Which dog breeds are the best to take hiking?

Usually the field/working types are better then smaller breeds (except some terriers). Labs, Goldens, Spanials, Shepards, Border Collies, etc. – those types would be more outdoors and hiking companions.I take my 10 month old catahoula leopard puppy hiking- short hikes cause obviously she is still growing and my 6 year old english pointer. They both LOVE to climb naturally…well my pointer was first (loves high places) and my pup picked it up from him.

I would say any dog that is trained, obedient, and loves to hike and explore new areas are excellent candidates for hiking- also make note of their size and their feet.

My catahoula has really webbed feet and it definitely helps her traverse over rough terrain, my pointer needs hiking booties so he doesn’t cut his paws. Both are capable of carrying their own water source which is important when you’re huffing and puffing up the hill without being weighted down with your dogs’ water supply as well as your own.

It is lots of fun and it is quite a workout for the dogs.u could go to ur local shelter and they will have tons of dog mixes, like shephards and collie mixes that r great for hiking. just talk to the staff and i am sure they will find a dog that fits u. u can go to petfinder.com to find local pics of dogs at a shelter near u.Most any medium to large dog that is not brachycephalic (short muzzle such as shar-pei, pug, bulldog) will make a good hiking companion. Some smaller breeds such as the longer legged terriers can also be good hiking companions.Energetic, obedient, non-clumsy, smart dogs, like

German Shepherds

Collies

Labrador Retrievers

Golden Retrievers

Rottweilers

Australian Cattle Dogs

Shetland Sheepdog

Doberman Pinscher

Of course, there’s a lot more, but those are the main ones. Hope this helped! ^.^Labs, Border Collies, Shepherds, any hunting or sporting dog.hi,

try this quiz to know which breed best suits your lifestyle and personality:

dogtime.com/matchup/start

hope this helps.Siberian huskies they can even be trained to carry a back pack with food and water in itAny high energy breed is a good choice, I know labs make good hiking partnersI think a Golden Retriver there energetic, kind and playful but thats my opion good luck! I have a St Barnard,he carries the keg.Well behaved so they wont run away.

I have a male dog and thinking of getting another dog- usually which is better to get another male or a female?

Generally speaking dogs of the opposite gender get along better than those of the same gender, even the most submissive dog I had had some jealousy issues when a puppy of the same gender moved it (perfectly house-trained dog began defecating on the carpet when the puppy got attention). Before getting another dog, try introducing the two on neutral terms, then see how they interact on each other’s “territory” and see how they get along.

Also, I recommend implementing NILF in any multi-dog household, this will help establish the humans as the head of household in a safe, non-aggressive manner.A general rule of thumb seems to be that odd numbers and mixed genders tend to get along best. In the case of two dogs, then it’s just mixed genders. However, it depends mostly on your current dog’s personality. Many male dogs get along fantastically with other male dogs, especially if both are neutered. Some neutered male dogs will fight with any dog regardless of the other dog’s gender. So in the end, really it is up to you and your personal preference. Your present male will more than likely be the Alpha dog unless it’s a lot smaller than which ever other dog you get.

If you get a male, get a smaller male, if female same or larger size is best.

Be sure they are both fixed.

Also the smart thing to do is take your male with you and see how he acts around another dog and have them alone not with others.I would probably go for another male, no worries of puppies in the future lol, or if you get them fixed it’s far cheaper to get a male fixed then a female. and if you get a female and not get her fixed it’ll drive you and your male up the wall when you have to keep them seperate and the constant bleeding when she’s in heat if you don’t diaper her up hopefully you have hard wood floorsIf ur dog is neutered and low enrgy then u can get either male or female but remember a un spayed female is gunna have a messy period so she should be spayed around 7 months. if u want an active big dog to get alog wit ur dog then i suggest u keep in mind that they need lots of exercise for example an irish setter is bred for hunting and since they r used to runnin around forests they need to be walked or brought to a dog park for fresh air and socialization. Thats another thing make sure the dog u have has met lots of other dogs and is socialized. A greyhound is big, but indoors it is not as active as u might think while indoors. PLUS DONT GET UR DOG AT A PETSTORE!! ADOPT OR BUY FROM RESPONSIBLE BREEDER!Generally it is suggested that you get opposite genders. I really like miniature schnauzers. They love to lay down and cuddle, but are up and ready to go for a job with you. I would consider them moderate energy level.

