a somewhat random question for you, o flist

[mimesere]

one of the things that is, apparently, in discussion for a wedding gift from the boything's parents is a puppy*. They breed black labs, but we don't have room for one of those (which is sad, because they're beautiful and awesome), so we were thinking of getting a small dog (which would, essentially, be my puppy).

We've ruled out pugs because of the health problems, but otherwise, we are open to suggestions. So far, the front runners are a corgi or a papillon. Any recommendations for a relatively mellow, preferably non-yappy small dog?

I suspect I already know what norabombay's suggestion would be :)



*the last dog I had was a puppy from the time I got her until my mom gave her away 10 years later. all dogs == puppies. especially if they are tiny.

Comments

[thefourthvine.livejournal.com]

I'm more of a large and medium sized dog person, but I love corgis. The ones I've met have been uniformly lovely.

And, hey! Your in-laws breed labs? Would this be in LA or nearby? (We can't get a new dog right now: puppy and small people do not mix well. But when the earthling is a little bigger... And, anyway, I remember it being hard finding breeders when we got our last lab, so it would be nice to start collecting names now.)