My fiancée and I have been looking at different breeds that might be suitable for us. We are planning to get a dog in about a year when we get married and will be moving in our own place (currently saving for a 3 bedroom flat). We live in Scotland.
I never had a dog but love them and love to play with them. (my mum fostered a Rhodesian Ridgeback for two months when I was still living with my parents)
My fiancée had a Manchester Terrier.
We are both working:
I am away from 7am until 5pm, week ends off.
My fiancée is away from 12:45 until 11pm. She only gets 1 week end off per month, so it means that 3 weeks per months she has 2 days off during the week.
We are a young and active couple. (trying) Running 4 times a week. We will have time to go for a walk/run twice a day, at least 30-45 min each time.
We don't have pets or children. But we are planning to have children in the future.
We want an active dog that we can take running with us (5k, 10k or 20k). We love hiking in the Scottish hills, so the dog should be able to go walking 2-3 days in a row in various weathers/temperature (yeah! for Scottish weather).
We are looking for a medium/large dog with minimal grooming/shedding.
We have a shortlist of a few breeds that we like the aesthetics of, and seem to tick our boxes.
The current main runners up are:
We also considered
We will be fully committed to our dog and will be taking training classes to get it right the first time.
We are not rushing our decision and will take the time to measure up all the pros and cons of the breeds to be 100% sure of our choice when the time comes.
We welcome any advice concerning the breeds mentioned above but also any other breeds that we might have dismissed for the wrong reasons. Don't hesitate to mention any error we made in our research.
I never had a dog but love them and love to play with them. (my mum fostered a Rhodesian Ridgeback for two months when I was still living with my parents)
My fiancée had a Manchester Terrier.
We are both working:
I am away from 7am until 5pm, week ends off.
My fiancée is away from 12:45 until 11pm. She only gets 1 week end off per month, so it means that 3 weeks per months she has 2 days off during the week.
We are a young and active couple. (trying) Running 4 times a week. We will have time to go for a walk/run twice a day, at least 30-45 min each time.
We don't have pets or children. But we are planning to have children in the future.
We want an active dog that we can take running with us (5k, 10k or 20k). We love hiking in the Scottish hills, so the dog should be able to go walking 2-3 days in a row in various weathers/temperature (yeah! for Scottish weather).
We are looking for a medium/large dog with minimal grooming/shedding.
We have a shortlist of a few breeds that we like the aesthetics of, and seem to tick our boxes.
- The one that is our current top choice is the Rhodesian Ridgeback as it is a beautiful and very athletic dog with minimal shedding.
The current main runners up are:
- German Shorthaired Pointer: We like its looks less than the Ridgeback. 4 hours by itself might be too long. But it is an all weather very athletic dog.
- Boxer: We always loved boxer, beautiful, athletic fantastic personality. But 4 hours alone might be too long. And does not do well with extreme temperatures.
- Belgian Malinois: sheds a lot but seems to tick the other boxes.
We also considered
- the Anatolian Shepperd but its size might be too much for us.
We will be fully committed to our dog and will be taking training classes to get it right the first time.
We are not rushing our decision and will take the time to measure up all the pros and cons of the breeds to be 100% sure of our choice when the time comes.
We welcome any advice concerning the breeds mentioned above but also any other breeds that we might have dismissed for the wrong reasons. Don't hesitate to mention any error we made in our research.