- Do you own/will you own your favourite breed?

[Toller_08]

Seems like so many people have a favourite breed, but don't own it and never will for various reasons. For instance, My mom *loves* Danes, always has ever since she was about 5 and would have several of them if it weren't for my Dad. As long as she's with him, she'll never have one...I don't know what I'd do if I knew I could never, ever have a Toller. I love dogs, don't get me wrong, but I *much* prefer Tollers to most other breeds. So, do you own your favourite breed? or will you own your favourite breed someday?

[suzanne118]

i own 2 lovely cavaliers and i love them So much, they r great dogs.

[Bailey+Ralph]

I have wanted a Staffie since 8 years old and now i have 1 :D

[RD]

I own a Border Collie and plan to own a Doberman Pinscher in the future. The Fila Brasileiro is a breed that I adore but that will most likely be tougher to acquire while I am living with my parents.

[Roxy's CD]

I've always wanted a dobie, Roxy is half dobie.. LOL, but I imagine once I get some land with a bigger home I will get my dobie!

[JennSLK]

Well I have my doberman I have wanted since I was 3. I would love a pit but my parents hate them. Since I take my dogs to my parents alot and the pittie wouldnt be welcome it's just not plausable.

[gaddylovesdogs]

I will always, always, always, always, ALWAYS have a lab. People say, "Oh, they're so popular." so what? They are the most amazing dogs. They are so loyal and so sweet....they're so angelic. It amazes me how sweet these dogs are.

[yanya]

I've always wanted a Bedlington ... but they're so expensive, I just can't afford one. But that's ok! There are plenty of pound puppies and purebreds out there I can afford that need good homes. Maybe some day I can afford a Bedlington, til' then though ... (Scratches little Kairi behind the ears.)

[AusCatDogs_4Ever]

I already have my favorite breed, but I also have A LOT of other favorite breeds. If my next dog can't be an ACD it would probably be a Boxer, Rottie, Kelpie, Collie, Belgian Sheepdog...Umm, I'll stop now, lol.

[Zoom]

I have my Aussie that I wanted and I will own a BC and a Rottie in the near-ish future.

[GSDlover_4ever]

I own 2 german shepherds and a Doberman. Both wonderful breeds. I also recently fell in love with rotties. I also like bully breeds keeping th cane corso and dogo argentino in mind.

[BostonBanker]

Yanya- I had a Bedlington growing up! We got him because I used to have allergies. He lived for over 15 years, and was a wonderful pet who adapted so well to all the changes in his life as we grew up. I don't know if I'd have another because of the grooming issues, but otherwise, I can't say enough good things about them!

As for the original post, I'm not sure I'll ever own any of my favorite breeds. My first choice would be a Staffie, because I adore their look and temperment with people, but the BSL scares me off. I also love various sight hounds (whippet, IG's and Pharoah hounds especially), but since I'm an outdoor horse person, I need dogs that are good off leash.

Adding a picture of Medley, my late Bedlington.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j201/BostonBanker525/medley.jpg

[dogsbestfriend]

I truly love all breeds, but I have to say that my favorite is a "mixed"! I would like to have another german shepherd one day, though. I had one as a young and just loved him. He was a great dog and I have never forgotten him.

[Tobysmom]

I've got my favorite. Yay!!

[iheartsammy]

I really want a dalmatian! I think they fit perfict with my personality! hyper, friendly, always ready to go somewhere! My cousin had one (which she names after me because she said it reminded her of myself...lol) I loved that dog, but she was deaf. I remember when she moved, she was going to give her to me. But it didn't work out that well, We brought her home for 2 weeks to see how she would be...it couldn't have gone worse! She was very dominate, and we had three dogs already, one of which was also very dominate. And she got out of the house a lot, and we live next to a busy street, and she was deaf so those things don't mix well...:(... she also showed her teeth to my sister, i told my mom she was just smiling :D..but she didn't beleive me. But I'm kinda glad that we gave her to the fire department :), cuz then I would have never got to own sammy! Also she could have gotten hit by a car, with would have sucked!

[iheartsammy]

I do hope to own one in the future!

[Cassiepeia]

My favourite is the Neapolitan Mastiff. I really have my heart set on owning one someday. I don't know if it will happen though. I have a lot of favourites but the Neo is the only one that I'm desperate to add to my family. I think I'll be really disappointed if I never end up getting one. :(

I've never owned any of my favourite breeds. Growing up I wanted a Yorkie, a Rottweiler, a German Shepherd Dog and a Bull Terrier. The closest I got was the Bull Terrier who lived across the street that I use to play with.

