[Cause]

My fellow Malazan marines. I seek a dog. My wishes for this dog are for it to be maximally cute, fluffy, low maintenance and low energy.

I'm looking at a medium breed I think. Im possibly thinking or a corgi or a Beagle?

I will play with and walk my dogbut a bread that needs to be walked twice a day would not be good. It will have company almost all the time but shouldnt want to eat the furniture when left alone

I like female dogs. They normally seem calmer. I'm thinking of naming it pixel or Maggie. Suggestions welcome

[Itwæs Nom]

When I was 12 I named a pitbike that I got as my birthday present Maggie

[worry]

Beagles are definitely not low energy.

[amphibian]

Beagles also bark quite a bit and steal food constantly. The breed fits none of your requirements.

Do you live in a house with a yard or an apartment? Do you have previous experience with a dog or dogs? Are you or your family allergic to anything?

[Cause]

Have a yard. Used to have two Maltese poodles. Allergic to cats!

I don't need a dog that's a living potato. But a husky for example would be too much

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

As a not-definitive rule of thumb, the smaller breeds are often higher energy and require more activity than the larger breeds.

[Hairshirt]

We had cocker spaniels growing up, they seem to fit your requirements. Cute, fluffy (beagles and corgis aren't), easy to train, the energy thing isn't perfect but they're not husky crazy. They're relatively calm if they're walked.

[Abyss]

Cocker spaniels bite more people yearly than pit bulls. Aggressive little fuckers who need training and exercise too many owners fail to deliver.
Take a look at the Corso, Viszla, Boxer breeds.

[Loki]

A cat.


Edit: Constant allergies are worth the disdain and disappointment only a cat can throw your way.

This post has been edited by Loki: 10 April 2017 - 04:12 AM

[Cause]

Corgis are covered in fur?

I love Labradors, retrievers nuts but I want a dog that can spend a fair amount of time inside. I think medium sized or smaller makes that easier

[Aptorian]

I agree with Loki's cat suggestion. If you want a dog, but don't have the time to exercise it or at least take it for walks, then you probably shouldn't get one.

Cats on the other hand are low maintenance. They sleep for 15-20 hours a day. The rest of the time they mostly sit and look out of a window or eat stuff, interspersed with brief windows of hell bent need to kill or destroy something.

[Morgoth]

I think the ideal suggestion is an Irish Setter. I grew up with several of them in the house and can confirm that they're both low energy and require relatively few and short walks.

[champ]

cockapoo sounds like it'll meet your requirements

This post has been edited by champ: 10 April 2017 - 09:52 AM

[LadyMTL]

I'll also second the word of caution about cocker spaniels, especially if you have young kids. When I was a baby we had a cocker, and she was so jealous / aggressive towards me that my parents had to give her up. No joke, she would come up to me and growl in my face. So yeah, if kids are around maybe forego the cocker.

That said, if you are interested in spaniels, a very good friend of mine had an English Springer spaniel and he was adorable! Not really a medium-sized dog, though, and he did require daily walks. Maybe a Cavalier King Charles spaniel instead? They're smaller and are supposedly not very energetic.

Or a cat. Cats are awesome, like dogs that don't give a damn about you and can pretty much take care of themselves. (Of course, if you are severely allergic maybe not, but otherwise...cats forever! Sayeth the somewhat crazy cat-less cat lady!)

[Morgoth]

I don't think there exists a dog that does not require at the minimum two walks a day.

[Loki]

If you're not up to/able to walk a dog every day than you probably shouldn't have one. The size and demeanour of the dog is irrelevant when it comes to the need to exercise. Actually, it is relevant in regards to a base minimum since certain breeds need a lot more exercise as well as other considerations like living space size, temperature, and in some case the need to have animals to protect (such as maremmas). But all breeds need daily walks otherwise you can expect behavioural issues.

[Tiste Simeon]

You should check out We Rate Dogs for help.

[Abyss]

Morgoth, on 10 April 2017 - 11:40 AM, said:

I don't think there exists a dog that does not require at the minimum two walks a day.

Loki, on 10 April 2017 - 12:28 PM, said:

If you're not up to/able to walk a dog every day than you probably shouldn't have one. The size and demeanour of the dog is irrelevant when it comes to the need to exercise. ...

This.

I have owned and lived with a variety of breeds, all were great, all required at least two decent walks per day and a period of attention/play daily.

I know entirely too many people who own pugs, shitzus, micro-chihuahuahuahuahuahuahas, etc small hairy rat things pretending to be dogs, and think that a quick step outside to pee is fine. These same people cannot figure out why their dog is overweight, has health issues, is antisocial and/or destroys things.

[James Hutton]

Morgoth, on 10 April 2017 - 11:40 AM, said:

I don't think there exists a dog that does not require at the minimum two walks a day.

My friend's a dog trainer and he recommends no more thanapproximately 8 hours between walks.

[Morgoth]

I watched a Pug Boston Terrier mix ones. The owner said she didn't need much exercise but could be a handful. I took her for long walks in the forest and she was the sweetest, calmest little dog for the whole weekend.