Hi. I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I want a dog, but I want to do research and do everything "right" and I'm not sure where to start because I can't decide on a breed. Well, everytime I think I've decided on a breed my sister tells me that they can't be offleash (beagle) or they tend to be domenent (pit bull) and I'm 'only 14'
I have school 7:45am - 2:25pm and I come straigh home. School is about 5mins away from my house... I like to sit in the house and play video games and be on the computer a lot, but I like to ride my bike and be outside to. I was hoping that having a dog would give me a buddy to be outside with and walk or whatever.
I want a dog that is easy to train because I've only helped my sister socialize foster dogs and stuff. I've never really taught a dog myself to sit or anything. Her dogs are really social and I like that, because I could go with her to some of her dog events and hiking and stuff. So I want a dog that I can trust offleash.
I really like the look of boxers, pits, bulls, dobes, wiems, hounds, ect but I've heard that they are domenent, stubborn, or aggressive. My mom won't let me get a dog if she think I cant handle walking it down the sidewalk.
This probably sounds like a really immature requirement, but I love how soft boxers are with their short coats. How come pugs or smaller breeds like that aren't as soft as boxers? It would be cool to have a dog like that.
I think a medium - large dog would fit best.
Oh, and I really wanted a golden, but my mom says that's her dream 'retirement' dog and she's not ready to retire for quite a while. And I wanted to say that my dad is making my sister get rid of Charlie, but he'd let me keep my own dog. As long as I do things "right"
I have school 7:45am - 2:25pm and I come straigh home. School is about 5mins away from my house... I like to sit in the house and play video games and be on the computer a lot, but I like to ride my bike and be outside to. I was hoping that having a dog would give me a buddy to be outside with and walk or whatever.
I want a dog that is easy to train because I've only helped my sister socialize foster dogs and stuff. I've never really taught a dog myself to sit or anything. Her dogs are really social and I like that, because I could go with her to some of her dog events and hiking and stuff. So I want a dog that I can trust offleash.
I really like the look of boxers, pits, bulls, dobes, wiems, hounds, ect but I've heard that they are domenent, stubborn, or aggressive. My mom won't let me get a dog if she think I cant handle walking it down the sidewalk.
This probably sounds like a really immature requirement, but I love how soft boxers are with their short coats. How come pugs or smaller breeds like that aren't as soft as boxers? It would be cool to have a dog like that.
I think a medium - large dog would fit best.
Oh, and I really wanted a golden, but my mom says that's her dream 'retirement' dog and she's not ready to retire for quite a while. And I wanted to say that my dad is making my sister get rid of Charlie, but he'd let me keep my own dog. As long as I do things "right"