I was thinking about this the other day...

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I went through my dog book and picked out every dog I would enjoy having... Here's my list.

Harder to find breeds
Kyi Leo
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Tibetan Spaniel (maybe hard to find, I dunno)
Clumber Spaniel
Dutch Partridge Dog
Epagneul Picard
Epagneul Pont-Audemer
Bracco Italiano
Beauceron
Schapendeos
Saarloos Wolfhound
Groenendael
Laekenois
Iceland Dog
Puli
Pumi
Deerhound
Hanoverian Mountain Dog
Lurcher
Pharoh or Ibizan Hound
Podengo Portugueso Pequeno
Borzoi
Sloughi
Patterdale Terrier
German Hunting Terrier

Well, that's only the lesser-known breeds... lol Do I dare continue into the well known breeds?

[binka_nugget]

I'd love to have a groenendael one day. I'm fascinated with herding dogs.

[jenluckenbach]

When I was growing up (and not allowed to have a dog) I used to read the books about the different breeds. I knew them by heart. I wanted each and every one of them all for different reasons. THEN I started to work with dogs. Today the list of breeds that I would actually want in my home has shrunk considerably. Too many breeds have been ruined by popularity and therefore over breeding (BAD breeding). Your average mutt is still the way to go (IMO). But then again, I don't have a dog.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Ash-- there is a Kai Dog lol

[GoldenRetrLuver]

From the rare breeds I would love to have a Chinook. And of course, a couple of goldens and a husky.

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

I'm getting ready to list my Well-Known breeds list... lol be ready

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Here's my list of Well Known breeds...

Toy American Eskimo
Cavalier King Charles
Chihuahua
Havanese
Pomeranian
Continental Toy Spaniel: Phalene
Papillon
Toy Poodle
Mini Poodle
Italian Greyhound
Chinese Crested Dog
Japanese Chin
Maltese
Lhasa Apso
Bichon Frise
Basenji
Cocker Spaniel (any breed)
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Curly Coated Retriever
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
Flat-coated Retriever
Golden Retriever
Labrador Retriever
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Weimaraner
Irish Red and White Setter
Brittany (In LOVE with these!)
Australian Shepard
Bearded Collie
Corder Collie
Rough Collie
Smooth Collie
Shetland Sheepdog
Old English Sheepdog
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Australian Cattle Dog
Briard
German Shepherd Dog
Hovawart
Whippet
Irish Wolfhound
Afghan Hound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Boston Terrier
Airedale Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
Alaskan Malamute
Mastiff
Newfoundland
Dobermann
Great Dane
Boxer
Rottweiler
Bernese Mountain Dog
St. Bernard
Chow Chow
Shar Pei
Akita
Shiba Inu

hehe... I'm a little dog crazy... lol

[wolfsoul]

If I was to have a rarer breed, I'd probably have an ibizan hound. LOOOVE them!

But I'm still having a Catahoula leopard dog and a German shepherd dog. I guess you can classify a Catahoula as rare, right? Humm.

[Aspen and Misty]

I only want a few special breeds when I get older and even then I will rescue them all.

I want Pitt bulls.
I want Newfoundlands, although I'm not sure if this will happen they are my fav breed, I'm in love with them.
Dobermans, I love them so much.
and Shelties, I hope to MAYBE be a breeder, but that would take ALOT of research on the breed and stuff and is WAY down the line.

All the rest of my dogs will be mutts.

Ash

[ILoveMyAbbyGirl]

Yep... they have some Catahoula mix pups on Petfinder... I practically cried when I saw how cute they were lol


Oscar

[wolfsoul]

Aw, what a cutie. I'm going to be purchasing my male catahoula puppy from Cat's Cradle Catahoulas. I've already talked with the breeder there. They are good reputable breeders.

[binka_nugget]

WOOHOOO!! SHELTIES, COLLIES AND PAPILLONS ARE ON THERE! good list!

[tikeyas_mom]

My favorite rare breed is the alaskan klee kai dog.

and my favorite kinds of not so rare breeds are, the siberian husky
Shiba inu,
and Akita.