MadQuilter

I've heard that with Spaniels you have to keep an eye on their ears. The long hairy ears tend to hold moisture and can lead to ear infections (I had a lab mix with that problem). Other than that, I think Spaniels are lovely animals. I prefer lab/lab-mixes myself.

mzsooz

My brother adopted a retired racing greyhound and it is a wonderful pet. If I ever got a dog that is what I would get too.

DebsShelties

Greyhound slow walk? Had a friend who lived behind me in Calif who adopted one that was being retired, she needed exercising every other day. He would take her to a enclosed ballpark and let her loose to run to her hearts content. Was beautiful watching that dog run.
This dog was 4 - 5 years of age. They also tend to be larger dogs 65 - 75 pounds.

lindyline

No, they need walking. Even greyhounds in training are walked every day. Yes they are larger, but they are soooo gentle, especially with children and the elderly.

nursie76

I have heard that Greyhounds, while they need their exercise are real couch potatoes. If I ever got another dog that is what I would consider. But then, I would probably check the local shelter first, and fall in love with one of the dogs there!

Please check out your local shelter, there is someone there who would love to be loved by you.

katiebear1

Mixed breeds are the best. We have a golden retirver/yellow lab mix and she is super sweet. But for a smaller dog beagle mixes are good. really almost any shelter dog is good. I think it is because they are so grateful to find a loving home. Whenever we adopt we don't go with a specific breed in mind. If the right dog is there it will"speak" to your heart and you will just know that is one for you.

quiltluvr

Definitely a mix breed for all the reasons mentioned already. I've always had some kind of beagle mix, (beagle/collie, beagle/dobie, beagle/basset, now a beagle/hound--colors like a mini dobie.

As a kid we had dachshunds.

Hope you find a furbaby real soon. :-D

DebsShelties

I agree they are great with kids, and older folk, but small animals like cats, NO WAY, they are trained to chase rabbit and will go after cats real fast as prey.
They are a muscle dog with huge hind ends (all muscle) to keep them in shape, they need exercise/running. It is what they were bred for - racing.

Ramona Byrd

Definitely get an older dog. They've had time to be house broken, and are probably still looking for their owners, wondering why they are alone now, and will look on you as a wonderful friend.

For many years we took in adult, abused Dobermans (just till they could find a good home for them) and yes, they found a good home for them, we refused to give them up!! We had from one to three at any one one time. I was pack leader, more stubborn than they were, and they almost lived inside with us. They were members of the family, and took their jobs as guards seriously. My kids and I still talk about each one of them, and we'll miss them forever.

DebsShelties

Another med to large breed that loves to be a companion is the Bloodhound. They are low on the grooming scale being short haired, prefer to walk over run and love everyone.