Balrog
Senior Member
I have got a rough and tumble 9 year old boy who is in need of a dog. We have a big fenced in back yard (about 1 acre). The boy is very active and needs a pretty active dog to keep up with him. Also, he needs something sturdy, but I don't want something huge.
Looks like the Australian Cattle Dog is about the right size I am looking for, are active, and built well for rough housing.
Anyone have experience with these?
I don't really want a barker, although I am good with some barking when a stranger shows up. He must be friendly, or at least aloof, with strangers, I don't want him to attack someone, especially a kid. I don't want a high maintenance dog. He is gonna be living in the back yard outside in south GA so he needs to be able to deal with the weather here on his own. He will sleep on the back porch at night. He needs to be smart enough to remember to go get on the grass when he has to use the bathroom. Mrs. Balrog will not like poop on the back porch.
Looks like the Australian Cattle Dog is about the right size I am looking for, are active, and built well for rough housing.
Anyone have experience with these?
I don't really want a barker, although I am good with some barking when a stranger shows up. He must be friendly, or at least aloof, with strangers, I don't want him to attack someone, especially a kid. I don't want a high maintenance dog. He is gonna be living in the back yard outside in south GA so he needs to be able to deal with the weather here on his own. He will sleep on the back porch at night. He needs to be smart enough to remember to go get on the grass when he has to use the bathroom. Mrs. Balrog will not like poop on the back porch.