How does your dog feel about their breed?

[pinkspore]

Does your dog recognize the name of their breed? Briz doesn't, but Ru certainly responds to the word 'chihuahua'. At work I've found that most of the chihuahuas also recognize the word, and since they're all hanging out with each other anyway it's a lot of fun to watch all the head tilting when I ask them who is a chihuahua.

Does your dog like members of their own breed in particular? At the dog beach Ru refuses to engage with non-chihuahuas. I've met several people know who actively dislike chis because of their strong preference for other chihuahuas. At daycare Brisbane rarely plays, but likes to hang out with other grumpy heeler mixes. The one dog he plays with most readily is his doppelganger. I've noticed that a whole lot of dogs play particularly well with their own breed, like they know the secret handshake or something.

 

[PerformanceDog]

I don't think my dogs recognize their breed name.

However, they do seem to know and like other schnauzers. I feel like schnauzers often have certain mannerisms that other dogs may not get.

Angel is typically anti-social in general. She does not have any interest in playing with dogs. She will correct rude dogs by this awful screaming at them, she will hang out around other dogs peacefully if they ignore her for the most part as well. However, if there is another schnauzer she may start playing with them.

Chloe- was never really socialized.. so she is weird around other dogs. She either likes them or hates them. She holds grudges if they do something she doesn't like. So she typically doesn't play well with other dogs, and mostly just focuses and interacts with me.

However, now that I have had her for a year and there is this "dog park" at my apartment I have been taking her out to socialize her and she has made a few friends. She absolutely LOVES this almost all black BC. She also really likes a large darker black husky. And plays pretty well with them.. if they pay attention to her.

Once there is a terrier in the group though, she instantly seems to know how to play with them and plays like a normal dog.

It is weird, things she normally doesn't like other dogs doing to her becomes okay if it is a terrier or terrier mix. Somehow she knows.

 

[LMost]

He does not respond to breed, but does to his name very well.

Mouse wants to play with any dogs, though you can tell he prefers dogs more his size.
He is very good about adjusting how rough he is with smaller dogs, but let him loose with his buddy a 145lb rottie and lookout they will take anyone in there way out rough housing so hard.

Though him and Romeo due more of a wrestle over running and jumping, but then Romeo is the only dog he has met that dwarfs him in size, Romeo is a 5yr old 240lb EM and Mouse is only 1 and 160+.

 

[PlottMom]

I had a plott who HATED anything with pointy ears, but was fine with hounds. I don't know if it's so much that they recognize other hounds, or that they were raised around them. IE, Daisy used to LOVE beagles, because she grew up with them, but could care less about other bassets. The Plotts have spent so much time traveling with other hounds I think they're just used to them. But they're also so used to me bringing home wanderers and foundlings that they don't really bat an eye to anything. Keena hates everyone.

 

[Ozfozz]

Cobain tends to get along well with other Border Collies better than most breeds. Simply because they tend to understand his way of playing.

Rigby goes nuts over other herding breeds, Border Collies, ACDs, Kelpies, Rough/Smooth Collies. In most cases it seems the more they look like her, the happier she is to play with them. Though she hates Huskies and German Shepherds.


Oz responds to the word "beagle" simply because that's what he's called a lot of the time.

 

[JacksonsMom]

Jackson typically likes other yorkies. But he tends to like tiny dogs in general like under 10lbs. He's about 18lbs or so, but yeah his favorite dog ever is a 5lb yorkie my friend owns. He does gravitate towards them in any public setting like a dog park.

 

[Toller_08]

I don't think dogs recognize their breed names. Unless you took them somewhere every day to play with dogs and used the breed name, in which case they'd learn that fun equaled whatever word you were using.

But my dogs don't love their breeds either. Dance loves Dobermans because Dobermans are what she's known forever. Tollers kind of annoy her, although she likes Fennec, because Fennec lives with her and is a puppy. Journey likes other Aussies because they bark and body slam and run like she does, but she likes most dogs. Her most favourite friend is her Whippet friend. Journ doesn't get anymore excited to see another Aussie than she does any other dog. It's just that when they are playing, she has a good time because their play style is similar. Ripley likes other Dobermans because like him, they tend to keep to themselves and watch the world go by together. And when he does play with them, they have similar play styles and similar ideas on what's fun and what's not. But he doesn't get excited to see other Dobermans aside from the ones he knows or when he goes to his breeder's house. He doesn't really love any dog that he doesn't know regardless of breed. Fennec was really excited to see Dance, but I think that was only because she'd lived solely with Tollers for 10 weeks and recognized them as familiar and fun. But I doubt as she gets older that she'll be more excited about Tollers than other breeds. I think maybe because I've usually had a variety pack of dogs and all of my friends have different breeds, my dogs don't really get to know their own breed usually enough to have a preference. A dog is a dog. They're more about personality with other dogs regardless of breed.

 

[frostfell]

Does your dog recognize the name of their breed? Briz doesn't, but Ru certainly responds to the word 'chihuahua'. At work I've found that most of the chihuahuas also recognize the word, and since they're all hanging out with each other anyway it's a lot of fun to watch all the head tilting when I ask them who is a chihuahua.

Does your dog like members of their own breed in particular? At the dog beach Ru refuses to engage with non-chihuahuas. I've met several people know who actively dislike chis because of their strong preference for other chihuahuas. At daycare Brisbane rarely plays, but likes to hang out with other grumpy heeler mixes. The one dog he plays with most readily is his doppelganger. I've noticed that a whole lot of dogs play particularly well with their own breed, like they know the secret handshake or something.

