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Originally Posted by matese  Sorry I didn't read the profile, I just read her entire profile, she has cerebellar hypoplasia, I would be looking for a healthy, sturdy dog, one that can take nice long walks.
If your aunt had a calm, submissive, docile yorkie she had a one of a kind yorkie lol, they do mellow out, calm down around 9 to 10 years old. My 4 girls slowed down at 10 years old, but were still mischievous, teasing little imps with a high prey drive. If your looking for calm, docile breeds I think you should stay away from the terrier breed. |
Oh. lol Sorry.
Usually I look for healthy, sturdy, etc. but I wasn't sure if her disease was bad enough.
To be honest, I'm sort of a couch potato, but I do enjoy short walks, and occasional time outdoors(hiking, fishing, easy paced stuff).
I thought of a small breed because I was reading that walking them for a few short walks 2x daily(30min - 1 hour per walk) + playing with them indoors and backyard rigorously would be enough to satisfy them.
Sometimes I like going for 1 and half or 2-3 hours but it's not as common. It's why I wanted to avoid -other- terriers like the notorious jack russel...
I would enjoy a bulldog but they're neither foofy, and they're exercise level is way too low. I.e. their form of exercise is walking from the couch to the fridge from what I read(well not that literal but you get what I mean).
To be honest, I wanted a dog that would be close to me a lot, would enjoy short walks and some play. Though cuddling is fine. Non-slobbery (like not a basset hound- although they are beautiful they drool like crazy and it's a bit off putting). Something that's just happy go lucky and a bit mellow. That's how my aunts dog was. It was like that since it was a puppy, she got it from some breeder after much research.
Her dog much like my mothers dog followed her everywhere.
The only reason I didn't want to go for another cockapoo(what my mother has) is that after 3 days of bathing she reeks of this strange smell(I sadly have sensory issues).
I found out that it's probably the cocker spaniel in her, because cocker spaniels tend to produce more skin oils and that it can smell weird after some time.
That, and I've never had that issue with any other dog before-- even that wire haired fox terrier didn't smell weird.
But when you said I should go for something sturdy and healthy, I kind of agree because my brother has a daughter and she is rather young (about a year or two) and while they wont come into contact- I'd rather be careful in both cases. We only see them 2x a month though.
She had another yorkie before that apparently and the dog was like hers now. But it may have just taken cues from her. Heard that dogs sometimes take after(copy- behaviorally) their owners.
So would it be prudent to compare a yorkie with say a fox terrier or worse... a jack russel? I've seen my neighbors jack(he has 2) and they're rather obnoxious and hyper... Yipping, running around, "popcorning", etc without ceasing-- even after I go back inside for sometime. His dogs also bark at night, and sometimes howl.
This is rather heart breaking as yorkies are rather beautiful.