what kind of dog should I get ?

[tikeyas_mom]

Here is my perfect breed ok ..

A pateint breed with low or no prey drive. Gets along with other dogs, and animals and is cute as heck lol .. Oh ya and not hyper,,...

[rizzy]

i think you should get a mutt like wolfsoul said get a family dog mixed with a lap dog mixed with a guard dog.....
what do you think?

[wolfsoul]

yes...i think a mix that would be a good family dog and guard dog is a shepherd lab mix although they usually dont have pointed ears...very pretty though...i saw a huge one on tv, it was black and white, and i saw this really cute one and petted her one day....she was a really light beige, almost white....i thought she was a lab husky cross, but the owner said lab shepherd....she was a sweetheart! but i seem to see alot of shepherd retriever crosses at our spca....never seen shepherd labs advertised

[Desert Arabian]

These are two Shepherd mixes currently up for adoption at the local humane society.

This is Cassie, she is a Shepherd and Husky mix:

This is Pickles, he is a Shepherd and Pit mix:


They are so cute! I have more pictures of mixes from the humane society if you want to see them, let me know, they are REALLY cute!!

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
Here is my perfect breed ok ..

A pateint breed with low or no prey drive. Gets along with other dogs, and animals and is cute as heck lol .. Oh ya and not hyper,,...

Most of the dog breeds you have posted in this thread do not fit that discription at all. Akitas really do not fit especially the prey drive and getting along with other dogs. Obviously you haven't researched any of the breeds more then their appearance.

[tikeyas_mom]

wolf_Q yes I have researched.. If you have a dog as a pup and rais it with other animals then it wont have a prey drive.. I will probibly just adopt a pup from a shelter

[wolf_Q]

That is not true at all. The high prey drive is an instinct, not a learned behavior (most of the time). And some dogs you can socialize all you want, but they still will not get along with other dogs.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by wolf_Q
And some dogs you can socialize all you want, but they still will not get along with other dogs.

But I thought that dogs got along well with other no matter what?

[primabella]

Originally posted by YellowLabLover
These are two Shepherd mixes currently up for adoption at the local humane society.

This is Cassie, she is a Shepherd and Husky mix:

This is Pickles, he is a Shepherd and Pit mix:


They are so cute! I have more pictures of mixes from the humane society if you want to see them, let me know, they are REALLY cute!!

omg they are both SOOO adorable!!

[wolf_Q]

Originally posted by Aspen and Misty


But I thought that dogs got along well with other no matter what?

Yes apparently every dog can live in a pack and be perfectly fine.

[tikeyas_mom]

if you get a youngue puppie thathas had lots of kitten and rabbit and hamster contact and was raised with them and always in contact with them ..They wont feel the need to kill them because they are part of there pack. I even talked to a trainer about it..

[Desert Arabian]

That doesn't mean diddly squat...every dog is different...every dog has a prey drive. My cat has been around my rats for three years, and he still stalks them. Every carnivorous animal has a prey drive...it's in their blood.

[tikeyas_mom]

I can argue about that.. Cats are a totally different animal and they donot live in packs. If they are raised with rats who cares it wont mean a thing, but dogs on the other hand can be trianed to follow pack rules suck as pecking order and such *dogs are dependent and cats are independent*... You should know that...
If a dog is raised with kittens and is always with them, itll picture them as part of there pack, I think that you are saying that all breeds are what they are bred to be when they arnt. They all have their own personality. You can change a dog froms it bloodline. Such as a pitbull they are very misunderstood because they were Suposibly bred to fight other dogs?? That is bull cr*p. Pit bulls were bred to take down large animals such as buffalow ect. You can change any dog to be good you can make their blood line instinks almost or totally disapear if you do it right. .

[Kfamr]

I can't really understand what you've typed so far tikeyas_mom, but my suggestion to you is to go to a shelter almost every week and check out the animals they have there. One day one will pop up that will fit you, your current dog, and your family. They normally allow to bring your current animal in to see if they get along,which is what you should do. I don't think the description of the "perfect breed" you have said is available, anywhere. Nothing is perfect and nothing can become perfect. Try what i've auggested. I go to the shelter near me atleast 3 times a week, hoping to find the one thay my parents will fall in love with.

[Desert Arabian]

Cats are a totally different animal and they donot live in packs.

Really? Um.......the last I checked lions in Africa did. Big cats kill animals and have a prey drive, domestic cats kill animals and have a prey drive. Wolves kill animals and have a prey drive, domestic dogs kill animals and have a prey drive also. PERIOD.

You should know that

Why...I did know that. I guess I was thinking too far out of the box,viewing the bigger perspective, looking at the animals ancestors and such. Next time I will think lower.

I think that you are saying that all breeds are what they are bred to be when they arnt

You can change any dog to be good

Not really. You can't CHANGE them...because we are two totally different species. We can just MANIPULATE them to fit us, our lifestyles, and our needs. (And don't even tell me that that is bull cr*p, because it was on the Ultimate Guide: Dogs on the Discovery Channel.)

One day one will pop up that will fit you.

That is a very good point Kfamr!!