Bojangles, I think lurchers live longer than greyhounds. The eldest of mine is 15 1/2 and her son and daughter are 13 1/2. Touch wood they are all as well and sprightly as they've always been. I dread the day when they are no longer with me.

Rottweiler
Staffordshire bull terrier
Bull mastiff
American bulldog
Great dane

i'm not a chav tough! honest! lol! i just love big built dogs

Hmmn, I suspect that ex racing greyhounds are probably inbred too,such a shame.

next door neighbour used to race & breed greyhounds & his were very well tempered & bloodlines were kept well recorded so that didn't happen.

yeah yeah, you'd have bits of string for leads, wouldn't you

I like any breed that doesn't bite me!


For a more constructive answer i consulted the o/h and she reckons:
Bulmastiff
Pointer
Doberman
Rotweiler
Bechentriese (i've never even heard of this bugger?)

I've never heard of that last one either, did she not say Bichon Frise

Abo... you're not the one who needs the ninja disguise...

poor titan..   I have sorted it ....

ah thanks Ditty. That made us laugh

The Havanese is related to the Bichon

Typical bloke.

That would be the one!

I love this thread.

I used to have an Old English Sheepdog, they're still my favourite but I also like
Bearded Collies
Labradors
Westies
Cairn Terriers

The Skye Terriers are also cute

when we went for a walk today, cause it was my Fudgie's 4th birthday I took a bag of Schmacko's with me & within the first 5 mins of our walk a bearded collie came up & was asked politely for one too. Then later in our walk, we rounded a corner & there he was sitting in the middle of the path. Waiting for another treat. We could hear his owners were quite far away but he was insistant. He was a lovely, gentle & polite doggy. BTW I asked his parents before I gave him anything

But we have all now adopted the Petit Brabancon as our "offishul" forum dog

Yay!

I will have to stick to calling him Dante...   hard as I try, I cannot make myself remember 'Petit Brabancon'...   I seem to have a mental blank!

Remy/Dante dogs is what I'll have to call them!

Remy/Dante dogs!!!!  I love it!!

Dante sends Happy Birthday wishes to Fudgie.

Hahahahahahahahaha Ditty that's hilarious.

i've never had a dog of my own

i used to do that to my cuddly toy doggys though when i was little

I love all dogs and all cats, (pet wise)  Mongrels etc... but if l was going to "acquire" a new family member l would always go for a rescue critter, rather than feed the breeders.

That's the problem Heartache.I call them Bleeders.

On the other hand a good breeder will make sure they breed the bad traits out of a dog.So it's swings and roundabouts

Trouble is Breeders (not all) flood the market with the latest fad, a lot of them breed the Bitch and dog to death, keep them in appalling conditions, and then they end up in rescue centres across the country. I would rather give a home to a rescued creature rather than encourage breeders. If a person's dog/cat has babies, then lovely if good homes are found for them. I cannot support people who use dogs and cats as a business.

I think there is a slight misunderstanding regarding the term BREEDER.

What people are talking about here are not breeders - they are what is called PUPPY FARMERS.

There is a big difference between the two.

my old boss did that i was naive when first started working there (a boarding kennels) but i soon clocked on! him and his wife were money making selfish gits! to make matters worse they are JUDGES for many dog shows too!
most of their dogs lived in pens, had one meal a day..never came out or really socialised (except when being groomed or trained for show) and he pretty much had a litter on the go for sale ALL the time. looking back i'm ashamed i worked there still..he's closed down now LOL
i remember one dog he had...she was a LOVELY GSD. but...too thin, and had an ear infection that was never really dealt with. and he bred from her! (apparently he did every year) RSPCA didn't do shit either!!!

true. but some other breeders only do so for money or fads too. there are responsible breeders you are right...and people should ALWAYS check the breeder out...and all of their dogs before thinking about getting one of their puppies.

some breeds of dog shouldn't exist tbh (even though i like some of them lol). like british bulldogs, they cannot even give birth or mate on their own! they (mostly) need to be artificially inseminated..then have c section...cos they have been bred to have narrow hips and VERY large heads.

saying that the same applies for EVERY animal/pet.

Here are some photos of Dante - The Forum Dog.

I'm not very good at taking photographs - but I hope you enjoy them anyway.

1 Mongrel
2 Mongrel
3 Mongrel
4 Mongrel
5 Mongrel


Sad to see deformed dogs through 'breeding' within a type at dog shows.