One dog per household

[SaddlePsych'D]

Ex racing greyhound.

Ditto!

 

[MurphysMinder]

I can’t imagine being without a GSD but given my age I probably would say my 2nd breed Lancashire heeler .

 

[HopOnTrot]

What ever dog I have hopefully it won’t arrive during a countrywide lockdown and miss the vital socialisation window.

Currently have Border Terriers but would like to try something else but not sure what. Same size, very cuddly, active but not over active.

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Golden retriever

 

[Spotherisk]

Another whippetty thing, Rew loves being an only dog, he despises our others!

 

[Annette4]

Not sure I could pick between a whippet or a vallhund.

 

[Boulty]

Swap it for a cat? Way less trouble

In all honesty whatever turned up at work with the saddest story if left to my own devices. (Without someone else to act as the voice of reason I 100% would have tried to adopt a very traumatised Husky type that came in as an abuse case at work a while ago… was in the gap between cats so it really was a while ago but he was in such bad shape he was with us for a month before he was fit to leave. Went from threatening violence to anyone who looked at him (not his fault- humans had been vile to him) to seeking cuddles (& chicken!) from anyone he recognised (was still wary of anyone he didn’t) In theory if Id been in a situation where nobody else would have been handling him day to day it might have worked but he was definitely not suitable to live alongside my non reading of dog behaviour rest of family and would probably have bitten someone for doing something idiotic)

Edited because I found a photo of the ferret-faced creature! Utterly unsuitable but you can’t always choose which ones get to you. Doubt he’s still alive now as apparently was 2018 and he wasn’t that young then. I hope he had a nice rest of life

 

[TheOldTrout]

A jrt.

 

[Moobli]

A working line GSD.

I have two at the moment and a border collie. I love both breeds but I’m a GSD person at heart.

 

[Moobli]

My OH would choose a border collie but I guess he’d be exempt from only one dog as he needs multiple working dogs to do his job. So, in the hypothetical scenario would it mean I couldn’t have a dog if he had working dogs? . That would definitely be grounds for divorce!

 

[I'm Dun]

I would have 2 whippets. They would have to look identical so the dog police don't realise that I have 2 and I would exercise them one at a time.

ok ,I change my answer, this is genius!

 

[maisie06]

So, if government introduced a new law that you could only have one dog per household, what would you have?

Note; this is assuming all your current dogs have passed on and you are choosing a new dog.

A whippet! I have always had terriers or spaniels but I just love whippets so that would be my choice!

 

[twiggy2]

My OH would choose a border collie but I guess he’d be exempt from only one dog as he needs multiple working dogs to do his job. So, in the hypothetical scenario would it mean I couldn’t have a dog if he had working dogs? . That would definitely be grounds for divorce!

Or you could just become a dog handler?

 

[JoannaC]

ooh well assuming i'd be quite old by the time these two go i'd probably go for a rescue greyhound type as do miss Saffy dog who was greyhound x saluki

 

[irishdraft]

Sealyham

 

[Birker2020]

I'm hankering after a golden retriever (the lovely long haired type pictured) but a beagle would come a very close second.

 

[rara007]

Hmm. I really like my easy Poms but if I only had 1 I’d probably have a ‘proper’ dog. Probably another spaniel. Or I could be tempted by a Belgian Shepard of sorts that’s not a Mali. Probably… or maybe a Pap… but then my Boston is the best work friend…

 

[Sanversera]

A terrier

 

[Amymay Again]

I'd love a GS. But know I'm not the right owner for one.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Silly question! Obviously a Jack Russell with a hint of Chihuahua

 

[blackcob]

I’ve been a bit of a breed tourist but I’d repeat the schipperke.

 

[ihatework]

A Mannie

 

[Belmont]

Flat coated retriever

 

[TGM]

A whippet, without a shadow of a doubt.

 

[twiggy2]

If i was retired and could only have one dog then maybe a cairn terrier or just the scruffy little mutt that finds me.

 

[EventingMum]

Definitely a JRT!

 

[taranana]

Flat coated retriever for me

 

[sportsmansB]

Its only collies for me
And they are happy being by themselves as long as they have their person

 

[Parrotperson]

It would be either a Kelpie, a Huntaway or a Yorkshire Terrier

interesting size differences there!!

 

[Parrotperson]

I can't decide

Another wolfhound
another border collie
a sealeyham or a lagotto romagnolo

(Don't tell the JRT!!)