Originally posted by jenluckenbach

True. But when the GREATER majority of a breed is know to have a trait that would not work in your household, you should stay away from it.
example) for a minute we will assume 90% of shelties bark a lot and you live in a row home with paper thin walls and your immediate next door neighbor calls he cops when your golfish blows a bubble, you wouldn't PURPOSELY go get a sheltie, would you??
i would if i didn't like my neighbor

i know i would probably never own a dog who is a slow learner. i'm just impatient when it comes to training them. i was going nuts when mickey took forever to learn "sit". anyways, it varies among each dog. my dad was really worried about getting a sheltie because his friend told him a neighbor has one and she bugs him because she's a barker. i don't know. mickey just doesn't bark. unless he's scared, or barking at passerbys outside. it's a very unusual thing for him to bark. okay, i'll stop...i'm babbling here