dumbest myths

Small dogs don't need to be trained. opcorn:

Or pit bulls are the only dogs that can eat chicken bones. (I actually had someone argue this one with me)

Or that Upendi is a wolf hybrid, okay so that may be a personal myth, but it annoys the hell out of me.

playing tug with your dog will make him aggressive

letting your dog "win" at tug will teach him that he is dominant over you

that all shelter dogs have major behavior problems.

If your dog doesn't have 100% recall they shouldn't go to a dog park.

Seriously how many of the dogs there do you think really have 100% recall?

That wiems are a "kind of lab, they just come in gray".....

IS NOT A

feeding your dog raw meat will make him bloodthirsty and aggressive

This one drives me NUTS. I have such a hard time not actually laughing when people say this one! LOL

ANY dog with a white background and spotting/ticking/patches is a Dalmatian.
All Dalmatians are deaf.
All Dalmatians are hyperactive dumb dogs.
Dalmatians are not good family dogs.

oooooh thanks for the reminder Dan
dogs biting, fighting or attacking another animal means they will bite people- REALLY, then why isn't the coonhound the type most likely to kill people?

they don't???!!!


well crap.

I actually had my mums bf ask me in all seriousness "isn't it right that the white german shepherds cranium is too small and at 3 years they're brain outgrows it and they turn?"
He is a smart man, I don't know how he couldn't work out that 1. That makes no sense and 2. Why would the colour effect it?!

Also once saw a showie on another forum write "function follows form" when defending show breed dogs over working bred. Sure... if the form physically allowed function we might start talking about that.

Irish Setters are stupid and Afghans are dumb.

The afghans I've met apparently never got the memo.

Problem is if you think that through its false.. (not you personally but the people who say it) Form follows function. They didn't start out with a breed and say .. well this type looks like it would be good at herding.. They started out breeding dogs who showed talent for herding and those that had the instincts and form to do the work got bred.

The job came first, then the type.

Dogs need to have at least one litter to be emotionally fulfilled and happy.

If you breed a female she will be more settled down and never run away.

All intact males will be aggressive, hump, and mark uncontrollably. I argued with my grandma about this for months. She was convinced Strider would hump Aurelia and injure her because he is so big. So far, he's two and doesn't even hump other dogs. She finally admitted I was right.

Springer Spaniels (esp working bred) shouldn't live inside because they are hyper and will ruin your house. hmm wonder why Taz didn't get that memo ... The only thing that he (although I personally blame Fudge) chewed that he wasn't supposed to was my mums friends shoe LOL .

Mixed breeds are automtically crossed with something dangerous that will one day turn around and try to kill me or my sister. (yet Fudge still hasn't tried but don't worry he will :lol-sign

Jack Russels are nasty anklebiters, that bark constantly. (from my dad who has now changed his mind thanks to Scamp )

I'm sure this one has been said already, but the whole pit bull lock jaw thing drives me insane.

As well as not being able to own jack russells AND cats.

Dobermans are those dogs whose brains keep growing until they get squished between the bones of their skull and then they go crazy.

Someone already mentioned another of my pet peeves: Tug games make your dog dominant and teach opposition.

You gotta show 'em whose boss (by being domineering) or they'll take over.

All the mumbo jumbo that is said so much about dogs recognizing humans as other dogs and members of their pack and how we need to act like a wolf or our dogs will take over. We need to do things wolves do.....like jab our dogs in the neck with our fingers so they think their mother is correcting them. (CM) We need to go through door ways first since wolves go through doorways first. We need to eat a cracker first before feeding them to show 'em who's boss.:rofl1:

Hahaha...I got that one just a few weeks ago from my hair dresser. She didn't say "aggressive." But she said feeding raw meat or bones will make the dog go after deer and kill them. (They might do that anyhow) I don't believe that the taste of raw meat is going to suddenly make them into predators. They already are predators.

I could go on and on.

-that big dogs are aggressive
-Cesar Millan is amazing/the best/correct
-pit bull and similar breeds will kill you at every chance they get

and one of my biggest ones: that big dogs aren't lap dogs. Both of my dogs have been lap dogs and they are/were over 100lbs. lol