melissajean

thanks :D I have decided against a dachshund, they just dont seem right for us. now on my list is maltese, carin terrier, and chinese crested. I think that is it lol. it changes all the time so its hard to keep track of. lol

thanks. I havent heard that yet.

I asked my guy about them and he said no. :roll: he is more picky than I am lol

one that isnt so barky would be best. we get enuf noise with my cockatiel screeming :roll: barking at intruders and strange noises is ok though. I would love to have a dog that is watchfull. I will be home from 3pm to 11pm by my self with my young son. I am a bit of a fraidy cat :oops:

I have heard that a few places about the mini pin, so consider that one marked off as well. umm what about the mini schnuazer?

well my list has changed again lol. its now chinese crested, larger chihuahua, maltese, miniature pinscher, and carin terrier. me and my boyfriend sat down last night and made a list of what we were looking for. we would like a smart easily trained dog under 20 lbs, and is good with kids.

american eskimoes, chihuahuas, maltese, rat terriers, pekeingse, dachshunds, or chinese cresteds? those are the dogs on my list now. me and my boyfriend sat down and made a list of what we wanted in a dog. smart, easily trained, under 20 lbs, and great with kids. probably a non shedder as well since he complained alot after I had our son, and my hair started comeing out lol. thanks guys :D

I belong to a poodle forum as well and they said a mini poodle would be better for us that a toy. but I also belong to a dachshund forum. I am also looking for a chinese crested forum. I find its much better to get info from a owner than from a book or a web site. they dont give you text book stuff, they give you actuall info. the highest I could pay for a dog is about 500$ so the more rare breeds are out I am afraid.

yea. if i decided on a chihuahua it would be a bigger chi. so far my faves are chinese cresteds, maltese, and the poodle

another reason I am going smaller is even thought I love the larger breeds I just cant handle them. I love the collie temperment, but just not there size. I took a good look at my self and realised I just coulnt handle the bigger dogs. I really really like collies, but I dont want to get a dog I cant handle. and my guy will be at work all day, well from 3pm to 11pm. I really thank you for your help though :D

lol. someone mentiond that dachshunds might be good for my family. what do you guys think? I heard they hurt there backs pretty easily. I have ruled out bichons, toy fox terriers, and perhaps rat terriers

I dont mind the grooming, its the exersize requerments. I am not a very active person at all

what do you meen ugly? in tempement or in looks? I was posting my last post as you were posting that lol

I forgott to add I am also looking into shih tzus, and mini poodles. I have such a long list dont I lol

I pmed you obedience. but I forgott to add that i would like to meet some crestedsin my area if you know of any :) also if any one with them are going to be at the marquett kennel club show over labor day weekend that would be willing to let me meet there cresteds.

I pm d crested. so hopefully ican get an owners point of veiw. I will look up that sight. thanks guys

I tried looking thru the other post to see if there was a crested owner, but I didnt know if they were still on here or not so I didnt send them a pm

my guy is not fond of snoring. my lhasa snored and it would keep him awake. I love frenchies. also I like to keep my house warm, like 80 degrees :oops: I was looking thru all my dog fancy, dog world, dog and kennel, ect magazeens, and I was reading breed profiles that intrested me and I came up with a list. heres what I have so far: chinese crested (hairless), maltese, chihuahua,bichon frise,toy fox terrier, and rat terrier. do you guys know any thing about any of these breeds?

my yorkie usually was never matted, even after going thru mud puddles, and the woods. but my lhasa, oh boy. lol my pups were allways in the puppy cut to. well except when my sis got the bright idea to shave my yorkie like a draft horse, with the feathers on the feet. he was so embaresed he hid under the couch for hours lol

I am wondering about hairless chinese crested. how are they with kids? I heard they are very emotionally attached to there people, very needy. I would really apreciat all the info you guys can give me on them

I dont the the parsons would be good for us eather. we have pet rats, and my sister has cats as well as rats. we would be visting her often. I have looked into them to :D I love whippets, but my guy said no way. too skinny ( think they are elegant and gracefull) have you ever had a shih tzu? what are they like? my lhasa's hair was horrible, she had cotteny hair that matted five mins after being brushed. my absalute favorite breed is the yorkshire terrier. I had one and he was the best dog. but I coulnd never own another. too painfull. I also lost him when I lost my lhaso apso. so he was my last dog as well. but I cant think or talk about him becuse I will start crying.

I have always had dogs growing up. but they were always big dogs. mostly german sheperds, we had a pointer once. I did have a very old lhasa apso once. we dont know how old she was. someone gave her to us. she had cataracts in both eyes, her nails were curled all the was under, and she was horribly matted. we fixed her up and groomed her. she lived for 7 years after that, at about six years she started going down hill. she coulnt hold her urin in, and would often pee on her self, she coulnt see, could barley hear, and had arthritus horribly. we were going to have her put down. then one day someone broke into my moms house and put her out side. we know that she didnt go out side by herself becuse we had her penned in so she woulnt have to worry about the other dogs taking her soft food ( she had a lot of missing teeth) and so she woulndt pee al over the house. it wasnt a kennel, she had a lot of room. and she wanderd out into the road and was hit by a car. she didnt make it to the vet. :( she was my last dog.

I am hopeing. I did find a little girl poodle I really like, but she is in illinos, and she dosent like cats. I would be taking the dog over to my moms with me and my sister has 3 cats. I dont think I will be getting a dog untill sometime after september. we are going to a dog show over labor day weekend, to check out all the breeds, see what we like. and if I like a dog I hevent done research on then I have to do tons of research.

there is a animal shelter near me, well one is 1/2 an hour away, one is an hour away, and another is also a 1/2 an hour away. and I keep checking them on pet finder, but all they have is labs, german sheperds, goldens and such. I have found some I was interested in, but since we havent gotten our loan to buy our house yet we cant get one yet. we live in a no dog or cat building right now. and the dogs I liked were in other states like texas and such.

I will be going to a dog show over labor day weekend. when would the best time to talk to people? I know not right before they go in the ring. is any one going to be at the marquett dog show by the way?