I love Borzois so much, they are such glorious morons who are lazy as frick 90% of the time but active and fun when you want. They're really friendly too and act like lapdogs even though they are LONGBOYS.
Powershitter: anything bully, you're not doing cardio
Cali: golden >12% bf: any working breed lines like border collie, German Shepard, mals because you clearly have the dedication and control to train a decent dog.
Kettlebell: English bully
Climbing/hiking/out: Spitz breeds
Yeah my big girl will crawl into my lap if I'm sitting in a chair, but she's so long it's either front half on me or back half on me. They're not a very IST dog unless you're into hunting at dusk, but they do scare the shit out of children.
Goldens are based and bro pilled. They are happy to do anything with you. Run, swim, hangout etc plus women literally wet their panties seeing a golden.
Most people on IST don't know this, but Golden's are the cheat code to pussy. It's like having TSA Pre-Check for being a quality male that's family oriented.
border collies need so much attention if you dont have time to walk that little shit 6 hours a day dont get one they literally get depressed if they cant do shit
That's not necessarily true, I would walk mine for an hour in the morning and an hour at night and he would just sleep all day and never gave me any problems. He would also be left alone 3 days of the week for 5 hour periods and would literally just be asleep the whole time. They do absolutely need constant human companionship though, so yeah not ideal for someone not home during their 9-5 but to be fair no dog should be left alone all day anyways regardless of whether their breed can "handle" it or not.
If a person isn't able to be home majority of the days they shouldnt have a pet.
Hello anons who have dogs, especially well-trained ones, or anons who know a lot about training dogs.
Wanna get a dog, had one as a kid, I am pretty decent at training dogs and have theoretical background in behavioural sciences, so I am decent at training - on paper. I don't have experience being at a training station, having the dog interact with other breeds and socialising. I had a dog as a kid and dog-sat plenty untrained dogs to get PTSD from people being morons when it comes to training dogs.
I'll be getting the dog with my partner. They have two big weimaraners, decently behaved and trained, S/O is very knowledgeable about training dogs and loves dogs, but isn't a dog trainer and most of the training her dogs underwent they underwent with her parents.
I'd say we're a good pair that is set up for success, training-wise and we both love pups and socialisng doogs.
Here's the million dollar question; which breed? Background/criteria: >medium to large sized >very trainable >more friendly than protective >won't mind living in a flat with two athletic people who plan on taking the dog for at least 2 long (1,5h+) walks every day with maybe a short one in the middle of the day and definitely a long one on weekends/free days >can be taken outside socialising with other people/dogs >works well alone but can have another dog living with it
Once we'll be better established living and career-wise and know we managed to properly train a dog, we'd like to get another one >shedding on the low-end of spectrum
hypoallergenic would be nice but I can handle >likes cuddling >can handle being alone fot longer periods of time on occasions >training it is a worthy time investment
We've fallen absolutely in love with viszlas and flat coated retrievers but we're both scared it won't be able to handle being left for 6-8+ hours alone on some days, I'd like to think we'd be able to take it to work with gf, but I can't guarantee it. Any recommendations?
Most of what you're looking for in a dog is something that you work on through training. You seem like you're in a great place for a dog and intelligent enough to have done your research. I wouldn't recommend a viszla's, they're called velcro viszlas for a reason. They are exceptionally lovely dogs but do need human companionship. Any retriever is great honestly, especially a lab (from a working line) will fit everything you want in a dog and they have great temperaments. Labs alone are a great active family pet.
Be careful with exercising your puppy and checking with a breeder for any degenerative health issues or importantly skeletal issues if you want a healthy active dog. Puppies can only be exercised so much before it can negatively effect their growth. Please enjoy your new puppy and be ready to have a nice day when the puppy blues set in and you wonder how you're supposed to raise a baby
Greyhounds are by far the best dogs for living in a flat, they are very lazy for most of the day and are happy to cuddle up with you as well as go on walks. Not sure how one would fare in a multi-dog home but it's a breed worth researching. I want to adopt an ex-racing greyhound and give them a comfy retirement one of these days. They also look hilarious so that's a plus.
Pitbull
Mutt since my dog is a mutt
Anything that isn't a shitbull.
I love Borzois so much, they are such glorious morons who are lazy as frick 90% of the time but active and fun when you want. They're really friendly too and act like lapdogs even though they are LONGBOYS.
My go to IST breed based on what you're doing
Powershitter: anything bully, you're not doing cardio
Cali: golden
>12% bf: any working breed lines like border collie, German Shepard, mals because you clearly have the dedication and control to train a decent dog.
