OK then, can anyone suggest a breed of dog for me please?

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i breed Belguim cross Dutch Shepherds nice looking and very loyal,

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Malinois? I know both of these breeds and that would be quite a high-drive cross, I'm guessing!

There are two working Mals at our club and I know people who bought a Dutch Herder and a Mal recently to work - they are just small puppies but they are already heeling, recalling and are on the sleeve!
I do like the Dutch Herders a lot.
 
Have you looked at Finnish Lapphunds http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Lapphund ?
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I've just been talking about them on this thread http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...e=0&fpart=3 and I can't resist suggesting them any more.


If you want a working breed, how about the often overlooked and less common Smooth Collie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_Collie ?

Or how about a working breed in a small "package" (since you worried about space), the Miniature Schnauzer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_Schnauzer ?

Good luck.
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i breed Belguim cross Dutch Shepherds nice looking and very loyal,

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Malinois? I know both of these breeds and that would be quite a high-drive cross, I'm guessing!

There are two working Mals at our club and I know people who bought a Dutch Herder and a Mal recently to work - they are just small puppies but they are already heeling, recalling and are on the sleeve!
I do like the Dutch Herders a lot.

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I knew somebody with a Belgian Shepherd Tervuren who had learned her dog "Go around" (as in go around a tree or maybe a small house), once out on a walk somebody said do you think your dog would go around that lake? She said I don't know, let's try, pointed at the lake and said "Go around!" The dog ran a little bit, stopped and looked back, owner said "Go around!" again and the dog disappeared out of sight.

They waited and waited and got themselves really worried but the dog eventually did turn up having gone around the lake!

Belgian Shepherds have always been described to me by owners as dogs that really needs to work if they should function well at home.
 
Malinois's and dutch herders are very 'high drive' dogs and really do need a job. I'd go with a Lurcher everytime, very trainable, there are plenty of them in rescue's around the country and they're pretty easy to look after.
 
What about a stunningly beautiful plummer terrier, agile adaptable, intelligent, a small dog on the outside but a gladiator on the inside. You will never have any rat trouble on the farm. We used to have a rottie, but now keep only plummers.
Plus they are rare and very different

see plummerterrier.com
 
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