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That's a great mix. Have a friend that has had several. His neighbors lab visited the last one and I got one the puppies. She looks all Border Collie Aussie, just with a slightly fat lab body. She's a great dog, too.

Go the Pound and get an older dog that some one else gave up on or could no longer care for.I am too old to get a puppy,not that I would not love to have one.My Dogs are nine and five years old ,so I should out live them.If one dies I will get one from the Pound.

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This, and not only older dogs but the funny looking guys that don't stand a chance. I've had 1/2 a dozen of these, and they all were so grateful to have someone.

This will most likely be my next dog. I've had dogs my whole life, mostly all male mutts. 7 years ago we got our first full bred, a female yellow lab. She is off the charts with smarts, loyalty, etc. I have seen a few australian shepherds in action and am very impressed. I want one now but we have 2 labs, which is more than enough for the time being!

Lab. Any color. Might just and another year to your life.

Golden retriever here. Ours have been the most wonderful, loving dogs. Couldnt ask for a better breed.

Brittany. We've had such good luck with the two we've had, both of whom were rescues. The first one was a bird hunting machine and a sweet dog. The one we have now is not the hunter her predecessor was but the sweetest dog with the greatest desire to please I've ever seen.

In all honesty though I could love any good dog, no matter the breed. They just have a way of getting in your heart. At the end of the day mine climbs up on my lap and lies down, half on my leg and half on the arm of the recliner while I read, watch TV or snooze. All the cares of the world just seem to melt away as I stroke that faithful head.

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Rottweiler for me but a Heeler would be a close second.

When my current Chocolate Lab Sasha goes I'll probably get another or maybe a Chessie.

Great companions for wandering the woods, decent bed warmer on a really cold night.

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I've had and greatly enjoyed a couple Vizslas in the past. My last one died almost four years ago and my wife and I have been dogless until a couple weeks ago. While I love the Vizslas my job situation is radically different now. I used to be able to take my dog to work with me every day but now I am working in North Dakota 15 days out of 21 and we felt like that a less energetic breed would be better. We got a red pointing lab from Morgan's Pointing Labs in NE WA state. Looking forward to many years with him.

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Hate to think about a last dog. Love my black lab pup and he seems to be an easy trainer. Looking forward to fall hunting. My griff has been a family favorite for 6 years now. Here is a pic of him smiling on a recent hike. Son sent me a screen shot of him and I never cropped it. Lot of good dogs out there, enjoyed this thread.

My current dog may be my last dog, who knows. Anyway, for me it's Chessies. For a house dog you can't beat our little Papillion. If I had the space at our current place and the time to work with them I'd love to have a couple Catahoulas or other curs. I will not have any dog I don't have time to work with properly.

This is a long thread and I can't remember if I have posted on it or not but, If I lived where I had lots of room and wanted an outside dog, and especially if I lived where it was cooler than Arkansas, I would get a Great Pyrenees, or maybe a cross with one. I have owned several and they are awesome dogs. Good guard dogs without being dangerous and all that I have ever tried had a knack for trailing crippled deer. Not a house dog for sure and they love cold weather. The only one that I have ever had that tried to bite anyone was when a man that I hunt with came to pick up a deer that he had killed. He brought his 20 old Grandson and the Grandson told his Grandpa to just sit in the truck and I will drag the deer out here, which was about 50 yards. Purl got between him and the deer and growled to let him know to leave it alone. When he kept on, she bit him on the leg. He said hard enough to have brought blood if not for the Carthart overalls. As soon as the Grandfather,that Purl knew, got out of the truck she was OK with them getting the deer. She did not know the Grandson and was not letting him have the deer. She is gone now but I have a half breed out of her and an unknown father that is a great dog too. miles

Cool story bro

Akita, one of the most loyal breeds.

His brother does the same thing...haha

Lots of smiles and maybe a few tears reading about others dogs and thinking about mine.

I had a German Shepherd that would have taken a bullet for me. He remembered people that he met on a single occasion and years later he would walk up to greet them, but everyone had to be approved by a member of my family before he would let them near the kids or in the house. He was an amazing judge of character and after a couple years I let him make the call on the boys my daughters brought home. Funny thing is that my girls knew and went with the dogs assessment of the boys too. I heard from several people that when I left the room he gave everyone still in the room the message "I'll be taking care of things until Joe returns". We were at a soccer game once and another parent had an off leash Yorkie that kept nipping at his heals, finally Buddha had enough and sat on the little dog to keep it off his heals. The owner squealed louder than the dog but picked it up afterwards.

The last three dogs have been Boxers, two of which were rescues. Too many people love the puppies but dump them when they get bigger. They're incredibly playful and full of life and make me laugh on crappy days.

This has got to be the greatest hunting photo ever...





Sorry Mr. Safari but, if I only had time for one more dog I'd steal one of yours. Those are some beautiful Llewellins.

A Golden Retriever. I just had to put Sandy ,our 13 year old, down last Saturday. She still occasionally could run but she came down with mouth cancer and I didn't want to see her suffer. We got her from a rescue when she was 7. She was the happiest dog that I've ever known. She was an old-school golden, with the redder, shorter fur, longer legs and narrow head with a bump in the middle. Not these long haired, blonde things that the AKC calls Goldens.