Dog breed selectors

[Elrohwen]

From Animal Planet: I always get all sporting dogs on this one, in various orders, but never Welshies for whatever reason. All are breeds I at least wouldn't mind owning, and they got pretty darn close with the two spaniels and the Brittany on top. I have strongly considered owning English cockers, Brittanies, and Goldens. No thanks on the American cocker though.
98% American Cocker Spaniel
98% English Cocker Spaniel
97% Brittany
97% Golden Retriever
97% Irish Setter

Dogtime. Apparently I am predictable. I've strongly considered the top three breeds, and I could live with a GSP or GWP.
English Cocker Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Flat-coated Retriever
GSP
GWP

For the final quiz:
100% Toller: I could see owning one
93% Pointer: Not something I would pick, but I could probably live with one
91% English Setter: Could live with one
90% German Pincers: Not my type of dog at all
I accidentally closed the tab but I think the last one was GSP

Somehow I rarely get herding breeds at the top of the list on these quizzes and I'm not sure why since I usually select for high energy and trainable.

ETA: Apparently I am not at all special for getting lots of spaniels; these tests just like to push spaniels on everyone. Works for me!

 

[Julee]

Why do all of these quizzes think I like sporter dogs? I don't like them, I like herder-brains.

Emmy is very offended.

 

[Slick]

Ha!!!

I got:
Number 1 Match: Border Collie
Number 2 Match: Cattle Dog
Number 3 Match: Brittany

Which incidentally are exactly the three breeds I am already considering for my next dog, and Leo is a bc/ac mix!

I've never had that accurate of a test before.

 

[Airn]

Animal Planet Results
English Cocker Spaniel 98% Maybe?
American Cocker Spaniel 97% Probably not
Brittany 96% Probably not
Smooth Fox Terrier 96% No

Dogtime Results
German Pinscher Hahahahha. No
Cocker Spaniel Maybe
English Cocker Spaniel Maybe
Basenji Too smart
Dachshund No

Select Smart Results
Bichon Frise 100% Never considered them but probably no.
French Bulldog 93% Absolutely not.
American Eskimo Standard 90% Doubtful
Toller 90% Doubtful
Portuguese Water Dog 90% Doubtful


Where my herders at?

 

[lancerandrara]

All of you guys and your blunt "NO"s are killing me. LOL.

You know, Animal Planet's breed quiz used to be a lot more accurate... about six years ago? It's weird, they did some giant revamp, and all the breed statistics changed for the worse (as in, can get quite inaccurate), IMO. o_o

On a few different quizzes, I ALWAYS got Doberman Pinscher as my top breed. It's crazy, because it has been the breed I've drooled over for years when I was in high school alongside GSDs. (But GSDs were never chosen in the top few...)

 

[lancerandrara]

ANIMAL PLANET

Australian Cattle Dog
96% match
uhh... I wouldn't have one for myself only because... not too fond of their fur patterns. :x

Runners-up
Beauceron Beauceron
YEAHHHH

96% match
Belgian Malinois Belgian Malinois
YEAAAAAAHHAHAAA

96% match
Brittany Brittany
Yeah! I almost went for brittanies instead of Mini Aussie, actually!

96% match
German Shorthaired Pointer German Shorthaired Pointer
urr, not into pointers...

96% match
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Pembroke Welsh Corgi
cute, but not for me. I dislike stubbiness. LOL

96% match
Canaan Dog Canaan Dog
Sure! :0

95% match
Flat-Coated Retriever Flat-Coated Retriever
Sure!! I love their temperaments AND appearance actually.

95% match
Border Collie Border Collie
YEAHHHHHHHH... kind of. Maybe. Possibly. One can dream.

94% match
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chesapeake Bay Retriever
nnnnnnnahhh..?

94% match
German Pinscher German Pinscher
I love.

94% match
Gordon Setter Gordon Setter
those droopy jowls are not for me. :S

94% match
Pointer Pointer
no pointers please.


DOGTIME ... not going to post the results, but this was when I realized that all quizzes like to match me with retrievers and pointers. I got quite a few of the same breeds again.

SELECTSMART
Top choice: POODLE.
... and the next 15 has a few of the same pointers and retrievers again. What's up with that? I should change my life focus to pointers and retrievers now.

 

[teacuptiger]

Animal Planet:

Brittany 99% match (Well, at least it's a breed I like!)
English Cocker Spaniel
97% match (UGH. WHY.)
Flat-Coated Retriever
97% match (Okay, I think they're pretty, but I don't care to have one)
Labrador Retriever
97% match (Why? Just why?)

