Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Top 5: Future Pet Possibilities

AKC PointerNumber One on my list is the; German Short Haired Pointer. Pointer Size: Medium. Large. Coat: Silky. Straight. Coat length: Short. Grooming: Easy, low-maintenance. May drool. Moderate shedding. Very high activity level. Likes to swim. Bred to hunt game birds. Moderately intelligent. Somewhat harder than average to train. Tolerates other pets well. Tolerates strangers very well. Good with kids four and up. Very affectionate. Moderately independent. Fairly quiet. Long estimated lifespan. In America, a rare breed. Not well suited for apartment living. I rated 67% compatibility with this dog on my Dog quiz list and he ranked #6.
Number two is the Labrador retriever. Labrador Retriever Size: Large. Coat: Straight. Coat length: Short. Grooming: Easy, low-maintenance. May drool. Moderate shedding. Very high activity level. Likes to swim. Bred to hunt game birds. Very high intelligence. Somewhat easier than average to train. Tolerates other pets very well. Tolerates strangers very well. Very good with kids four and up. Very affectionate. Moderately independent. Fairly vocal. Good watchdog potential. Somewhat shorter than average estimated lifespan. A very popular breed in the US, according to AKC records. Ranked on my quiz #3, with 69% Compatibility. Number Three is the Poodle, Standard. Poodle (standard) Size: Large. Coat: Soft. Curly/Corded. Coat length: Short. Grooming: Easy, low-maintenance. Very unlikely to drool. Little to no shedding. Reportedly tolerated by allergy sufferers. High activity level. Likes to swim. Very high intelligence. Comparatively, among the easier to train. Tolerates other pets fairly well. Tolerates strangers very well. Good with kids four and up. Very affectionate. Very dependent. Fairly vocal. Good watchdog potential. Somewhat longer than average estimated lifespan. A very popular breed in the US, according to AKC records. Ranking as #2 on my quiz (First being a mixed Breed of my top 10 breeds) with a 73% compatibility. Second time on Quiz still #2 With 77%.Golden Retriever Size: Large. Coat: Soft. Silky. Straight. Long/Double coated. Grooming: Easy, low-maintenance. May drool. Moderate shedding. Very high activity level. Likes to swim. Bred to hunt game birds. Very high intelligence. 1 Tolerates other pets very well. Tolerates strangers very well. Very good with kids four and up. Very affectionate. Moderately independent. Fairly vocal. Somewhat shorter than average estimated lifespan. A very popular breed in the US, according to AKC records. Ranked #4 on my Quiz with 68%.Figo the Portuguese Water Dog Pictures 604482Portuguese Water Dog Size: Medium. Coat: Soft. Curly/Corded. Coat length: Medium. Grooming: Easy, low-maintenance. May drool. Little to no shedding. Reportedly tolerated by allergy sufferers. Very high activity level. Likes to swim. Highly intelligent. Somewhat easier than average to train. Wary of other pets. Tolerates strangers very well. Very good with kids four and up. Very affectionate. Moderately independent. Fairly quiet. Somewhat shorter than average estimated lifespan. Slightly above average popularity in the US. After a few tweeks on the Quiz it ranked #3 with 71% Compatibility.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would go with the poodle, black is my favourite color.

Midori said...

When I was little, my grandma's dog attacked me. so im a little scared of big dogs. I hope I'm big enough for any of the dogs you posted. haha. otherwise, I would be always scared to visit you guys.