What dog breed almost guaranteed not to be aggressive?

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A well bred poodle. Badly bred can be nippy but a well bred poodle just wants to please. I have owned a couple of poodles and found them to be wonderful family dogs.

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Beagles are (unfortunately) used in lab experiments because they are docile and eager to please. They have other qualities that can make them hard to deal with (they are escape artists and have to be kept on the leash) but very rarely aggressive.

[Anonymous]

A golden, train it up to get his/her CGC. Lots of training and socializing in those first few months, you're almost guaranteed to have a wonderful, easy-going dog.

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Anonymous wrote: Cocker spaniel.

Be careful with this- our last two cocker spaniels barked aggressively at visitors and strangers. Go with a straight golden retriever (not a mix/hybrid)

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Anonymous wrote:Beagles are (unfortunately) used in lab experiments because they are docile and eager to please. They have other qualities that can make them hard to deal with (they are escape artists and have to be kept on the leash) but very rarely aggressive.

They do howl nonstop if not entertained and exercised frequently

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Great Dane

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Golden. Well, most goldens except around food. Some tend to be food reactive.
If you and your DH are not into some power dominance crap, goldens are the best dogs ever.

Thanks. What do you mean about me and DH and being into power dominance? We aren't but I'm confused

Goldens are high strung as puppies. My Dh had dogs and liked to "wrestle" with the puppy! Moron. So, the puppy would start growling, and DH would try to "dominate" him. That is a separate issue from the food reactivity issue, which can be worked on early.
Anyway, the puppy would get all snarly with DH, and then DH would get all aggressive(not physically) with the puppy! I realized that my DH is a moron who had dogs but knew nothing about training and behaving around the dog. It is true that owners are always to blame. It took me a while to get rid of this habit that he created in an otherwise wonderful dog.
Guess what pack animals do? Assert their dominance, no? All that was needed was turning my back on the dog and not giving him a time of the day. Not that any of it would have happened in the first place if I didn't marry a person who is an idiot around dogs.

This is weird and your DH messed up the dog. I have had 4 different goldens over my 43 years of life and never had that occur ever. Even when our final golden was overruled buy our snippy cocker spaniel. Does your DH try to annoy and provoke negative reactions from your DCs as well?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beagles are (unfortunately) used in lab experiments because they are docile and eager to please. They have other qualities that can make them hard to deal with (they are escape artists and have to be kept on the leash) but very rarely aggressive.

They do howl nonstop if not entertained and exercised frequently

We've always had hounds, and never had a problem with barking or howling. Very sweet breed.

[Anonymous]

Greyhounds unless you are a small mammal
Cavaliers

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Anonymous wrote:Great Dane

They used to be good dogs now they are nervous and prone to fear based agression

[Anonymous]

My beagle doesn’t have an aggressive bone in her body, unless you happen to be a squirrel. Best dogs ever.

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Anonymous wrote:Beagles are (unfortunately) used in lab experiments because they are docile and eager to please. They have other qualities that can make them hard to deal with (they are escape artists and have to be kept on the leash) but very rarely aggressive.

+1 I have two beagles and they are the most docile breed I’ve ever come across. I can’t imagine either ever being aggressive in any way.

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lagotto romagnolo

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Golden. Well, most goldens except around food. Some tend to be food reactive.
If you and your DH are not into some power dominance crap, goldens are the best dogs ever.

Thanks. What do you mean about me and DH and being into power dominance? We aren't but I'm confused

Goldens are high strung as puppies. My Dh had dogs and liked to "wrestle" with the puppy! Moron. So, the puppy would start growling, and DH would try to "dominate" him. That is a separate issue from the food reactivity issue, which can be worked on early.
Anyway, the puppy would get all snarly with DH, and then DH would get all aggressive(not physically) with the puppy! I realized that my DH is a moron who had dogs but knew nothing about training and behaving around the dog. It is true that owners are always to blame. It took me a while to get rid of this habit that he created in an otherwise wonderful dog.
Guess what pack animals do? Assert their dominance, no? All that was needed was turning my back on the dog and not giving him a time of the day. Not that any of it would have happened in the first place if I didn't marry a person who is an idiot around dogs.

We have a golden puppy and he is THE MOST chill puppy I’ve ever met in my life. Yes, he does get the zoomed, and does love to play. But he is WORLDS calmer than our previous mixed breed dog as a puppy. So I would say choose your breeder carefully if you are going that route.

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Boston