barryt128 4 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 me and the wife have been looking for a wee terrier as a pet we have no other animals but two children anyone have any advice on which breed would be best suited and if anyone has anything looking for a good home i am not a peddler i am a genuine person trying to find a wee dog for my kids i have plenty experiance with greyhounds lurchers and whippets so im not a complete novice any advice would be appreciated cheers Quote Link to post
dymented 2,220 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 all terriers are ok with kids as long as the kids have been trained !! its important to socialize both and for them to have there own space 2 Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 my grandads had border terriers all his life and not ones ever set a foot wrong. there great terriers Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 As a pet I would go for a border they are the most laid back generally of the terriers ...... 1 Quote Link to post
BORDERSCOT 3,816 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 As a pet I would go for a border they are the most laid back generally of the terriers ...... Having said that...I've twice had terriers bite kids...and both were Borders... No rhyme or reason...and both were as well socialised as you'd get... Quote Link to post
barryt128 4 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 it was a border i was thinking about although i like patterdales aswell Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Patterdales from working stock make bad pets .......... 2 Quote Link to post
barryt128 4 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 ive heard that aswell [BANNED TEXT] it dosnt have to be a pedigree either a wee x breed would be fine Quote Link to post
skycat 6,174 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Try and find a pet bred litter which have been sensibly reared and insist on seeing both parents: temperament comes first as a pet. Steer clear of working bred ones as many, not all, have too high a drive to be happy just as a pet. A good working bred one will not be happy with life in a back garden or on a lead, and denying it the opportunity to work could give you all sorts of behavioural issues: frustrated workers are bombs waiting to go off. And before someone comes on here saying that they have perfectly laid back worker as a pet, yes, it can happen, but it makes sense to avoid dogs with a great desire to hunt all the time. 3 Quote Link to post
barryt128 4 Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 is it possible to have a dog that will live in the house as a pet but could be worked ie a wee bit ratting or is it best not to mix Quote Link to post
mushroom 14,052 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Working terriers always want to work it's in their nature I would suggest either a pet bred Russell or a border as said. Remember all terriers can be snappy fuckkers, spiteful wee shites Quote Link to post
dymented 2,220 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 is it possible to have a dog that will live in the house as a pet but could be worked ie a wee bit ratting or is it best not to mix yes of course it is bud dogs are not tools socialize them well 1 Quote Link to post
mrgjones 64 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 both my terriers are 110% with kids in fact thay like kids in a room full off people thay will sit down next to kids because thay no were thay will get fuss. thay work well for me and do wat i expect from them. i think there workers my mrs thinks there pets. if its wat you want and you put the work in you can have the best of both worlds. Quote Link to post
cammy12 176 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 if the dug kens its place the weans will be fine, borders, russels, pats they all have potential to bite they just need reared right 1 Quote Link to post
mushroom 14,052 Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 both my terriers are 110% with kids in fact thay like kids in a room full off people thay will sit down next to kids because thay no were thay will get fuss. thay work well for me and do wat i expect from them. i think there workers my mrs thinks there pets. if its wat you want and you put the work in you can have the best of both worlds. Agreed but I trust working terriers less than any other type with kids even if completely socialised. They just have a different mentality 1 Quote Link to post
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