Please say you are not using dog shit compost on edible plants...

nope. Usually around the palms and stuff. lol

Dog poo doesn't make for very good compost, but you have to put the clippings somewhere.

my kids are driving me crazy for a dog, and not being a dog person, I am considering a daschund, as the seemingly lowest maintenance dog possible. Any input, anyone?

most of the sausage dogs I've known have been a bit snappy, so I probably wouldn't choose one of those for kids. Depends how old the kids are too.

We have a mini foxy and she's very low maintenance, friendly and has boundless energy.

they are 7 and 11, and haven't squashed the hamster yet, so I guess they are pretty gentle on the pets. Sorry, do you mean a fox terrier?

yes...but the mini version. If you want to see what mine looks like you can view my house tour. She's just at the end of it.

okay, another dumb question, where would I find your house tour?

right here

what she said

Thanks Ali, he looks really cute. We need a dog that can handle hot weather (up to 120F in the worst of summer, so a shorthair is good)

:lol:

This thread really has gone to the dogs, hasn't it?

I love dogs. I love most dogs. The reason I have never had a dog is just due to not really being home enough to give it the time it needs and not having the space (I think I've mentioned a few times I've always wanted an Irish Wolfhound but I love big dogs.)

I've met some of the sweetest little dogs, so cute you could eat 'em, but I've also seen a lot of little dogs who are snappy, growly, trembly, and well, just buttheads. That is very annoying to me. Why not just get a cat, or a chinchilla? ;) My dear ex dad-in-law had dachsunds that drove me completely bonkers. I really had to struggle to be nice to them and I am a serious animal lover...but they peed and jumped and scratched. Probably due to bad training as opposed to breed.

Here is a site where you can choose breeds based on what characteristics you are looking for.

Nah, if someone said cats smell I'd be defending them too :)

What Clod said re smells is quite a good point though - we have a pretty wet climate here. The doggy smell I refer to is pretty much wet hair smell. You get it in school halls too sometimes - all the hot wet kiddies in their jumpers give it off. In Britain I have only rarely been to a house where I couldn't tell the owners had a dog.

Cat breath can smell vile, but they have smaller lungs to blow out of. Similar principle re cat farts ;)

Binky, no dog is really low maintenance if it is looked after properly. Think vet visits for injections, worming, de-fleaing, tooth care, 2-3 walks a day, pawprints, hair etc. Any animal will have an impact on your life and one which isn't in a cage/ tank will have a big impact. I'm not being anti-dog now, I'd say the same to a reluctant cat owner - think it through very carefully first.

nice link S123 - lotta good info!

This lie needs to be removed UT.