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Awww. I was going to suggest a Clumber Spaniel. I know nothing about the breed but when someone says "plodding" for some reason I always think of them

Skip the Spitz breeds if you plan to let them loose in an unfenced dog park. Otherwise I'd naturally suggest Shiba inu, because you said it must be pretty *not bias at all.... :D ) They'd jump your fence in a heartbeat as well.

Nothing stopping you getting both :D I don't mean two puppies at the same time (never a good idea) but nothing is stopping you from owning 2 dogs, or more. Get a boxer, get a dalmation. As long as you can deal with both, do it. :D

That list has you down to a tee Don...! Btw, how IS your bare knuckled boxing going?

Whatever breed you decide, get a black or dark coloured dog if possible if you want it to look intimidating. I think I read somewhere one that people find big black dogs more scary, no matter ther breed :D

I'd pass it on to police. I think it's fake and obviously a sicko getting his nuts off. So better mentioning it to the police. For all you know he has been ringing around a few different rescues with the same sick story. Guy has issues, let the police know. Why? Because if he does, the more info the better if he gets worse. He is no better than the freaks who ring random numbers and when they get a woman answer start talking dirty.

All mammals can get rabies. Probably marsupials as well, Rabies in American Opossums is extremely rare but not unknown. Off topic a bit but Rabies will reach Australia eventually. Not from Celebs and their illegal dogs, but from free flying migrations of fruit bats from Indonesia to Australia. Or rats ect travelling with people entering Aus illegally (for whatever reason)

Same, but more diplomatically. Drunk people act weird and smell weird to a dog, I can understand why the dog wouldn't want to go near them. If someone is too drunk to listen to what you tell them about approaching your dog (commands, the cat food advice)then get them the hell away from your dog!

This dog, look (to me) like a papillon dog colour (white with big black blotches) but on the body of a dachy. The papillon bit is probably because I think of that breed and it makes me think that this dog looks similaar because of it's feathering. This dog looks like a long coated piebald dachshund. It's probably a pug cross afghan....

Umm... I'm gonna wander in here to ask a Dachshund question.... There is a dog getting about around my area who looks like a long haired piebald dachshund. Is this a thing? It's a beautiful dog, but I have no idea if it's a cross or a real colour/coat?

I recently moved house and yesterday I discovered Loki had spent the day digging himself a burrow in the new garden bed. He has been living in it all day.. first hole he has dug in a decade! :laugh: Life in the old boy yet, obviously.

When Loki was younger everyone kept saying he was such a pretty girl. Or asking "her" name. The last few years I just get "oh, isn't he old!" or "awww, poor old thing" He went from being a girl to a senior citizen? He is doing ok for a 13 year old

Ah... I don't have major chewers, I have canine surgeons. When presented with a stuffed toy or padded bed they must chew a small hole and pull out the stuffing. Although I do have a watering can with some pretty awesome teeth marks.. However the worst stuff ever chewed is still, hands down.. Week old fermented/rotten dead eels. What wasn't eaten was rolled in.... The smell!!!!!!!! it lingered...

They wanted them to eat.

Because Golden is also a colour, not a name/type?

No different than owning two British Shorthair cats... I'm happy to post Ingrid several balls of Brit hair so she can toss it all around her house, just to get the feel and all :D Don't get me started on Shiba hair. The stuff is pointy and burrows into everything.....

http://www.dolforums.com.au/topic/180156-newfoundland/ Except it's too cold to go anywhere near the water in Tas :D

2 words... Watership Down :D

*slinks in...* Most my baby photos are on my dead computer I keep lugging about incase one day someone can save it It's not a dog but does this help?

Any recommended breeders? I know Dol has a few and some names I've seen a bit more than others. Pm if you need too, and remember this is not urgent at all..

I know nothing about the issue mentioned but tassie gets pretty hot sometimes. It's not all snow and mountains.

It gets better :D Boxhead wasn't dog aggressive as such (because I never let him) but if a dog pushed him or tried to get it on he was all for it You could say he didn't start the fights but he secretly wanted them... Dominant lil beast he was! Loki however, (same breed, almost same breeding) is anti dog. Don't touch me, leave me alone... Mum!!!!!! it's sniffing my bum!! No breed stereotyping here :D

So far so normal.. Do they have "I am god" issues that someshibas (ok, probably all of them except Loki) have? Are they pains in the butts with other dogs they don't know?

Oh god yes.... So you are pretty set for a shiba one day then Mim ? :D I'm just tossing ideas abbout here, long term planning and stuff....

So.... I'm team shiba but I lost half the team. I'm always a shiba inu kinda person and that's final. However...... I'm getting another shiba, that's not an issue. But.... The Man Thing (Singe) wants a dog of his very own. We know our next boy is a shiba.. but he keeps talking about getting a dog of his own.. Our old boy Loki is getting on so we need to start to look at getting two dogs I'm putting my feelers out here. I love the vallhunds, and Singe has just discovered them and loves their looks as well! So, info? How do they go? If you can handle butt monkey shiba inu can you handle a vallhund? Can a Shiba and a Vallhund co-exist? I did some googling... I think team shiba can handle a vallhund :D . I know my partner and I think a vallie will fit very well in our pack :D I know they are very different dogs but we will probably do ok. Yes, shock, horror! I might be planning a future pet present! But I'm really looking for info about those lil nuggety vallhunds. Do tell me how we are doomed to fail?