Lads, I know nothing about dogs. Absolutely nothing but we are considering getting one. It’s probable at this stage. What sort of dog should it be?
I hate yappy dogs. Little fuckers that bark all the time. I love happy playful dogs. Dogs that like a good walk or run. Don’t want anything with capacity for attacking people. Juhy Junior is asthmatic so something that doesn’t shed as much would be preferable.
Ta
a whippet or rescue greyhound. They are terrific family pets and are clean
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Ta. Have you got one? My brother in law is recommending a cocker spaniel. Any experience of them?
I’ve had greyhounds for work since I’m a child and I’ve a whippet now as a family pet
I’ve only ever had experience with Springers and again in work situations. They’re a noble dog, a spaniel has a thick enough coat for shedding
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Do you want to put in time training the dog mate?
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I’m presuming all dogs need training. How long does it take?
some dogs require more than others. point being a rescue greyhound will be lead and house trained, they’re naturally clean and won’t wet in their beds and will be trained to be in a kennel so you’ll have no problem getting it to bed down
getting a pup requires a good amount of work to make it work with the family rules etc and some more than others.
As for time, training never stops. But house training and basic lead work, you’re probably talking from when the pup is 10 weeks to 6 months to get nailed down
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Puppies are like toddlers - they need boundaries and consistency
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key points, the biggest one being repetition.
do good, treat or reward.
do bad, ignore. Repeat for the behaviour you want 10,000 times 
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That’s nothing to do with size. There are plenty of larger dogs that are left sitting outside the house barking at the sky all day - boredom. If you love happy, playful dogs, then make sure you create a suitable environment (through work on boundaries, training, consistency, etc.) for the dog. Any dog has a capacity for attacking people. For an asthmatic kid, maybe look at a Bichon Frise - they’re regarded as hypoallergenic dogs.
@backinatracksuit mentioned above that his Lab is from a long line of champions but has turned out to be an eejit. You don’t get a dog from champion parents and expect it to understand field trials through its genetics, for example. A “champion bred” dog is an important consideration if you’re going for a purebred dog, as the breeders will have put in work to avoid issues associated with the breed (e.g. hip issues).
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This is all true, but might be a big dog for a new-to-dogs family?
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yeah, some people don’t like the look of hounds either, they can be rather intimidating for people new to dogs
Looks should be the last thing to come into it. Greyhounds are couch potatoes, but more suited to someone used to dogs. The bottom line is, and this was covered the other evening, you could get two pups from the same litter into two different homes - one can turn out to be a top dog, and the other can turn out to be a cunt.
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@habanerocat has a beautiful little dog looking for a home. For training tips you could read over the same two posts that the same two posters keep posting over and over again. Did you know that you could have two dogs from the same litter that could turn out differently? Mad.
Very nice! One of the posters here has a sister willing to drop €2.5k for a pup. PM me for details.
you didn’t mind that expertise when you were looking for a favour did you?
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Would you not have gotten better flow to your house if you had the same floor type down?
I’m all about floors at the moment.
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Eaten bread is soon forgotten.