Why don’t you go visit your local shelter and see if you can find a dog to adopt.if u think about it it is really not up to u whether or not u get a female or male. it is up to ur dog. u have to c if ur dog like other dogs of the same sex or not. if it doesnt have any perferences then it is up to u.

just whatever u have in mind make sure u bring ur dog to meet the new dog to make sure everything goes well.i have three male corgis – all neutered and they all get a long fine – no fights. it’s all in how u handle ur dogs. however, i suggest you bring a lower energy dog into ur home than ur current one. if you put two high energy dogs together that’s when it gets a little tough sometimes; however, if you know how to handle dogs you should have no problem with either.Well, if you don’t want puppies, and get a female, then one of them has to be neutered! So if you can’t do that, then definitely a male. But be careful; the one already there could be territorial. Find a dog you’re interested in and arrange a meeting. Dogs of the same gender and of different genders can get along. Let them meet in a neutral place and get to know each other.in most cases opposite sex is better but some cases not see what sex he gets along with better ask a friend or 2 to schedule play dates with their dogs and urs then see also alot of places adoption places allow the dogs to meet and to see how they will interactIt depends on if you want puppies. If you get a girl she has her period every month… no lie. Then if you get a boy the dogs might fight but it depends on the dogs. I vote a female!! Just because I have a male and want a female they are just so different ..but yes have her fixed as well! My toy poodle is great and very smart!i have kept two males before and with a bit of patience they got on fine.

If you get a female…one of them will need to be neutered!!Get your dog fixed then get another dog that is fixed male or female once they are fixed it will not matter. Even if you male is neutered a female might be better.I would go with a female. Its already been said, but the “dominance” thing is a very real issue. A female is a great companion for a male dog. Usually 2 males will fight.I’m not that sure i would bring your dog to the dog owner and see which ones get along with it if it was my dog it would be a girlunless you’re thinking of puppies, get a male. you are more likely to have sucess with a spayed female.it would be best to get a male that way it wont have more babies but having a female u can just get it fixed!well it depends if your dogs been nuderd but the best choist is femaleA spayed female.

No conflict of dominance.If you want puppies a female if not a male.Get a femaleMale, so they can be active.Female; then they can do it… ALL DAY

How long after having a puppy die of Parvo can I get a new one?

My puppy lived with us for a month and we had to put her to sleep 2 days ago because she tested positive for Parvo and Hook worms. The breeder lied about the shots. How long should we wait to bring a new puppy home? (our dog was an inside dog, we have an apartment.) I want to get my new puppy a parvo shot ASAP but the one I have in mind will be 6 weeks old in two weeks so we would take her home on the 17th of November. Is there a certain age a puppy has to be to get a parvo shot? Thanks!Ok she tested positive for Parvo .. and you put her down?Parvo can be cured .. but you put her down? Testing positive for Parvo isn’t a death sentence you have the Vet admit her Get her or him Iv fluids etc AND THEY NEED SHOTS and hook worms are preventable .. AND NOW A NEW PUP … BACK YARD BREEDER ? MAYBE … OMG THIS IS SAD The only thing that will kill parvo in your apartment is to bleach every area your puppy went. You should not bring a pup in for 12 months. A vaccination on a 6 week old pup will not prevent it from getting parvo. If you bring another puppy into your apartment you take a very strong risk of the same thing happening.

