Originally posted by Logan
I do not dare state a "breed" I would not own because at some point in my life (which will hopefully be very long), I might end up eating my words!!!!! I have so much respect for every person and their "favorite" breeds. I love my big couch potatoes more than life. I do not have a "small" dog, but I love them anyway! And I would NEVER want to unintentionally hurt the feelings of a person who might love the breed that doesn't hold any fascination for me.

They're all wonderful!!!! Mutts and purebred dogs! And yes, I choose "Retrievers" for me, right now. They fit our lifestyle and I wouldn't want to have a small one that might get run over in the fray!!!!
I have eaten my words many times. 7 years ago I would have told you I'd never have a snake, now I have 6 of them. A few years ago I would have told you I will never have a chihuahua or a pug, or another Cockatoo. Now I have all of those. I never thought I would be able to have a cat, but I now have 7. That was the whole point of this thread.

This thread was never intended to offend anyone, I totally get what you are saying though. People have said they don't see a chihuahua in their future and I certainly am not offended by that. If someone outright said that they don't like chihuahuas I would be fine with that. Now if they were sitting at my house and said "I don't like chihuahuas, keep that dog away from me", then I would get offended. I don't think that every kind of dog is right for every single person. Yorkies are wonderful dogs and I grew up with one and loved him very much, but I don't see one in my future, who knows though I might have one somewhere in the future. I'm sorry if this thread offended anyone, it was not meant to. I agree that all dogs are wonderful, there just not all for me.