[Karinochka]

I am not a ''breed hater'',but I definatly have preferances.I like bully breeds,I like mastiff/mollessors,I like GSD,Great Dane and Dobermanns.Prefer BIGGER dogs,to little ones.Still have a soft spot for a few smaller breeds. Beagles are still a love.Collies are still up there.

My 'least favorites' are chihuahuas,poms,small poodles,JRT,I dislike a few bigger dogs as well,I'm not really impressed with Labs .I don't hate them,but not a match for me.

[adultcomicssitedessaa]

I think people get prejudice and personal experience confused a lot.
I won't blame somebody for disliking pitbulls after being bitten, attacked or othewise bothered by multiple dogs of the breed. If it is the reality they are living in.. can I blame them? It's simple survival strategy to learn from your experiences. Otherwise, we would all burn our hands off as infants by sticking them onto the hot stove.

So.. on that note.. I work in the veterinary business and know plenty of folks with dogs within my training and competition circles. If a certain breed repeatedly blesses me with a certain experience.. that is the reality I am living in.
Given that, I don't trust most American Eskimos or Australian Cattle dogs much further than I can throw them. On occasion, they surprise me.. but I will be cautious around them nonetheless. And I wouldn't own either, even if you paid me for it.
I wouldn't own a Shar Pei for a variety of reasons. Wouldn't own a GSD for the incessent talking they do. Drives me nuts. Huskies? Why?

So.. bottom line: I don't see anything wrong with having generalized opinions on dogs of a certain breed breed after having PERSONAL experiences that led you to them.
I DO see bunches wrong with making blanket statements about breeds "because somebody else told you so" or "your read it in the paper", which is usually the case with the pitbull haters.

[Karinochka]

I think people get prejudice and personal experience confused a lot.
I won't blame somebody for disliking pitbulls after being bitten, attacked or othewise bothered by multiple dogs of the breed. If it is the reality they are living in.. can I blame them? It's simple survival strategy to learn from your experiences. Otherwise, we would all burn our hands off as infants by sticking them onto the hot stove.

So.. on that note.. I work in the veterinary business and know plenty of folks with dogs within my training and competition circles. If a certain breed repeatedly blesses me with a certain experience.. that is the reality I am living in.
Given that, I don't trust most American Eskimos or Australian Cattle dogs much further than I can throw them. On occasion, they surprise me.. but I will be cautious around them nonetheless. And I wouldn't own either, even if you paid me for it.
I wouldn't own a Shar Pei for a variety of reasons. Wouldn't own a GSD for the incessent talking they do. Drives me nuts. Huskies? Why?

So.. bottom line: I don't see anything wrong with having generalized opinions on dogs of a certain breed breed after having PERSONAL experiences that led you to them.
I DO see bunches wrong with making blanket statements about breeds "because somebody else told you so" or "your read it in the paper", which is usually the case with the pitbull haters.

I just had to giggle at that statement.As an owner of 3 GSD,I can say WITHOUT A DOUBT,that GSD never shut up.They constatntly have to talk,bark,whine,etc.Its a quirk you get used to over time,I still find it can be nerve grating at times,but sometimes its quite amusing too.Nothing like watching a dog with radar ears trying to ''talk'' with a big, wet,slimey tennis ball in their mouth.

Huskies are even more talkative than GSD.They are strange dogs.Beautiful, intellegent,willful and vocal.I do like huskies,but at this time in my life,I havent the ability to own one.

[gennnniiikk]

I don' hate any breed or mix of breeds but I certainly dislike those that are bred for exagerated features basically making them a deformed dog. I'd take a well put together mutt over any of them any day.

[sniskelsowwef]

I don't hate any breed of dog.
However, when people say 'You don't have to worry about my Lab biting you.' I will bring up the fact that the dog that would try to chase down all the kids in the neighborhood was a Lab mix and that it was a Lab mix that tried to bite me on the swing set. And that was just as a kid. I've seen plenty of unstable Labs and Lab mixes at the shelter.
Does that mean I hate all Labs? Most definitely not. In fact, one of my favorite dogs ever was a Lab/GSD mix.
Are they my first choice in owning a dog? No.
Do I think they are overbred and that their temperament suffers from it? You bet I do.

I just had to giggle at that statement.As an owner of 3 GSD,I can say WITHOUT A DOUBT,that GSD never shut up.

Tell me about it!

I also wanted to make mention that a lot of the breeds coming up on this thread are popular ('pit bulls', 'labs', gsds', etc.). Whenever a breed is popular, their will be more dogs with poor temperaments. And if that breed of dog is often used for guarding by the uneducated/irresponsible, you will see an even greater number of unstable/unsound dogs because the ignorant want a dog like that for guarding/protection.

[Veveseinlep]

I just had to giggle at that statement.As an owner of 3 GSD,I can say WITHOUT A DOUBT,that GSD never shut up.They constatntly have to talk,bark,whine,etc.Its a quirk you get used to over time,I still find it can be nerve grating at times,but sometimes its quite amusing too.Nothing like watching a dog with radar ears trying to ''talk'' with a big, wet,slimey tennis ball in their mouth.

Huskies are even more talkative than GSD.They are strange dogs.Beautiful, intellegent,willful and vocal.I do like huskies,but at this time in my life,I havent the ability to own one.

And that is why its my favorite mix ever and I've got two of the nutbars.
I love coming back from feeding at the barn and Lily is wooing at me on the end of her tie out.

