i want a dog!

[da SLUG man]

any recommendations for a dog to live in a 2 bed flat with 2 young children (7&2)?

i want company on my numerous "walks" to the shops!... (smoke breaks!!)

also got 2 cats, 2 mice & 2 giant african land snails!...

also wouldn't mind going in the car!



saw a nice staff/lab cross at battersea at the weekend... what do you think??


p.s. i've got a 3 bed bungalow with HUGE garden, but it would have to be good for going to flat A LOT.


also be good with other dogs, i.e. my mates got a burmese mountain dog

[logey79]

staff cross sounds good...usually, staffs are good with children and a cross would be even better.

my brother has a staff cross, 7 kids at home and the dog is good as gold with all of them.

[Chillitt]

a staffie/lab will pull like a sod on the lead, given half a chance...
all depends on how they are raised, if a dog is socialized properly most breeds are ok with kids/cats etc.. the rehomers will 'test' the dog to see if it is ok with cats..(no, they wont let you watch..) its just as important the kids are ok with dogs...
good luck!

[Nismo]

Ridgeback all the way. Make sure you get a puppy though so it gets used to the kids & doesn't eat them.

[da SLUG man]

it was this one (or one like it!)... it gave me a good vibe when i looked at it... and was called Sausage!


particularly liked it cos it didn't have the kind of look of a fighting dog like staffs can... i don't wanna look a tw@t walking round mrs slugs rough estate with a little dog with studded collar and horse brass on the lead!!

[logey79]

test drive is the only way to find out. good luck!

know what you mean there! identical colouring as my bro's cross, but face very labbie isn't it! don't know what his is crossed with though?

[joker??]

dont want to put you off the dog at battersea matt but a lot of pitbulls around here are said to be staff x labs have nothing against pitbulls owned one that loved my daughter aged 2 at the time
long as it gets plenty of exercise it shouldnt matter where it lives
working type dogs usually need more mental stimulation than pet types
i own a bulldog , ridgeback, and lab all get on well but the trd can be a bit feisty with strange dogs[she got attacked when she was younger ]
good luck with whatever dog you get ,

ps try to buy from family bred dog

[da SLUG man]

dont want to put you off the dog at battersea

it was the posh battersea dogs home, in Windsor!... hehehe!!... not the inner city one!

also in windsor, they've got a department store with a HUGE toy dept.!!
me and Charlie ahd a lightsabre fight!!

[Chillitt]

i got one like that. she's great!

[logey79]

it was the posh battersea dogs home, in Windsor!... hehehe!!... not the inner city one!

also in windsor, they've got a department store with a HUGE toy dept.!!
me and Charlie ahd a lightsabre fight!!

that's where our Max came from!

[ohsupremebeing]

any recommendations for a dog to live in a 2 bed flat with 2 young children (7&2)?

i want company on my numerous "walks" to the shops!... (smoke breaks!!)

also got 2 cats, 2 mice & 2 giant african land snails!...

also wouldn't mind going in the car!



saw a nice staff/lab cross at battersea at the weekend... what do you think??


p.s. i've got a 3 bed bungalow with HUGE garden, but it would have to be good for going to flat A LOT.


also be good with other dogs, i.e. my mates got a burmese mountain dog

Cant u take the 2 giant african land snails for a walk to the shops it may take a little longer but its a walk

[jaky cakes]

staff/lab sounds like a good combination.
staffs are renouned for being great with kids and labs are good workers/learners.
my brother got a staff/GSD cross and she is fantastic with the bairns.

[AuldNick]

Staffie's are thick, demand mega attention AND it will eat your house.

Springer Spaniel bitch thats wot you need.

[da SLUG man]

it would never come in my house... it'll live in the garden!

but Mrs slug will have to put it up for the night when i visit...
it can eat her house!!

[AuldNick]

AND staffie's dont do walks they do do drags & pulls kinda like a gay dog thing (you are it's bitch). Did I mention they hate everything else on four legs so get insurance and first name terms with a vet.