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Posted on 02/23/2016 10:17:20 AM PST by C19fan
Labrador retrievers still reign supreme after a quarter century as America's most prevalent purebred dog. But French bulldogs are riding their je ne sais quoi toward new heights, and some lesser-known breeds are climbing the popularity ladder, according to American Kennel Club rankings released Monday. Here's a look at how breeds stack up:
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Lol, quite a handful. I find Labs, in general, very even tempered. And very smart.
My wife came home from walking the dog in our suburban area - at a wild area near a large wooded park. Our black lab/great dane mutt took off into the woods on a dead run, never does that. It was a while but he came back - still on a dead run.
Another walker said she saw him chasing a coyote. Someone else said the coyotes are in heat - although our dog is fixed, so I don’t think he picks up on the hormone smells? I’m glad he didn’t catch the coyote. Our dog would want to play and the coyote would rip him another throat.
Well, the seagull incident was embarrassing. I got quite a crowd as I tried to pull a gigantic wing out of his mouth.
He was a very sweet dog and very loving. But as I go on with my rescue dogs, they tend to get smaller and smaller. I now have a Cairn terrier mix who not only is mute but frightened of everything - she’s never caused me a bit of worry. And she’s a real dear!
rescues are the way to go, have 2 now.
I have trouble with the idea of a dog less than 45-50 pounds, my wife would not agree.
I’ve had a rescue Shetland mix (30 pounds) and now a Cairn mix (20 pounds). None of them are faggy as my husband doesn’t like or want lap dogs. Easier to clean up after, if you get my drift.
still chuckling about the seagull.
I confess I do get a laugh when I see men my sized or larger (over 6 feet over 200 lbs) walking those miniature (toy) dogs.
My husband would never put up with a tiny dog!
Our Cairn mix refuses to go for walks. (She was born into a hoarder situation of 125 dogs in a NYC apt. - so she’s weird to begin with.) We have no leashes for her - we just let her out into our yard to run about.
Good picture. Appears the poor creature is suffering from an acute tennis ball fixation. Once long ago I tried to get a male Lab of mine to mate with a female who was just coming out of heat and didn’t appreciate his advances. Unfortunately for her virtue, she had such a fixation. Every time she tried to bite him, She failed because she wouldn’t drop her tennis ball.
An affliction that will stay with him for the rest of his life.
How did you manage to find a Daneador? My older dog was advertised as a Daneador, but turned out to be a Pitador. My younger dog is a 110 lb. Great Dane.
Best dog we ever had.
A Daneador? never heard that before - will need to look into it. He’s a rescue dog. Our previous rescue was a husky/Australian Shepheard/??? mix. (I loved that dog - very smart, great guard dog, great playmate with the kids)
The folks at the shelter said “Oh - I think he’s black lab and springer spanial mix - so he shouldn’t get too big.” (I can’t remember if they said spanial or what - but it was a dog similar in size or smaller than a lab.)
A friend came over (dog person) and said “Oh - he’s part Great Dane!” My wife and I about died. We told the shelter folks we didn’t want a huge dog. Thank goodness he didn’t get the size of a Great Dane. He’s around 70 lbs iirc with a very tall and sleek build.
I just mentioned to my daughter as he bounded up the stairs: “And to think when we brought him home he didn’t know how to go up the stairs!” They found him on some country road and had spent most of his young life in a crate I suppose.
I had to look up what a “pitador” is. At first I was thinking he was a “pain in the ass” labrador! Now I see a pit/lab mix.
He, the Pitador, has been a wonderful, funny, silly loving dog. The surprising thing about him is he’s more self-confident and determinedly assertive than any other dog I’ve ever had. All in all, a great dog.
Did you know that black Labs are said to be the smartest? Then yellow Labs and then chocolate. However, they’re all smart dogs.
We miss our black Lab terribly. She was the best dog.
The best thing for that is to mourn her and then adopt a wonderful wagging black fur ball that looks like and animated black ink spot, love her and care for her.
Your pictures captures it perfectly. Labs and children. They love kids to death but would defend them to their deaths.
That’s a very sweet way to put it. Our Belle was such a wonderful dog. The older I get, the harder it is to lose a pet.
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