Favorite Dog

[Siggie]

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thanks siggie. The beagles of the 15 inch height have longer and more slender legs I imagine?

I would imagine so... I don't know my hunting breeds that well though.

[Siggie]

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Well, I consider all pet ownership wrong, and the greatest form of animal abuse of all, but if I had to pick one, it would be a Shiba Inu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcJh7itUrzM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPBe32VmsZU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGDsbl3Z-hE&feature=related

Can that dog say "hello" and "I love you" though?

[Crimson Glow]

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Well, I consider all pet ownership wrong, and the greatest form of animal abuse of all, but if I had to pick one, it would be a Shiba Inu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcJh7itUrzM

[jgk3]

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There are beagles at 2 heights 13 and 15 inches. Breed in those varieties for being able to get into certain spaces.
Length is not part of the breed standard though, so can be any length.

thanks siggie. The beagles of the 15 inch height have longer and more slender legs I imagine?

[Siggie]

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I have owned more dogs then most people will own cars in their lives. Both pure breeds and mutts. I prefer mutts. I tend to get them from pounds or rescues. I also know many people who have or have had pure breed dogs. It is generally difficult to find a pure breed that is free of genetic disease. Even reputable breeders generally deal with a narrow gene pool and as a result carry on some genetic disease. By the way the toy breeds are an abomination.

If the breeders are doing the health testing then it doesn't matter if they have a narrow gene pool, it'd be healthy. The Havanese for example is a very healthy toy breed. Tested for eyes, hearing, elbows, hips, etc. You must let the breeder know if there's ever a problem (many will pay the vet fees) and they will never breed those parents again, removing them from their gene pool. I verified all the testing for my puppy online back 5 generations. The experiences you had with purebreds may not have been from reputable breeders that do all the necessary testing. Even worse with others' experiences; you don't know where they got the dog from. For all you know, if came from a pet store (i.e. puppy mill). In your own case, if you're getting the pure breed from the shelter then you don't know where it came from. There are however some issues that plague the whole breed. For example, Great Danes tend to suffer from many ailments.

While PETA for instance may say that mix-breeds are healthier, that's not necessarily the case. If you take breed two breeds with their respective illnesses, you'll just get a mix bag and could get any of the diseases from either (unless recessive).
People should get breeds that are compatible with their lives, situations, and other pets. With mix breeds you do not know what traits the dog will have.
Further, with the "designer breeds" it's not clear always whether they breed breed 1 and breed 2 or mix-of-1-and-2 w/ either 1 or 2 or mix and mix. So, once they start breeding chi-poos with chi-poos to get chi-poos you'd have the same situation as pure-breeds that you believe results in illness.

[gmd]

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I have owned more dogs then most people will own cars in their lives. Both pure breeds and mutts. I prefer mutts. I tend to get them from pounds or rescues. I also know many people who have or have had pure breed dogs. It is generally difficult to find a pure breed that is free of genetic disease. Even reputable breeders generally deal with a narrow gene pool and as a result carry on some genetic disease. By the way the toy breeds are an abomination.

[Siggie]

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Ya I guess.

Yeah, you should be totally proud of that.
You can't call yourself a dog lover and then promote their mistreatment. Puppy mills are awful and those dogs are more likely to end up in shelters and more likely to get put down because they don't get socialized and learn to live where they sh!t. They are notoriously difficult to train and housebreak.


I know you have a new puppy; I hope you've enrolled her in puppy classes or basic obedience. You have a very short window to do the bulk of your socialization.

[Siggie]

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This one's a beagle harrier, looks a lot like my dog. We don't know exactly what she is though, as she has the size of this mix, but isn't as muscular or robust as this breed (you'll find the increased muscularity/robustness in other beagle harrier pictures). Maybe Siggie knows about different varieties of beagle breeds and can help me out.

There are beagles at 2 heights 13 and 15 inches. Breed in those varieties for being able to get into certain spaces.
Length is not part of the breed standard though, so can be any length.

[jgk3]

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dunno if I'm biased because I spend so much time with one, haha:



This one's a beagle harrier, looks a lot like my dog. We don't know exactly what she is though, as she has the size of this mix, but isn't as muscular or robust as this breed (you'll find the increased muscularity/robustness in other beagle harrier pictures). Maybe Siggie knows about different varieties of beagle breeds and can help me out.

[Siggie]

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Here's a back to back Best of Breed champion Havanese, Vallee, in a show coat. The one above is mine wearing my attempts at grooming.
I plan on keeping him in 3/4 coat rather than full and with the typical column legs. I think I've done a good job on the rounding.