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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 01:59 PM
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What is the world's most lovable dog breed?
:P
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:04 PM
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1. Papillon. nt.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:07 PM
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4. Interesting choice!
Never had one of my own! Probably won't either.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:54 PM
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59. That's what I would like...
When I was a kid, we had a little dog who I'm pretty sure was a papillon mix. She was the sweetest dog...We were like her puppies.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:06 PM
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2. The boxer.
And if you disagree you're a hugh moran.

Pitties are a close second.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:07 PM
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5. My husband has been wanting a boxer forever.
3 right now is enough! But when one passes, we may get one! A rescue of course!
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:24 PM
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40. Boxer. I have two now. The most loveable family dogs around. Quiet, too.
I love my girls.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:06 PM
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3. The one that keeps your feet warm at night.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:08 PM
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6. And gives you sugar in the morning!!
:)
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:08 PM
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7. Golden Retriever
I had mine for 8 years growing up (Age 5 to 13 when she passed).

I think I heard her growl once--once--at another dog. Other than that, just the absolutely friendliest, most loving, sweetest, loyal dog imaginable. Barked only when she wanted to go inside or outside. She did shed a lot, though, but I didn't mind.

My little bugger now? A hyper to the extreme Yorkie Poo whose not shy to occasionally have his little temper tantrums. But I've got to love him anyways.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:09 PM
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8. I've had 2 goldens! They are one of my favorites hands down!
Such such sweeties!!!!
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:33 PM
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55. We have a goldie, too!!!
He's a big dope, but he's fun, and still puppy-playful even at 3 yrs old. He'll wear the arms off of you playing fetch, too...
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:38 PM
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49. My sister-in-law has three goldens. One was a
handful as a puppy but has mellowed considerably. All are sweet-natured, though they shed all over the place. She's been trying to sell her house for a year, and despite her best efforts to keep the floor clean, the dog hair has been mentioned by more than one prospective buyer.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:09 PM
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9. not a beagle
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:10 PM
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10. I have had 2 of them. They were such sweeties!
They did like to howl a lot at night!! Baying at the moon!
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:11 PM
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11. i love the beagle but its an intense dog.
for a cat person its kinda the worst dog to have around.

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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:12 PM
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13. Yeah, they might want to hunt the cat!!
:P
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:13 PM
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17. no no. he is VERY non violent.
but he needs/cries for attention, sniffs everything on the ground, begs for food constantly, tugs my arm out while walking, eats the cats shit.

for someone who is very fond of a mellow lap cat, its an intense dog.

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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:14 PM
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18. Oh that is just a regular dog!! Hahahaha!!
Mine wanted to hunt all of the time. It is just part of their hound nature.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:15 PM
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20. sigh
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:16 PM
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21. Mine sleeps with the cats, and plays with 'em, and grooms 'em.
Never hunted 'em, though.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:17 PM
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24. I was partly joking. But they do like to hunt if given the chance.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:17 PM
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23. I'm on my second one, too!
Neither of mine bayed much. Not as barky as everyone said they would be, either. But they will eat anything that doesn't move (and a few things that do!).
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:18 PM
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28. he does eat everything. including shit.
i love the dog but wouldnt get another
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:20 PM
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33. My cocker did that too, though.
Had to keep the litter box up on an old table, where she couldn't reach it.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:20 PM
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34. If it is still a puppy, he will grow out of the eating shit.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:22 PM
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37. nope 9 years old. however we found the right harness for him so atleast he is a good walker now
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:23 PM
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38. Oh well!! Good luck!
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:12 PM
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12. The Elmo
:)

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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:12 PM
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14. Precious!!! I love a scruffy dog!!
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:19 PM
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29. He is extra scruffy right now
He has his winter "do," LOL :)
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:35 PM
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56. OMG... what an adorable face!
I'll bet he's all about playing ball, too... he's got that "just throw it already" look.
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 05:10 PM
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64. He will excitedly chase it a few times
Then he will look at you like "why do you keep throwing that???" and lay down.