There is a LOT of misinformation out there about Siberians and other northern breeds. I saw a nice Sibe bitch at the vet last weekend while I was getting frontline and though I adore the breed... its kind of painful to watch them be forced into the mold of various other dog breeds that don't talk... like the owner kept going on about how she won't shut up and its annoying... then she said oh she isn't destructive but her mom is. It pisses me off that people just get them because they are pretty and don't give them what they need which is a shit ton of RUNNING. I dunno, I can't help but laugh when my dog talks that much, its one of the things I adore about her. I hope Scout gets comfortable enough to start talking eventually.

I love hounds because they are stubborn asses. I can't help it, they are just irresistible to me. And there is nothing more flattering than making progress working with one, simply because they are so goddamn stubborn and smart that they don't have to if they don't want to.

I love Border Crazies because of their high drive and freakish intelligence. Doesn't mean I have to like all BC people though... That is another breed thats going to be ruined trying to make it a pet breed. I dunno, I hear all these horror stories and I'm like, um these are the easiest to train dogs I've ever worked with... wtf...

I don't like Labs or any of the other other retrievers either actually. I just don't care for the traits that make them retrievers. I'm always left going... but a good GSD or BC could do that job and I like them better... not to even mention the versatility of a good APBT...
And unfortunately there is a huge lab byb problem here, bad enough that they sometimes go on "sale" at the shelter there are so many.

[PetrZimin]

I don't hate any breed of dog. I hate stupid owners.

[repldoinfo]

Interesting comments. I used to always say that I didn't like small, yappy obnoxious dogs, but then I realized what I really hated was stupid owners who spoil them and carry them around like babies. And I find that poodles and schnauzers have the most irritating, obnoxious owners. Hope I'm not offending anyone but that's been my experience.

[Kafuuil]

I like all dog breeds but i keep getting attacked by damn german shepherds...i dont know if its the breed or the owners or what...but twice in a week, one got out of an underground fence and bit my little girl and then a couple days later a trained police German shepherd went after me and a little boy.....those dogs scare me!

[mrPronmaker]

I hate stupid owners.

me too. i hate the irresponsible dog owners and i hate irresponsible stupid dumbass BYBs and puppy mills, etc esp those that are breeding dogs that are unstable/unsound/damaged/broken/human aggressive/fear aggressive. :'( :'(

[IvJlNwum]

If some one is not educated on my breed of dog(pitbull) and starts putting my dog down is best to fight ignorance with ignorance. Then what you think they will start to say" o you need to get your facts right" then I just say the same thing and if they don't understand then it is what it is.

That's not going to get you anywhere. Then you're in a stalemate of ignorance. That's like saying "I know you are but what am I?" VERY MATURE.
If someone comes up to you and spews ignorance, give them the truth. If they can't handle it, that's their problem, not yours. You've done your best.
If I was talking to an owner of say, a PBGV, a breed I have had no personal experience with, and what I was saying was not true, I would WANT the owner to give me the truth. I like to learn. Some people don't. But why would I want them to say, "yea, well pit bulls have locking jaws, so there, nanny nanny boo boo".
Someone has to be the adult in that situation, and hopefully it can be both parties.

[orgagsUpsepsy]

I've been noticing lately, that a lot of "pit bull" owners are hypocrites. If your favorite dog breed, is receiving hate from uneducated people, why would you give that same hatred to another breed? I think it's absolutely stupid, and I'm really getting sick of these "pit bull" people thinking it's okay to bash other breeds because "pit bulls" are the "best."
I own a pit bull, so I'm not against them at all, but I hate it when I see someone else, that owns a pit bull, and hates on other breeds. People have their preferences of course, but bashing, is never called for. What do you guys think of this?

[Seesspoxy]

I agree 100%...

[JorgiOLusinio]

I also agree. I think everyone thinks their dog or dogs are the best no matter what breed, heck even I think my dogs are the best but I don't hate on other people's breeds.

I don't own a "pit bull" or bully breed, but I totally know what you mean. I love the bullies and will have an APBT someday, I do think they are one of the best breeds out there. I never hate on other people's breed of choice though.

It's what they like and I may not like the breed but I would never hate on them. I wouldn't want someone to hate on my breed of choice either, so why do it to someone else? JMO of course.

[mrPronmaker]

i also agree 100%.

[Zdfjpbth]

Great post!
I agree with your statement to the fullest extent.

There are breeds I don't particularily like/wish to own, but I still respect others' rights to like/own them.

Dobermans, for example, often have HA because they were bred to be guards, it's part of their temprament.

So, as a personal choice I have decided that I would not like to own one and the breed does not suit my particular interests/needs.


I don't know if that makes sense.

[nizcreare]

Great post and I agree

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

we all have a right to our opinion! different strokes for different folks. MOST folks hate APBT's or anything related, sum LOVE em. its all opinion, and were all entitled to one.

I personally HATE chows & sheperds! not because what i "hear" or "read" about em, because EVERY SINGLE ONE of those dogs of that breed i met, was HA!

does that make me stupid?

[77rexulceme]

I hate lots of breeds and keep my opinion to myself. I don't even make faces when I see them.

[Karinochka]

we all have a right to our opinion! different strokes for different folks. MOST folks hate APBT's or anything related, sum LOVE em. its all opinion, and were all entitled to one.

I personally HATE chows & sheperds! not because what i "hear" or "read" about em, because EVERY SINGLE ONE of those dogs of that breed i met, was HA!

does that make me stupid?

LWG, no your not stupid at all. Obviously you have never met a good,stable german shepherd.Wich is a shame.Not all sheps are HA.My black GSD loves everyone,and not a shred of HA. Unfortunatly,my black and tan,is not as friendly.Not too much exp with chow chows,so I cannot say they are or are not HA.

I agree differant strokes for differant folks,applies to dog breeds.No 2 dog breeds are the same,and each have their own purpose and charachteristics. That's why they are a differant breed.