Would an Estrela Mountain Dog do well in the florida climate?
My mom is thinking about getting me a dog for christmas and ive looking for a medium to large dog. We already have a german shepherd so i want a dog that plays well with other dogs and children, and i wanted to know if an Estrela Mountain Dog would do well in the florida climate (temp.) and play well with my German Shepherd.
Also if you could suggest any other large dogs that would play well with other dogs and with children that would do well in a florida climate, with not alot of grooming needed that would be great.
The Estrela Mountain dog would do ok in the florida climate assuming that they had a way to get out of the heat when they needed to. The EMD is very adaptable but they also come in two coat styles so go with the shorter haired estrela. They love to play but when they’re young they can be very rambunctious so be careful, but i feel it would do well with your current German shepherd. They are naturally flock guarders so they will definitely adopt your whole family and protect them. They like water, love kids, don’t do well in apartments, they do bark at anything suspicious, they don’t trust strangers at first, they are dominant dogs (sometimes called stubborn) but are very loyal. Good luck on your dog #2 search!
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