Xolo, although when I get one I will be adopting it. There is a woman I know that fosters standard Xolos and she will point me to the right dog

Dalmatian would be one.

Portuguese water dog, and Standard Parti Poodle, not sure how rare those are...

I really would love a liver Newfie or a Landseer Newfie.

And a Brindlequin Great Dane.

 

This is probably the only dog I want to get from a breeder, they are pretty rare and from what I heard very expensive. Somedays, when I have a farm and space to run.

Caucasian Ovcharka

They are commonly used in Eastern Europe as guard dogs and as a kid I befriended a couple who turned out to be real marshmellows. I still remember being 12 or so and burrowing my face in their thick fur.

 

well, the tibetan mastiff for sure...

the lowchen which might just be my next dog if i am to get one.

 

I own my rare breed....and wouldn't want any other breed. And I hope the BRT never becomes popular.

 

Someone on another forum has an Australian Koolie that I'm absolutely in love with.

 

Havana Silk Dogs

I am getting my rare breed in August! We are on the puppy waiting list of a wonderful breeder. Havana Silk Dogs are trying to get recognized as a separate and distinct breed from the Havanese and Dog World magazine just did an article in the April addition on them in their rare breed column. They are great little athletic dogs and I'm hoping to put mine in agility and use it for it's original purpose as a herding dog at our new house (chickens).



Welcome to the HSDAA

 

I can't stand alot of fur. Though they can look nice, I hate the up keep of the longhaired breeds whether it be shedding, bathing, grooming or clipping. When watching Westminster I LOVED the Standard Xolo, I also like the Chinese Chonqing.

 

It's funny how different people view things. It's the constant shedding of short haired dogs that bothers me. Shade is a rottweiler / boxer/ whatever and he shed's constantly. I can take a rake to him and get pounds of hair out year round it seems like. I hug him and I'm just covered in tiny little brown hair.

But long hair dogs, it's actually relaxing to sit there and comb their hair and work on them (well, as long as you train them when they are young). The fuzzy ones only shed once or twice a year so there's actually not as much hair to deal with year round.

 

Silky Terrier's are pretty rare. Even though they look so similar to Yorkies, they are different, and breeders have done a good job at keeping them a relatively healthy, long-lived breed. It was kind of tough for me to find breeders, and the few that were in this area are no longer breeding. I often think it's what Jackson is, as I did not get him from a good breeder, but who knows... he may just be a BYB-bred Yorkie. But I plan on owning "another" Silky someday.

I recently discovered the Leonberger and am in love <3 Except their short life span.

I guess Border Terriers are somewhat "rare". I don't know many who have them, rarely see them listed on petfinder (purebred anyways) and never listed on craigslist, or ebay classifieds, etc.

 

I like the Irish Wolfhound (not that rare, but finding a breeder is a bit tricky)..

 

Hmm, I guess you could consider catahoula leopard dogs to be "rare" because whenever someone asks what kind of dog I have and I tell them they come back with "Cata-WHAT??" Haha, and these are my "dream" breed, my absolute favorite in the whole world... I am lucky to have been able to find both of mine (mix and purebred) through a rescue. I'd love to have a tamaskan dog one day, or just a wolf-y looking dog that isn't a hybrid.

I don't see a lot of bloodhounds around, I will def have one of those one day...

 

I love Pharaoh hounds, also not rare exactly but I don't see them much Patterdales and Sharpei, both breeds I wouldn't mind owning. Someone posted pics of a really lean rare sighthound looking dog I liked almost like a Sloughi, I do really love the look of Saluki and Afghan Hounds even though I'm not much for long haired dogs. Xolos are cool too. I would feel bad getting most of these breeds where I live though, hairless is totally out and sighthounds have like no body fat, they probably wouldn't enjoy it here lol. I just have a love for lean and muscular short haired dogs.

 

i forgot about the puli and the brussels griffon.....

that puli has the best hair i've ever seen.

oh. and leonbergers.....

i'm all over the place.

 

There is someone on craigslist giving away a papered, imported Puli, 6 years old so you can still breed her a few years if you want. God people suck.

 

Oh that's just sick go get her. Easy for me to say.

 

I have a rare breed already... At least where I live! Hahaha. Blueticks are nearly nonexistent out here. A lot of people out here don't even know what they are. Go down south and they are as common as trees.

I am looking into a standard xolo after our dane and I would love a portuguese podengo (also in the running are a dogue de bordeaux ,an irish wolfhound, a cane corso, and a *not too wrinkly* neapolitan mastiff)

It's funny because someone mentioned border terriers... We had two in our tiny little natural dog store at the same time with two different families! Haha. It was the first time I had ever sen one in real life though. I think they look like great little dogs... except one was really chunky...

We also have irish wolfhounds all over the place up here. I went my whole life only seeing them at all breed shows in southern california and up here... they are everywhere! They are a breed you still don't see very often though. We live in a VERY dog friendly town so I think the rarer breeds are only common here because a ton of dog people live here. There is even an old beauceron who frequents our dog park.

 

I would rather groom a dog then deal with all the hair too. Duncan doesn't shed...and our family loves it. No hair all over the floor, couch, your clothing...it's all clean. And, he doesn't smell at all. No doggie smell...or any other kind of smell.
Lucky, on the other hand, sheds like crazy compared to him. We have white hair everywhere....there is white hair even on Duncan...LOL!

 

For me it's a toss up because I am leaning toward one breed in particular, but have 3 rarer breeds that I do like.
In order of preference:

1. Anatolian Shepherd Dog/Kangal Dog from Turkey.....have recently made some contacts with people in this breed and one breeder has been recommended but I was given info. on two others. Plus there is an Anatolian Rescue, and Rescue is my thing, but with a Large Guardian Breed I want to be cautious with temperament. Plus this breed is often being crossed with the Great Pyr now too. They are also still a relatively healthy breed, and for a large dog they are averaging 12-15 year life expectancy. No doggie odor either.

