new family dog

[glock21]

ok so my daughter is now old enough and i want to get a family dog from a puppyt to grow with her. Im thinking of a blood hound
there not to hyper and are very loyal to there family and if my daughter ever gets lost the dog will find her hahaha. Have any of you ever had or have a blood hound now. i would like the train him to find bed bugs since im in the pest control field and heard of dogs that do that.

any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated, thanks

[sniper7]

I don't know about a blood hound. i think they have a pretty good bark though, so that may be an issue depending on where you live.

i have always had english setters. some can get a little excited and need a walk every other day or so, but they are extremely loyal, great dogs, amazing noses (bird dog), mine is very mellow, listens to commands well and doesn't bark except when our little dog hears the doorbell ring then she goes nuts and barks and it gets him to bark.

[gnihcraes]

I know someone that will be having boxer puppies probably in a year or so. They seem like good dogs, no barking, reasonably playful and mellow, not spastic and jumping all over.

Check the shelters, have had some great dogs over the years that were mix breeds from shelters.

[glock21]

i love boxers there just to hyper for me hahaha

[theGinsue]

Hounds of any sort do like to bark - especially when someone comes to your door or when they are left alone. (We used to raise/own many beagles - they like to wonder too).

[glock21]

yea since they are breed to smell they will wonder off, i dont live in a apt so the barking doesnt bother me.

[Zundfolge]

I grew up with a Basset Hound and he was a wonderful dog except for one thing; slobber.

With those jowells the slobber just constantly dripped off and when he'd shake his head it would go flying. My mom was never without a wash cloth the entire time we had him (constantly wiping slobber off the walls, furniture, etc).

Go do a Google image search for "Bloodhound Slobber" to see what I mean.

[Gunner]

Pomeranian? Very hyper but you can't tell [LOL]

[glock21]

Pom haha no rodents

[alan0269]

I have found the info at the following useful before:

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/abc.htm

They have general info about almost all breeds including known health issues, temperament, exercise needs, and a whole lot more.

[earplug]

Great book on dogs and various breeds.
Top in brains, Golden Retriever, Poodle, Doberman.
Thats what I remember. We are on are second Doberman. Smart, loyal and very low maintenance.
Needs daily off leash walks and lots of family time.
Hounds are dumb. Blood Hounds are the dog IQ bottom. All nose and no brains.

[glock21]

Man I think dobermans are hansom looking dogs. I would get a doby

[Gunner]

Brittany Spaniel!!! Lots of energy but loyal as hell, Heck right now he is curled up next to me on the bed

[Marlin]

https://portfolio.du.edu/portfolio/getportfoliofile?uid=64825



Beautful Dog, Not the poster child for smarts though.. My lovable,goofy lab outsmarts her.. And High strung,,, Wow.. Good dog though..

[Zundfolge]

English Shepherds; Best dogs ever. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Shepherd)


Brains of a Border Collie (without the hyperness)
All the good stuff from Aussies without the health issues (cancer and epilepsy) and not quite as hyper (keep in mind that the Australian Shepherd is descended from the English Shepherd).
A little larger and more protective than an Aussie.


Ours is a Tri Color that looks a lot like the Tri Color shown on the Wikipedia page. His name is Thatcher (named after the iron lady)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/TricolorEnglishShepherdDog.jpg(not Thatcher ... but he looks a lot like this)

We previously had a black and white one named Murphy who was probably the best dog we'll ever own (although Thatcher is catching up ... he'll be Two years old tomorrow).

[BigBear]

Bottom line: With proper training and attention, any dog you pick will be wonderful.

I currently have a boxer that my neice and nephew beat up on and he's wonderfully well behaved with them. We even had a saddle that my neice would ride him when she was younger/lighter. (Don't call PETA, my boxer is like on steroids or something. 2 inches tallers and about 40 lbs bigger than breed standards.)

[funkfool]

Austrailian Shepherd (http://www.australianshepherds.org/about.html)

http://www.liashasue.co.za/images/Photographers/Johan/640/australian-shepherd020.jpg
http://www.dog-paw-print.com/image-files/australian-dog-names-australian-shepherd-with-blue-eye.jpg
Beautiful dogs, loyal - genetic propensity for deafness tho... (ours is - but he knows many hand signals/sign language)

[ghettodub]

Bottom line: With proper training and attention, any dog you pick will be wonderful.



this [Beer]

I'm a bully breed fan myself, and applies especially to them

This is my buddy here

http://photos.zootoo.com/ben_looks-like-hes-missing-pants_bdf912ede5564a2_740.jpg

[Byte Stryke]

http://www.dog-paw-print.com/image-files/australian-dog-names-australian-shepherd-with-blue-eye.jpg


and it would seem this one is immune to the rage virus
+1

[Eek3]

[Troublco]

Bottom line: With proper training and attention, any dog you pick will be wonderful.

Pretty much! Mine is a Pit/Greyhound mix, and he is the best dog I've ever owned. I'd clone him if I could. Having said that, the Chocolate Lab we just got my boy is very smart, extremely friendly and shows every sign of being a terrific dog as well. And I have a soft spot for German Shorthaired Pointers, as well.

[Fentonite]

I had a bloodhound, back in my cop days. He was a trained man-trailer, and very good at it. Contrary to previous posts, hounds aren't dumb, as much as they are hard-headed. During a training exercise, 6 "suspects" each put on the same hat, then left it on the ground, and ran off in different directions. 5 of them came back. A couple hours later, Cletis (the hound) came in, examined the hat, as well as each of the 5 guys who had returned. Sniffed the hat again, figured out who was missing, and trailed the 6th man a couple of miles and successfully identified him among another group of 6 men. That's not so dumb.

The bad: They are hard-headed, and are only interested in doing what they find fun. They only want to follow commands (sit, stay, etc) if there's food in it for them. Slobber, as mentioned, was a serious issue. If long, thick ropes of sticky slime on the floor, walls, your pants, car windows, etc would bother you, don't get a hound. They have a huge bark, and like to howl along with sirens or other dogs. Also, they tend to have fairly short lifespans, so they might not be the best choice for your daughter, if you want her to have a dog throughout her youth. They are very sweet and loyal dogs though.

[SA Friday]

I've had multiple retrievers, both long hair and labs. Get a lab. Haven't found a stupid one yet, they are pack oriented, they can learn to do about anything within the spectrum of training a dog, and rarely do they have a temperment that ranges into the hyper category. The Chese's can be stubborn, thick headed, and frustrating though. I tend to shy away from that lineage.

[Irving]

I've had multiple retrievers,


I think you mean Golden retrievers.

[SA Friday]

I think you mean Golden retrievers.

Uh, no.

http://www.akc.org/breeds/sporting_group.cfm

[Irving]

Haha.

[rondog]

I vote for Beagles! Ours are the perfect dogs, IMO. But we just wanted pets/lap dogs, not hunters. Very sweet and loving. Coco, on the left, is a barker, but she only barks/bays at other dogs because she wants them to come and play. Neither of them will just bark at nothing for the hell of it. But they're total house dogs, we won't keep them outside. Dogs that are lonely or unhappy will be barkers. Our girls are full-fledged family members.

And there's nothing cuter than a Beagle puppy!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/annie/DSCN2681.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/annie/satan1a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/rinselman/annie/10-26-07199.jpg

[hip55]

Labs and standard poodles are great dogs - (I'd never cut a std poodle in that poodle fashion)

http://www.actionanimalsusa.com/images/chocolate_lab_bruster.jpg

http://www.ben-chers-poodles.com/P1010020aa.jpg