Medium-sized lap dogs?

[bits619]

[QUOTE=jetsmom;7398381]
Yup…Cockers are like sandbags. They seem to get twice the weight, once they lay on you. And they love to lay on laps.[/QUOTE]

Hehehe sandbag dogs, I like it.
I have a Labrador who is one of the laziest dogs I’ve ever met. We got her around three years old, four years ago, and she is almost as difficult as keeping a fake plant she LOVES, lives for and thrives on cuddle time and scratches. Once she’s on your lap and it’s time to move, she goes ‘no bones’ and becomes impossible to remove! Noooooo bones! She’s supposed to be around 50 lbs, so not so much of a big girl… Of course what she’s supposed to be versus how much she currently weighs are two very different things (see: laziest dog I’ve ever met).
There are hyper crazy labs and then there are ones like my “laprador”

[independentlyawesome]

[QUOTE=PaintedHunter;7399636]
My staffordshire bull terrier mix is the OMG most cuddly dog I’ve ever had. He would merge with my bone marrow if he could. Just posted this photo in another thread: http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/wangel43/Renosleep_zpse3ac3b77.jpg[/QUOTE]

Haha, I love this photograph! (and the other spotted pittie on this thread. And the adorable ones on the last page of the other thread).

I actually have done a lot of work in various animal shelters over the past 6 years, and hung out with plenty of pitties. Plenty of them are great dogs! I almost ended up with a pittie/bulldog mix as my first dog, but she was aggressive to one of the staff members… and I live in a busy building.

Do you find that yours tend to play roughly with others? My dog has 2 pittie mix friends in the yard, but it tends to be rough play - lots of chasing & wrestling. Not a problem for supervised play, but it’s not the type of relationship that I would leave them alone together.

Her friends are: (in order of favorites)
Lab/Rottie, Golden, Lab/Basset, Boston Terrier, 2 pittie mixes, a handful of terriers
hahaha

I’ll have to do some more digging into spaniels. Haven’t really considered them much - just know about the heritable diseases in the cavaliers.

[PaintedHunter]

He will play rough with my lab mix and Aussie mix, but they love that kind of play too. But if they tell him to back off, he does in a millisecond. Absolutely trust them alone together.

[LauraKY]

[QUOTE=jetsmom;7398381]
Yup…Cockers are like sandbags. They seem to get twice the weight, once they lay on you. And they love to lay on laps.[/QUOTE]

On you, next to you, in the bathroom with you…they’re velcro dogs.

[FallingStar]

I have a 45 lb boxer/pit mix, “Miley”, who is a fabulous dog. Great farm dog as she doesn’t bother the horses or chickens on the farm, and is trustworthy with other dogs, cats, people, and kids visiting.

She wants nothing more than to be in your lap, and will happily cuddle on the couch or bed with me all evening long. She lives with 2 other dogs, an oversized Doberman and a 15 lb spaniel mix, as well as a 6 lb cat, and has never had an issue with her being too pushy with the others when playing. She seems to know she can play rough with the Doberman, yet is completely gentle with the 6 lb cat who likes to chase Miley’s ever wagging tail, and will cuddle with the spaniel mix who is at an age where she doesn’t want to play much.

Here are a few photo of precious Miley:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=513324453402&l=8c15da057c

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=512673048822&l=7bc6229ef9

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=553912369892&l=177b628709

[Foxtrot_s]

Heels down had a suggestion - whippets. Clean, short coated, quiet.

My own favorite dog was a rescue Greyhound. She was so bonded to me, so biddable and loving, shorthaired, loved walks, and the chesterfield just a bit too much.

Again, depends on the dog - but Greyhound owners are devoted to their dogs and it is important to be there 24-7 for the first part of your relationship with a rescue
(as with most dogs/puppies, I suppose).

Boxer is a lovable, comical companion, and cuddly.

[S1969]

I’d recommend the Cavalier, from a good breeder.

The problem with a lot of the other breeds (boxers, spaniels, etc.) is that they are high energy breeds, and I believe the OP said she didn’t want that. My Brittanys are all cuddlers, but they would not be very cute if they didn’t get a lot of exercise.

Cavalier’s were bred for exactly the purpose the OP is seeking.

[Mosey_2003]

I agree on not Boxer, definitely! They are cuddly, adorable love-bugs, but they are also 50lbs of helter-skelter tank bombing around your house :lol:

Cocker spaniels nowadays I’ve found aren’t that high energy in general, very few people hunt them. It’s not hard to find a laid back individual.

[romewhip]

WHIPPETS!!!

Definitely a Velcro kind of dog, and a breed who is very devoted to their family. They are heathens as puppies, but a light goes on and all of a sudden they become the most lovely companions. I have also found many of them to be good barn dogs, they get along with other dogs and don’t have a tendency to chase horses. They can be hard on barn cats- one caveat. I’ve had a couple who were even good trail companions, but that is more rare than normal. There’s nothing like a whippet snuggle, they love to just chill with you on the couch or in bed.

[good_booie]

Another Whippet owner here <3. I have had whippets for the last 20 years or so. GREAT barn dogs and the best snugglers. I can’t sleep without them. lol!!! They are so low maintenance and would rather loaf around than anything else.

[Foxtrot_s]

Each dog is an individual - but Boxers do need exercise, or they may turn into over-energized terrors, don’t know really. But we have had three, and they were the best mannered, best tempered dogs imaginable…but they had lots of exercise and stimulation. Lovely, friendly, kid-safe clowns, with those eyes to die for.

[Mosey_2003]

My heart dog was a Boxer, they really ARE the best But definitely need the exercise…

[crosscreeksh]

We have a Kelpie pup. What a BLAST!! He is wide open when outdoors…high energy plus, but a cuddle bug when in the house. He’ll nod off with his head on your lap while sitting on the floor if you stroke the top of his head!! Will get between me and a book I’m reading and snooze. He LOVES to be hugged, too!! DD has an extra pup to place if anyone is looking for a love-bug that can do agility or farm work!! Smart as whip, too!!

[Angela_Freda]

Beagles are not always noisy. I really loathe that stereotype.

I am on my second, like GoForAGallop I had the first for 13 years, and he did bay from time to time, but was not a constant barker or bay-er.
He was brilliant, and that made him not the best first dog, luckily I had worked with horses for years and this knew to give him jobs… or pay the consequences.

The present one, a smaller female, has a poodle bark. It’s pathetic.
She is the snuggliest girl ever, if I could put her in a baby bjorn and carry her around all day, she would be in Heaven.