Thats about right. They need TONS of exercise and are extremely hard-headed when it comes to training. Not really at the top of my list for pets for these reasons.
I'm not sure, I put mine down due to old age 2 years ago, so I have not heard anything, but up till that time I had to go through the sighning of papers saying I understood normal K-9 rabies was not certified in Hybrids.
I don't think there is such a thing... some are just more hyper than others.
Burmese Mountain Dog. Very popular here in Seattle, very amiable and reasonably trainable, and they are bigtime slugs. They drool a ton, though.
Honestly, your best bet is a mid-sized mixed breed pooch. Try to steer clear of those with obvious chow/akita/other fighting breeds in their bloodline and you should be in pretty good shape. The great thing about mutts is that the Heinz-57 genetics means you breed out a lot of the inbred quirks of a standard breed.....the vet I used to work for called them "honda-dogs" since they just kept going and going and going.Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
thanks fausto1 for the info.
i have been considering maybe getting a puppy now that my kids are a bit older but since my wife and i work long hours i needed to know what kinda dog would not require as much exercise, ideally we could walk him in the afternoon and weekends apart from playing with him and me building dog run in our yard. otherwise we would probably consider a small house dog instead.. I use to have a beautiful champion line brindle boxer when i was younger but the drawbacks were the big time slobber and the fact that he was so hyper and required alot of exercise.
WOW! I was just going to say the exact same thing about retired grayhounds. I used to work for a vet who found retired grayhounds homes. They had 2 that lived at each of their offices and were great dogs. They were great with kids!Originally posted by: Fausto1
Honestly, your best bet is a mid-sized mixed breed pooch. Try to steer clear of those with obvious chow/akita/other fighting breeds in their bloodline and you should be in pretty good shape. The great thing about mutts is that the Heinz-57 genetics means you breed out a lot of the inbred quirks of a standard breed.....the vet I used to work for called them "honda-dogs" since they just kept going and going and going.Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
thanks fausto1 for the info.
i have been considering maybe getting a puppy now that my kids are a bit older but since my wife and i work long hours i needed to know what kinda dog would not require as much exercise, ideally we could walk him in the afternoon and weekends apart from playing with him and me building dog run in our yard. otherwise we would probably consider a small house dog instead.. I use to have a beautiful champion line brindle boxer when i was younger but the drawbacks were the big time slobber and the fact that he was so hyper and required alot of exercise.
The only purebred dog I can recommend (and this is based on personal experience) is a retired racing greyhound. Contrary to popular belief, they are total couch potatoes and do not need much exercise. They're also extremely gentle, good with kids and other dogs, short-haired, and don't have too much in the way of inherent health problems (ours lived to be almost 14). They're also a bargain to boot: usually less than $200 for a spayed/neutered purebred dog.
EDIT- the other cool thing about greyhounds is that they are incredible chick-magnets. A single friend of ours used to "borrow" our hound to take to the part to meet women and had great success. Not a big deal to you since you're married, but a funny sidenote to the breed.
Again, I have to agree with the comments on mutts. The best behaved dog I've ever had - well, in the top two at least - is our current dog Neeko. He has high energy when we take him out, but is calm at home - and has been exceptionally trainable (we've got him trained in German and English). He's part Belgian Shepherd (we're guessing Malinois, though he could be Teruvern). Either way, he's a pound dog, a mutt, and the mix of whatever he is seems to have just left the best characteristics...Originally posted by: Fausto1
Honestly, your best bet is a mid-sized mixed breed pooch. Try to steer clear of those with obvious chow/akita/other fighting breeds in their bloodline and you should be in pretty good shape. The great thing about mutts is that the Heinz-57 genetics means you breed out a lot of the inbred quirks of a standard breed.....the vet I used to work for called them "honda-dogs" since they just kept going and going and going.Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
thanks fausto1 for the info.
i have been considering maybe getting a puppy now that my kids are a bit older but since my wife and i work long hours i needed to know what kinda dog would not require as much exercise, ideally we could walk him in the afternoon and weekends apart from playing with him and me building dog run in our yard. otherwise we would probably consider a small house dog instead.. I use to have a beautiful champion line brindle boxer when i was younger but the drawbacks were the big time slobber and the fact that he was so hyper and required alot of exercise.
The only purebred dog I can recommend (and this is based on personal experience) is a retired racing greyhound. Contrary to popular belief, they are total couch potatoes and do not need much exercise. They're also extremely gentle, good with kids and other dogs, short-haired, and don't have too much in the way of inherent health problems (ours lived to be almost 14). They're also a bargain to boot: usually less than $200 for a spayed/neutered purebred dog.
EDIT- the other cool thing about greyhounds is that they are incredible chick-magnets. A single friend of ours used to "borrow" our hound to take to the part to meet women and had great success. Not a big deal to you since you're married, but a funny sidenote to the breed.
Yeah, I know what you mean. The Humane Society had him labeled as a German Shepherd. Heh.
Well, most likely. 
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