2. Chinook...have looked into some breeders and rescue but not as much as the ASD yet. Plus there is a limited gene pool and health problems are becomng more prominent. Wonderful temperaments!!

3. BRT....have met some wonderful people in this breed, but also heard a few horror tales about some, but by no means all breeders within this breed. The no shedding is tempting, but there is some special grooming I would need to learn. Again, another Large Guardian Breed so temperament is a major consideration.

Nice topic, and when it comes to BRT's we have our very own special person here on DFC who is very helpful and willing to share info on this wonderful breed. For the present we are dedicated to our two remaining senior siberians!! In fact I can't imagine not ever having one in my life. But one day I want to share life with one of the above mentioned dog breeds.

 

So what about the Chinook? I have not heard of this breed! I'm gonna go learn about it! :biggrin:

 

Well, I've lived with a few rare breeds. I lived with four Ibizans, a standard Xolo that I posted in the other thread, and Cirneco dell'Etna. I loved the xolo and Ibizans, don't think I'd ever own one though.

The neighbors had two podengos that they got from my friend, and they were pretty annoying dogs lol.

 

It's all how the dog is trained though. My neighbors (who thankfully moved out today) have two pit mixes, Kona and Shocka. While very sweet dogs, they don't seem to get much exercise and they don't leave the house so when they get let out back its *slider door* BARKBARKBARKBARK!
But we all know how wonderful pits and pit mixes can be.

At the dog park, when Buck is howling up a storm, we hear "Oh, I bet their neighbors hate them" and "Oh my gosh, I would HATE to be their neighbors!" all the time when the truth is, Buck doesn't howl at home unless WE get him wound up and then, more often than not, a single "enough" takes care of it. Never more than two. When they are out back, there is no howling from Buck or barking from Dude whether there are people on the trail or not. Raccoons walk by frequently and while Kona and Shocka are making a racket, my guys just watch them walk by.

I only used the barking as an example.

Oh, I could go on and on about what breeds I want one day. In no particular order:

Chinook English mastiff German Shepherd Dog (working lines)
Black mouth cur Bull Terrier Doberman
Catahoula Leopard dog Border collie (under the right circumstances) Rottweiler
Dalmatian #2 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Argentinean Dogo
Pharoah Hound Chesapeake Bay Retriever German Pinscher
Borzoi American Staffordshire Terrier German Shorthaired Pointer
Greyhound Cane Corso German Wirehaired Pointer
Scottish Deerhound Ibizan Hound Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Great Dane Bloodhound (not wrinkly) And I could go on!
Saint Bernard Malamute (under the right circumstances)
Dogue de Bordeaux Siberian Husky
Xoloitzicuintli Australian Cattle Dog
Neapolitan Mastiff (not wrinkly) Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Portuguese Podengo Bedlington Terrier
Irish Wolfhound Belgian Malinois

Basically, after we have our top few, we are going to sift through and pick out the breeds we feel we are in the position to own and draw out of a hat...

 

I kind of think my list is long. Iris Wolf hound, Scottish Deer Hound, Borzoi, Beauceron, Dutch Shepard , Sloughi, Clumber Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, Ibizan, Pharo and the list goes on. I think all those would be rare. Then I can add to that list with ones not so rare. Oh and I too would like a Neo with not so much wrinkles.

I once saw on an add sight some pups that were an Irish Wolf Hound and Giant Schnauzer mix, I think that would be kind of a nice mix.

 

Tomasken

Beauceron

Two breeds I'd love to own!

 

None of you know who I am. Hello! I've been lurking. Must post now.

There are a lot of rare breeds I would love (Tomaskan <3), but taking into consideration my lifestyle, I've been dying for a Shiloh Shepherd. Smooth or plush, I don't care.

 

Not sure how rare these breeds are considered but the standard xolo, cane corso, borzoi, australian kelpie and german pinscher are all on my dream list.

 

Some Australian Koolie Pictures for those who have never seen them:

from:Gallery_5

http://www.toolallakoolies.com/image/toolalla-belle-koolie-******-21.JPG
from Toolalla kennels: ::Toolalla Kennels:: Photo Gallery of Toolalla Belle

http://www.toolallakoolies.com/image/toolalla-holly-koolie-******-66.JPG
from Toolalla kennels: ::Toolalla Kennels:: Photo Gallery of Toolalla Holly

from allambie koolies: Home and Contact Us - Allambie Koolies

from killarah koolies: My Girls - Killarah Koolies - Australian Working Dogs

 

My dog (Dogue de Bordeaux) is a somewhat rare breed, and thank goodness "Turner and Hooch" didn't really have a big impact on their popularity. People recognize him a lot as "the Hooch dog," but they don't have any idea what breed he is...

It took me years to be able to be in a place to bring one into my life... and I couldn't be happier with owning this breed.

That said, I also like South African Boerboels (although they may be too much 'dog' for me); Cane Corsos; and, although not rare, Newfoundlands.

Yeah... the big guys

Oh... and I'll join the chorus of the Neopolitan Mastiffs that are more "old-school"- not over-bred/over-wrinkled.

 

I love Mateo, yep would like one of those also. And I have done a little looking into the Koolie, had never heard of them till a few months ago. Last weekend we were ultra sounding our sheep and the vet that does it had just had pups the day before. They are Border Collie and Welsh Sheep dog mix. There's another new one on me. So you know what I did the next day. They seem somewhat like the Koolie to me.

I would like one like in the third picture, Koolie that is. The vet that has the puppies thinks the Border Collie gene pool is getting to small, could be. I would like to see one work.