Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 21:25     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Shelties are horrible dogs if you live near other people. They are fiercely loyal - to you. They treat everything and everyone else like intruders. They really belong on a farm. If I could run over one Sheltie a day, I would. Absolutely hate them.


Wow, you really despise Shelties. I'm sorry for whatever one did to you. Yes, they bark. So do many breeds. All I can say is that I grew up with more than one, and they were perfect family dogs.


Lots of dogs bark. Few nip and bite children with the frequency that Shelties do. Not a good breed if you ever plan to have the children of friends at your house.


Bot to argue about this further, but I think that like all dog breeds, it depends on the individual dog. The 3 shelties I grew up with never nipped or bit me, and were pretty non-reactive of me and my siblings' petting, tail fur pulling, etc. But maybe we had unusual Shelties.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 21:24     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:SHIBA INU....... Worst dogs ever, they're all assholes! Terrible personalities.


Agreed. Everyone I have met is annoyingly aloof and skittish. Sneaky food stealers too
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 21:12     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shelties are horrible dogs if you live near other people. They are fiercely loyal - to you. They treat everything and everyone else like intruders. They really belong on a farm. If I could run over one Sheltie a day, I would. Absolutely hate them.


Wow, you really despise Shelties. I'm sorry for whatever one did to you. Yes, they bark. So do many breeds. All I can say is that I grew up with more than one, and they were perfect family dogs.


Lots of dogs bark. Few nip and bite children with the frequency that Shelties do. Not a good breed if you ever plan to have the children of friends at your house.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 21:03     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:Shelties are horrible dogs if you live near other people. They are fiercely loyal - to you. They treat everything and everyone else like intruders. They really belong on a farm. If I could run over one Sheltie a day, I would. Absolutely hate them.


Wow, you really despise Shelties. I'm sorry for whatever one did to you. Yes, they bark. So do many breeds. All I can say is that I grew up with more than one, and they were perfect family dogs.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 20:23     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Shelties are horrible dogs if you live near other people. They are fiercely loyal - to you. They treat everything and everyone else like intruders. They really belong on a farm. If I could run over one Sheltie a day, I would. Absolutely hate them.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 19:25     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:I find it sad that so many people hate dogs for what they were bred to go. If you didn't research the breed before you took it home you are the horrible one not the dog. Beagles are lovely, but they are bred to track and bark and are very well known to do both of these things. Border Collies are very active and extremely intelligent dogs that need a lot of exercise and mental activities. Every dog has the ability to be a nuisance or love of your life its up to you to make it work, we pick them they have no say in how the relationship goes.
All this said I wish women would stop getting Min Pins as Apartment dogs they are absolutely the most annoying things to live next to becasue they do bark incessantly and they do try to attack you non stop. If you are going to get one of these dogs you need to start training from day one and not fall into the "oh hes so little hes only a baby" BS. They also have to be kept on a leash at all times because they can not be trained no matter how hard you try.
The one living next door to me never shuts up, tries to attack me, tries to attack my Border Collie, snarls, chokes itself lunging at us...its really a horrible little $hit!


Great post. I would never adopt a collie unless I had a lot of time to devote to its training and exercise. Also, I'm surprised at PPs saying shelties are mean. In my experience, they are wonderfully tolerant, sweet, and fiercely loyal. Definitely a handful though!
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2013 18:25     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
great pyrenees---scared the bejesus out of me! (dominance/alpha issues)
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 21:39     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Know what the REALLY worst dog breed is? A Marthä. It has the power to talk after ít €ªts @£þh@þ€+ $ºµp. +#€ Marthä þreed çañ be óvérreactive ín €veryday $ituations, $creaming @nd bawling ín its grating çountry \/oice. ît also \/\/on't §top talking úntil ít's time for bed. Í hated her the first time I $ãw |=|€|-,...òñ þþš
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 21:15     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:pitbulls do not cause more serious injuries per # of dog than any other popular breed? of course they do.


It really bothers me when the pitbull people are ignorant about their own dogs. These dogs are big and powerful and they have a bad reputation for a reason. Not all pits are the same but they have the ability to clamp down and lock onto their prey this is what makes them so dangerous they are like the crocodile of the dog world. While I dont think all of them are bad I do think that because of the type of people who get this kind of dog (usually to make up for vacant space between their legs) they should be banned. They are being used as weapons and to intimidate and its not good for the animals or people. There are plenty of other breeds out there for people to pick from that don't have the same problems attached to them. If you want a dog you should be able to make due with one of the less socially conflicted breeds.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 21:10     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
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Anonymous wrote:I have a friend who is obsessed with her dog because she doesn't have kids. it is so annoying and every time she talks about a vet bill for the dog I laugh and am once again thankful we don't have a dog.

Right, because kids are so much cheaper than dogs. You sure showed her!

Also, as someone who is obsessed with my dog and also can't stand to be around kids, I'd like to point out that she's not necessarily obsessed with her dog because she doesn't have kids.


