Generalizations You Dislike

[noludoru]

But I feel like the people who are failing with "difficult" (or whatever you want to call it) breeds are doing so not because they haven't owned dogs before but because they are not the right match for the breed. It's not "this breed is wrong for first time dog owners" but "this breed isn't right for the majority of dog owners" which isn't a bad generalization.

Sometimes what you think you're going to like/like one paper/like short term and what you really want to live with are very different. So that can be one reason novice owners might not always be the best for some breeds, they think they can live with or even like a certain trait without realizing what it's really like to live with.

Yes, yes, and yes. Exactly what I thought I was saying. Especially the bolded bit.

I also agree with tastes/lifestyle/activity levels/etc can change, meaning your ideal breeds changed. For instance, I realized that a greyhound wouldn't be suited to my wants or activity level. Middie is an excellent jogging companion, and I can't see a Greyhound running miles with me or nosing me to indicate they need more exercise.

 

[Laurelin]

just thought of one:

Mixed breed dogs are going to be soooo confused because they have conflicting breeds in them.

I have never experienced this. Usually the dog favors one breed or another or is just... somewhere in the middle as far as drive and temperament. Never seen a dog have an existential crisis about it.

 

[Red.Apricot]

just thought of one:

Mixed breed dogs are going to be soooo confused because they have conflicting breeds in them.

I have never experienced this. Usually the dog favors one breed or another or is just... somewhere in the middle as far as drive and temperament. Never seen a dog have an existential crisis about it.

Yeah that's a weird one; people have asked me what we do when Zobby gets confused, because his breeds are so different, as though it's a forgone conclusion.

His peke half doesn't do battle with his bully half, lol--he lives in the moment and makes poor choices all the time.

 

[pinkspore]

I kind of get that one, actually. Not necessarily a breed conflict, but a mismatch between the dog's drive and their physical abilities. Brisbane has the heart and soul of an athlete and the angulation of a coffee table, he is physically incapable of jumping more than a couple of feet and has zero shock absorption, but he wants to run all day and catch discs while doing backflips.