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What is the best dog to adopt?
3/31/22 | dallasbiff

Posted on 03/31/2022 1:04:37 PM PDT by DallasBiff

Thinking of adopting another rescue, still grieving over the loss of my rescue of 12 years, she died in 1/21.

She was a 45 lb. bundle of joy(hound,lab,pit mix) never barked.

I still miss her, but maybe it's time to renew.


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KEYWORDS: adoptadog; bestfriend; dog; shelterdogs
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1 posted on 03/31/2022 1:04:37 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

The dog pounds are 90% full of pit bulls right now.


2 posted on 03/31/2022 1:07:08 PM PDT by caver
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My daughter adopted a black lab who is quite the sweetheart. Well mannered, doesn’t bark, loves people, very intelligent.


3 posted on 03/31/2022 1:07:42 PM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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To: DallasBiff

We had to put our pure breed Collie down in August 2020...Hardest thing we’ve ever done.

We prayed on getting another dog and didn’t feel led——then out of no where our daughter found a stray on a trail in WV. She is a mutt and is the best dog we’ve ever owned.

She is 17 different flavors but mostly:
Shepherd, Dachshund, Border Collie and Roddie.....
Good luck


4 posted on 03/31/2022 1:08:14 PM PDT by mikelets456
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To: DallasBiff

Boston Terrier if you can find one. People don’t give them up.


5 posted on 03/31/2022 1:08:35 PM PDT by jcon40 (Machinery is only as good as its design and quality of parts. A citizen is only as good as...)
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To: DallasBiff

Beagle mix or lab mix. We had a beagle/sheltie mix that was great. So smart and very loyal.


6 posted on 03/31/2022 1:08:57 PM PDT by madison10
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To: DallasBiff

if you can find a sheepdog, they are very friendly goofballs to own- we loved ours, but lots of maintenance

labs are nice too, but tend to wander- so keep an eye on em


7 posted on 03/31/2022 1:09:03 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: DallasBiff

We rescued a lab/hound mix—and he howls like a hound—but great dog, always lots of fun.

;-)


8 posted on 03/31/2022 1:10:09 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: mikelets456

Wow! Talk about Heinz 57. Sounds like a cutie.


9 posted on 03/31/2022 1:11:10 PM PDT by madison10
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To: DallasBiff

Rather than search for a particular type of dog, why not just make the rounds and find a dog who connects with you?


10 posted on 03/31/2022 1:11:20 PM PDT by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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To: DallasBiff

You’ll probably be happy with anything, Dogs are great.


11 posted on 03/31/2022 1:11:41 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (Watch Live: )
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To: DallasBiff
The best kind of dog depends on your lifestyle. I would consider extending beyond the straight "rescue" dog to include those that aren't professional breeders but found their bitch in a family way and are trying to find good homes without the pound. My reasoning is two-fold. One, you are in charge of the adoption, and don't have to accede to an arbitrary list of demands by the shelter. Two, a puppy does better during the crucial development phase in a stable home environment than in a chaotic shelter.

We just got a 10-week puppy from such a household, and she is 3/4 small poodle, one-quarter Chihuahua. She doesn't bark too much, is easy to please, and behaves with the rulers of the house, our two cats. Also hypo-allergenic.
12 posted on 03/31/2022 1:12:18 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“...we would live very well without Facebook."-B.LeMaire)
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To: DallasBiff

pit bulls are the BEST!!!! the shelters are full of them. since you’ve had one before, at least a mix, get another. They are precious and in dire need.


13 posted on 03/31/2022 1:13:03 PM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: DallasBiff

Go to the pound and see which dog adopts you!


14 posted on 03/31/2022 1:13:42 PM PDT by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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We have 2 strays. On was a puppy dumped in our area. The other half starved stray on college campus. They’ve been good dogs


15 posted on 03/31/2022 1:13:57 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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Border collie pit mix. Had a red heeler lab mix, best dog ever.


16 posted on 03/31/2022 1:14:11 PM PDT by waterhill (Resist)
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To: DallasBiff

My best advice is go with what you are comfortable with.

We got a chocolate lab puppy back in 2005 at 6 weeks old, he lived until he was 12.5 years old, we had to put him down, he was eaten up with cancer, really tore us up.

After 3-4 months we really missed having a dog around the house and decided to adopt, we got in touch with the local lab rescue organization, after a couple of weeks, my wife saw another chocolate lab that was 5 years old that needed a home, he was living at a local vets office because no one would foster or adopt him because earlier in his life he was shot by someone using birdshot which made him incontinent.

My wife said, we can help him, so two days later we went to the vets office and said we would foster him, he came home with us, 2 days later we told the lab rescue group he was never leaving our house, he’s been with us for 3 years now.

He has to wear a diaper in the house because he can’t control his peeing, but the diapers work fine and he’s been a real joy.


17 posted on 03/31/2022 1:14:36 PM PDT by srmanuel (`)
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To: DallasBiff

One who doesn’t bite the hand that feeds it.


18 posted on 03/31/2022 1:14:38 PM PDT by Sawdring
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There are no born-bad dogs. People do bad things to dogs.


19 posted on 03/31/2022 1:15:01 PM PDT by lonestar (Texan for Trumpit”s)
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To: spacejunkie2001
pit bulls are the BEST!!!! the shelters are full of them. since you’ve had one before, at least a mix, get another. They are precious and in dire need

I agree.

20 posted on 03/31/2022 1:15:08 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
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