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In reply to the discussion: What is your favorite dog breed and why? [View all]BatteriesNotNeeded
(48 posts)I was 2 yrs. old with my first dog, a German Shepard I named Two Cents, because of the white spot above each eye. Such a great dog. My dad believed every child should have a dog.
Then I rescued a cockapoo named Mandy when I was 15 yrs. old, had her 17 yrs. and she was probably 5 when i got her. Smart dog. If we left her alone at home, she would gather every sock, shoe, slipper and pile them at the door, so when we came in, we were well aware of her displeasure.
My daughter had the sweetest Rottie, and her husband had a very smart yellow Lab. Son-in-law trained his dog to duck hunt, and one time when I was babysitting the grandson, SIL decided to not take his dog. He left and Binelli cried and whined for an hour after he left and was dejected. That dog lived to go hunting. We would babysit the dogs when needed. Both well behaved and so affectionate. I came to adore both of their dogs. I enjoyed playing with the dogs, taking them for walks.
We were asked to adopt a friend's Pekingnese 7 yrs. ago. He is now 14 and beginning to fail. He is my favorite of all. He doesn't jump on anyone, or lick people. He is a true lap dog. Not the brightest dog on the planet, but he makes up for it with being comical and sweet. He gets groomed once a month and is white and very light tan. very pretty dog. I had never found pug faces all that cute until we got him. He sticks to me like glue all day and I love it. I'm going to be heartbroken when he's gone. For an older person, a Peke is a perfect dog. Our Peke does not like going on walks, we've tried repeatedly, but gave up on it. He would go for about 1/2 a block and then just lay down and refuse to move. We'd have to carry him back to the house. He could go like a bat out of hell to chase a squirrel but wouldn't go for walks so we couldn't figure out why he didn't like to go on walks. We tried a halter leash, other kinds, it didn't change a thing.