Originally Posted by
MickR
Grizzley1's advice is good. I wish more dog owners would become experts on their chosen breed before going out and buying one. Learning how to train a dog in theory first and then putting it to daily use when they get the little critter. Picking a smart dog may also lead to training issues...Especially if the animal is smarter than you, the owner. Smarter doesn't mean more trainable, it means more trouble usually.
Most definately learn the main charictaristics of any breed you have an interest in, to see if it would suit the sort of person you are and the sort of family you have.
My next dog choice for me and my family will be Rhodesian Ridgeback. That Jack Russell over to the left there is a one man dog only because my wife refuses to take instruction from me on his handling. The moment I leave the house, he rules the roost. She hates it and just puts him out in the back yard by himself, and usually without anything to play with, to hide the problem, then wonders why she finds her laundry all over the ground and moon-craters appearing here and there
Now back to knives...Maybe we should start a dog lovers thread or something too....Now back to knives...Maybe we should start a dog lovers thread or something too....Mick