Hey everyone,

    My mom and my aunts/uncles have been thinking of getting my "grandfather" an already "trained" dog. He is a farmer and he is use to having dogs and his last dog died about 20 years ago and he never missed a dog because there was either "cats, horses, birds" on the farm that he would go talk to. My grandmother on the other hand is really set against him having a dog while he really wants one. It would make great company for him which will make him long. We are thinking about just getting a well trained dog that will listen and don't shed. Here is a list of things we want in the dog.

• - Won't shed
• - Likes the snow and cold weather along with hot weather
• - Great at hunting and chasing geese out of the yard
• - Gentle for an 86 year old man and his 77 year old wife
• - Something that won't cause a lot of issues
• - Purebred, because it will be easier to know their traits they will display
• - Won't need a lot of exercise
• - Something that isn't too small but yet isn't to big

That is just a short list of what we are looking for in a dog. What breed would you recommend?

Second question is how much you estimate the cost of an already trained dog would cost?

Thanks for your input.

----------- Sandy my 1 year old labrador-----------

The dog will need little exercise because my grandfather is almost 90 and he can't walk it all the time. We really don't care about what my grandmother says because she has always been an "animal" hater and she is against anything that will give him joy. We know our grandfather wants a dog badly and he even said one time that now that there isn’t an animal on the farm there is no reason to "live" anymore. Yeah she will be mad at the moment but she will get over and grow to like the dog within time.

I also wanted to suggest that my grandfather is not a poodle person. He isn't fond of them and thinks they are more of the "girly girl" dog breed. That is his only dog breed that he dislikes. We just wanted to get something medium sized.

----------- Sandy my 1 year old labrador-----------

Star: *Proud Eskie/golden mix*

Pushing me away, every last word, every single thing you say
pushing me away, try to stop it now but it's already too late
pushing me away, If you really don't care then say it to my face
pushing me away, push push pushing me away
tell me the truth, cause I'm so confused ,spinning around these walls are fallin down
and I need you, more than you know, im not letting go, im getting closer
take my hand and tell me why, pushing me away every last word.
push push pushing me away.
- Jonas Brothers 

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 its too bad he doesnt loke poodles after all they are really a retrieving breed, and in my oppinion they should be in the sporting group not the non sporting group! I was never a fan of poodles either until I raised one for pilot dogs if you look past the hair and see the dog inside they are really great dogs, and are not girly.

as for your grandma some people are like that I guess. my husband is not a big fan of animals either but he tolorates them because I love them.

 

Well it's not a purebred, but my recommendation is a Labradoodle, you could get an older one from a rescue or from a breeder who has them for sale.

"You listened to the rumors, and passed a lie.  Because of your ignorance, I had to die"
- "pitbull"

designerdogs.myfreeforum.org (for those who love their crossbreeds)

I am sorry but I do not support getting "designer mutts" for high prices. I refuse to help them with that.

We are already planning on getting a purebred rescue dog. We figure that getting a puppy would be to much trouble, we want an already trained dog, I imagine that we would have to get a trainer to train the new dog on some stuff. We are willing to put the money into that.

What do you think the cost would range for a trainer to train the dog?

----------- Sandy my 1 year old labrador-----------