What is it that attracts you to some of your favourite breeds?

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

What is it that attracts you to some of your favourite breeds?....

This is just a random/boredom thread but I thought it might be interesting for those of us who do have a favourite breed.
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I'm only going to do my top 4 since these are my most favourites...

Tollers:
-The fact that they're ready and willing to work for you.
-Their coat colour, I'm not sure why but for some reason I love the orange and white coat with the light pigment.
-Their size (not too big, not too small).
-They're not an "I just met you and your my best friend" type of dog, they're very reserved and cautious around strangers for the most part, some aren't but most are.
-Their activity level. I love breeds/dogs with a really high energy level but what I lvoe about Tollers is that they've almost got an activity level of a Border Collie but it's not quite as much.

Dobermans:
-They've got an athletic build.
-A lot of them love to learn and are very willing to please.
-Get a long with anyone and everything but again, are a bit reserved around strangers.
-I like the coat colours they come in (esp. the blues)
-They bark a couple times to warn you that somebody's at the door and as soon as you open it they quit (98% of the time you don't have to tell them to be quiet).
-They aren't a really high maintenance breed.

Dalmatians:
-Their coat pattern of course!
-They're pretty active and outgoing
-They're pretty intelligent
-They've got a nice build
-Nice size (again, not too big and not too small)

Australian Shepherd:
-Their coat colours (especially red merle!)
-Their extremely intelligent
-Perfect coat length
-great size
-eye colours
-ability to do 98% of what you ask

Of course there are many more reasons why I love these 4 breeds but it'd take a very long time to lsit everything. Everything you read about the reasons I typed about each is based on my own experience with the breeds.

[sammy101]

Bull Terrier
-I think their gorgeous
-great personalities,act like clowns all the time,lol
-i love how they come in so many different coat colours,but all white is my favourite
-Coat length is nice and short
-their size
Their not hyper all the time
and all around great dog!

This is my favourite FAVOURITE breed,but i do love so many others,and it would take forever to post.

[Malinois]

Malinois -

-Such easy leaners
-Never let anybody unkown pass unless you say it's ok
-One of the most agile and full of strength and stanima
-Their size, color, and love. Size-not to big and not too small, color, beautiful, and comes in almost any. And their love never ends.

Manchester Terrier -
-Easy learners
-Never let anybody in the family leave the house without a couple barks
-So beautiful
-Coat, gleaming black and tan, does not shed that much
-Love, never leaves anybody in the house without a kiss
-Size, not to small, but yet, not to big.

Siberian Husky -
-Quick Learners
-You don't have to walk anywhere!!! lol:D
-They love everybody and anybody
-They aren't small at all, but not big at all either:p
- They love kids of every size


So those are just my favorties and some of the reasons I love 'em!!:p :D

[CagneyDog]

Lots of the stuff people are mentioning is just relevent to their dog, not the breed its self!

[cali]

Border Collie:

-extremly smart
-so much variety, you can have several BCs that look nothing alike
-reserved, not the "I love everyone on the planet" types
-very loyal
-extremly versitile
-come in every colour of the rainbow
-the sight of a BC bringing in the sheep is an absolutly beautiful sight

Toller-

-besides the herding and the variety parts they are very similer to BCs.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Originally posted by CagneyDog
Lots of the stuff people are mentioning is just relevent to their dog, not the breed its self!

That may be the case with some people, it wasn't for me. Winston fits my Dobie description perfectly, but so do all the other Dobes I know. Tango's got some things in common with the Toller but she's very BC.

[Husky_mom]

HUSKIES of course...

i love their independence, their goofyness, their voices i love how they howl at sirens passing by....
i love they kind expression, love those blue eyes (and brown too), love the coat (except when shedding LOL)
medium sized, and very good listeners
i love the way they love, such nice dogs, sometimes they are destructive but as they say, having a dog in your life..........

........PRICELESS

(all in my experience with them, 17 years)

I also love Bull terriers, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Pitbulls, Beaucerons,Danes, and other big dogs because
they look so tough, but really are such a sweet inside.

Also Borzoi, Afghan, Greyhound
thay are so classy, styled body and very agile (spelling)

Also Pomeranian, Chihuahua, Poodle (Std and tha most smaller)
because they are small and think thay are big dogs, and have this cute face

Also.......well i think i just love them all, they all have something to love them for, maybe i missed a lot of breeds but all of them are in my heart, sorry i didn´t put them all.

[k9krazee]

I almost made a thread like this the other day...

Well...these are some of my favorite breeds...
these are my own personal opinions of the breeds and not based only on my own dogs...

