These are dog breeds specifically bred to be indoor companions, you have plenty of breeds to choose from, which one you getting? Working dogs aren't meant to be pets
>>4906992None, I do not believe in keeping non-working animals, aside from livestock. I am not Asian, so did definitely are not livestock.
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>>4906992which ones are the healthiest breeds?
>>4907005out of these probably terriers, since they're all grade A certified rat catchersif you're really thinking health then get a spitz or a collie
>>4906992>specifically bred to be indoor companionsmore like bred to fit in some bitch's purseI hate these little pocket shits
>>4907011You're in luck, pomeranians are spitzes and very healthy
>>4907019fake purse dog, get a real spitz instead
>>4907032Real spitzes are just bigger pomeranians
>>4906993based toadline enjoyer
>>4906992Basset hound, problem?
>w-working dogs aren't meant to be petsThey are and always have been. Most men in recorded history who had pet dogs had working dogs.A working dog is not "meant" to work. It's just capable of doing so. A working dog is the standard dog. Any dog can do most jobs."Companion breeds" were bred specifically for upper class european women because it was believed that women were not intelligent, self aware, or competent enough not to completely ruin a larger dog and turn it dangerous. It's not so much that the larger dogs are "work only" dogs, it's that womens lapdogs are specifically unable to work.Most people in recorded history also kept dogs inside unless they were literal peasantry. There was a blip in the US because it was settled by peasants, but eventually the culture of the europeans who support the high average IQ of the continent diffused over. Yes, I am saying that stupid white people exist. In fact, most white people are extremely stupid. The average IQ of the race is entirely supported by the genetic nobility who cluster around IQ 115-1130. The majority of white people are IQ 95 and below.
>>4906992working dogs are literally meant to be petsa dog can not work 24/7, and they can't live like livestock or they become poorly socialized, extremely noisy, and aggressive towards strangers. therefore a working dog needs to be a pet too. most litters will never produce 100% herding champions either. working ability is a delicate balance of instincts that encourages irrational behavior (repeated work without consistent reward), so every litter of working dogs will produce a significant amount of dogs that are actually meant to be pets.
Meh, I have a toy/teacup/something pomapoo. Great little dog as far as brains and personality goes. However, it's baby teeth didn't fall out and needed medical attention, floating knees, and collapsing trachea. I love this dog, but it should've never been bred. I'm happy that she's had a good home with people that take care of her and she seems to really enjoy life, but yeah. She's definitely over-bred and I won't have another. Which sucks, I've never had a dog THIS awesome. I can see why old people like them. Very affectionate and lazy, but willing to put on a show and seems to like showing off. Minds well, training was easier than any hound or mollaser. Just blows that she's a little mutant with health issues.
>>4907076I mean, if you're a farmer and actively use it as a working dog sure. If you're a suburbanite and you need to give it fake working activities to keep it busy that's just retarded.
A big-ass maine coon. More to love.
>>4907076>IQ 115-1130>1130Is this achievable natty? (I know it's just a typo.)
>>4907100Teacup anything has always had major issues but that's breeding them smaller than regular lapdogs
>>4907382Yeah?
>>4907076Most people in recorded history were literal peasantry.
I have big working dogs as pets and its kind of a nightmare and i have a lot of free time and a huge propertyWhen they die im never getting anything other than min pin mixes ever again
>>4908650Lords and nobles kept large dogs that had no real function. Most ways of hunting with dogs were invented solely to give the dogs and nobles something fun to do (walks around the same dutchy forever get old) and acquire way fewer calories than burned by the dogs and hunters. These coursing hounds would lay inside with their masters and have free run of the place.
>>4908651Working dog is a shit label reallyMost so called working dogs are just normal dogs that are larger, smarter, and not crippled as opposed to being tiny retarded rodents that can only do command obedience. They can but do not have to do any real work and fetch can be enough for them. Most labs, goldens, setters, hounds, aussies, huskies and german shepherds go here even though i wouldnt call labs and goldens smarter. Go on a jog wow the horror of owning pet that isnt as dumb and sessile as a cat. And then there are WORKING dogs that can really only work. Pitbulls, alabai, pyrenees, malinois, real working line border collies, need a job or they become extremely dangerous and neurotic. Most of the dogs that are really work only are guard dogs, personal protection dogs, dogfighting breeds, or high end herding and sport hunting dogs that sell for $5k plus per mutt. They basically dont have personalities. They are big bundles of mental illness callously sculpted to serve or perish. Dogfags call this mentally defective state "drive" but in humans we would diagnose it as something similar to aspergers or OCD with major aggression issues. These are not normal dogs. They are loathesome slaves that enjoy being slaves or they experience a total mental breakdown. They are incapable of being pets.
>>4906992poodle are hunting dogs
>>4908669He doesn't care, he's the anti-dog schizo. This is his latest cope since he's lost every "dogs bad" argument thus far.
