What make of dog for a beginner?

somapop said:
I was the complete antithesis of a dog person. Couldn’t go near them...smelly, messy things.
My daughter wanted one and as she’s autistic it would’ve been a good idea to get one.
I remember saying ‘IF’ I were to ever get a dog it would have to be a lab - the only dog I remember as a kid (family friend had one).

Anyway...it’s all a blur now but i remember ‘coming round’ and we suddenly had this puppy lab in the house (I’m obviously skipping a few phases out here).
Being a neat freak this completely flummoxed me...literally turned my life upside down (I’m not under playing that either). Worsened my asthma (my doctor advised me to get rid of the dog pronto...as in quickly...that wasn’t the name of the dog).
I couldn’t go near ‘it’ for months (missing that yellow puppy Andrex phase)...but over time (and I was warned this would happen) she became my best friend.
She actually helped unwind a lot of issues I had (control over how the house had to be neat and tidy) and also helped me open up to people I’d meet walking her as they’re a great way of making new friends or ice breaking.
She developed dysplasia in all her joints unfortunately (at around 1 years old) and a lot of people were writing her off. But with some physical therapy slowly she’s got better.
She’s been absolutely ace for my daughter and ironically helped me just as much.

I separated from the kids mum and left the family home in January (ace timing with CV19) but often go round to walk her as we’re still a close family).
I love this dog so much it’s insane. A walk with her (often accompanied by my daughter) is one of my great pleasures.

I’d recommend one to anybody...I think it would help my brother unwind as I see similar traits in him that I had.
First months/up to a year is hard though and labs eat literally anything (she ate a discarded corona ridden PPE mask this morning!)

Dreading the day she leaves us.
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Lovely post mate.
 
Got to be a Patterdale terrier, small , don’t shed , don’t eat too much or shit too much , will walk for England , highly intelligent dogs . They don’t have common medical problems either .
King of the terriers imo.
 
andyhinch said:
Mine just wanted to kill everyone and everything, couldn’t let him off a lead
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somapop said:
I was the complete antithesis of a dog person. Couldn’t go near them...smelly, messy things.
My daughter wanted one and as she’s autistic it would’ve been a good idea to get one.
I remember saying ‘IF’ I were to ever get a dog it would have to be a lab - the only dog I remember as a kid (family friend had one).

Anyway...it’s all a blur now but i remember ‘coming round’ and we suddenly had this puppy lab in the house (I’m obviously skipping a few phases out here).
Being a neat freak this completely flummoxed me...literally turned my life upside down (I’m not under playing that either). Worsened my asthma (my doctor advised me to get rid of the dog pronto...as in quickly...that wasn’t the name of the dog).
I couldn’t go near ‘it’ for months (missing that yellow puppy Andrex phase)...but over time (and I was warned this would happen) she became my best friend.
She actually helped unwind a lot of issues I had (control over how the house had to be neat and tidy) and also helped me open up to people I’d meet walking her as they’re a great way of making new friends or ice breaking.
She developed dysplasia in all her joints unfortunately (at around 1 years old) and a lot of people were writing her off. But with some physical therapy slowly she’s got better.
She’s been absolutely ace for my daughter and ironically helped me just as much.

I separated from the kids mum and left the family home in January (ace timing with CV19) but often go round to walk her as we’re still a close family).
I love this dog so much it’s insane. A walk with her (often accompanied by my daughter) is one of my great pleasures.

I’d recommend one to anybody...I think it would help my brother unwind as I see similar traits in him that I had.
First months/up to a year is hard though and labs eat literally anything (she ate a discarded corona ridden PPE mask this morning!)

Dreading the day she leaves us.
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Love it
 
Had westies forever … got 2 oldies at the mo 15 and 16 had them since pups. Great dogs
Our first died at 8 and we were so upset we didn't have another dog for a while ,just looked after other peoples .
Had my sons chocolate lab for a year or two ,cracking dog soft as anything but moulted constantly there was dog hair everywhere .
Also got a mini daschund and a standard daschund both only a year old … people think they are lapdogs but compared to the westies theyre a mare
one of them attacks everything that moves and chews the house ,bit of a rescue dog ,and they are very hard to train, but they are more affectionate than the westies
Its interesting to see the interaction between them all ,the dashunds go off and do their thing and the westies do something else and the 2 sets never really get on but that could be an age thing as well and the fact that the westies are girls and the daschunds lads
 
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