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Originally Posted by SkyLark2019
A beagle. I may be wrong but aren't they classed as "low energy" dogs?
A shelter dog could be nice too. Staff are trained to assess the needs and behavior of dogs. They can tell you what to expect.
Beagles are incredibly sweet, and get along with other dogs, but I wouldn't call them "low energy" at all. But in households with very rowdy children and lots of activity, they fit in well.
Rat Terriers are sweet, loyal, intelligent, even-keeled and great with kids. The key with any breed is some decent training as pups including on a leash.
We had beagles growing up and they are great with kids but are very high energy. Because they were bred to hunt rabbits they also are notorious escape artists. Your fence has to be very secure. They must be exercised daily.
When I read this response, I couldn't help but laugh, such a debbie downer! When I mentioned inexperienced I mostly meant easy to train. I understand that all dogs are different but some dog breeds truly enjoy the company of children and are more so children friendly think goldens/labs etc. Of course you always have to supervise children around any pets but it's nice to know if a specific breed will gravitate towards a child in a friendly manner. Awhile back I fostered a rescue dog for quite some time. He was a small mix 17 pounds super loving, friendly, great with everyone. I still get emotional when I think of him as I feel like no dog could ever live up to him. I often compare him to other dogs I met at meet and greets. Once you had the best its hard to have any of the rest. It is also so difficult because although he was never truly mine I still really grieve the loss of him becauae I took care of him for months. He was really smart, loving, and respectful. The rescue that I fostered him from would not give me any details of his new home that adopted him and I feel like he was ripped away from me as I did not know this experience would impact me so profoundly and losing him just been an emotional nightmare. He was truly one of a kind and I feel like it is going to be so rare to ever get another dog just like him. I miss him so much.
I have a shih tsu. He's 20 lbs...so kind of big for his breed. He is a happy, joyful, playful little boy. He loves to play and play and play. He hasn't had TOO much opportunities to play with kids, but the couple of times that he has, he loved it.
The good things:
he doesn't shed.
He's a friendly happy boy
He wants to be friends with everyone and everything, except squirrels.
He's a bouncy boy
He's lovey dovey
Easily crate trained.
The bad things:
He's been stubborn with house training. He's 3 yrs old now...and still he will occassionally pee in the house.
Because he's a bouncy boy...he might be better with older kids (5 and up?) than littles and toddlers. I doubt they could be too rough to HIM, but he has claws and he likes to jump and be bouncy...so there's that.
Shih tsus like to chew. Make sure you have chew toys available.
We have had many small dogs from rescues. They are fragile. I have to be careful walking them because of large dogs. Also they can't be left alone in the yard because of predators like coyotes, hawks, owls etc. They are a lot easier to clean up after than a large dog.
We had a pug who was less fragile and never had any medical issues with him.
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