He is a very stubborn boy :)
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unsavedtrash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:12 PM
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15. keeshond n/t
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:13 PM
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16. I really haven't had any experience with that breed!
They are pretty though!
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:15 PM
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19. I'm on my second beagle for just this reason.
They are loveable and gentle, and can be trusted around anyone--children, seniors. When I was fostering kittens, they had a habit of trying to nurse on my beagle, because she was so good with 'em. And she'd let 'em--but I tried to prevent it, because I wasn't sure she'd be so patient once she got to feel those little kitten teeth!!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:16 PM
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22. My beagles used to lick me to death! They were such gentle dogs with people!
They did like the occasional squirrel and bird! :o
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:17 PM
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25. My cocker used to kill birds. Just for the hell of it. nt
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:18 PM
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26. Sounds like a cat!
:P
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:19 PM
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30. She used to hang out with the farm cats.
Maybe they were a bad influence on her.
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:18 PM
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27. !4-year-old toy poodle
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:19 PM
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31. Aww!! Sweet! Never been real fond of toy poodles, but
yours is a cutie!
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:24 PM
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41. Me either. She was sort of an emergency adoption
I've never wanted a poodle before, but after adopting this puppy I'd get another in a heartbeat. Everyone comments on what a sweet dog she is.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:26 PM
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42. I think they get a bad rep! I saw a chocolate one and wanted it but
we have our hands full with 3 right now!
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:19 PM
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32. Mutts
I've always had mongrels. My present sweetie looks like a border collie/Tibetan terrier cross, though goddess knows what she really is. I suspect she's the results of several generations of unsafe dog sex. I don't have a digital camera, but she looks a lot like this:

(that dog's a Tibetan terrier: Smudge is a bit too large to be a pure-bred one).

I've never paid more than the Humane Society adoption fee for a dog, and there hasn't been a mean one in the bunch.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:21 PM
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35. I have 2 rescues and they are worth more than any $2000 dog.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:01 PM
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54. Mutts have always been my favorite. It's the personality that makes
a good dog, not the breed.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:21 PM
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36. ALL of them!
Take one in, see for yourself!
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:24 PM
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39. I have 3 right now!
2 of which are mixed. But I have had so many dogs in my life, I have been able to experience lots of breeds!
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:30 PM
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45. Amen. n/t
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:26 PM
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43. Rescued.
Trust me.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:28 PM
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44. Yep!! Got to agree.
I just think of all the dogs put down while people are paying tons of money for a pure breed. There are plenty of full breeds out there that need to be rescued. And plenty of mixed breeds too!! They can make the best dogs!
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:31 PM
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46. I'll second that
my rescue doggie is the best I've ever had :thumbsup:
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freestyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 04:41 PM
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63. I'm with you. There is no substitute for a rescue dog.
We got our dog two years ago from our local shelter.
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:32 PM
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47. They're pretty much all great, but I tend to like Samoyeds.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:33 PM
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48. They are a gorgeous breed!
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:45 PM
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50. The Sneaky Neighbor Dog
my dog is half Sneaky Neighbor Dog. They're quite popular, smart and friendly.
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LibertyLover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:54 PM
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51. Whippets
Edited on Tue Nov-06-07 02:56 PM by LibertyLover
in plural, because with whippets, you can't just have one. :) Rescued whippets, like my 2, are the best!
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:57 PM
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52. I don't think breed is a valid indicator of a dog being lovable.
My little mutt is as lovable as any dog I've ever known or owned. She loves people in general and kids in particular. She has never shown any agression toward a human and doesn't even bark at strangers if they come in the yard.
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 02:59 PM
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53. Labs.
I love my yellow lab to pieces. Although, my border Collie/G. shepherd mix may give him a run for his money in the "mom-where-have-you-been" barking/talking category. You can have an entire conversation with my bc. So cute!
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GRLMGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:52 PM
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57. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
They're so ridiculously cute. Damn corgis :)
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NorthernSpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 03:53 PM
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58. Siamese...
:P


But mine alerts me and growls when people approach the house. That's dog behavior, right?

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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 04:06 PM
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60. Yellow Lab
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A-Long-Little-Doggie Donating Member (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 04:35 PM
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61. Wonder wieners!!
Edited on Tue Nov-06-07 04:45 PM by getalonglittledoggie
Here is my pack o'wieners:

http://imageshack.us>>

They were good little doggies and cleaned up after Thanksgiving!

They are Ruby (the red one), Bandit (wearing his jacket), and the late, great Stash the Dog.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-06-07 04:36 PM
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62. Golden Retriever
But I am partial to Greyhounds.
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