What would be a good breed of medium size dog that would be good with new borns. i.e dog before a baby senario

My Wife-to-be and i are about to move into our new house. We're searching for a small - medium dog with short hair and minmal shedding. We don't have kids yet, but plan to in the next couple of years.


We both work during the day (9-5) and are concerning with not being able to spend enough time with the dog/puppy during the week.


What would be some good breeds of dogs that would do well in a new family setting.

What would be a good breed of medium size dog that would be good with new borns. i.e dog before a baby senario
I'd recommend an Aussie Shepherd mix.





I have a five month old Australian Shepherd mixed with a Great Pyrenees (strangely enough, he doesn't shed too much) and he loves children. I've never seen or heard of either of his breeds being aggressive towards children, and he's so wonderful with the kids in my household, my neighbors kids, and kids he meets in the park. He's medium sized too, weighs about 50 pounds right now, and our vet says thats probably as large as he'll get.





I'd say a big no-no to Beagles, Pugs, Pekingeses, Chihuahuas, or a Terrier. They get nippy at times. Yorkies have the tendency too, but they can be trained down, and it happens less and less with good breeding.
Reply:I have worked in the Vet business for 20+ years and the best low shedding breeds are !. Bichon Frise--low shed and non allergic---also depends on your housing--are you in the country or city??? If in country herding dogs are great with children, but need lots of area to run off energy, like cattle dogs. There are web sites where you can research pets with peoples personality, and if you will have children or not--MOST of all DO YOUR HOMEWORK--some breeds are very temperamental and don't do well with children--You will need to introduce your dog to the baby slowly--before had get the dog use to baby smells, like baby powder etc. I have cousins who have 3 Great Danes, and when they had there first child the dogs were about 3yrs. old and it all worked out really well, and the dogs are now SOOO protective of the baby---Good Luck
Reply:Numerous breeds are great with kids. Your work schedule will be the hard part. A puppy cant be left alone for suck a long stretch. Young puppies have to potty very often and the best of puppies wont be able to hold it from 9-5 until about a year old. Contact a few local rescues and see what they have. There are tons of great adult dogs that are already house trained and are great with kids. Since the dog is mature the rescue will be able to tell you how the dog does with kids, how much it sheds as well as its size when full grown! Its SO hard to know all of that with a puppy! You are doing a WONDERFUL job researching your choices and keeping in mind that you will want to have children. So many people get dogs that arent great with kids, keep them for a few years, have a baby and the poor dog has to go!
Reply:Your dog should be about 2 years before you have kids. Puppies are clumsy and can seriously hurt and infant by mistake. Also make sure that your dog is exposed to children as a puppy so hes not as curious or scared of them. There are alot of great medium sized dogs! Depending on what your looking for. Here are a couple links with quizes you can take that help decide which dog would be a good choice for you! Good luck :)





http://www.allthetests.com/quiz06/dasqui...





http://www.breederretriever.com/breedsel...





http://www.k9country.com/perl//dogBreed....





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I wouldnt suggest an aussie mix. I have one they are A LOT of work, they do shed, ususlly not then they are 5 months becuase they havent gotten their full coat, I thought mine wasnt going to shed either but 4 months later I dont own a piece of clothing without a dog hair! Also they tend not to be good with children becuase of their herding insticts, they can nip at the feet of the child and run directly in front of then tripping them and injuring them. They are a great dog but not one to have around children!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Golden retrievers are excellent dogs! they are great family dogs! They are really soft and kids would love to pet them, they are very loyal
Reply:THE SMARTEST THING YOU COULD DO IS TO TALK TO A VETERINARIAN OR THE SPCA.
Reply:i personally think poodle... the don't shed that much and are loyal, don't forget... they are small or medium
Reply:To be honest you could get the best natured, most highly recommended breed and it would end up a total nightmare - not 'cos of the baby but because it's been left in total isolation for 10 hours a day. No dog, of any age, should be expected to be alone all day - and you should also know that you'll spend the first hour of being home after work clearing up poo and pee and whatever destructive mischief the lonely, bored pooch has wreaked upon your house. It is simply unfair to get a dog when you are at work all day. Even as an adult it's unfair, but with a puppy it's madness - how will it learn anything? How will you housetrain it? When will you walk it? How will you give it it's lunch? Think how many times you go to the loo during 8 and 6, and then quadruple it for a puppy or young dog.... Please think again, get a puppy when your child is about a year old and there's someone at home all day.


Belinda


(Dog breeder)
Reply:i wouldnt recomend a small dog because some small dogs csan be more agressive towards children, not the dogs fault though. some are just afraid because children are sort of rough. really the best dog i could recomend would be a lab or golden retriever. these are large dogs but they can take what a small child can dish out. plus with a small dog the kids always want to pick it up and this sometimes hurts them. incase your child devlopes an alergy to them maybe you could get a poodle. i know nobody really likes this dog because they are "yappy" well thats all to do with training. they are a very smart breed no shedding and you can get them in three different sizes. tea cup mini and standard. the standard poodles are quite a large size. they can grow the size of a lab or larger. the mini's are still a small dog. a bit bigger than the average cat. a tea cup i would not recomend since they are so small and can easily be hurt by small children.





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Reply:Any dog would be good but 1st you and your wife to be need to research your options, like talk to a vet or get with a SPCA or research the internet on dog breeds. Be mindful though... both of you work very long hours and take in consideration the time it would take both of you to get home after work.


Also, you would need the space if you took in a large dog but if you got a small dog you could kennel them in the house while at work the only thing is letting them out once you got home.


I have 1 sister who kennels her dog while at work and another who has a dog that wont go anywhere except the garage ( thats the dog doing .. go figure). If the dog is trained appropriately you should have no problem with where you keep them but beware THEY GET BORED. so thing get chewed up. plenty of toyes and food and water where ever you place them until you come home to your 1st little one until you start have your family.


Good luck