Kettlebell: English bully
Climbing/hiking/out: Spitz breeds
Yeah my big girl will crawl into my lap if I'm sitting in a chair, but she's so long it's either front half on me or back half on me. They're not a very IST dog unless you're into hunting at dusk, but they do scare the shit out of children.
I'll never forgive communists for what they did to Borzois 🙁
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I had a dog whom I loved very much, but thinking rationally, dogs are a plague and 99% of them should be eradicated. 90% of cats too btw
Goldens are based and bro pilled. They are happy to do anything with you. Run, swim, hangout etc plus women literally wet their panties seeing a golden.
Most people on IST don't know this, but Golden's are the cheat code to pussy. It's like having TSA Pre-Check for being a quality male that's family oriented.
Brittany
I can never sit down with her. We always have to be doing something
Border Collie is the only correct answer
Str 6
Agi 10
Stam 10
Cha 10
Int 10
Wisdom 10
Speed 9
Only gets beaten by STR but that's your job
Malinois come in at a close second, trading slightly less stam, int, wis, speed for greater STR
Border Collie and it's not even close.
Not only the smartest dog with the second closest being miles behind it. Also an insanely agile and fast dog capable of hunting small game.
border collies need so much attention if you dont have time to walk that little shit 6 hours a day dont get one they literally get depressed if they cant do shit
That's not necessarily true, I would walk mine for an hour in the morning and an hour at night and he would just sleep all day and never gave me any problems. He would also be left alone 3 days of the week for 5 hour periods and would literally just be asleep the whole time. They do absolutely need constant human companionship though, so yeah not ideal for someone not home during their 9-5 but to be fair no dog should be left alone all day anyways regardless of whether their breed can "handle" it or not.
If a person isn't able to be home majority of the days they shouldnt have a pet.
Knowledge is apparent
either Australian Kelpie or German Jagdterrier.
Hello anons who have dogs, especially well-trained ones, or anons who know a lot about training dogs.
Wanna get a dog, had one as a kid, I am pretty decent at training dogs and have theoretical background in behavioural sciences, so I am decent at training - on paper. I don't have experience being at a training station, having the dog interact with other breeds and socialising. I had a dog as a kid and dog-sat plenty untrained dogs to get PTSD from people being morons when it comes to training dogs.
I'll be getting the dog with my partner. They have two big weimaraners, decently behaved and trained, S/O is very knowledgeable about training dogs and loves dogs, but isn't a dog trainer and most of the training her dogs underwent they underwent with her parents.
I'd say we're a good pair that is set up for success, training-wise and we both love pups and socialisng doogs.
Here's the million dollar question; which breed? Background/criteria:
>medium to large sized
>very trainable
>more friendly than protective
>won't mind living in a flat with two athletic people who plan on taking the dog for at least 2 long (1,5h+) walks every day with maybe a short one in the middle of the day and definitely a long one on weekends/free days
>can be taken outside socialising with other people/dogs
>works well alone but can have another dog living with it
Once we'll be better established living and career-wise and know we managed to properly train a dog, we'd like to get another one
>shedding on the low-end of spectrum
hypoallergenic would be nice but I can handle
>likes cuddling
>can handle being alone fot longer periods of time on occasions
>training it is a worthy time investment
We've fallen absolutely in love with viszlas and flat coated retrievers but we're both scared it won't be able to handle being left for 6-8+ hours alone on some days, I'd like to think we'd be able to take it to work with gf, but I can't guarantee it. Any recommendations?
Most of what you're looking for in a dog is something that you work on through training. You seem like you're in a great place for a dog and intelligent enough to have done your research. I wouldn't recommend a viszla's, they're called velcro viszlas for a reason. They are exceptionally lovely dogs but do need human companionship. Any retriever is great honestly, especially a lab (from a working line) will fit everything you want in a dog and they have great temperaments. Labs alone are a great active family pet.
Be careful with exercising your puppy and checking with a breeder for any degenerative health issues or importantly skeletal issues if you want a healthy active dog. Puppies can only be exercised so much before it can negatively effect their growth. Please enjoy your new puppy and be ready to have a nice day when the puppy blues set in and you wonder how you're supposed to raise a baby
Greyhounds are by far the best dogs for living in a flat, they are very lazy for most of the day and are happy to cuddle up with you as well as go on walks. Not sure how one would fare in a multi-dog home but it's a breed worth researching. I want to adopt an ex-racing greyhound and give them a comfy retirement one of these days. They also look hilarious so that's a plus.
I know.
it's easily discernable