Dogs for entertainment or for security?  

I like your existing dog, it's the kind of dog I wanted to have in my house. That kind of dog can and will alarm us if there's someone outside that we need to check out. I like a doberman pinscher, a well active and alert type of breed, that will as well protect you from burglars and other type of dangerous persons. Thanks...LOl.. and Take Care..

I agree to that EvrWonder! I only wanted a big dog, to keep those unscrupulous individuals out of my household and in my family as well, since I work late at night. Although the dog I bought was small, well he always barks and everytime I went home and just in our house gate, I can hear his bark and my wife wakes up faster than before, to get the door for me. Thanks, LOL...and Take Care

My parents had a dauschund mix for a while when we were growing up. That little weenie dog sized ankle biter was mean to anyone she didn't like. She'd chase the garbage men down the street if we left her out when they came by to get our trash on trash day. They were more scared of our 10 lb mixed dog than of my brother's big german shephard!

That small dog of yours was brave and really an attacker, even I will run if I know that your dog really bites...LOL

Love to hear from you tuyakiki, you're like my wife when it comes to pets. She prefer to have pets for companion and for fun... anyway Thanks ..LOL and take care

Which means, " Dogs are mans best friend"....LOL...thanks and Take care

Like you...mentalward, I have owned dogs of every size, breed & mixed breed! And my favourite type of dog, is always the one that I own currently!

Currently own a Westie (15, lost his brother a yr. ago @15) and a Jack Russell Terrier (how is the bigger original breed) And BOTH of them think they are "Dobies or Shepherds".....just in smaller fur coats. (That should read;who is the bigger original Breed).

If you hear these little "monsters" on the other side of the door...you would be fearful of what you would find on the other side. Their bark sounds...HUGE!

Yet, in spirit, they are the kindest, sweetest, lovingest friends I have!

They also have NO fear, when they smell fear coming off me!

The JRT I got as a rescue dog....and he seems so "thankful" that he has a "forever home,"......and in future I will always go to Rescue Centers, these poor doggies are so needful! (I know my 15 yr. old will be crossing the Rainbow Bridge, soon.)

I have found, no matter the improprieties/challenges (baggage) these Rescue Dogs bring with them....LOVE seems to conquer all! Cheers!

You are right, pergammano! Choosing a dog from a shelter IS the best way to go! I've gotten quite a few dogs (and a few cats, too) from shelters.

You can get all sizes, shapes and forms from shelters. I got one dog who was so very timid, he really trusted no one for almost a year! Then, he suddenly just stuck himself to me and didn't want to let go! I felt so bad thinking about what he must have gone through before I got him!

You can choose the EXACT dog for you because there are so many to choose from. I almost got a Cocker Spaniel from the S.P.C.A., but someone had just beaten me to it just minutes earlier. I ended up bringing home a spaniel/terrior mix and he was just as good as any pedigree out there!

I got a rottie once through Rottie Rescue. This dog weighed 150 pounds! When he wanted to sit on your lap, you just had to grin and bear it! LOL It was funny, too. In trying to decide on a name for him, I already owned a puppy that I had just gotten from a shelter about a month before and had named him "Bear". When I looked at the rottie, I said, "Bear would be perfect for you but this little guy already has that name" but, when I said "Bear" the rottie perked his ears up and cocked his head. I asked "Is that your name... Bear?" He stook up and got really excited! So I ended up changing the pup's name and letting the rottie have the name Bear since I was sure that's what someone had named him previously.

When he walked down the stairs of our deck, he looked EXACTLY like the hind end of a bear! This dog made the eyes of everyone who saw him just pop right out! LOL He was such a gentle giant!

Wow! Your stories of your different kinds of dogs really impresses me, how I wish to have those kinds of dogs. I'm an animal lover, and dogs are my favorite, it's just you ca'nt asked them from the owner or the breeder, needless to say they're for sale and the amount was too high for a simple worker such as me. They said that owning a high breed dogs needs a lot of attention during their younger ages. Vaccines and vitamins are needed to get the best result of an adult high breed dogs, also good quality milk and their foods which cost much should as well be considered. If I'm in your place, and have those kinds of dogs, maybe all my hard earned money will be spent just for their supplies. Most of the owners of high breed dogs here in our country are those that are rich, imagine a puppy costs more than half of my total salary and some are 4 times higher. So I just stick to one dog this time, anyway the dog I bought was cute, funny and alert. It's what my wife wants, and what she wants will be mine as well. LOL...Thanks for your great contribution, and continue to loved your pets as you loved your selves...take Care my friends....LOL

I feel, my dear girl, that your advice is the best of all the postings! And you seem to have such a good handle on canine companionship! Like you, I find all my good friends, in fur coats, are so loyal, and undemanding! I see no difference in lge versus small dogs. My little dogs need as much outdoor activity as the large ones, I have owned in the past! I am lucky that I have 3 acres, so they have total freedom!

