What is a small, low shedding, short haired, house-dog that is easily house trained and great with kids?
15 Feb 2010
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every little dog we have had has had a house training problem. Thats the biggest issue. Please help! We would like another dog since our last dog, dixie, just passed away last year.
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2010 Feb 15
Poodle,try an adult rescue
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2010 Feb 15
Maltese, they dont shed at all, but they have kinda long hair. but you can just trim it….
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2010 Feb 15
Shih tzu. But if u want short haired just give him or her a hair cut every 1 or 2 months.
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I have a shih tzu
2010 Feb 15
All dogs take some time with house training. Consistency is the key. And use the positive reinforcement method.
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2010 Feb 15
Staffordshire bull terrier. Wonderful dog in the house and with kids. Not so good with other dogs though.
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2010 Feb 15
shitzu, they usually get along with kids, they dont shed much at all because they have hair, not fur. training is a little harder than training a lab or something, just because theyre not as smart.. but no harder than any other dog. and if you keep them shaved, they do have short hair..
you could, and also should adopt one.. 1. comes with its shots 2. may already be potty trained 3. you’re giving a homeless animal a place to live.
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shitzu
2010 Feb 15
A stuffed one. Small dogs and kids are not a great combination and smaller dogs are more likely to have difficulty with housetraining. If you’re set on a small dog, visit your local shelters and get an adult of known temperament that is already fully housetrained. Don’t focus on ‘breed’, while they have general traits (like daschshunds are notoriously difficult to housebreak and known to be nervous peers in general), there is no hard-and-fast rule. Also, if you have had a string of dogs with housetraining issues, might you start to think that maybe it is your training method at fault and not the dogs?
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2010 Feb 15
A mini Poodle would be your best bet - they’re fun, athletic enough to run with the kids, generaly don’t have their own agenda, and don’t shed.
Look into Poodle Rescue, as they may have a dog that has lost its family through no fault of its own - standard poodle would work, too. Or check with the reputable breeders and see iof they have a nice family dog - they often raise two, and only continue showing one…or have one that has been returned to them.
It is the earmark of a repuatble breeder to take back their own dogs (and sometimes those from others) at any time duringtheir lives. This leaves them with grown dogs to rehome - but nice ones. Just ask a good breeder, and they’ll help you find one.
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2010 Feb 15
For some reason little dog seem to have issues with the potty training thing. I am not sure why. We have a mini poddle when I was growing up and he was great. I loved him and he was house trained very well until he got old and then we started having issues again. But up until he was like 11 he never had issues except if we were gone too long which was not really his fault. Also he did not shed at all we had to clip him every few months but he was a great dog and was never agressive to me or my nieces or nephews. He would let me put a leash on him and practically drag him around the house. (we got him when I was 5)
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2010 Feb 15
Yorkshire terrier, they do not shed at all, and they have human like hair so they are not allergic
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2010 Feb 15
jack russels are very smart and your kids can have fun training him/her with tricks.
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2010 Feb 15
Coton de Tulear
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2010 Feb 16
Little dogs in general:
Are harder to housebreak - they have smaller bladders and tend to be stubborn to train. And they are difficult to have around small kids because they are fragile and can be easily injured with rough play - especially tiny chihuahuas and Yorkies which have small bones or dachsunds with long, easily injured backs where being dropped or roughhoused with can cause a fatal injury. And the low shed dogs need regular trips to the groomers for clipping because their hair continues to grow (this means Lhasas, Maltese, poodles and shih tzus).
So your criteria are unrealistic. You are probably going to need a larger dog that will be safer around kids, commit more time to housebreaking, or get an adult, house-broken dog, and accept trips to the groomer or some medium shedding.
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2010 Feb 16
Minature Shnouzer/Bichon cross. It sounds weird but I have one and she is amazing! I love her to pieces!!!
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2010 Feb 16
A dream!!!