Dog Time:

Brittany (Well, guess I'm gonna get a Brit someday, then?)
Curly Coated Retriever (How about no?!)
English Cocker Spaniel (HECK NO. Why?!)
Field Spaniel (Again, no.)
Flat-Coated Retriever (Bloody heck)

Select Smart:

I just c&pd the top few.

1. Field Spaniel (100%) Uh, really? Why? I used to dogsit one, but I don't really want one.
2. Pointer (99%) Okay, I like Pointers enough, but not enough to own one.
3. Australian Terrier (98%) Uh, no thank you!
4. Sussex Spaniel (98%) Nope. Not gonna happen.
5. Smooth Fox Terrier (94%) Not really interested.
6. Beagle (93%) Nooo thank you. Not after Buddy.
7. Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (91%) Cool dogs, don't think I want one
8. Pharaoh Hound (91%) Yeah, I like these dogs. I'd like one someday.
9. Poodle (standard) (90%) Despite everything, I would like a Spoo someday.
10. Schipperke (89%) Uh... I don't think that's gonna happen.
11. Vizsla (89%) Sure! I like Vizslas!
12. Ibizan Hound (88%) Heck yeah. Love Beezers.



Wtf is up with the Spaniel thing? Yeah, I like Brittanys, but Cockers and Field Spaniels? And Retrievers???? I don't want one, at all.

 

[SoCrafty]

Animal Planet:
Mini-Poodle: Definitely no.
American Cocker: maybe
English Cocker: maybe (I'd choose English over American).

(Cockers were a consideration; I have had one, and his family has always had one)

Dog time:
American Water Spaniel: meh
Brittany: maybe
English Cocker: see above
English Springer: this was a consideration
Field Spaniel: probably not

Select Smart:
Lowchen: no
Shih Tzu: ummmm no
Shetland Sheepdog: (FINALLY). yes <3
American Cocker: see above

I find it funny that only Select Smart gave me other breeds outside of the Sporting Group while the others mostly had the Sporting Group.

 

[Jadex]

Animal Planet:

ACD- I could see myself with one
Beauceron- I've never met one, but they seem like cool dogs
Brittany- No, not a huge fan of the "bouncy" energy
Canaan Dog- Don't really know anything about them
GSP- I like them, but wouldn't want to live with one.
Belgian Malinois- Maybe
Border Collie- Maybe
Pemproke Welsh Corgi- No. Too small
Pointer- I'm assuming English Pointer? Most likely not if they are like GSP's

Dog Time:

Kuvasz- No. Not a fan of the looks
Curly-Coated Retriever- Hmm, maybe? Fur is a little weird looking
English Cocker Spaniel- I like cockers, maybe
Flat-Coated Retrevier- Maybe
German Shorthaired Pointer- No

Select Smart:

ACD- Maybe
Xoloitzcuintli- I like the coated ones so maybe
GSP- No. Stop giving me GSPs
Poodle- Yes I like poodles
Am. Staff Terrier- Could see myself with one
Belgian Sheepdog- Yes
German Pinscher- No
Pointer- Probably not

 

[GaelicBlues]

Animal Planet (Only gave me 3 results)
Border Collie 97% my own breed only one that came up with BC
Brittany 97% The other breed we have, although I think very different to BC
Australian Cattle Dog 95% Would not have based on the ones I know

Dog time
German Pinscher: ? Not a breed I am familar with
Brittany again
English Springer: Would definately consider, working type only though

Select Smart
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever: Would consider but have never met one
Brittany: yeah, I get it, I am doomed to have Brittanys forever
Amercian Eskimo: Random. Never met one of these either, but in general no to Spitz's.
Welsh Springer: Would consider, love the ones I know. One of Scout's best walking buddies is a Welshie.

 

[DJEtzel]

I started taking them and kept getting a ton of retrievers and spaniels, so I stopped.

 

[CrystalGSD]

Animal Planet:
Irish Setter - (97%) Never considered, but I don't think so.
Golden Retriever - (95%) I guess
Labrador Retriever - (95%) Maybe
(Where are the herders????)

Dogtime:
Curly-Coated Retriever - No
Flat-Coated Retriever - Don't think so
German Shorthaired Pointer - Maybe idk
German Wirehaired Pointer - ^
Golden Retriever - AGAIN?

Select Smart:
Curly-Coated Retriever - Apparently I really need one of these
Weimaraner - Maybe
Briard - Never considered them
Rottweiler - Yes, possibly!
Labrador Retriever - Apparently I really need a Lab too??
Australian Shepherd - Yes! Finally a herder!

