What breed should I get?

[Sighthounds4me]

are you taking your cats along too??... a big dog and cats is another thing to consider... also is prey drive... so sighthounds are out... and huskies LOL... I mean there are exceptions but more than likely they´ll think your beloved kitty is a nice prey to catch...

Sighthounds are not automatically out. I have a cat, and have had cats for years, with my dogs (and fosters). I have Greyhounds and Borzoi.

I also know plenty of sighthounds people who have cats. It's a matter of testing and training, but it can be done very successfully.

Outside, it's another matter, but you shouldn't be letting the cat and dog outside together anyway.

[Husky_mom]

Sighthounds are not automatically out. I have a cat, and have had cats for years, with my dogs (and fosters). I have Greyhounds and Borzoi.

I also know plenty of sighthounds people who have cats. It's a matter of testing and training, but it can be done very successfully.

Outside, it's another matter, but you shouldn't be letting the cat and dog outside together anyway.

I never meatn automatically out... as I mentioned there are exceptions to the rule.. and even then they all need supervision...

in my case i have huskies and i mentioned them out too...they can learn to coexist with cats, just look at Glacier´s dogs but still she´s had a few bad experiences there... I just wanted to make her aware of that possibility...

no hard feelings about them, I loooooove sighthounds... especially Borzoi´s I want one sooo bad...

[Freedom]

Do you have time for a dog? Dogs require lot more human time than cats do. They MUST go out, in all weather (even when THEY don't want to!) Are both of you working? So the dog is going to be alone for at least 8 hours per day. How long is your commute? The moment you get home, the dog is going to want to go OUT. Do you have the energy for that?

There are several breed selectors on line, which will help you learn about the different types of "work" involved with dogs, help you narrow it down to a manageable number to consider when you visit a shelter. These are just a few, they get you thinking about different aspects of dogs.

http://animal.discovery.com/breedsel...lectorindex.do

http://www.iams.com/iams/en_US/jsp/I...jsp?pageID=DBS

http://www.5stardog.com/dog-breed-selector.aspx