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[Re: Natalya Zahn ]
#258898 - 12/07/2009 11:28 PM |
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Italian greyhound may be a good choice. Calm personality like a greyhound in a small size.
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Re: Dog for Sedentary/Low Activity people ?
[Re: Cheryl Gee ]
#258905 - 12/08/2009 07:43 AM |
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we have italian greyhounds, and they are HI energy, HI drive, at least the ones we have. At 10 yrs old our female has become sedentary, but it took 8 years to get there.
One of my dogs pups is a narcotics dog in Omaha. On the plus side, they do not bark, they are non-shedding, and they are tiny and are portable.
My son has an English Bulldog. That dog thinks BIG EXERCISE is a walk to the mailbox. He sleeps 23 1/2 hrs per day, and has from day one. He also farts and sheds and snores to the MAX, but he is a loyal quiet dog, was easy to housebreak, and requires no exercise at all.
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Re: Dog for Sedentary/Low Activity people ?
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#258907 - 12/08/2009 08:32 AM |
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I'll throw in my vote for an elder Greyhound. I know of more than a few that have lived to be 16+ years old, they don't shed much at all and tend to be really mellow and sweet. I LOVE Greyhounds. I've had 15 of them in my house at one time and hardly noticed....no kidding.
If you do go the 'Greyhound' route though, I'd be very specific with the rescue about what you are looking for. Not all Greyhounds are mellow and calm.
I haven't met a calm Whippet or Italian Greyhound. It's almost like the smaller the sighthound, the more wired they are, though they are super cute 
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#258912 - 12/08/2009 09:11 AM |
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I would also vote for the Greyhound, or adopting an older dog.
And i would rule out pugs....any of the ones i've come across have just been huge hyper bundles of energy. In my mind not a good match for your parents.
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[Re: Wendy Lefebvre ]
#258982 - 12/08/2009 09:11 PM |
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I would say, IF they want a dog to look for a senior dog from rescue, a shelter, or even from a breeder who's looking for a home for a retired dog.
"A dog wags his tail with his heart." Max Buxbaum
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[Re: Elaine Haynes ]
#258986 - 12/08/2009 10:05 PM |
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Ask around at a local humane society. For example, I know we've got a cocker right now who would be perfect for their situation as long as they could get past him being heartworm+. A local rescue has an 8 yr old poodle that's a mellow lap dog.
I'll also throw my vote in with the other folks who say a greyhound. Just make sure the dog was fostered for long enough to adjust to a normal home and really reveal it's personality. I've met dogs who seem mellow and gentle the first day turn out to be hyper little bulldozers.
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[Re: Cathy Goessman ]
#259012 - 12/09/2009 06:19 AM |
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Older dog seems to be the concensus. Is there a checklist to do besides asking obvious questions to the shelter? How can I confirm the dog's personality?
I mean for example, how can local shelters have any idea if a dog is trustable with children? It's not like I'd be willing to test the dog with mine... at least when you raise a puppy you get the chance to make sure he is indeed socialized with children, and gauge if he is okay with that before he's strong enough to rip a child's face apart.
I know of the personality test you can do to a puppies litter when chosing a pup (forgot the name of the test) but is there such thing for older dogs? Rolling an adult dog over to see if he's going to submit doesn't sound like a good idea to me, yet I'd rather know at the shelter than home if he can tolerate it.
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[Re: Francis Daigle ]
#259013 - 12/09/2009 07:02 AM |
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As a retired vet, I'd suggest staying away from an old dog for old people--the old dog soon ends up being euthanasia,needs dentals and other procedures, and old people have enough funerals to attend.
The greyhounds off the track that I have met could be perfect. "Cool" to take on a walk around town, they mainly sleep, they love their crates. Most have perfect manners, they like squeak toys. They have limited health problems. Gastric torsion being the main one, can be avoided with proper feeding techniques. They are cat-like in their remoteness, not desperate for constant attention. Quiet and gentle, calm.
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#259015 - 12/09/2009 07:45 AM |
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When I said older I meant between 3 and 5, not a senior dog but a fully grown one that will have mellowed.
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[Re: Jennifer Lee ]
#259018 - 12/09/2009 08:30 AM |
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I'm a little surprised no one has said Shih Tzu.
My grandparents have one, and so do my parents.
My parents dog, is only a year... But is the calmest dog I have ever seen, both aren't really keen on other dogs.
But they're fine with people.
If they had a poodle, they'd understand they have to groom it.
And they don't shed, they don't need really long walks, and they're lap dogs.
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