Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our vet also disparages min pins, and she presumably has seen every kind of dog you can see.

Just take Charles Barkley, and shrink him down, very, very small, and you have the min-pin. The soul of a Doberman the body of a doll.

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Beagles.
Love ours dearly, but they are impossibly scent driven hounds who will do anything for food. Huge vet bills for all the junk ours has eaten/gotten into over the years. And they bark/bay like crazy. And they shed - ours is a tricolor, so whatever color you're wearing shows the hair (white, black and brown).

On the plus side, they're sweet/good with kids (except for the stealing food thing) and so cute.
Will never go hound again. Spent a small fortune on training, but could never overcome the food thing.

[Anonymous]

LOVE beagles. They are all love. Their bray is awesome. They will do anything to please you. They don't shed nearly as much as say a retriever.

[Anonymous]

Meant to add (PP here) - HATE min pins. I know someone with Min Pins and they are loud, obnoxious, non stop whiny barkers that bark at anything. Very temperamental, too. They tend to be mean and nippy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-Bichon frise. Very experienced dog owners/families all had house training issues as compared to their prior dogs [poodles].

Male Bichons as well as females?

Is is an inbred thing, or are they just dumb?

My neighbor has 3. They all pee in the house. 2 males, 1 female. 1 female who died did the same. My neighbor (who is a bit extreme in many ways) sewed diapers for all of them to wear in the house.

They are incredibly sweet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
-Bichon frise. Very experienced dog owners/families all had house training issues as compared to their prior dogs [poodles].



Male Bichons as well as females?

Is is an inbred thing, or are they just dumb?


My neighbor has 3. They all pee in the house. 2 males, 1 female. 1 female who died did the same. My neighbor (who is a bit extreme in many ways) sewed diapers for all of them to wear in the house.

They are incredibly sweet.

Sounds like user error

[Anonymous]

Another vote against Beagles. I was a teenager and my single mom was looking for the perfect dog- Beagle fit the size and cuteness criteria but, like PP said, ate everything and anything he could reach - yuck! terrible! gross! finally got a huge internal infection from eating weird terrible stuff and mom got tired of the vet bills.

I had a collie for 8 years (died of cancer) was a lovely dog. Mutts are best. Considered a gorgeous german shepherd but already had joint problems at one year of age. Neighbor is a dog groomer and has 6 standard poodles- says they're the best breed (no shedding, smart, polite, easy to train). So difficult to avoid bad breeding these days!

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Anonymous wrote:My miniature pinscher is so high-strung and anxious it is insane...like a mean little person, hates my kid, etc. Could be because she is a rescue, could be the breed. Still love her, though!

Years ago, our neighbor had one of these. Cute as a button, but mean, nasty and aggressive. If she could have bit you through the sliding glass door, she would have. It was nearly 20 years back, but we still remember that vile little creature.

[Anonymous]

Pugs-lovable dogs, but too dumb. Also prone to lots of health issues.
Lhasa-poos. Neurotic as hell.

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We had a german shepherd.

He was brilliant and therefore very difficult to train. Eventually he was so huge he knew he could not be physically restrained by our ladies-only family. This was a problem. He also shed a ton, but we loved him.

We also had a husky, and she was a maniacal evil genius in an adorable dog package. I will NEVER get another husky ever again.

Smart dogs are a pain sometimes. You have to know what you're doing when you train them and be very firm.

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Anonymous wrote:begals. i hate begals. Neighbor had one and it was the most annoying animal ever.

Try spreading a little smear on him to see how he tastes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:begals. i hate begals. Neighbor had one and it was the most annoying animal ever.

Try spreading a little smear on him to see how he tastes.

Lol! That read like bagel to me, too.

[Anonymous]

Reading these posts makes me dislike dogs even more. I don't care what dog-lovers think about me.

[Anonymous]

Shar Pei

Terrible hyper sensitive skin, prone to allergic flare ups after eating most commercial foods- even grain free. Always on Prednisone for constant ear infections despite diligent cleaning.

hyper- Aggressive to anyone outside out the home. Bit children, other dogs, enough that she had to be put down. This dog ran through electric fences and never blinked. Yes, the owner my mother was not a consistent disciplinarian.

I also say I have deep sympathy for Border Collies that live sedentary lives. All of them that I have met have some kind of chronic boredom/anxiety from not having a real job. Catching a tennis ball from the couch doesn't count. I seriously know of 3-5 that have chronic wounds from licking excessively.

I don't think I would ever own a dog again unless I had massive acreage where the dog could roam off leash and poop in the woods. It breaks my heart to think of dogs in crates, locked in a kitchen for 8-10 hours a day.

[Anonymous]

+1 on border collies living in the house with nothing to do. Working breeds of dog do not love to be couch potatoes. They will eat your couch as if it was a potato from frustration.