Dogs you just don't like?

Poodle crosses. They are ubiquitous in my area and at least 98% of them have awful temperaments. One of the few I know that is good-natured is a walking vet bill.

Bull breeds. I've never met a purebred that didn't make me nervous and I'm not someone who is usually afraid of dogs. I've met a few pitbull crosses that are extremely sweet and are model canine citizens but I wouldn't want to own one.

Brachycephalic breeds. I won't have a dog that can't breathe properly plus the majority of the ones I've met are not well-behaved, I know that's probably the owners' fault but they've never struck me as being intelligent dogs.

Breeds with beards. I used to have a miniature schnauzer, who I dearly loved, but it was impossible to keep his face clean.
 
Ridgebacks (Rhodesian and more recently Thai)

AmStaff and Staffs

Most of the Bichon, Maltese, Havanese, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier etc section

Neapolitan Mastiffs

Curly Coat Retrievers



Ones I've had my mind changed on:
Akitas
Chinese Cresteds
Clumbers
Poodles, especially Toy
Shibas
 
I've come to the conclusion i'm not really a dog person just a Labrador person and not all of them. I did love my Lurcher and if I could have one like her, short coat and cat friendly i'd definitely have another. Love my lodgers German Shepherd but wouldn't want one myself. So basically i'm not a fan of any other type of dog other than those mentioned above lol
 
Titchy Pony said:
Ooh, I've got a new one on my list: shetland sheepdogs. Oh my god, they are so ear piercingly yappy! They seem to be quite the thing in the small and medium (?) agility sections and they've put me right off ever having one, if I'd somehow got over their vegetation collecting, tick hiding fur.

I think I've already listed on here they type of dogs that aren't for me, though I can appreciate the individuals (mostly!), I don't want one at home.
- needs to wear a coat when young and healthy (whippets, greyhounds)
- needs professional grooming (poodle, yorkie, etc)
- has ears that trail on the ground / in it's dish (bassets, blood hounds)
- short legged and long backed and can't clean it's own bum (TMI but little T couldn't clean his bum and I found it incredibly sad that he was made in a way that stopped him carrying out natural, albeit unsavoury, dog behaviours) (dachshunds, bassets)
- can't breath through it's nose (french bulldogs, british bulldogs, pugs)
- facially inexpressive dogs (Akita, shar pei, chow chow)
- weighs more than me (anotolian shepherd, patou, etc)
- has no hair (chines crested, etc)
- excessively droolly (boxers)
- requires extra paper work to own in my area (rottweilers, american staffs)
- so hairy you can't tell the head from the tail (old english sheepdogs and that dish mop breed)

I think I've cover most of them!
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I think you're left with an Alaskan Malamute, great choice lol
 
For someone with 2 dogs, I don’t think I’m particularly a dog person. I generally like specific dogs, if they are good examples of the breed and nicely trained. I’d mostly avoid bigger bull / mastiff types in general and small excessively hairy/fluffy/yappies.

I mostly tolerate other people’s dogs 🫣

Cats on the other hand, it’s rare to find one I don’t like!
 
The more replies I'm reading the more breeds I'm agreeing with, just hadn't thought of!

A have two secret, not dislikes but not a fan of breeds that I almost feel guilty about!
Springers- I think because Mr P's mum had one when we were first together and it was the least trained maddest dog I've ever met and after once offering to look after him for a day I found I had him for weekends on a regular basis. I couldnt even let him in the garden without being dragged round on a lead.

Collies- Just a bit too insense! Mine (inherited as an older dog) was also quite yappy. I did love her but wouldn't go buy one. That said I also know some lovely ones.
 
I don't like bull breeds, or anything that falls into the "status dog" vibe when owned by idiots (from GSDs to huskeys via most things in between!). The latter are fine when owned by people who know what they're doing though.

I also don't like anything brachycephalic or with other health conditions that are innate to their breed standard. Plus irresponsibly bred dogs, untrained or obnoxious dogs, and generally all their owners.

