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Now apparently I'm a couch potato too lol :rolleyes:! Where did that come from?? Funny how if you say you want to have a child you get nothing but encouragement. Say you want a dog and you get people making all sorts of negative assumptions about you and trying to put you off. Thanks to...

We work normal hours really, probably about 9 hours per day. The point I was making was that we don't have outdoor jobs where we could take the dogs along for stimulation; nor do either of us live a life of leisure. We do take regular breaks from work though, so there will be many...

My current thinking is that -- as mentioned in several of your helpful posts -- the main issue with getting an intelligent, guard-dog type would be the mental stimulation. I don't like it but the fact is that me and the missus are both sat in front of computers for the majority of the day, 6...

Lots of replies, thanks! Seems like this has turned into a "what breed do you recommend" thread it seems. OK I can jump straight to that :). Greyhounds seem nice (Santa's little helper!) but we want a dog with guarding instinct, capable of protecting my missus to some extent when I'm not home...

Thanks for the replies. Point taken re ball throwing -- I'll look at better options. Would 2 x 1 hour daily walks (+ additional at the weekends) be enough then do you think? We both like walking so if we committed to it we would stick that I'm sure. Training I've never done though, so I...

I'm in the process of researching what breed of dog to get. My wife and I have never owned a dog before so it's all new to us. One thing I often read is that a certain breed (generally the breeds I'm most interested in) will require a lot of exercise, but I'm never sure exactly what this means...