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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Good Lord, no. Imagine the shits those things take. You’d have to haul a shovel around on every walk…
I think the largest you could convince me would be around 90-100 lbs. Something like a Cane Corso. As far as mastiffs go, they’re on the smaller side. Maybe a svelte Rottweiler.
Personally, I think 50-85 lbs is the sweet spot. That’ll get you a lab, golden, basically any kind of pit if that’s your thing, Dalmatian, German Shepherd, poodle, Doberman, husky, a few different breeds of hounds - lots of good options depending on your lifestyle.
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Could get a field bred lab. Breeders will call them "American Lines" vs. English lines. Or 'bench vs. field'
I get big stupid blocky bench labs because they're prettier and I'm a snob. But my first lab was a field lab. He was whip smart, had an on/off switch and was never a problem shedder at all.
The bench labs tend to be much shaggier. Long hair and thicker undercoats. Field labs are thinner, more athletic and tend towards shorter hair and a lesser undercoat. They might be a little more high strung as puppies but like any lab, they mellow a lot as they age a bit.
I'll maintain that the bench lab is a perfect dog -- if you're willing to deal with the fur. I like their personalities just a little bit better; less drive, more goofy.
And they're friggen beautiful dogs. But my favorite dog ever (Patton; he's in the Pet thread) was a field lab and apart from a bit of an aloof streak (for everyone but me - I was his person), it's hard to have done much better.