Jack Russells
-big dog in a small dog body
-athletic
- very intelligent and relatively easy to train
-fearless
-sturdy, tough and bold

Aussies
- loyal family dogs
- herding insticts
- variety of colors
- high energy level
- excell in many activities

Rottweilers
-calm, devoted
- Look big and scary but are really oversized teddy bears
- protective if nessessary
- easy to train
- most I have met are regular class clowns

Retrievers
- Willingness to please
- love for everyone
-Obsessive personalities
- Great family dog
- Very loyal

[IRescue452]

Tawny Britany Griffons, otterhounds, border terriers, ext.
-that wiry, unkempt look thats oh so cute
-hyper, plucky personality

Komondor, OES
-large and shaggy
-good guard dog and very trustable at the same time
-confident personality

I like all breeds really. I love their different looks and spend tons of time grooming my pups so they look gorgeous and healthy and happy. I love to bring out their features and love watching their gaits. Thats one thing I like about conformation shows, that look of confidence that makes the dog seem to say its the best.

[tigergrrrl]

Dalmatian:

-Stubbon but loving
-Fairly easy to train
-They don't shed that much
-They love everybody
-They love to play:D

So - yes the dali is my favorite breed!:p

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Originally posted by tigergrrrl
Dalmatian:

-They don't shed that much

So - yes the dali is my favorite breed!:p


Where'd you hear that?:eek: In my experience Dals are one of the worst shedders out there...lol. Maybe it was jsut the ones I met but I'm pretty sure they're all bad shedders...:p

[sammy101]

Originally posted by Orangutango
Where'd you hear that?:eek: In my experience Dals are one of the worst shedders out there...lol. Maybe it was jsut the ones I met but I'm pretty sure they're all bad shedders...:p

lol!Ditto!My RB girl shed EVERYWHERE:eek:

[IRescue452]

Tigergrrl just got her first dog, a dalmatian puppy. I'm thinking somebody didn't look before she leapt.
I hope this dal somehow manages to make a good impression on your parents. Make sure you take her to obedience classes, and hopefully they won't mind fur everywhere, brush her often.

[sammy101]

Originally posted by IRescue452
Tigergrrl just got her first dog, a dalmatian puppy. I'm thinking somebody didn't look before she leapt.
I hope this dal somehow manages to make a good impression on your parents. Make sure you take her to obedience classes, and hopefully they won't mind fur everywhere, brush her often.

you might want to look at this about her.
Puppy (http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=88803)

[IRescue452]

ohhhhh oops didn't see that one but now I remember.

[animal_rescue]

Originally posted by tigergrrrl
Dalmatian:

-Stubbon but loving
-Fairly easy to train
-They don't shed that much
-They love everybody
-They love to play:D

So - yes the dali is my favorite breed!:p

With my experience with dals I don't quite believe that's their traits. Loui, a foster from awhile back, was THE worst shedder! He did NOT like everyone and was very caucious around strangers!

[cloverfdx]

Border Collie's

* Their intense work ethics
* Extremly loyal
* Not in your face, have to talk to anyone kind of dogs (One of my favourite things about them)
*Intelligence
* Agile, Athletic, awsome sporting dogs
* Herding instinct if it is still there ;)
* The variety, coat, colour etc

I could go on forever :p.

[ParNone]

Cairn Terriers:

Friendly, Happy Personalities: Loving people and life is their motto for sure.

Adaptability: They're amazing in this regard. They adapt so readily to whatever the situation is.

Cute/Easy Low Maintenance Coat: Nothing cuter then a scruffy appearance and that wire coat is low shedding and easy to care for.

Playful: They stay playful and puppylike all their lives.

Smooth Collies:

Intelligent/Easy to Train: Just amazing to me how quickly they learn things and how willing they are to follow commands.

Balanced Energy level: One thing that drew me to them vs some of the other herding breeds, was that they have a calmer more laid back personality. They don't need as extensive exercise as say a Border Collie or Aussie to be well behaved and fit into the family.

Devoted Bond to you and home: Although they can be friendly with other people, this is a breed that isn't going to sell you out for the first person with a cookie. You also aren't going to have to spend a lot of time worrying about them running away from home either.

Protective: Although their protection is more passive oriented through barking, with the decibal level of it, you and your valuables are most assuredly safe. Nobody's getting in your backyard unannounced ever again.

Par...

[wolf_Q]

Siberian Huskies

*Wolf-like appearance...I love wolves so it's natural I'm attracted to dogs that most resemble them
*Variety of coat colors and patterns
*Intense eyes...blue, brown, amber, bi-eyed, parti-eyed, etc. all are very beautiful (though blue are my favorite!)
*Good size, looks of a big dog but they aren't really that large (normally 40-60 lbs)
*Plush, thick coat. Though they shed badly, their coat doesn't really matt up, it stays very clean, no doggy odor, and it's so nice and soft to run your fingers though ;)

*I'm not sure what to say attracts me personality wise because some books say huskies love everyone and some say they are reserved with strangers. My husky, Nebo, is usually reserved with strangers...it takes time to earn his affection. Either way they aren't usually a boisterous in-your-face kind of dog, at least the ones I've met.

