My hubby wants a real dog...

[Lovetodream88]

I would not recommend a mix because you never know what your going to get. Would he be ok getting an adult so you would know how the dogs get along and skipping the puppy phase where puppies can be rough might be best for small dogs. Whatever you do though its best not to leave big dogs and small dogs alone together.

[nanahas3]

Boxers are wonderful dogs with yorkies. My son has a beautiful little girl named Angel now and had one that was the sweetest girl ever named Belle. They both played with my yorkies and were so gentle with them.

[MishyMish]

Originally Posted by Rachael1983

I grew up with larger dogs. Have no experience with as a yorkie owner and large breed owner. I don't think your hubby would agree that a Golden Doodle is a Man's dog either. If you're considering a large dog that may be good with the yorkies, consider a German Shepard?

What about a lab or boxer?

[ritapatt]

We have an older Wheaten Terrier, while not a large dog in weight(35 lbs), still quite tall and very strong. No shedding but puppies can be very energetic and high energy- they take a lot of training. Lucy was 8 when we bought Ziva home, I don't know if I could have managed the other way . Lucy does take way more grooming, food and clean up than the yorkies, and she never lays on our laps to cuddle!

[MyDearSam]

Don't you just wanna smack 'em when they make the "real dog" comments?

Dobies, trained correctly, are wonderful animals. My uncle had several over the years when I was growing up. His Zeus was super protective over his territory, but if he knew you, he was a total pile of wagginglickingflopoverrubmybellyNOW! goo.

[Bluemoon]

We have a great dane as well as our yorkie and a cat. They get along great!

[Clyde_Dexter]

We had a Border Collie with our Yorkies and he did great, always!
However, if I had to choose to get a big dog with my little dogs I would want to get an AIREDALE terrier!!! A couple of people in my neighborhood have airedales and they are such interesting and wonderfully delightful dogs.

[pookybear]

I totally understand your ick for shedding and your hubby's desire for a dobermine. I'm considering getting a dobermine as my next personal protection dog but with their ears clipped they do have some ear concerns and not as scary looking without it done.

We have both trained rottweiler and boxer for guard protection that stay outdoors. The more socialized and obedient the better. Any breed will obey you if you train them. They are very both very good with the yorky. The yorky has a big dog attitude so not intimidated by the larger breeds. Just have to look out for the yorky if the big dogs start horsing around.

A non shedding man dog, perhaps you could look at a black giant schnauzer. They're a working class breed.

[mperran1974]

I have a large brown lab and another dog the size of a golden retriever. They are both very good with Chloe. I always stay close just in case and she has her own fenced in area outside to potty so they can't get in there with her.

[Clyde_Dexter]

Originally Posted by pookybear

A non shedding man dog, perhaps you could look at a black giant schnauzer. They're a working class breed.

Pooky's mom is definitely correct that giant black schnauzers are great working dogs and definitely looks manly/regal but still cute ...

Giant Schnauzer's actually do shed, though. Like the Airedale terrier as well .... but those two particular dogs are "low-shedding" dogs because they do not shed as much as, say, a German Shepherd or even other such short hair breeds.

However, if you're looking for a dog that doesn't shed as much, I would definitely look into the Giant Schnauzer or the Airedale terrier. Of course, all large dogs (and little) require a lot of training and socialization to be good companions for both yourself and other dogs.

The Giant Black Schnauzer is my third choice of large dog that I would choose.
My choices being: Airedale terrier, Irish Wolfhound, Giant Schnauzer

[AmberJ]

My friend has a Labradoodle, and it sheds soooooooooooooooooooooo much, it's awful!!! She also drools a lot and has big strings hanging from her mouth! I know this, as we have looked after her! Never again! I have Poppy, my lil Chi x Yorkie, and we also have a Staffy, they are very good together most of the time, maybe he would like a Staffy!

[Yorkiemomma78]

Originally Posted by Bluemoon

We have a great dane as well as our yorkie and a cat. They get along great!

I would LOVE to see a picture of him!! After yorkies,great danes are my FAVORITE breed..they´re such gentle and noble dogs

When we got Duke (great dane/Golden retriever mix) Lady (RIP) was 7 years old.She was a 2lb yorkie and he was SO gentle with her,even as a puppy himself.He was the best dog ever and I LOVED how huge and clumbsy he was
I absolytely LOVE danes

[Gennies]

OMG so Sorry thought I posted this yesterday but DD got here and I got busy. Sorry!

First I'd say: He's a guy...all my male friends call big dogs "real dogs" and big trucks are "real trucks"....It's just a guy thing. Sounds to me like he wants a dog to be his buddy too. A doberman is like all other dogs, in the sense that if you raise it right, it's a wonderful loving family pet...treat it wrong and you get what you failed to nurture and train. Does that make sense? There are some breeds that are much more "head strong" than others...some say stubborn and some say take much more training to stay on top of, but he just stays consistent all will be well.

I had a doberman that I got as a pup and raised for 4 years before she went to the rainbow bridge, she got Wobblers Disease. She was the sweetest, most loving, loyal, obedient and friendly dog I've ever had!!! I spent a lot of time with her (but had a life too so don't take that wrong please), just was very focused on training and socializing her to be a positive representative for the breed. We had my mother's older 6 lb toy poodle living with us then and she was taught to be very gentle with and she never hurt her.

Before my divorce I had a Great Pyrenees, Garrett with the girls for the last 5 years. Here's a few pictures of them.

[MarliQQ]

Lol, your hubby sounds like my dad and brother, when I first got Milo, there was a bunch of jokes. Comments like "what is that?", "Is it a cat?", "Why didn't you get a real dog?". We have always had big dogs in my family, last string of dogs my dad and brother had were all Rotties, my dad had a few dobermans that were trained amazingly well, our best family dog in my opinion was a golden retriever. I would not hesitate to buy a retriever as a family pet when I start my family.

[AngelFae]

Oh yes, my DH is a "manly man" too and small dogs, such as Yorkies, are "Muskie bait" to him. I brought Blazer home without his approval. In fact, he strictly forbid it but I did it anyway (I mean really, how could I pass up on a free Yorkie that was a thank you gift?) So, DH wanted NOTHING to do with Blazer and ignored him for a few weeks and always had snide comments for me about how I babied him. I gradually coerced DH into paying attention to Blazer by acting like I didn't know how to train him properly. DH wanted things "done right" so would step in. Also, Blazer and Buddy would play and it was (and is) SOOOO hilarious to watch that you couldn't help but smile. Blazer gradually worked his way into DH's heart and now whenever DH is home (usually only on weekends, he works out of town) they are inseperable. I knew that I'd "won" when DH started telling everyone about how great Blazer is. =D