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2010 Feb 16
Yorkie my yorkie dosn’t shed he is very nice to me and is very docile but he also will play when you want to, he is not too active and he is 4
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2010 Feb 16
a boston terrier or a schnazer they don’t shed
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2010 Feb 16
Just have to say that I agree completely with "oregano1". There is no such thing as an "easily housetrained" dog. Every dog requires dedicated hard work, consistency, and knowledge of dog behaviour to be trained to do anything. Small dogs do tend to be more difficult, but it’s never impossible! I would highly suggest rescuing an adult dog, like oregano said, because it’s tempermant is already established. Puppies are often highly overated, and all those well-behaved adult dogs pay the price for no good reason!
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2010 Feb 16
I train animals and I have had great experience with cavaliers! They are amazing dogs with great personalities, very loving and gentle, and easy to train!
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2010 Feb 16
If I were you, I would consider getting a dog from a good rescue. Many of the better rescues house train and even obedience train their dogs before they let them be adopted. They also check their temperament so you would have a good idea that the dog was good around children.
You may not necessarily be able to get a small puppy, but you won’t have the headache of house training either. My Alaskan Malamute was six months old before he was completely house trained.
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2010 Feb 16
yorkie, poodle, lab
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2010 Feb 16
daschund (probably spelled wrong) they aren’t as hyper or yapping as chiuahas. I’ve had both and the daschund was better with the kids.
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2010 Feb 16
There is no such thing as a short haired low shedding dog. Sorry. Short haired dogs all shed. Low-shedding dogs all continue to grow their coat - forever - until it is clipped. So you have two choices.
1. Shedding, either short, medium or long coat.
2. Low(non) Shedding - all have long hair but you can get them clipped short at the salon regularly.
In regards to housetraining, I would suggest before you get another dog you google "how to housetrain". If ALL your little dogs have had a problem I would think maybe you might have missed something in how to do it. We have had 5 small dogs growing up with us, two adopted as adults, and have housetrained all of them. The pups were all reliable in the house by 4 months of age, and the adults took to it pretty quickly as well . . . so it can be done.
Small dogs great with kids are hard to come by. Papillons are known for their calm demeanor, BUT are so tiny small children could easily hurt them just by accident. Any dog below 10 pounds I think is too fragile to bring into a home with really young kids.
I find the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is great with kids, as is the Tibetan Spaniel. That is by personal experience with many in each of these breeds and they are big enough not to be easily hurt.
I also hear that a well bred Boston Terrier can be good with kids, as well as the Bichon Frise or the Shih Tzu. Some of that depends on socialization with children, and proper supervision to make sure the small dogs don’t get overwhelmed by the noise and boisterousness of the kids.
If you are rather busy with raising kids, it is a good idea to go to rescue, because you can see ahead of time if the dog will get along, AND it would come housetrained.
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2010 Feb 16
A boxer..I have a two year old female who adores my four year old nephew and baby neice. She plays so wonderfully with them, has never bit, nipped, or hurt them. They pull her around, lay on her, etc. and she could care less. She LOVES when they are over. She is great with all other children too.
They do shed a little, but with good care mine only sheds in the end of spring/beginning of summer.
My boxer took a short time to house train. I used a kennel to help with the process. Dogs in generel are very neat and won’t soil where they eat or sleep. So, for the first few weeks I let my pup stay in her kennel or be outside only. She did go a time or two in her kennel, but she quickly learned. It took her a very, very short time to become fully house trained. I am a firm believer in crate/kennel training and being SUPER consistent in house training.
As for the size, I don’t see boxers as the smallest or largest of the breeds. My boxer measures a little above my knees (I’m 5′7") and weighs 64.6 lbs. She isn’t a huge beast and doesn’t act like it, she is quite the cuddler!! AN OVERSIZED LAP DOG is what I see her as!!!! =)
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2010 Feb 16
if house training is the biggest issue, then consider not getting a puppy. i would browse your local craig’s list, rescue, or shelter for a cute dog that’s maybe 1 or 2 years old. if you take your kids with you to visit, then you’ll know how they react with each other.
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2010 Feb 16
Poodle. I have three of them, they are very nurturing. However if you want to keep them short-haired you’ll have to get them groomed continously.
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2010 Feb 16
poodles! they are very smart kind and fun and they and they dont shed at all and they come in all different sizes
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2010 Feb 16
Get one that fits YOUR lifestyle.
Try the breed selector quiz and see what breed(s) show up that are right for you.
http://animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogselector.do
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