*Very intelligent
*Usually quiet, when they do make noises most likely it's a howl. The husky "woooooo" is the cutest noise ever to me! Nebo doesn't do it much, but when he does...heart melting. :D
*Athletic, bred for endurance...makes them great hiking partners
*They tend to eat less than other dogs their size, makes dog food last longer
*Playful
*Funny, goofy...at least my Nebo is always doing things that makes me laugh ;)

I'll probably be back adding more to this later :o

[Suki Wingy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHA DALS I think Are the number one most sheding breed, shows how much research YOU did!:rolleyes:
DALMATIANS
-You can tell where they've been!;)
-They are fun loving
-they need their owners (needy)
-their coat patterns,
-their drop ears
-the fact that they are sometimes odd-eyed
-their smooth velvety fur
-they are intelegent, but have a mind of their own, they won't do something If they really don't feel like it.
-their very colorful history and all the tales and stories associated with their development
-the fact that they tend to be great with horses
-they can be trained a strong recal if you start durring the puppy imprinting stage
-they can keep up with your crosscountry bike or horse trip
-they almost always have complete nose pigmentation because incomplete pigmentation is a disqualification.
-they love you without acting brainwashed or stupid

[Suki Wingy]

oh and yes, the AKC standard says they should be outgoing with strangers so that means most all that are conformation bred are. My Layla was a rescue probably from a breeder who could care less about the standard so she was very afraid of strangers. You get the two opposites in the money breedings and conformation breedings.

[areias]

I worked at boarding kennel-as far as that situation goes, Dalmatians are either the best or the worst with strangers. ;) They can be pretty food aggressive...dog aggressive...there were quite a few that came in that were fear-biters, or just had a tendency to snap at you. But then there were the handful that were as sweet as can be. Tons of health problems-deafness and thyroid disorders. I don't see myself getting one anytime soon.

[Pam]

Poodles
Very intelligent
Non-shedding and no doggy odor (even when wet LOL!)
Excellent companions and extremely loyal
They come in three sizes and many colors :)

[tigergrrrl]

REPLY: With my experience with dals I don't quite believe that's their traits. Loui, a foster from awhile back, was THE worst shedder! He did NOT like everyone and was very caucious around strangers!

They don't shed alot if you brush them everyday, like I do with my Dal

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Originally posted by tigergrrrl
They don't shed alot if you brush them everyday, like I do with my Dal

Perhaps that's because yours is still a pup. When I had my Dal I brushed her daily and used a shedding blade on her, she still shed like crazy!

[tigergrrrl]

YIKES!:D HOPE MINE DOSEN'T SHED LIKE THAT!LOL:D

[dab_20]

Toy poodles:
- easy to train
- i love the smaller size (needs less room)
-barely sheds
-hypoallergenic
-always wanting to be around and please their people!
-so beautiful
(i dont like the show dog look though)


I love my toy poodle mix, molli!

cocker spaniels:
- so pretty
-fairly obedient
-so happy all the time!
-people lovers!

REMEMBERING MISSY

[tigergrrrl]

Toy Poodles are cute.. but most of the ones I've met are pretty snappy.

[dab_20]

not mine!! she has never bittin anyone before. she is a mix though. but she is 3/4 toy poodle.

[tigergrrrl]

Yep. I guess the ones I have met were just badly treated.

[dab_20]

maybe, some just come from snappy lines, too. toy poodles are known for being hard to find a decent line. lots of toy poodle are nurotic (sp?) just like cockers.

[Jessika]

Australian Shepherds
Their unique-ness. No two Aussies will ever look alike if they're merled or ticked. Their intelligence is just... AMAZING, their temperment is amazing, and they are SO personable!

I know Goldens, Labs and GSheps are amazing dogs as well, but they ALL look the same... no two Aussies will ever look alike. :)

[tigergrrrl]

Yep:) That's what I've always thought:)

[dab_20]

i love aussies too!!!

[tigergrrrl]

everyone loves aussies!!:D lol

[cassieknipp1987]

Dobermans! What else, with Loyalty, beauty, color, grace, elegance, yet power. Intense amount of durability and Intelligence. Their versatility, adaptions to surroundings, sociability if raised right. I love the 'lap dog baby' attitude they are know for. Their wonderful nature and overall great personality!
APBT!!! tied for favorites with Dobermans, how could you go wrong, Loyalty, again, beauty, power. They have dedication and brains. Tolerance and the absolute loving protection and trust, you can never have too much love for one. They would die to protect the one they love, and wouldn't blink at the thought. They can be beaten, abused, neglected, fought, and completely misunderstood, and yet they still, at the end of their day, just want to be loved. Why wouldn't they be a favorite breed?, they are WONDERFUL family pets, and overall love-bugs! Its sad the misinterpretations that come with the name pit bull, I am proud to be owned by a pit mix, and would tell the world, OPEN your eyes, and see their beauty, well, you guys know all about them, but its the other people, the news channels/broadcasters, and ignorant Judgemental "sponges" who believe the crud the report on the breed. Oh and lets not leave out those unloving, neglectful..[let me stop there] that fight pits still to this day, well, fight any breed for that matter.
Who couldn't love a breed that has been through so much and comes out with the best personality??? I do believe they are Number 1, the more I think about it, the more I love them, more than dobermans even. sorry, got to venting......lol
Cassie and Pugsley and Shadow and Meanness