Good Small Dog With Cats,children And A 2 Year Old Dog?
September 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Care & Training Q&As
What would be a nice,good,smaller dog(Lap dog)? I have a 2 year old shetland sheepdog and 2 cats….what would be a dog that would be good with those things and nice around other animals and friendly with people…also kind of easy to train? I like dogs like Puggles,cockapoos and things like that….
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Get a Pug. Mine will play with any animal and greet any person. They will do anything for food.
Pug
King Charles Cavalier Spaniel
a maltese . i have one he is so good when ever we leave we tell him lets go bye bye and he goes with me and my family every where. he is such a good dog
try a Jack Russel Terrier, they are very easy to train and are no bother to cats, if it has grown with them and a great companion to little kids.
Not many people know about Chinese cresteds but in my opinion they are the perfect little dog. (Look at my pic) They are easy to train (accept for house training which is a trait shared by all small dogs), They don’t shed (even the powderpuff), They are quiet and rarely bark, they don’t smell as long as they get baths regularly, there tiny and cute, and they don’t require much exercise. the only problem with both varieties (Hairless and powderpuff) is that they need a lot of grooming and its hard to find a breeder(Make sure you get your dog from a breeder or rescue instead of a pet store/puppy mill and make sure you know a lot about the place there coming from to ensure proper temperament, health and proper appearance. puppy mill dogs can be mean and unhealthy due to poor breeding and even inbreeding and bad conditions. A good breeder/ rescue is one of the most important parts of finding the right dog). The hairless need sunscreen applied when the go out in hot weather and they need clothes in cold weather. Powderpuffs need to be brushed at least twice a week unless they get the puppy/pet clip which is great for dog owners that don’t have the time to spend hours grooming. Its also hard to find breeders in some states. You have to make sure the children are responsible enough to treat them gently because cresteds are such small fragile dogs. They do get along with other dogs and cat if raised together. Mine is afraid of both cats and dogs because she wasnt around them enough while she was younger.
I hope this helped
Good Lord. Don’t waste you time with a designer breed.
How about a Papillon?
Cheery, cuddley, clean, small.
chihuahua and weiner dogs
Miniature poodles.
Miniature Pinschers. I have cats and all of my minpins get along with my cats.
try adopting one. if you go to petfinder.com, you can search for dogs in pounds that are good with children, other pets, etc, and you can search for them in your area
winnie dog, easy to train ,good with kids,and other dogs .
None. Small dogs are either toy breeds or terriers. Toy breeds are nervous, hyper, and delicate- they could easily be injured by your child. Terriers are prey driven (there go the cats), nippy, and not child-friendly at all. Also, no small dog is easily trained- toy breeds are often to prissy to be trained, and terriers are too stubborn. The best dogs for small children, cats, and other dogs are LARGE dogs.
And for the record, puggles and cockapoos are not breeds, they are mutts. They do not have a standard size, shape, color, temperment, hair type, or anything else. The only difference between them and a dog in a shelter is that they were given stupid marketing names, and the dogs in the shelter are just called mutts.
Good dogs for you include labs, golden retrievers, pointers, newfies, rotties, german shepherds, setters, etc. Large working or gun dogs, excluding sled-type dogs. They are also far easier to train than any of the littler breeds.
Please don’t ignore good advice and get a small dog anyway- most of the dogs in shelters were surrendered by their owners because they chose a dog that didn’t suit their lifestyle.
A Bichon Frise, my Grandmother has one and she is great with everyone and she was easy to train heres some info on it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bichon_Fris…
GOOD LUCK!
We have three big mixed mutts, a Shetland sheepdog, a border collie and two AWESOME toy rat terriers. I have been bowled over by how great the rat terriers are. They do very well with the other dogs. We don’t have cats but i think they would be fine if we did. They are actually very pretty, incredibly smart (rivals the border collie in smarts!) and utterly devoted to the kids. Most importantly, they are unlike any other dog that we have ever had in their adoration of my son. My neighbor has Chihuahuas and they are very close in appearance and size to our ratties. Most people assume that our girls are Chihuahuas, but there is one huge difference. The rat terriers almost never bark! Not so with many other terriers and not so with those Chihuahuas next door.
There is a saying about ratties that all rat terrier owners know so be warned: They are like potato chips. One is never enough!
I have a chihuahua and two cats. He is very friendly with the cats, and my little brothers and sisters.
But I would recommend getting one as a puppy. Because if they are exposed to cats and children (and the other dog, for that matter) when they are young then he (or she) will be more likely to accept them.