What's a good medium sized dog breed for a teenager?

Paige

My parents are, finally, letting me get my own dog.

I'd preferably want a fluffy dog. c:

Price doesn't matter, I'm paying for it with my own money.
I'm very well aware of the price of a dog over its lifetime, but thank you.

Answer
Approx Cost of owning a dog 1st year
Purchase Price=$1000
Food=$500
Vacinations=$150
Vet bills=$400
Spay/neuter=200
Bed=$150
Treats=$100
Chew bones=$150
Bowls=$25
Collar=$20
Leash=$20
Trainning=$450
Fence=$1500
Vitamins=$75
Flea Control=$200
Heartworm=$100
Shampoo=$25
Grooming=$400
Grooming Tools=$250
Dental Care=$40
Stain Cleaner=$75
Waste Disposal=$50
Trainning aids=$300
Deworming=$30
Boarding=200
Crate=$150
Car Restraint=$100
Approx 1 year cost =6,600
Approx yearly cost $2485.00

Total over the life of a 14 year old dog $38,905.00
What good for one person is NOT neccessarily good for another. So research carefully. I would recommend a Keeshound or Swedish Vallhund or American Eskimo, Cocker Spaniel, shetland sheepdog, Standard Schanuzer for an active teenage or Dachshund for a lazier teenager, I stay away from the other herding breeds such as Border Collie, Komondor, and Puli, there incrediable beautiful breeds, but there intelligent nature is a double edge sword, as they can proove to be very stubburn, but require experience owners .

Remember puppies cannot be left alone anymore then 2hours. They need extensive socialisation, attention and obedience trainning to ensure they become well developed adults.

Medium dog breeds 25 to 50 pounds
American Eskimo Dog 6-40lbs
American Water Spaniel 25-45lbs
Border Collie 30-45lbs
If Border Collies are so smart, then why aren't they easy to train?

If you are not a precise sort of trainer (most people aren't), then trying to train an intelligent Border Collie can be a frustrating task. Yes, they can pick up commands on two or three tries but they are also very perceptive and are constantly thinking. If, in teaching your dog to sit, you raise your right hand and say "Sit", the dog may pick that up the first time through. However, if the next time you repeat the command, you raise your arm at a different angle and use a slightly lower tone of voice or a different pace, a Border Collie will often pick up the subtle distinction and think that you are using an entirely new command. Border Collies have a difficult time learning to generalize, basically because it takes a dog that is less "critical" to be able to follow a sloppy command. Training a Border Collie can be like trying to teach a nerdy child that likes to overanalyze everything - it can be frustrating and an exhaustive exercise in patience.

What are the other problems with owning a smart dog?

Intelligence in dogs is a double-edged sword. Yes, Border Collies can learn lots of tricks and can have quite a large vocabulary but they also can learn lots of bad things too. Having a smart dog means waging a continual intellectual war with your dog, trying to outsmart them as they figure out each progressive intellectual step you take. Trying to confine a Border Collie can be an exercise in futility. Just when you put in a gate, they figure out how to get over (under) it. When you put in a door, they figure out how to push it open. You put in a latch and they figure out how to turn doorknobs. Some owners even swear that their Border Collies can pick combination locks - though their paws make it hard to turn the dial. If you do not enjoy engaging in intellectual warfare, especially with a non-human, a less "perceptive" and somewhat "denser" breed may be in order.
http://www.bcrescue.org/bcwarning.html
http://bcbordercollies.moonfruit.com/#/the-kid-myth/4531402542