BTW, had you got your previous pup from a reputable breeder you would have been given the vet records for the vaccination. No point in accusing the so called breeder for lying if you didn’t do your homework.6-9-12 weeks, I wouldn’t get a new puppy now. You need to wash as much as possible with Clorox/water mix to kill the germs.Throw away all the things your other puppy had, toys, bowls, bed etc. Wait until the puppy is at least over the 12 week mark and I’d get another shot at 15 weeks for more protection. Talk to your vet for more info, sorry about the loss of your puppy. Good luck with the new one. 6-8 wks is recom. but i would wait til u get all the vacc. til shes 16wks. in 2 wks intervals ex 6-8-10-12-14-16 wk and then run a parvo titer hope that’s comes back that she took to the parvo vacc. ask a relative or a friend to watch her til shes 16wks. right now, bleach your previous puppy surroundings, don’t bleach the carpet(may stain). i would think about getting an older dog 6mo if possible with all vet vacc.sorry. the minimum time you have to wait is 6 months. parvo is a very long lived virus outside the body. do not bring in a new dog especially a puppy that has not had all of its parvo vaccines.You need to wait at least a year for a puppy after cleaning your place with bleach. You could get an older dog that has had several years of shots sooner. Do NOT get another young puppy! It will die.12 weeks is when a puppy can take a parvo shot. You must disinfect everything with bleach b4 you bring in another pup.this is so sad…I’m sorry you guys had to put her down; I hope you reported this breeder to the better business bureau; A year to be safe.itll take aproximatly 6 months and LOTS of bleach to clear your home of all traces of the parvo virus…EVERYTHIGN in your home needs to be bleached, washed and steamcleaned, floors, carpets, bedding, toys, furniture, the garden, ANYWHERE the puppy whent.

you should NOT bring a puppy home that is younger than 8 weeks, it is ILLEGAL for the puppies owner to sell it to you before it is 8 weeks, its better to wait for the pup to be 10 weeks for the best socilization…

any breeder letting you take a puppy under 8 weeks old is NOT one you want to give your money too, and anyone that iwll let you bring a new puppy home 2 weeks after a parvo outbreak is not a breeder you should be supporting!

the parvovirus vaccination is not available untill the puppy is 12 weeks old, and even then is only aproximately 45% effective. (meaning theres a large chance if theres any trace of the virus in your home (parvo virus can live indefinatly outside of the body!, only high heat and bleach kills it!)

dont rush this! get over your puppy, clean your house and garden THOROUGHLY and take the time to find a GOOD breeder or find a puppy through a shelter!Just because a dog has been vaccinated is no guarantee that it won’t still get Parvo. There are several major strains of this disease as well as others that are not as common. My sister lost a poodle puppy that had his complete set of puppy shots to this disease. The fact that she worked at a vets office may have given him more exposure to the different strains that most dogs, but it was the first time we were aware that the shots don’t always work. The shots are for the major strains of the virus, but the puppy can still get another strain of it. If your home has had a puppy die of Parvo, her vet said she should not only disinfect everything the puppy could have touched but also wait six months before thinking about a new puppy in the household.There is a puppy lemon law. And since your dog died of parvo you should be able to get all of your money back from this “so-called breeder”.

You most likely dealt with a back yard breeder or a puppy shop claiming the dog came from a champion.

Either way, the puppy lemon law can help you get your money back and perhaps teach you a valuable lesson at the same time…………………..

The vet needs to give you an “Unfit for sale” letter of which apparently you never got.

You need to look on line for puppy lemon law and they help you for free.

The problem is back yard breeders breed sick dogs and sell them to ignorant people for alot of money.

Why dont you go to a shelter or petfinder and find your next dog and I promise the dog will not have parvo.

Be smart next time.

