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#41
After having a rough collie I do not want any dog with that type of coat again... I loved Maeve...but her hair drove me crazy.

I do not think I ever want to deal with a breed that has to go to a groomer again either...but I may change my mind on that ;)

Excessive shyness is a no go... I like a confident dog...
 

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- Dog aggression - if it shows up after I get the dog then whatever, not a huge deal, but I wouldn't knowingly get a breed overly prone to it

- Drool. Yuck, can't do it

- A ton of coat or one that required professional grooming. I love Quinn's easy care, teflon coat

- Dogs that are rough and goofy, like a lot of Labs, doodles, Vizslas, etc. I really don't like dogs who are all over you, all over other dogs, will run into you, etc. I like a quiet herding breed that's gentle with people, even when excited and friendly.

- I would go really small (would love a Chi) but I can't see myself with anything bigger than a GSD and even the GSD size is a bit of a con to me. I'm really happy with something 35-50 pounds as a "big dog".

- Slow moving, slow witted, no stamina. I like a quick thinking, serious, athletic dog that's always up for whatever I want to do.

- A dog that has no desire to be with and please me

- Dogs with no off switch or self preservation


Basically I'm best suited for herding breeds (I love English Shepherds, Border Collies, German Shepherds, Koolies, etc) and there's a few toy breeds I could definitely see myself with as well (Chihuahuas, Papillons, Cavs). Plus some other breeds that I just plain like :)
 

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- DA is a turn off, but I can deal with DR
- Drool isn't fun
- No off switch - it's OK if it's something that can be trained relatively easily or comes with age, though (as in they get a bit more mellow naturally after puppyhood)
- Laziness
- No intelligence - I don't mind independence (in fact, I like it), but I don't like dogs that have no desire to figure anything out ever
- Super clingy/needy

I also enjoy having "wash and wear" dogs, but grooming doesn't bother me (I would learn how to do it on my own most likely).
 

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Big shedders. Rosey definitely gets her shedding tendencies from the shepherd in her, and omg never again. I love her to death, but THE HAIR twice a year is too much.

Bad with kids. I know it's individual dogs a lot, but breeds that are known to be bad around young kids. I'm around kids a lot, and eventually want some, so it just won't work.

Extreme prey drive. I can deal with crating a dog when the ferrets are out (or putting it in another room), but I cannot live with a dog who would like to kill my ferrets while they are in the cage, god forbid they got out.

Dog aggression. I can't do it. Since I'll likely have to crate while ferrets are out, it wouldnt be fair to limit time out of crate even more by crate and rotate. I'll always have ferrets, its a fact of life ;)

Popularity. Honestly, I do not want a breed that everyone and their mother has, or has a mix of. I dont want to hear 101 stories of "oh i had that breed growing up!" I know it's different depending where you live, but here it pretty much takes out BC, labs, shih tzus, boxers and goldens.
 

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- Human aggression
- continuously growing coats
- wirehair
- short and blocky build
- lots of drool
- massive (bigger than 120 lbs)
- teeny tiny (smaller than 4 lbs)
- unmotivated/not handler oriented at all (I can't stand dogs that don't give a crap about anything I do!)

I think that's it. I do have certain types I like a loooot more, but I think I can deal with most dogs.
 

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- Human aggression or protective drive. I don't care if my dog hides behind me while a robber comes in the door with a gun, I just don't want to worry about my dog misreading a situation and biting.

- Professional grooming. 15 years with a Bedlington. 'Nuff said.

- Big. I could go small, and probably will at some point in my life. I don't think I'll ever go over 50 or 60 lbs. I love my 30-ish pound dogs.
 
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Wow a lot of you guys don't want Sam for a dog. XD He loves everyone, drools, he's not fast (though not really slow either), lazy (though you put him with another dog and he can keep going), sheds, he's over 110lbs.

For me it would be a small dog. Anything under 30 lbs would be too small.
A breed riddled with health issues would be the ultimate deal breaker I suppose. No one wants to go through that.
And dog aggression too. It's not something I want to handle, I'd rather deal with a dog that cries when his doggie friends have to leave than one that wants to rip out another one's throat. I used to walk my neighbours DA golden and it wasn't very fun for him or me. I constantly had to watch out for idiots that insisted on trying to shove their dogs into his face despite him wearing a muzzle just because he was a golden.

Oh and someone else mentioned prey-drive. I agree with that one, I'm a rodent person so it just wouldn't work out well. :p

As for drool, I thought it would be bad, but it's really not. The worst part of it is that Sam gets chapped lips in the winter sometimes because of it.
 

