Originally Posted by jfk
my beloved dog died last thu. of cancer. it's amazing he even made it that long since he consisted of pretty much only cancer tissue in the end.
i miss him soo much, he's been my best friend and my little brother for more than half my life.
so take this advice from me, even though it sounds obvious: spend as much time w/ your dogs as possible, or even more, you'll regret every minute you left your dog alone later on. i know what i'm talking about.
other than that, i don't have too much to contribute. except that even little dogs (if they're hunting dogs) can be good athletes, only in deep snow it's can be a problem. whatever you get, make sure it's a dog that loves to run.
(this has probably been said already, but i just couldn't read thru the whole thread).
here's a good argument for an athletic dog: the more athletic the dog, the more time you'll be able to spend w/ it. and if you do, the dog will pay you back big time.