I am amiss, at where our dear friend,omar, is under the impression that dogs are so expensive. Possibly it is so when you get into Designer Dogs...because genetics have been played with! Also, we are all aware that many Purebred Dogs come from Puppymills, where their health has been compromised from breeding (inbreeding)!

I know that there are many wonderful people out there, like you, mentalward, who'se heart has been stolen by dogs who have lived a checkered past, and I guess we gleen our happiness watching our "friends" get over the hurdles, that their past has challenged them with! All it takes is love, and patience, and we end up with the best friends in the world.

I had a German Shepherd, who was a rescue doggie, and when I brought her home, she decided she was Mother to just ONE of my chickens, and to my son's Rabbit! She would not let the Rabbit or Chicken off the perameters of the property, and would bring them home, from wherever they were, at nite, to their respective homes!

We learn so much from watching our animals! Cheers!

Pergammano, I loved the story of your German Shepherd! That's so sweet that she "adopted" a chicken and rabbit!

I had such fun with my rottie. He loved to play with the puppy, who weighed about 10 pounds at the time. The pup would tug on the rottie's ear, then the rottie would bat the pup across the room... gently, so gently, but enough to tell the pup, okay, that's enough. Then, the rottie would go up to the pup and 'nudge' him with his nose and put his front end down, you know, with his rear up in the air, saying, okay, come on, let's play more! A 10 pound pup and a 150 pound rottie! What a pair!

I have 3 acres here, too, and it's comical to watch my little Maltese gals romping around out there. They FLY around the property! It's almost like they're 'gulping' in their next steps... little white blurs zooming all over the place. They sleep GOOD after a romp outside!

Yeah, I love dogs, too. They're my absolute favorite animals, and I've had quite a few different kinds. They're so loving, affectionate and ALWAYS happy to see you! They never condemn, never judge. All they ask for is your love and affection and give plenty in return!

You both made my eyes wet, I'm beggining to envy both of you.....Pergs, here in the philippines pure breed dogs were truely expensive, and their maintenance as well...HUHUHUHUHUHU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(

Omar, except for their price, pedigrees and mutts are no different as far as their maintenance or cost goes unless you plan to show or breed your pedigrees. Then, extra care must go into the dogs. But, if your pet is just a pet, you don't have to spend more money on grooming, food, training or anything else for a pedigree than you would a cross-breed or mutt.

All pets need care and good food, vaccinations, routine visits to the vet to make sure they're healthy, just as we would do for our own children. But, I can certainly understand about the price! Pedigrees are MUCH more expensive to buy, unless you get them from a shelter or from someone who just wants to find a good home for their puppies.

I think you made an excellent choice because small dogs really do have less health problems in general. Large dogs usually develop arthritis and hip dysplasia much earlier than a small dog would. Maybe it's because small dogs generally get more exercise simply by being more active than larger dogs.

Enjoy your new family addition!

Thanks for the compliments, I know this time I'll just stick to one dog for a while, till I am pretty sure that I can handle another one.. Happy Halloween and take care...

Realy? I did'nt know that big dogs needed those kind of attentions, Thanks for the info. You're right, my wife's dog....I mean our dog, barks too much, specialy when our neighbors passed by. My kids says that Sheen ( the name my wife gave our dog) barks even on their toys. Very funny little dog he was, I'm beggining to like him much. Take Care..LOL

omar, I agree totally with polachicago. My rotti requires as much love and affection as my 3 min-pins do. My rotwieller is 160 pounds and the min-pins weight 9, 10, and 15 pounds. They all want and require love, attention, and room to roam. They all need exercise and plenty of love and attention.

Thanks! you're right, big dogs needs a lot of attention and care and big places to roam, since my place was small, then I'll just stick to that small pet of mine. till I feel that it's time for me to get another one. Happy Halloween and take care.

I, like you wants a big dog, but my wife wants the small one. You know I'm one of those cursed married man...LOL so I followed my wife's choice, and I find nothing's wrong about it. Our dogb is funny, alert and loving dog, though he's too noisy, it's okey. Take care ...

Sounds like it will work out for you. All little dogs are yappers. Good Luck.

Maybe that dog will gonna replace me when I'm not in the house...LOL Joke! Yeah! my wife was so happy when I brought the dog in her lap, and that cute little dog took my wife's attention for me, I only recieve thank you and that's all...Grrrr! I cannot wait to have a big one to eat him Hahahaha......Take Care ...LOL

Yeah my wife enjoys it....I mean we both enjoy it, and you're right that dog barks a lot even in my kids toys, and even when I hug and kissed my wife...Just kidding ....Lol..thanks and take care

yeah great, even my wife's attention for me was taken.....LOL...take care