Mag,
I love Amber's dog - she is Pomeranian. Adorable, small, quiet, well
behaved and wasn't a jumpy puppy. She makes a great lap dog, barks only
when someone is at the door, although she sits up alertly whenever
someone walks by the house. She does need to be brushed tho - but that
part of the whole sitting in the lap thing. She is roughly 6.5 pounds
and jumps just fine. And she is fine around my cats. Most of what you
want are thing one would train the dog for anyway. Do not get a
Dachshund - they are insanely active. I had a Chihuahua before this and
she was equally nice to my Pom. If you raise them gently and in a calm
environment - and chose a calmer breed or puppy - it should be fine. You
want to raise them - that's how you get them trained - Bob trained our
Chihuahua not bark because he carried her around and was her example.
She patterned after him - since he didn't bark - so she didn't bark.
Basically that's what I did with the Pom.
Hugs - Trisha
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From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Kendall D. Corbett
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:39 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: advice for dog for mag?
Mag,
I know you want a smaller, lower maintenance dog so I won't strongly
recommend what I've got. He's a chow/lab cross, and the best dog I've
ever
seen, bar none (spoken like a true proud puppy papa). He sheds like
crazy
though, and weighs 75 pounds.
You might want to consider a poodle/beagle cross. When I was in high
school, the second best dog I've ever known was a beagle/husky cross
with a
wonderful temperament. She shed quite a bit, so that's why I'm
recommending
a poodle cross. The beagle made her smaller and thinner, so a cross
with a
poodle might fill your needs well.
Kendall
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> ahh just when i was thinking about you! I am considering getting a
dog.
> After seeing two friends with their puppies, I am sure I don't have
the
> energy for a puppy! Wears me out when i go to their houses. my
requirements
> for a dog;
> be between 12 and 20 lb
> be able to jump off my lap without breaking its legs,
>
> able to be trained to bark when my door bell rings, bark if a stranger
is
> entering from balcony, etc. (hearing dog)
>
> must not go after my cats,
>
> be calm, but enjoy learning tricks, playing ball, tug, etc
>
> not require excessive grooming,
>
> What kind of dog should i look for...
>
> I will answer the cp questions later.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tamar
>
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>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Carla MacInnis <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2009 4:08:58 PM
> Subject: I'll Change the Subject Line If You Will :)
>
> Going mad. Quietly insane. Hmm! :)
>
> Could be an interesting trip.
>
> Here's a thread change for you all
>
> Share your thoughts on aging with cerebral palsy. Your current status;
how
> things have changed for you in the past year, for example. What ticks
you
> off the most about aging with cerebral palsy.What the medical
community
> isn't doing for you? What they could/should be doing for those among
us
> aging with cerebral palsy. Throwing drugs at us and sending us home
doesn't
> cut it. Dont' you agree?
>
> Don't hold back :)
>
> Crawling back under my rock now :)
>
> Hope y'all are well and keeping out of trouble. I know I am.
>
> BTW, each of you must sing Happy Birthday to Mr. Digby (my Australian
Silky
> Terrier). He was 6 years old yesterday (adopted in 2007 a few days
after Mr.
> Jake the Cairn passed away, and 2 months after hubby passed away). A
> critical addition to my daily routine.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
> http://home.netscape.ca/~terrier
>
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An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
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persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress
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