What is your dream pet?

[Darni]

For me my dream pet would be a Norwegian Lundehund
Reason: They are super cute, they are really flexible, and they have extra toes!




That or a brown cat with yellow/brown eyes

[woo]

a gargoyle gecko ;
I see one at the pet store every time I'm there and I am always so tempted to buy him

[The Shattered one]

A Leopard Gecko

[cursedpest]

I want a really,really big dog. ... like maybe a Bernese Mountain Dog..Great Pyrenees...Leonberger... anything like that. also a African Millipede, Regal Jumping Spider, a Python... yeah.. a really cool pet could be a orca or Alligator but thats genuinely a Dream Pet (as in not realistic.. nor ethical)

[PheonixThunderslayer]

my dream pet is definitely a calico maine coon!

[aerithstrelitzia]

A Saluki or a Borzoi! <3

[xXFoxfaceToastXx]

A big and shiny looking beetle, actively looking for a Rainbow Stag Beetle but so far there's no sellers in my country. Alternatives I'm interested in is the Elk Stag Beetle with its massive. EXTRA gnarly looking mandibles.

[CloudiiVision]

I discovered baby western lavender hognose snakes today.
I NEEEED IIITTT

[On a hiatus for now]

I would love to own a Chinese Crested Dog one day. They are so unique-looking! :D

[Meoauniaea]

I would love to own a Chinese Crested Dog one day. They are so unique-looking!

Speaking as a geneticist who has worked with the breed here, some quick things I'd be sure to vet the breeder on:
Patellar Luxation (a leg issue common in this breed, and really expensive to treat)
Eye issues (also common in the breed)

And if you go the hairless route:
Look for a breeder that talks about their dogs' teeth, as the hairless gene causes dentition issues.
Look for a breeder who ONLY breeds hairless with coated for every litter of hairless pups. This is important as the hairless gene is homozygous dominant lethal, meaning that a pup with two copies of the hairless gene won't actually develop. Any ethical hairless breeder of this breed will only breed a hairless to a coated. Hairless is relatively safe when heterozygous (one gene copy).

I have to agree, they're one of my favorite breeds. When bred properly, they are fairly healthy overall and have decent lifespans. I'm a big coated fan of the breed, since I LOVE their coats, but the hairless ones are really cute as well.