L&M
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I have a very lovable but extremely lively short haired fox terrier. He is neutered and 18 mnths old. He has a minimum of 2 walks a day and has a 1/2 acre garden to exercise in, plus spending time on the yard/field whilst we do the horses - he is just typical of the breed by being very high energy.
He adores other dogs and was bought up with my elderly spaniel, who sadly passed away a few mnths ago. Strangely enough, even as pup, he was very good with her, but possibly because she ignored his attempts to engage in play from day 1 !!!
He is very demanding of our attention, especially in the evenings when typically we just want to chill out, so am considering a playmate/companion but am unsure on what to get. The options are:
- a pup that, as an adult, is as lively as he is, but then run the risk of them running riot.......
- a pup that, as an adult, will be quieter than him so will hopefully calm him down, but then run the risk of the quieter dog getting fed up of being 'terrorised'.....
- rehoming an older dog that may well put him in his place if he does get too boisterous.....
Also size wise, I don't know whether to go for a bigger dog or not. I have always fancied a whippet but worry that as a breed, may not be robust enough. I am not sure if I could cope with 2 terriers but equally don't want anything long haired or much bigger than a lab.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for reading.
He adores other dogs and was bought up with my elderly spaniel, who sadly passed away a few mnths ago. Strangely enough, even as pup, he was very good with her, but possibly because she ignored his attempts to engage in play from day 1 !!!
He is very demanding of our attention, especially in the evenings when typically we just want to chill out, so am considering a playmate/companion but am unsure on what to get. The options are:
- a pup that, as an adult, is as lively as he is, but then run the risk of them running riot.......
- a pup that, as an adult, will be quieter than him so will hopefully calm him down, but then run the risk of the quieter dog getting fed up of being 'terrorised'.....
- rehoming an older dog that may well put him in his place if he does get too boisterous.....
Also size wise, I don't know whether to go for a bigger dog or not. I have always fancied a whippet but worry that as a breed, may not be robust enough. I am not sure if I could cope with 2 terriers but equally don't want anything long haired or much bigger than a lab.
Any thoughts?
Thanks for reading.
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