What the standard says v. what the standard really means:
1) Needs lots of socialization
Frankly, it'd be easier to own and handle a tiger
2) Highly intelligent
Untrainable but will steal your car
3) Loves his family
Dangerous with everyone by you, your wife and maybe your kids
4) Wary of strangers; can be aloof with strangers
Eats everyone but his own nuclear family
5) Dominant toward other dogs
Believes other members of his species are prey animals
6) Friendly
Unrelentingly obnoxious
7) Alert
Paces
8) Responsive
Occasionally deigns to listen to your pleas for obedience
9) Courageous
Will always attempt to attack other dogs, no matter how small
10) Instinctively protective
Biter
11) Highly territorial
Eats paperboys, mailmen, meter readers, and other pedestrians who pass 'his' territory.
12) calm and observant
Dominant
13) bright inquiring expression
Schemer
14) hardy and active
Needs to hike the Apalachian Trail twice a day
15) tenacious
Bites and hangs on
16) sensitive
Sulks
17) rollicking personality
Nuts
18) fearless
Stupid
And then there are the AKC breeds that have no personality/temperment descriptions included. Among these are the Greyhound and the Yorkshire Terrier. The Yorkie people are clearly covering up their breed's personality disorder, but I think the Greyhound people are just being honest - greyhounds have no discernable personality.
I am, of course, just joking.
1) Needs lots of socialization
Frankly, it'd be easier to own and handle a tiger
2) Highly intelligent
Untrainable but will steal your car
3) Loves his family
Dangerous with everyone by you, your wife and maybe your kids
4) Wary of strangers; can be aloof with strangers
Eats everyone but his own nuclear family
5) Dominant toward other dogs
Believes other members of his species are prey animals
6) Friendly
Unrelentingly obnoxious
7) Alert
Paces
8) Responsive
Occasionally deigns to listen to your pleas for obedience
9) Courageous
Will always attempt to attack other dogs, no matter how small
10) Instinctively protective
Biter
11) Highly territorial
Eats paperboys, mailmen, meter readers, and other pedestrians who pass 'his' territory.
12) calm and observant
Dominant
13) bright inquiring expression
Schemer
14) hardy and active
Needs to hike the Apalachian Trail twice a day
15) tenacious
Bites and hangs on
16) sensitive
Sulks
17) rollicking personality
Nuts
18) fearless
Stupid
And then there are the AKC breeds that have no personality/temperment descriptions included. Among these are the Greyhound and the Yorkshire Terrier. The Yorkie people are clearly covering up their breed's personality disorder, but I think the Greyhound people are just being honest - greyhounds have no discernable personality.
I am, of course, just joking.