The breed you wanted as a child?

I never was without a dog, we always had dozens at home
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When I was a kid I wanted a border collie, thank god my mum put her foot down and said no way, but then when I decided I wanted a whippet she said OK straight away so I got one
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I wasn't fussy as I just really wanted a dog for years. I guess a labrador actually
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At 16 I finally got my little Beastie dog. Who is a schnauzer
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I now have joint ownership of two labs though
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When I was really little, I wanted a golden retriever. Then for most of my childhood I wanted a German Shepherd. The first dog we had that I remember (we had one when I was tiny, a cocker spaniel, but I don't really remember him) was a geriatric, grumpy Jack Russel! He was a freebie from a rescue centre because he was so old and he was having a really hard time in kennels. Our "free" dog ended up costing thousands of pounds in vets' bills and medication, but the few years we had with him were worth it.
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My sister adored him - that's why she got Poppy - and now we've found out that Chaz was not a typical JRT. Now we have a typical JRT, I don't think we'll ever get another one!
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I think I was quite happy with the GSD's and my Lancashire Heeler when I was young, and I suppose I was spoilt growing up with loads of dogs.

Nowadays, I have a list of breeds so long I'm not sure how I'm going to fit them all in a house. I know I want a GSD, maybe a long coat boy because I still remember the one we bred when I was little that I called PomPom. Plus I want a dog to go round in the car when I'm vetting, and I'm not sure people would be as keen on me turning up with a GSD bouncing round my car as they would a terrier....., plus the GSD might not leave me much room for actual vet equipment in the boot.
 
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I think I was quite happy with the GSD's and my Lancashire Heeler when I was young, and I suppose I was spoilt growing up with loads of dogs.

Nowadays, I have a list of breeds so long I'm not sure how I'm going to fit them all in a house. I know I want a GSD, maybe a long coat boy because I still remember the one we bred when I was little that I called PomPom. Plus I want a dog to go round in the car when I'm vetting, and I'm not sure people would be as keen on me turning up with a GSD bouncing round my car as they would a terrier....., plus the GSD might not leave me much room for actual vet equipment in the boot.

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You also called a pup Snowy, and it wasn't white! I also thought I had brought you up better than to call them boys, fgs girl they are dogs, or males
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Boxer. My uncle had a succession of them--all living into their teens--but my parents worked full-time so we weren't allowed a dog.

Before Stella I wanted an ex-track greyhound. Hubs thinks they look like me too much (my nickname is the Saluki
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) so we went for a Boston.
 
I went through different phases! I wanted an Old English sheepdog after seeing the Digby film, then I wanted a rough collie because I saw Lassie.
I then was desperate for a GSD (partly because my sister threatened to leave home if we had one!!!)
When I was about 12 we had a golden retriever and I have had labs, collies and a GSD since!
But in 2 weeks I am getting my first Springer!
 
Always wanted a Siberian, a lady used to come and pick up her daughter from the same middle school with two beautiful grey and white bitches
I waited 12 years till I had my own home and now i`m living the dream with two of them
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have to say though I have since learnt my dream dog is a different breed (Alaskan Malamutes) but I will always love the Siberian
 
Gosh, I had a list
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I wanted a dog soooo badly throughout my childhood that I used to cry about it on a regular basis
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I suppose the one that most springs to mind is a golden retriever. There was one (called Bruce
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) that I would play with at our tennis club for hours
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(I guess I have him to thank for making it as tennis captain at school
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I always wanted a Borzoi too.

I grew up with an alsatian called Queenie who was great but after reading a book about a borzoi called Karmenka I had to have one.

I've got 2 border collies now so something didn't quite go to plan!
 
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