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- From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
- Subject: Looking for a dog
- Message-ID: <17888@pitt.UUCP>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 20:01:35 GMT
- Sender: news@cs.pitt.edu
- Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
- Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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- I'm sure this is a frequent request and boring for most of you,
- but I'm going to try anyhow. I am moving to a place with 8 acres
- and am considering getting a dog. I do not have a family and
- am gone during the day and would like to have a dog that will
- watch the place while I am gone. It is not a high crime
- area, and is unlikely that there will be intruders. It would
- also be nice to be able to have a garden without deer and raccoons
- eating everything out of it, and a dog would serve well for that.
- The previous owner had a St. Bernard which did all that fine, but
- I was thinking about something a bit cheaper to feed and hopefully
- longer lived. The dog would live outside and thus would need to
- have a coat thick enough for weather down to zero degrees (although
- it could go into the barn or a dog house for shelter if it wanted
- to). It should be trainable so it will not be destructive or
- vicious or leave the property. It should be able to amuse itself
- while I am at work and not require constant human companionship.
- I would take it with me jogging or hiking and 8 acres should be
- plenty for it to exercise on its own. I would be willing to spend
- time training it or money to send it to school if need be. I don't
- want a dog with a lot of health problems, and after reading a book
- about how breeders have bred dogs for show and ruined many breeds,
- I am somewhat worried about that. I care nothing for showing the
- dog and just want a smart one with a good temperament and a low
- maintenance but warm coat. Have I overspecified, or does anyone
- have any strong feelings about what kind of dog I should look for
- and where to get one? (I know about not getting them from pet stores).
-
- Thanks.
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- Gordon Banks N3JXP | "I have given you an argument; I am not obliged
- geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu | to supply you with an understanding." -S.Johnson
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