[nagdu] Dog Breeds

[the Pawpower Pack]

Hi Nicole,

I have worked a lab, two goldens, a border collie and now a Doberman.   
My lab and border collie both were very independent which had its good  
and bad points. Good because I liked the lack of people distractions  
and the amount of focus they could show.  Also they did not need me to  
be a cheer leader and if I'm having a bad day I can literally not say  
a word all rout long and they didn't care.

My goldens and my Doberman are very alike in that they love me, they  
love people and they think that anything I want to do or ask them to  
do must be just the best thing ever.  I kind of like being universally  
adored!  LOL. I like that at least someone is content to do whatever I  
want, when ever I want LOL.

They want to please me and they really feed off of my emotions.  This  
is not so good as I have to do a certain amount of cheer leading.  If  
I've had a bad day or am just generally grouchy, they seem to know it  
and take it very personally.  I really have to put on my "happy face"  
when we work.

I really enjoy working a Doberman; I live in New Orleans and goldens  
seem to all be allergic to the city LOL.  If I lived somewhere cooler,  
I'd always have a golden, though.  They are my favorite breed of dog  
with a Doberman coming close second.  I have found that for my area  
where I live, a Doberman is ideal.  They don't seem to be nearly as  
bothered by the heat, and also allergies seem to be less of an issue.   
Even though they are short haired dogs they can still stand to be out  
in our winter temps-- 30 to 40 degrees at night.  My doberman loves to  
sleep in the front room (which is not heated).  She could sleep in the  
warm part of the house but she loves the cooler areas.

Everyone's answers will be different of course, so JMHO, YMMV etc.




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