What breeds do you dislike?

[RubyTuesday]

A JRT breeder I talked to some yrs ago lamented the fact that in her youth there was no such thing as a bad (American) Cocker & today it's almost impossible to get a good one.

Cavaliers...A lovely little dog with a delightful personality who is fighting an uphill battle to not succumb to the heart probs rampant in the breed.

Chows are a breed that I'd acquire very, very carefully if I wanted one. Good ones undoubtedly exist but the breed is rife with bad examples. Unfortunately, I think the GSD is in much the same situation.

[Papanapa]

I don't care for any dogs with bulging eyes. They just look creepy to me. I am laughing as I type this because it's something that bugs me a lot. I just want to pop their eyes back into their head and say, "There, you look so much better now!"

[Shandril2]

Originally Posted By: Kelli_Castro

I hear you on this. As a previous owner of 2 awesome Rotties....I don't share the same feelings on that particular breed. But I feel exactly that way about Dobies.

When I was a kid, there was a Dobie that lived on a chain and it was MEAN. The chain ended like an inch from the sidewalk. We had to walk past it to go to school everyday.

I always just waited for the chain to snap and he'd get his chance to kill us all. I have always been petrified of them since, every one.

When I was a child I was cornered in my goat's stall for hours by a Dobie (until someone came to find me). That neighbor's dog was nasty ....
The only dog I was ever bitten by was a GSD.
Now, today, GSD's & Dobies are my two favorite breeds! Wonder why?

Since that childhood experience - I never met a Dobie that wasn't steady. Unfortunately, can't say that for GSD's


In my neighborhood there is a couple that has a Boxer (looks more like a big Pitt - but what do I know about how large Boxers get) ... that scares us. The guy gets dragged around the sidewalks by this dog & it lunges at everybody with it's huge jaws snapping.
DANGEROUS DOG!

[Fodder]

don't get me wrong. i'll play with any puppy and if a dog belongs to a friend or relative i can learn to love it... but the breeds that just urk me whether its because i dont like the way they look, i dont think they have a "purpose" are too high strung, are difficult, or just not intelligent enough for me... here is the list: (in order more or less)

standard poodles (esp the white ones)
dalmations
huskies
chow
sharpei
greyhounds
shiba inu
pugs
jack russell

a lot of the toy breeds i'm just indifferent to. they dont really "count" to me, but thats mostly because the owners rarely treat them like dogs.

last but not least, designer breeds annoy me. i'd never be able to tell anyone i have a "labradoodle" or "puggle" and keep a straight face.

[Cooper&me]

Akitas

[wolfstraum]

I like the GSD looks, standing ears, medium large size, and the temperament (as per the standard).

I dislike yippy hyper little dogs - esp Jack Russels - and yes, that is probably unfair as it is based on the ones owned by friends...most of the terriers I meet, I don't like. I have met nice Poms, but that is about the only small breed I have seen that I think has a personality that is not hyper - I knew a dark dark sable colored one who must have been a reincarnated GSD.

I think alot of the sporting breeds are attractive - Gordens, Irish, English Setters - but not crazy about Labs or Goldens.

Really - the only thing I want to own is Shepherds.

Lee

[littledmc17]

I grew up with big dogs.

So anything under 70 pounds is a cat to me. My friend has a pomerainian she is a cutie but yips at everything and drives me nuts.

[KCandMace]

Personally for myself dog's I wouldn't have would be big droolers and small useless toy breeds. While I Love the look of the hugs mastiff's and Danes, I don't want one because of the drool.
The reason for the "useless" toy breeds is because they are useless. They have lost their function to work. Now ask me what I do like that is not a GSD! There are plenty on that list but the budget just isn't there to own one of each.

[sklippstein]

Any ankle biters I dislike, along with chows and pits.

[ldpeterson]

Originally Posted By: KCandMace
The reason for the "useless" toy breeds is because they are useless.

They are not useless if they bring joy into someones life.

Sounds like a pretty good purpose to me!