If you had a dog as a child, did you choose the same breed as an adult?

[rnparker]

The answer is YES!

Our family had several pets growing up. We had an irish setter, a beagle, a chocolate lab, a couple mixed breeds. Not all at once of course! I think the one that we had the longest was the irish setter...I am getting one next year.

Our family has a poodle now, due to the fact that when my son was young, he had childhood asthma. She is just under 8 years old. She is great and has quite the attitude.

Now that our som has outgrown the asthma, I am anxiously awating the arrival of our new family member into the household.

Before our poodle, I had a great golden retriever. My hubby and I loved her too. A very smart dog and great family pet. We had to find another home for her after my sons repeated hospital stay due to his Asthma. I would consider another retriever as well...A great dog and companion.

[Anita Cholaine]

I think I'll always have a dachshund. I want to have mutts and addopted dogs some day, but I like doxies so much..... I love their short legs and their big personalities..........

[DJFyrewolf36]

Growing up, we had the most wonderful GSD mix. Bandit was one of the sweetest dogs I've ever encountered and he was smart too. Sadly he got hit by a car when I was 6 and went to the RB. Bandit definately showed me how wonderful GSDs can be. My brother also has had GSD's for as long as I can remember. My mom-in-laws dog is a GSD mix and he's a sweetie too. We might end up taking him now that we have a yard.

My parents have had other dogs too...my dad is really fond of Dobermans and I cant remember a time when we weren't graced by thier presence. I LOVE Dobermans, thier look and personality facinates me. They're a lot of work, especially ones that have been in bad homes but the loyalty and love they give is absolutely AMAZING! Someday I'd like to have a doberman of my own although I'm really close to Max, my parents dobie. I do love that dog!

Dad rescued an Engish Springer spaniel named Odie. He was a good dog and loved my dad to death. He was stubborn though.. I did like Odie a lot but I don't think I'll have any type of spaniel. Dad had a cocker spaniel too, and she was just plain MEAN! I don't think spaniels are my "type" lol

My mom had a basset hound when I was growing up too. I would love to have one of them someday as well. Sadie had a great personality and was so much fun to be around, I'd like to experence that again. Now mom has my dog, a mutt named Twilight (I wish I could have taken her to my apartment when I moved). I LOVE her so darn much! She is one of a kind. I'd take her, but she has become so bonded with my mom, I'd hate to take them away from each other. So, I'm just content to visit every day

John had a pitbull mix growing up and says that he was the nicest dog you'd ever meet. He wants to rescue a pit or a pit mix someday.

I LOVE dogs, especially big dogs. I've been around dogs for as long as I can remember and honestly if I met a dog that needed a home, I wouldn't care what breed it was so long as I could give it the best care.

Sorry to ramble

[animal_rescue]

I grew up with 2 German Shepherds, 1 pit bull, 2 german shepherd x lab mixes, 1 miniature pinscher, 1 miniature pinscher x daschund mix, and a cocker spaniel. I would defenitly love to have another cocker spaniel, miniature pinscher, and a pit bull. But I don't think I want a lab or a German Shepherd or a Daschund when I'm older. I loved my dogs growing up but I just don't want the breed when I'm older. I really want a Caucasian Ovcharka as my first dog on my own so who knows.

[Jessika]

Well to be quite honest, I'd never heard of an Aussie before until I worked at PetCo!! As a kid my family had only owned one dog, and she was a mutt (german shepherd X golden lab or golden retriever, not sure). And all my friends and family members who had dogs all had mutts as well or Golden Retrivevers or German Shepherds. So all my childhood I was exposed to pretty much only those two breeds or those two breed mixes.

Now don't get me wrong I don't have anything against those breeds but they're so popular and yeah I know Aussies are far from being unpopular as well, but not everyone on my block has an Aussie or Aussie mix, that's for sure.

The first thing about the Aussie that struck my eye was the Blue Merle. Its just the most beautiful dog I think I've ever seen at the time! Until I did more research and discovered the other coat colors and variations and it was just... lovvveee.

Not to mention all the Aussies and Aussie mixes I got to meet while at PetCo and they were just the most personable breed I'd ever dealt with! So of course I HAD to have one (or two.. )

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I grew up with with a yorkie and although I loved him very much I don't see myself ever having another yorkie. My grandma who lived across the road had a black lab and that is a breed I can see myself having one day.

Justin grew up with a cocker mix and when he lived with his aunt they had a pit bull. Justin and I would love to have a pit bull someday, but I don't think a cocker is a breed that fits us.

I love both small, medium and large dogs. I hope to have a large dog someday, but I think small dogs are in general more my type of dog.

[LKPike]

yep

[sammy101]

I grew up with a Beagle,and Dalmatian.I would definently get both breeds again.Mabye a Beagle when i'm older,because their smaller.I love Dalmatians,but the one i grew up with was very aggressive with other dogs and i'm worried about getting another one.She was very friendly to people and kids though,i loved her! I'm only 15 though,and i would get mutts again too!
I love the large/xlarge/giant breeds.

[Flatcoatluver]

I ma not a adult yet but i will devenly get englih setters and flat-coated retrievers in the future

[Glacier]

Nope. I had german shepherds, an irish setter mix and few other mutts. My mom had a miniature wire haired terrier. We lived in the country and had lots of animals dumped on our land. Those usually became our pets. I still miss that setter mix. Lady was my best friend for 14 years. Dumb as a sack of rocks, but a fantasitic companion. My teen years would have been ugly if Lady had been there to listen to all the stuff I couldn't tell anyone else!

I'd never even seen a husky in real life when I met Stuart. He already had Muskwa. I gave myself a crash course in sibes in a hurry. They were a package deal!

[Chica]

I didn't choose the same breed as an adult. When I was growing up, my parents always had german shepards. Our first one Sheba weighed 85 lbs. She was gorgeous. She had one litter of 8 pups. All of them were healthy and gorgeous. Sheba lived to be 12 years old, and died peacefully in her sleep. We always had german shepards after her. Great pets!!!! But now I have chosen to have a Chihuahua "Chica" to be my very own first pet!!!
I am so happy with her.

[Cincy'sMom]

Yes and no. Sincemy parents have been married, they have only had mutts, and thatis what I have now. My mises have been different choices thought. They had a weimie/beagle mix and a terrier mix when I born, until I was 2. We didn't have another dog until I was 14, and she (Oreo) was a beagle/poodle. Now I have lab/dals and a lab/?beagle?

[abbersmom]

well...as a kid I had a cocker mix
Since i've been married, we have had a cocker/terrier
and now we have a cocker/poodle/schnauzer/pug

[IRescue452]

For the most part we looked for another cocker, partly because my stepdad said the pup couldn't grow any bigger than our current cocker, partly because Pepper is such a great dog. I had even picked out an older male cocker to rescue, but we ended up getting Autumn instead because we didn't think this older cocker would fit in with the other animals. I will probably have more cockers in the future though.

[wolfie]

We got our first two dogs when I was 13... and we still have them, so... yeah.