Breeds with whom I've shared my life

[RachelJ]

In the course of my lifetime, I've lived with several different breeds of dogs. I thought it might be interesting to know how many different ones we here have known personally. (They don't have to have been "your dog", but ones that at least lived in the same household as you.) I'm not going to count the wonderful mixed or crossed breeds this time. Here is my list..

Rat Terrier - Texas
Shetland Sheepdog - Treve
Airedale Terrier - Candy
Labrador Retriever (yellow) - Cory
Cocker Spaniel - Tucker


You guys shamed me to add my all the mixes and mutts.

Spotty - border collie type farm dog
Nicky - "my" first dog, a terrier mix
Penny - adopted blank and brown spaniel mix
Wolf - looked like a minature keeshound
Bailey - Cockapoo - my dog of a lifetime
Tizzie - Cockapoo - sweet, dear little girl
Hannah - Cockapoo - my dog and my teacher

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[Peanut Brittle]

What fun. I've lived with:

German Shepherds
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Great Dane
Toy Poodle
Bassett Hound
Miniature Dachshund
Keeshond
Dalmation
Beagle
Border Collie
and many wonderful mutts

A nice memory exercise.

[jackiesdaisy1935]

Rachel: This is a great question

First Dog Spaniel, Puggie
Mini Poodle Pierre
Boxer Duke
Mini Dachshund Maggie
Mini Dachshund Hilda
Bassett Hound Charlie
Rottweiler Kate
Mini Schnauzer Kona
Mini Schnauzer Miss Daisy (Daiz)
Mini Schnauzer Dom Perignon (Perry)

They were all very precious to us.

[Logan]

Rachel,
What a great question!
As a child, I had:
Sput - Boston Terrier
Belle - English Pointer ("bird dog")
Lady - English Setter
Ben - English Bulldog
Missy and Chunk (her puppy)-Boston Terriers
Then as an adult:
Chuck - Yellow Lab
Kaycee - Cocker Spaniel
Honey and Lilly - Golden Retrievers
and my adopted son, Dexter, lab/chow mix.

[teena]

I was sorta canine-challenged when I was a kid.
Only had:
Mimi - Poodle
Africa - Irish Setter

When I could have my own animals, I turned dog-crazy!
Jake - Golden Retriever
Otis - Dog
Sweetpea - Rat dog
Max - Border Collie
Annie - Aussie
Gino - Toy Fox Terrier (sister's dog)
Sandy - Sheltie (sister's dog)

[AdoreMyDogs]

Great subject!

Keefer-GSD/beagle mix (had him from the time I was 2 months old to 10 years old)

Beener-Yellow lab (had him from the time I was in 7th grade to less then 2 weeks before my wedding)

Graham-aussie mix (got him when I was about 19 and in my 2nd year of college, have had him about 5 years)

Cassie-pug (have had her a year in September)

[Sudilar]

German Shepherd Dogs:
Wolf
Pal
Killian
Shiloh

Great Pyrenees:
Avalanche
Blizzard
Bear

Grandmothers' dogs:
Pal -shepherd mix
Sparky -(blind)shepherd mix

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[wolflady]

Wow! I'm so jealous at all the wonderful dogs you all got to share your lives with!! Although I wasn't blessed with the sheer numbers, I was blessed with my first/childhood dog growing up (and I'm planning on adopting a dog when our living situation isn't quite so crazy!! I'm looking forward to the rest of my life with dogs!). My sisters and I bugged and bugged my parents to get a dog, and coming home from school in second grade one day, I walked into the family room to see my mom holding the prettiest dog I had ever seen!! This was my first day with Misty (American Eskimo mix(aka Spitz). She was my best friend. Misty saw me through everything. From the crazy teen years, to learning how to drive, to dating, through breakups, through college and just barely to my wedding day. My first dog definitely has a very special place in my heart. She was the best dog for 3 little kids growing up. She never growled or snapped. She calmly let us dress her up and pretend she was a princess. She would sit and lick my scraped knee when I fell down on the pavement. She would share my ice cream cone and my after school snack of cheetoes! She would lay at my feet as I did my school work. She would run to the door when mom would shout "kids are home!" I always thought it was so funny, and cute how she could spring straight up into the air (Eskie trait) when she was excited. When I would come home from college, she would always come and get me for our walks, like we used to take. She was easy to train, and she will forever be my "heart bandit" (www.heartbandits.com).
Karen

