What's your favorite breed of dog?

We have a border collie mix we rescued. She is smart, sweet, gentle, lovable and loyal.

Basset Hounds all the way. Grew up with one and he unfortunately left us when I was away in university at the age of 14. My parents have gotten a new one since and she's a special girl too. If I had my own house I'd already own one but for now I'll love my kitties.

depends on what I'm hunting. redbone coonhound or golden lab

Boxers. All the way. BOXERS/WIGGLEBUTTS!

Just make sure it is a Rescued Dog!

Our rescue site is www.grrsn.org for Golden Ret.

NO.... get a purebred from a show breeder, and by "breeder" I don't mean a puppy mill or pet store, someone who breeds a few select litters with an eye to quality and breed standard, and we did in our dog showing days.. We stupidly took in a rescue last week, she had been through a rescue organization and we knew she had some food and bed protection issues, but until we got her I didn't realize this dog would snarl at you if you leaned down to look at her or talk to her as she lay on her bed, that she could not be groomed or bathed , claws clipped or ears cleaned, unless she wore a muzzle ( and she woulfd fight you about putting it on, so her contact person said.) Two days ago, My husband was on the couch when she jumped up; he told her to get down and pointed to the floor, and she lunged at him in full out attack, not a fear bite, an actual attack. Well, it was obvious that this dog could not be trusted, and any attack on a human is a death sentence. Today she is buried in the back yard with a hollow-point bullet in her head and my husband has a nasty gash and 11 puncture wounds to his hand. I will never accept a rescue dog again unless it is a purebred Clumber spaniel. Off track Greyhounds are wonderful, but I cannot have one because of hay wagons, tractors, etc., going through gates, and a sighthound will dash out. But as for abused, abandoned, or possibly unsocialized rescue dogs, NO. You can never tell what mental issues they have or what will bring it to the fore.

I'm sorry but you're awfully wrong.
i know a lot of rescue dogs that are all super friendly and obedient *they walk off leash!!*, and i've heard all kinds of things about their past. Abused, left on the side of the road, badly trained, but these people fixed them up. just because you had one bad experience with a rescue animal, doesn't mean all of them are bad. I'm sorry that had to happen to you though, because that must've been terrible. My two adopted jack russells had issues too (we eventually decided to find him a new home because we weren't the right family for them at that time) but that doesn't make all rescues bad.

My rescue German shepherd has made me fall in love with the breed

I have had 3 Sheps. They are sweet, smart, and protective.

When my current one dies of old age I will get another. Thats not to say I wont miss her, I miss the other two as well. Its just that I like the breed and dont want to be without one.

I like Labradors, German Shepherds, and maltese or bichon. My dream dog is a Great Pyrnees, but I have a small townhome with no backyard, so that is out of the question :laugh:

Just make sure it is a Rescued Dog!

Our rescue site is www.grrsn.org for Golden Ret.

NO.... get a purebred from a show breeder, and by "breeder" I don't mean a puppy mill or pet store, someone who breeds a few select litters with an eye to quality and breed standard, and we did in our dog showing days.. We stupidly took in a rescue last week, she had been through a rescue organization and we knew she had some food and bed protection issues, but until we got her I didn't realize this dog would snarl at you if you leaned down to look at her or talk to her as she lay on her bed, that she could not be groomed or bathed , claws clipped or ears cleaned, unless she wore a muzzle ( and she woulfd fight you about putting it on, so her contact person said.) Two days ago, My husband was on the couch when she jumped up; he told her to get down and pointed to the floor, and she lunged at him in full out attack, not a fear bite, an actual attack. Well, it was obvious that this dog could not be trusted, and any attack on a human is a death sentence. Today she is buried in the back yard with a hollow-point bullet in her head and my husband has a nasty gash and 11 puncture wounds to his hand. I will never accept a rescue dog again unless it is a purebred Clumber spaniel. Off track Greyhounds are wonderful, but I cannot have one because of hay wagons, tractors, etc., going through gates, and a sighthound will dash out. But as for abused, abandoned, or possibly unsocialized rescue dogs, NO. You can never tell what mental issues they have or what will bring it to the fore.

I'm sorry you had this experience. What a sad set of circumstances. What you experienced is not normal.

Good rescue organizations thoroughly temperament test dogs for food/bed/human aggression and provide the dogs with the rehabilitation and training in experienced foster homes. They should NOT be turning a fear aggressive dog over to an unsuspecting adopter who has no training or preparation. Shame on them for not providing you or the dog the proper start to the relationship.

Did the rescue alert you that she might have food or bed aggression? Did they prepare you with resources and training help? Why did no one work with her to resolve the fear before muzzling her and tying her down for grooming and nail trim? (I am in no way blaming you, but this is the kind of thing the rescue should have done before giving you the dog to begin with). Does anyone know if she'd ever been indoors or groomed before in her life? A single week of time in your home is not enough time for you to know what her needs or problems were... The possibly new or previous abuse triggering experiences (normal daily stuff to you but not normal to her) clearly made her more upset/traumatized/fearful made her a ticking time bomb.

For every dog I see in rescue, 90% are just average family dogs that lost their home to no fault of their own (divorces, family moving, owners who got a puppy for Christmas but now have no time etc. Many are purebred.) The other 10% need lots of therapy and positive training with a experienced foster home before they can learn to trust humans again and have good behavior. This 10% also includes many purebred dogs that have been abused. Any dog of any bloodline or breed can be aggressive. Fear aggression is not a natural state for a dog, it is a learned behavior as a result of long term abuse by other humans and it must be addressed properly or someone will get hurt.

What happened to you is the exception not the rule with rescue. This is a case of a bad rescue organization not a bad dog.

Never met a dog I couldn't love. But I love our Jack Russell Terriors and they are my favorite breed of all time.

I have 2 Chihuahua dogs and I have to say they make great pets. They may pee all the time, yet they don't need long walks. When you do walk them, they do NOT knock you over.