*Heidi*

thanks for the info everyone, i am researching similar size breeds to suit us, so this saved me asking

How did i miss this post ????????????

Well okay he is not a dog but today we said goodbye to our 14.5 year old Birman Hanni :cry: RIP Old Boy

I was shocked when i read this earlier on FB, and i know i said it earlier but hugs RIP Karma

I have hardwood, and they survive ok, but a softwood wont

RIP Riley :cry:

:clap: I am yet to read this whole thread, but i agree with this, you dont know this child had autism, but of course a "naughty child", or one that wasobviously not being supervised properly just has to be autistic gets my back up. My autistic child is never not right next to me when out, even at 9 years old, I would never let him wander off, and although he has his moments,as i avoid triggers well, and people while out and about dont even know his is autistic, he also would not just wander up to a stranger and has been taught to never touch anybodys dog unless they say it is ok, although with his sensory issues he does not like patting dogs anyway, so dont just think every naughty child must have autism, oh and just to add......... i would also get my autistic child and my other children out of a burning house over my dog or both my cats,

I would say a spaniel of some type, which one will depend on the size etc you want, our welsh springer spaniel is great with kids etc, but i think a cavalier would be fantastic, as its smaller but great with kids also, just make sure you go to a registered breeder, not a pet shop etc Breeders and info for each breed can be found here http://www.dogzonlin...breeds/list.asp and no question is to dumb when trying to find out a breed to suit you, most breeders are more than happy to answer questions

What state are you in? I know it says QLD but that is the default state for DOL and sometimes it is not correct, there is a good WSS breeder in QLD you could talk to, even though they dont have puppies atm you might be able to go visit the dogs etc and ask questions

not ours, unless she sees a bird in the yard she does not bark LOL but i think she is a lazy bones,

I am biased obviously, but if you have any specific questions about welshies i am more than happy to help where i can, feel free to pm me if i dont answer as i may not be on DOL to much over the next week, but will be checking my emails, as for kids, we have 3 here (soon to be 4 ) and Teegan is great with them, one is autistc, and Teegan has never been worried about any of his weird noises or things he does, but she has grown up with it, so i think it depends on how you socialize your dog when younger, there are definately welshies i know that are very shy of strangers for a while, but Teegan was out and about when a puppy and does not really have that issue, they will also (or teegan does) follow you everywhere in the house, so if you like to go to the loo or shower in peace dont pick a welshie ;)

I was also thinking Crate training at night,

I bought them off COTD a few weeks back, but they have not made it out of the box yet!!!!

Oh Bryan i know i have told you this already on FB but only just saw this thread Thinking of you, HUGE hugs sent your way, RIP Toby

Fantastic news