If you want something unique check out Rhodesian Ridgebacks I picked up a mix a few months ago from the shelter and she's awesome. Her defining feature and unique to just ridgebacks is her Mohawk down her back. What's even cooler is that since she's mixed her hair is longer than it should be so her Mohawk stands at about an inch permanently. Other than that she is a beautiful smart dog. She can be fun and energetic and play rough (humans or dogs) or she can just chill and hang out. Mine actually isn't aggressive around cats, just respectful. Also, the last cool thing is she literally never barks unless she's is frightened by something. I think she's barked 6 times since I've had her and I literally haven't heard her bark in over a month.

You have listed some very different dogs. If I were you I would write down the characteristics you are looking for, and will need, given your living circumstances and then pick a dog that compatible with you and the way you live.

For instance, Irish Setters are hunters and generally do not do well with cats and other small animals and they are high energy, which doesn't fit too well with not getting exercised every day. I will guarantee you the last thing you want is a dog that does not get enough exercise.

 

Originally Posted by Reech

+1 to all who said get a shelter pup.

Ditto

 

Originally Posted by iatetheredcrayon

If you want something unique check out Rhodesian Ridgebacks I picked up a mix a few months ago from the shelter and she's awesome. Her defining feature and unique to just ridgebacks is her Mohawk down her back. What's even cooler is that since she's mixed her hair is longer than it should be so her Mohawk stands at about an inch permanently. Other than that she is a beautiful smart dog. She can be fun and energetic and play rough (humans or dogs) or she can just chill and hang out. Mine actually isn't aggressive around cats, just respectful. Also, the last cool thing is she literally never barks unless she's is frightened by something. I think she's barked 6 times since I've had her and I literally haven't heard her bark in over a month.

I adopted a Rhodesian from my brother about a year ago. She was a bit too much for their newborn since she was just a puppy so that's why I adopted her.

She is the most awesome dog in the world!! I take her mountain biking and stuff and she keeps up with me no problem they can run for days. They are lionhounds but they were also used to track down slaves in Africa.

I give her 5 star food (Blue Wilderness) because most regular store bought foods are absolute crap. I have to pay about twice what I normally would but it's worth it for her health.

Thumbs up for Thai and Rhodesian Ridgebacks they rule!!

 

Originally Posted by SlayNL

lol looks like it

maybe i should get a Puli






.

LOL... get one of those and you can throw away your mops...

Just wait until someone wants to have a baby and everyone gets on their case saying they should just adopt...

 

Originally Posted by killingbird

I still think you should get a shelter dog.

I still think you should get a shelter dog.

I think you should get whatever the fuck you want!

 

Originally Posted by Dyzalot

Whether you buy a pure breed or rescue a dog from the shelter, you are doing your part in keeping one more dog out of the shelter or being with abusive owners.

+1, you don't have any obligation to get pets from a shelter. Obviously its nice to adopt strays or whatever is found at the shelter but I wouldn't feel bad if I could afford a purebred and that's what I wanted.

omfg shelter police stfu. The guy said he's already gotten 6 animals from the shelter, he's already done wayyyy more than his part. Now he wants a purebreed, is that really so terrible?

golden doodle, or great dane

 

Originally Posted by mattg1983

the consensus opinion is that they are all ugly as fuck.

that collie and bmd are ugly in your opinion? cause I dont think that was the consensus...that irish setter and schnauzer are hideous tho for sure!! lol

schnauzer is prob the worst looking dog of any imo...aside from grown bulldogs, bulldog pups are cute as hell but they grow up to be one ugly ass dog.

 

Originally Posted by The Smoking Pimp

Are you really talking about looks of dogs and you have those ugly mutts mattg lol

lol 57 post stalker troll

Just because they are in a shelter doesn't mean there is something wrong with them. Sometimes people have to give them up when they move, or in the case of my dog, she was a stray after the forest fires here. There's plenty of puppies in shelters that are born to strays and I'm pretty sure there's nothing wrong with them.

The reason people should consider adopting is there is literally no reason to force dogs to breed when there's a huge stray/shelter population out there being euthanized. Certainly if the shelter/stray populations were under control then by all means breed dogs.

 

Originally Posted by Dyzalot

LOL I never knew dogs had to be forced to breed.

well, now you do.