Irish Setter, also because my childhood dog was a crazy one called Dylan.
― calzino, Saturday, 31 December 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
Bird hunting dogs, all of 'em. They tend to be highly energetic breeds with high strung nerves. All kinda dud unless you're a bird hunter or have the time and energy to run them ragged every day.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Saturday, 31 December 2022 19:16 (one year ago) link
they all suit me perfectly then, it's not that much of a travail taking a dog for a few miles of walk every day if you enjoy walking you know!
― calzino, Saturday, 31 December 2022 19:26 (one year ago) link
Never heard of the clumber spaniel before but they’re ugly-cute enough to earn my vote.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 31 December 2022 20:01 (one year ago) link
Possess a “mournful and dopey expression” according to Wikipedia. Also snore too much.
― Josefa, Saturday, 31 December 2022 20:04 (one year ago) link
Yeah it's Irish setter for me. Grew up with one and my boy has some red-&-white in him. He is high energy, & I think it's that working dog blood, but - as Calzino says - I like the walks (keep me sane tbh) and it is a joy to watch him run like a cheerful maniac in the parks of SE13.
― woof, Saturday, 31 December 2022 20:12 (one year ago) link
the two pointers i know seem like amazing dogs but their energy and hyper-focus… yes I feel like I'd be letting them down every day.
― woof, Saturday, 31 December 2022 20:16 (one year ago) link
I just call chesapeake bay retrievers - chocolate labs and that would be my next vote if I had another because they are so handsome.
― calzino, Saturday, 31 December 2022 23:34 (one year ago) link
The Labrador Retriever was recognized as a breed by the AKC in 1917. The color variations they acknowledge are black, chocolate, and yellow.
― Josefa, Saturday, 31 December 2022 23:49 (one year ago) link
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there seems to be some curliness you don't often see in most chocolate labs, but what wonderful looking creatures they are!
― calzino, Sunday, 1 January 2023 00:17 (one year ago) link
have known two cocker spaniels and both were completely unhinged
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Sunday, 1 January 2023 00:20 (one year ago) link
they are very good at murdering squirrels and seemingly never running out of energy. I like and admire them from a distance but never felt tempted to adopt one.
― calzino, Sunday, 1 January 2023 00:24 (one year ago) link
there is this fucked up war vet who served in Afghanistan I frequently chat to with a really beautiful cocker spaniel who he has quite imaginatively named Cocker. The energy levels of this dog are unbelievable, I can be chatting to him for an hour and his dog never stops.
― calzino, Sunday, 1 January 2023 00:34 (one year ago) link
My black lab is absolutely knackered whenever he has been running with this dog for even half an hour, he practically goes into a coma when I bring him home.
― calzino, Sunday, 1 January 2023 00:38 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 5 January 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 6 January 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
Irish Setter 5 - English Setter 0
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 6 January 2023 00:02 (one year ago) link
Down with the running dogs of colonialism!!
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 6 January 2023 02:14 (one year ago) link
like what the fuck holy hell....what a freak...
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― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:50 (three months ago) link
why are there no horror films about these things...???
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― scott seward, Wednesday, 15 May 2024 14:51 (three months ago) link
Don't hate the beast, hate the beautician
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:45 (three months ago) link