Ok, I may have popped up and introduced myself last year briefly but I can't remember.
My name is Karina and my family and I live in Brasil in a small farming town. I have 2 girls (2 and 4) and have had a bad case of doggie-lust since last summer. We are waiting till my younger daughter potty-trains to get our first family dog and I've been researching up a storm.
We've got it narrowed down to mastiff, great dane or newfoundland (I do have reservations about them in this heat despite hearing from a number of very respectable folks that they adapt just fine). I figure that I'll make the call based on the breeder that I feel most comfortable with.
We've been to one dog show and may be going to another one (with specialties for great danes and mastiffs!) in a couple of weeks. I'm still working out the bribery for my husband for that one!
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The most popular dogs around in this area seem to be Kuvasz, Pit Bulls, Australian Cattle Dogs, border collies and of course the Brasilian street dog (mutt). It's a pretty rustic area.
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Fila breeder up the road too.
Ok, just popping in to say hi and I've been enjoying learning from this site.