My friend is looking for a dog…help.?
Question by Dragongirl: My friend is looking for a dog...help.?
My friend is 15 years old, girl, and very resoncible. Her parents say that she can get a puppy. Any breed of her choice. Male or female. Whatever she chooses. This will be both the parents first dog and her first dog. They live on a large 600+ acr farm with 250+ head of cattle, chickens, barn cats, 2 horses and some llamas. The dog will live indoors, but will come with the family alot during vacations/outings. They are quite soft with dogs. Definatly not "dominate dog" The breeds she is so far interested in are:
ACD (Cattle dog, heeler) IMO NOT a dog for first time owners. I own 2 and they can be quite willful and aggressive if not handled trained properly.
Husky - Not sure on this one. Never had one.
Rottweiler - Owned..wouldnt recomend it.
Shanowzer(i know i spelt that wrong) - Personaly, ive never even seen one. So not sure
Aussie Shep - I think this one would be okay?
German Shep -
Border Collie -
Also, they asked if they could borrow my one year old male intact cattle dog. He is very friendly and would never bite. But true to cattle dog nature, he can be a bit testy (pulling on leash, ignoreing etc) If you cannot show him you are boss. Do you think it would be safe to let them borrow him for a week or so? He is also in training for conformation and shutzenhund/personal protection training. He does agility, and flyball. And also herding. What do you think?
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Answer by acorn
border collie for sure
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If your friend and her parents are OK with small dogs, then I would consider a Maltese. They are soo cute, small, and fluffy. Maltese’s don’t grow that large, but they are perfect. Although- they can be a little aggressive sometimes.
No competition, border collie my freind has one for herding and its the most well rounded beautiful dog i have ever seen.
she should get a border collie.
a gsd is too much! i love them but only because i have had them my entire life and i know their needs and when they will attack or be nice.
gsd’s will attack at some point if they don’t like a person even the nicest gsd will.
i have never heard of a border collie attack.
gsd’s will control the cattle and bite and possibly kill if not toughed properly.
first time owners may want to go with a medium sized dog. Like a soft coated wheaten, beagle, or cocker spaniel. Border collies and GSDs are both herding dogs and very smart. They can be a little much to handle. Will they be taking obedience classes? Huskies have even more energy and love to dig.