Britains Favorite Dogs
This is on ITV tonight at 8pm , a countdown of the top ten favourite breeds, I hope I'm in there
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I'm sure you will be your very popular now , I think the pugs may get a mention to
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Yep the pugs got a mention but not the husky
very surprised very popular breed here in South Wales , but we all love you husky 
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Is that favourite in the sense of most commonly owned or most 'liked'? Don't know which breed is most commonly owned but my favourite 'breed' is the Cockerpoo!
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They were all winners to me
go with that, they are all pedigrees in my opinion despite what some may say!
The Hungarian Pumi Is also one of my favourite top dogs mind!
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they kept mentioning how many of the breed was registered at the kennel club so I assume that's where they got the top 10 from , no,2 was what we new as the mongrel now known as mixed breed
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at the beginning it said from one thousand people surveyed. Hardly a credible survey Imo. I did however agree that the lab would be no 1.
as an aside, these cross breed such as cockerpoo, what's the point in that ? Designer dogs with stupd name being sold for stupid mobey
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Top ten breeds !!!!!!--- I think not. It's all subjective.--- A matter of opinion.
It can range from dogs who work every day, through to to child substitute dogs being dressed up in ridiculous human clothes.
To me a dog is a dog and if the animal is happy being part of your life and you show him/her kindness and respect that is what matters.
K
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Top ten breeds !!!!!!--- I think not. It's all subjective.--- A matter of opinion.
It can range from dogs who work every day, through to to child substitute dogs being dressed up in ridiculous human clothes.
To me a dog is a dog and if the animal is happy being part of your life and you show him/her kindness and respect that is what matters.
K
totally agree, not just dogs but all animals including all of mankind too!
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as an aside, these cross breed such as cockerpoo, what's the point in that ? Designer dogs with stupd name being sold for stupid mobey
Well I for one - and I suspect thousands of other Cockapoo owners - would disagree with you. They combine the intelligence of a poodle with the fun-loving nature of the spaniel. They are gentle - not having an ounce of aggression in their bodies - loyal, easily trained and reward you with as much love as any dog could give. A big plus for many owners is the fact that they don't shed their coat although this does mean regular and expensive trips to the groomers.
If they didn't have some desirable qualities, the breed wouldn't have been around for the last 70 years or so and yes - they are expensive - but this is simply a reflection of market forces and the fact that they are so desirable as the wonderful pet they are.
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Our favourite dogs are undoubtedly the two who drag us out for a walk twice a day whatever the weather, decorate all parts of the house with slobber, let us know in no uncertain terms when it's time to be fed and take up pretty much all the space on my bed
in the caravan.Oh, and they do show us unswerving loyalty and unconditional love in return!
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as an aside, these cross breed such as cockerpoo, what's the point in that ? Designer dogs with stupd name being sold for stupid mobey
Well I for one - and I suspect thousands of other Cockapoo owners - would disagree with you. They combine the intelligence of a poodle with the fun-loving nature of the spaniel. They are gentle - not having an ounce of aggression in their bodies - loyal,
easily trained and reward you with as much love as any dog could give. A big plus for many owners is the fact that they don't shed their coat although this does mean regular and expensive trips to the groomers.If they didn't have some desirable qualities, the breed wouldn't have been around for the last 70 years or so and yes - they are expensive - but this is simply a reflection of market forces and the fact that they are so desirable as the wonderful pet they
are.Fare comment, no offence intended
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as an aside, these cross breed such as cockerpoo, what's the point in that ? Designer dogs with stupd name being sold for stupid mobey
Well I for one - and I suspect thousands of other Cockapoo owners - would disagree with you. They combine the intelligence of a poodle with the fun-loving nature of the spaniel. They are gentle - not having an ounce of aggression in their bodies - loyal,
easily trained and reward you with as much love as any dog could give. A big plus for many owners is the fact that they don't shed their coat although this does mean regular and expensive trips to the groomers.If they didn't have some desirable qualities, the breed wouldn't have been around for the last 70 years or so and yes - they are expensive - but this is simply a reflection of market forces and the fact that they are so desirable as the wonderful pet they
are.Fare comment, no offence intended
.None taken! Given its popularity, I think it's only a matter of time before the Cockapoo is finally recognised as a breed - in the same way that the Golden Retreiver was.
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you may be correct. I know attempts have been made with sprocker and there are good working dogs out there in fact my friend works one. However in most gundog circles x breed gundogs are frowned upon to a certain degree. My neighbour has a labradoodle and
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you may be correct. I know attempts have been made with sprocker and there are good working dogs out there in fact my friend works one. However in most gundog circles x breed gundogs are frowned upon to a certain degree. My neighbour has a labradoodle and
its a nightmare but I suspect down to poor training rather than a fault with the dogMy friend that I go picking-up with on a shoot in North Yorkshire had two springers until they both died, sadly, this year - but he also has a labrador/springer cross which is probably the best gundog he has ever owned. She's nicknamed "The Black Bullet"!!
because of her speed. I did think of training Meg (my cockapoo) as a gundog - she's not gun-shy, retreives well and has been coming back on the whistle since she was 4 months. However, as one wag on another forum I subscribe to said - you can only turn up
on a shoot with a cockapoo if you're prepared to wear pink tweeds
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you may be correct. I know attempts have been made with sprocker and there are good working dogs out there in fact my friend works one. However in most gundog circles x breed gundogs are frowned upon to a certain degree. My neighbour has a labradoodle and its a nightmare but I suspect down to poor training rather than a fault with the dog
My friend that I go picking-up with on a shoot in North Yorkshire had two springers until they both died, sadly, this year - but he also has a labrador/springer cross which is probably the best gundog he has ever owned. She's nicknamed "The Black Bullet"!! because of her speed. I did think of training Meg (my cockapoo) as a gundog - she's not gun-shy, retreives well and has been coming back on the whistle since she was 4 months. However, as one wag on another forum I subscribe to said - you can only turn up on a shoot with a cockapoo if you're prepared to wear pink tweeds
sounds like the problem is human prejudice and not related in anyway whatsoever to the dogs then!
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you may be correct. I know attempts have been made with sprocker and there are good working dogs out there in fact my friend works one. However in most gundog circles x breed gundogs are frowned upon to a certain degree. My neighbour has a labradoodle and its a nightmare but I suspect down to poor training rather than a fault with the dog
My friend that I go picking-up with on a shoot in North Yorkshire had two springers until they both died, sadly, this year - but he also has a labrador/springer cross which is probably the best gundog he has ever owned. She's nicknamed "The Black Bullet"!! because of her speed. I did think of training Meg (my cockapoo) as a gundog - she's not gun-shy, retreives well and has been coming back on the whistle since she was 4 months. However, as one wag on another forum I subscribe to said - you can only turn up on a shoot with a cockapoo if you're prepared to wear pink tweeds
sounds like the problem is human prejudice and not related in anyway whatsoever to the dogs then!
Possibly - but on the other hand - if I'm realistic, Meg is a bit soppy. Given the choice, she would probably want to play with the other dogs rather than concentrate on retreiving! Although her dad is a cocker with an excellent pedigree, that essential working gene seems to have got lost somewhere!!
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