Hey guys! I've been wanting to get a puppy for a long time now. Been looking at getting a Shar-Pei but still undecided!
Beautiful dogs everyone.. I am dead jealous. Am trying to lose weight and if I drop 15kg a kelpie puppy might just be my reward.
Snakelove for the love of God please don't get a Shar Pei..
From a veterinary point of view, in no way would I ever recommend that anyone purchased a Shar-Pei! WAY too many problems, and pretty much guaranteed that they will require surgery to correct the numerous eye problems they are prone to, alone. Major, major flaws in the breed, and in vet practices I always cringed when they came in.
For the same reason as Kitah.. I study vet too and the vets often say that Shar Peis are putting their kids through private school.lol haha why? have you had experiences with them?
Get a crossbred, preferably from the RSPCA. They are the healthiest dogs you can get (all pure breds have problems, some more than others - Rotties aren't great either) and you will be saving a life. So many animals go through the pound to be killed for no other reason than nobody wants them.. give one of them a chance, they'll be just as loveable as a breeder bought dog.
oh yeh theres such thing as too protective, i know this person whos dog, literally attacks you if a simple argument starts, it will take the side of the person it likes most and bark or bite the other, the same with kids play wrestling etc. , so yes there is such thing as over protective, my family has several dogs, on my mums side, a tri colour scotch collie and a golden sable scotch collie, on my dads side, a blue merl scotch collie and another tri colour(scotch collies are lassie dogs) and are very loyal and protective, id say get oneView attachment 161163
I want a French Bulldog
But, they are far too expensive
So if anyone wants to throw up a pic of theirs, I will hijack Snakelove's thread and drool over them.... :lol:
I have a quite old Schnauzer (pictured above with my daughter's Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) now, and she is great, maybe a little TOO protective sometimes, if there can be such a thing, but I love her, she looks after me
Michelle
who on this site keeps dobies?
because i would love to see some of them, they are my favourite dog!
So what else is needed to get started with a dog, worming, getting it chipped, any other treatments?
Vaccinations, though if you get one from an RSPCA shelter etc i'd assume it'd be up to date on those and microchipped before leaving. Then you just gotta keep em up to date, and ofcourse the fun of basic training and socialising .
Oh okay, with the vaccinations is that monthly? or every 6 months or so? Any good general care sheets on dogs? I can't wait to have a dog of my own. haha
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