Having said that, I'm extremely happy with the dogs I have had and especially my current boy. :) So it's not all bad.

Cass.

[Momof2Pups]

One day I would like to own a purebred Border collie. I also would like a lab, german shepherd, beagle, or australian shepherd. :) I have never had any of these purebreds, but I am extremely happy with my dogs, and if it is my choice, my next dog will be a pound pup, and I will judge him/her on the personality instead of the breed.

[Southpaw]

So far my favorite breed is the boxer, and I have one! And I always will. As I get experience with other breeds maybe I'll get a new favorite. I really, really like Aussies and have wanted one for a few years, so they are definitely at the top of my list for future dogs. So I don't know if they are my favorite...but I WILL own one someday!

[darkchild16]

wel my fave of all is pits and i have 3 1 that lives with me and 2 at my dads and my other favorite is a group in general large scent hounds. more speciffcally blueticks redbones and above all the next purebred i buy WILL be a Black and Tan Coonhound i have wanted one since i knew what they were and will do ANYTHING to get one. but for now i have my mix which i wouldnt give up for the world.

[BigDog2191]

I wanted a German shepherd. And I love having him. So yes. As far as I know, since he's my first dog - he's my favorite breed.

Although, I'd love to acquire an English mastiff in the future.

[Danegirl2208]

ive loved great danes forever it seems, i couldnt NOT own one..so yes i have my fav breed! BUT..i dont own my seconed favorite breed..an american pit bull terrier, its not like i dont have room, or cant have one, its just that i am very picky when it comes to the "type" of apbt i like, its hard to find a reputable breeder of TRUE apbts, not those 120lb xtra large pits..blek..lol :rolleyes:

[RetrieverLove]

I'm going to say yes; I will own my favorite breed someday. The future is unknown however I have many, many years to research and get some of favorite breeds. Next year I'm hoping to have adopted an Aussie so that is one of my favorite breeds that I will own. I currently have Emma and Moco, and Shih Tzu's and Goldens are also my favorite breeds. I guess the only ones that are left are English Setters and possiblely a sight hound. I think that is all do-able.

[Tyson N' Lady]

my favorite breeds are pit bulls wich i have one, named tyson. the gsd, wich we\my family has raised since they were teenagers. i love the dobermans, mastiffs, setters, rottweilers, and i also love dem' mutts!

[IlUvMyAnImAlZ05]

My favorite breed is a sheltie. We had one and he was the *BEST* dog, but he died of kidney disease. The vet told us shelties are prone to kidney disease, so we went with a different breed (Hungarian Vizsla) when we were ready to adopt another dog, but we got one dog and then decided he needed a playmate and we fell in love with Hope (Alaskan Malamute)!

[MyIrishWolfie]

I own my favorite breed :)

[debbiew]

I love all my dogs, golden, lab, boston, and jap. chin. I love my lab cody because of his personality. He is absolutly huge, but the biggest baby I have, he really thinks he is a lap dog. I love my boston Tippy, because of her terrier blood, she is always up to something, and despite her size she is the Queen. I love my golden and chin too. BUT the dog that I've always wanted is a bull terrier, not a pit, but a bull terrier. I've never got one, because terriers (at least in my experience) tend to rule the roost, and I don't want to take the chance that a bullie would not fit in our pack. Maybe some day

[good_dog]

I have my Rottie-- the second for me.

Being in the pet trade for 15 years, and then working as a professional trainer for the last nine, I've had the chance to get to know, train, house, and foster many breeds. My favorites are the Mastiff-derivatives--Great Danes, Rotties, Mastiffs, Great Pyrenees, Saint Bernards, etc... but the Rottie is my favorite.

In the past, I've owned labs, goldens, beagles, several mixed breeds, cocker spaniels, dachsands, collies, pyrs, saints, and danes.

Beth

[StillandSilent]

I would love to have an Irish Wolfhound one day, but that will be far into the future. After school, graduate school, getting settled in a job/new house etc. Actually, looking at all that, it's going to be a while before I can have any dog :)

[Trip]

My two faves are cockers and collies, have one of each, as you can see by my avatar... my other two are corgis and St Bernards, some day when I have a huge farm house and lots of room I'll have my ST Bernard, don't know if I'll ever get a corgi though.