Not really, the show ring folks fluff the coats up a lot. Read up on temperament and intelligence, I think you will like what you find out. Another possibility is a full size poodle (the small ones are much too active for you I think). That is of course if I understand your wants correctly (intelligent, gentle, calm, friendly dogs)

You are correct in you comments in other posts about small dogs. How they breed for small size is by delaying maturity. A ten year old toy dog is still a puppy in temperament. Really large dogs on the other hand require a lot of finacial maintenance, just the food is expensive.

The AKC has a book on dog breeds that most large libraries would have a copy of. It makes interesting browsing and tells you about the temperament of each breed (of course individual dogs vary).

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Interesting. Never heard of it before. Found a picture on the Net. Looks like a cold weather dog, though -- lots of hair. Probably never gets cold enough here for it in "sunny" (rainy) California.


Marnie :-)





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