Dog Suggestions

[TravelTime]

Maltipoo. But even better - get a Bichon Frise. Easier to groom than a Poodle or Maltese, and they are bred to be lap dogs. Wonderful pets.

Dave

Those are good suggestions. I would look for a small dog that does not grow over 10 pounds. Cavalier get to be 15-17. My youngest is about 10 pounds and much easier to cuddle and take out with me.

 

[DaveNV]

Those are good suggestions. I would look for a small dog that does not grow over 10 pounds. Cavalier get to be 15-17. My youngest is about 10 pounds and much easier to cuddle and take out with me.

Maltese can be small, but many are larger. Grooming them can be a fair amount of work. For size and temperament, a Toy Poodle is probably your best bet. If kept in a Puppy Clip they are easy to maintain, and they are such characters. Don't let the prissy reputation fool you - every Poodle owner will tell you their dogs are tough little critters who become whatever you let them be. The best companion dog to take camping I ever saw was a Mini Poodle named Charlie. He was a trooper for every hike, swim, or dirt bath he could find. Really an amazing little guy, and my friend who owned him said he was just as lovable at home.

Dave

 

[Passepartout]

Boy, all this talk of....what kind.... and after this one dies...and so forth gives me pause. Mr. Bear is 11 1/2 now and blind. These are not a long lived breed, and I am noticing that he's slowed down appreciably. Trouble is, he's my personal trainer. He makes me get up, get dressed in any weather and take him for a walk. It seems that when he was a puppy, as an urban dog in Denmark, he was trained to not poop in his own yard. So we go for a couple of outings. He has a doggie door, and a lovely fenced yard, but in all our years, he's only left me a very few little 'gifts' when there was just no alternative.
So my cardiologist says to keep walking, and without a dog, my tendency is toward couch potatohood. So I continue to consider all varieties. Lack of shedding and fairly quiet disposition will be among the traits I will interview for. I hope the decision doesn't have to be made for a goodly while.

Jim

 

[DaveNV]

Boy, all this talk of....what kind.... and after this one dies...and so forth gives me pause. Mr. Bear is 11 1/2 now and blind. These are not a long lived breed, and I am noticing that he's slowed down appreciably. Trouble is, he's my personal trainer. He makes me get up, get dressed in any weather and take him for a walk. It seems that when he was a puppy, as an urban dog in Denmark, he was trained to not poop in his own yard. So we go for a couple of outings. He has a doggie door, and a lovely fenced yard, but in all our years, he's only left me a very few little 'gifts' when there was just no alternative.
So my cardiologist says to keep walking, and without a dog, my tendency is toward couch potatohood. So I continue to consider all varieties. Lack of shedding and fairly quiet disposition will be among the traits I will interview for. I hope the decision doesn't have to be made for a goodly while.

Jim

Jim, have a look at adopting an adult male Mini Poodle. Just saying.

Dave

 

[VegasBella]

My little rescued poodle mix (looks like a Bichon Frise with a straight tail) is super calm and doesn't shed. He's a great little pooch. Got him from our local pound. Had him 10 years so far. Estimated he was about 5 when we adopted him.

 

[Grammarhero]

Boy, all this talk of....what kind.... and after this one dies...and so forth gives me pause. Mr. Bear is 11 1/2 now and blind. These are not a long lived breed, and I am noticing that he's slowed down appreciably. Trouble is, he's my personal trainer. He makes me get up, get dressed in any weather and take him for a walk. It seems that when he was a puppy, as an urban dog in Denmark, he was trained to not poop in his own yard. So we go for a couple of outings. He has a doggie door, and a lovely fenced yard, but in all our years, he's only left me a very few little 'gifts' when there was just no alternative.
So my cardiologist says to keep walking, and without a dog, my tendency is toward couch potatohood. So I continue to consider all varieties. Lack of shedding and fairly quiet disposition will be among the traits I will interview for. I hope the decision doesn't have to be made for a goodly while.

Jim

This is my toy poodle. He outsmarted me once. For two weeks, I gave him a real treat after he finished his dental treats. Then I found a week’s worth of dental treats underneath the couch. I literally got outsmarted by a dog.

We have soft doggie beds, couches, sofas, and human beds for him to sleep on. Why he chose the bottom shoe rack is beyond me.

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[OldGuy]

Pet-related, we have five cats and a dog, all came-to-us rescue critters.

Of course, we are captives to their wants and needs and habits. A couple days ago, our most personable cat, the one that loves on and bathes the other cats, and is our old dog's best friend, did not come in to get breakfast with all the others. We went around calling him, checking the woods, opening every door, hoping we would find him trapped, because when he did not show up one day last Winter in Florida, and we went searching, we found him scrunched up inside the iguana trap.

We searched and called his name all day long, and had just about resigned ourselves that he had met with the dangers of our area. DW even said, "Well, we gave him a nice life." A couple years ago we lost a new, younger cat, and almost lost this one, to Bobcat fever, a very nasty way for them to go.

Then, late that day, I just happened to look out back, into our Ozark room, and there he was, snoozing in his regular place on top of the BBQ grill.

Wow! A feeling that pet lovers will know!!!

He had obviously had some sort of trauma, and was stand-offish for a day, but yesterday evening, all six of our critters were out front together, begging for their turn with the curry comb.

I have pictures of five of them going for walks together with us, our newest, fifth cat not being part of the cat fam yet. The fifth cat has always been one too many, but for this one we're making an exception.