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Hmm. . .besides profoundly common health problems, I'm not sure there is anything too "bad" about a breed since people prefer different things in their breeds. For example, my favorite breed (Border Collie) are usually energetic and need some sort of work or stimulation. I love that and I love how it sparks talent in agility, etc. but someone else may find it endlessly annoying.
Same goes for preferences with the size of a breed, etc.
Same goes for preferences with the size of a breed, etc.
Personally, I don't find anything overly bad/annoying about Tollers but their almost endless energy, how vocal they are, and how driven they are often turn people away from the breed. Those are things I like though.
I guess one "bad" thing about them is all of the auto-immune illnesses they're prone to.
I guess one "bad" thing about them is all of the auto-immune illnesses they're prone to.
Good and bad in a breed depends on what you're looking for. A trait that to me is great about coonhounds to others is terrible. I love an independent, cat-like dog, but I'm sure that those traits in someone who loves labs would drive them up a wall. For me being around a really handler-focused, needy, clingy dog (my husband's cousin was just over here tonight with her weimeraner) make me eternally grateful I don't have one. I think my bloodhound mix is velcro, good lord! He ain't got nothin' on that weim.
Kelpies
Good - Agile, fast, generally high drive, easy to teach, insanly smart, gorgeous looking, versatile, huge stamina, very healthy breed, tough, their small enough to carry but big enough to look after themselves, aloof or suspicoios of strangers
Bad - high prey drive, can be stubborn, excercise demands, reserved around strangers (though i like this point), prone to dog aggression, shedding, nipping
Good - Agile, fast, generally high drive, easy to teach, insanly smart, gorgeous looking, versatile, huge stamina, very healthy breed, tough, their small enough to carry but big enough to look after themselves, aloof or suspicoios of strangers
Bad - high prey drive, can be stubborn, excercise demands, reserved around strangers (though i like this point), prone to dog aggression, shedding, nipping
pit bulls-
good- affectionate, outgoing, confident, short-haired, energetic, athletic, intelligent
bad- prone to dog-aggression, prone to heart disease and hip dysplasia, prone to being labeled as "teh evil" even when they're awesome dogs, prone to being discriminated against by idiotic laws and insurance companies
good- affectionate, outgoing, confident, short-haired, energetic, athletic, intelligent
bad- prone to dog-aggression, prone to heart disease and hip dysplasia, prone to being labeled as "teh evil" even when they're awesome dogs, prone to being discriminated against by idiotic laws and insurance companies
Pharaoh Hounds:
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
The Good: Extremely smart, Elegant, food motivated, independent (not a plus for everyone) Have an obvious sense of humor and want to make you laugh.
They don't ask to borrow the car keys. They also do not have opposable thumbs-which every PH owner is very thankful for!
The Bad: They LOVE the sound of their own voice (about 1/2 of the PHs are debarked during puppyhood) They are extremely smart-so much so that they WILL outthink you! They aren't cuddly-at least not most of them, they need the opportunity to run-yet running doesn't tire them out. They are capable of running at almost 40mph and can be at top speed in about 5 or 6 strides so they CANNOT be allowed off lead, they will kill small furry animals, they will eat small furry animals, they will attempt to kill large fuzzy prey animals, they never back down from a fight, they will take over whatever "pack" you have at home-and the other dogs will never know it happened until the PH is in charge. They will get other dogs to do their bidding. They work in teams. They are stubborn. They are true hounds. They also have a standing vertical of about 40-50 inches, yeah, that high.
The Ugly:
Pharaoh hounds believe that we, humans, exist for their sole pleasure. They believe that they own the world and it's inhabitants. They can be pompous and proud and very catlike. They don't like humans to act condescending to them (yes they can tell.) I think mine can read my mind. They don't get out of prey drive very often. In fact their whole life is predicated upon hunting, eating and sleeping, and to some of them, people just get in the way of a good time.
Overall I've never met a more challenging breed nor a breed that is more endearing. I'll never suggest to anyone to get one, but by the same token I'll never have a household without one.
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
The Good: Extremely smart, Elegant, food motivated, independent (not a plus for everyone) Have an obvious sense of humor and want to make you laugh.
They don't ask to borrow the car keys. They also do not have opposable thumbs-which every PH owner is very thankful for!
The Bad: They LOVE the sound of their own voice (about 1/2 of the PHs are debarked during puppyhood) They are extremely smart-so much so that they WILL outthink you! They aren't cuddly-at least not most of them, they need the opportunity to run-yet running doesn't tire them out. They are capable of running at almost 40mph and can be at top speed in about 5 or 6 strides so they CANNOT be allowed off lead, they will kill small furry animals, they will eat small furry animals, they will attempt to kill large fuzzy prey animals, they never back down from a fight, they will take over whatever "pack" you have at home-and the other dogs will never know it happened until the PH is in charge. They will get other dogs to do their bidding. They work in teams. They are stubborn. They are true hounds. They also have a standing vertical of about 40-50 inches, yeah, that high.
The Ugly:
Pharaoh hounds believe that we, humans, exist for their sole pleasure. They believe that they own the world and it's inhabitants. They can be pompous and proud and very catlike. They don't like humans to act condescending to them (yes they can tell.) I think mine can read my mind. They don't get out of prey drive very often. In fact their whole life is predicated upon hunting, eating and sleeping, and to some of them, people just get in the way of a good time.
Overall I've never met a more challenging breed nor a breed that is more endearing. I'll never suggest to anyone to get one, but by the same token I'll never have a household without one.