Do you share your bed with your dog(s)? (barks, kennel, children)
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I have heard that Poodles don't smell. It makes me wonder how many of the million new Doodle breeds also don't smell.
Our Airedale and Irish terriers had a strong smell even with frequent baths.
The Manchester Terrier and the German Pinscher had a faint odor, but not annoying.
Our current mini poodle mix ( with a Golden ) has a very pleasant slight odor of freshly cut grass. After a bath he smells better than most ladies I had known in my lifetime. He sleeps in our bed - I mean he sleeps there and he allows us to stay.
The first night he was 8 weeks old and 5 lbs. He spent the night in his crate next to me. By the second day he trained us and now we use the crate for storage.
Last edited by mgforshort; 02-24-2024 at 06:42 PM..
My point was that some breeds were indeed bred as personal companions. That's all.
I understand that, but not all toy or smaller breeds were bred for 'human companionship'. Take a rat terrier for example- small breed but fierce terrier for rats and vermin. Bichon Frise were Spanish sailing dogs, no doubt catching rats. Basenji's (which we've had)- hunter/hounds.
Most dogs were bred for purpose. Basenji's the exception- they were evolved hunters that chose to work with humans. Sometimes.
^Yeah, I didn't claim otherwise. One more time, what I said was that some breeds were indeed bred as personal companions. I did not claim that ALL toy or smaller breeds were bred as such. Just saying that some breeds' were developed primarily as companions as their purpose. Pomeranians were bred from the German Spitz solely as companion animals, for instance.
We have a yellow lab who turns 4 this May. We got him as a puppy and I was very firm with him in the very beginning. Once he was housebroken and our son was born, we got rid of the cage. He had a bed we spent a lot of money on, from Petsmart which was where we got all his original stuff, but as he grew he started humping it rather than sleeping on it, even after we had him fixed. So I threw it away. Now he loves our bed. We have to kick him off when we are both in bed, but I'm up earlier than my wife. I get up, go for a run, eat breakfast and by the time I'm back upstairs to take a shower he's in my place. If I'm in bed first and my wife isn't yet he's keeping her side warm. He hasn't damaged any furniture.
^Yeah, I didn't claim otherwise. One more time, what I said was that some breeds were indeed bred as personal companions. I did not claim that ALL toy or smaller breeds were bred as such. Just saying that some breeds' were developed primarily as companions as their purpose. Pomeranians were bred from the German Spitz solely as companion animals, for instance.
They are few and far between, but yes- there some pure 'companion ' bred dogs, and of course a lot of breeds are considered 'companion' or 'family' dogs. Labs come to mind, as do golden retrievers.
My belief is dogs need purpose, and in my opinion being a couch potato or a bed pig is not really a purpose.
To a dog, quality time is being with you. Eight hours or more a day you are off to work and they are alone. Then you come home and pay attention to them, see how excited they get? Then you do some cooking, laundry, etc and they do not get any attention. Then you go to bed. You can make that quality time for them by letting them sleep on the bed. Or you can give them more alone time by locking them in their crate or making them sleep alone on a dog bed.
They are few and far between, but yes- there some pure 'companion ' bred dogs, and of course a lot of breeds are considered 'companion' or 'family' dogs. Labs come to mind, as do golden retrievers.
My belief is dogs need purpose, and in my opinion being a couch potato or a bed pig is not really a purpose.
And? What’s your point? That if someone cannot provide a dog with a home in which they “have a purpose” (such as hunting, herding, etc.) then they shouldn’t have a dog? The result would be that very few people own dogs and the majority of dogs in shelters would be euthanized.
My dog has a purpose. He is my companion and protector. It may not be the purpose for which his ancestors were bred but, fortunately, he has adapted.
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