Totally this. I do notice bull breeds tend to hang out, especially Bull Terriers, but any of the bulls will group together

Tori decided when she was a baby that she was actually a Golden Retriever, so thats her "people", and the Goldens get very confused with her because she still plays like a bull and doesnt understand why they cant get with the program opcorn:

 

[BostonBanker]

A dog is a dog. They're more about personality with other dogs regardless of breed.

This is certainly true for my dogs. I mean, both my dogs adore border collies - it is the only breed I can think of that Meg pretty unanimously gets along with. But it has to do more with play style and how they respond to pressure and such than actual breed. She also generally hates retrievers - but gets along really well with my friend's goldens; not because they are goldens, but because of their dog skills. Well, and their testicles.

 

[MandyPug]

Izzie strongly dislikes about 99% of most other Pugs she meets. From simply ignoring them to rocking them to the ground, she doesn't care for pugs.

Border Collies, Kelpies, and JRTs on the other hand...

 

[SpringerLover]

Bailey is a breedist. She recognizes other springers from quite a ways away and used to ONLY give other springers the time of day.

I don't think Buzz ever cared. Gabby doesn't seem to care. Diego doesn't seem to care.

 

[CharlieDog]

My pointy dogs love other over the top pointy dogs. They get each others play styles. Other dogs don't really like playing with them lol, because it's a lot of growling, body slamming, stalking kind of play.

 

[pinkspore]

I don't think dogs recognize their breed names. Unless you took them somewhere every day to play with dogs and used the breed name, in which case they'd learn that fun equaled whatever word you were using.

I disagree, my chihuahua clearly recognizes his breed name just as clearly as he recognizes words like "cookies" and "feed the dogs" and his own name. Does he understand that this word stands for those other bat-eared happy rats? No way. Does he get all happy and wiggly and tilt his head when he hears someone say "chihuahua"? Yes, yes he does.

A work when we have a clique of chihuahuas I like to play the " are you a..." game with them. "Are you a husky? Are you a doberman? Are you a Bouvier? Are you a chihuahua?" Nothing, nothing, nothing, burst of tiny wags.

 

[sassafras]

Well I'm sure they can learn a happy association with the word just like they can learn a happy association with any other word.

The only dog of mine who seemed to have a breed preference was a greyhound who adored other greyhounds. But, she was a retired racer and had only been around greyhounds for the first 3-4 years of her life, sooo.... Other dogs have typically gravitated towards dogs who share their play style rather than any breed particularly.

 

[Elrohwen]

Watson adores other Welshies, or anything similar like a brittany, ESS, cocker, etc. He probably doesn't realize that they are the same as him, but he's had a lot of positive interactions with Welshies at dog shows and he does recognize them.

Play style isn't really an issue. Watson will change his play style to match whatever the other dog likes.

He does dislike anything that remotely looks like a GSD, and lots of standard looking brown mutts with prick or semi-prick ears. Sometimes he dislikes herders who stare at him, but sometimes not. So yeah, with age he's become picky based on looks.

 

[MilliesMom]

Well I'm sure they can learn a happy association with the word just like they can learn a happy association with any other word.

The only dog of mine who seemed to have a breed preference was a greyhound who adored other greyhounds. But, she was a retired racer and had only been around greyhounds for the first 3-4 years of her life, sooo.... Other dogs have typically gravitated towards dogs who share their play style rather than any breed particularly.

My guys don't seem to even recognize other breeds as being dogs. For the most part they hardly acknowledge other dogs unless the other dogs are off leash and/or in their faces.

 

[Dizzy]

Lady pointers. Woof Woof yes please. Boy pointers.... Not particularly. I think he feels a bit threatened by young boys the same size as him. He also doesn't like black labs. There's one in the village that DETESTS him for no good reason so now he's all like omg black labs are mean.

Tbh Fred's FAVOURITE type of dog is anything small. He'd love a pet dog of his own.

I have no idea if he recognises his own breed. He's met enough. I don't think he cares.

 

[Elrohwen]

I think he feels a bit threatened by young boys the same size as him.

This is Watson's problem. He's become less tolerant of males his size or larger, especially if they are intact. It seems to come from a place of insecurity - if I bark at you maybe you'll go away.

 

[monkeys23]

Lily loves everybody, so uh yeah theres that. It is hilarious how much she ups the husky "I'm too awesome!" posturing around other floofs haha.
Only dogs she doesn't like are black labs with white on the chest (because of a specific dog) and dogs trying to eat her sister.

Scout loves her own kind. Especially puppies. Super awkward over-exuberance and horrid yodeling/barking lol.

 

[lancerandrara]

Both Lancer and Rara are breedist. LOL. They have a clear preference for Aussies and Mini Aussies, with runner-up-likable-breeds being Border Collies and Shelties (I guess because they look more similar, at least compared to other breeds?). Since Lancer is fearful of all dogs, his indication is just that he's less paranoid when he spots an Aussie. Too large of too small dogs or dogs with weird, wrinkly faces scare the crap out of him. Anything closer in appearance to his face or Rara's face are more okay.

Rara's ADORED other dogs as a puppy... the closer they are to Aussie-appearance, the better. After getting neutered, she suddenly stopped caring a ton for meeting other dogs anymore, UNLESS they are Mini Aussies, Aussies... or Border Collies or Shelties. I'd have to disagree with the "dogs don't see breeds, just personalities". Two, because even when the other Aussie is totally fed up with Rara's antics and expressions of excited adoration, she still loves them LOL.

Like everyone said, it's probably both the familiar face and same style of play!