ArklePig
Well-Known Member
Hello!
It looks like we are all go to complete on our house in February. With that in mind, we are beginning to put the plans in motion for our first dog. We would ideally like a rescue dog, but we have no idea what sort of dog to be looking for- I see all these adorable dogs up for rehoming and have no idea if they're the right 'sort' for us if you see what I mean.
The most important thing of course is our 3 guinea pigs. Obviously would never leave dog and piggies together unattended but we don't want our pigs constantly barked at/being eyed up as a tasty snack or equally the dog to be driven mad by their smell. When our friends visit we notice it's the terrier types that tend to be demented by the pigs, which makes sense I guess.
So that's our must have requirement, our nice to haves are;
Will do Big Walks with OH, affectionate, good with other dogs, be trainable to not be a nuisance around horses/on the yard on a lead. Can cope with being left alone for short periods of time- I would never go out to work etc. and leave the dog at home. OH works from home, and looks set to continue but we would like our dog to be able to cope with the odd day at doggy daycare/dog minders. Although we both grew up with dogs this will be our first dog together and we really just want a nice all rounder/best friend.
We have no preference on size although ideally nothing too tiny. My favourite dogs are Irish Water Spaniels (rarely seen one of those in a rescue) /Labs and OHs are Labs and Newfoundlands (although they die too young for my liking). In saying that, I've never met a breed I thoroughly disliked but that's just an idea of what we are drawn to.
Anyway, apologies for my rambling but I'd love to hear what kind of dogs people recommend that might fit in and be happy with us?
It looks like we are all go to complete on our house in February. With that in mind, we are beginning to put the plans in motion for our first dog. We would ideally like a rescue dog, but we have no idea what sort of dog to be looking for- I see all these adorable dogs up for rehoming and have no idea if they're the right 'sort' for us if you see what I mean.
The most important thing of course is our 3 guinea pigs. Obviously would never leave dog and piggies together unattended but we don't want our pigs constantly barked at/being eyed up as a tasty snack or equally the dog to be driven mad by their smell. When our friends visit we notice it's the terrier types that tend to be demented by the pigs, which makes sense I guess.
So that's our must have requirement, our nice to haves are;
Will do Big Walks with OH, affectionate, good with other dogs, be trainable to not be a nuisance around horses/on the yard on a lead. Can cope with being left alone for short periods of time- I would never go out to work etc. and leave the dog at home. OH works from home, and looks set to continue but we would like our dog to be able to cope with the odd day at doggy daycare/dog minders. Although we both grew up with dogs this will be our first dog together and we really just want a nice all rounder/best friend.
We have no preference on size although ideally nothing too tiny. My favourite dogs are Irish Water Spaniels (rarely seen one of those in a rescue) /Labs and OHs are Labs and Newfoundlands (although they die too young for my liking). In saying that, I've never met a breed I thoroughly disliked but that's just an idea of what we are drawn to.
Anyway, apologies for my rambling but I'd love to hear what kind of dogs people recommend that might fit in and be happy with us?
so they can be a bit food (or what looks like food) driven, but this also comes in handy for training purposes ? and my last Lab had less interest in food/foodlike items. We've always had bitches, so no experience with a dog.