Boykin Spaniel 25-40lbs
Brittany 30-40lbs
Cardigan Welsh Corgi 25-38lbs
Amiercan Cocker Spaniel 24-28lbs
Dachshund Standard-11-32lbs
English Cocker Spaniel 26-34lbs
English Springer Spaniel 40-50lbs
Field Spaniel 35-50lbs
Finnish Spitz 25-35lbs
Glen of Imaal Terrier 34-36lbs
Irish Terrier 25-27lbs
Keeshond 35-45lbs
Kerry Blue Terrier 30-40lbs
Norwegian Buhund 26-40lbs
Pembroke Welsh Corgi 25-27lbs
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen25-35lbs
Polish Lowland Sheepdog 30-50lbs
Puli 25-35lbs
Pyrenean Shepherd 15-30lbs
Shetland Sheepdog 14-27lbs
Shiba Inu 20-30lbs
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 30-45lbs
Standard Schnauzer 35-45lbs
Sussex Spaniel 40-44lbs
Swedish Vallhund 25-35lbs
Tibetan Terrier 18-30lbs
Welsh Springer Spaniel 35-45lbs
Welsh Terrier 30-40lbs

Please look into adoption from the local animal shelter. However your parents will need to be present before they allow the process to take place

I am getting a dog, any advice on size, breed, etc?

Katie T

I am 15 and an absolute dog lover. I don't own a dog, but am committed to getting one. I convinced my parents to let me get one, but I have to pay for everything myself, and I have to care for it entirely myself. I have a part time job that earns me around $50 - $80 a week depending on how much I work. I have a big backyard, and the dog won't be allowed inside because I already have a cat.
Does anyone know what size/breed dog I should get? I would like a short hair dog, and I would love to adopt a dog, so any advice there would be greatly appreciated too. And do you know how much it will cost, like he initial cost and the running costs?

Thankyou so much, and help is really appreciated :)
btw, i live in Australia :) thankyu for all these great answers. and dw C C, i still appreciate the feedback :)

Answer
Cost of owning a dog 1st year
Purchase Price=$1000
Food=$500
Vacinations=$150
Vet bills=$400
Spay/neuter=200
Bed=$150
Treats=$100
Chew bones=$150
Bowls=$25
Collar=$20
Leash=$20
Trainning=$450
Fence=$1500
Vitamins=$75
Flea Control=$200
Heartworm=$100
Shampoo=$25
Grooming=$400
Grooming Tools=$250
Dental Care=$40
Stain Cleaner=$75
Waste Disposal=$50
Trainning aids=$300
Deworming=$30
Boarding=200
Crate=$150
Car Restraint=$100
Approx expences=$6,600

Approx yearly cost$2485.00
Total over the life of a 14 year old dog=$38,905.00

Adoption fee here is around
$300 for Pups under 4month old
$210 for adult-4-6years
$160 for dogs over 7years

However if your in australia, you shouldn't have much trouble as long as the dog been raised outdoors in the 1st place, as it unfortuantly a common practice to raise dogs outside. They however won't rehome dogs that are used to be inside dogs or inside/outdoors dogs to be sole outdoor dogs for fear the dog won't get as much as attention as it used to.

You know dogs and cats can actually get alone fine? My Labrador x Golden Retriever adore cats, and she lets them boss her around. I don't know why, but she thinks cats are her Pups and when she gets a slap on the nose, she responds in a play bow! Its so funny. All she wants is to lick them. On walks it can pose a problem, as she wants to lick every cat she sees on the walk! Which means she BOLTS!

I suggest you go for a large double coated breed to protect them from the elements; Labrador, Golden Retriever, Scotch Collies, Newfoundlands are all good starting breeds. Even mixes of these bred can make wonderful pets, but be carefully if they are Border Collie x or Husky or Malamute- Most of these mixes take over the Very high energy breeds, rather then the calmer temperments

However Newfoundlands aren't commonly found in shelters here. I've seen 1 so far!

Remember to actually visit the local animal shelters too because not all pets available will be listed online

Small dogs don't do well as outdoor pets
Also i think you'll need your parents to be with you, when you adopt, as shelters are fussy here and are worried if they adopt to a teen, without the parents, they parents will come back and surrended the poor dog.
http://www.petrescue.com.au/search/?a=d&g=a&s=a&l=a&a_id=

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