I hated doxies, because my neighbor's doxies were so unruly...then I got one and feel IN LOVE with the breed
That's my story exactly! My mom has always had a dachshund, or two. And when I was growing up, since like the age of 6 or 7, we had 2. One died last year at the age of 16, and then she has the one right now that is 17. The 16 year old was mean as spitfire. Hated other dogs, cats, anyone she didn't know, was food aggressive, kennel aggressive, toy aggressive, and would even bite us when angry. We dunno WHAT went wrong with that dog! But she was a force to be reckoned with.
Then the 17y/o that she has right now, was a rescue when it was younger. And she is the sweetest dog in the world, but was never interested in playing, and was always kinda skittish.
All this together turned me off from the dachshund breed completely my whole life. Then I got Callie last year, and whoa, she is amazing. Loves people, dogs, cats, attention, playing, and she's affectionate as can be. Then I got Gracie and Mattie and they are the same way. Now I LOVE them!