Breed owner stereotypes

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Anonymous wrote:Basset: overweight, busy, three kids and work full time jobs. Somehow were told these were low energy couch potato dogs who required little commitment. Struggling with PTSD.

This is spot-on for the one basset owner I know.

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Anonymous wrote:Jack Russel terrier?

UMC white woman, wants to present herself as 'outdoorsy'. Dog is smarter than the owner and pretty much runs the show.

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Anonymous wrote:Where I am from (rest of va) a pitbull means either a poor conservative Trump supporter or poor minority who may or may not fight the dogs.

Labrador retriever or any doodle or any huge breed means UMC.

Poodle usually means MC woman or gay guy.

German shepherd means former police or military.

Hmm, we have a shepherd, but work in healthcare. We live in a NW DC neighborhood with a few other GSDs, but not many ex-military/police neighbors. I think active people with time to exercise them typically get these dogs.

PP again, but I’d love to hear other stereotypes about GSD owners.

GSD owners are hard to stereotype. They really cross the spectrum as they are such an all purpose breed.
I have had 5, now married with kids and a we have a doodle now. Our last GSD passed when oldest child was six; but they were amazing with toddlers and helped our kids learn to walk by being their balance stand.

That said, all the breeders we worked with and the va German shepherd rescue was 90% women who were single or divorced and seemed to believe their GSDs were smarter and better than any man they dated or were married to. They were very attractive when they were younger (many still very fit/attractive) and had many options for men/women but eventually chose the breed over other humans.

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

Beagle owner here. Hilarious, but also a little poignant, because these qualities often lead unsuspecting beagle owners to dump the poor dogs in shelters in large quantities.

Also, some beagle owners are fanatical about the breed. Check out #beaglesofinstagram (my beagle has his own Twitter and Instagram accounts).

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How about salukis, akitas, larger spaniels-french, springer, brittany, samoyed?

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Anonymous wrote:How about salukis, akitas, larger spaniels-french, springer, brittany, samoyed?

I knew only one Samoyed owner, and the family consisted of a single mom, 3 daughters, and a son. Nice enough family, a little off-beat, though.

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Poodles. Standard vs miniature vs toy

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

I feel so seen.

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

Beagle owner here. Hilarious, but also a little poignant, because these qualities often lead unsuspecting beagle owners to dump the poor dogs in shelters in large quantities.

Also, some beagle owners are fanatical about the breed. Check out #beaglesofinstagram (my beagle has his own Twitter and Instagram accounts).

Eh, it’s fairly common now. My Bulldog has an Insta, and there are a billion #dogsofinstsgram fanatics. 😁😁

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

I feel so seen.

We love you and no, we won't housesit your dog.

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Samoyed owners: lowkey, shy introverts, tend to be monied but not in an elitist fashion, usually own more than one. Smiling people. Eager to show you how friendly their dogs are. Nice people.

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Hmmm. Rescue chihuahua owner here. I'm normal weight, married, two kids, attorney, no tinder profile. I can pay my own bills, however, so I guess I fit that part of the profile. I recognize my dogs are protective, annoying, and not everyone's cup of tea - but they are so sweet and funny.

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Anonymous wrote:Beagle: first time dog owners who went to the Humane Society and fell in love with the cute dog. Had no idea they could never let this dog off its leash. Perpetually wander the neighborhood calling the dog's name and posting on the list serve asking if anyone has seen Elvis.

Also, Elvis was never really housebroken.

I feel so seen.

We love you and no, we won't housesit your dog.

What a fun read

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mutt of indeterminate variety picked up from the shelter?