Yorkshire Terriers
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Rat terriers are nice dogs, but they're terriers. They're a bit harder than say, a golden retriever. Both are nice breeds though. http://dogbreedinfo.com/ratterrier.htm
You need to evaluate your situation. Any small dog breeds seem to be more 'work' than the larger breeds. I also have a Cocker Spaniel, that is continuously needing treatment for her ears and eyes. I honestly, would just stick with your cat at the moment. I don't think your ready to take on the responsibility of owning a dog. I don't mean to be harsh, but it seems you really don't realize what your going to be dealing with. My suggestion would be starting with a lab or retriever, but its obvious you can't have a large animal in your apartment. I hope you take this advice and think twice. A hamster can be real cute and cuddly too 
Good luck!
Good luck!Here you go: www.dogbreedinfo.com/bichonfrise.htm
The only downsides are:
coat difficult to maintain
can be hard to housebreak
The only downsides are:
coat difficult to maintain
can be hard to housebreak
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Yes Bichons have to be professionally groomed pretty often and brushed daily. They have a hard coat. If you don't take proper care of it it'll turn into a mess.
Instead of asking "do you know of a breed that would be good for me" why don't you look around www.dogbreedinfo.com and make a list of breeds that fit you. Not breeds that you think look nice or that your friends have or you think are cool, but breeds that would fit your life style. Do some more research on the breeds, narrow it down to a few breeds that fit you best.
Instead of asking "do you know of a breed that would be good for me" why don't you look around www.dogbreedinfo.com and make a list of breeds that fit you. Not breeds that you think look nice or that your friends have or you think are cool, but breeds that would fit your life style. Do some more research on the breeds, narrow it down to a few breeds that fit you best.
I agree with gaddy. I'll give you an example. I wanted a dog, so this is what I did.
I narrowed it down to a few breeds. My list looked like this:
Doberman
Ridgeback
Bouvier des Flandres
Great Dane
Rottweiler
English Mastiff
I looked at their individual breed profiles and decided that the Bouvier was the best choice for me. Look at the list I gave you, since you want a small dog, and narrow it down to about 5-6.
I narrowed it down to a few breeds. My list looked like this:
Doberman
Ridgeback
Bouvier des Flandres
Great Dane
Rottweiler
English Mastiff
I looked at their individual breed profiles and decided that the Bouvier was the best choice for me. Look at the list I gave you, since you want a small dog, and narrow it down to about 5-6.
I have a rat terrier, very yappy!! She's a very outspoken dog, but sooo affectionate, to me anyways lol, there more of a one-person type dog, nobody else. My bichon/beagle is very affectionate, rarely dogs, and very hyper!! But these are just MY dogs, I've meant rat terriers & bichons, and beagles total opposite from my dogs. One bichon at the park was very timid, while my dog loves attention. Beagles seem to be quite the howlers, while Pepe rarely peeps. Rat terriers umm I've seen yappy, ''get their way'' rat terriers, just like my dog, but don't get me wrong, there might be a rat terrier that's the opposite of this temperament!! lol Each dog has its own personality, I met some snappy yorkies, and some affectionate yorkies.
ps- chinese crested dogs are adorable!! well with the exception of sam lol, rip sam http://www.samugliestdog.com http://sam-the-man.net/about.html http://blogserv.gofish.com/cnv.asx?gfid=17-1000511
ps- chinese crested dogs are adorable!! well with the exception of sam lol, rip sam http://www.samugliestdog.com http://sam-the-man.net/about.html http://blogserv.gofish.com/cnv.asx?gfid=17-1000511
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