I wanted any dog when I was a kid; we didn't get a dog til I was 10, and before that, I was stuck to any dog when we visited people with dogs. My first dog was a black Lab. I wanted a "smart" dog, so I was into border collies. I wanted a rough collie because I was obsessed with Lassie. Also loved JRTs. I solved my own fascination with BCs and JRTs when I researched them and found they needed lots of stimulation to keep them from being destructive. I continued to want a collie until I became a groomer and found the vast majority of the ones I met were... umm... lacking in the personality department.
I used to think pit bulls were "mean." I don't actually remember thinking that, but I found some "books" I'd written in elementary school with a pit bull as the bad guy. It was the 80s... and I imagine I probably asked someone what a "mean dog" was.
At some point when I was a kid, I met an Akita at a car show/cruise. I don't remember anything about it except staring at its feet, but I spent the rest of my life researching Akitas.
I used to think pit bulls were "mean." I don't actually remember thinking that, but I found some "books" I'd written in elementary school with a pit bull as the bad guy. It was the 80s... and I imagine I probably asked someone what a "mean dog" was.
At some point when I was a kid, I met an Akita at a car show/cruise. I don't remember anything about it except staring at its feet, but I spent the rest of my life researching Akitas.