[tatsxxx11]

I was going to post my list, but your story about Misty has got me too "misty." Reminds me of the My Dog Skip story....For days I couldn't think about it without crying. So many memories from childhood during which time our dogs were such a big part of our lives. Irreplaceable memories of irreplaceable love. What a beautiful Misty girl she was....I hope you can share in that special love again soon. Sandra

[Phred]

This brings back a lot of memories ~

Lady - a fluffy rescued Pomeranian mix
Howdy - huge Sivler German Shepherd (SIL's Dog)
Casey - #1 favorite German Shepherd - best trained, most obedient
Fred - part-Siamese HouseKat #1 - raised as a dog by Casey
Arrow - rescued German Shepherd mix - watch dog turned house mutt
Katey - Black Lab - adopted stray; stolen 4 years later
Shadow - rescue Shepherd/Husky; #1 companion for only 5 short years
Boots - HouseKat #2; walk-up stray raised by Shadow
Cinder - German Shepherd rescue; 2yo Best Buddy / Top Dog
Smokey - G Shepherd/Mix??; just rescued by Boots Kat & Cinder
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Sorry, *RJ*, but I had to include the "mixes" or I'd have left out some of my *Best*! And the Kats? Both raised from kittenhood by dawgs - never did *meow* quite right .

/s/ Phred; Dad to Boots, Cinder & Smokey

[ownerof3dogs]

Doberman-Red
GSD/Saint Bernhard- Chance
2nd Dobey-Red #2
Terrier of some sort- Blaze
GSD/Akita-Felice
Border Coliie/Rotty-Zeus
Brdr collie/rotty/aussie-Hercules

[Pam]

Great topic Rachel!

Childhood dogs...
Mutt - Laddie
American Eskimo - Fluffy

Adult dogs...
Toy poodle - Peaches
Toy poodle - Pumpkin
Miniature poodle - Ashley
Standard poodle - Whitney

[Genia]

Oh, Rachel, this is bringing back so many wonderful memories.

Lucky - beagle mix - family dog(found during a freak snow storm in S. MS when Mom was 7 months pregnant with me)
Camp - beagle (rescue)My first "dog of my own". I was 5 years old.
Pinkie - cockapoo - sister's
Twinkie - chihuahua - Mom's
Sam - Rottwieler - brother's
Blue - Black and Tan Coon Hound - brother's
Sooner - Black and Tan Coon Hound - Dad's
Missy - GSD - Mom's
Dusty - Basset/Lab mix - Killed by a mean old man for chasing his chickens
Daisy - Beagle - Could NOT handle apartment living. Now lives on a farm about 5 miles from my parents. We get to visit and she's very happy
Jeffrey - Basset/Lab mix (current) - My Goof Ball
Bandit - Pug (current) - My Cuddle Bug



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[Pam]

Genia..Twinkie has to be the greatest name for a Chihuahua!!

I hope that mean old man who killed Dusty gets what's coming to him!!! One of my childhood dogs, the Eskimo called Fluffy, unfortunately got pregnant by a visit from a back yard suitor and had a litter. We think the dad was a beagle....puppies looked "beagle-ish." Anyway, we gave one of the puppies to a neighbor and he had trouble housebreaking it and shot it!!!!! I was only a little kid at the time and my mom & dad didn't know what to do. He should have been reported to someone!! It was horrible!! I can remember all of the kids in the neighborhood talking about it!!! My heart was broken! Boy that was just a sad trip down Memory Lane.

[KYS]

Maltese-- childhood dog
German Shepherd's
GSD/Lab mix. (my favorite/best friend)
GSD/Akita mix (smartest dog)
Poodle/terrier mix (most affectionate)
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich terrier
Akita's