much appreciated . Twitchin Kitten like yourself most of my dogs were rescued. The german shepard in my avatar was kind of rescued. Alicia was an Australian Champion she was retired but wouldn't breed (turned out she was a lesbian she was hostile toward any dog that came on to her ).The only dog I've ever heard of that came with a sofa, I kid you not! The one she is sitting on with my boy there actually had to come with her to our house. She was one pampered pooch. The Newfies we owned were rescued from the newfy recue shelter and the rest of our dogs were either from the pound or saved from drowning as pups. The lab we own is the only one we have from a breeder. After owning the newfs I want a break from the constant brushing and clipping. I dont' want to have to clip another newf just so they dont' have to suffer in our summers. I've been thinking of a greyhound they are extremely placid dogs and will not chase rabbits unless taught to do so. They like to lay around a lot and are great with kids. Need one though that wont bother the cats. I love the Great Dane Twilla beautiful looking animal. May give it some thought. A woman up the road has one so I might go check it out.
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Twitchin Kitten Pioneer100© Member Don't Dream It ~ Be It
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I had lovely greyhounds! They are wonderful family dogs. Do they have racing greyhound rescue by you? If so and you adopt, simply say you want one that has not been trained on live game/prey. Mine was pretty mellow. The cats ran roughshod all over him. One thing to keep in mind is your climate. Like your Newfoundlands, they needed unnatural clipping in the summer months to keep from overheating. Greyhounds need clothing in the winter. I had a huge wardrobe for mine! Red Man had gotten his coats custom made and fitted by me and I managed to make good use of old wool coats that no longer fit, sheets and curtains, sweaters my mom knit... the ideas are endless! Just try to keep the clothes from looking sissy if he is a he. Girls....hell, why not? FYI....greyhounds don't do stairs or swim! I don't know what it is, but they seem to have a very hard time with the stairs. And as far as swimming, well let's just say they sink like rocks!
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Yeah we have greyhound farms and racing in the next major town, they have a greyhound rescue. I didn't know that about the swimming thing, how interesting is that?
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Twitchin Kitten Pioneer100© Member Don't Dream It ~ Be It
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I had no idea on the swimming thing either till I took my dog to the lake to swim! Turns out most sighthounds don't swim. I had Borzoi and he sunk like a rock too! I have a feeling it's the body structure. They are built for speed on land, narrow bodied but deep chested from shoulder to floor. Now, I got pit bulls. They are the opposite but they too don't do well swimmng! My theory on that (which really doesn't make much sense but all I can come up with!) is they are allot of weight compacted into a small space and well, sink like rocks! But really, how important is it for your dog to swim? They'd rather run and play and dig!
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