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Low intelligence. I'm with Finkie on this. I like independence, see below, but part of the charm of dogs for me is their obvious intelligence, and I am always delighted at watching them solve problems (even if I don't really want them to solve that particular one!)

Excessively clingy: If the dog simply cannot cope unless I'm entertaining them, that is not the right breed for me. Ability to entertain self/ability to lie quietly near me is a must. Anything that excessively needy annoys me.

Over the top prey drive: I have cats, a lizard, and I have often had small animals . . . if they have a prey drive that can't be tamed by training, that isn't going to work.

No off switch

Big rough goobers

Tendancy towards DA/ high DR Live with extreme reactivity, would prefer not to repeat.

Not responsive to me: I already own a cat!
 

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#49
Popularity. Honestly, I do not want a breed that everyone and their mother has, or has a mix of. I dont want to hear 101 stories of "oh i had that breed growing up!" I know it's different depending where you live, but here it pretty much takes out BC, labs, shih tzus, boxers and goldens.
I constantly hear about people who have a dog that "looks just like" one of mine, or their relatives/friends do or they had a dog like that as a kid that they got from the pound or.... You also get constant "what kind of dog is that?" questions, followed by "a what?....oh..." or "wow bet you paid a lot for that!" or "where did you find one?" or "hey that'd be a cool dog to breed to my wolfdog" (ok so that's just the Belgians and just at the flea markets LOL) or "is that a real breed?" (Savvy LOL). The more unusual a dog is, the more people want to come up and talk to you about them. I have had both uncommon and popular breeds and both seem to attract equal attention. The popular dogs come with the added bonus that everyone thinks they know more about the breed than you. The unpopular ones come with the added bonus that everyone thinks that's just exactly what breed they got from the dog pound last year.
 

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- Heavy shedders
- Bracyphilic breeds (I know I spelled that wrong..)
- Herding breeds - just don't appeal to me as a whole (there are a couple of individual breeds I would own, but those are my exceptions)
- A couch potato - ironic, because when I first got my dog, that's kind of what I wanted. She's the total opposite, and I've completely fallen in love with her high drive, high energy
- Super-biddable dogs - I like the intelligent + independent combination
- Dainty small dogs - I love small dogs; specifically I love small dogs who are rough 'n tumble, high-drive, athletic dogs. The kind of dog that can give the energizer bunny a run for his money. This one probably has to do more with the individual than the breed as a whole (I do favor small terriers over toy breeds).
- A dog with no tug drive! I could care less about fetch.
 

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Drooling: I couldn't deal with it.

Heavy shedders: I look fondly back on my dearly departed golden retriever, but I don't think I could ever have another one. I don't miss the gobs of golden hair that covered everything.

Barkers: I like watchdog barking. But barking because the dog sees a windblown leaf, wants food, wants attention, is bored, needs a toy.....nope.

Shy: I had a people-shy dog before, and it's not something I'd choose to deal with again.
 

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#52
I adding one more.

Snoring, slurping, huffing, puffing, chewing, sucking sounds when they are sleeping. My current foster makes those sounds when she is sleeping and it was driving me bonkers while I was trying to sleep. She also moves around alot.

Last night I had to place her in Casey's kennel in the living room since I could not handle it anymore, she will now be sleeping in the living room with the other dogs. (other than Teagan of course)
 

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Also thought I'd add: although I like slow moving dogs (aka, dogs that go my pace LOL), I absolutely HAVE to have a dog that can keep up. If I want to go for a long walk, or on the trails at the park, or hiking, or walking around all day at a festival, I need a dog that has the stamina to do all of those things. I don't need a dog that's running circles around me, but I need a dog that can keep the pace. Slow, but steady is just fine by me.

And not too slow. Aka, it needs to keep up at a brisk walk. There have been some dogs that come in for boarding that I get so frustrated with, because I'll be walking at a slow walking pace and they are STILL lagging behind taking in the sights and sounds. Drives me bonkers.
 

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I just have two, lack of drive and aggression towards resident dogs/people. Outside aggression issues I can deal with, but if I have to manage the dog 24/7, I just can't handle it.
 

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DA to the point of not being able to live with home dogs. I can handle c/r for a specific dog hate (like Sport hating Kaiden) but then again ANY breed of dog can decide they hate another.

Droopy eyes, can't handle them. They make my eyes water.

