Found this article on the 'Top Dog Breeds for Families'. I'm surprised
to see some of the breeds make it to the top 20, and didn't think that
the ever popular Lab wouldn't rate any lower than the top 3.

http://petplace.netscape.com/article...tID=2918&cb=ns

Suja

"Melanie L Chang" wrote in message
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I actually think that list looks OK, although I'd leave Airedales off of
it. At first I thought you were pointing to another "best breeds for
kids" list that I ran across once that had Border Collies in the top
five. Now that one was totally off base.

The only one that made me question a bit other than Airedale (only
because of the terrier/stubborness attitude) would be the Corgi.
I get visions of small kids running with a Corgi attached to their pantleg
(Of course, I remember a childhood friend's Collie, Bess, that used
to do that to all of us as small kids too).

My aunt & uncle had a beautiful English Setter when I was a child,
named Rainy. That dog was so sweet and had an almost serene
nature about her. I really like all three of the Setters, but I like
Really Smart Dogs too much.

I LOVE that they put Pug on the list. If it weren't for my husband's
extreme dislike of their looks, I would maybe have a Pug. And I
am a card-carrying member of the Pointy-nose & Pointy Ears club.
They are gregarious, rambunctious, fun, friendly and just cute with
all of their funky, smooshed-faced noises.
(A good friend has two that are just neat dogs, and good friends of
my two boys)
Shelly & The Boys:
Coda (Pointy Nose, Collie-somethin')
Bodhi (Pointy Ears, Belgian Sheepdog)

"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in
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The only one that made me question a bit other than Airedale (only
because of the terrier/stubborness attitude) would be the Corgi.
I get visions of small kids running with a Corgi attached to their
pantleg

Um, yes, and that they say the Pembroke is more successful as a housepet
than a Pembroke--WHAT??? IDTS. Yuck and more yuck.

--
-Abby

Pems, Aussie, and a Pug

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"Suja" wrote in message
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Found this article on the 'Top Dog Breeds for Families'. I'm surprised
to see some of the breeds make it to the top 20, and didn't think that
the ever popular Lab wouldn't rate any lower than the top 3.

http://petplace.netscape.com/article...tID=2918&cb=ns

hey, that's weird, they didn't put pit bull on the list. who'd-a-thunk-it?

-kelly

culprit said in rec.pets.dogs.breeds:

http://petplace.netscape.com/article....asp?artID=291
8&cb=ns

hey, that's weird, they didn't put pit bull on the list.
who'd-a-thunk-it?

Considering that Pits are one of the better dogs for a single
dog family, they must have bowed to unfortunate common biases.

I'm thankful that many of the breeds I'd own didn't show up on
that list, sad that some breeds that I like but wouldn't own
did, and sort-of-glad that the perennial favourites made it.

About my last comment: Goldens have often been favourites in
polls that I've seen. In my town, you rarely see them in the
shelter and all of the GRs that I know have a great to
reasonable temperament. Some have *way* more drive than others,
of course, and some have way less training.

Generally, I think the Petplace article was reasonable.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"Rocky" wrote in message
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Considering that Pits are one of the better dogs for a single
dog family, they must have bowed to unfortunate common biases.

I'm thankful that many of the breeds I'd own didn't show up on
that list, sad that some breeds that I like but wouldn't own
did, and sort-of-glad that the perennial favourites made it.

don't get me wrong, i'm not exactly sad that they didn't make the list. :-)

-kelly

"Abby Pennington" wrote in message
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in
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The only one that made me question a bit other than Airedale (only
because of the terrier/stubborness attitude) would be the Corgi.
I get visions of small kids running with a Corgi attached to their
pantleg

Um, yes, and that they say the Pembroke is more successful as a housepet
than a Pembroke--WHAT??? IDTS. Yuck and more yuck.


I think the phrase was "Pembroke is more successful as a housepet than a
Cardigan" but I got your meaning. :-) I've known members of both breeds and
I'm very fond of Cardigans. I can't imagine what would make a Cardigan a
"less successful" housepet.

OTOH, The collie is on the list and I thought the description was OK - no
major mistakes. Well except for the bottom part about other health concerns
in which they include dwarfism. While I've seen dwarfism listed in
literarture, I've never seen or heard of one in real life (well except for a
first generation tri colored Cardigan x smooth collie cross: a definite
collie head and expression, cardigan ears and body - he looked like a low
rider smoothie). I would have put hypothyroid as a common problem.

Chris and her smoothies,
Zeffie & Pablo

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Suja wrote:

Found this article on the 'Top Dog Breeds for Families'.
I'm surprised to see some of the breeds make it to the top
20, and didn't think that the ever popular Lab wouldn't rate
any lower than the top 3.

http://petplace.netscape.com/article...tID=2918&cb=ns

they actually do a pretty good job of describing Boxers,
including dog-dog aggression and health problems. what a
pleasant surprise!

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette

"Abby Pennington" wrote in message
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"Shelly & The Boys" wrote in
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The only one that made me question a bit other than Airedale (only
because of the terrier/stubborness attitude) would be the Corgi.
I get visions of small kids running with a Corgi attached to their
pantleg

Um, yes, and that they say the Pembroke is more successful as a housepet
than a Pembroke--WHAT??? IDTS. Yuck and more yuck.

yeah, I didn't even bring up that in the blurb they didn't even
differentiate
between the Cardi & the Pembroke. I didn't go on to read their
breed description. I read the one for the Collie, and the only Belgian
they had listed was the Malinois. They said that Belgian Malinois
do not get along well with other pets.
Hmm...I know several that get along just fine. In the right homes.
Shelly & The Boys:
Coda (the Collie somethin')
Bodhi (not a Malinois, but thrives on other-dog playtime!)

"Chris Jung" wrote in message
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I think the phrase was "Pembroke is more successful as a housepet than a
Cardigan" but I got your meaning. :-) I've known members of both breeds
and
I'm very fond of Cardigans. I can't imagine what would make a Cardigan a
"less successful" housepet.

I like Cardis too...which is good, since hubby thinks that needs to
be our next dog. (I adore Belgians too much, so hopefully I'll get my way,
but I'm trying to be flexible!)


OTOH, The collie is on the list and I thought the description was OK - no
major mistakes. Well except for the bottom part about other health
concerns
in which they include dwarfism. While I've seen dwarfism listed in
literarture, I've never seen or heard of one in real life (well except for
a
first generation tri colored Cardigan x smooth collie cross: a definite
collie head and expression, cardigan ears and body - he looked like a low
rider smoothie). I would have put hypothyroid as a common problem.


I wondered about that! I am no Collie expert, but I thought their
descrip was okay too, but also wondered about the dwarfism!
Thyroid problems seem to be issues with a lot of breeds. Now...do
you think that maybe the emergence is simply because of increased
testing, or other sources? Genetics, obviously, and environmental factors?
It certainly comes into play with a lot of other health related issues,
and I just have been trying to study more about it.
I did have to say that I was impressed that they listed cancer as a
problem on the Belgian Malinois. That is also a problem that
seems more prevalent in Belgians.
Shelly & The Boys