You cannot bring a puppy that is not fully vaccinated into your home for at least 6-9 months as parvo can live in the environment for that long. Fully vaccinated do not mean the puppy has had its first parvo shot but that is has had the full vaccination series (generally 20 weeks old)

Edit: Unless you are planning on bleaching the carpets yes it is still to soon to get the new not fully vaccinated puppy. Professional cleaning isn’t going to kill the parvo virus in the carpet. You need to get a fully vaccinated (as in full round of puppy shots generally completed by 20 weeks) dog or puppy or wait for 6-9 months to get a new dog.If you have had parvo in your home, use a strong bleach/water solution to kill it. Soak the yard with it — better to kill the grass than your next dog! Be careful using it on carpets and fabrics, though. Parvo can live up to 6 months or so in your home or yard. Before you bring home another dog, be sure it has a strong immunity to parvo. You can have a veterinarian draw blood and run a titre to find out how well your prospective dog will fare in a parvo-infected environment. Adult dogs generally have a higher resistance than puppies do, but they need to be kept current on their vaccines. If in doubt, have your vet do the titre.

How to stop two female dogs from fighting?

One is a chocolate lad mix that is about 8 years old. The other is almost two and she is an australlian cattle dog mix. We have three dogs but the other one just sits and stares she is the daughter of lucky the oldest one and is about 6. The two dogs get into major fights with blood. Lucky ends up bleeding every time. it is always lucky and lucy that fight.Why is this? How do we stop them?

Two years old is the age when you can determine whether b*tches will get along. Before that it’s a crapshot. Some breeds are more likely to have “b*tch fights,” but it can happen with females of any breed. The closer the two are in age, the more likely they are to fight. Intact females are more likely to have these confrontations, especially when they are in season.

Most likely they will need to be separated in order to stop the fighting.

dogtrainingcaberfeidh.com/Fight.htm

you should try to get them trained to get along, before one of them dies from it. I’ve seen dog fights and they’re not pretty. Use treats and sharp sounds to keep their attention while training. the sounds cause them to pay attention to the treat if they start acting up. Dont have them close to each other during training or another fight with occur. I’d train one dog at a time and slowly introduce more time together for them. It might not work though. you’ll have to persist with training, even after things seem to be fine, because they can always snap at what the other might be doing. Hoep this helpsYou should put them away from each other so they can’t see each other?

Is my dog dieing?? Anybody know what is wrong with him!?

Its kind of you have to see it too know what I am talking about!

My poodle named Charlie , turned 1 in Sep..is doing very strange things! I got him with long hair and have tried to keep it up but underneath the groomer said was matted.. well we got him cut very short and is going to start over! Ever since he has been very weird like running and hiding ..not playing at all..yawning constantly and like sticking his tongue out like one would do with a sore throat over and over looking around like up in the air like somebody that has had speed or something…the day after his cut he had threw up and diarrhea and took him to the vet he gave him a shot it helped but this is freaking me out..anybody got any ideas what it could be!!

I have not acted any different since his cut or anything different either so I don’t think it has anything to do with that!!Have you consulted your vet about this change in behavior? It’s really hard to say what might be going on with your dog. Frequent yawning when the dog is not tired is often a “calming” signal that dogs give other dogs when they are nervous or trying to send the other dog a message that they are not a threat. Vomiting and diarrhea can be caused by stress (if he’s not used to going to the groomer) and stress-induced colitis usually requires a round of antibiotics to resolve. Running around and hiding could be a sign of pain or anxiety. Staring off into space like you describe can be a sign of a focal seizure. There’s a lot of possibilities and it’s impossible to know which one is your dog’s problem without seeing the dog in person and/or doing some diagnostic tests that can’t be done over the internet.Well dogs throw up all the time. Not unusuall. Poodles are a breed of their own. Sounds like Charlie is probably just a little freaked out about not having as much hair. That was probably a little weight that was taken off. Give him a couple of days to adjust. He probably feels weird with no hair. Just be patient. Poodles are like that. My aunt had one. They keep to themseles. I don’t think you have anything to worry about.I think that you need to take him back to the vet for further testing. If he is acting strange, something may still be wrong with him physically inside. Place a call to the vet if you can’t wait. How would you feel if someone shaved you bald? You would stick your tongue out too.Dogs are very sensitive.I had a beautiful pomerania mix that knew she was beautiful when she came back from the groomer.She pranced all around the house. It could be that since you allowed your dog to get so matted that he had to be shaved that the dog suffered trauma in the course of the grooming.

