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Ok so i am working on my 4-H dog poster. I need some help picking breeds to put a picture of. I am planning two for each group, but have it narrowed down to four. I kind of would like to have a breed commonly recognized and one not so. So hatrack, could you give me some imput. Pick two in each group.
Non Sporting: Boston Terrier Dalmatian French Bulldog Poodle
Toy: Chinese Crested Italian Greyhound Maltese Papilion
Working: Bernese Mountain Dog Boxer Great Dane Mastiff
Sporting: Brittany Labrador Retriever Spione Italiano Vizsla
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I was trying to decide between Bernese Mountain and Pyrenees, I guess if it would make ya happy I'll go with the Pyr
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I wouldn't call my sheltie a herding dog except for that one time we were playing frisbee, but I love him, and he kicks butt at obedience.
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I like the list. Don't know if I would have picked exactly the same but hey it works.
I think all the ones in non-sporting are pretty recognizable, maybe like a finnish spitz or a keeshonden for a more uncommon breed.
In "Hounds" I'd do one more exotic sighthound like a borzoi or an ibezan and one more "ordinary" hound like the ones on your list.
More exotic in the Working would be a Komondor (they are large white walking mops with dreds)
For my own group the "herding" I'd go with either the Cardigan Corgi, the Briard or the Canaan Dog for the "exotic" and then something in the collie family, be it border, bearded, rough, smooth or small (a sheltie) for your more normal herding dog.
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Where is the fox terrier support here? You people are the reason why the only coffee cup with a terrier on it I can find is a jack russell. Wicked people.
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I am going with Brittany, Beagle, Saluki, Cardigan Corgi, Glen of Imaal terrier (misc), Lab, Komodor, Boxer, Airedale, JRT, Redbone Coonhound (misc), Sheltie, Keeshound, Boston Terrier, Italian Greyhound, and Yorkie, not exactly in that order.
I can't find an Airedale Coffee mug either, but we have a sheltie one.
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You know, of course, that if there's a picture with a lot of dogs everyone is going to start looking for Lassie. The question is whether or not you cater to these people.
As I'm of the opinion that Collies are far and away the best breed of dog imaginable I suggest you bow to our demands. My demands.
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BTL, they can pretend that the sheltie is Lassie, sheltie's are so much more fun anyway, and they fit in little spaces. So you should bow to their superiority.
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Feh...not breeds...inbreds is more like it. Having suffered through a hand-me-down Silky Terrier (or Silky Terrorist as we called him) my family happily shares our home with a good ol' mutt. Best temperment, healthy, super smart, great with other animals and kids...and cost us nearly nothing to get (and was from a rescue shelter, so it was a good deed as well).
Is there room for the mutt on this 4-H thingy? Is this, like, heresy?
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Having a sheltie is like getting one of those mini chocolate bars over Halloween. Sure they're good and all, and you like them. But man, wouldn't a full sized one be great?
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fil- the assignment is "explain the different groups of breeds and how breeds fall into those" I could probably have a good old heinz 57 mutt, but I would need a nice picture, I will look.
BtL, I for one perfer the small candybars, that way I can have more than one if I like, and well there is less shedding (because of course, candybars shed).
DocC, I really like Tervurens, If I wanted a big herding breed that's what I would get, but for right now I like the little guys.
Thanks for the help
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