Sparty Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Sad story My Mum has had to have their dog put down, it was not really her dog my sister had just dumped it there 4 years ago and never bothered with it since then The dog had started going strange the last 2 years she suddenly attacked my dogs while on a vist to our place (never happened before and ended up really freaking my husbands dog out still working out reuslts of that!!) Mum has been walking her morning and night and has had a lot of trouble, dog was a cattledog cross that would lunge at passerbys and especially other dogs then whip around behind her pulling her ove. Mum has gone out of her way the last year to take her to obedience and private sessions with trainer (which had improved her but only at obedience not for normal walks) Tuesday night we had all been walking for about 30 mins just on the last 100 meters efore home when she suddnely turned on me (i was about 3 meters away) for no apparent reason and tried to attack me!! worst my 4 year old was right next to me and could have been hurt, she did the same thing to my sister wednesday so the decision was made:( What I am after is a breed of dog i can reccomend for Mum. NOT known for being aggressive Trainable & intelligent not too big would enjoy flyball agility and obedience (which is why im asking in this forum) Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Perhaps look at a Border Collie...but aim for one from a good breeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Cant go wrong with a miniature poodle - just my opinion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) A Shetland Sheepdog (with a Tibetan Spaniel for a pal!). Or a Kelpie. Or one of the wonderful rescue dogs who's already known to have a great temperament. Edited March 25, 2005 by mita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tess32 Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I would also suggest a sheltie if she doesn't mind grooming - good at flyball, biddable, intelligent and loyal. Nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I'm fostering a cattle x shepherd, not agressive at all, not neccessarly the breed eh My other dog is a Great Dane, highly recomend them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 Im trying to explain her away from the border collies she loves ours, she has a medium size yard and she does walk morning and night i just worry the BC might be too much energy for her to handle. the dog she had had been a RSPCA dog so she is resistant towards a rescue at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxSpots Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 the dog she had had been a RSPCA dog so she is resistant towards a rescue at this point. Rescue dogs that are in foster homes are well and truely temp tested as they have been living in a home environment, sometimes with dogs/cats/kids. Well worth lookng into a dog from a Rescue group. Very Different to RSPCA or Pound environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cloverfdch Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) I would suggest a rescue aswell , but if your Mum is not too keen on the idea a Sheltie would be my next suggestion. I am sorry about your Mums dog . ETA: Just going to PM you i may know of a dog who may need a home . Edited March 25, 2005 by cloverfdch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) What about a Toller?? one of the reasons i went for them instead of a BC is i didnt want a breed with ANY aggression known Edited March 25, 2005 by tollersowned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 What about this cutie? Available for adoption now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 sas, unfortunately that dog is quite similar to the dog in question Tollersowned any resources i can look up on tollers? i have found a few websites But i want her to be very sure before she gets another dog LOL i can loan her my dogs for walking!! are there any rescue groups in the Ballarat area? Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Have PMd you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sas, that gorgeous dog you posted is my pick as one of the all-round nicest dogs up for adoption as the moment. He got a great review from his foster-carers. He's with Cordy's Rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sas, that gorgeous dog you posted is my pick as one of the all-round nicest dogs up for adoption as the moment. He got a great review from his foster-carers. He's with Cordy's Rescue. hehehe he's in foster care with me I think he's a great dog but if he's similar to the dog who attacked I can understand the mother not feeling comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terrieres extraordinaires Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 You haven't described how fit/agile your mum is (sorry to sound rude) as this has a great bearing on which breeds would be best. the 'working' breeds are some of the best for agility but usually require an enormous amount of mental and physical exercise. I compete with 2 terriers in agility so know they're a handful and generally very feisty! Papillons compete very successfully in agility and are considered the easiest of the toy breeds to train, with a friendly outgoing temperament. Shelties are also good but can be very timid. Aussie Shepherds resemble the Border Collie but are generally not nearly as 'hyper'. What kind of breeds does she like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 she is pretty fit and mostly agile I just wasnt sure she should go with a border collie we have been lucky with ours but we put a hell of a lot of work into them. she walks them occasionally when their dog was just too much for her (swapped with my husband) and she loved how easy it was to walk with them and how obedient they were (my 5 year old can walk them) they mostly ignore any other dogs which was a huge relief for her instead of being dragged across the loose gravel or tripped as the dog lunged to attack a passing dog It was a cattle dog cross she was just too strong when bent on getting at another dog. Mum could pull her up but on loose footing there was always the chance she might get off She had improved in class until last week in obedience then just went off and went after a couple of dogs you could hear her across the park Poor Mum is still in tears after all the stress the dog put her through she still had her sweet moments ... at home so preferably smaller than border collie but not too small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparty Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 thanks Tollersowned have rung the breeder she is 10 minutes down the road will go out and have a visit on sunday so what is this about "the scream" do your dogs do it?? She said she had only ever heard a visiting stud dog do it and thought someone was being attacked?? thanks for everyones input :D it is good to hear from different people with different fav dogs Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytmate Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Oh, I didn't recommend my favourite dog... I recommended a dog that would suit what you said you required in a dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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