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>>238659 Yeah, as much as it may seem a bit shallow, i'm a big dog type of person, I will try to get as small as I can, like a bitch as I mentioned, to compensate for my living space, but I don't think I could get along with smaller dogs easily (i'm a big guy). I love all animals, but hey, when you're getting a life long companion, they've gotta be the right one. (Note: I understand fully that a large dog, no matter how much you walk/play with it with your spare time, will inevitably get a little bored inside a smaller house/yard)
Not only that but I can be really obsessive with exercise/fitness, and having a dog that can 100% live up to that and really enjoy it without being out-done by me at all, would be really handy.
I love Jack Russels for example (about one of the only small dogs I enjoy admittedly), but they couldn't live up to me when i'm being "mr fitness" and I wouldn't want to push them that far either.
A Bull Terrier could be good in that respect, but I know they destroy everything when they are bored.
I was originally going for a Collie, but I've had several people/websites say they can be awfully destructive and aggressive without a yard/place to run, some people and websites even suggested this breed, the Australian Shepherd, if someone was looking for a Collie in a similar situation to me, as they're quite similar but are calmer and do have a lazy bone sometimes. And that's where I started looking and thought they were great.
Thanks much for the advice though, it's just that I've done a fair bit of searching in terms of breed, I just wanted some confirmation on this one in particular in-case there were any major things that people experienced with what I mentioned that was just innate in the breed. Not one to leave all my judgment up to what's written in one guys info sheet/textbook is all =)
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