Superficial reasons you aren't into certain breeds?
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There's a lot. Breed wise I wouldn't care to own a retriever or spaniel, nice enough dogs in most cases but a little too boring for me. Not really interested in herding breeds and don't like the look of little white foo foo dogs. Don't like breeds with dwarfism like bassets but weiner dogs are ok. Can't stand poodle or doodle hair and don't care for long haired dogs really at all, they look pretty but I do not want to deal with it. I don't like dogs with buggy eyes or pushed in faces at all. Coat color don't care for dogs that are mostly white, merles or most light colors, I like a dog with strong pigment but flashy. Basically I like short haired athletic and muscular dogs, preferably dark colored who are cuddly people whores.
Those of you who don't like docked tails, why? Is it the idea of them being docked, or the 'doesn't have a tail' thing? I love my bob-tailed dog. My husband wasn't too thrilled with the idea at first, but he sees the merit in it now.
I don't like stiff, course coats. I don't realize how soft Hudson is until I spend time petting my sister's dog.
Dogs with an obsessive need to touch you. I like shadow dogs, not dogs that want to be in the same body as me.
over the top happy/bouncy. Hudson is plenty happy & bouncy, but the boxer, pit type, off the wall-spazzoid happy. just, no.
Long floppy ears. I love hounds, they are so adorable, but just....no.
Thick coats. Shedding, shedding is the worst. I have enough trouble keeping up with the hair from myself, Hudson, and the cat. I love GSDs, but the shedding!!
One of the (many) reasons I ended up with an ES over a BC is that I hate the BC - creeper stare. I mean, Hudson is creepy enough, but that crouch, hard eye stare, gives me the creeps.
I don't like stiff, course coats. I don't realize how soft Hudson is until I spend time petting my sister's dog.
Dogs with an obsessive need to touch you. I like shadow dogs, not dogs that want to be in the same body as me.
over the top happy/bouncy. Hudson is plenty happy & bouncy, but the boxer, pit type, off the wall-spazzoid happy. just, no.
Long floppy ears. I love hounds, they are so adorable, but just....no.
Thick coats. Shedding, shedding is the worst. I have enough trouble keeping up with the hair from myself, Hudson, and the cat. I love GSDs, but the shedding!!
One of the (many) reasons I ended up with an ES over a BC is that I hate the BC - creeper stare. I mean, Hudson is creepy enough, but that crouch, hard eye stare, gives me the creeps.
I like the tailed look better. I think it looks more balanced, particularly in dogs like aussies and pyrsheps that have wonderful fluffy tails.
I also know there is some thought that it affects movement and balance in sporting events.
I also do not like docking and cropping or any other cosmetic surgery on a dog much so that's a third thing.
I also find tails very expressive. Like Summer's tail is nice because it is up when happy, down when serious or upset, wags like crazy when happy, little wiggle when she's unsure.
Fifth, the bunny butt with no tail and poofy pants weirds me out a bit. I'm getting more used to it but it's a thing for me for some reason.
I actually like docked tails on thinly tailed dogs like GSP or dobes. But not fluffy dogs or dogs with thick tails.
But it is not enough so that I wouldn't ever get a docked dog. I would get a docked aussie because I like the breed. Just not preferred for me- I wish they had tails still. That would make them much better looking to me.
I also know there is some thought that it affects movement and balance in sporting events.
I also do not like docking and cropping or any other cosmetic surgery on a dog much so that's a third thing.
I also find tails very expressive. Like Summer's tail is nice because it is up when happy, down when serious or upset, wags like crazy when happy, little wiggle when she's unsure.
Fifth, the bunny butt with no tail and poofy pants weirds me out a bit. I'm getting more used to it but it's a thing for me for some reason.
I actually like docked tails on thinly tailed dogs like GSP or dobes. But not fluffy dogs or dogs with thick tails.
But it is not enough so that I wouldn't ever get a docked dog. I would get a docked aussie because I like the breed. Just not preferred for me- I wish they had tails still. That would make them much better looking to me.
I don't like really short docked tails because of balance issues as mentioned, and also because I love the sound of Feist thumping her tail in excitement when she sees me, before she gets up from a down, and other little things like that. Wesley wiggling his whole butt is pretty adorable too though.
I love tails. I love fluffy tails especially, but all tails are good. My chow mix had the most fabulous tail I could ask for. When I groom, and people ask me to shave tails the same length as the body, I get sad when I start. I'm giddy when I see a boxer with its white-tipped, curled tail, or a tailed Yorkie or Cocker. I'm disappointed and somewhat annoyed when I see a docked Shih/Lhasa/Bichon X Yorkie/Poodle. I know Yorkies and Poos are docked, and while I prefer them natural, I'm not surprised or upset when they are. But when you mix them with a breed that is not traditionally docked (and which have lovely tails), I don't like that docking. Because I like tails.
I wouldn't avoid a dog with a docked tail, and I didn't put bobbed tails on my list, but I did want to answer. Because I love tails. They are a superficial reason I would be drawn to a dog
I wouldn't avoid a dog with a docked tail, and I didn't put bobbed tails on my list, but I did want to answer. Because I love tails. They are a superficial reason I would be drawn to a dog
Pink skin around the eyes grosses me out. Which is more an individual dog thing than a breed thing I guess.
I'm not a fan of solid blue eyes (although I like eyes that are a mix), but again - individual dogs.
Most of the other things that would 100% turn me off breeds, I don't consider superficial. Drool is not superficial to me. Neither is professional grooming, or dwarfism, or snub noses, or fragile bones.
I wouldn't ever intentionally get a dog without a tail, but I do have Meg, and she is perfect of course. She does have enough length that it is still very expressive.
I'm not a fan of solid blue eyes (although I like eyes that are a mix), but again - individual dogs.
Most of the other things that would 100% turn me off breeds, I don't consider superficial. Drool is not superficial to me. Neither is professional grooming, or dwarfism, or snub noses, or fragile bones.
I wouldn't ever intentionally get a dog without a tail, but I do have Meg, and she is perfect of course. She does have enough length that it is still very expressive.