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Venkman · 04-11-2007, 08:41 PM

Here's the criteria:

1. Medium to large dog
2. Good with kids
3. Can't be short-haired. My wife is allergic to dog hair so he will be an outside dog and I don't want him freezing to death in the winter.
4. Can't shed because even if he's not inside, if he sheds his hair will find it's way inside.

Any ideas? Maybe one of those newfangled cross-breeds like a Labradoodle?

marsupial · 04-11-2007, 08:42 PM

Maybe a labradoodle.

Detroitdad · 04-11-2007, 08:44 PM

No dog is the best dog.

YOhio · 04-12-2007, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Detroitdad

No dog is the best dog.

Amen.

MikeWaters · 04-12-2007, 02:50 AM

Let me guide you through what it will be like to keep a dog in your backyard.

1. He will jump on you and otherwise freak out when you and your kids go in the backyard. Why? Because he is so excited. Your young children will quickly learn it isn't fun to be jumped on. You will get mad at the dog. He won't understand, and it will be a mess.

2. Your dog is barking. You don't know why. It is irritating. You poke your head out the back door. He freaks out and barks more. your neighbors complain.

3. Your dog craps everywhere in the backyard. The only time you find yourself with the dog is to feed him, give him water, and clean the crap. Your dog freaks out. It sucks.

4. You go on vacation. You can't take the dog with you, because you don't think it can behave. You have to pay a kennel to keep him. It's expensive. You find yourself not making trips, because of the dog.

5. You finally get tired of it all. The kids don't care about the dog. You don't care about the dog. You try to give it away. No one wants your unmannered backyard unadjusted dog. You give it to the animal shelter, hoping it will be adopted, knowing it will probably be killed.

The end.

Better to not have a dog than go through this.

BarbaraGordon · 04-12-2007, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Let me guide you through what it will be like to keep a dog in your backyard.
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The end.

Better to not have a dog than go through this.

You forgot the part where the dog escapes the fence and runs away and the three-year-old cries afraid the dog will get hit by a truck and you have to pile in the car at eleven at night and drive up and down all the streets trying to find the dog without disturbing the neighbors.

Archaea · 04-12-2007, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

You forgot the part where the dog escapes the fence and runs away and the three-year-old cries afraid the dog will get hit by a truck and you have to pile in the car at eleven at night and drive up and down all the streets trying to find the dog without disturbing the neighbors.

Or making lost dog posters rewarding people massive amounts of money which just incurred cataracts surgery, kidney surgery and hip replacement surgery.

BlueHair · 04-12-2007, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Let me guide you through what it will be like to keep a dog in your backyard.

1. He will jump on you and otherwise freak out when you and your kids go in the backyard. Why? Because he is so excited. Your young children will quickly learn it isn't fun to be jumped on. You will get mad at the dog. He won't understand, and it will be a mess.

2. Your dog is barking. You don't know why. It is irritating. You poke your head out the back door. He freaks out and barks more. your neighbors complain.

3. Your dog craps everywhere in the backyard. The only time you find yourself with the dog is to feed him, give him water, and clean the crap. Your dog freaks out. It sucks.

4. You go on vacation. You can't take the dog with you, because you don't think it can behave. You have to pay a kennel to keep him. It's expensive. You find yourself not making trips, because of the dog.

5. You finally get tired of it all. The kids don't care about the dog. You don't care about the dog. You try to give it away. No one wants your unmannered backyard unadjusted dog. You give it to the animal shelter, hoping it will be adopted, knowing it will probably be killed.

The end.

Better to not have a dog than go through this.

This is right on the money.

Detroitdad · 04-12-2007, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueHair

This is right on the money.

At least they are better than cats.

il Padrino Ute · 04-12-2007, 04:04 AM

I would get a lab or retriever. They meet all your criteria.

No need to worry about the dog in the winter as all you need to do is put in a dog run with a doghouse. They don't feel the cold like we do.

The Pedigree ads are right: Dogs rule.

04-11-2007, 08:41 PM	#1
Venkman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 1,799	What kind of dog should I get? Here's the criteria: 1. Medium to large dog 2. Good with kids 3. Can't be short-haired. My wife is allergic to dog hair so he will be an outside dog and I don't want him freezing to death in the winter. 4. Can't shed because even if he's not inside, if he sheds his hair will find it's way inside. Any ideas? Maybe one of those newfangled cross-breeds like a Labradoodle?

04-11-2007, 08:42 PM	#2
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	Maybe a labradoodle. __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I would get a lab or retriever. They meet all your criteria. No need to worry about the dog in the winter as all you need to do is put in a dog run with a doghouse. They don't feel the cold like we do. The Pedigree ads are right: Dogs rule. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

04-11-2007, 08:44 PM	#3
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	No dog is the best dog.

04-12-2007, 02:50 AM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Let me guide you through what it will be like to keep a dog in your backyard. 1. He will jump on you and otherwise freak out when you and your kids go in the backyard. Why? Because he is so excited. Your young children will quickly learn it isn't fun to be jumped on. You will get mad at the dog. He won't understand, and it will be a mess. 2. Your dog is barking. You don't know why. It is irritating. You poke your head out the back door. He freaks out and barks more. your neighbors complain. 3. Your dog craps everywhere in the backyard. The only time you find yourself with the dog is to feed him, give him water, and clean the crap. Your dog freaks out. It sucks. 4. You go on vacation. You can't take the dog with you, because you don't think it can behave. You have to pay a kennel to keep him. It's expensive. You find yourself not making trips, because of the dog. 5. You finally get tired of it all. The kids don't care about the dog. You don't care about the dog. You try to give it away. No one wants your unmannered backyard unadjusted dog. You give it to the animal shelter, hoping it will be adopted, knowing it will probably be killed. The end. Better to not have a dog than go through this.