Seems like in today's game people prefer medium to smaller size dogs (30lbs - 45lbs) over bigger dogs (50lbs +). What's the pros and cons of having a small dog or a big dog? Would it be harder to find a match for a small dog or a big dog nowadays?
Seems like in today's game people prefer medium to smaller size dogs (30lbs - 45lbs) over bigger dogs (50lbs +). What's the pros and cons of having a small dog or a big dog? Would it be harder to find a match for a small dog or a big dog nowadays?
Well I thought 29-42 males were pretty average, I thought 43-48 medium size and anything over 49 was big lol. Shoot I thought 26-38 gyps were pretty average. Personally we have majority now between 26-42 males & females, smallest gyp we have is a 23lb gyp. It is no harder to find anything for a small dog as it is for a big dog. Some folks will have small ones and some will have big ones and a few will have both. Pros of having a small dog, with today's times is that all the nosey folks not minding their business, when they see little 30lb spike flipping and choppin at the bit to get to something. They just smile and say awww look at that little rambunctious pup, but when you bring 50lb Buddy out, they calling the cops saying you have a dangerous dog and are breeding dogs to fight.
This also lead to something that we were doing, subconsciously at first but we also breed dogs that are typically uniform. Same color, so without noticing folks who aren't keen to the breed besides channel 5 news, think all the dogs are the same.
I agree with you. A smaller dog isn't as intimidating as a big dog. I guess some of the pros for having a smaller size dog is that it's easier to handle in the box, less food to feed and take up less space. I personally just like a bigger dog because of the look and power.Originally Posted by CrazyRed
I dont know about easier to handle, those little strong quick bastards can move and are powerful might be a little more tricky to handle but def more fun. I agree with the less feed.
The feeding thing can be misleading. I feed all my dogs raw, and some of my bigger dogs get less than the smaller ones simply due to their metabolism. So, because a dog is bigger doesn't necessarily mean it will have to eat more.
I agree with you here FrostyPaws!
Another thought on this matter is that it can be much easier to over work the smaller weight dogs. Were the bigger dogs can take more work and better handle a slat mil or swinging jenny. Generally speaking the little dogs do not need as much work as the larger dogs. Just IMHO, the smaller dogs show over all more gaminess than the bigger catch weight dogs due to a lot more severe dog show pulling going on. Cheers
True. I had a 31 lb bitch named Squirrel who ran the chain all day / all night and had to feed her more than a 55 lb dog. She was just a calorie-burning machine who ultimately had to be fed twice daily to keep weight on.
Some big dogs, by contrast, may sit around all day and have slow metabolisms and require very little feed.
Ultimately, a person has to have the sense to USE THEIR EYES and determine how much food each unique dog on his yard needs as an individual. Feed charts are just "general guidelines." A person may have to add more, or cut back, based on what his eyes tell him.
I'll settle for a good one, i dont care anything about size at all. And because of the blood i run i'll end up with both.
I liked the smaller dogs because they put on one hell of a show. Lot's of action and usually the dog pulling was not going to last a long time. Those big dogs mostly just push and shove half the night. Not all but most can get right boring to watch.
I have had some of the Paladin dogs and some of the Beal dogs. Lot of them came large. When I started with those last Dogs I had. The Eli crosses came extra large. Some of those first breeding's that V.J. used were big dogs. After some proper selection over time. You can get them back down to a more manageable size that I preferred.
A good one is a good one no matter the size. Sometimes you have to play the cards you are dealt with. Cheers
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