Everybody knows I'll say this, but: Don't get the cross. It's like breaking a piñata open, you never know what's inside and by that I mean you don't know what quality dogs they used to breed your puppy. A purebred puppy should have a pedigree and you should demand to look at it well beforehand, a serious breeder plans their litters a long time and the pedigree will tell you what degree of inbreeding there is (despite the fact that there are so very many dogs available of every possible breed there is almost always inbreeding to some extent), personally for me only 0% is acceptable but many "dog people" feel that 4,25% or less is ok.
Jersey, what you REALLY should do before getting a dog is settle on a breed (Lhasa!!!!!) and then ask a breeder for some hair and skin scrapings from a dog. Then you take medical tape and tape it to your inner arm, and your daughter's, and leave it there for a couple days. It's a bit gross and not very scientific but it is the best chance you have of knowing beforehand whether your allergies will react to the breed. Shampoo and grooming also play parts, get the mutt to a groomer regularly and have them trim the dog down cos if you're not into dog shows (and we all know you aren't) then a shorter trim is much more manageable.

Good luck and get the mofo Lhasa! I agree with FunkMistress Erin on the look of the others. They're horrible, absolutely horrible.

Everybody knows I'll say this, but: Don't get the cross. It's like breaking a piñata open, you never know what's inside and by that I mean you don't know what quality dogs they used to breed your puppy. A purebred puppy should have a pedigree and you should demand to look at it well beforehand, a serious breeder plans their litters a long time and the pedigree will tell you what degree of inbreeding there is (despite the fact that there are so very many dogs available of every possible breed there is almost always inbreeding to some extent), personally for me only 0% is acceptable but many "dog people" feel that 4,25% or less is ok.
Jersey, what you REALLY should do before getting a dog is settle on a breed (Lhasa!!!!!) and then ask a breeder for some hair and skin scrapings from a dog. Then you take medical tape and tape it to your inner arm, and your daughter's, and leave it there for a couple days. It's a bit gross and not very scientific but it is the best chance you have of knowing beforehand whether your allergies will react to the breed. Shampoo and grooming also play parts, get the mutt to a groomer regularly and have them trim the dog down cos if you're not into dog shows (and we all know you aren't) then a shorter trim is much more manageable.

Good luck and get the mofo Lhasa! I agree with FunkMistress Erin on the look of the others. They're horrible, absolutely horrible.

Yeah but Jen do you agree with me that he will look uber Ghey walking that mofo?

Or with the dog sitting one of those doggie trimming tables in the garden, with a hairdresser's belt on with combs and a shampoo bottle and shit on a Sunday afternoon, finishing off with Erin's blow dryer

mdiver said:

Hell yeah!!

I think I'd pay money to see that actually, especially if he can nail that photowhoring pout he usually wears

OH HELL YES!

:jerkoff:

UGGGNRRNNRRRRR PUPPY MOTHER JACK YOUR YUMSTICKS.

Spookymuffin said:

I predicted this post from a mile away.

hokie said:

Good job you are a mile away...he cant lob jizz that far

mdiver said:

Teacher said:

Now there is a visual that I did not need before eating.

horatio said:

Careful..I was corrected here before for calling my mini Schnauzer a terrier.

shanti0608 said:

Here is my mini schnauzer Saturn.

I'd say the Lhasa over the other two. Shih Tzus can be a little grunty and snotty and a Maltese may be a bit too delicate.

Or the cross breed.

applekisses said:

I heard that these are like cats.

They don't have adequate sweat glans right? So they don't have that 'dog smell'.
Plus they are very very picky about their fure being dirty from what I'm told.

Not to mention they are hard headed and tend to want to do their own thing.

Imago said:

they never grow up they like to kill smaller animals like the lambs from next door my sister has one.

roodboi said:

I LOVE those dogs but they're too big, even though they are not that heavy for their size.


Vislas are a close approximation without so much size. I don't own alot of property

we're totally getting a Lhasa Apso!

thats the dog i have here

he so pretty, doesnt shed, has a great personality, is VERY bright, but, he is big

nakedpianoplayer said:

What happened to the corgies?

Imago said:

thats the dog i have here

he so pretty, doesnt shed, has a great personality, is VERY bright, but, he is big

Dude, they are just like cats. Get a real dog!!!!

nakedpianoplayer said:

Are you keeping him?!

Teacher said:

hey girl

they were good babies, but they became a bit agressive,
one of them bit my daughters friend,
i decided that it wasnt a good thing to keep them around
they left about a year ago.

Buddy, thats the dog we have here, is part of a rescue,
he doesnt 'belong' to us, we are fostering him until hes
ready to go up for adoption