Drool.. omg ewww

Any breed that can't reasonably be expected to live into their mid teens and still be mobile and functional.

Portable, I don't have anything really against big dogs, but I dont' want to drive a minivan just to take a couple dogs to a trial.

I don't like dogs who love every human (which I think is part of my issue with Kaiden) call me shallow but I like my dogs to show preference for me over random people. Dekka is the best at this :) She is a snob to almost every human who is not me.

Breeds that cant' be active due to breeding.

Drive I NEED drive. No hard to motivate dogs please.

Non Thinkers. The whippets aren't super high on the 'thinkers' list, but they aren't bad. They are probably the lowest I would want to go. JRTs are always thinking.
 
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Dog aggression - if it shows up after I get the dog then whatever, not a huge deal, but I wouldn't knowingly get a breed overly prone to it
This. I'd prefer a dog that also was not human aggressive or other animal aggressive. If it shows up unexpected, I'd deal with it and take responsibility for the dog, and do what needs to be done.​
 

JessLough

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I constantly hear about people who have a dog that "looks just like" one of mine, or their relatives/friends do or they had a dog like that as a kid that they got from the pound or.... You also get constant "what kind of dog is that?" questions, followed by "a what?....oh..." or "wow bet you paid a lot for that!" or "where did you find one?" or "hey that'd be a cool dog to breed to my wolfdog" (ok so that's just the Belgians and just at the flea markets LOL) or "is that a real breed?" (Savvy LOL). The more unusual a dog is, the more people want to come up and talk to you about them. I have had both uncommon and popular breeds and both seem to attract equal attention. The popular dogs come with the added bonus that everyone thinks they know more about the breed than you. The unpopular ones come with the added bonus that everyone thinks that's just exactly what breed they got from the dog pound last year.
Oh yah, definitely. I'm actually not worried about getting questions and chatting about them, I get that a lot with Rosey as it is (mainly "is that a German Shepherd? Wait, no, it can't be, it's too small, but... What IS that?")

Another thing.. Small dogs. Like, under 5/6 pounds. If theres a chance my ferret will weigh more than it, I don't want it :p I loved hanging out with Jessie's chihuahuas, but I just can't see myself owning one, unless it just fell in my lap situation. Or if I was guaranteed it would be like Jessie's Chloe personality-wise. Then I'd think about it ;)
 

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Excessive barking. GETS. ON. MY. NERVES.

Excessive drooling. I do love mastiffs, but many of them drool so much. I don't get grossed out by danglers that much, but I do hate when a dog shakes his head and giant gobs of drool fly everywhere. I don't think I'd appreciate cleaning that off my walls all the time.

Independence. I like a shadow, I like a dog that wants to be pet all the time, who needs attention and cuddling and always wants to be around me. A dog who only likes me for feeding time and walks would make me sad. That's why I've always had difficulty with Daisy, she doesn't want attention at all most of the time. She's content to just lay there in the same room with you, and that's all. I want more from a dog.

I plan to own multiple dogs at the same time, so DA wouldn't work too well in my household. I could handle managing a DA dog, and wouldn't mind it if I only wanted one dog at a time, but since I want multiple dogs, its just not going to work well. I don't mind if the dogs aren't overly fond of people. I don't want dogs who want to eat everyone they see, but if they are a little anxious or its just not in their nature to fawn over strangers, that's ok with me. I will manage appropriately.

A dog that needed to run around six hours every day to remain sane would be a bad fit for me. Its fine if they need some good exercise every day, cause that will get me off my butt and outside, but excessive exercise requirements would annoy the crap out of me.
 

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With my current two, I wouldn’t add another male. Bear is SSA to a degree and while I would C&R if I had to, I would prefer to avoid doing so. I’m not against having another SSA dog, but I only ever want to have one at a time.

Very small dogs. I wouldn’t seek out a dog under 30lbs at this point in my life.

Slow dogs. Well, that’s not entirely true. I like having a balance in the house, so one crazy, crack monkey of a dog and one mellower, couch potatoey dog. I couldn’t just have a couch potato though

Timidness. I prefer confident dogs. Pig can be very insecure in certain situations and it drives me crazy sometimes.

Another just-for-now requirement, I can’t deal with all out ‘I need to kill the cat’ prey drive. Outside cats/critters are fair game (as in the dogs can want to kill them, not that I would encourage/let them do so). But they have to be able to live with the two resident cats. I doubt that I will have cats of my own in the future, but I think I would get in trouble with my brother if I brought a dog home that was constantly trying to eat his cats.
 

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