Actually, mostly, I hate rubbish owners and irresponsible breeders. The dogs aren't the issue!
 
druid said:
Ridgebacks (Rhodesian and more recently Thai)

AmStaff and Staffs

Most of the Bichon, Maltese, Havanese, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier etc section

Neapolitan Mastiffs

Curly Coat Retrievers



Ones I've had my mind changed on:
Akitas
Chinese Cresteds
Clumbers
Poodles, especially Toy
Shibas
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Changed for the worse or better?
 
I do love big dogs but I have a back condition and just couldn't have one. I'm not a fan of small dogs but my local farmer has a lovely Jack Russell.
Definitely not keen on slobbery dogs and dogs that have stained muzzle hair.

I think Brachycephalic breeds shouldn't be bred for health reasons.

For all the dogs I say I 'don't like', there is always one whose temperament appeals to me and bucks my views....
 
Most labradors unless they are impeccably trained. Having had my young dogs repeatedly charged and even flattened by unruly ones and having my leg humped by a deranged one who came out of nowhere while out for a walk I am deeply suspicious of them!

My male lurcher deflected one charging at us once by running full tilt at him and shoulder barging him. The lab turned tail and ran. I was deeply impressed by the manoeuvre, I had no idea he had it in him, but then he had been flattened a couple of times previously.
 
Lots of more unusual breeds that I don't see the attraction of. Of the more common breeds my list is:

Labradors - a lot are fairly ugly and I've never met one that I wanted to spend more time with.

Whippets - not a fan of the bony look.

Springer & cocker spaniels - like them just fine in someone else's house.

Border collies, except for the 10% of them that I think are fab.

Beagles - I don't feel like I need to justify this one.

I'm also not a fan of drool, a squished face, or any dog that has droopy body parts that shouldn't be droopy. Including ears, eyes, faces, chest blubber, leg skin, belly etc etc
 
I've gone off a number of dogs that I liked as a youngster 😊
Most terriers - mainly for temperament as I like a calm life
Spitz breeds - I dont like curly tails carried over the back
Most hounds - too independent and no recall although I do have a Whippet that has good recall
Most toy dogs - too delicate! I don't want a dog I'd kill if I fell over or sat on it.
LIvestock Guardians - nice looking dogs, but not the temperament for me
Bull breeds - most seem to slobber a lot & they're can be over exaggerated.
Hairless dogs - yuk☹️

Now I have suddenly realized why trying to pick my next breed/type of dog is so difficult 😈
 
nothing smaller than a BC, no bull breeds even staffies. (my horse got attacked by one that hung on)
no terriers and definitely none of the breeds discussed in Ceifer's parents thread. Some of those comments put me off for life :D
no akitas and no cane corsos. Not keen on labs and really dislike English springers. None that weren't intelligent.

only small dog I would consider is a pure bred poodle because I met one during training that was more intelligent than both BC's and GSD's.

on the like list would be leos, GSD, Malinois, Irish wolfhounds, husky/malamute types, wolfdogs, the some of the livestock guardian breeds would be very high on the list, lassie collies and Newfies,
 
Any dog that humans have turned into a travesty of the species. eg deformed skulls with no nose and popping out eyes, dwarfism gene, overlong backs, conformation so bad the dog cannot run. Examples of a breed that have had another breed crossed in just so puppy farmers can breed silly colours, such as weim/labs,vizla/lab,,and dont get me started on lethal genes such as merle.
Anything crossed with a poodle, agree with a previous poster, like poodles, love cockers, but heaven save me from the resulting cross.

Dogs that yap. Dogs with no brains and no drive.
Dogs who prefer amusing themselves to being with their owner.
Dogs with so much hair you might as well have a mop.

Hmm I think I had better stop now!
 
Clodagh said:
I’m not really engaging with this thread… I’m in enough trouble already.
But a flatcoat cane to the pub today wearing a halti, a figure of eight and a harness. It had 3 leads on.
It did behave perfectly well.
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Out of interest why don't you like them? Just curious: obviously a lot of the dislikes on this thread are based on bad experiences
 
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