miniature dachshund. I have yet to meet one that I like and I've met quite a few |
Probably a husky. My first husky was highly intelligent, gorgeous (90lbs) tall dog and muscular, and he was like a brother to me. He understood whatever we said to him and had a personality of his own. but they shed a ton of fur, escape (a lot!) when young. As I get older I don't think I could keep up. |
As a not dog owner (I’m an armchair dog owner, lol), I really enjoy threads like this a great deal. |
Shar pei. I had one as a child and unless you’re going to do a lot of training they just aren’t family pets- they can be aggressive and scary. They also have eye problems due to the way their eye lids are and we kept bringing the dog to the ophthalmologist for revision surgeries. Lastly due to the folds you need to make sure all the folds are dry just like a baby or they get skin infections. I wouldn’t want one again. |
These scare me and I am generally a big dog person (Great Pyrenees, Newfoundland, Bernese, etc.) |
Coonhound mix. The barking is awful and you can’t really train it out of them |
I hated hated my then roommate’s 2 cocker spaniels. Not one, but 2 annoying dogs.
Then another friend and her DH had one. I didn’t like that particular dog either. She was ok. Based on those experiences, living with some, I wouldn’t want to own one myself. |
These are the two breeds most likely to become scarily aggressive around my dogs (big, calm dogs!). Maybe they are lovely at home? But they're absolute menaces on the street. |
I'm always curious about the owners who get dogs like this. The bolded seems more true than not, but that's a known thing? Friend had a boyfriend who wasn't a dog person and had an issue bonding to the dog and it's like...well, yeah! They're not really known for that and they HATE other dogs which is an issue if you're looking to split the labor of dog work. The bolded just sounds so unrewarding. My DH had never had a dog. Our first dog was a Golden because it felt better to play things on easy, loveable mode. Went from there, but come on for the first with these challenging breeds! I think if I had started with a Basenji or similar we would never have had any other dogs (and we have had many!) |
I've only met one... my neighbor had one, and he was one of the most delightful little dogs I've ever met--very sweet and friendly to everyone. The whole neighborhood loved him. |
Last sentence is really important. We take it from 8 weeks seriously with any dog breed or mix. Bt it's nature and nurture. We know no one who has had a Bichon with the housetraining capability of a lab, GSD, dobie, sheltie, corgi, etc. The latter types practically come house trained even the little ones. They don't want to go where they eat, sleep, play. Most good breeders don't want their lines ending up in doodle land so a vet and breeders said that's why there are so many doodles that aren't as trainable as the pures. You can do the same training like you did with other dogs but it just doesn't take as well. I also had a child injured by an out of control doodle. |
Beagle - The prey drive can be insane.
Any dog who isn't trained is a disaster. My sister has a lab and he hasn't been trained. My brother's doodle mix is only slightly better. Our doodle mix is still a puppy but already less of a disaster than the other 2 as we are, training him... |
This was probably a malamute not a husky, FYI. An average husky doesn't usually weigh over 60lbs on the high end. |
Wow my corgis are super social with other dogs. The older one even gets along with the dogs in the neighborhood that don’t like other dogs. Neither has ever bitten or been mouthy. |
My sister had a German Shepherd once. The dog doesn’t scare me, it’s just that he likes to jump at me as a greeting. I prefer a lapdog jumping at me. 😍 |