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<k9clippers>
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To any experience breeder of this breed I am
very interested in purchasing a brussels, My question is I need to know the negatives of this breed, I have researched and heard only positive feed-back. I would appreciate any feed back before I purchase a puppy
Thank-you
Elaine S
we2stern@aol.com
 
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Originally posted by k9clippers:
To any experience breeder of this breed I am
very interested in purchasing a brussels, My question is I need to know the negatives of this breed, I have researched and heard only positive feed-back. I would appreciate any feed back before I purchase a puppy
Thank-you
Elaine S
we2stern@aol.com


Your best bet is to contact serious breeders. Go to local shows. Find the national breed club website.

One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them.
 
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One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them


Correct me if i am wrong, but most small breeds are hard to housebreak. Does anyone know of any specifically that are not?


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I happen to agree with you DC. I've heard the same thing and I've experience the same thing. I've owned Yorkies and Shih Tzus and both never got house broke. It was a battle from day one. My sister has Shih's..same problem. I had a friend who had cockers..same problem. Now my parents have had a poodle and a Lhasa with NO problems at all.

So I don't think it's a "given" that a toy/small breed is untrainable, but for some reason they are very resistant to house breaking.

On the other hand, I've had large breeds that NEVER had a problem. They were trained in less than a week. I don't get it and don't understand it, but it seems to be prevalant in small breeds.

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One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them


Correct me if i am wrong, but most small breeds are hard to housebreak. Does anyone know of any specifically that are not?
 
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One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them


Correct me if i am wrong, but most small breeds are hard to housebreak. Does anyone know of any specifically that are not?


Maltese but only after the are grown. As pups they are NASTY!


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I happen to agree with you DC. I've heard the same thing and I've experience the same thing. I've owned Yorkies and Shih Tzus and both never got house broke. It was a battle from day one. My sister has Shih's..same problem. I had a friend who had cockers..same problem. Now my parents have had a poodle and a Lhasa with NO problems at all.

So I don't think it's a "given" that a toy/small breed is untrainable, but for some reason they are very resistant to house breaking.

On the other hand, I've had large breeds that NEVER had a problem. They were trained in less than a week. I don't get it and don't understand it, but it seems to be prevalant in small breeds.

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One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them


Correct me if i am wrong, but most small breeds are hard to housebreak. Does anyone know of any specifically that are not?


Big dogs consider the whole house as "DEN" and wants to keep their "DEN" clean. To a small dog a house is as big as all the world and may sleep in one corner as “DEN” and feel the other corner of the room is fare game for a restroom.


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That's a really good analogy TW. I never thought of it that way, but that makes total sense. Thanks...


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Originally posted by CrystalK:
I happen to agree with you DC. I've heard the same thing and I've experience the same thing. I've owned Yorkies and Shih Tzus and both never got house broke. It was a battle from day one. My sister has Shih's..same problem. I had a friend who had cockers..same problem. Now my parents have had a poodle and a Lhasa with NO problems at all.

So I don't think it's a "given" that a toy/small breed is untrainable, but for some reason they are very resistant to house breaking.

On the other hand, I've had large breeds that NEVER had a problem. They were trained in less than a week. I don't get it and don't understand it, but it seems to be prevalant in small breeds.

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Originally posted by Doxiechick:
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One con I know about is they are very hard to housebreak. I know a few people that had them and gave them up really quick and got out of showing and breeding them


Correct me if i am wrong, but most small breeds are hard to housebreak. Does anyone know of any specifically that are not?


Big dogs consider the whole house as "DEN" and wants to keep their "DEN" clean. To a small dog a house is as big as all the world and may sleep in one corner as “DEN” and feel the other corner of the room is fare game for a restroom.
 
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<Carla>
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yes, I agree with your analogy. And also because small dog owners don't train them correctly. just like they don't train them to walk nice on a lead, etc.

Trust me, Brussells are different. EVERY single person I know that shows them or has shown them or handled them has said they are practically impossible to train. They constantly **** in their crate. This comes from serious dog people who know how to train a dog. My friend got rid of hers after a few months. Could not stand it. And so did another friend.
 
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I would like to defend the cocker spaniel. My two are super good indoors, unless they're under the weather---and that doesn't happen too often.

When they need to pee, they walk over to the door and wait for me, when they have to poop, they literally "talk" to me about it. "ArrArrarrrggghhhh". It's soooo cute!

And our little maltese is an angel too.
 
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We had a Lhasa until it was 15. She had WAY too many accidents in the house.

Oops - got to go, my Golden is climbing on my back which is her way of saying TAKE ME OUT NOW!!!!!
 
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