# Pick a dog, any dog **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501 "2011-11-29T21:50:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/1 "2011-11-29T21:50:42Z")
[http://tucson.craigslist.org/pet/2726697473.html](http://tucson.craigslist.org/pet/2726697473.html) Our local pound has a list like this on Craigslist every day showing the available doggies and kitties. And while I perfectly content with the 4 pets I have, I always enjoy looking at the beasties and imagining which one I’d want. So, in an imaginary world, which one of these dogs would you want? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/2 "2011-11-29T22:04:21Z")
All of them! But especially Maggie the golden retriever, or Pepper, the terrier who looks like he just woke up. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/3 "2011-11-29T22:04:56Z")
Mr. Horseshoe would lean towards whichever is the youngest. Left to myself, there’s something appealing about the last one (Jupiter) - huge bat-wing ears and a spot on his head that’s designed for scritchies. I like the odd eyes on Rachel, too. Boy, you can pretty much call any mutt a “lab mix” or a “shepherd mix” or a “pitt mix,” huh? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/4 "2011-11-29T22:09:37Z")
I would want either of the Lab/Chows, [Qantas](http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3417/quantas11.jpg) or [Trinket](http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6493/trinkeet1.jpg). I had one of my own, Whitney and she was bright and beautiful and I miss her terribly. [My Whitney](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/cochrane626/b99ebaa1.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/5 "2011-11-29T22:32:39Z")
Blackjack, in the last row, is the one for me. ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/6 "2011-11-29T22:52:19Z")
Swoozie is adorable! Of course, I’m not into mongrels, but if I couldn’t have a basenji, I’d take her. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/7 "2011-11-29T22:54:37Z")
Crosby, though I’d change the name (wouldn’t want anyone thinking I’m a Pens fan…! :D) So many of them are adorable, though! I can’t have dogs with the life I’ve currently got, but I do love them. Maybe one day! ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/8 "2011-11-29T22:57:25Z")
I love pitts and anything that looks like a German Shepherd, so I want about half of those dogs! Realistically I’m not one to pick a dog out by looks, but Cinnamon in the second row has a very appealing grin. There’s a dog that would ensure I get out for a run every day! When I have property with a fenced yard, I plan to go to a shelter and ask for the really good dog that deserves a home, but has been overlooked due to \_\_\_\_ (insert age, color, breed, minor health condition). That’s the dog I want. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Boy, you can pretty much call any mutt a “lab mix” or a “shepherd mix” or a “pitt mix,” huh? 🙂 Yeah, your generic brown dog tends to look lab or shepherd-ish. I’ve seen other shelters really reaaaaalllllly stretch plausibility to avoid calling dogs pitts, since they tend to get passed over for adoption. “Boxer mix”? I doubt it, but whatever gets it into a home with kids to snorgle. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/9 "2011-11-29T22:59:23Z")
I would pass on the Akita mix (its the only type of dog that has ever scared me by being too aggressive), and would scoop up the min pin, cause that breed is hilarious. I just want to win the powerball so I can give a bunch of sweeties a good home. I’ve got 3 dogs, and that’s all I can take. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/10 "2011-11-29T23:02:19Z")
I’m in love with Carol, in the first row. So cute! But my cats would not be amused. ---
**Author:** ![Palo\_Verde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/11 "2011-11-29T23:16:58Z")
Tessa is only 2 months old, but she has a very worried look on her face, like she’s scared she won’t find a forever home. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/12 "2011-11-29T23:28:49Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I’m in love with Carol, in the first row. So cute! > > But my cats would not be amused. Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/13 "2011-11-29T23:36:07Z")
Any one of the pit mixes. I love those dogs. Especially Wanda (row 28, first pic)…she just looks like she needs love. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/14 "2011-11-29T23:36:46Z")
Somehow I overlooked [Cinnamon](http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6229/cinnimon11.jpg) the first time. What a fun dumb looking dog! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/15 "2011-11-29T23:38:21Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#): > > Tessa is only 2 months old, but she has a very worried look on her face, like she’s scared she won’t find a forever home. Which pretty much guarantees that she will! 😛 That’s how they getcha every time … ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/16 "2011-11-29T23:39:50Z")
Rogue has such a bright, appealing look to her. I hope all these doggies find good and loving homes. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/17 "2011-11-30T00:09:18Z")
Either Mr Buster, the Chi/Doxie mix, 8 months old… my GOD he’s adorable!! ot Tequila, the 4 year old Min Pin. He looks so tragically sad. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/18 "2011-11-30T00:22:19Z")
I’m a cat person, but if I were to live with a dog I’d go for a Rat Terrier. . ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/19 "2011-11-30T00:28:24Z")
I obviously didn’t bother reading the OP. Now that I have- I’d go for Lucy the Australian Shepherd. . ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501/20 "2011-11-30T00:56:19Z")
Digby gets my vote. Hope the cats don’t really mind. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-dog-any-dog/604501.md?page=2)