Where to get a puppy?

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Ours is 190lbs now. Laziest dog ever in fact we wanted XXL for the laziness. Sleeps in every day, is content with one big walk a day where we let him sniff & smell to his hearts content and he gets his outdoor lounging time in a fenced in yard esp in this weather. Over 120lbs the meds for flea/tick do go up in $ since they only make then for dogs that size. He gets 2 pills a month vs 1 for a smaller dog. Food is a large bag every 3-4wks since he only has 3 cups a day plus cheese tax. Now XXL do have a shorter life span 8-13, our guy is turning 9 next month and outside of his Addison's disease which is controlled with meds he's doing great. I've seen some similar go beyond. He is a mix (St Bernard/Dane) so that may help.
 
One breed I would NOT recommend is a Jack Russel Terrier. Hyper As F***.
At least ours was. But lived to be 16-17 years.

Dachshunds (weiner dog) are also cool and cute. We had one.
They don't like being alone. But they do like to pee out of excitement when people come to the door.
Imaging a dog laying on its back, legs spread apart and spraying everyone like a water fountain/sprinkler.
 
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Get a dog - best thing ever.
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WestBrantKid said:
I agree with Cranky
Also, being a mutt, it's less prone to genetic issues. My Boxer lived 13 years, but the breed has an average lifespan of 8-10 years because of genetics. My mixed breed that came from my boxer's brother lived 15 years.
Look at Great Danes, they are one of the best breeds for apartment dogs, despite their many health issues and being one of the largest breeds, because they need such little exercise.
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No one has mentioned the zoomies. From what I'm told Danes sleep most of the day but occasionally get the zoomies like other dogs and rocket around the house, bouncing off walls.
 
My bi-colour Shepherd made the last trip to the vet the previous summer ('24). Wasn't going to get another dog. Somehow I now have a Shepherd/Malinois cross that was found wandering the streets of Toronto. What could possibly go wrong?

***SPOILER****

Everything they say about Belgian Malinois is true.

 
My Daughter walks her one normal dog with a friend and a pair of malinois that are retired security dogs .Friend owns a business that trains military/ police and private security dogs . They would happily pin you to the lawn if the boss says so and they get a squeeky toy reward . When they walk in remote Ft Mac trails they dont worry about bears / coyotes or muggers . And they are great at home .


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Wife is coming around to the slightly larger dogs. Just waiting for @WestBrantKid to answer a PM and maybe we can do something here sooner rather than later.

Went to the Mississauga Animal Servies as they have a big 50% off fees event. Unfortunately they don’t let you walk around to see the pups available as they can be spooked or riled up.

But no dogs that don’t shed, and especially none good with 3 year old kids.
 
oioioi said:
One breed I would NOT recommend is a Jack Russel Terrier. Hyper As F***.
At least ours was. But lived to be 16-17 years.

Dachshunds (weiner dog) are also cool and cute. We had one.
They don't like being alone. But they do like to pee out of excitement when people come to the door.
Imaging a dog laying on its back, legs spread apart and spraying everyone like a water fountain/sprinkler.
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We had a Jack Russell as well. Super energetic but also super intelligent. Overall we had a good experience.
 
That’s a difficult question I have…how does one know a pup is, or isn’t, from a ‘puppy mill’?

Lots of Kijiji pups up for sale which I’m ok with. I just don’t want to support irresponsible breeding.

Wife convinced me of a sub 30lb pup :(
 
mimico_polak said:
That’s a difficult question I have…how does one know a pup is, or isn’t, from a ‘puppy mill’?

Lots of Kijiji pups up for sale which I’m ok with. I just don’t want to support irresponsible breeding.

Wife convinced me of a sub 30lb pup :(
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The other part is temperaments because of inbreeding and expensive to treat physical ailments.

The neighbour behind me has a mix that has to be drugged for car rides or it goes nuts.

The neighbour beside me has a dog that can only eat kangaroo meat. It cost him $3000 to find that out.
 
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