FinnishLapphund
There's no cow on the ice
Hello! Just having a quick look in, first time I've had the computer even on for days, but the pups are sleeping, and I still have some energy left.
Have you considerd the spitzbreeds?
Both the Norwegian Buhund and the Finnish Lapphund is around 18, 19 inches, they shed twice a year, and yes, then it probably feels as if you get an extra layer on all socks or other items that touch the floor
, but the rest of the year you don't really have to touch them with a comb.
If they run through any muddywater they generally shake it all of at the other side of the puddle.
NEITHER NORWEGIAN BUHUND OR FINNISH LAPPHUND SMELLS MUCH WET DOG after rainy walks or baths.
The spitzcoat protects against both cold and warm weather.
If you only have one NB they usually
don't become as barky as in the company of another NB, and the FL isn't at all in the same barkingleague.
I haven't met one that weren't hardy, both fysicaly and mentaly, but not in the terrierway, it's very hard to describe but an ex. neighbour had Cairnterriers and at times, me and my mum help't out a lot with walks and clipping claws, and I can't quite put words to it, there's just a difference in the attitude or something.
Both "my" breeds likes some action, but a slow day at home with some chewies is also fine. And both sexes remaines an active, curious, not wanting to miss out on anything they think is important
-personality until the day they die.
I've heard about breeds where after two, three years of age a lot of them, especially the bitches, is described as only leaving their bed for food and walks and nothing else.
And if one could take this as some guideline, in Sweden the insurancecompanys pay out on the lifepart of your insurance, for both the NB and FL and a handfull of other breeds until twelwe years of age, the rest of the breeds INCLUDING MONGRELS are in either the stop paying out at eight years or ten years of age.
But no matter what other breed you're thinking of, if you already have an Alsatian, aka GSD if I'm not totaly out in the woods with my dogknowledge, you have to remeber that they have their preferd way of playing with other dogs, and a lot of other breeds are put of by it.
As I've seen sometimes myself, GSD often simply like to slam their body into the other dog, thereby knocking the opponent down to the ground. I don't think the FL-bitch I have now would enjoy playing that GSDgame, my two NB-bitches maybe could have learnt to cope with it.
I don't want to tell you what breed to choose, but if you have a GSD-bitch and buys a puppy of a breed smaller than your GSD then I would definitely suggest a malepuppy. If you have a GSD-male I suggest you really research the other breeds playing behaviour before you buy anyone, after all it's not just the humans in the family that have to live together.
Good luck with your puppyhunt and I'm sure you will find something that fits, eventually.
Sorry for the last word in that sentence, I really tried ending this post in a posetive tone
, but my pessimistic side is irresistible.
Greetings from Sweden.
Have you considerd the spitzbreeds?
Both the Norwegian Buhund and the Finnish Lapphund is around 18, 19 inches, they shed twice a year, and yes, then it probably feels as if you get an extra layer on all socks or other items that touch the floor
If they run through any muddywater they generally shake it all of at the other side of the puddle.
NEITHER NORWEGIAN BUHUND OR FINNISH LAPPHUND SMELLS MUCH WET DOG after rainy walks or baths.
The spitzcoat protects against both cold and warm weather.
If you only have one NB they usually
I haven't met one that weren't hardy, both fysicaly and mentaly, but not in the terrierway, it's very hard to describe but an ex. neighbour had Cairnterriers and at times, me and my mum help't out a lot with walks and clipping claws, and I can't quite put words to it, there's just a difference in the attitude or something.
Both "my" breeds likes some action, but a slow day at home with some chewies is also fine. And both sexes remaines an active, curious, not wanting to miss out on anything they think is important
I've heard about breeds where after two, three years of age a lot of them, especially the bitches, is described as only leaving their bed for food and walks and nothing else.
And if one could take this as some guideline, in Sweden the insurancecompanys pay out on the lifepart of your insurance, for both the NB and FL and a handfull of other breeds until twelwe years of age, the rest of the breeds INCLUDING MONGRELS are in either the stop paying out at eight years or ten years of age.
But no matter what other breed you're thinking of, if you already have an Alsatian, aka GSD if I'm not totaly out in the woods with my dogknowledge, you have to remeber that they have their preferd way of playing with other dogs, and a lot of other breeds are put of by it.
As I've seen sometimes myself, GSD often simply like to slam their body into the other dog, thereby knocking the opponent down to the ground. I don't think the FL-bitch I have now would enjoy playing that GSDgame, my two NB-bitches maybe could have learnt to cope with it.
I don't want to tell you what breed to choose, but if you have a GSD-bitch and buys a puppy of a breed smaller than your GSD then I would definitely suggest a malepuppy. If you have a GSD-male I suggest you really research the other breeds playing behaviour before you buy anyone, after all it's not just the humans in the family that have to live together.
Good luck with your puppyhunt and I'm sure you will find something that fits, eventually.
Sorry for the last word in that sentence, I really tried ending this post in a posetive tone
Greetings from Sweden.
