Did you check the title of the thread?" Non shedding hunting breeds? " Pretty much answers your question.
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Did you check the title of the thread?" Non shedding hunting breeds? " Pretty much answers your question.
Has anyone said standard poodle yet? Non shedding, strong hunting heritage, although tough to find a working line these days. The one we had when I was a kid was a great dog.
A bagless vacuum is your friend. :grin: Even better if it comes with the "pet attachments".Quote:
A German short haired pointer has always been a dog I've wanted but we simply cant have a large dog that sheds that much inside the house. Just not going to happen.
Oh and don't get chew toys that can roll under furniture. Dog will try to dig it out...
Kongs are really good. They hold up well to the abuse and don't roll in a straight line (ie: under furniture). Plus you can fill them with treats to keep him occupied.
No. I'm not going around the house vacuuming twice a day to keep things clean. Besides, that stuff gets in your furniture, clothes, car seats ... everywhere. I'm just NOT going to deal with it, even if it means i never own a dog that I actually want. I just won't put up with that.
My gf has a tiny 7lb Havanese and that thing doesn't shed and my house looks exactly the same as before the dog moved in ..... no hair anywhere. It's fantastic.
Good advice above, though, we might decide for a poodle/airdale type of dog in the end.
Again, we did talk to 2 guys who have wirehaired pointers and they don't shed, supposedly. I'm going to have to look into the breeders they got them from as well since that seems like an excellent option too.
Lots of good advice here. I'll just add a couple things.
As a life long dog owner usually a couple at a time the criteria for having a dog in a home where both people work can work. BUT whatever dog you zero in on read ALL the literature because there are most definitely dogs that will not do well at all in this situation. Please do your sanity and the dog a big favour and read the fine print as it where. There's tons of good info on any given breed on what they will like and thrive in and situations where the reverse is true.
Case in point we got a Catahoula Leopard dog last year. Very little shedding btw but don't even think of this breed in your situation. It was stated in the literature clearly that they're extremely high energy dogs and need a lot of exercise and they can not deal with being alone for long periods of time. They're working dogs used for herding (our dog's background) and hunting hogs actually where they come from in the deep south. If you don't have things for them to do, they're above average in intelligence and they'll make their own schedule for the day of what to do, and it won't end well. They'll dig, chew and generally wreck stuff if they're alone and stressed. I'm gaining ground with ours slowly but steadily but she's still by a long shot the highest maintenance dog I've ever been around, and absolutely needs an hour of off leash balls to the wall exercise daily or again, they'll make up their own schedule.
There are breeds that can do OK being alone all day, lots of breeds. But any dog from a working dog back ground in general will likely have problems. Again, read up on the breed and not just one source. Good luck with the search, and the journey.