If anybody is aware of a light-shedding or nonshedding dog that is available and good with young children in the northern NJ area, please let me know.

I recommend:

 

www.petfinder.com

My wife supports Yorkie Rescue. That's where we got Ernie. All the critters are Vet checked with all shots before they go out for adoption.

I definitely recommend rescuing a dog. Do a bit a research so you know which breeds to consider, go out there, and save a life!

BTW a high school friend just adopted or fostered a pregnant GSP, she just had 6 pups about 2 wks ago, let me know if you are interested, no idea what/who the father was yet.

My wife supports Yorkie Rescue. That's where we got Ernie. All the critters are Vet checked with all shots before they go out for adoption.

 

Frank, my daughter wants a Yorkie and the wife says she wants one also, I want a Shepard, but with only 3 of us in the house and me against 2, I'll be getting a Yorkie. It won't be till May or June, I'd appreciate any info you can pass along.

A Yorkie? Ew, might as get a large rat that barks all the time.

 

Just beat them to the punch and bring home a German Shepard puppy.

A Yorkie? Ew, might as get a large rat that barks all the time.

 

Just beat them to the punch and bring home a German Shepard puppy.

 

Brian it's my wife and daughter and me dude and I need to sleep some time so a barking cat it is...

Here you go Harry: http://unitedyorkierescue.org/

 

Yorkies are really deadly. They bite you about the ankles until you bleed out.

Brian it's my wife and daughter and me dude and I need to sleep some time so a barking cat it is...

 

 

I lost respect for you.

Thanks Frank.

 

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Man I do have to sleep sometime and they both shoot, and that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Lol

 

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A Yorkie? Ew, might as get a large rat that barks all the time.

 

Just beat them to the punch and bring home a German Shepard puppy.

 

 

Agreed my gfs sister had 2 and all they did was **** piss bark cry hump and poop again, they were nasty dogs, best was when they pissed off my Beagle. And she came walking with a yorkie in her mouth like it was a rabbit and then.pinned it down until i told jer tp stop once again yorkies are a waste,look in to a small hound there great family dogs

Agreed my gfs sister had 2 and all they did was **** piss bark cry hump and poop again, they were nasty dogs, best was when they pissed off my Beagle. And she came walking with a yorkie in her mouth like it was a rabbit and then.pinned it down until i told jer tp stop once again yorkies are a waste,look in to a small hound there great family dogs

 

- 1k

 

They're loveable critters

Frank, my daughter wants a Yorkie and the wife says she wants one also, I want a Shepard, but with only 3 of us in the house and me against 2, I'll be getting a Yorkie. It won't be till May or June, I'd appreciate any info you can pass along.

 

Who do you think is going to wind up caring for it? So your vote should count for 3. Just think of how much better you'll feel if you are away and a 100lb German Shepard is at home with wife and daughter versus a 9 lb yapping rat.

The yapping rat alerts you of the threat just like a big dog and doesn't eat as much...

 

 

- 1k

 

They're loveable critters

 

 

Lmao yea ok, I would rather own a cat, atleast they dont have yappy barks and kill mice lol

Thanks for all of the advice. I had two tough medium size dogs when my wife and I met, Australian Cattle Dogs. They have a few other things in them such as dalmation, but they are mostly a mix between a blue merle collie and a dingo. If you ever saw Mad Max movies, that is a ACD or Heeler. However, they are stubborn and very intelligent. They are probably not the best thing with young children and I had to promise that I would get something that doesn't shed or sheds minimally. That doesn't leave many options, especially a dog that would be good with small children. I would be afraid the kids would hurt the Yorkie. My four ideal options based on the criteria would probably be a Goldendoodle, a Labradoodle, a Wired Haired Pointing Griffon, or a Pudelpointer. I will probably end up with some kind of poodle/terrior mix as those four are a little larger than my wife wants.

I got a short haired mut from the pound in Newark. Best dog I ever had, great with my kids. I had to rid him of the habit of using the gangsta sights on his Glocks, but after that he was fine.

 

Highly recommend going to the pound and rescuing. There is a pound in Newark and one in Hasbrouck Heights just off rt17.

+1 Save some little bastard fron the gas chamber.

There will be a lot of new dogs in shelters about a month after Christmas. Def look there.

 

However for a low shed dog that is great with kids, my vote is a Boxer.

+1 NEWARK POUND

A lot of needy dogs there and they are tested for temperament. I am sure you could find a good match there.

Hope I'm not out of line here, but there are two dogs on NJHunter.com looking for homes. Ones a GSP, one's an English Pointer, both 8years old. PM me for a link.

 

Thanks

Just bring home a German Sheppard puppy,your wife and daugter being female will instantly love it because it is a puppy and then itwill gow into a dog you want as well. Everyone is a winner!

Just bring home a German Sheppard puppy,your wife and daugter being female will instantly love it because it is a puppy and then itwill gow into a dog you want as well. Everyone is a winner!

 

If anybody is aware of a light-shedding or nonshedding dog that is available and good with young children in the northern NJ area, please let me know.

 

I like German shepherds, but wow do they shed alot, my buddy has one and every time i go over I leave covered in hair.. not to mention their carpet, couches, car seats, etc.

opps I guess I should attempt to read the title before posting instead of just skimming the thread. Just bring home a boxer then

or better yet a boston terrier. great dogs, mine hardly sheds any hair at all... Hell, it doesnt even grow. No hair cuts necessary!

 

Boston Terriers are small dogs with big dog personalities. Pretty good dogs in my opinion.

Never thought of a Boston Terrier. I will have to look into it. Very cute picture and looks like a really clean dog.

I've always been a big dog person. I had a Labrador Retriever when I was younger that was the nicest dog in the world. I hated little dogs, well, little yippy dogs that is. With that said, my old roommates girlfriend had a yorkie. As much as we both talked crap about it, she grew on me. Fortunately she wasn't the yippy type, and was quiet for the most part. That dog was dumb as heck but cute and friendly so I can't say too much bad. If I was going to get a smallish dog, it would be a beagle.