ruckusluvr
09-06-2009, 10:41 PM
Hi all! My name is Amanda and I am new here from Kentucky! My husband and I have two shetland sheepdogs that are the lights of our lives. Both of our dogs are young and healthy. We do not plan on ever having a third dog, although we talk about it all the time!
I am wondering if a Dobie is right for our lifestyle. I am actually more of a herding dog person, but Hubby and I both think that Dobies are so elegant and graceful looking!
I am pretty active. I like to go walking about 45 minutes in the morning, and again at night for only 20-30 minutes. I have a medium sized fenced yard, but by time we can have another dog I would imagine we would have a large fenced yard. My hubby is a couch potatoe and wants a dog that will lay on the floor next to the couch with him.
I have a cat and two rabbits now. I see me owning more small animals in the future and also things like ducks and chickens. I also love taking the dogs on play dates and to dog parks... so a dog with DA is out of the question.
I am a bit of a push over. I am a natural shy and nervous person. I think that has actually made my shelties protective of me. I am scared that a Dobie will be more likely to feel like it has to protect me.
I do not want a dog that I have to worry about biting anyone. I would love to go to baseball games, petco, etc without worring about the dog freaking out. (shelties are fruit cakes so they freak out often!)
I realize that most of this is probably a DOG thing, not a BREED thing...
either way, I just thought that I would share what I am looking for in a dog.
What do you think? How would a Dobie fit with our lifestyle.
I am interested in a older puppy (6 months to 11 months)
I am wondering if a Dobie is right for our lifestyle. I am actually more of a herding dog person, but Hubby and I both think that Dobies are so elegant and graceful looking!
I am pretty active. I like to go walking about 45 minutes in the morning, and again at night for only 20-30 minutes. I have a medium sized fenced yard, but by time we can have another dog I would imagine we would have a large fenced yard. My hubby is a couch potatoe and wants a dog that will lay on the floor next to the couch with him.
I have a cat and two rabbits now. I see me owning more small animals in the future and also things like ducks and chickens. I also love taking the dogs on play dates and to dog parks... so a dog with DA is out of the question.
I am a bit of a push over. I am a natural shy and nervous person. I think that has actually made my shelties protective of me. I am scared that a Dobie will be more likely to feel like it has to protect me.
I do not want a dog that I have to worry about biting anyone. I would love to go to baseball games, petco, etc without worring about the dog freaking out. (shelties are fruit cakes so they freak out often!)
I realize that most of this is probably a DOG thing, not a BREED thing...
either way, I just thought that I would share what I am looking for in a dog.
What do you think? How would a Dobie fit with our lifestyle.
I am interested in a older puppy (6 months to 11 months)