Shes probably more bored with hearing about your kids than anything! I'd rather be around any dog than any kid anytime! Im really glad your friend loves her dog she sounds like an excellent dog owner.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 21:07     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:I broke up with my fiance because of his unhealthy co-dependent relationship with his dog. I was highliy allergic and my only request was no dogs sleeping in the bedroom. He couldn't even do that. The dog recently died and he came crawling back, I felt bad for him but I'm not going to spend my life with someone who prioritizes the needs of a DOG over me.

Sounds like you aren't right for him better off not being with him if you dont like him....you sound bitter though I hope you know
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 21:05     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:Border Collie/black lab mix. Sweet and smart, but they take four years to mature. They chew, dig and nip. only when we started throwing a ball several times a day to wear her out, did she start behaving. We love her, and will keep her forever, but never again!!


Did you really expect a lazy border collie? even as a cross?

Everyone always want border collies because of how smart they are and they are a cute dog but they under estimate the energy, as well as the mental activity. You have to plan on spending at least a few hours a day outside with them each day and you have to have the patience to get them doing home work I make mine learn a new trick or command every week and we work on it every single night. I also have made his matt a command so I can tell him to sit on his matt and stay until I release him...he thinks this is his job when i give the command and he takes his work very seriously so he will sit on that matt fully engaged with sitting there waiting until i say the magic word.

They are amazing dogs if you are an amazing owner, if you are a lazy owner the dog is going to be horrible.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 20:55     Subject: Re:Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I currently hate my Jack Russell Terrier. She will be 1 year old this week. She peed on the floor last night during the election. She runs through the house like an insane creature whenever she is out of her crate--She's out of her crate 6-8 hours a day. She gets an hour of flat out running and tussling with other dogs at the dog park every day. She never gives any warning that she needs to pee--she just pees. She is impossibly cute with a scruffy muzzle. I hate her but yeah, I am her slave.


Perhaps doesn't like spending 16 -18 hours a day in a crate?


+1000.


+1 more. If your life is such that you have to crateyour dog 16-18 hours a day, I am not sure you need a dog in your life. That's like prison.


Wow what an ass to think its ok to leave a dog in a crate that long....why would you get a Jack if you don't want a dog with a lot of energy? why do you even have a dog man thats totally cruelty! And to think I have felt bad this week for only having my dog out side playing for 3 hours each day.
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 20:50     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
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Anonymous wrote:Pugs.

I have two highly bred show Pugs. They are the best temperament E.V.E.R. but I will never get another one. If a Pug is bred to show standards (vs. back of the WaPo classifieds puppies/ cash only, WV address), Pugs are one big long expensive health nightmare. And the trend in the standard is to get even MORE extreme features, so puppies of today are even more fucked up and sicker than my own two -- which is hard to imagine.


Here's a bit of trivia I bet you didn't know: Pugs that meet the breed standard cannot conceive puppies on their own. (IVF) They can't give birth vaginally without killing the mom or her babies (all C-sections). Modern Pugs don't have nostrils, just slits where the nostril would be. Their throats collapse in on themselves somewhere around the 5-6 year mark (C-Pap machine).

In addition, my dogs have been to neurosurgeons, orthopedists, opthamologist surgeon, and a canine allergist. One had to go on Prozac for several months, and the other one continues to have some OCD tendencies that aren't debilitating, so we don't medicate him.

Next dog: stuffed animal.


Sounds like Michael Jackson in canine form.


In the UK pugs are so inbred that they are now down to only having 40 genetically distinguishable individuals, in other words if they did DNA tests for all the pugs there would only be 40 different results. Also the Pug who was rated best in class for 5 years was looked over by a vet on a tv program on the BBC and he concluded that the dog had so many health concerns that it should have been put down at birth. It had all kinds of problems with its breathing, another problem where there are holes that go from the bones out through its skin on its back sinus something or other, it had hip problems, was considered blind...the list goes on and on yet this poor thing was considered the best specimen to distinguish the breed....very very sad!
Dog shows are making mutants of our pets, take a look at what almost any dog breed looked like 100 years ago compared to todays standards. They all look like cartoon characters now!
Well not all but a lot!
Anonymous
Post 09/21/2013 20:40     Subject: Worst dog breeds...tried it once but never again
Anonymous wrote:are there any breeds that are "minis" or "toys" that aren't miserable little shits? i've only ever had mutts - some fantastic, some hyperactive and poorly socialized. but i love dogs and all my friends with the miniaturized version of some other (better) breed seem to have to deal with miserable little bratty dogs with anxious personalities and sometimes territoriality and aggression issues. bred for size, not personality, clearly. min pins, mini poodles, shelties, mini dachsund (who thought it was necessary to scale down a dachsund?), mini schnauzers. every single one i have run across has just been a little shit. there must be some decent ones out there?


Mini Aussie's are nice...I tend to agree that the little ones tend to be horrific