Top 5 Breeds You'd Own

 What about Cockers? I know Cockers with some sort of hunting titles. I certainly believe their mom. I train with her every week, LOL. I will have to ask her, on Thursday.

jennie_c_d

What about Cockers? I know Cockers with some sort of hunting titles

Sure, Spaniels and Pointers too get AKC hunting titles.  Then you have the Hounds which also compete in hunt type events. 

German Shepherd Dog

Doberman

Smooth Collie

Rottweiler

Ibizan Hound (Okay so, I just WANT one!)

 I love these kinds of threads and seeing what appeals to other people as far as breeds go. Here is my current list... sometimes it changes, but not majorly. :-)

- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

- Doberman Pinscher

- Rottweiler

- Dalmatian

- Poodles have really, really appealed to me lately as well (miniatures inparticular)

Some sort of herding breed is always in the back of my mind as well... thought about Border Collies, English Shepherds, and Belgians (Tervuren and Groenendael). I'm unsure whether I could actually live with a herding breed though realistically, as much as I'd love to. I need to spend more time around them. Jack Russell Terriers really have my attention lately as well.

 I was thinking about this, today, when I was talking to a Poodle breeder/exhibitor. I think I misspoke. Performance/conformation cross would probably have been a better way to say it. Working dogs, to me, work for a living. My dogs are strictly performance dogs. Whether or not they work has nothing to do with whether or not we eat. Things are a little different for the serious herding, hunting, police, etc working dogs and working lines. They're more serious dogs.  The Minis bred with *performance* in mind do have a different attitude than the conformation only lines, though, and I prefer them.

- Briard

- Rescued Pit

- Non-shedding Golden (Do they exist?) ;)

- Cav

- Non-drooling St. Bernard or English Bulldog

Definitely down the road a rescued senior dog that no one else wants......

 Goldens, Cavs, Bulldogs, and Sts all shed quite a bit, compared to a Briard or Shih Tzu, or a Lhasa.

 In no particular order:

-Ibizan Hound

-Silken windhound (I've only just rediscovered these...beyoootiful dogs)

-Rhodesian Ridgeback

-Whippet

 Or...  irish wolfhound, doberman,  basenji, shiba inu

 There are too many breeds that I want...

Only five?!?

 Hmm...

APBT

Staffordshire Terrier

Doberman

Rottweiler

Dalmation (?)

Oh there's too many now that I start thinking about it! Maybe we should do top 5 large breeds and top 5 small breeds cuz I do love those min pins.....

But honestly, I think I'll always own a bully breed... just love 'em too much!!! lol

Sunshinegirl

After Shih tzu & Llhasa:

- Briard

- Rescued Pit

- Non-shedding Golden (Do they exist?) ;)

- Cav

- Non-drooling St. Bernard or English Bulldog

Definitely down the road a rescued senior dog that no one else wants......

 Afraid there are no non-shedding Goldens and Non Drooling Saints or Bulldogs. 

orangedog

Some sort of herding breed is always in the back of my mind as well... thought about Border Collies, English Shepherds, and Belgians (Tervuren and Groenendael). I'm unsure whether I could actually live with a herding breed though realistically, as much as I'd love to. I need to spend more time around them. 

 Do you worry that you couldn't live with a herder because of the personality quirks? Or are you concerned they'd be too active/off the walls?

My top five:

Doberman: I couldn't give you all the reasons if I rambled on for an hour. 

Italian Greyhounds: I had an Italian Greyhound for 17 years that was absolutely one of the smartest, best dogs I've ever known.  (When I was a kid, I stupidly thought many small dogs weren't "real dogs" but quickly learned I had been a fool to ever think that.)

Mixed breeds

Whippets (never had a whippet though)

Beagle (I know they can be noisy, but mine was raised with/by Dobermans and Italian Greyhounds and knows how to track silently and can spend hours outside not making a sound), but I do love the occasional Beagle War Cry, when she finds a hot rabbit trail!

Labradors

Great Danes

oops, already over 5, so I'll just say I've never met a dog I didn't really like, just a few who have been poorly raised. 

In my current crabby mood, I would say, I"m done after these guys are gone LOL.  (crabby after Echo's 20 minute escapade all over the neighborhood).

Still next dog I'd like to be toy poodle, then it 'feels' like a nice mix currently to have one big dog (ok, echo is 'medium' but still much bigger than I'm used to) and one or two small ones. 

Although now dealing with Echo's 'improper coat' which sheds like crazy.... dog hair EVERYWHERE... I my list goes like this:

Toy poodle, Mini poodle, Wavy Portie, ummmmm... lowchen or havanese? Umm... I dunno. I'd also like to some day have a complete mutt, or shelter dog. Perhaps one of the above will surface at the right time later on down the road, but for now, despite my recent yearning for a toy pood, my house is full enough of animals...

Top five would be:

1.  Dogue de Bordeaux
2.  Briard
3.  Great Dane
4.  Dobe
5.  Chinese Crested