Groomers do their best but there is nothing else they can do but shave a dog who is matted to the skin.

If you think your dog is sick then take it back to the vet to check the dog for tonsilitis. In future groom your dog properly or take it to a groomer every 4 weeks. It is very painful for a dog to be so badly matted. there could be various things affecting your dog. it could range from having ate something that made his stomach off to having a serious disease like parvo.

what i think you should do is call your vet and schedule an appt. in the mean time just try to make your baby comfortable. just don’t feed him too much and don’t let him drink too much until after the appt.

one thing i think you should know though. if it is parvo, he will have to be put on an IV with fluids.

we had a dog that got parvo and he had to stay at the vets for a weekend.There are really only two alternatives that can be considered here…one is a physical problem – in which case only a vet will be able to help you so you are probably best to eliminate any health issues before considering the next.

If this was your dogs first clip it may have been traumatic mentally and/or physically if you were to consider what restraint may have been used to get your dog to behave (stand still) whilst being groomed. Many dogs will ‘panic’ if not gently and appropriately introduced to the clippers. Hopefully you chose a reputable groomer….Checking the skin for any signs of shaving rash may also be useful.

The other alternative could be behavioural….you and others are probably spending a lot more time ‘looking’ at your now naked dog. This additional attention may be placing your dog under stress (behaviours such as yawning whilst often called ‘calming’ behaviours, ocur as an attempt to relieve stress) even though you say you are not ‘doing’ anything.

It would be anthropomorphic to say your dog is embarrassed by his clip however a years growth now gone will feel strange and sensations of touch, cold and even the wind may also be intensified with the absence of his coat causing some changes in his behaviour and ultimately in your responses to him.

All the best….

well when a dog yawns it means he is unsure of what to do next, he is relaxed, or worried, especially if he has his eyes wide open which means he is scared, and when a dog is licking his tounge and paws a whole bunch tht means he has allergies, or bored it depends. but in ur situation it looks like allergies. what kind of food do u give him cuz tht could be the cause of diarehha.

my dog had A real bad case of direhha and vomitng. during which he lost some wight and didnt want to play or do anything cuz he had no energy. so i called my vet and he said dont feed him any dog food only chiken breast ( nothing greasy or bony tht could make it worse.) u have to boil it cut it in pieces, and with that also give him rice, dont put anything in it it has to be non greasy and give him tht instead of dog food till he regains energy and looses the diharrea. it might just be a big change for him if u have never had him shaved so short befor that it is knew for him and he dosent know what to do and if its chilly u may want to get him a sweater or jacket for when he goes outside also his skin could be very sensative after being matted mats can even cause soars if not taken care of they can harbor parasites . think of it this way depending on how bad the mats were if u had long hair all over and u had a knot that was tight and pulling your skin for a while it would make it soar then its still a little soar and sensative when its gone but if the vommiting and all keeps up id take him back to the vetwhat kind of shot did the vet give him? If this was his first haircut, he may be traumatized a bit. I would distract him when he does the licking thing. The more you try to comfort him when he does it, he will think that is the thing to do. The next time he starts licking the air, tug his collar gently and make a slight hissing sound. He will stop and look at you. then do something, like throw his ball or rub his ears, what ever. Take him for his walks like normal, etc. If you are upset over his behavior, it will reinforce it, making him think that is how he is to act now. you need to side track him. My parents in law had a dog like that that freaked at each hair cut and would hide for days. Your poodle needs haircuts more often so it is not so traumatic. Maybe every couple of months a nice trim. Poodles are the kind that need regular haircuts becuase they don’t shed and you can comb and brush him till the cows come home, it will still get too long and matted.He’s probably just embarassed. i know that people don’t think much about it but they do. Eithor that or he ate somthing that he shouldn’t have. check with a vet just in case.