Why so many sporting breeds???

 

[BostonBanker]

Animal Planet:
ACD: 98% (I like them, but probably won't own - I do think they fit me fairly well)
Brittany: 98% (No No No)
Border Collie: 97% (Quite likely the next dog)
Pembroke: 97% (This came up despite saying I need pet-friendly?)
Smooth Fox Terrier: 97% (Probably not)

Dogtime:
German Pinscher (Odd. No, but I did like the one I knew)
English Cocker Spaniel (Probably not)
Springer (Nope)
Field Spaniel (Nope)
Toller (I have had several people recommend them for me, but I don't think I'd own them)

Smart Dog:
Toller
German Pinscher
Schipperke (Bad fit)
Cocker (Bad fit)

 

[Maxy24]

Animal Planet
Brittany (99%)
GSP (98%)
American Foxhound (97%)
Beagle (97%)
English Foxhound (97%)
English Setter (97%)
Field Spaniel (97%)
Harrier (97%)
Irish Setter (97%)
NSDTR (97%)
PBGV (97%)
Pointer (97%)
Spinone Italiano (97%)
Vizla (97%)

Sporting dogs are probably a good fit, I could see myself with a brittany. But at the same time sporting dogs can be a little...I don't know...too frantic/not big thinkers. I'm sure that's an individual thing though. But yes, I'd say most sporting dogs would fit me well enough. I like scent hounds as far as being super sweet and loving but don't think I could deal with the noise. Also not sure what they're like to train. I know nothing about PBGVs and Spinones but I say no based on looks.

Dog Time
Bullmastiff
Sussex Spaniel
Vizsla
Borzoi
Greyhound
The rest were more sight hounds and a lot of companion breeds.

This one was inaccurate IMO. Definitely not mastiffs. I don't like Sussex spaniels because of their physique. Not big into sight hounds in general though I could see myself with a greyhound when I'm old. Also not really interested in a companion breed, though a few might fit what I'm looking for. Overall not great (and I said I didn't want drooling...don't bullmastiffs and sussex spaniels both drool?)

Select Smart
There were 179 matches, here are some of the top picks.
1. Labrador
2. Pointer
3. German Pinscher
4. Vizsla
5. Ibizan Hound
6. Whippet
7. Norwegian Elkhound
8. GSP
9. Standard Poodle
10. Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Again sporting dogs are probably a good fit. Seems a I should get a vizsla. I know nothing about german pinschers. I don't think I'd like Norwegian elkhounds, don't think they're affectionate enough but maybe I'm wrong. Not a sight hound person, not a corgi person (too reactive...though I've never really met any Cardigans). Don't know much about std. poodles but haven't like those I've met on the whole.

 

[monkeys23]

I started taking them and kept getting a ton of retrievers and spaniels, so I stopped.

Ditto here.

 

[sassafras]

These tests pretty much always give me foxhounds, pointers, and retrievers. But there's never an answer to how trainable you prefer that goes like "I want the dog to be biddable, but not TOO biddable, and a little bit of an a-hole, but not TOO much of an a-hole."

 

[JazzyTheSibe]

Animal Planet Did ok.

Poodle (Miniature): Not likely

West Highland White Terrier 93% match: Their adorable, but, again, not likely.

Miniature Schnauzer 92% match: No.

Papillon 92% match: Yes.

Parson Russell Terrier 92% match: Possibly.

Shetland Sheepdog 92% match:YES! It's one of top breeds I'm consisereding.

Dogtime So-So
Standard Schnauzer: Never. In a million years.

American Water Spaniel: Possibly

Brittany:Yes

English Cocker Spaniel: No

English Springer Spaniel: Possibly

Select Smart Did ok.
Schipperke (100%): No. Don't know why I got that one.

American Water Spaniel (86%): Possibly

American Eskimo-Miniature (85%): Possibly

American Eskimo-Standard (85%): Possibly

Brittany Spaniel (85%): Yes.

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (85%):Yes

Sussex Spaniel (85%): No.

Vizsla (85%): I've considered them

French Bulldog (82%): Cute. But no.

Field Spaniel (81%): Possibly.

Welsh Springer Spaniel (81%): Possibly.

Bichon Frise )80%): No.

Tibetan Spaniel (80%)

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) (80%): Possibly. Not likely.

American Eskimo Dog-Toy (78%): Yes.

 

[Julee]

Y'all need Foxhounds, let me tell you.

 

[sassafras]

They don't have enough hair for skijoring.

 

[Julee]

Let's breed us some longhaired Foxhounds and make some money.