Lazun123 wrote:All that being said, dogs are the best, loyal friends great for protection and a blast to have!
This is an understatement. A dog is a creature that will love and trust you, regardless of who you are. They are an animal some of us treat like absolute ****, and they still love there owners. The religious claim that they love their fellow man, but dogs have shown through action instead of false words, what true love of others is. It is an animal you will grow to love as one of your own, and their relatively short lifespan insures that there death will be painful. As George Carlin said, "When you buy a dog, what you are really buying is a small tragedy."
As someone who used to breed and sell dogs, I recommend the chihuahua. The "teacup" dogs are prone to plenty of problems due to the inbreeding required to get them to that size, and all small dogs are expensive to have taken care of at the vet, so minimizing the health risks can also minimize your dogs impact on your wallet. Chihuahua also has the potential to have a fairly long lifespan, as do a lot of small dogs. If you are not absolutely set on one of those two dogs, I would say get a corgi or a boston terrier, but I would warn against pocket beagles or yorkshire terriers. Corgis and bostons are pretty easy to train, but everyone has a corgi and bostons are very energetic and sometimes expensive. Pocket beagles usually have tons of problems and yorkshire terriers, if not trained, can be very unpleasant as well as being outrageously expensive. As always, consider adopting a dog.
The best recommendation I can give, that I always give, is "get a mutt." Get something that is a crossbreed or whose breed is difficult to determine. They last longer. One of my dogs is what I like to call a "premium shepherd." Brazilian mastiff, english mastiff, and german shepherd. "Rescued" him from a breeder who was trying to sell him off as a french mastiff. Had to bathe the living **** out of him as he was covered in fleas and **** when I got him. He is a good dog though, and will almost certainly last a long time. I keep five various mastiffs, a few old corgis, and a pair of aged beagles. Feeding all of them is less expensive than you would think, but more expensive than I would like.
Side note, the point about the dogs you talk about being annoying is because they are well known as very loud dogs with very sheer, peircing, barks and are willing to bark at anything for any reason. Their owner will find it adorable, your guests and neighbors will want to put a bullet in your dog.
